Chapter 5 Chapter 5 The turmoil suddenly arises, Kaifeng's article arouses Zhang Guotao's dissatisfaction

On the eve of the reunion of the First and Fourth Front Armies of the Red Army, Chiang Kai-shek made a judgment based on the movements of the First and Fourth Front Armies that the two armies were "urgently trying to join forces in western Sichuan" and that they would "do nothing more than cross Kangxi and Qinghai, and go north to Gansu and Shaanxi".Therefore, the twenty-seven regiments in the south of Hu Zong were deployed on the line from Songpan to Pingwu to restrain the northward advance of the Fourth Front Army; in addition, more than 90 regiments from Liu Xiang, Sun Zhen, Li Jiayu and other ministries defended the front line of Jiangyou, Wenchuan, and Guanxian; Use more than 50 regiments of Yang Sen and Deng Xihou's troops to Mingshan, Lushan, Ya'an, and Yingjing to prevent the troops from the four fronts from advancing eastward; use Liu Wenhui, Li Baobing, Xue Yue and other troops to advance from south to north, pursue the front army, and respond to the gangsters. On the east bank of the river; the Majia Army and the Anti-Fourth Front Army from Gansu and Qinghai provinces went west to Qinghai.Chiang Kai-shek actively mobilized various forces to divide and encircle the First and Fourth Front Armies in an attempt to oppress the two armies in the western Sichuan area and destroy them.

The Fourth Army and one part of the Thirty Army in the north confronted the south of Hu Zong in the Zhenjiang Pass and Songpinggou areas south of Songpan; Liangzi, Qianfo Mountain, Tudiliang, Beichuan, and Piankou confronted the Sichuan army.The enemy continued to attack the Fourth Front Army, and the fierce fighting continued.Another main force of the Fourth Front went south to meet the Central Red Army, and a part of the army mobilized the masses in Maoxian, Lifan, and Wenchuan to raise food and supplies.Due to the limited strength of the front line, we had to temporarily take the defensive position.

Regarding the direction of strategic development, Zhang Guotao had already considered it, although the headquarters of the Fourth Front Army had not discussed it before the two armies joined forces.When the Fourth Front Army first entered Northwest Sichuan, Zhang Guotao was busy establishing the "Soviet Northwest Federal Government" and the "Northwest Special Committee".Zhang Guotao himself served as the chairman of the federal government.Issuing notices, writing regulations, issuing instructions, and establishing local people's governments at all levels are extremely busy.It gives the impression that it is going to spread out, take root in this area, and create a new base.However, Zhang Guotao also considered that the mountains and land in Northwest Sichuan were vast, with few people and food, barren land and poor people, and lack of products, so it was not suitable for large troops to stay for a long time.And this area is also an area inhabited by ethnic minorities, and the ethnic barriers formed in history are not easy to eliminate. The Red Army occasionally came here, there were frictions from time to time, and even swords and guns were used. It is not easy to establish a base area.Xu Xiangqian had exchanged views with Li Xiannian and believed that the original Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu plan was better.If the army on the one hand comes up and uses the strength of the two armies to go north and wipe out part of Hu Zongnan's main force, it will not be a problem. In this way, we can strive to establish a base area on the Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu border, and then get in touch with the guerrillas who stayed in Tongnanba after the fourth army went west. Another plan for development seems to be the best policy.However, Zhang Guotao is indecisive about the current strategic development of the Fourth Front Army. Sometimes he wants to stay in the northwest of Sichuan; sometimes he wants to take Shaanxi and Gansu in the north; A mature plan came, and I thought to wait until the two armies met.At this time, Zhang Guotao and the senior generals of the Fourth Front Army were anxious and waiting.

On June 16, 1935, when the Central Red Army’s avant-garde troops arrived at Maogong and joined forces with the Fourth Front Army, the Central Committee and the Military Commission called the Fourth Front Army, stating that the general policy after the two armies joined forces was to occupy the three provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, and establish a Soviet regime in the three provinces. , And at an appropriate time, organize an expeditionary force with a force to occupy Xinjiang.The current action plan is that the main forces of the first and fourth fronts should "go all the way to the east of the Minjiang River, resolutely break through the incoming enemy's new large-scale offensive, and develop between the Minjiang River and the Jiajiang River." If development is restricted, The Shaanxi and Gansu provinces each serve as strategic mobility areas.Resolutely consolidating Maoxian, Beichuan, and Weizhou in the hands of the Red Army and defeating Hu Zongnan's southward advance are the pivots of this plan.He also pointed out that the areas centered on Maogong are all deep mountains and poor valleys, sparsely populated and difficult to provide for.As for Xikang, the situation is even worse.In the Qionglai Mountains area, only small troops can be used for activities.It is not a good strategy for the main force of the Red Army to go out of these areas.If the enemy completes the blockade plan, it will be extremely difficult for the Red Army to move north.The initial plan of the central government is to seize the middle area of ​​the upper reaches of the Minjiang River and the Jialing River as a foothold, and wait for the opportunity to develop to southern Gansu and southern Shaanxi.

