Chapter 46 (5) Zhang Guotao established a separate central government

In a lama temple in Zhuomudiao, Zhang Guotao presided over a meeting of senior cadres above the military level.More than 50 people including Zhu De, Chen Changhao, Liu Bocheng, Xu Xiangqian, Wang Shusheng, Zhou Chunquan, Li Zhuoran, Luo Binghui, Yu Tianyun and Huang Chao attended the meeting. Prior to this, Zhang Guotao issued an order to go south on September 17, putting forward the slogan "Go south in a big way, and hit Lushan to eat rice in Tianquan", ordering the left and right troops to go south from Aba and Baozuo respectively. Concentrate on the front lines of Zhuo Keji and Malkang.In this way, Xu Xiangqian and Chen Changhao had to lead the 4th and 30th armies and some students from the Red Army University to turn back again and cross the vast, silent, cold grassland.In the midst of hunger and cold, another group of Red Army soldiers died while crossing the grass.

This is an unusual meeting.Before the meeting, Zhang Guotao was tight-lipped about the main content of the meeting. Even Chen Changhao couldn't fully understand it, and Zhu De and Liu Bocheng knew nothing about it.He deliberately intended to shock the attendees. "What kind of a central government is controlled by Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Luo Fu, and Bo Gu? This is a right-leaning central government! A fleeing central government!" Standing on the rostrum, Zhang Guotao waved his arms and stomped his feet, saying Gouging. "Why couldn't the fifth campaign against 'encirclement and suppression' be smashed in the Jiangxi Soviet Area? The original strategic transfer site was the Xiangxi Soviet Area. Why did it come here after so many detours? Why did the army on the one hand drop from the original 100,000 troops to There are less than 20,000 troops now?... Can this be said that they are following the correct political line? Can this be said that they are following the correct military line? They are following the wrong escape route! They are outright rightist molecular!"

Hearing Zhang Guotao's incitement, the crowd of the Fourth Front Army was furious.Huang Chao seized the opportunity and took the lead in shouting slogans: "Resolutely oppose the escape route! Down with the rightists!..." Everyone followed Huang Chao and shouted. Zhu De, Liu Bocheng, Li Zhuoran, Luo Binghui and others looked at each other with bewildered expressions on their faces. Zhang Guotao was very proud to see that most people's emotions were stirred up.He raised his voice and said: "The Central Committee led the First Front Army to flee all the way, and they were beaten to pieces by the enemy long ago, and they were defeated. It was only after joining up with our Fourth Front Army that this shameful retreat was terminated. However, not only did they not Admitting their own mistakes, instead accusing us of the Fourth Front for no reason. They don’t even have the least trust in our Fourth Front, creating a split between the two armies. In the name of the Central Committee, they condescendingly force us to carry out their right-leaning escapist line, asking us to Continue to follow them and retreat. Can our comrades in the Fourth Front Army agree?"

Members of the Fourth Front Army shouted: "Never agree! Resolutely oppose going north and escaping! Resolutely implement the correct route to go south!..." Zhang Guotao went on to say: "Our southward movement is a strategic counter-offensive to stop retreating and fleeing. It is the correct offensive line. However, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Luo Fu, and Bogu were frightened by the enemy's planes and cannons, and lost confidence in the revolution. They went north to the right-leaning escapism route. They secretly led the first and third armies to leave secretly, which is a criminal act of splitting the Red Army!"

"Resolutely oppose Mao and Zhou's escape route to the south! Resolutely support Chairman Zhang's correct idea of ​​going south!..." Zhang Guotao's supporters shouted. Zhang Guotao is full of ambition and complacent.He looked around at the participants, with sly eyes flashing in his eyes, he clenched his fist and hit the table hard twice, his voice became hoarse.He said: "What prestige is there for a central government that has made such a mistake of retreating and fleeing, and has committed such a heinous crime of splitting the Red Army? What qualifications do they have to lead the entire party? What qualifications do they have to command the entire army?"

Everyone in the audience was surprised and stared blankly at Zhang Guotao, but no one made a sound. Zhang Guotao looked around the participants again, and asked in an aggressive tone: "You said, do we still need such a central leadership? Do we still obey such a central command?" Huang Chao took the lead and waved his arms and shouted: "Down with the right-leaning and fleeing center!" Many people were stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "Down with the right-leaning and escaping central government!" "Down with the center of the split Red Army!"

"Down with Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, the right-leaning fugitives!..." All the people in the army on the one hand looked at Zhu De and Liu Bocheng anxiously.I saw that Zhu De and Liu Bocheng had extremely complicated expressions on their faces, but they still sat there calmly, without saying a word. In fact, as early as the second day after Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and others led the first and third armies to the north, Zhang Guotao held the "Chuankang Provincial Party Committee Enlarged Meeting" in Aba. More than 200 military officers above the army division and members of the Sichuan Kangkang Provincial Party Committee attended the meeting. .At the meeting, Zhang Guotao said that Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and others led their troops northward was "rightist escapeism", and asked Zhu De to express his opposition to Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai and support the southward plan.

