Chapter 14 Chapter Thirteen Mysterious International Visitors

At the end of 1935, both the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in northern Shaanxi and Zhang Guotao in Sichuan were in a difficult period.The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China joined the Red Army in northern Shaanxi and won the battle of Zhiluo Town, gaining a foothold in northern Shaanxi.But the situation remains dire.The Kuomintang Central Army, the Northeast Army, and the Northwest Army surrounded the Soviet area on three sides, and a new round of encirclement and suppression may be launched at any time.After the Long March, the Red Army lacked weapons, equipment and food supplies. Mao Zedong thought day and night how to consolidate the Soviet area and get out of the predicament.

Zhang Guotao in Sichuan is facing an unfavorable situation.The defeat in the Baizhang War caused the Red Army to shift from offense to defense.The Kuomintang Central Army and the Sichuan Army were aggressive in an attempt to encircle and wipe out the Red Army.Although the Red Army fought very tenaciously, but the weapons and equipment were very different, it was difficult to have a chance of winning.It has begun to snow, the Red Army is short of food, cotton clothes and medicine, and the wounded are groaning in pain.Zhang Guotao was in a heavy mood and was in a dilemma. Although neither party has forgotten the break in the grassland, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China did not completely sever relations with Zhang Guotao.In the resolutions of the Russian Boundary Conference and the Zhuomudao Conference, both sides were condemning each other. The Russian Boundary Conference decided to leave room for Zhang Guotao, unlike what Zhang Guotao did when he set up another "central government" in Zhuomudao.However, both parties avoided talking about it in the telegrams.

On November 12, 1935, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China called Zhu, Zhang, Xu and Chen to inform them of the meeting of the Central Red Army and the Northern Shaanxi Red Army, and told them that the Central Committee was trying to get in touch with the White Area Party and the Communist International.The telegram warned Zhang Guotao: "In the name of the commander-in-chief and the Fourth Front Army, you must not make any representations in this name except for the central government's previous claims to Mongolia." The work situation should be reported to the Party Central Committee at any time."

Zhang Guotao replied the telegram that day. At that time, the Fourth Front Army had just captured Tianquan and Lushan, and their morale was high.In Zhang Guotao's telegram, there are many proud words, saying that this is "the victory of the offensive line" and "proves the nonsense that going south is unfavorable."He did not send the telegram directly to the central government, but sent it to Lin Biao, Nie Rongzhen, Peng Dehuai, Xu Haidong and other military generals to Mao Zedong, Zhang Wentian, Zhou Enlai and others. Aware of Zhang Guotao's change, the Central Committee called again and said: The Kuomintang and He Yingqin have slandered the Party Central Committee as "escapeism" in their speeches or documents, thereby belittling the prestige of the Central Committee.And "the party responded, please pay serious attention."Zhang Guotao no longer concealed it. On December 5, he called Peng Dehuai and Mao Zedong in the name of the "Party League Central Committee":

After receiving this telegram, Mao Zedong and the leaders of the central government knew that Zhang Guotao had established a "central government", and their anger can be imagined.But Zhang Guotao is far away in Sichuan, and there are many people and powerful people. The central government really has no binding force on him at this time.How can he change his position and lead the Fourth Front Army back under the orders of the Central Committee? While Mao Zedong, Zhang Wentian and others were thinking hard, an international visitor suddenly arrived at Wayaobao.His name is Lin Yuying, and his pseudonym is Zhang Hao.

Lin Yuying was born in Dawan, Linjia, Huanggang County, Hubei in 1897.This is a large village with a thriving population.Most of the Lin family make a living in the weaving and dyeing industry, and their lives are relatively affluent.They often go to the three towns of Wuhan and the docks along the Yangtze River to sell cloth, and they are well-informed people in the countryside.There are many children in the village who are active in thinking. When Lin Yuying was studying in Wuchang Middle School, it happened to coincide with the "May 4th" Movement.He was the first person in the Lin family to accept revolutionary ideas. In the spring of 1921, Yun Daiying, one of the founders of the Hubei Communist Party, came to Huanggang to carry out revolutionary activities here.Lin Yuying ran around with him and opened Junxin Primary School in the local area.This is the cradle of the Huanggang Revolution.There are three famous figures in the Lin family: Lin Yuying and his cousins ​​Lin Yunan and Lin Yurong (Lin Biao).

