Chapter 29 Uprising figure - Nie Rongzhen sticks to the principle

Nie Rongzhen, He Chang, and Yan Changyi hurried to Jiujiang by ship the next day.The first person they wanted to notify was Ye Ting, so they lived in Ye Ting's headquarters after arriving in Jiujiang.Because of the "Conquer Chiang from the East", the troops mobilized in Jiujiang have reached 6 regiments. Many leaders in the party also came to Jiujiang because of the dangerous situation in Wuhan. On July 20, some responsible comrades of the central government held a meeting. Nie Rongzhen and Ye Ting attended the meeting together.Other Central Committee members Tan Pingshan, Deng Zhongxia, Li Lisan, Yun Daiying, etc. also attended the meeting.

Li Lisan is short-tempered. Although he is thin, he can't bear the sweltering weather in Jiujiang. He couldn't help wiping the sweat off his face with a handkerchief. His words were as violent as the weather: "The situation is extremely urgent now. We should act immediately and don't have to wait." .” Nie Rongzhen disagreed: "This is not acceptable. We have no right to act without authorization. We must wait for the unified order of the central government." Li Lisan also refused to give in: "Since the central government's decision has been conveyed to the troops, the uprising has already been organized and prepared, so just issue an order!"

Nie Rongzhen still insisted: "Things are not that simple. Our mission to Jiujiang is to prepare for the organization of riots, and preparations are also very important." The venue became uneasy.Several members of the Central Committee expressed their opinions and agreed with Li Lisan's idea of ​​taking action immediately. There were also people who were dissatisfied with Nie Rongzhen and said sarcastic remarks: "You are slavery, and you are timid." If Nie Rongzhen agrees, words will immediately become actions.But he refused to let go: "This is not a matter of cowardice. When he came to Jiujiang, Comrade Enlai made it clear that the Central Committee's decision on the Nanchang riots was not the final decision. The riots must be ordered by the Central Committee. It is a matter of principle not to be able to move freely.”

Li Li stood up three times and said loudly: "You have to listen to the Central Committee!" "Everyone is a member of the Central Committee, which member of the Central Committee should I listen to?" Nie Rongzhen felt very unhappy, turned his face, moved his chair to the window, and muttered: "The members of the Central Committee must also listen to the Central Committee!" There were whispers in the meeting place, and there was a heated debate, but in the end most people still insisted on waiting for the central government's unified order as Nie Rongzhen insisted.

The situation of Zhang Fakui was also analyzed at the meeting.As the leader of the Fourth Army, Zhang Fakui's attitude towards the current situation is highly valued by ordinary people.Before the Northern Expedition, he was the commander of the 12th Division of the Fourth Army. After the first Northern Expedition, he was promoted to the commander of the Fourth Army. After the second Northern Expedition, he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Second Front Army of the National Revolutionary Army.He was young and promising at that time, without the air of a warlord, he could be a model soldier, he was revolutionary orthodox, and he was brave and good at fighting.Therefore, people worship him as a hero of the iron army, and both the leftists of the Kuomintang and the Communists admire him very much.His subordinates, especially those who belonged to Guangdong, secretly had the idea of ​​returning to Guangdong.As far as a group of generals in the Fourth Army are concerned, most of them are in a depressed mood, a bit similar to Shi Dakai in the Taiping Rebellion.

Most of these generals were from Guangdong, who participated in the revolution earlier and were deeply influenced by Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary tradition.They contributed the most and achieved the most in the two Northern Expeditions, so they were awarded the title of Iron Army.They witnessed that the revolutionary camp was torn apart, Feng Yuxiang, Tang Shengzhi and other warlords had a strong smell, and the actions of Chiang Kai-shek, Li Jishen and others were too outrageous, and everything was a bit distasteful to them.They themselves seem to be lonely ministers and evil sons in the revolution, drifting outside, with no support, and depressed.Zhang Fakui cherishes his robes, regardless of whether he is a Communist or a non-Communist.He had made it clear that the Fourth Army would protect the CCP members.

But at the critical moment of the splitting of the CCP in Wuhan, he expressed his support for Wang Jingwei, and thus distanced himself from Deng Yanda, who still advocated tolerance of the CCP.So people worry about how far he will follow Wang Jingwei.The Soviet advisers who had a close relationship with Zhang at that time, such as General Galen, had a lot of trust in this soldier, and believed that the CCP could and should maintain friendship with him and should not fall out with each other.But now Zhang Fakui's attitude is becoming more and more hesitant, more and more right-leaning.Galen always felt that returning to Guangdong with the entire Fourth Army led by Zhang Fakui, or further "southern expedition" - first laying down Guangdong and then developing it, would have a better chance of winning.

Zhang Guotao and Qu Qiubai did not object to Galen's opinion, but they had doubts about whether it could be realized.He also believed that it was the best policy for Ye Ting and other troops to return to Guangdong with the entire Fourth Army, the middle policy for the Nanchang Uprising, and the worst policy for them to wait for death. Li Lisan resolutely opposed the method of relying on Zhang Fakui to fight back to Guangdong, thinking that there was little possibility of success, and he would even be surrounded by the third, sixth, and ninth armies and completely wiped out.Even if we succeed in returning to Guangdong, we must sacrifice ourselves in the conspiracy of Zhang and Wang. This is completely contrary to our original intention of returning to Guangdong.Therefore, we should abandon Zhang's policy and decide on an independent military operation.Therefore, concentrate on Nanchang as soon as possible in terms of military affairs, and move the 20th Army to join us in carrying out the Nanchang Riot to solve the armed forces of the Third, Sixth and Ninth Armies in Nanchang.Oppose the two governments of Wuhan and Nanjing politically, and call for the establishment of a new government.The participants had no objection to this point, and all agreed to report this opinion to the central government.

