Chapter 42 Compromise is also an offense

After breakfast the next day, the meeting continued.More than 20 people attended the meeting, including Deng Gang, a special representative of the Central Committee, Huang Hui, a representative of the Southern Bureau of the Communist Party of China (who came to Youjiang with Deng Gang), members of the former committee of the Seventh Red Army, and members of the Youjiang special committee.Although Li Mingrui was replaced as a member of the former committee, he was denied by Deng Gang, saying that the reappointment of the former member of the former committee must be approved by the Central Committee, and he is not a member of the former committee without the approval of the central government.But as the commander-in-chief, Li Mingrui can attend the meeting as a non-voting delegate, but has no right to speak and can only observe.

Attending as a non-voting delegate is a non-voting delegate. Li Mingrui attended the meeting yesterday.Before today's meeting, Deng Gang talked to Li Mingrui and said: The general deployment has been determined, and Commander Li does not need to attend today's meeting as a non-voting delegate.Li Mingrui was also wise, he smiled cheerfully at Deng Gang and said, "You guys have a good meeting, I'll go and hunt some hares and pheasants to improve the food for you." Although Wei Baqun was a member of the former committee, he was in charge of the security of the station and commanded the guards to attack the armed bandits who came to attack and harass from time to time, so he did not attend the meeting.

The meeting was still presided over by former party secretary Deng Bin.The content of the meeting was to discuss the "June Resolution" of the central government and formulate a specific implementation plan. Sure enough, Lei Jingtian was the first to speak and hit "Lei": "I disagree with Comrade Deng Gang's criticism of the agrarian revolution in the Youjiang base area, saying that it is a 'right-leaning rich peasant line'. Irresponsible subjective negation” Deng Gang, who was sitting opposite Deng Bin, stood up several times to interrupt Lei Jingtian, and opened his tightly shut mouth a few times.

Lei Jingtian waved his hand to him: "Comrade Deng Gang, please take it easy, don't be impatient, and it will not be too late for you to criticize after I finish speaking. Okay, I will continue to state my opinion. Excuse me, as a party member, Is it allowed to have a different opinion on a certain decision of the superior? If it is allowed, I will say it." Lei Jingtian deliberately paused, and lit a cigarette. Everyone listened with bated breath. "I am not in favor of withdrawing the Seventh Army from the Youjiang base area to attack Liuzhou and Guilin. Instead, we should stick to Youjiang to consolidate and develop the Soviet region. Right now, the Youjiang base area already has eleven counties, eleven county bases. Is it easy to set up this base area? It was won through the bloody struggle of the Seventh Army and the peasant armed forces, and after many hardships, sacrificed the lives of many comrades! Withdrawing from Youjiang, not only the officers and soldiers of the Seventh Army were reluctant, but also the poor in Youjiang The people are also unwilling”

"Enough! Enough!" Deng Gang's eyes turned black with anger, and a shiny black doctor's pen trembled in his hand.He stopped recording, patted the table and stood up abruptly, "Lei Jingtian, you have to bear all the consequences for your actions against the central decision!" "Old Lei, do you still have the Party and the Central Committee in your heart?" Huang Hui also followed Deng Gang's voice angrily. Lei Jingtian squeezed out the remaining half of the cigarette butt with two fingers and crushed it: "Excuse me, my lord imperial envoy, what crime do you condemn me?"

"You, you resist the strategic deployment of the Communist International and the Central Committee. Doesn't that explain the problem?" Deng Gang said with a stern face, "You are against the Central Committee's goal of winning the first victory in one or several provinces." Skepticism, lack of confidence in the Seventh Army’s attack on Liuzhou and Guilin, isn’t this right opportunism?!” "Don't be too busy drawing conclusions!" Deng Bin waved his hand, telling them both to sit down. "The meeting has just started, and the conclusion is already there, so what's the point of having a meeting? Speak freely and listen to everyone's opinions, what's wrong with that?" Woolen cloth?"

Chen Haoren, director of the Political Department of the Seventh Red Army, took off his short-sighted glasses several times and wiped them again, as if there was an indelible dirt on the glasses. Finally he put on the glasses, coughed dryly, and began to express his opinion: "I'm talking about Let me talk about my opinion. In my opinion, the resolutions of the central government are not conceived out of thin air, let alone concocted at will, but formulated according to the new situation and general climate of the development of the world revolution, as well as the situation of the Chinese revolution and the specific conditions at the current stage. Therefore, we The instructions of the Central Committee and the Communist International must be resolutely implemented. At the same time, I believe that the Youjiang area is barren and poor, and it is also an ethnic minority area. Develop towards the Beijiang River Basin on the border of Guangdong and Guangxi."