Zhang Guotao received instructions from the Central Committee and the Military Commission in Mao County, and only discussed it with Chen Changhao, so that he could reply to the Central Committee the next day, expressing his agreement to develop in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu. Therefore, it is advocated that the first army marches northward along the Jinchuan area to occupy Aba, and the fourth army advances northward from Maoxian and Lifan to occupy the west of Songpan, and then the two armies go to Qinghai and Gansu to form an expeditionary force to occupy Xinjiang, and finally move eastward to Shaanxi. develop.In order to solve the problem of supply and avoid combat attempts, we can temporarily go south to take the Yaoquan, Lushan, Mingshan, and Ya'an areas west of the Minjiang River.

Zhang Guotao's plan is obviously different from the policy of the central government. On the second day after Zhang Guotao replied to the Central Committee and the Military Commission, the Central Committee called Zhang Guotao again, pointing out that "the current situation must concentrate the main force to break through Pingwu first, as a hub for the northward transfer. It has already passed Lifan's troops and quickly passed Matang to attack Songpan. Do our best to succeed. Otherwise, brothers and me, such a large force will pass through Aba and the grassland nomadic areas to enter Gansu and Qinghai. It will be extremely difficult, or even impossible. Go to Ya, Ming, Qiong, and Danan. Therefore, attacking Pingwu and Songpan vigorously is the main move at this time, and it is necessary to make up your mind."

Obviously, the call from the central government disagreed with Zhang Guotao's strategic policy, pointing out that Zhang Guotao's implementation of his own plan was not good for the development of the Red Army. The day after the central government called Zhang Guotao, the Sichuan enemy stormed Beichuan County, and the Fourth Army abandoned the city and retreated to Bijia Mountain and Shenxianchang, continuing to block the enemy by virtue of danger.The army in the south was also oppressed by Yang Sen's troops and withdrew from Baoxing. The situation was urgent.The next day, the central government called Zhang Guotao again, emphasizing that the main force of the Red Army should be sent out of the Northeast to realize the Sichuan-Shanxi-Gansu plan;It is required that the four fronts march towards Maogong quickly, and the two armies gather more than 20 regiments to assault the Ya, Ming, Qiong, and Da areas to quickly open the battle.Since this action is related to the overall situation and matters of great importance, the central government sent an urgent telegram to Zhang Guotao to immediately go to Maogong for an interview.So Zhang Guotao had to leave the Maoxian headquarters, took Huang Chao and more than ten riding guards, and walked for more than 3 days to Maogong to meet with Mao Zedong and others.

However, after Zhang Guotao met Mao Zedong and others in Fubian, after a long period of hardships, the two sides told each other about their parting feelings, pouring out their hearts and souls, and there was a burst of sincere joy. No one talked about the current strategic policy.Because this is a very important and difficult issue that needs to be resolved in a meeting. Zhang Guotao went to Maogong to rest for a few days. He went to the two armies to check the situation of the troops.Since the Fourth Front Army withdrew from the Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet Area, although it has frequently fought the enemy, its losses were not as great as that of the Central Red Army.He secretly rejoiced that the Fourth Front Army was superior to the First Front Army.In the past few days, he visited several important people in the central government and asked them about the situation of the central government and the front army.

Before Zhang Guotao came to Maogong to meet with Mao Zedong, the central government knew that Zhang Guotao had objections to the military commission's strategic policy.Telegrams were sent frequently, feathers and letters were exchanged, but no decision could be made, so he was notified to go to Maogong to hold a meeting to solve the problem. On June 26, the central government had to hold an enlarged meeting of the Politburo in Lianghekou, north of Maogong, to discuss the strategic policy of the division and discuss major plans. The meeting place is a Lama Temple with two courtyards.There are high walls around, and outside the gate of the first courtyard, there is a shadow wall.The houses in the entire courtyard are all inlaid with wooden columns and planks, with large bays.The guards were stationed in the first courtyard, and the meeting was held in the room behind the second courtyard.

