Chapter 27 5. Preparations for the Sixth National Congress of the Kuomintang

There were frequent reports of success in the Xiangxi battlefield. Chiang Kai-shek was very happy in front of the army generals, and he praised them from time to time.Of course, this is something to be happy about. I haven't been happy in the past year, and I'll leave it all for this year. As soon as the army generals left, he changed his face to the party and government officials.He was urging and asking about the preparations for the Sixth National Congress of the Kuomintang almost every day. He had started preparations within this year, but it has not yet been prepared. What are they doing for food?

Chiang Kai-shek was in a hurry, Germany surrendered, the European battlefield was victorious, and the Allied forces could immediately concentrate on destroying the Japanese. The day of victory in the War of Resistance was coming, and maybe they would win the War of Resistance as soon as they woke up.The current situation is developing and changing very fast. The Anti-Japanese War has been won. Are you ready?Chiang Kai-shek paced the room, he asked himself stern questions. In fact, Chiang Kai-shek had already made preparations. As early as the beginning of 1943, he began to think about the course of China's destiny, and published "China's Destiny" in March, with 100,000 words and eight chapters.The central meaning is nothing more than the fact that the Kuomintang has always been glorious and great, and that Chiang Kai-shek is the only national leader that deserves it.

The book "The Destiny of China" believes that Marxism and all kinds of Western ideas are obstacles to China's development, and China's destiny depends on whether the Chinese people obey the leadership of the Chinese Kuomintang and its leader Chiang Kai-shek.Chiang Kai-shek saw at that time that the victory of the Anti-Japanese War meant he would compete with the Communist Party for the world.He used threatening words in the book and said: If everyone is unwilling to completely change the role of feudal warlords and has no determination to give up military separatism, then no matter how lenient it is, it will never have any effect, and no reasonable method can be found.Get ready to decide your fate in two years.

Chiang Kai-shek published "The Destiny of China" in order to give an overall interpretation of his thoughts, plan the direction of China's future, and hope that China will follow his plan.The Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang required all party departments to study Chiang Kai-shek's work, and all newspapers and periodicals of the Kuomintang published editorials to publicize Chiang Kai-shek's thoughts. In terms of making a profound understanding of Chinese history and predicting China's future destiny, Chiang Kai-shek is far behind Mao Zedong.Mao Zedong paid attention to China's future destiny and predicted China's bright future three years earlier than Chiang Kai-shek.In January 1940, Mao Zedong published his "On New Democracy". Based on the characteristics of Chinese history and the experience of the Chinese revolution, he comprehensively and profoundly clarified the basic direction of the Chinese revolution and the development of the Chinese revolutionary movement. and transformation, and also specifically stipulated the new democratic program.

When predicting the historical course of the Chinese revolution, Mao Zedong saw that after many years, he had to take two steps. What to do in the first step, and what to do in the second step should be clearly stated.Taking Mao Zedong to analyze the situation of the War of Resistance Against Japan and predicting the changes that occurred between China and Japan during the War of Resistance Against Japan is also very convincing.When the Anti-Japanese War just broke out, Mao Zedong published the famous "On Protracted War". If you don't look at the date of publication, you will 100% think it is a summary after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

Mao Zedong deserves to be called a great statesman. At the beginning of the war of resistance against Japan, he set out the various stages of the war of resistance against Japan, and even the time was within the prediction, just like he was arranging the chess pieces in the war of resistance against Japan alone. At the dawn of victory in the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing was indeed not ready, and he was one step behind Mao Zedong.At that time, the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which Mao Zedong personally presided over, had been held for a few days, but his own Sixth National Congress had not yet been prepared. Could this not make Chairman Jiang anxious?

Chiang Kai-shek paid special attention to the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China. He listened to the radio broadcasts of the Soviet Union, the United States, the Central News Agency and Yan'an every day.His first feeling was that the Communist Party had become stronger. This meeting was a congress with unprecedented grandeur and unprecedented unity. He could no longer hear the voices of dissidents.These little things caught the chairman's attention. What shocked Chiang Kai-shek even more was the general line put forward by the Communist Party, namely: mobilize the masses freely, strengthen the people's power, and under the leadership of our party, defeat the Japanese invaders, liberate the people of the whole country, and establish a new democratic China.

Chiang Kai-shek asked Yu Jishi, the head of the bodyguard, to call Chen Bulei over.Chen Bulei didn't know what was going on, so he hurried over.He asked him how he felt about the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China.Looking at Chiang Kai-shek's gloomy face, Chen Bulei said only two words: "Civil War".Chiang Kai-shek was very satisfied with Chen Bulei's insights, "Yes. But in our party, many people can't see this matter clearly." Generalissimo Jiang stood up from the sofa and paced back and forth.He wanted to exchange views with Chen Bulei. He knew that Chen Bulei was proficient in politics and had a thorough analysis of some things about the Communist Party.So Chiang Kai-shek said: "I think the general line formulated by the Communist Party is nothing more than three meanings. The first is to mobilize after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan and fight for their final victory; the second is to strengthen one's own strength. They can control the development of the situation, so they want to mobilize the peasants; the third is to fight for leadership.”