In the torrent of the Great Revolution, the three brothers of the Lin family were separated from each other.Lin Yuying traveled between Wuhan, Anyuan, and Shanghai to engage in labor movements. In 1930, he was sent to the northeast to rebuild the destroyed Manchuria Provincial Party Committee.Unfortunately, he was arrested by the Japanese in Fushun and was released due to insufficient evidence after 13 months of brutal torture. In 1933, he was sent to Moscow as a member of the Chinese Communist Party's delegation to the Communist International and a representative of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions in the Red International.Lin Yunan led the "February 7th" general strike in 1923 and was elected as an alternate member of the Central Committee at the Fifth National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In January 1931, at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he was expelled from the party for opposing Soviet representatives Mif and Wang Ming.He was later arrested by the Kuomintang and killed in Shanghai Longhua Prison.Lin Biao applied for the Whampoa Military Academy, experienced the Northern Expedition, the Nanchang Uprising, and the Jinggangshan struggle, and became the commander of the First Army of the Red Army.

Why did Lin Yuying return to China suddenly?It turned out that since the Central Red Army began its Long March in October 1934, the Communist International lost contact with the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. In July 1935, the Communist International held its Seventh Congress in Moscow and decided to establish a worldwide anti-fascist popular front.After the meeting, in order to convey the spirit of the "Seventh National Congress" of the Communist International and restore contact with the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Communist International decided to send a Chinese representative back to China.There are three routes back to China from the Soviet Union, Northeast, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia. The Northeast is occupied by the Japanese, and Xinjiang is far away. Only the entry route from Outer Mongolia is shorter, but you have to cross the vast desert and pass through the KMT checkpoint. You cannot bring documents. Keep it in your head.Those who are sent back to China must first be able to endure hardships, second, be quick-witted and flexible, and third, be well-known within the party and convince the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.In this way, Lin Yuying was selected.

After accepting the mission, Lin Yuying assumed the pseudonym Zhang Hao, disguised herself as a businessman, and returned home via Mongolia.Along the way, he overcame various difficulties, crossed the desert, and inquired about news along the way. In November 1935, he arrived in Dingbian, northern Shaanxi, and learned that the central government had arrived in northern Shaanxi.He immediately rushed to Wayaobao, where the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was located, and met Zhang Wentian.Leaders who have worked in the Shanghai Central Committee all know Lin Yuying and are overjoyed. In December, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held a meeting in Wayaobao. After listening to Lin Yuying's report, the Central Committee passed the "Resolution on the Current Political Situation and the Party's Tasks" and the "Resolution on Military Strategy Issues". The resolution determined the establishment of an anti-Japanese nation The general policy of the United Front stated that it would unite with the national bourgeoisie to carry out the Anti-Japanese War of National Liberation.It is necessary to combine the civil war with the national war, vigorously expand the Red Army, consolidate the existing Soviet areas, and open up international routes.

After Lin Yuying arrived in northern Shaanxi, he immediately started intense work.He talked with the leaders of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China many times to understand the situation of the domestic revolution and the Red Army in the past few years.He was deeply concerned about the situation of Zhang Guotao and the Fourth Red Army, so he sent a telegram to inform Zhu De and Zhang Guotao of his arrival. The original of the first telegram has not yet been seen.Zhang Guotao recalled: "After Lin Yuying arrived in northern Shaanxi, he called me immediately. The general idea is: He and Wang Ming participated in the Seventh Congress of the Communist International in July 1935. The discussion on Chinese issues at the meeting included a new strategy for the anti-Japanese national united front He was ordered to carry the password to search for the Red Army through Mongolia. He arrived in northern Shaanxi on a certain day and completed the first mission. He planned to continue from northern Shaanxi to the Chuankang area to meet with me and other comrades. However, due to traffic obstruction, it is not yet known whether the wish can be fulfilled."