Because it was a Politburo meeting, it was naturally chaired by Luo Fu, who was in charge of the Party Central Committee.After all the people attending the meeting arrived, he stood up with a speech outline and said to everyone: "Comrades, the meeting of the Field Army and the Fourth Front Army is a great victory for the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. This meeting has greatly strengthened our fighting power against the enemy not only in terms of quantity but also in terms of quality, and facilitated our large-scale reunion. Destroy the enemy. Because of our rendezvous, the fighting mood and confidence in victory of all Red Army commanders and political workers have been greatly improved; the rich experience gained by the two main forces in the past long-term revolutionary war has been mutually exchanged and summarized ; The two main forces that used to be separated on the two fronts are now completely placed under the unified command of the Party Central Committee and the Military Commission.

"Although this meeting station is located in Songpan and other counties, the terrain is not conducive to combat, and material supplies are very difficult, but it is this area that enables us to use the terrain to restrain the pursuit and attack of our enemies, and make Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Xiang all The attempt to prevent our rendezvous has failed. If the field army has a chance to organize and rest, we will establish a new Soviet base area in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu. From guerrilla warfare to mobile warfare with the rear. "The main force of the Red Army is not conducive to staying in this area for a long time, and it is obviously disadvantageous to establish a Soviet base area in this area. Because of this unfavorable terrain, we cannot make great strides in advancing and retreating, seeking to wipe out a large number of enemies in mobile warfare." This kind of terrain is convenient for us to contain the enemy, but at the same time it is also convenient for the enemy to block us. The difficulty of supplies is not easy to solve in this area, and in our northwest and southwest is the vast Qinghai Grassland and Xikang are difficult to rely on for our retreat. "Now, the enemy is using all its strength to block us in this area. The troops of Yang Sen and Deng Xihou are building fortifications from the south and gradually advancing. In the southeast, troops such as Liu Xiang, Sun Zhen, and Li Jiayu are completely blocking the Minjiang River and the Wei River. Hu Zongnan commanded twenty-seven regiments on the Pingwu-Songpan line, while Chiang Kai-shek's main force was also gathering behind the Sichuan army. On the west side of us, on the Xikang and Danba lines, Liu Wenhui and Li Baobing also concentrated about 15 regiments to prevent us from developing towards Xikang. Judging from the above, it is obvious that Chiang Kai-shek's attempt to blockade us in this area is very obvious. "Comrades, we can't stay in this area for a long time. We invite you to come today, just to study the current strategic policy carefully, and consider it in favor of the development of the Field Army and the Fourth Front Army. Next, the General Political Commissar, Comrade Zhou Enlai, represents The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Military Commission will make a report on the current strategic policy, and then everyone will discuss it and express their opinions.” Luo Fu's opening remarks were prepared.Two days before the meeting, he carefully analyzed and studied the current situation of the enemy and us in Maogong. In order to solve the strategic policy after the meeting, he wrote the article "Seize Songpan, Chihuachuan, Shaanxi and Gansu". The Political Department issued and distributed it to the troops.What I just said is basically the first half of this article. After listening to Luo Fu's speech, Zhang Guotao thought to himself that he used to think that Luo Fu was a scholar, and he had a lot of Marxism-Leninism in his stomach, but he knew very little about military affairs.Today, in front of everyone, I actually talked about strategic issues without shame, which is not easy!It shows that the understanding of Luo Fu in the past was one-sided.But he felt faintly displeased that what Luo Fu said in his opening remarks obviously disagreed with his views on the current strategic policy, and also alluded to the questions he raised in the telegram to the Central Committee a few days ago.He said in his heart: On the surface, Luo Fu looks gentle and modest, a modest gentleman, but in essence he is very sharp in thinking, sees problems sharply, does not evade when he speaks, and has a clear attitude. Luo Fu named Zhou Enlai. On behalf of the Central Committee and the Military Commission, Zhou Enlai reviewed several changes in the strategic policy of the First Army since it left the Central Soviet Area. question.He said: "The Fourth Front Army decided to go west to Maogong, and then to Xikang. The First Front Army decided to go to the east bank of the Minjiang River. The strategic principles of the two front armies are different. Where should the Soviet Area be established? This