Chapter 23 The uprising is imminent, who will be the commander-in-chief

Gong Yinbing, who secretly went to Shanghai to ask the Party Central Committee for instructions, returned to Baise secretly. Gong Yinbing brought important instructions and decisions from the central government: According to the changes in the situation in Guangxi, the central government agrees with the action plan and measures you formulated after Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui launched the anti-Chiang campaign. The central government agrees with your proposal to establish the Red Army and revolutionary bases in the Zuo and Youjiang areas of Guangxi.After discussion and decision by the Central Committee, some of the designations awarded to you are: the troops stationed in the Youjiang area are reorganized into the Seventh Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army; the troops stationed in the Zuojiang area are reorganized into the Eighth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.The central government officially appointed Deng Bin as the general political commissar of the Seventh Army and the Eighth Army of the Red Army; appointed Zhang Yunyi as the commander of the Seventh Red Army; appointed Yu Zuoyu as the commander of the Eighth Red Army.

The instructions and decisions of the central government are like a wind blowing away the worries and doubts in people's minds; at the same time, they are deeply encouraged and excited!As the representative of the Central Committee, Deng Bin must be so excited and heroic at this moment!However, his expression was very calm, and there was only a faint smile on the corner of his mouth: the curtain has just opened, and the big drama is still to come!Obviously, the central government affirmed the fruitful work carried out by him and his comrades in Guangxi.He knew that the instructions and decisions of the Central Committee were made under the personal auspices of Zhou Enlai, who served as Secretary of the Military Commission.

He asked Gong Yinbing with concern: "Have you met Comrade Enlai during this trip?" Gong Yinbing said: "We didn't just meet, we talked all night. Comrade Enlai read the letter you wrote to him, and asked in detail about the situation in Nanning, Zuojiang and Youjiang, as well as the progress of our work. It was He worked hard to get the central government to meet and agree to our action plan and proposal." Deng Bin sighed with relief: "The one who knows me is the Duke of Zhou!" Gong Yinbing said: "After Yu and Li failed to oppose Jiang, the central government fully agreed with the emergency measures we took. But the most worrying thing for the central government is that we are afraid that our declaration of an uprising will not be tenable."

Deng Bin said: "Yes, this is an ethnic minority area, and it is different from the Hunan-Jiangsu Soviet Area, Hunan-Hubei Soviet Area, and Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Area. The most critical issue is to mobilize the masses and correctly handle ethnic relations. " Gong Yinbing said: "The central government believes that after the uprising, if you can't persist, you can move flexibly at any time, pull the troops out, go north to Jiangxi, and join Zhu and Mao's Red Army." Deng Bin nodded thoughtfully.Before he came to Guangxi, Zhou Enlai had talked to him about this plan.So he said: "This issue depends on the development of the situation. Now is not the time to consider going north to Jiangxi. The key is to raise the red flag first and then talk about it. When the time comes to go north, the more people the better."

Gong Yinbing suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile: "Hey, there is one more thing I need to tell you—" "What's the matter? Tell me!" "Hey, you're going to be a father!" Upon hearing this, Deng Bin asked excitedly, "Have you seen Xi Yuan? Is she in good health?" Gong Yinbing said: "She has a big belly, and it's about to come to fruition. She wants me to tell you, just wait to be a father with peace of mind. She has sister Deng Yingchao and the others taking care of her." Deng Bin squinted his eyes with a smile, and kept nodding: "Okay, okay."

At the Yuedong Guild Hall, the headquarters of the fourth garrison brigade, Deng Bin presided over a meeting to convey the instructions and decisions of the Party Central Committee.Zhang Yunyi, Chen Haoren, Wei Baqun, Lei Jingtian, Gong Hecun, Li Qian, Chen Hongtao, Yuan Renyuan, Yu Hui, Huang Zhifeng, etc. attended the meeting. Concrete plans for the uprising and the establishment of a Soviet government were studied and adopted at the conference: First, step up preparations and hold an uprising.The time was set on the second anniversary of the Guangzhou Uprising, that is, on December 11, the Baise Armed Uprising was officially held.At the same time, the Longzhou armed uprising was also held in Longzhou.

Second, the establishment of the Seventh Army and Eighth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the left and right Jiangsu Weier governments.The headquarters of the Seventh Red Army is in Baise, and the headquarters of the Eighth Red Army is in Longzhou.The Red Seventh Army includes the original fourth garrison brigade, most of the teaching corps and the newly organized peasant army.The Eighth Army of the Red Army included the Fifth Brigade of the original garrison, the first division of the Teaching Corps, and the newly formed peasant army in Longzhou.The establishment of the Zuojiang and Youjiang workers' and peasants' democratic governments (that is, the Soviet government) was carried out simultaneously with the establishment of the Red Seventh Army and the Red Eighth Army.

Third, the composition of the Seventh Army of the Red Army of Chinese Workers and Peasants.According to the appointment of the Party Central Committee, Zhang Yunyi was the commander of the Seventh Red Army, Deng Bin was the political commissar of the Seventh Red Army, Gong Hecun was the chief of staff of the Seventh Red Army, and Chen Haoren was the director of the Political Department of the Seventh Red Army.It has three columns under its jurisdiction: Li Qian, Commander of the First Column, Shen Jingzhai, Director of the Political Department; Hu Bin, Commander of the Second Column (leaved soon, returned to Guangdong, and was arrested and killed by the Kuomintang authorities. Feng Dafei held this position), Director of the Political Department Yuan Renyuan; Wei Baqun, commander of the third column; Li Pu, director of the political department; Ye Jizhuang, director of the military department's managerial department.