Zhang Guotao was also very happy when he received the telegram.He thought he would find an opportunity to sue the world, settle accounts with Mao Zedong and Zhang Wentian, and seek Lin Yuying's support.So in the name of the "Party Central Committee", he replied to Lin Yuying with a long telegram, reviewing the struggle within the party over the past year. Lin Yuying read Zhang Guotao's arrogant telegram and felt that the differences within the CCP were much more serious than originally imagined.It is illegal for Zhang Guotao to establish a "central government" on his own, and it has not received international recognition.But Zhang Guotao controlled most of the Red Army, and without his cooperation the revolutionary forces would be too weak.Mao Zedong and Zhang Wentian discussed with Lin Yuying. They believed that Zhu De was in agreement with the Party Central Committee, and they could use Zhu De to win over Zhang Guotao.It is estimated that Zhang Guotao cannot be restrained in the name of the central government alone, and the authority of the Communist International must be relied on.Mao Zedong and Zhang Wentian asked Lin Yuying to mediate conflicts as an "international representative" to educate and help Zhang Guotao. The organizational relationship between the Party Central Committee and Zhang Guotao could also be temporarily modified and made some concessions.In this way, Lin Yuying started a new mission that was not authorized by the Comintern. On December 22, Lin Yuying replied to Zhang Guotao, and after conveying the spirit of the Seventh National Congress of the Communist International and the new strategy of the central anti-fascist united front, she said to Zhang Guotao: "The many questions you have raised should be forwarded to the delegation and the International. I think these problems can be satisfactorily resolved at the International and the Seventh Congress. Therefore, I have two opinions now, please pay attention to them: First, the debate within the party should not be made too sharp at present. Because the current problem is unanimous opposition Enemies, the Party may have disputes, but it should be consistent with the outside world. I have put forward the same opinion to all the comrades here. Second, the international has originally had the following opinion on the issue of the organization of the Chinese Party: Because of the vastness of China's land and the inconvenient transportation, It is difficult for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to take into account the disunity of the political economy and the imbalance of development, especially the outbreak of the Chinese revolution in various places. Therefore, it is possible to organize the Northern Bureau, Shanghai Bureau, Guangzhou Bureau, Manchuria Bureau, Northwest Bureau, and Southwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. According to various relations, some are directly under the central government, and some can be managed by the Chinese Communist Party delegation in Mozambique. This has become a way to unify the whole party at present. I hope you will think about this opinion and see you. The Communist International and Shaoxing Comrade Yu has great hopes for the Fourth Front Army, and the matter of sending people will definitely be done soon." In the early history of the CCP, this phenomenon occurred many times: Since the CCP is an integral part of the Communist International, the Central Committee of the CCP must obey international instructions and cannot oppose them.This kind of obedience once reached the point of blind obedience. Anyone who came from abroad, regardless of their status, was regarded as an "imperial envoy".Back then, Li De was just a Soviet intelligence officer who was sent to the Northeast to collect intelligence on the Japanese army.Because the organization was destroyed, he hid in Shanghai.The person in charge of the Shanghai Central Committee heard that he came from abroad and knew about military affairs, so he introduced him to work in the Central Soviet Area.And the leaders of the Central Bureau of the Soviet Area praised him as a "military adviser" sent by the international community. In this way, Li De became the supreme commander of the Red Army in the fifth anti-encirclement and suppression campaign in the Central Soviet Area, giving orders and blindly commanding. .His set of positional tactics, which did not conform to the actual situation of the Chinese revolution, ruined the Soviet area and forced the Central Red Army to carry out the Long March.This tragedy is not so much the responsibility of the Communist Party of China, as it is the result of blindly worshiping the Communist Party of China by the left-leaning opportunist leaders of the Central Committee who lifted Li De up by themselves.Now Lin Yuying's mission is to convey the spirit of the International Congress. The international does not understand the changes and specific