Chen Bulei got up and said: "The appointment is a clear lesson. Then our Sixth National Congress will be tit for tat." Chiang Kai-shek nodded: "The Sixth National Congress will be held on May 5th, and it cannot be delayed any longer. If there is nothing ready, you can prepare as you go. We must create public opinion and publicize it. There is a sun in the sky. China There can only be one voice." The Sixth National Congress of the Kuomintang was held in Chongqing.In his opening speech, Chiang Kai-shek stipulated three tasks for the conference. One is to strengthen the anti-Japanese forces, overcome the greatest danger and final difficulty that China will encounter before facing the final victory, and strive for final victory; the other is to determine the implementation of constitutional government and complete the founding revolution. The third is to improve people's lives, implement the ultimate goal of the revolution, and make civil rights and people's livelihood go hand in hand.

The theme of the Sixth National Congress of the Kuomintang was clearly stated in the Central Daily editorial: the construction of the revolution is more difficult than the destruction of the revolution, and the result of the war of resistance is more dangerous than the progress of the war of resistance.Why do you say that the result of victory in the War of Resistance is more dangerous?That's because the result of the Anti-Japanese War was that the Communist Party and its army grew stronger. When the Sixth National Congress was held, the Xiangxi battle had not yet ended.He Yingqin and Wang Yaowu added luster to the conference, and they are actively planning a plan to launch a major counterattack against the Japanese invaders.For this reason, Commander-in-Chief He Yingqin pulled Liao Yaoxiang's New Army up.