On the same day, they sent Gong Yinbing back to Shanghai to report to the Central Committee the situation of the withdrawal of the troops to the Zuojiang and Youjiang areas and the plan for the armed uprising. Gong Yinbing, the party's underground veteran, wiped away the hardships and dust of the long-distance trek, and set off on the road again. Before leaving, Deng Bin said to Gong Yinbing: "You tell Comrade Enlai that we will resolutely implement the instructions and decisions of the central government. It will take more than a month of preparation and we will be ready. Then we will announce the uprising immediately."

Gong Yinbing said: "It is now the beginning of November, and there are countless preparations before the uprising. The burden on you is not light!" Deng Bin said: "The burden on your shoulders is not light. You should take care all the way, rush to Shanghai as soon as possible, and report everything here to the Central Committee and Comrade Enlai." Gong Yinbing said: "Don't worry, I am an 'amphibian' of water and land, I can burrow in the water or run on the ground. Oh, do you have any message for Comrade Xiyuan that you want me to pass on?" Deng Bin said: "The success of the uprising is the best blessing to my wife and children. Please wish their mother and child safety for me!"

The clouds of the autumn rain have dissipated, the sky in early winter is as clear as green, and the sun's orange-juice-like light is bright and bright. ——This season is just like the new situation in Youjiang, and also like the excited and comfortable state of mind of Deng Bin and his comrades. The day of the uprising was getting closer, but there was one problem that made Deng Bin worry about it-this was the matter of making Li Mingrui the commander-in-chief of the Seventh and Eighth Red Army. When this matter is still in the making and has not been formally proposed, some people express objections and objections: ——Why do you have to reuse an old officer? ——The uprising was led by our Communist Party, and he is not a member of the party. ——He and Yu Zuobai rashly sent troops to fight against Chiang, but they didn't listen to our repeated advice, and failed in the end.If he becomes the commander-in-chief, who can guarantee that he is of one mind with us? ——Such old officers are unreliable, so it is better to use them with caution. —Is there no one in our ranks who is qualified for the job? Many people mentioned Zhang Yunyi.Deng Bin also thought of Zhang Yunyi first. "Three Kingdoms" says: A general can go or win, can be soft or hard, can advance or retreat, can be weak or strong.Zhang Yunyi possesses both intelligence and strategy, leadership and organization and command ability.However, after repeated consideration and weighing the pros and cons, he believed that Li Mingrui's role as commander-in-chief would be more beneficial to the development and growth of the Red Army, as well as the establishment and consolidation of base areas. For this reason, he had a deep conversation with Zhang Yunyi.Zhang Yunyi said frankly: "A military strategist has a saying: the army can be destroyed without a suitable leader; if the general is not well placed, it will be defeated. Representative Deng is well-intentioned, which is exactly what I am thinking about. We are doing this for the overall situation and for us. For the sake of the cause in Guangxi. Most of the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Security Battalion and the Fifth Battalion have participated in the Northern Expedition and the Jianggui War under his command. Right now, the Fifth Battalion is in Longzhou with General Li. No matter from which aspect Thinking about it, it is most suitable for him to be the commander-in-chief." Deng Bin was deeply moved by Zhang Yunyi's remarks: "Brother Yunyi's words are very true! Now we know it well! According to news from Longzhou, Chiang Kai-shek recently sent Yan Dezhong, a high-ranking official in the state government, to Longzhou with a huge check and a letter of appointment. Li Mingrui was asked to serve as the chairman of the Guangxi provincial government and the commander of the 15th Army (because Lu Huanyan had defected to Li Zongren). Lao Jiang seemed to forget the past and tried to pull him over, but Li Mingrui was not tempted and flatly refused. " Zhang Yunyi said: "Lao Jiang is out of the interests of the Kuomintang. It is by no means hypocritical that he values ​​Li Mingrui so much. He really wants to reuse Li Mingrui, a rare general. We have no high-ranking officials and rich salary to promise, only the two commanders-in-chief It is beyond reproach to ask him to take up the post!" The two hit it off and reached a consensus. Therefore, Deng Bin and Zhang Yunyi jointly sent a telegram to Li Mingrui, asking him to come to Baise to discuss the big plan.Just at this time, the traffic officer appointed by the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China sent a telegram from the Shanghai Party Central Committee, asking Deng Bin, the representative of the Central Committee, to return to Shanghai to report on his work.This sudden order made Deng Bin and the comrades around feel sudden. Deng Bin thought to himself: Could it be that Gong Yinbing was in an accident on his way back to Shanghai, and the central government was eager to know the progress of Guangxi?Or the Comintern and the Party Central Committee have a new spirit of instruction, calling an emergency meeting to communicate and implement it?In addition, maybe his wife Zhang Xiyuan was about to give birth and asked him to go back to take care of it-but when the thought flashed, he immediately dismissed it.It is common for a woman to have a baby, and the organization will not make him travel all the way back to Shanghai. So, is there any other reason?He thought about it left and right, but couldn't figure it out. Zhang Yunyi said: "The preparations before the uprising are all in order, so you can leave at ease. If there are new instructions from the central government, it is best to convey them as soon as possible." Lei Jingtian said: "Representative Deng had better go and come back quickly." Wei Baqun said, "Yes, yes, yes, go and come back quickly!" One day in early December, the eve of the Baise Uprising, Deng Bin, accompanied by Yuan Renyuan and Yu Hui, set off from Baise disguised as a businessman, and planned to pass through Longzhou to arrange inspection work, in preparation for the Longzhou Uprising and the establishment of the Eighth Red Army. Then take a boat from Longzhou to Hong Kong via Haiphong, Vietnam, and then go to Shanghai by boat.