Chapter 11 central emergency meeting

A few hours before the enemy planes bombed Yan'an, CPC Central Committee secretaries Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, and Ren Bishi led most of the staff of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission to leave Yan'an for Wayaobao.On the night of Qinghuabian's victory, they joined Chairman Mao.Although we have been separated for less than half a month, we are gathered here again at this time, and everyone has something to say and excitement that cannot be expressed. In times of great historical change, situations are complicated and things are inextricably linked.How important it is to grasp the central link, and how precious time is!At that time, people were most worried and concerned about: What happened to the Party Central Committee?Where did Chairman Mao go?Therefore, where the central government should be placed naturally became the central topic of this emergency meeting.The meeting lasted for a long time, and the problem has not been resolved.

Wayaobao is about to change from the rear to the front line, and enemy planes keep circling in the sky.Around the village, although a lot of guard posts have been added, Head Wan is still very worried, wishing that the meeting would end as soon as possible and move quickly.After each sentry check, he would quietly go to the cave entrance and stand there for a while.He only heard that there was a heated argument in the cave, but he didn't know who was arguing with whom and what they were arguing about. As night fell, the meeting continued.Except for the radio station at work, all the cadres and soldiers are packed up and ready to go at any time.Under the peach tree not far from the cave, Mao Anying and a soldier were standing guard.In the middle of the night, Head Wan came over, wanting to hear the movement in the cave, but after listening for a long time, he heard nothing. He asked strangely, "Anying, what's going on?"

Mao Anying shrugged his shoulders: "I don't know. Anyway, I was noisy for a while, talking and laughing, and then there was no sound again..." While talking, Mao Anying suddenly found a person standing at the entrance of the cave, "Hey, look, it seems to be My dad..." Chairman Mao stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at the dark sky. In the cave dwelling, two oil lamps were on, emitting wisps of green smoke.People are silently meditating.It appeared that the meeting had reached an impasse. Vice Chairman Zhou broke the silence.He said calmly: "Now, there are three opinions at the meeting that cannot be resolved. One is that all five of us have crossed the Yellow River, and the Party Central Committee is located in the northwest of Shanxi..."

"Anyway, I don't pass the Yellow River! If you want to go, you go, leave me a class. I will stay in northern Shaanxi alone." Chairman Mao walked back and forth emotionally. Ren Bishi said calmly and seriously: "Sit down and talk slowly if you have something to say. Let's discuss it carefully." Chairman Mao looked at him, wanted to say something but held back.He returned to his seat, lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and tried his best to restrain himself. Vice Chairman Zhou continued: "The second opinion is that none of the five of us cross the Yellow River, and the Party Central Committee insists on being in northern Shaanxi."

Liu Shaoqi said in a calm tone: "I think this is better." Chairman Mao's tone softened, but he still disagreed, asking instead: "What if Chiang Kai-shek wipes us out?" "It's unlikely." Liu Shaoqi smiled slightly. Chairman Mao puffed out a puff of smoke: "Of course, without us, the revolution will still advance. Moreover, it is always from behind!" Ren Bishi said humorously: "God bless, this situation must not happen. I still want to live a few more years, to see what the new China is like, and to hear how my little grandson calls me grandpa!"

His words elicited roars of laughter.Chairman Mao couldn't help laughing too.The air in the venue suddenly became lively. Seeing this situation, Vice Chairman Zhou struck while the iron was hot and said: "The third opinion is that the five of us are divided into two halves, one part stays in northern Shaanxi, and the other part crosses the Yellow River." Commander-in-Chief Zhu muttered to himself: "Yellow River, I don't know how many times I have crossed it. But this time, I don't want to pass it!" Liu Shaoqi said sincerely: "Before the withdrawal from Yan'an, the central government had discussed that I should go to Hebei with Commander-in-Chief Zhu to establish a central working committee. However, I once again asked the central government to let me stay in northern Shaanxi."

Just as Mr. Zhu was about to speak, Staff Officer Li strode into the cave: "Report! Call 302 urgently!" Mr. Zhu took the telegram and read slowly: "Hu Zongnan has found three cars. In addition to ordering the air force to search and bomb, he has secretly dispatched a regiment, disguised as militiamen and fellow villagers, and headed northward in three routes..." Staff Officer Li spread out the map on the table.People point around the map and argue again. Ren Bishi said: "So, I still advocate that everyone cross the Yellow River and go to Northwest Shanxi or Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei. The Party Central Committee should be placed in a relatively safe place to direct the national liberation war."