conditions of the Chinese revolution. How can Lin Yuying be asked to resolve the contradiction between the Central Committee and Zhang Guotao?But the situation is different now. The central government needs to rely on international prestige, and Lin Yuying will come forward to win over Zhang Guotao.Although Zhang Guotao did not take the central government seriously, he did not dare to offend the Communist International.Therefore, the arrival of Lin Yuying is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in mediating the struggle between the Central Committee and Zhang Guotao, and reunite the split Red Army. Lin Yuying's call quickly spread among the Fourth Front Army.Zhu De was very happy to hear the news, and on December 30 he sent a telegram to the Central Committee.This is the first telegram Zhu De sent to the central government in his own name since the grass split.After reporting the enemy's situation, Zhu De told Mao Zedong and Lin Yuying: "Comrade Yuying sent a telegram. Our office should establish close contact with the First and Third Armies, which is really necessary. Especially for the enemy and mutual intelligence, immediately establish." After a long period of no news, Mao Zedong was also very happy to receive a sudden call from Zhu De.After calling Zhu De on January 1, 1936 and reporting the situation in northern Shaanxi, Mao Zedong said: "In addition to Comrade Lin Yuying, Comrade Yan Hongyan was sent by the International. According to reports, the Chinese Communist Party has a high status in the International Known as the first party other than the Soviet Union. The Chinese Party has completed Bolshevikization, and the entire Soviet Union and the whole world praised our Long March." "Our office has not only established contact with the Northern Bureau and the Shanghai Bureau, but also with the International. The development policy of the brother office must be reported to the central government at any time and approved. That is to say, the past disputes within the party can be resolved by the international and the "Seventh National Congress". However, the organization must not overstep the track and abandon itself to the party." Zhang Guotao read the telegram and was very dissatisfied.First, the Central Committee has never answered his "line question"; second, the Central Committee has not recognized his "Central Committee". On January 6, in the name of the "Party Central Committee", he sent a strongly worded telegram to Lin Yuying, saying that "for the unity of the party and the unanimous confrontation with the enemy, we must resolutely oppose the opportunistic line against the party."Then he revisited the issues discussed at the Tongnanba, Lianghekou, and Shawo conferences, especially "After the first and fourth front armies met, they gave up developing southward for fear of counterattacking the enemy. Later, he misinterpreted the party's northward offensive route as going northward. Run away and end up splitting the party and the Red Army. If the above-mentioned consistent opportunist line is not exposed, it cannot become a Leninist party".But he said that "everything is subject to the instructions of the Communist International." The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China studied Zhang Guotao's telegram. On January 13, Zhang Wentian replied to Zhang Guotao, reiterating: "The dispute between us on political principles can be finally resolved in the future. But setting up a central government will hinder reunification, and it will only be done by the enemy." Quickly, it is definitely not the benefit of the revolution. I have not made any organizational conclusions about my mistakes. I sincerely believe that I am one of the leaders of the party and the Chinese revolution. I sent a telegram to my brother a few days ago. The basic intention is to hope that my brother will correct it and put the Fourth Front Army on the right track. I hope that the temporary central government will be canceled automatically. Otherwise, not only the whole party will not take it seriously, but the international will also not take it seriously. Please think twice. fortunate." On January 16, Lin Yuying called Zhang Guotao again: "The Communist International sent me to solve the problem of the First and Fourth Front Armies. I have already met with Comrade Mao Zedong and asked the First and Fourth Front Armies that there are very few (few) calls. The International hopes to cooperate with the First and Third Fronts. Establish a direct relationship with the Legion. I already have a password to communicate with the International. If my brother has a telegram, I can transfer it to the International. Furthermore, I have passed the Seventh World Congress and have detailed new opinions on China. I am going to transfer my If you know, pass it on to brother." At this time, Zhang Guotao still refused to give in. Instead, in his reply, he said that