Chief of Staff Gong Hecun looked a little excited, and immediately followed up on what Chen Haoren said: "I agree with Comrade Haoren's speech. The world situation is changing, and the situation in China is also changing. We must change accordingly. This is called adapting to the times." The current trend! Our Seventh Army is soaking and guarding in this tiny place in the backcountry. At best, we can pull up a team of tens of thousands of people. The intention is not only a matter of right-leaning and conservative, but also a narrow and selfish peasant consciousness at work!"

"Speak slowly, slowly, it's not easy to explain the problem when you are excited!" Zhang Yunyi, who had been listening silently, glanced at Gong Hecun, meaning to say: "You, did you take the wrong medicine today?"Do you still think the smell of gunpowder in the meeting is not strong enough? Deng Gang continued: "The words of Chief of Staff Gong are absolutely correct! The seriousness of this problem cannot be ignored! How did Lenin evaluate the peasants? Lenin said: 'Peasants, his kindness and cruelty, his Diligence and selfishness, his intelligence and cunning are inseparable. Some people here have a narrow and selfish peasant consciousness. This is very dangerous! Correct attitude. If the attitude is not correct, how can we unify understanding, liquidate mistakes, and resolutely implement the resolution of the central government?"

"Yes, correct your attitude first!" Huang Hui said sharply. "It's a matter of principle to oppose the Central Committee's resolution!" Someone followed. The room was smoky and the air was foul.An oppressive, embarrassing impasse prevailed over the meeting.Everyone is thinking about the attitude and position they should take towards the meeting. Lei Jingtian scratched his green beard, as if some annoying fleas were crawling in the beard.He leaned forward, his lips were trembling, and there was infinite anxiety and resentment hidden in his sad eyes.He knows that this is not a place to show his heart, but a place to show a person's character and virtue.He was very indignant at the strong and exaggerated accusations made by individual former committee members and individual special committee members: these people are not ignorant of the actual situation, but ignore the actual situation and blindly implement the will of their superiors with an attitude of pandering.They are only responsible to their superiors, and their ears only listen to the orders from above but not the real voice. They are full of enthusiasm to complete any task assigned by their superiors and stubbornly adhere to a dogma that is clearly unrealistic. ——This is a kind of selfishness in disguise that hides deepest!

