Chapter 27 The two parts of Zhu Mao are connected with each other

Although the two revolutionary armed forces led by Zhu De and Mao Zedong were separated by thousands of miles, they finally came together. This is not a coincidence of history, but the result of their joint efforts. When Mao Zedong led the Autumn Harvest Uprising troops to the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, he paid close attention to the whereabouts of the Nanchang Uprising troops.Helpless, Dashan blocked the information, and neither side knew who was where. In October 1927, after the Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants made their home in Maoping, Ninggang, they started a guerrilla attack along the Hunan-Jiangxi border to southern Hunan.When he arrived in Shidu, Lingxian County in southeastern Hunan, Mao Zedong sent He Changgong, the party representative of the health team, to contact the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Hunan Special Committee, and to inquire about the whereabouts of the Nanchang Uprising troops.

Mao Zedong was looking forward to getting instructions from the higher-level party organization as soon as possible, and even more looking forward to getting in touch with the troops of the Nanchang Uprising to form a situation where the North and the South echoed each other.However, He Changgong, who was sent to make contact, went away for several months and did not return. In late October, when the First Regiment of the First Division of the First Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army moved to Dafen, Suichuan, it was suddenly attacked by Xiao Jiabi's bandits, and the troops were cut off by the enemy. The third battalion led by Zhang Ziqing and Wu Zhonghao and Mao Zedong led The first battalion and regiment headquarters lost contact for a while.Under such circumstances, Zhang Ziqing and Wu Zhonghao led their troops to guerrilla all the way to the south and arrived at Shangbao and Wenying Mountains in Chongyi County in mid-November.Unexpectedly, here unexpectedly met the troops left by the Nanchang Uprising led by Zhu De and Chen Yi.

This is really "there is no place to find when you break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it"! The third battalion led by Zhang Ziqing and Wu Zhonghao, before the Autumn Harvest Uprising, was a battalion of the guard regiment of the former Second Front Army Headquarters of the Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and the guard regiment was actually a branch derived from the Ye Ting Independent Regiment. In June 1927, after Zhang Fakui returned to Wuhan from Henan, he specially selected a group of cadres from Ye Ting's army, together with newly recruited workers and peasants activists, formed this regiment.The officers of the regiment and those of the 25th Division knew each other well.Wu Zhonghao, who graduated from the fourth phase of Whampoa and worked in Ye Ting's army, is very familiar with Wang Erzhuo.After a farewell to Wuchang, each of us traveled thousands of miles, and now we meet unexpectedly in this valley, I am so happy.

Introduced by Wang Erzhuo, Zhang Ziqing and Wu Zhonghao met with Zhu De and Chen Yi.Zhu De immediately asked about Mao Zedong's situation with concern. Zhang and Wu hurriedly introduced to Zhu and Chen how Mao Zedong led the Autumn Harvest Uprising troops to march to the border of Hunan and Jiangxi and settled down on Jinggang Mountain.They said: "Since our battalion was cut off by the enemy, we don't know what's going on there. Now we want to go back to find Commissar Mao and other troops in the regiment as soon as possible." Zhu De and Chen Yi were very happy and encouraged when they heard for the first time that Mao Zedong led his troops to establish a foothold in Jinggangshan.Although they had no chance to get to know Mao Zedong yet, they had long admired Mao Zedong from the bottom of their hearts.Mao Zedong participated in the first party of the party and was one of the founders of the Communist Party of China.During the Great Revolution, he was a well-known "Peasant Movement King" in the Party. His "Investigation Report on the Hunan Peasant Movement" had aroused great repercussions inside and outside the Party. Both Zhu and Chen were enthusiastic readers of this article. Mao Zedong met.Now that I have the exact news about Mao Zedong, I am naturally very happy.

Zhu De and Chen Yi invited the 3rd Battalion of the Autumn Harvest Uprising Force to act with them temporarily.Therefore, the third battalion participated in the training of the Nanchang Uprising troops in Shangbao, and then moved to Rucheng together, participated in the cooperation with Fan Shisheng's department, and was renamed the 141st Regiment of the 47th Division of the 16th Army of the National Revolutionary Army. Obtain the supplement of military supplies such as weapons and ammunition. The third battalion was left behind, and Zhu De and Chen Yi decided to send another person to Jinggangshan to contact Mao Zedong.