Seeing that Chairman Mao stood up excitedly again, Vice Chairman Zhou hurriedly suggested: "It's almost dawn, I wonder if we should temporarily adjourn the meeting and resume after sleeping. Chairman, what do you think?" Chairman Mao said: "Okay, sleep!" will be scattered.But Commander Zhu refused to leave.He said: "After sleeping, I still say the same thing: but the Yellow River!" Chairman Mao: "Commander-in-Chief, you are already in your early 60s." Mr. Zhu was not convinced: "So what? My body is better than yours, and my strength is at least twice as strong as yours. If you don't believe me, try it!" He stretched out his right hand.

Chairman Mao cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Little brother, I'm willing to bow down!" People laughed and went back to the cave to rest. Comrade Shaoqi did not sleep.He chatted with local cadres. Vice Chairman Zhou didn't sleep either.He went up and down the ditch, checked the sentry post, and paid close attention to the safety of the central government. After Mao Anying was laid off, she pulled Commander Wan aside and begged: "Commander Wan! I once again request to go to the front line to exercise!" Head Wan said, "I support you!" "That's great!" Mao Anying was overjoyed.

"However, I can't be the master!" "Why? You are the regiment leader, I am a soldier..." "You are the chairman's son." "First of all, he is the son of the party, the son of the motherland!" Head Wan patted him on the shoulder, as if to say, "Good job!" Mao Anying's begging face showed a naive childishness: "Old Uncle Wan, please help me to talk about it!" Head Wan sat under the tree, hugged him affectionately, and recalled the past: "Anying, as soon as you came back from the Soviet Union, the chairman asked me to send you to the countryside to exercise and go to labor college. Once, when you returned to Yan'an, The folks asked you to bring some millet to the chairman, and let you put the millet on the donkey. But you, in order to exercise yourself, carried forty or fifty catties of millet on your back, led the little donkey, and walked fifty or sixty miles in one breath .Many people laughed at you for being stupid and called you a nerd, but I said in my heart: 'Young man has ambition!'”

