Chapter 21 The government in Wuhan is falling apart

Just as the air of compromise and surrender was permeating the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, the Executive Committee of the Communist International's "Decision on the Current Situation of the Chinese Revolution" arrived in Wuhan. The "Decision" believes that: the revolutionary role of the Wuhan government has ended, and now it has become a counter-revolutionary force; the leadership of the Communist Party of China has made opportunistic mistakes, and these mistakes must be corrected immediately.The CCP will publicly announce its withdrawal from the Wuhan government, but not from the KMT.

The "Decision" is very specific: when withdrawing from the Wuhan Nationalist Government, it is necessary to issue a principled political declaration, explaining the reason for taking this step, because the Wuhan Government is hostile to the Agrarian Revolution and the labor movement, and demands that all persecution of workers and peasants be strictly punished. Molecules, debunking the policies of the Wuhan government from all aspects. On July 13, the reorganized Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued a declaration on the current situation, publicly condemning the anti-communist crimes of the Wang Jingwei Group, and announced the withdrawal of Communist Party members who joined the Wuhan government; Carry out the struggle against imperialism and feudalism.The Politburo is full of literary talent, and some passages are so passionate that they are soul-stirring to read:

The reason for the victory of the revolution, of course, is not that the commander-in-chief of such-and-such army was good at fighting, nor the leader of such-and-such was good at diplomacy, but that the revolution was sponsored by the vast majority of the Chinese people, especially the efforts of the workers and peasants, and there were various A solid revolutionary alliance of oppressed classes united in their resistance to all forms of exploitation.However, the political situation in recent months has greatly disappointed all the revolutionary people in China.The Kuomintang's leading organs and the national government did not implement the resolutions and responsibilities of the third plenary meeting of the Central Committee.The Central Committee of the Kuomintang itself has dispelled the hopes of the people—the Chinese people originally believed that the Central Committee of the Kuomintang and many of its leaders were revolutionary!Yang Sen, Chiang Kai-shek's running dog, attacked western Hubei; Yu Xuezhong, Zhang Liansheng and others rebelled in Northwest Hubei; Xia Douyin went to Wuchang;The blood of workers and peasants was shed all over the Central Plains. Thousands of Communists fought against traitors sent by Chiang Kai-shek when the revolutionary army attacked Wuchang and Nanchang, when they attacked Wu Peifu, Sun Chuanfang, and Zhang Zuolin, in the fields of Guangdong, and in the streets of Shanghai and Guangzhou; When Hunan and Hubei rebelled against the reactionary officers,—those who died in battle, those who were massacred were massacred, all of which proved that the Communist Party will always fight together with the workers and peasants, regardless of any huge sacrifices,—in the Nationalist Government The same is true when the Kuomintang Central Committee abandons the working people.Therefore, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to withdraw the Communist Party members who participated in the National Government.

As Cai Hesen said: The political impact of this declaration is great.At that time, Comrade Gong Hebo said: "Our workers read this declaration. Although we didn't raise our eyebrows, we felt a sigh of relief—bad luck!" The July 13 declaration is a boundary marker.From here, the idea of ​​armed struggle became the party's tough move, which also made the Nanchang riot possible. The political situation before August 1927 was extremely complicated.Even in the anti-communist camp, each group is like a hedgehog, they want to lean together for warmth, but are afraid that each other's thorns will pierce themselves.As a result, this relationship has become ambiguous, as close as it is far.Although Feng Yuxiang issued the "Joint Statement" with Chiang Kai-shek, his attitude towards Nanjing is not very clear.It can also be seen from the "Joint Statement" that Chiang Kai-shek's position of overthrowing the Wuhan government was not approved by this vacillating general.

However, the two camps of Wuhan and Nanjing had to unite again, first of all because of economic and financial difficulties. Not only Wuhan was struggling, but Nanjing was also complaining.The blockade of the Yangtze River is fatal to both the Ning and Han camps from an economic point of view.Therefore, the implementation of Ninghan integration actually depends on the triangular relationship between Jiang, Feng, and Tang, and not on the attitudes of all parties towards the Communist Party; because on the point of anti-communism, all political parties are more or less the same. On July 4, Chiang Kai-shek telegraphed Feng Yuxiang, saying that his troops were ready to attack Wuhan, and hoped that Feng would tell him whether he was willing to act together.

On July 16, Chiang Kai-shek sent a second telegram, urging Feng to make a clear statement.Feng Wangxiang did not respond.Not only that, Feng Yuxiang also maintained frequent contacts with Wuhan.According to Feng Yuxiang's idea, the alliance between Nanjing and Wuhan can only be carried out under the following conditions: 1. Eliminate Chiang Kai-shek's military dictatorship; 2. Send Communist Party members and like-minded people abroad to study. The judgment of many Communists was correct. Feng Yuxiang did not believe in Chiang Kai-shek, so he did not want to risk his tens of thousands of troops being swallowed by Chiang Kai-shek one day; besides, Feng did not want to be placed under Chiang's military dictatorship.For this reason, Feng Yuxiang had to stand on the side of Wuhan in the anti-communist struggle and in the process of working towards the Ninghan alliance; and when Chiang Kai-shek and Tang Shengzhi approached, Feng only wanted to play the role of a middleman, and his real intention was to get rid of Chiang .But right now Feng Yuxiang does not want to become hostile to Jiang.Besides, Tang Shengzhi, who was quite well-established in the city, was in a state of war with Nanjing, but this was not out of political beliefs, but dissatisfaction with Chiang Kai-shek's domineering position in the National Revolutionary Army.Once Ning and Han were united, Tang Shengzhi was also afraid of losing his territory in the two lakes. Therefore, during the Xuzhou meeting, Tang Shengzhi suggested through his permanent representative in Nanjing to dissolve the Nanjing and Wuhan governments and reorganize the government.The purpose of this suggestion was obviously to rule out Chiang Kai-shek's military dictatorship.The political situation in Wuhan made Tang Shengzhi dominate the world.On the surface, even though they were singing about the cooperation between Ning and Han, and Wang Jingwei went to Nanjing to organize a cooperative government, Chiang Kai-shek still couldn't tolerate the existence of Tang Shengzhi and wanted to seize it for himself.In turn, Chiang Kai-shek became an obstacle.Because of Jiang's leadership style and military dictatorship, apart from the sympathy of Bai Chongxi and He Yingqin, he has little favor among the military and political dignitaries of the two camps.