is the first problem to be solved at present. The Central Committee and the Military Commission believe that the conditions for the establishment of the Soviet Area should be, first, that it is convenient for us to fight. Now that the First and Fourth Front Armies have joined forces, the area for establishing a base area should be relatively large to facilitate maneuvering. Although the Songpan, Lifan, and Maogong areas are large, But most of them are narrow roads, the enemy is easy to block us, making it difficult for us to counterattack. The enemy is trying to force us to death in these places. Second, the conditions of the masses, a large population, is conducive to the development of the Red Army itself, so that we can do a good job in expanding the Red Army However, according to our preliminary survey, the population of Songpan, Lifan, Maogong, Wenchuan, and Fubian areas is only about 200,000, of which ethnic minorities still account for the majority. Third, the economic conditions should be able to provide for the supply of the army In this area, food is scarce, cattle and sheep are limited, and it is difficult to solve the problem of our clothing, and it is even more difficult to supplement the military. Therefore, the Mao, Song, and Li areas on both sides of the Minjiang River are not conducive to establishing base areas. For a long time Stuck here, there is no future. Our new strategic policy should be to concentrate our main force to attack northward and establish base areas in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu. "As for the issue of strategic operations, the current strategic operations of the First and Fourth Front Armies are not conducive to developing southward, and it is not beneficial to us to cross the Minjiang River eastward, because the enemy has more than 130 regiments on the east bank; to the northwest is a vast grassland. Now we can only turn In Gansu, fight for this area to the north of the Mangshan Mountains, with your back to the west. There are more roads, more people, and fewer mountains. In these places, we can carry out mobile warfare and destroy the enemy. We can fight back against the enemy in Shaanxi, and then move north , developing with its back to the west, the south can rely on the south of Qinghai. In Sichuan, the existing areas can become guerrilla areas. Whether to expand the acquired areas will be decided at that time. We are now counter-offensive, mobile warfare without rear. We must be brave and resolute, maneuver skillfully, and attack the enemy without hesitation. It is our task to destroy Chiang Kai-shek's main force. Now, the specific requirements for our strategic shift are: first, to fight against Hu Zongnan in Songpan, and to move to Songbei. Quickly. Second, we must be highly maneuverable. Now that the enemy has deployed ahead of us, we must be highly mobile, so that the enemy's estimate of us will be shaken, and their deployment will not be able to catch up with us. We must not be held back by the enemy, and we must not hinder our mobility. Third, we must resolutely unify our will. The two front armies have large forces, so we must resolutely unify their command, and if they encounter difficulties, they must also unite their will to overcome them. "With regard to the issue of war command, I would like to briefly talk about three points: first, it should be centralized and unified, and the command power should be concentrated in the Military Commission; second, in order to make the battle more powerful, three columns must be formed. The third is to realize the strategic plan, There must be political guarantees, and some current difficulties must be overcome through strengthening political work.” Zhou Enlai finally said: "Comrades, I will share these opinions for your study. If you are wrong, you are welcome to criticize." After Zhou Enlai's report was over, Luo Fu scanned the venue with serious eyes and said: "In response to Comrade Enlai's report, comrades are invited to speak." Zhang Guotao said to Luo Fu: "I'll talk." Luo Fu turned to everyone and said: "Now I invite Comrade Guotao to speak, everyone pay attention." Zhang Guotao said in Jiangxi: "I will first report to the Central Committee and you the situation of the Fourth Front Army. The Fourth Front Army began to forcibly cross the Jialing River on March 28, and then carried out the battles of Zhangming and Zhongba. At the end of March, they captured Jiange, entered Langzhong, and then conquered the South. The enemy is the three brigades of Deng Xihou's department and the troops under the army. They are deployed in Zitong, Weicheng, Zhongba, and Mianyang. On April 10, our army occupied Zitong and sent one into Mianyang County. The enemy mistakenly thought that the Red Army would After capturing Chengdu, our army forcibly crossed the Fujiang River, surrounded Wudu Town, Jiangyou County, then conquered Zhongba, and occupied Zhangming. Another army attacked and occupied Qingxi, and then conquered Pingwu. The enemy was defeated, and Deng Xihou was almost captured alive. The enemy organized a siege of the Red Army in the Jiangyou and Zhongba areas in order to prevent the Fourth Front Army from establishing a