Mao Anying lowered her head embarrassingly: "Old Uncle Wan, don't talk about it. I was scolded the day before yesterday!" "what happened?" "Well, that day the enemy plane spotted the car coming to shoot. I saw it was flying so low, I wanted to shoot it down, but the vice chairman didn't agree, so I was not allowed to shoot. Dad knew it somehow, and criticized me for being hotheaded..." "Is the criticism correct?" Captain Wan looked at him with a smile. Mao Anying nodded. When the sun was westward, the meeting continued.Enemy planes flew over from time to time. Chairman Mao spoke enthusiastically at the meeting.He said: "The people are like the land. The big tree of the Party Central Committee can only withstand the storm if it is deeply rooted in the people's land. In the face of the overwhelming army, the Party Central Committee must share weal and woe with the people of northern Shaanxi! " Vice Chairman Zhou went on to say: "Chiang Kai-shek and Hu Zongnan did everything possible to force us to leave northern Shaanxi and drive us across the Yellow River in order to deceive the people politically and attack our party." Comrade Shaoqi also said: "If the Party Central Committee leaves northern Shaanxi at this time, it will be a trick of the enemy, and it will be detrimental to the hearts of the people and the army in northern Shaanxi and the whole country." Commander-in-Chief Zhu said: "I agree with the Party Central Committee staying in northern Shaanxi. However, Comrade Bi Shi raised the issue of the safety of the Central Committee and the Chairman, which must also be seriously considered." Chairman Mao pointed to the mountains outside the window: "Where the people support us, there will be safety. The people in northern Shaanxi are good, and the terrain is good. There is a lot of room for maneuver, and safety is guaranteed." Comrade Bi Shi said: "If the enemy really knows that you are in northern Shaanxi, it will rush at you like a mad dog." Chairman Mao laughed and said, "Haha, I'm a rotten piece of meat. No matter where I go, flies will come buzzing. Let them come! I stay with the Central Committee in northern Shaanxi, and we can restrain Hu Zongnan's 200,000 to 300,000 troops, thus It can reduce the pressure on the Shandong and North China battlefields, facilitate Liu and Deng's army to advance to the Central Plains, and hold the National Revolution as soon as possible. Very good!" Vice Chairman Zhou said: "Everyone basically agrees that the central government should stay in northern Shaanxi." Comrade Bishi said: "I still have reservations. However, according to the party's principles, the minority obeys the majority, and I resolutely implement the decision of the central government!" "Okay." Vice Chairman Zhou said, "The five of us will be divided into two parts, some will stay and some will cross the river." Commander-in-Chief Zhu stepped forward and said, "I want to stay in northern Shaanxi!" He was so determined and excited that people felt that it would be impossible to disagree with his request.There was a moment of silence.The meeting seemed to be at an impasse again. At this moment, the old cook, Doctor Wang and others broke in.They are carrying a large pot of red date soup, holding chopsticks and spoons.The old cook said with a smile: "The landlady said that you talk all day and night in meetings, and want you to moisten your throat!" Vice Chairman Zhou said happily: "Okay, let's talk while eating." One by one, they took a bowl of soup and ate it.But Commander-in-Chief Zhu walked back and forth uneasily.Chairman Mao took a sip of the soup: "It smells so good!" Then, he narrowed his eyes and repeated Ren Bishi's criticism with a smile, "Sit down and talk slowly if you have something to say. Let's discuss it carefully." Vice Chairman Zhou brought a bowl of soup, walked up to President Zhu, and said with a smile, "Red dates are sweet and fragrant, give it to the commander-in-chief to taste!" People laughed.Mr. Zhu took the bowl with a smile and sat down. Comrade Shaoqi said while eating: "I still hope to stay with the chairman, learn military affairs during the war, and assist the chairman to do some specific work." Vice Chairman Zhou pointed to Ren Bishi and said, "Doctor Wang reported to me that your blood pressure is very high." Chairman Mao also said to Ren Bishi: "Among the five of us, you are probably the worst in health!" Comrade Shaoqi added: "The doctor asked him to rest a long time ago." Commander-in-Chief Zhu also said: "Bi Shi cannot stay in northern Shaanxi." Ren Bishi, who had been silent all the time, drank a bowl of red date soup and wiped his beard: "It looks like it's 4:1 again!" His humorous demeanor caused people to laugh.Then, he gestured with his hands and said, "Because of my high blood pressure, I feel dizzy when I see the waves of the Yellow River..." Chairman Mao couldn't help laughing, but Comrade Bishi went on to say in a serious manner: "Secondly, in the central government, I am in charge of the work of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. How can I leave the Border Region? Secondly, the work of the central government is very complicated. , Shaoqi, or the commander-in-chief, none of you can replace me, the 'housekeeper'!" In the cave dwelling, a burst of loud laughter erupted. Outside the cave, Mao Anying took Captain Wan by the arm: "Old Uncle Wan, my request..." "I told Comrade Bishi a long time ago." Head Wan patted him on the shoulder. "How did he say?" "He said it could be considered, but it needs to be studied." "Why haven't you studied it yet?" "Look, they quarreled all night, and they quarreled again after sleeping." "It seems that the debate is very heated..." "It's also very pleasant, I always hear hahaha." "What are we talking about?" "It's always a big deal that concerns the overall situation!" "So, my question..." "I haven't had time to study it yet! Young man, wait patiently, huh? My heart, like yours, is burning with