Zhu De said: "I raised my hand at the Politburo meeting for the resolution to go north. How could I go back on my word?" After that, his confidants were about to besiege Zhu De, pointing at Zhu De and shouting: "Since you support going north, you should leave here quickly and find Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai!" Zhu De said: "I was sent here by the Central Committee to work, how could I Abandon the troops and go?" Liu Bocheng stepped forward, pointed at those people and reprimanded: "Comrade Zhu De is the commander-in-chief of the Red Army! You are cadres of the Red Army, how can you treat your commander-in-chief like this?" Those people restrained themselves.

However, after the meeting, the two of them were closely monitored by Zhang Guotao's security forces and lost their freedom of movement.The horse that had followed Zhu De for many years was also killed by Zhang Guotao's guards.Liu Bocheng once approached Zhu De, saying that the Red Fifth and Ninth Army Corps of the former First Front Army wanted to separate from the Fourth Front Army and follow Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai to the north.Zhu De disagreed with this. He said that once Zhang Guotao sent troops to chase him, it would cause the Red Army to kill itself.He told them to be patient and restrained, to think long-term, and to seek other plans when the time is right.

Now, they want to see what kind of trick Zhang Guotao is going to play! Seeing the anger of the crowd, Zhang Guotao felt that it was time for fire.So, he showed his cards.He said: "Since the original central government has lost its prestige and lost its qualification to lead the entire party and army, we must abandon such a central government! For the future and destiny of the Soviet revolution, for the future and destiny of the Red Army, we must establish New center!" Some people exclaimed, some people were confused. Zhu De and Liu Bocheng seemed to have expected it, but they were not very surprised at this time.

After Zhang Guotao said those words, he took a special look at Zhu De and Liu Bocheng to see how they reacted. On the contrary, Chen Changhao, who has always followed Zhang Guotao, and his political views are always the same as Zhang Guotao, the four-sided military and political commissar who has always been obedient and submissive to Zhang Guotao, opened his eyes at this time, staring at Zhang Guotao for a long time but could not say a word Come on.He was stunned for a long time before walking to Zhang Guotao's side and whispering something to Zhang Guotao.Then, Zhang Guotao announced a break, and went to a small room next to the venue with Chen Changhao and Huang Chao to conduct urgent secret consultations. Chen Changhao said nervously, "Chairman Zhang, isn't this too sudden?" Zhang Guotao said: "I'm going to catch the First Army by surprise! Why, are you also caught off guard?" Zhang Guotao discussed this matter with Chen Changhao a few days ago.As Zhang Guotao's capable general, it is impossible for Zhang Guotao to hide anything from him.I originally thought that for such a big event, there must be a process for it to come true, at least some foreshadowing is required, so that it can be logical and a matter of course.Unexpectedly, Chairman Zhang was so impatient, as if he wanted to form a division or an army.This is the establishment of a new center! "Chairman Zhang, I always feel that this is too hasty. If something goes wrong, it will be very difficult to clean up!" Zhang Guotao asked: "What kind of trouble do you think will happen?" Chen Changhao said: "Our comrades in the Fourth Front Army must listen to you, and that's no problem. But we still have people from the First Front Army here! Will they accept it all at once?" Zhang Guotao said: "They have to accept it if they want to accept it, and they have to accept it if they don't want to. Is it up to them? The situation forced it! As long as Zhu De and Liu Bocheng don't make trouble, who would dare to make trouble? If they want to make trouble, they can't make a name for themselves what!" Chen Changhao said: "The problem is not only in this aspect. To establish a new central government, it must first be recognized by the Communist International. If Moscow does not approve it, we..." Zhang Guotao said: "Whoever has the strength, Moscow will recognize whoever. After Mao Zedong and the others have lost all their money and are desperate, Moscow will recognize them and shut us out?" Chen Changhao bowed his head and remained silent. Huang Chao looked at Zhang Guotao, and said to Chen Changhao: "Chen Commissar, Chairman Zhang made this decision after careful consideration. In the new Central Committee, you are ranked after Zhu De." Zhang Guotao said: "This is to win over the army on the one hand." Huang Chao said: "Although you are ranked after Zhu De, in fact you are our number two leader, and our comrades in the Fourth Front Army have tacitly understood this." Chen Changhao remained silent. Next, at the meeting, Huang Chao read out the list of members of the newly established "Temporary Central Committee".The general secretary of the Central Committee and the chairman of the Military Commission are Zhang Guotao, and Zhu De was also "elected" as a member of the Central Committee, a member of the Political Bureau, and a secretary of the Central Secretariat.The meeting also announced another resolution, expelling Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Luo Fu, and Bogu from the party, and ordering "wanted arrest"; "removal and investigation" of Ye Jianying and Yang Shangkun. After the meeting passed various resolutions with a majority, Zhang Guotao invited Zhu De to speak. In an instant, hundreds of pairs of eyes in the venue were fixed on Zhu De. Since the beginning of the meeting, Zhu De's face had been gloomy, and now it was even more gloomy like a dark cloud.Standing on the rostrum, he looked at the passionate faces, feeling extremely heavy."I have reservations about today's meeting," he said, pausing for a moment. Hundreds of people listened with bated breath. Zhu De said: "I don't accept any position. I follow the rules of party members and do revolutionary work in my own name." The audience was silent for a long, long time...