base area between the Jialing River and the Fujiang River. The main force of Liu Xiang, Wang Zuanxu, was in the right column, and Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen's two armies were in the left column. The column and Hu Zongnan went south to Qingchuan and Pingwu to cooperate. At that time, our army was in a somewhat unfavorable situation. So it was convenient to withdraw from Zhangming, Zhongba, Qingchuan, Pingwu and other places in May, march westward to the Minjiang area, and captured Mao County. Divided into three routes, all the way to Songpan to the north, all the way to Heishui to the northwest, and all the way to Weizhou to the south. At this time, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Red Army had crossed the Dadu River. The 88th Division of the Army and the 25th and 27th Divisions of the Ninth Army quickly supported the Central Red Army going north. The troops were divided into two groups, one from Kelifan, and the other from Wenchuan to Wolong. In early June, the In Lianghekou, Maogong wiped out two battalions of Deng Xihou's troops and nearly a thousand local armed forces, then occupied Dawei, an important town in the south, and joined forces with the Central Red Army. "The above is a brief summary of the Fourth Army withdrawing from the Sichuan-Shanxi Soviet Area, crossing the Jialing River westward, supporting the Central Red Army, and finally joining the Central Red Army. Comrade Enlai has already talked about the strategic policy after the two armies join. The decision to establish a base area in Shanxi-Gansu. However, the enemies approaching us at present are mainly Hu Zongnan and Liu Xiang, and the others are supporting roles. If our strategic policy is to attack south and Chengdu, these enemies will not be a problem. Develop eastward , we have to be limited by the terrain; to develop to the west, we have to cross the vast grassland, a vast country, if there is no tent for the winter, the troops cannot survive. Now the situation in the north of Songpan has not been investigated clearly. It is estimated that Hu Zongnan has at least 15 to 20 regiments We have to concentrate 20 regiments to deal with Hu Zongnan in the Songpan area, otherwise we will suffer losses. If we want to develop into Gannan, we must take down a few regiments of Hu Zongnan in order to stand firm. After the two main red armies meet, the strength Enhanced, unified command, increased experience, but on the other hand, the enemy will not allow us to easily occupy large areas." Then Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao, and Bogu spoke one after another. They all agreed with Zhou Enlai's analysis of the current environment and the enemy's situation, and the strategic policy of continuing northward after the first and fourth front armies rendezvous, annihilating the enemy, and establishing the Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu base area. After Bogu's speech, Mao Zedong said: "I agree with Enlai's report and the speeches of Guotao and others. Next, I would like to focus on five issues, namely, the issue of establishing base areas, the nature of war, the issue of high mobility, the issue of concentrating forces, and the issue of unified command. "With regard to the issue of the base areas, we must put all our efforts into the Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu areas, so that the Soviet area can be placed on a more solid foundation. Comrade Guotao is going to attack Chengdu. I think this plan should be let go and spread to all directions The front army should do a good job of explaining. The nature of our war is not decisive battle defense, not running, but attacking, and base areas are created by attacking. In order to realize this strategic policy, we must resolutely oppose retreating and fleeing to avoid wars, and guarding and stealing security. These right opportunist vacillations are the main danger in the current struggle to create a new Soviet area. In order to enable us to better develop into southern Gansu, the troops must be highly mobile and use guerrilla warfare or mobile warfare with a guerrilla character to deal with the enemy. To maintain the tradition of the Red Army's guerrilla warfare, you can't fight head-on with the enemy. I still have the old saying, fight if you win, and leave if you don't win. Haven't we already traveled thousands of miles, maybe thousands of miles, you Powerful, let me give you a little patience. At present, we mainly concentrate our forces to attack Songpan, open the northward passage, and quickly break through the enemy to move forward. Today we decide, and we must act tomorrow. Because when the weather is cold, we will solve the fur coat Difficult, Comrade Guotao said, if attacking Songpan, it is right to concentrate 20 regiments. We should strive to break through in June, although there will be a grassland there. But the conditions in the area we are in are too poor to retreat, and now we must Strive to go to Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu to establish base areas through Songpan to realize our strategic policy. To complete our plan, we must have a unified command. This is a self-evident problem. I