He is well aware that this kind of practice of stepping up the temperature step by step and increasing the pressure level by level is already commonplace in the party: whoever blows loudly and shouts loudly will be the most correct, active, loyal, resolute, and revolutionary; whoever cools down Sing low-key, whoever is standing with the wrong line!Under such circumstances, no one can open their hearts and seek truth from facts. Deng Bin searched the venue, and finally passed his gaze from Lei Jingtian's face, as if to say to him, don't hit "thunder", it's time for me to speak. He said: "Time is precious. Let me share my personal opinion. The situation in the Youjiang area of ​​Guangxi is different from that in other provinces and regions, and it is even more different from what is inferred on the map. Right now, the Seventh Red Army has less than 10,000 people. , the strength and equipment are not strong, so I don’t agree to go to fight big cities now, but should unite internally and strengthen our strength.” Deng Gang cut him off, and his words became more violent: "You and Lei Jingtian have the same accent! You always find excuses to refuse to carry out the orders of the central government!" Zhang Yunyi couldn't help saying: "Let someone finish the sentence!" Deng Gang choked for a moment, but still held on tightly, and said sternly: "There is no need to explain any more. The essence of the problem is that you all want to protect your strength and do not follow the orders of the Central Committee. It should be pointed out that the former committee of the Seventh Army Comrades in charge and the person in charge of the Youjiang Special Committee have always taken a disrespectful attitude towards the Central Committee and the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, supported their own self-respect, and stubbornly insisted on their own methods.” Deng Bin had a cigarette in his hand, but he didn't light it, as if he had forgotten it.He suppressed his resentment, and retorted as calmly as possible: "Comrade Deng Gang, what you say is unfair! In the past few months, six traffic officers have been sent to contact the central government and Guangdong. Two comrades among them could not attack Liuzhou and Guilin at the expense of the actual strength of the Seventh Army. In this regard, the Seventh Army and the Eighth Army have learned lessons in blood. Orders that do not conform to the actual situation are unacceptable, even if they are accused of not carrying out orders, they cannot be carried out mechanically at the expense of comrades' lives!" Deng Gang smiled coldly, as if he had grasped something from the other party's words, and immediately retorted: "What is the lesson of blood? It was you who did not distinguish between the good and the bad, and pulled the reorganization factions and radicals of the Kuomintang into the Red Army, causing the The Longzhou Uprising was ruined in a very short period of time, and the Red Eighth Army suffered a disastrous defeat. May I ask Comrade Deng Bin, who approved Li Mingrui to join the party? Why did you not listen to the central government’s repeated orders to drive him out of the Red Army? Why did you introduce him to join the party and serve as the commander-in-chief ?” Deng Bin argued rationally: "Since you have made your words clear, I will tell you the specific facts: Comrade Li Mingrui's admission to the party was reported to the Central Committee after careful study by the Party Committee of the Seventh Army, and was personally approved by Comrade Zhou Enlai. The position of commander was also approved by the Central Military Commission after being reported to the Central Committee. I, Deng Bin, and a certain comrade in charge of the Seventh Army could neither approve him to join the party nor appoint him as the commander-in-chief, because without this authority, it is invalid!" Coax—there was a burst of laughter at the venue. Zhang Yunyi said: "Yes, for example, as the commander of the first army, if I approve you Gong Hecun as the commander-in-chief of the three armies today, and appoint you Chen Haoren as the general secretary of the Central Committee tomorrow, then I am just a 'che Dapao' (talking big) and it doesn't count! It’s like an old monk combing his hair—it has a bun! Catching lice on a tiger’s head—so bold! An old man’s cucumber in his waist—it’s useless!” Coax-coax-coax-wave after wave of laughter smashed the embarrassing situation into pieces. "Mr. Zhang, this isn't a joke meeting!" Deng Gang put a gloomy face on his face, and thrust his shiny black doctor's pen into his coat pocket. He stood up and inspected the venue, as if he was full of anger and wanted to vent his anger: "Okay, okay Well, here the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so you can build an independent small kingdom! In this case, I think that the front committee and the special committee should not only be solved ideologically and politically, but also organizationally! If the decision is made, I can go back to the central government to return to my command!" This is a warning issued by the special representative of the Central Committee, and it is also a threat!The atmosphere of the venue suddenly became dull and frozen again.Some committee members whispered.They seem to give due respect to the strong political principles and fighting spirit of the special representatives of the Central Committee. Feng Dafei's choking voice came from outside: "Dinner is ready! Dinner is ready! The braised wild game cooked by Commander Li and I are so fresh and delicious!" Braised game, the participants did not seem to eat any taste.Facing the stalemate in the meeting, Zhang Yunyi felt the seriousness of the problem: if he resolutely opposed the implementation of the central resolution, it would inevitably cause internal divisions in the Seventh Red Army; bad.Deng Gang said that "ideological resolution" means criticizing and liquidating mistakes; while "organizational resolution" means changing leaders and dismissing certain people from their posts to investigate and deal with them. At the dinner table, Zhang Yunyi quietly discussed with Deng Bin: In order to take into account the overall situation and take a long-term view, it is better to implement the central decision for the time being. Deng Bin said: "This is a strategy. If you don't