Chapter 19 Deng Bin's decision: Nanning ≠ Nanchang

On the evening of October 7, it was rainy and windy. Lei Jingtian, secretary of the Special Committee who was about to leave for Enlong Pingma Town the next day, suddenly received a letter of instruction from the CPC Central Committee to the Guangxi Special Committee from the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee: Start the struggle, lead the masses to take direct action, overthrow the reactionary government, and establish the Guangxi Soviet regime. After reading the letter, Lei Jingtian felt that the situation was urgent and the matter was of great importance.Immediately, he put on a bamboo hat and coir raincoat, and rushed to the residence of the representative of the Central Committee to meet Deng Bin in the rain.

In the past few days, Deng Bin has been closely watching the changes in the situation.After the news of Yu and Li's defeat against Jiang came, he immediately asked Chen Haoren to inform Zhang Yunyi, Yu Zuoyu, Gong Hecun and others to act according to the predetermined plan.Instruct the fourth garrison brigade to send a battalion to the Youjiang area quickly, and the fifth garrison brigade to send a battalion to the Zuojiang area quickly, and coordinate with the localities to mobilize the masses, and the rest stay in Nanning to continue to strengthen rectification and replenishment. Zhang Yunyi then ordered the acquisition of important military institutions such as the provincial arsenal, taking over five or six thousand rifles, mountain guns, mortars, machine guns, radio stations, and a large amount of ammunition with the authority of the Nanning garrison commander.At the same time, more than a dozen steamships and civilian ships were moored on the banks of the Yongjiang River, making all contingency preparations.

The rain fell in bursts, and the dark night sky rolled over from time to time with dull thunderclaps, accompanied by bolts of lightning that tore apart the cotton-like night to reveal pale holes full of holes.At this moment, Deng Bin and Lei Jingtian urgently summoned Yu Zuoyu, Chen Haoren, Gong Hecun, Gong Yinbing, Ye Jizhuang and some special committee members to discuss contingency deployment and actions according to the instruction letter from the central government. Lei Jingtian said: "The instruction letter from the central government is very clear. It is to insist on mobilizing the masses in Nanning and Wuzhou areas, engaging in labor movements and armed riots. If you have any suggestions, please publish them."

Gong Hecun was the first to speak: "According to the current situation in Guangxi and our preparations, I think it is better to have a Nanning uprising, turn Nanning into the Nanchang of the year, and fire the second shot of the workers' and peasants' armed forces!" "Oh, Nanning--Nanchang, it seems that there is only one word difference." Lei Jingtian smiled noncommittally, "However, at this time and at that time, with the current situation in Nanning, a big war like Nanchang can be launched. move?" "In my opinion, the conditions for holding the Nanning riots are not worse than those of the Nanchang riots two years ago." Gong Hecun argued, "Now we have more than 6,000 people from the fourth and fifth security brigades and the teaching brigade. Team, besides, there are still a lot of weapons and ammunition in the arsenal under our control."

Chen Haoren adjusted his glasses, and hurriedly said: "According to statistics, this number of weapons is enough to equip two divisions. Chairman Yu very much agrees that we stick to Nanning for development. The mission of the superior party to send us to Guangxi is to carry out armed forces as soon as possible. Revolt, beat the drums of the southern country's revolutionary riots!" Yu Zuoyu said: "In terms of weapons and equipment, plus the existing equipment of the Fourth and Fifth Brigades and the Teaching Corps, it is enough to distribute two armies. Part of the weapons in the armory were purchased from Hong Kong after my brother took charge of Guangxi. The ones that come in are mostly made in the UK and Germany. But at present, we urgently need to expand our team.”

It can be seen from your speeches that they agree with or advocate holding the Nanning Uprising.This is exactly in line with the requirements of the Central Instruction Letter.Deng Bin smoked a cigarette and listened silently to everyone's speech.He felt that the practice of struggle has made everyone's understanding and understanding of the armed revolution deeper and more realistic than before.Any party without the backing of armed forces will have no political status and no advantage in the distribution of power. ——This is the conclusion drawn by the Chinese Communists who rose from the pool of blood of the "April 12" massacre launched by Chiang Kai-shek.