After the meeting, Li Lisan, one of the five members of the Politburo, and Deng Zhongxia, secretary-general of the Central Committee, represented everyone's opinions and came to Lushan Mountain not far from Jiujiang to discuss with Qu Qiubai, Bao Luoting, Zhang Tailei and others who were on the mountain. In mid-to-late July, the heat along the Yangtze River was unbearable, but the summer resort of Lushan was cool.If in previous years, there were already a lot of tourists and it would be overcrowded.This year, due to a major accident, people's lives are in danger, and people who are not interested in wandering here are empty everywhere.Qu Qiubai lived in Xianyan guest house.This is a restaurant run by the British, and the rent is very expensive. Qu Qiubai's room costs 6 yuan a day.Lin Boqu's uncle worked as a chef in this restaurant, and the report meeting was held in the kitchen.Qu Qiubai, Bao Luoting, Zhang Tailei, Li Lisan, Deng Zhongxia and others attended the meeting.After hearing the report, Qu Qiubai immediately expressed his full agreement with the Jiujiang meeting's suggestion of holding an uprising in Nanchang.Borodin was already preparing to return home, and he was not sure about the uprising, but he did not oppose it.Zhang Tailei also agrees.

Therefore, the provisional Central Standing Committee and international representatives made the deployment of the Nanchang Uprising: after the successful armed uprising in Nanchang, immediately go south, occupy Guangdong, obtain Haikou, wait for international assistance, and then launch the Northern Expedition.So the comrades at the Jiujiang Conference asked Qu Qiubai to return to Han to report to the Central Committee and make a decision as soon as possible.From the Jiujiang Conference to the Lushan Conference, the plan to hold an armed uprising in Nanchang took shape. On July 21, Qu Qiubai, who was recuperating in Lushan Mountain, returned to Wuhan and immediately raised the issue of reorganizing the leadership of the CPC Central Committee.In his newly furnished secret apartment in the Hankou French Concession, he told Zhang Guotao that Borodin could return to Moscow via Feng Yuxiang's Northwest District, and that the Comintern had sent a new representative, named Luominaz, It should arrive in a day or two.According to Borodin, Lominazz was born in the Communist Party of China and did not understand the situation in China. He was known for his "Left" leaning.

"Old Bao wants us to deal with him properly." Qu Qiubai brought hot tea to Zhang Guotao, and talked about other topics he had discussed with Bao Luodin in Mount Lu. "The Chinese revolution failed, and there must be an explanation for the issue of responsibility. In my opinion, although everything in the CCP is actually carried out in accordance with the instructions of the Communist International, the Communist International cannot be held fully responsible. Because of the loss of Moscow's prestige, it will Influencing the world revolution will also encourage Trotsky's arrogance to attack Stalin, and will make the CCP members distrust the leadership of the Communist International." "What's your opinion?" Zhang Guotao was fat and white, and he kept fanning himself in the weather in July and August. "It is a good strategy for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to stand up and shoulder this responsibility." Qu Qiubai said more specifically: Chen Duxiu made a major mistake in this failure; responsibility.We ourselves should stand on the standpoint of supporting the International and oppose Chen Duxiu's "Right" opportunism. He also revealed that according to Borodin's wish, he and Zhang Guotao would continue to lead the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, with him in charge of theoretical research and Zhang Guotao in charge of practical work. Zhang Guotao stopped his fan, and his face changed suddenly: "I don't think so. The policy of the Communist International is the main reason for this failure. If we don't seriously review it, it is unfair to blame Chen Duxiu alone; everyone in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has a share! Such a violation of morality, what prestige is there to continue to lead?" "Calm down, calm down." Qu Qiubai wanted to persuade Zhang Guotao, saying: "We are unable to do what we want, and it is impossible to break away from or alienate the Communist International. The agreement between Borodin and I is for political needs, and cannot be constrained by morality." Zhang Guotao couldn’t help himself, and the more he said, the more ugly he said: “We often say that the Communist International doesn’t understand the real situation in China. Now that I think about it, this sentence is extremely correct. Originally, in the entire communist and even socialist circles, from Marx to the present, there is a great deal of concern for distant Asia. , I have always felt unfamiliar. What Moscow did in China was eager for quick success and quick profit, speculative and risk-taking. It is a blind man who works behind closed doors. His conclusion is: "The CCP is like an army, and the Comintern is the headquarters. If the troops are sacrificed, what is the use of retaining the headquarters? Therefore, sacrificing the CCP is the biggest loss, and it is by no means evasive." That's right. Although Qu Qiubai didn't fully agree with Zhang Guotao's argument, he still listened carefully, sometimes nodding, showing a reluctant expression on that pale scholar's face.The two of them decided to move the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China back to Shanghai in extreme secrecy, and hold an emergency meeting of the Central Committee at an appropriate time. At that time, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was gradually preparing for the emergency evacuation of Party members in Wuchang. The Fourth Army was marching towards the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.They decided to move the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China back to Hankou at this time, which can confuse people and make it easier to move to Shanghai.