anxiety. The enemy is coming here from the sky and from the ground. As soon as the meeting is over, we will transfer immediately." The head of the Wan said, looking at the cave dwelling, eagerly waiting for the result of the meeting. The meeting is drawing to a close.Chairman Mao said: "With Comrade Shaoqi as the secretary, organize the Central Working Committee to go to Northwest Shanxi or other appropriate places to carry out the work entrusted by the Central Committee. The commander-in-chief will also go together, okay?" "What's so good about it? 2:3." Mr. Zhu's voice was a little low. Chairman Mao went on to say: "Ye Jianying, Yang Shangkun, Luo Mai, Deng Yingchao, Li Tao and other comrades formed the Central Rear Committee, led the Central Committee and the Central Military Commission directly under the brigade, and crossed the river to the northwest of Shanxi. Team, guarantee contact with each battlefield." Vice Chairman Zhou added: "The Xinhua News Agency also left 20 to 30 people, led by Comrade Fan Changjiang." Chairman Mao said: "All right! The central government must have two command lines in northern Shaanxi, civil and military. One is to direct the war through the radio station; the other is to direct public opinion through the Xinhua News Agency." Vice Chairman Zhou asked, "What's the name of our team?" Chairman Mao thought for a moment, then waved his right hand forward: "It's called 'Kunlun Column'!" Vice Chairman Zhou went on to say: "I propose that Comrade Bishi be the commander." Chairman Mao responded immediately: "I agree." Ren Bishi smiled at Mr. Zhu and said, "Look, the three of us are now 1:2!" Everyone laughed.Mr. Zhu said worriedly: "There are only four and a half companies left in the Central Guard Corps. There are so few soldiers and the weapons are not good. I am very worried!" Comrade Shaoqi said: "Did you transfer a regiment from Northwest Shanxi?" Chairman Mao shook his hand: "No need, soldiers must stay in front to destroy the enemy. We rely on the common people in northern Shaanxi to defend ourselves." Ren Bishi laughed and said, "In case the three of us meet Marx, there will be the two of you." The central emergency meeting ended amidst laughter. At night, I suddenly received a telegram saying that Chiang Kai-shek secretly ordered Fu Zuoyi and Yan Xishan to send troops to open up the northern section of the Tongpu Railway and launch an attack to the northwest of Shanxi.In this way, our central rear organs are in serious threat.After a while of consultations, the Party Central Committee decided to send Vice Chairman Zhou across the river to Jinsui immediately to help Comrades He Long, Ye Jianying, and Yang Shangkun handle the transfer of the central rear organs. Vice Chairman Zhou drove northward overnight.Since Wayaobao had become the target of the enemy's attention, and it was heard that the enemy army had signs of moving eastward, Chairman Mao and Comrade Shaoqi also hurried on the road. The two cars circled along the ten-mile mountain.The cavalry galloped behind the cart, leaving clouds of dust behind.When the car arrived at Liuzhuang, it was already daylight.Chairman Mao and the others disregarded the overnight rush, got out of the car and continued the meeting in the fellow's cave dwelling. The last day of March. Under the moonlight, people are saying goodbye. Mao Anying almost cried.He begged: "Commander-in-Chief, I went to military school in the Soviet Union and fought in wars. Please allow me to stay. Let me stay in northern Shaanxi and go to the front to exercise!" Mr. Zhu looked at him for a long time, and said movedly: "Anying, your spirit is very precious. Young people must exercise hard like this to become useful." Head Wan came over and whispered to Mr. Zhu.Mao Anying held on to Commander Wan's shoulder again.Head Wan pointed to the side, and then hurried away with Mr. Zhu. Mao Anying stopped Chairman Mao head-on, feeling very emotional: "Father! You said in Yan'an that I really need to exercise on the battlefield, but why did you ask me to carry out land reform?" Chairman Mao pulled him aside and walked on the path for a long time, patiently persuading his son: "If you don't understand China's countryside, you can't understand China's affairs. Land reform is a great struggle, and it is the guarantee of victory in the war. You You have to take an active part in it and train yourself. As for fighting, you still have to fight!" Mao Anying had no choice but to say coquettishly: "Then you promise me that you will go to the front line after the land reform, otherwise... I won't go!" Chairman Mao looked at him lovingly: "Anying, I promise you, I will let you go to the front line to exercise in the future. Now, you are happy, follow Uncle Shaoqi and the others to cross the river!" When parting, Mao Anying whispered: "Dad, I'm leaving. You have to pay attention to safety and take care of yourself... Goodbye, Dad!" Suddenly, Mao Anying threw himself into Chairman Mao's arms like a child.Chairman Mao lightly patted him on the back, and said in a hoarse voice: "Someone came across the river, send me a message..." On the side, Commander-in-Chief Zhu Qian exhorted and Wan exhorted: "Regimental Commander Wan, your burden is very heavy!" He said, he took off the binoculars from his body, "This is from the Long March with me, take it, and use it function!" Head Wan held the binoculars: "Commander-in-Chief, don't worry..." Comrade Shaoqi came over: "Header Wan, the chairman and the safety of the Central Committee are entrusted to you!" Head Wan nodded repeatedly, as if saying, "I understand, Comrade Shaoqi." The time for parting has come.Comrade Shaoqi shook Chairman Mao's hand affectionately and said: "Chairman, please... take care!" Chairman Mao looked at his thin face and said kindly: "You should also take care of yourself!" Commander-in-Chief Zhu held Chairman Mao's hand, but couldn't say anything. In the end, he shook it tightly and said, "Goodbye!"