bend, you will bend. Making things stiff is not conducive to the overall situation, and it will harm everyone and comrades." Zhang Yunyi said: "Execute the central government's orders for the time being, and talk about it when it doesn't work." Deng Bin pondered for a long time.He already felt that the so-called "Central Order" is an extreme policy implementation of the Li San line, which can cause many people to have a deformed mentality, thinking that the Chinese revolution will be a good dream on a certain morning when the sun shines brightly. Come true.It's like a car rolling down a steep slope, rolling down with reckless impact and acceleration: first you need to take down a central city or two, then let you win a province or a few provinces, and then The banner of victory is planted all over the country. Nightmare-like fanaticism, dream-like delirium, until hitting the cliff and falling into the valley, the car cracks and the wheel flies, and then wakes up from the nightmare, and suddenly realizes the pain! Zhang Yunyi looked at Deng Bin, and saw that his cheeks were trembling slightly, and his mouth was "creaking", as if he was chewing and grinding a few grains of sand.It can be seen that what kind of emotional storm is being suppressed deep in his heart! Deng Bin nodded to Zhang Yunyi: "Okay, let's implement it for now, let's talk about it if it doesn't work." He remembered Lenin's famous saying on strategy: a necessary compromise is often also an attack. After lunch, there was no break, and the meeting continued. When discussing the specific implementation of the Central Committee's resolution, the meeting completely followed Deng Gang's intention and rejected Lei Jingtian's proposal to retain a part of the troops to defend the Youjiang base area, and criticized Lei Jingtian mercilessly, believing that Lei Jingtian was a Conservative ideology, in violation of the resolution of the central government, decided to remove Lei Jingtian from his posts as Secretary of the Youjiang Special Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chairman of the Youjiang Wei'ai Government. Its reflection explains the problem. ——This is obviously a decisive move of "killing chickens and scaring monkeys" by the special representative of the Central Committee wielding Shangfang's sword. If anyone resists, he should be guilty of the same crime and be severely punished!Deng Gang had the majesty and pride of a supreme being on his face. ——This expression is to warn people: Cruel struggle does not come with any warmth!At the same time, it also teaches people to understand: this kind of criticism venue is a battlefield where the soul, personality, dignity and independent thinking are strangled.One side is aggressively attacking, and the other side is being slaughtered, so it looks extraordinarily cruel and ruthless. The faces of Chen Haoren, Gong Hecun and others also showed the noble and superior expressions of wealthy mansions and wealthy families-their expressions are somewhat gloating. The meeting finally decided: to implement the resolutions and instructions of the Central Committee, the troops marched to Hechi to gather, and held a military parade in Hechi with the participation of Soviet representatives from the whole region to boost morale, and held a party congress of the Seventh Red Army. On October 4th, the four columns of the Seventh Red Army marched northward with nearly ten thousand horses, mighty and majestic, and marched towards the Hechi area on the border of Guangxi and Guizhou. This young team is at its peak of vigor and morale at this time. However, the vast number of officers and soldiers marching in the team would never have imagined that their political commissar was nearly kicked down by the imperial envoy appointed by the Central Committee. ... In Deng Bin's heart, there are many emotions at this moment, and he is very restless!In the fierce battle with the Yunnan Army, Deng Bin accidentally slipped down the hillside and injured his left foot while commanding the military headquarters and the third column to evacuate, and he has not recovered yet.When the troops left Pingma, he was riding a southern short-legged horse. The team traveled to Duyang Mountain. The road was rugged, the rocks were steep, and the peaks were steep. A wooden stick traveled with the guard squad. When Li Mingrui and Zhang Yunyi led their troops to set off, they specially asked the guards to prepare a stretcher for Deng Bin. He refused to be carried, saying: "It is difficult to ride a horse, but it is even more difficult to carry a stretcher. I still walk on my 'three legs'." convenient." Guard Tang Sanzhu followed him closely, helping him whenever he was in danger. "Political commissar, we climb mountains and cross rivers every day, walk and walk endlessly, the world is so big! I don't know when it will end? I don't know when we can go back to Pingma's hometown?" Only 15 years old Tang Sanzhu asked childishly. "..." Deng Bin had a hard time answering. "Political commissar, what does a big city like Liuzhou look like?" "There are streets and buildings, there are rich people and there are poor people." "We won Liuzhou, will we just live there and not leave?" "We have to leave, There is still a long, long way to go." "I am not afraid of how far I will go, I just hope to go back to my hometown." "..." Looking at that childish face, Deng Bin just nodded.He turned his eyes to the distance, and the vast and vast Duyang Mountain was like a broad and magnificent screen in the vault of heaven, placed in front of the struggling team.The Hongshui River meanders through the canyon, rippling with dazzling sunlight like broken silver, and looks like an elegant and fluttering jade belt from a distance.A flock of gulls flitted across the water, tits twittered in the forest, and a few wild ducks drilled among the madder in the blue waves. He suddenly felt his muscles and bones gradually relax. The flowing water, slowly passing away, seems to have been far away from the war. what!What a magnificent scenery, like a distant dream pursued diligently.The flowing water is slowly passing away to the east. Does it flow into the Yangtze River and return to the East China Sea?He thought of the largest city in the East at the head of Donghai Beach leisurely and wistfully, and he missed a person even more——Zhou Enlai.