When Liao Yaoxiang arrived in Anjiang, He Yingqin decided to convene a military meeting to study the next battle plan.He said to Chief of Staff Xiao Yisu, you go to Anjiang to arrange it. There is only one theme of the meeting, and that is to discuss how to use our power.Xiao Yisu understood what He Yingqin meant, and to put it bluntly, it was how to use the strength of the New Army. General Xiao Yisu's demeanor is elegant, capable and capable, and his dignified face is particularly energetic today.Since the start of the war in western Hunan, he hadn't been able to get a good night's sleep, and the chief of staff had to take care of military affairs no matter how big or small.Although he has an assistant Leng Xin, his work is not trivial. Fortunately, his staff members are very dedicated and his colleagues are united.He Yingqin praised them and said that this staff department was the best since the war of resistance against Japan. In fact, he was praising the chief and deputy chiefs of staff. The scale of the Anjiang military meeting was not small. He Yingqin led more than ten people from the Army General Headquarters to the meeting. Commander Wang Yaowu of the Fourth Front Army led the commanders of various armies to the meeting. Tang Enbo of the Third Front Army also brought several commanders over. Then there are the chiefs of staff of the various armies, the senior staff of the General Staff of the Army General Command, several generals of Liao Yaoxiang's New Army, and the chiefs of staff of the US Army and Air Force. Chennault did not attend this meeting. He went to Kunming to attend a meeting held by Wedemeyer and Marshall.This meeting is very important, it is the latest policy voice of the US government, and he must attend it.When he left, he expressed his attitude to He Yingqin and Xiao Yisu, fully supporting the Chinese army in the final battle and striving for the final victory of the Chinese War of Resistance. The military meeting was presided over by Chief of Staff Xiao Yisu. He Yingqin made the opening speech of the meeting first, setting the tone for the military meeting. In terms of spirit, materials, and troop deployment, we have concentrated our advantages in western Hunan. Now that the battlefield situation is clear and the battle situation is developing in our favor, it can be said that victory is in sight." Commander-in-Chief He Yingqin spoke very excitedly, with a strong Guizhou accent in Mandarin.He paused, and then said: "Today's meeting is very important. The Party is holding the Sixth National Congress in Chongqing. Our soldiers in front of us should give a generous gift to the Party Congress. For this reason, Chairman Jiang transferred Liao Yaoxiang's New Army to the On the front line, win the Xiangxi battle as soon as possible and end this battle." Xiao Yisu asked all the generals present to come up with some plans and discuss them together here. Wang Yaowu was very excited. He said: "An important issue to be discussed is how to use our active forces. Now the chairman has transferred the new army with superior equipment and well-trained training, and the commander-in-chief is here to guide the front line. I think To end the battle victorious is a sure thing." At the meeting, everyone went to compliment Chairman Jiang and Commander-in-Chief He, and few people made substantive speeches.Therefore, Xiao Yisu asked Deputy Chief of Staff Leng Xin to tell everyone about the combat plan they had considered. Leng Xin was sitting upright, not even unbuttoning her wind code. The hot and humid early summer in western Hunan made Leng Xin sweat profusely.He got up and walked to the battle map to explain.In the end, he said that this plan is to use a central breakthrough to confine the enemy to the area west of Zishui, and then annihilate them. Liao Yaoxiang looked at the battle map seriously, and he expressed his agreement with the chief of staff's battle plan. The participants saw Liao Yaoxiang's statement, and there was nothing more to say. They were all nonsense.Chief of Staff Qiu Weida of the Fourth Front Army sat in a corner. He coughed lightly twice and glanced at Wang Yaowu. Wang Yaowu turned his back to Qiu Weida, and he felt Qiu Weida was reminding him that this plan is not advisable.Before coming to the meeting, Wang Yaowu had heard that Chief of Staff Qiu had studied the next step with a group of staff, but he didn't know the details.Wang Yaowu thinks it can be brought up for discussion, if it doesn't work, just overturn it, it's okay. Wang Yaowu respected Xiao Yisu very much. It wasn't just that he was the commander of the Fourth Front Army. Chief of Staff Xiao spoke for him and helped him. Wang Yaowu was not so snobbish.He admired Xiao Yisu's knowledge, elegance and humility in dealing with people.Wang Yaowu asked Chief of Staff Xiao for instructions: "The Front Army Staff Headquarters also has a plan, and I think it can be discussed here." Without waiting for Xiao Yisu to answer, He Yingqin said first: "This is very good. It complements each other and makes our plan more perfect, which is of great benefit to the battle. I just like Wang Yaowu's spirit of independent thinking. Yaowu, don't hide it. Then, if it’s a mule or a horse, run around twice and you’ll know.” The venue of the military meeting suddenly became active.He Yingqin's joke has a purpose.He wanted to use a relaxed tone to dispel prejudices between different plans and to harmonize the atmosphere.Wang Yaowu struck while the iron was hot. He turned to Qiu Weida and said, "Chief Qiu, everyone is waiting for your opinion. Ugly daughters-in-law always want to see their parents-in-law. Now the parents-in-law are sitting and watching you." All the generals laughed, and even the American generals applauded, yelling OK, OK.In order to achieve his goal, Qiu Weida got up and gave a standard military salute to those present, which meant nothing more than asking for forgiveness, and if there is any immaturity, please raise your hands high and be lenient. He said: "I just came back from the front line, and I have a better understanding of the current situation. The enemy's situation is that the Japanese army has penetrated too quickly on the Hunan-Guizhou Highway, and is deeply trapped in the predicament of mountains and mountains. Wugang, Xinhua, and Anhua in the north and south of the war zone The support point is under our control, which is a favorable condition for the entry and exit of the second-line corps. Therefore, we believe that the main force of the second-line superior force should not be put into the front of the theater. This will not only eliminate the enemy's strength, even if it can defeat the enemy, but It will drive them away, and it will not achieve our goal of annihilating the Japanese army." He took a deep look at He Yingqin and Xiao Yisu. Qiu Weida judged from their expressions that they agreed with his suggestion.So he boldly continued: "We suggest that we adopt the tactic of encircling the enemy on the left wing, and use a reinforced army to insert the Japanese army from Chenxi and Xupu into the back of the Japanese army, and then attack south to cooperate with the current front-line corps to cut off the Hunan-Guizhou army. Highway, to encircle and annihilate the surrounded Japanese army. With our current strength and strong morale, we dare say that none of the Japanese army can escape.” As soon as Qiu Weida finished speaking, the generals began to discuss enthusiastically. It was the first time Wang Yaowu heard about this bold battle plan, and he supported it from the bottom of his heart.He further explained that the advantage of this plan is that all or most of the Japanese army can be wiped out without attacking a fortified point, achieving our strategic goal of fighting a war of annihilation.The unfavorable factor lies in the traffic problems in the mobility of large troops. Qiu Weida said that transportation is no longer a problem. Now there are tens of thousands of former migrant workers from Qiandong, Guizhou and other places in western Hunan. The tens of thousands of wounded and sick and the supplies of our troops are all carried by them on their shoulders. Thousands of former people came from the eastern Sichuan area one day. Liao Yaoxiang had concerns. He didn't want to throw his mechanized American troops deep into the mountains, and he couldn't make a detour.He Yingqin agreed with Qiu Weida's plan, and at the same time did not give up Chief of Staff Xiao Yisu's plan.Hu Lian's 18th Army was given the task of outflanking and outflanking. This army is strong, and it is absolutely no problem to block the Japanese army's retreat.The New Army is still the main force in the breakthrough of the Central Committee. Everyone thinks it's good to combine the two schemes together.So there was a round of applause from the audience.When the meeting ended, the generals from all walks of life saluted and shook hands with each other, hoping to fight side by side on the battlefield and cooperate closely to complete the general strategy of the Xiangxi battle.