Deng Bin suddenly recalled a very interesting incident: when he was still working as a part-time student in France, he admired the great revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg (female, 1871-1919, born in a Jewish merchant family in Samosy City, Lublin Province, Poland, One of the founders of the German Communist Party, Lenin called her "the immortal leader of the international socialist revolution") famously said: "We cannot make a revolution without an army." Common opinion: Workers and peasants used force to overthrow the Russian imperial aristocracy! In the autumn of 1925, after he and his companions were deported by the French police, when they went to Moscow to study at Sun Yat-sen University, their companions gave him a very meaningful nickname - "Little Bronze Cannon".Refers to his stature and his eloquence.He said humorously: This name is good!This name is vigorous and resounding as soon as it is heard!

After returning to China, he was deeply impressed by Chen Duxiu's painful lesson in handing over military power to the Kuomintang: one of Chen Duxiu's "fatal injuries" was that he did not pay attention to the establishment of an independent revolutionary armed force. He and the revolutionary masses fell in a pool of blood.After the failure of the Great Revolution, the first thing Zhou Enlai did was to organize and launch the Nanchang Uprising, carry out armed struggle independently and find a foothold for the CCP.In the process of organizing the uprising, the gentle Zhou Enlai showed extraordinary courage and determination.When Zhang Guotao demanded to postpone the uprising, holding the "Shangfang Sword" of the Communist International, Zhou Enlai replied in an indisputable tone: "We must act immediately. The riot must not be postponed, let alone stopped!" All things and other things must obey this point. The Nanchang Uprising was held in the midst of blood terror and surrounded by powerful enemies. Although it failed, it was the first attack by the revolutionary armed forces led by the Communist Party of China against the Kuomintang reactionaries. One shot created a precedent for the armed proletariat to seize power.

Furthermore, Deng Bin thought of the warlords of various factions fighting in the melee since the Revolution of 1911. They all regarded soldiers as their lives and held on to their guns tightly.For example, Tan Yankai, who has had several ups and downs in the Hunan political arena, has never been an oligarch governor, but has become a military governor and governor.Tan said: Backed up by the barrel of a gun, speak forcefully!Chiang Kai-shek started his career with the barrel of a gun. When he won a decisive victory in the Northern Expedition, he was able to create the confrontation between Ning and Han, and then massacre the Communist Party, because of the barrel of a gun.

From time to time, a big question mark that cannot be avoided appeared in Deng Bin's mind: How should "this shot" in Nanning be fired hard, well, and for a long time? The predetermined plan of "two-handed plan" has been clarified and is being gradually implemented.The defeat of Yu and Li against Jiang is a foregone conclusion, which proves that the "two-handed plan" is very suitable for the reality of Guangxi.However, the central government sent another letter to instruct that Nanning and Wuzhou should be the work centers. How should we understand and implement the central government's instructions?