the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was a "fake Party Central Committee" and refused to recognize the resolution of the Zunyi Conference. .This intensified the contradiction. On January 22, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made the "Decision on Comrade Zhang Guotao's Establishment of the Second Central Committee". The full text is as follows: After Comrade Zhang Guotao broke with the Central Committee, he recently publicly established his own "Party Central Committee", "Central Government", "Central Revolutionary Military Commission" and "Regimental Central Committee" in the Red Fourth Front Army.Comrade Zhang Guotao's inclination to establish a second party is tantamount to cutting himself off from the party and from the Chinese revolution.In addition to ordering Comrade Zhang Guotao to immediately abolish all his "central centers" and abandon all anti-party tendencies, the Party Central Committee decided to announce the decision of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee in Russia on September 12, 1935 within the party. On January 23, the Central Committee received a call from Zhu De again, stating that "now that the revolution is at a new climax, the party should urgently seek unity in order to strive for victory."This is the second telegram that Zhu De sent to the Central Committee alone, indicating that he broke through Zhang Guotao's obstruction and reflected the demands of most cadres in the Red Army.The central government was very happy. On the 24th, Zhang Wentian replied to Zhu De: On the same day, Lin Yuying also called Zhang Guotao and Zhu De to express his position: Lin Yuying's telegram carried weight.First, do not recognize Zhang Guotao's "central government"; second, support the political line of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in the name of the world, affirm the victory of the Red Army's Long March, and deny Zhang Guotao's accusation of "escape" from the central government; third, give Zhang Guotao a step down, temporarily Keep him on an equal footing with the central government. When Zhang Guotao saw this telegram, he finally couldn't stand it anymore.He was not afraid of Zhang Wentian, but he did not dare to offend the Communist International.He understood that without the approval of the Communist International, people like Qu Qiubai and Li Lisan would be deprived of leadership.And with the support of the Communist International, people like Wang Ming can reach the sky in one step.If this stalemate continues, the prospects are not good.He had to change sides, even if it was an unpleasant one. If Zhang Guotao is still as strong as he was when he joined the Central Committee last year, he will not easily admit defeat.There are many reasons for Zhang Guotao's transformation, and the failure of going south is undoubtedly the most important reason.At this time, the development of the war situation was extremely unfavorable to the Fourth Front Army.The Red Army was compressed by the Sichuan Army and the Kuomintang Central Army in the Lushan and Baoxing Mountains. Ammunition and food were all exhausted.The military defeat shook Zhang Guotao's prestige and status.The commander who originally obeyed Zhang Guotao began to ask questions in his heart: Is Zhang Guotao's southward trip correct?Who is right and who is wrong in Zhang Guotao's break with the central government?Xu Xiangqian felt that Zhang Guotao had done too much after the meeting in Zhuo Mu Diao. He advised Zhang Guotao: If there are differences in the party, you can talk about it slowly, and it will always work out.Scolding the central government as worthless, expulsing this one, and arresting that one will only cause pain to relatives and pain to enemies.Even if the central government does something wrong, we can't do it like this.Now that it has been made into two centers, what good is it if the enemy finds out.At that time, Zhang Guotao was supported by the majority of the Fourth Front Army, and it was useless for Xu Xiangqian to say it.Now it is different, where is the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army going?Zhang Guotao was in a dilemma and lost his mind.Xu Xiangqian understood Zhang Guotao's character, saying that he "is an old opportunist, without certain principles and directions. When he does things, he flickers from left to right, and when he takes a step on his front foot, his back foot may tremble."The call from the Central Committee and Lin Yuying played a catalytic role in changing the thinking of the cadres of the Fourth Front Army. With the support of most cadres of the Fourth Front Army, Zhang Guotao became a lonely man. At the end of January 1936, Zhang Guotao convened a meeting in Renjiaba to convey the resolution of the Wayaobao meeting transferred by the central government.The party's anti-Japanese national united front policy won the hearts of the people, and everyone expressed that they would unite on