believe that the first and fourth front armies will be under the unified leadership of the Central Committee. In order to achieve the goals you have striven for, you will make excellent achievements.” After Mao Zedong's speech, Wang Jiaxiang, Deng Fa, Zhu De, Liu Bocheng, Nie Rongzhen, Kai Feng, Liu Shaoqi, Luo Fu and others spoke one after another.Finally, Zhou Enlai made a summary based on the opinions discussed by everyone. After the meeting, Zhang Guotao returned to his residence. When he had lunch with Chief of Staff Huang Chao, Huang Chao handed him a copy of "Red Star Newspaper" that had been prepared in advance.Zhang Guotao took it and saw that there was an article "Lenin on Federation" published on the first edition, signed by Kai Feng.He pointed to the article and asked Huang Chao: "Have you seen it? Say something?" Huang Chao remained calm and said: "Chairman Zhang, take a look and talk." Zhang Guotao briefly browsed through it, blushed and said loudly: "Hey! As soon as I arrived in Maogong, the central government instigated people to write articles against me. It seems that it was premeditated." Then he slapped the bamboo chopsticks on the table: "Lenin opposed the 'European Federation' because he believed that the capitalist On the basis of this, it is incorrect to establish a federation, and Lenin did not fundamentally oppose federalism. The Northwest Federal Government we established mainly recognizes the self-government of ethnic minorities in the Northwest as members of the Federation. The Second Congress of the Communist Party of China Didn’t the slogan of the Federal Republic of China also come up in the manifesto? How can this be compared with Lenin’s opposition to the European Federation?” Seeing that Zhang Guotao was angry, Huang Chao "consoled" and said: "Chairman Zhang, let's talk about it after eating. How can the comrades in the Central Committee criticize the leaders of our Fourth Front Army at will? It's outrageous." Zhang Guotao was still angry and said: "People who stay in Russia in the central government will beat people with Lenin's dogma. Does our Northwest Federal Government violate Leninism? Is there anything that violates the Soviet line of the Communist Party of China? They actually say that I run the Northwest Federal Government out of nothing. , is to deny the Chinese Soviet Republic, and if you want to impose a crime, there is nothing wrong with it!" Zhang Guotao, who was suspicious by nature, believed that this was not an ordinary incident. It must be a struggle against Zhang Guotao's opportunism planned by the central government before he came to Fubian.Kaifeng is just a pawn.This article was just a signal flare raised in the joyous and harmonious atmosphere of the rendezvous between the two armies. He seemed to smell a little gunpowder.He was so angry that he only ate a bowl of rice, then stopped the chopsticks and hurriedly left the dining place. Huang Chao walked closely behind Zhang Guotao and said: "Chairman Zhang, this newspaper was given to me privately by a cadre of the First Army. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China printed and distributed it two or three days ago. .” "Oh! There is such a thing! How can the First and Fourth Fronts be treated separately? This is a small organization activity, which violates the principles of the organization. The more the central government gets involved, the more shameful it becomes." Zhang Guotao said angrily to him, feeling extremely uneasy. Zhang Guotao returned to the place where he was staying, and published the "Red Star Newspaper" "Lenin on the Federation", like a huge shadow, covering his gloomy heart, which could not be wiped away.Huang Chao's words on the road, in this heavy shadow, gave him a whip again.He was disturbed and indescribable, at this moment, Luo Fu stepped into his room. Zhang Guotao reluctantly greeted Luo Fu, and then handed the newspaper to Luo Fu: "General Secretary, I'm about to look for you! Please read this newspaper before talking." Luo Fu took the newspaper, read the title of the article, tilted his head and said with a smile: "What's the matter, do you have an opinion?" Zhang Guotao said: "Is the purpose of publishing Kai Feng's article in the Red Star Newspaper to start a debate on the Northwest Federal Government? If that is the intention, then I am going to write an article to defend it." Luo Fu saw that the momentum of Zhang Guotao's speech was not right, so he said immediately: "The words of Lenin quoted by Kaifeng are correct." Zhang Guotao defended: "The question is not whether Lenin's words are right or wrong. Kaifeng's article did not mention the ethnic minorities in the Northwest, nor did he expressly support ethnic autonomy, nor did he admit that minorities can form separate governments. He just ignored the actual situation and quoted rotely. Lenin's words, to oppose the right of minorities and Han Chinese to organize a federal government." Luo Fu said: "The international instructions require us to establish a Soviet government. If there is another federal government under the leadership of the CCP, it seems to be inconsistent with the general line of the CCP Central Committee." Zhang