Who should I send?Chen Yi thought of Mao Zetan, Mao Zetan, Mao Zedong's third brother, who was engaged in political work in the army.So he suggested: "Send Mao Zetan to contact Jinggangshan." The younger brother is looking for the older brother, naturally it is the most suitable! Mao Zetan was overjoyed when he heard that the chief was going to send him to Jinggangshan to find his elder brother.Since the farewell to Wuhan, there has been no communication between the brothers for more than half a year, and he really wants to know how his eldest brother is doing. When Mao Zetan left, Zhu De held his hand and said, "I hope you will rush to Jinggangshan to contact Mao Zedong as soon as possible. For the convenience of action, you can disguise yourself as the Kuomintang army." In fact, Mao Zetan had already had experience in avoiding the enemy.That was what happened when he chased the southward uprising army from Nanchang in early August.Unfortunately, he was caught by the enemy on the way. When the guards took him to see his superiors, he boldly said that he was here under the order of the Fourth Army and had an important mission. Anyone who dares to detain him will be severely punished in the future.Seeing his calm expression, the enemy was afraid that he had caught the wrong person and that he might be involved in the future, so he politely let him go.After escaping from danger, he continued to chase the insurgent army.Along the way, he went through many hardships, his feet were broken, and his money ran out, so he had no choice but to sell the long gown he was wearing, exchanged some money for money, and continued on his way.When approaching Linchuan, they caught up with the insurgents.Zhou Enlai arranged for him to serve as the chief of the propaganda section of the Political Department of the 24th Division of the 11th Army led by Ye Ting.After the uprising troops moved to Chaoshan and were dispersed, he broke through with some troops to Raoping. Fang joined the 25th Division led by Zhu De and Chen Yi and continued to stay in the army to do political work.

In late November, the cold wind hits and the winding mountains are shrouded in low, dark clouds.Mao Zetan wore a set of officer uniform of the Kuomintang regular army, wore the symbol of the Kuomintang regular army, and carried a certificate stating that he was the adjutant "Tan Ze" of the Sixteenth Army of the National Revolutionary Army.Along the way, he wittily passed one hurdle after another by the Kuomintang, heading straight to Jinggangshan from Chongyi and Shangyou in Jiangxi, through Guidong and Lingxian in Hunan. When we arrived at the Hangkou at the junction of Chaling and Ninggang, we ran into Yuan Wencai's troops. It happened that the platoon leader who led the team was Chen Bojun, who was sent to work in Yuan Wencai's troops.

Chen Bojun sent someone to send Mao Zetan to Maoping, Ninggang. When Mao Zetan followed the guide to the octagonal building where Mao Zedong lived, he happened to see his eldest brother Mao Zedong coming out of the house. He hurried forward and held Mao Zedong's hand tightly: "Brother, I didn't expect to meet you here, right?" !" Mao Zedong looked at his younger brother dressed as a Kuomintang officer in surprise: "Runju, why are you here?" "Zhu De sent me to contact you." "So you are the imperial envoy!" Then, Mao Zedong eagerly asked about the situation of the Nanchang Uprising troops.

Therefore, Mao Zetan introduced to his elder brother in detail the situation that the remaining troops of the Nanchang Uprising, led by Zhu De and Chen Yi, moved to the border areas of Hunan, Guangdong and Jiangxi, and are currently hiding in the Fan Shisheng Department of the Sixteenth Army. After hearing his brother's introduction, Mao Zedong said excitedly: "Great! I saw news about Zhu De's troops from the enemy's newspaper. I was about to go to them. He Changgong was sent to Changsha a few days ago, and I wanted to pass the Hunan Provincial Party Committee Try to get in touch with them, but Zhu De sent you to get in touch with us first."

After a pause, Mao Zedong then asked, "What do Zhu De and the others want to do next?" Mao Zetan said: "Hiding in the Sixteenth Army is only temporary. He wants to find a place where he can both station troops and fight. How about Jinggangshan?" "Jinggang Mountain is very good. We went south from Liuyang along the Hunan-Jiangxi border, and we turned around a lot of places. We originally wanted to find a mountain in southern Hunan, but I found that Jinggang Mountain is better. Here you can defend when you enter the mountain, and you can attack when you leave the mountain. The territory is large. It is a good place to fight against the Kuomintang for armed separatism." Unknowingly, the brothers talked about it late at night.Mao Zedong said to his younger brother: "Runju, you might as well stay here and work. I will send a company of troops to southern Hunan to look for Zhu De's troops."