the basis of the new strategy and line and fight against the enemy in unison.Although Zhang Guotao justified his mistakes in every possible way, he also expressed his agreement with the policy line of the Wayaobao resolution.At this turning point, Zhu De and Liu Bocheng worked up and down, which played an important role in changing the thinking of the cadres of the Fourth Front Army. In the process of going south, Zhu De suffered a lot of grievances.Zhang Guotao made many small tricks, either losing Zhu De's horse or transferring Kang Keqing to "study", which caused many difficulties in Zhu De's life.But Zhu De never cared about it and took it calmly.On issues of principle, Zhu De never compromised.Zhang Guotao asked Zhu De to come forward to do the work of the central government and recognize his separate "central government".Zhu De solemnly pointed out: Your "Central Committee" is not the Central Committee, you must obey the leadership of the Party Central Committee, and you cannot start from scratch.Zhang Guotao had nothing to do with Zhu De, he knew that Zhu De's prestige in the Red Army was unshakable.Without Zhu De, neither his "Central Committee" nor the "Central Revolutionary Military Commission" would be successful.Although Zhu De struggled with him, he was very particular about methods and methods, and did not get into a stalemate with him.After the failure of the Red Fourth Front Army going south, Zhu De's prestige became higher and higher. Xu Xiangqian and Chen Changhao were obviously inclined to Zhu De.In particular, Lin Yuying's telegrams came in a steady stream, and Chen Changhao also made it clear that he would obey the international instructions.Zhu De did a lot of patient and meticulous persuasion work for the cadres of the Fourth Front Army, educating everyone to proceed from the overall situation of unity and return to the correct line of the Central Committee. Liu Bocheng was dismissed by Zhang Guotao as chief of the general staff, leaving only the false title of president of the Red Army University.He did not forget his responsibility, and took every opportunity to talk to the cadres of the former front army.When the Red Army failed to go south and was about to retreat north, he met He Changgong, the former political commissar of the Ninth Army Corps, in Lushan Lingguan.Although He Changgong was elected as a "Central Committee member" by Zhang Guotao at the Zhuomudao meeting, he was soon rejected and transferred to the chairman of the grain collection committee.Liu Bocheng said to He Changgong: "Although our views are different, we are consistent in preserving the Red Army. Now the only way out is to go north. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't have enough food." He Changgong nodded in agreement.Liu Bocheng also said to Liu Zhijian, who was the deputy head of the Propaganda Department of the Fourth Front Army at the time: "You should read two more books, such as the issue of Leninism, and do work in the future." Liu Zhijian is a veteran of the First Front Army, and his position is also Consistent with Liu Bocheng. On January 27, Zhang Guotao sent two telegrams in succession.The letter was titled "Yuying, Wentian and transferred to comrades of the Central Committee", reluctantly acknowledging the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, expressing in principle agreement with the resolution of the Wayaobao meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and putting forward several supplementary opinions.The second telegram was to Lin Yuying and Zhang Wentian to defend himself.The telegram stated: "Since the current strategic line is becoming more and more consistent, we should urgently seek unity within the party." However, he refused to admit his mistake easily, and argued with reason: "The international praise of our party and the victory of the Long March is naturally the most arduous and arduous way to inspire Chinese revolutionary comrades. Fighting spirit, no one wants to erase this, but is it because of this that we don’t learn lessons?” “Ideological struggles within the party should be intensified, but if there is no democratic, mutual help, and comradely attitude among leading cadres in the life of the party, Discussion, the mechanical use of the two-line struggle, on the one hand hinders the development of initiative, creativity, and enthusiasm, and at the same time cannot achieve the desired effect of ideological struggle, and instead develops the habit of using official language and develops into a struggle that seems to be principled. He denied the "handling" of the central leaders at the Zhuomudao meeting, saying: "Not only did no organizational conclusions be made to the leading comrades of the brother office, but also the mistakes in principle and the fact that the party and the Red Army were split by the brothers were not informed. The Sixth Army Corps. It also respects the members of the Central