"Representative Deng, please talk to me." Lei Jingtian looked at the silent Deng Bin inquiringly.Everyone's eyes followed suit. "Okay, let me say a few words." Deng Bin lit the half-extinguished cigarette again and smoked. "Just now, what some comrades said is not unreasonable. The letter from the central government also instructed us to do so. But the facts have already been seen: Nanning will soon lose our foothold. If we abandon the planned plan and mechanically implement the central instructions , what will be the consequences? "The current situation in Nanning is under our control. From this point it is different from Nanchang back then. The 'shot' was actually fired on the day when Yu and Li sent a telegram to challenge Chiang. Can we stand for a long time after the uprising? This is also a revelation given to us after the failure of the Nanchang uprising. "There is a saying in military strategists: the situation of war is nothing more than odd righteousness, victory by oddness, combination by oddness, and change by oddness. Then how should we act? There can only be a 'thirty-six strategies, go ahead'—— This is to resolutely follow the original second-hand plan, abandon Nanning, and advance to the Zuojiang River. The mountains are high there and the emperor is far away, so there is a lot of room for maneuver. Besides, there have been peasant leaders such as Wei Baqun and Chen Hongtao who have carried out revolutionary activities for many years, and the foundation is solid. , We can let go as much as possible when we get there, vigorously develop the armed forces, and establish revolutionary base areas. Once the conditions are ripe, we will fight back and capture Nanning, Wuzhou, Liuzhou, and even redify the whole of Guangxi.” After hearing this, everyone was silent for several minutes. Lei Jingtian frowned tightly, and there was an unspeakable secret in his eyes.But he couldn't help but tapped the table with his fingers "duk duk duk" and began to speak: "I agree with Representative Deng. To stick to Nanning is tantamount to suicide! This kind of blind obedience and reckless struggle has caused our comrades to flow out. Too much blood. It is reported that Lu Huanyan, Yang Tenghui and others support Chiang in the open, but still vote for their leaders Li, Bai, and Huang in secret. They will take back their base camp at all costs." Gong Hecun immediately interjected: "If we don't follow the instructions of the central government this time, and insist on abandoning Nanning, we are afraid that we will be thrown a big hat against the central government. Who can wear it and stand up to it? Hey, we come to Guangxi. Always a thankless effort!" Lei Jingtian spat out a wry smile: "Yeah, a lot of hats have been buckled! It is an opportunity to say that 'Guangxi's work has fallen into the quagmire of opportunism'; it is an opportunity not to treat Yu and Li as the reorganization faction and the third party." If it is not implemented according to the Communist International and the Central Committee, it will be "ruthlessly attacked." This time, the "resistance to the decree" is probably not trivial, and the label will be even bigger. What should I do? I, the secretary of the special committee, had to take over If you don’t want to wear it, you have to wear it. If I don’t wear it, I can ask someone to wear it. I can’t throw it away.” Deng Bin cast admiring glances at this bearded secretary who is generous, upright, modest and forbearing, and said: "Old Lei, I am a representative of the Central Committee. Should I bear the brunt of wearing a hat? I live in the so-called 'reorganization faction' right now." , the family of the 'new warlord', it seems that he is an out-and-out 'opportunist' little boss." Everyone looked at each other and smiled. After these days of contact and understanding, it is not difficult for people to find that this young and small representative of the Central Committee has quite a personality.In the short two months since he came to Guangxi to work, he has shown his unique strategy, which cannot but be impressive: after all, he is from the head office! Chen Haoren took off his short-sighted glasses and wiped them again and again, as if there was something sticky on the glasses that could not be wiped off: "It's too early to compete for hats to wear. The most worrying thing is that we are doing the opposite of the central government's instructions. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid it's not just a matter of who's wearing the hat." It can be seen and heard that with the removal of Yu Zuobai's position as the provincial chairman, the "mission" of the provincial secretary-general has also come to an end. There is some anxiety about the risks taken by the new "territory". Deng Bin said: "The proverb says: success depends on the sky, and people plan things. But success and failure are not entirely in the will of God, the key depends on people's plans. As long as we are flexible, seize the opportunity, and make the best use of the situation, we will be able to make positive and strange phenomena come into being. Win. Please feel free to do it, if something goes wrong, I will take all the responsibility!" The words come out immediately, and they fall into thunder!Therefore, after discussion, everyone decided to hold a mutiny in the near future, pull the troops out of Nanning, transfer to the Zuojiang area, and focus on Baise and Longzhou to create a revolutionary base. The meeting is over, and the sky is getting brighter.Lei Jingtian immediately set off to Enlong Pingma Town to form a peasant association and the Youjiang Special Committee of the Communist Party of China to welcome the arrival of the large troops.Deng Bin immediately wrote a letter to Zhou Enlai, secretary of the Central Military Commission, stating the changes in the situation in Guangxi and the decision to carry out the mutiny.On the same day, Gong Yinbing hid the letter and went to Shanghai.