In this way, Mao Zetan stayed in Jinggangshan to work. The story is divided into two parts, let’s talk about He Changgong who was sent by Mao Zedong to come down from Jinggang Mountain to inquire about the whereabouts of the remaining troops of the Nanchang Uprising Army.He first found the secret agency of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China in Changsha, and reported to the Provincial Committee how the Autumn Harvest Uprising troops went to Jinggangshan.The provincial party committee said it attached great importance to the situation he talked about, and said that if the central and provincial party committees had any new spirit, they would send special commissioners to them.As for going to Hengyang to find the Hunan Special Committee, it is unnecessary. It is better to detour to northern Guangdong and find out the whereabouts of the remaining troops of the Nanchang Uprising.Before leaving, the liaison officer of the Provincial Party Committee sent him 56 Guangyang as travel expenses.In accordance with the instructions of the Provincial Party Committee, he traveled thousands of miles and came to Guangzhou at the end of November, just in time for the Guangzhou Uprising.But the uprising failed quickly, and the enemy searched everywhere. It was dangerous for him to stay in the hotel alone as a stranger, but fortunately, the boss protected him.After the rumors died down, he boarded the train and came to Shaoguan, hoping to find connections with the Nanchang Uprising troops. By an extremely accidental opportunity, he got the good news that Zhu De's troops were stationed in the plow shop.So he rushed to Liputou to meet with Zhu De overnight. Later, He Changgong recalled his adventure in Shaoguan in this way: "After several months of running around, my body was very dirty. I checked into the hotel as soon as I got out of the car, and I was busy taking a bath. The tenth son of the Yunnan warlord Fan Shisheng was stationed in Shaoguan. The Sixth Army. A few officers happened to be taking a bath with me. It was so foggy that no one could see each other. I only heard them talking: "Wang Kai's team has arrived at the plow shop. I heard that his original name is Zhu De, and he is Commander Fan." An old classmate of mine.’ The other said: “This classmate is a classmate. I heard that it is a mob concentrated force. We have strict guard against him.” The news I heard by accident really made me very excited. There is no place to find iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get them. The troops preserved from the Nanchang Uprising are here! I took a bath in a hurry and looked at the clock. It was already one o'clock in the middle of the night. away, immediately leave Shaoguan and head northwest.” He rushed to the plow shop, met the sentinel, and He Changgong was taken to the headquarters.Coincidentally, as soon as he entered the door, he recognized the acquaintance and shouted: "Lao Cai!" It turned out that it was Cai Xiemin who had done secret work with him at Dongting Lake to receive him.Now, there is no need to introduce yourself.Cai Xiemin immediately took him to see Zhu De and Chief of Staff Wang Erzhuo.When He Changgong and Chen Yi met, they embraced, because they knew each other when they were working and studying in France, and they never expected to meet again here. Zhu De saw He Changgong sent by Mao Zedong to contact him, and after hearing his introduction to Jinggangshan, he was very happy and said: "Excellent. I saw the news about Jinggangshan from the enemy's newspaper. We ran around and had nowhere to stay. I’m looking for Comrade Mao Zedong! A few days ago, I sent Comrade Mao Zetan to Jinggangshan to make contact.” Then, Zhu De asked in detail about the environment and mass base of Jinggangshan, and introduced to He Changgong that he had come from the Nanchang Uprising. twists and turns. Because he had to deal with other matters, Zhu De asked Chen Yi to come forward to greet the guests to rest.Chen Yi expressed great interest in Mao Zedong's establishment of the Jinggangshan base area, and especially praised the principle of "the branch is built on the company" proposed in the Sanwan adaptation, saying: "You can't use the old sets to lead the troops. The method of the Chairman Mao is to cure the root cause." Yes, assigning party and league members to the company will be of great use." In his words, he could see his trust in Mao Zedong and his longing for the Jinggangshan base area. The next day, Zhu De wrote a letter of introduction to He Changgong and gave him some money, asking him to rush back to Jinggangshan as soon as possible and report to Mao Zedong: "The riots in southern Hunan are being instigated here, and I hope to strengthen contact with him." With the help of the local party organization, He Changgong returned safely to the Jinggangshan base in early January 1928.In Suichuan, Jiangxi, he reported to Mao Zedong his contact with Zhu De's troops and conveyed Zhu De's intentions. The message that Zhu De asked He Changgong to bring back to Jinggangshan was the determination made by the troops after repeated research.After learning the news of the failure of the Guangzhou Uprising, Zhu, Chen and other leaders understood that it was impossible to hide in Fan Shisheng's troops for a long time, and they had to find another way out as soon as possible.They realized from the practice of armed struggle that in the future only carrying out armed struggle in rural areas is the only way out.At this time, only Mao Zedong in Jinggangshan and Peng Pai in Hailufeng had established base areas in the countryside and had the basis for armed struggle.To engage in armed struggle, the main places to go are Jinggangshan and Hailufeng.Some people advocated going to Hailufeng, saying that the troops of the Guangzhou Uprising also went there.But Zhu De and Chen Yi advocated going to southern Hunan and getting in touch with Mao Zedong. At this time, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is also considering the way out for Zhu De's department. On December 21 and 27, 1927, the central government successively issued two instruction letters to "Brother De and all comrades in the army". In Lianhua, Jiangxi, the peasant army led by Comrade Mao Zedong is stationed. I wonder if you have contacted him? Various parts of the peasant army also made the mistake of not mobilizing the masses to replace the masses to carry out heroic riots from this county to that county. They If you are stationed in these places, you should make contact and jointly plan to mobilize the masses to use these forces to create a separatist riot and establish a congress of workers, peasants and soldiers—the Soviet regime." If you cannot contact, plan to mobilize the masses to take measures with the local party organization in southern Hunan Riot at the right time.The meaning of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is very clear, that is, to lead Zhu De to enter southern Hunan, organize armed riots in the countryside, and join Mao Zedong on the border of southern Hunan. It is a pity that Li Mingke, the representative of the Central Committee who carried these two letters of instruction, failed to find Zhu De and Chen Yi's troops after many twists and turns in southern Hunan, so he had to turn back to Shanghai. Although Zhu De and Chen Yi did not see the two instruction letters from the central government at the time, their propositions coincided with the instructions from the central government. After several discussions, going north to southern Shonan to launch the New Year's Pass riot and get in touch with Mao Zedong became the next target of the remaining part of the Nanchang Uprising.