Committee of the brother office, and still uses the name of Chairman Mao externally.” Compared with the previous telegrams, Zhang Guotao's position has been shaken.His "rush to seek unity within the party" shows that he no longer resists Lin Yuying's mediation, and dare not call himself the "central government".But he refused to admit his mistakes easily, and was still entangled in the "inner-party struggle", but now everyone is not interested, and few people cater to Zhang Guotao. Where will the Red Fourth Front go next?Zhang Guotao and Zhu De sought Lin Yuying's opinion on this. On February 14, 1936, Lin Yuying and Zhang Wentian jointly replied to Zhu Zhang, putting forward their opinions on the next strategic policy: 1.When Yuying left, Comrade Stalin agreed that the main Red Army could develop to the northwest and north, and he did not object to approaching the Soviet Union.If the Fourth Front Army and the Second and Sixth Armies can cross the Minjiang River once and the Yangtze River once, the first step is to go to northern Sichuan, and the second step is to go to Shaanxi and Gansu.In order to establish a large base area in the north, to unite the civil war with the national war, to make the Red Army (become) a real anti-Japanese advance force, to unite with the Soviet Red Army against the common enemy Japan, and to improve the technical conditions of the Red Army, this policy Self is the best policy.However, the brothers and others must estimate the possibility of specific conditions such as the enemy's situation and terrain. 2.2. The Fourth Front Army will move forward in a consolidated manner, crush the encirclement and suppression, the first step is to bring the Soviet area close to the Minjiang River, and the second step is to enter between the Min and Tuojiang Rivers. This is the plan to seize Sichuan.But we need to estimate the restrictions imposed by the fortressism on us, and we need to seize the opportunity to jump outside the fortress line with the main force, destroy the enemy outside, and develop the Soviet area.The Second and Sixth Armies were close to the Soviet area in southern Sichuan, and established bases at the intersection of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces, echoing each other with the Fourth Front Army. 3.The Fourth Army crossed the Dadu River and the Jinsha River in the south, joined forces with the Second and Sixth Armies at close range, and even turned to Yunnan, Guizhou, and Yunnan for development, seeking opportunities to advance.The above three policies, brother Wang, etc. consider the choice. After receiving the telegram, the senior cadres of the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army immediately held a meeting to study it.Xu Xiangqian recalled: "As a result of our discussion, we unanimously agreed on the plan of continuing to go north. Because Zhu De, Liu Bocheng, Chen Changhao and I agreed with the central government's northward policy in the past, it was only because Zhang Guotao insisted on going south that the current situation was caused. Zhang Guotao hit a wall when he went south. , and saw that Stalin agreed that the main Red Army would approach the Soviet Union and prepare to join forces with the Soviet Red Army to resist Japan. Naturally, he agreed with the plan to go north. As for the plan to capture Sichuan or go south to Yunnan, Guizhou and Yunnan, everyone believed that it would be difficult to realize based on the enemy's situation, our strength and terrain conditions. About The task of coordinating the northward advance of the Second and Sixth Army Corps should naturally be undertaken by the Fourth Front Army, and the decision will be made according to the development situation." Therefore, they formulated the "Kang (Ding) Dao (Fu) Lu (Huo) Battle Plan" to quickly attack the enemy with the main force. Going westward, enter Kangding and Ganzi via Maogong and Danba.Try to rest and supplement in this area, raise food, and wait for the north to meet the central.In everyone's words, the situation is like a bright future, and new hope has been seen. Lin Yuying's mediation as an "international representative" has finally achieved results.Zhang Guotao made a preliminary change, and the Fourth Front Army turned around and went north again.Of course, these activities were planned by Lin Yuying in the front and Mao Zedong and the Central Committee in the back.The new strategic policy was proposed by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and has nothing to do with Stalin.But only under the banner of "internationalism" can Zhang Guotao submit.As Zhang Wentian said at the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee criticizing Zhang Guotao on March 31, 1937: "We used great patience at that time, luring him every step of the way, luring him out of the hole. Otherwise, a large number of cadres Sacrifice and strength. So we sent him a lot of telegrams and ticked him off."