Guotao said disapprovingly: "We need to proceed from the actual situation. How can we use international dogma to restrain us? On the one hand, after the army left Jiangxi, the Central Government of the Chinese Soviet can no longer exercise its powers. Now, we organize the Northwest Federal Government according to actual needs. In the future, When the Chinese Soviet Central Government can exercise its powers, it is still a part of it.” While listening attentively, Luo Fu secretly admired Zhang Guotao's sophistry. Zhang Guotao didn't wait for Luo Fu to reply, and then said: "Is this article written according to the decision of the central government? If so, why didn't we publish it after we arrived in Fubian and gave me the opportunity to participate in the discussion? And why I have been here for 20 hours and I still haven't received a certificate. Show me the copy? Is it possible to openly criticize the political opinions of a Politburo member in the central organ newspaper? Usually, such a thing happens when a Politburo member does not obey the majority decision and insists on his own wrong opinion. I have publicly mentioned the issue of the Northwest Federal Government at this morning's meeting, but none of the members of the Politburo present at the meeting expressed criticism. Now they have publicly published an article rebutting me in the newspaper. I I don’t know why the central government would do this?” Zhang Guotao was pleased with his accusations in front of the top leader of the CPC Central Committee "righteously".He vented the "accumulated anger" in his chest heartily. Luo Fu thought to himself, the first and fourth front armies have just joined forces, and the current situation is still quite serious. The two armies should strengthen their unity and act in unison.At this time, it is not appropriate to discuss these easily disputed issues.So he said to Zhang Guotao in a consoling tone: "The deeds of the Fourth Front Army's heroic struggle are worth learning from the Central Red Army. This time, I wholeheartedly support joining forces with the Central Red Army. Brother Guotao led the Fourth Front Army well and achieved remarkable results. As soon as I saw the Fourth Front Army, I felt that it was a strong army. , very happy. How can the central government criticize a member of the Politburo casually? Comrade Kai Feng’s article is his personal opinion, and it can be discussed in the future.” When Zhang Guotao heard it, Luo Fu praised him and the Fourth Army, and his distorted mentality seemed to have gained a little balance.But deep down in his heart, he was still a little dissatisfied that Luo Fu hadn't formally praised him and the Fourth Front Army in the name of the central government. If so, his anger might be completely dissipated. The next day, Nie Rongzhen, the political commissar of the First Army Corps, and Peng Dehuai, the commander of the Third Army Corps, suddenly received an invitation from Zhang Guotao to invite them to dinner. Nie Rongzhen and Peng Dehuai were invited to Zhang Guotao's residence.Zhang Guotao held Nie Rongzhen's hand very enthusiastically and said: "Political Commissar Nie, we met during the Nanchang riots. At that time, you were a party representative in the 11th Army of the Uprising Army. After the failure of Chaoshan, I fled to Shanghai, and you went to Hong Kong. It has been 8 years in a flash. I didn't expect to be here today. , we meet again, it's rare!" Then he quickly took Peng Dehuai's hand and said: "Commander Peng Jun, your name, I have heard about you for a long time, but I have never had a chance to meet you. I am very happy to see you today." Nie Rongzhen said: "Chairman Zhang, during the Nanchang riots, you were the special commissioner of the Central Committee, and you were mostly in the headquarters of the uprising army. I was in the army at the time, and we were only in a hurry because of the outbreak of the war." Zhang Guotao nodded, and then said to Nie Rongzhen and Peng Dehuai: "You have worked too hard and are very tired. Today I have a little drink to show my condolences. The First Army led by Lin Biao and Political Commissar Nie, the Third Army led by Commander Peng and Comrade Shang Kun are the main force of the First Army, pioneering the way. Since the Western Expedition, you have made great contributions! Lin Biao and Shang Kun are not here today because of military duties, otherwise, please come and have a chat with them." Next, Zhang Guotao invited Nie Rongzhen and Peng Dehuai to be seated, accompanied by Chief of Staff Huang Chao. The banquet prepared by Zhang Guotao was very sumptuous. In addition to the local specialty beef and mutton, there were also some pork stir-fries.In addition to the highland barley, there are several white flour steamed buns for meals.Nie Rongzhen and Peng Dehuai haven't seen the white-faced buns for a long time, and they thought, Zhang Guotao's food standard is really not low!It may also be specially prepared for them to show a "great love". Zhang Guotao opened a bottle of Wuliangye wine in an earthenware bottle, and the room immediately emitted a burst of fragrance.Zhang Guotao poured a glass of wine for Nie Rongzhen and Peng Dehuai each