So this led to Chiang Kai-shek's retirement in mid-August 1927.That is to say, Chiang Kai-shek's dream has not yet come true, and he has already been squeezed out of power.This is a later story. Besides, Wang Jingwei, Tang Shengzhi, and Zhang Fakui all gathered under the banner of "Conquering Chiang from the East", but each had his own thoughts. Tang Shengzhi wanted to kill three birds with one stone: he supported Wang Jingwei, attacked Zhang Fakui, and eliminated the Communist Party.That is to use the Communist Party to defeat Lao Jiang, defeat Lao Jiang, and everything will belong to Tang; if Lao Jiang cannot be defeated, both sides will suffer, and Lao Tang will be safe.

But as the commander-in-chief of the Second Front Army, Zhang Fakui is not a fool.Zhang Fakui has the strongest power, but he has no territory.His Second Front Army included the original Fourth Army and Eleventh Army, as well as He Long's two divisions and Ye Ting's two divisions. The army was quite grand.But he wants to preserve his strength and wait and see.The fact that he occupies the Nanshui railway line, even he himself told Guo Moruo bluntly, is that "you can talk when you advance, and you can leave when you retreat." —Where else should I go?Back to Guangdong, turned south from the Northern Expedition.Therefore, the Jiujiang and Nanxun lines, in Zhang Fakui's mind, are ideal places for advancing and retreating freely.He knew very well that if he wanted to turn around and return to Guangdong in the future, he would have to fight tough battles with Chiang Kai-shek in the east and Tang Shengzhi in the west.Only the Jiujiang and Nanwu lines can go straight to Guangdong without fighting.This is Zhang Fakui's "middle line".

The military strongmen are just like this, you stare at me and I stare at you, shouting slogans louder and slower one by one, and moving slower one by one. On the night of July 14th, the Wuhan Kuomintang held a secret meeting of the "split-communist party". Communists with Kuomintang membership were excluded from participation.At that time, the Fourth Army had the most Communist Party members and the strongest combat effectiveness, which was the main obstacle to the "separation of the Communist Party".Wang Jingwei had approached Zhang Fakui, the commander of the Fourth Army, who hesitated for fear that he would not be able to control the army.

Wang Jingwei mentioned Luo Yi's international "May Instructions": "This telegram is to instruct the Chinese Communist Party and Soviet Russia to work in China. We can see that this telegram has five meanings, all of which are very powerful. Combining these five Generally speaking, if any one is implemented, the Kuomintang will be finished!" Zhang Fakui and other military figures agreed. In an instant, Wang Jingwei became like a passionate poet. He pointed out the window and said: "See, the Communists have dispersed. The young lesbians who cut their hair short in the early spring to show the revolution now grow long hair again. Party cadres Disappeared from the street, the office is empty and the boat is gone, why should we help each other!"

Chen Youren, a leftist with a solemn expression, habitually flicked out the matches for lighting cigarettes. He said with a lot of worries: "On behalf of Madam Sun, I would like to say a few words. To be able to develop into today's situation, abandoning the three major policies will inevitably yield to imperialism and Chiang Kai-shek..." Before he could finish speaking, Sun Ke stood up suddenly, pulled the black armband on his arm in mourning for his father, and slapped the table angrily: "You have no right to explain the Prime Minister! You don't understand the Prime Minister either!" "Of course, even my son can't understand Lao Tzu, and my apprentice may misunderstand the meaning of the master, but you will never forget the last words of the prime minister, right?" Chen Youren retorted. "You have no right to represent Madam! My father has worked day and night for more than 30 years, working hard like a wheel, to pave a way for the Kuomintang, not for others, and never to cultivate believers like you!" Sun Ke completely lost Without self-control, the words blurted out.He didn't care about the presence of everyone, maybe he deliberately wanted to damage Chen Youren's reputation in front of everyone.He became extremely violent, and his words were extremely vulgar: "You don't know shit, understand, shit doesn't make sense!" "Unworthy SON!" Chen Youren has been abroad since he was a child, and his foreign language is better than Chinese. In a hurry, he became indistinguishable from English to Chinese. Wang Jingwei came to persuade: "After the separation of the Communist Party, we can still cooperate with the Communist Party outside the party; we will continue to oppose imperialism and Chiang Kai-shek." After all, the Wuhan government has fallen apart.The air on the streets of Wuhan is getting tighter day by day, and He Jian's reactionary army patrols the streets every day.