with a smile on his face, and then filled his own and Huang Chao's glasses with wine. Nie Rongzhen picked up the Wuliangye wine bottle and looked at it carefully and said to Zhang Guotao: "This is a good wine from Sichuan. I heard that it has been produced since the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It has a history of hundreds of years. Where did you get it?" Zhang Guotao smiled: "I got it from local tyrants in Jiangyou County, and I only have this bottle left. I don't want to drink it, and I keep it as a meeting drink. That day, when I met Zhu Mao and others for dinner in Fubian, I didn't even take it out. I took it out specially today. Invite the two generals." Peng Dehuai glanced at Nie Rongzhen with a half-smile. Zhang Guotao raised his wine glass: "Please! Please, the two generals of the Western Expedition! A glass of thin wine is not a respect, but a small drink for a chat is a cleansing." Nie Rongzhen took a sip of wine, smiled and said: "Chairman Zhang is too polite. He prepared so many delicious dishes to entertain us today, delicious food and wine. Thank you for your kindness." "It's nothing, let's drink whatever we want and chat." Zhang Guotao shook his head.After a pause, he continued: "At the beginning of the year, both of you attended the meeting called by the central government in Zunyi, Guizhou. We only found out about it when we received a call from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Ningqiang area. From now on, Mao Zedong will be in charge.” Nie Rongzhen and Peng Dehuai nodded. Zhang Guotao said while eating: "The call from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China also said that the political line of the Soviet Union of the Communist Party of China is correct, and only the military line has made mistakes. I don't understand that if the political line was correct, the Central Committee would not be forced out of the Soviet area by Chiang Kai-shek. Another erroneous military line has emerged, how can you explain it?" Peng Dehuai felt puzzled at the side, thinking that Zhang Guotao invited them to dinner today, what is the purpose of talking about this?To be honest, he couldn't explain it clearly.But at that meeting, the criticism of the wrong military line at that time was basically the same. He remembered this very clearly, so he said: "At that time, the military line was wrong, and everyone felt the same, especially the front-line commanders, who were even more affected. At that meeting, the focus was on military issues." Peng Dehuai made such an explanation, Zhang Guotao seemed to understand but not understand. After a while, Zhang Guotao said again: "I was in Fubian a few days ago. I saw that the army on the one hand who just arrived was very tired and haggard. They could tell at a glance that they had gone through hardships. It shows that since the Western Expedition, you have encountered great difficulties and suffered a lot. How many troops?" Zhang Guotao asked Zhou Enlai about the strength of the combined army on the one hand, and Zhou Enlai told him.But Zhang Guotao pretended not to know at this time, in fact, he wanted to implement it through Nie and Peng to see if what Zhou En said was true? Peng Dehuai glanced at Nie Rongzhen again, but did not answer immediately. Nie Rongzhen looked back at Peng Dehuai with his eyes, and said to Zhang Guotao: "We broke out, and Chiang Kai-shek used the main force to deal with us. For more than half a year, a lot of people were reduced. The troops were drawn down in Guizhou, and then went to Tashi, Yunnan, and reorganized. As for the number of troops, the general headquarters has a number. Comrade Zhou Enlai Clearest." Zhang Guotao let out an "ah". Peng Dehuai said: "After joining forces, we saw that the Fourth Front Army was well equipped, and they prepared so many gifts for us. The two troops are like brothers. There is great hope for future struggles. Thanks to the Fourth Front Army and Chairman Zhang!" Zhang Guotao laughed, the muscles on his face flickered, and said: "The arrival of the big brother's army, how dare the little brothers not welcome it? What's more, the central government is caught in it. This is called sharing thick and thin, sharing weal and woe, and sharing weal and woe." Huang Chao said quickly from the side: "Chairman Zhang said well, well said!" After a few glasses of wine, Zhang Guotao became interested.Especially when he heard Nie Rongzhen and Peng Dehuai praise his troops, and Huang Chao praised his words, he felt even sweeter. He took the opportunity to say to Nie Rongzhen and Peng Dehuai: "Your troops are downsizing. It doesn't matter. I will allocate some troops to supplement you. If you have difficulties in the future, come to me." After the meal, Nie Rongzhen and Peng Dehuai came out of Zhang Guotao's residence. Nie Rongzhen asked Peng Dehuai as he walked: "Old Peng, why did Zhang Guotao invite the two of us to dinner today?" Peng Dehuai smiled and said: "You think highly of us." Nie Rongzhen shook his head: "There are articles here." Peng Dehuai said: "Old Nie, they sent soldiers to you, don't you want it?" Nie Rongzhen thought about it and said: “我也要。”聂荣臻往下再没说下去，因为他的脑子里正在打转转。 彭德怀呢？也在深思。