Chapter 32 Big Decisions in a Small Boat

He Long led his troops to Jiujiang on July 23.As soon as he arrived in Jiujiang, he met Tan Pingshan, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.After exchanging pleasantries between the two parties, Tan Pingshan saw that there was no one around, so he said to He Long very seriously: "I want to tell you about our party's secret affairs." He Long knew that Tan Pingshan usually didn't joke around, so he also became serious: "Okay, trust me, He Long, of course I will obey." Tan Pingshan said: "After Wang Jingwei's complete rebellion on July 15, the central government sent Secretary-General Deng Zhongxia and Li Lisan to Jiujiang and Ye Ting to study countermeasures. On the 20th, Zhongxia, Lisan, myself, Ye Ting and Nie Rongzhen held a meeting to study. Under the leadership of the Communist Party, we decided to carry out independent military operations and carry out armed riots. After we determined the plan, Zhongxia and Lisan went to Lushan to discuss with Qu Qiubai. Qiubai also fully agreed and reported to the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. Today, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee according to Zhong Xia, Li San and our many telegrams, as well as Qiu Bai's oral report, decided to hold a riot in Nanchang, and sent En to preside over the overall situation and lead the riot. Yunqing, we hope you will lead the 20th Army to act in unison with us!"

He Long had no mental preparation in advance, and when he heard that the Communist Party told him such a big event, he couldn't help being a little excited: "Comrade Pingshan, I, He Long, thank the Party Central Committee for trusting me, and thank you for telling me such an important secret. .I only have one sentence, I agree! I completely follow the instructions of the Communist Party.” Tan Pingshan fell to the ground with a stone, and a smile appeared on his worried face: "I want to thank you. With the participation of the 20th Army, the chance of victory will be greater."

He Long was in a good mood: "No one can thank anyone, let's all work together to do something for Chinese workers and peasants!" As mentioned in the previous section, several members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Jiujiang were greatly encouraged by He Long's attitude. Concentrated in Nanchang before the 28th, staged a riot in Nanchang on the evening of the 28th, and urgently requested instructions from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Wuhan.At this time, Jiujiang became the center of the vortex of competition.

Ye Ting's identity as a member of the Communist Party is well known, and it is difficult for his troops to be moved by others. Therefore, another faction turned the focus of competition to the unidentified He Long.Huang Qixiang, commander of the Fourth Army of the Second Front Army, and Zhu Peide, commander-in-chief of the Fifth Route Army and chairman of Jiangxi Province, all came to visit He Long to make friends and establish friendship, and mobilized He Long to stand on their side, support Wang Jingwei, and fight against the Communist Party together. He Long laughed for a while, and said: "Since I joined the Chinese Revolutionary Party at the age of 18 in the third year of the Republic of China, Mr. Wang's name has filled my ears. What is the name of that old phrase? Yes, it is like thunder! Mr. Wang plotted to assassinate the regent. Wang's bravery is well known all over the world. Since the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated, Mr. Wang said impassionedly: "We must unite with Russia and the Communist Party, and we must equalize land rights." Mr. Wang's words are still ringing in my ears. Face-changing will kill the Communist Party members and workers and peasants. I have lived in Sichuan, and the face-changing trick in Sichuan opera is not as fast as Chairman Wang! I, He Long, advise the two brothers, those of us who play with guns , I can’t beat those politicians who are good at changing faces, and I’m afraid I don’t know how the head falls one day. Why don’t you do something good for China while you have a gun in your hand, so that your life is not in vain!”

Huang Qixiang and Zhu Peide failed to persuade He Long, but were robbed by He Long instead, and returned lonely. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Fakui, Commander-in-Chief of the Second Front Army, sent a telegram from Lushan, asking He Long and Ye Ting, who were under his command, to go to Lushan for a meeting. He Long didn't know the details, and was thinking about whether to go or not. On the second side, Ye Jianying, chief of staff of the Fourth Army, hurried over: "Commander He, you can't go to Lushan Mountain!" "Why?" Ye Jianying's secret party status was unknown to outsiders, and He Long didn't know him very well.

"Find a safe place and I'll tell you. I'll ask Ye Ting to wait for a few people." Ye Jianying asked He Long out of the door and walked towards the headquarters of Huang Qixiang of the Fourth Army.This is a small temple on the bank of Gantang Lake. Liao Ganwu, director of the Political Department of the Fourth Army, Gao Yuhan, a member of the Communist Party of China, and Ye Ting are already waiting on the boat.Ye Jianying and He Long boarded the boat immediately.Gantang Lake is rippling with mist.The small boat rowed out of Weizikeng and walked towards the center of the lake. Ye Ting said that the boat was small and left a group of followers at the Yanshui Pavilion on the shore.At this time, Ye Jianying lowered his voice and told the people on board that as far as he knew, Wang Jingwei and Zhang Fakui sent He Long and Ye Ting to Mount Lushan to transfer their troops to De'an, and detained them for camera to remove their military power.

He Long pondered: "Wang Jingwei is unreliable, and everyone knows it. Zhang Fakui is unreliable, and some people don't believe it! In fact, when I was fighting in Henan, I learned how he behaved. In my opinion, if we don't go to Lushan Mountain or De'an, we just have to go. Go to Nanchang." Ye Ting also said: "Zhang Fakui and I both served as battalion commanders in Sun Yat-sen's Grand Marshal's Mansion. Since the Northern Expedition, the Communist Party-based troops charged for him, and only became army commanders and commander-in-chief. How could he have thought that he would be the commander-in-chief at critical moments? How do you do that?"

He Long: "Actually, Zhang Fakui has a good personal relationship with me, but I see him pretending to be fighting for territory, competing for superiority, and has a dark heart. We don't know people, we don't know people, we don't fall for his tricks, and we fight him to the end! " Ye Jianying: "This is very good. Don't go to De'an, drive to Niuxing Station, and go to Nanchang." He Long: "Ye Ting's troops will drive tomorrow, and my troops will drive the day after tomorrow. Let Ye Ting take my wagon first." Because the 20th Army is under the banner of "Conquering Chiang in the East", the vanguard has arrived in De'an, which can confuse Zhang Fakui; while Ye Ting's troops are still in Jiujiang, if they don't leave in time, once Zhang Fakui discovers his intentions and sends troops to intercept him, he will be killed. Falling into passiveness, so it is better to go first.

On the 25th, after obtaining the consent of several division commanders, He Long and Zhou Yiqun held a meeting of officers above the battalion at the Jiujiang Hotel, mobilized urgently, and moved to Nanchang. He Long is not well-educated, but he is an agitating genius.He can explain the profound truths plainly, and the simple truths can be described in all kinds of interesting ways by his dialects and sayings, and he will never forget them in his life.Tang Tianji, the deputy company commander of the spy battalion at that time, and later the deputy director of the General Logistics Department of the People's Liberation Army, still clearly remembers He Long's words decades later: "What are you doing in Nanchang? Everyone just rest assured. People go to high places, and water goes to low places." Flow. I, He Long, will never take you to the edge of a dead end. Look, here in Jiujiang, Zhu Peide sent an order saying that Commander Zhang Fakui called for a meeting on Lushan Mountain. On the other side of the Jiujiang River, the troops under Commander Tang Shengzhi are also constantly gathering. What is the trick? It is nothing but the idea of ​​attacking our 20th Army. Now it is imminent. We have no other choice but to listen to the Communist Party and march to Nanchang. In the past, I separated politics and military affairs Looking at it, it is wrong. Now, I see clearly that politics and military affairs cannot be separated. From now on, we must be independent, and both politics and military affairs are subject to the Communist Party!"

That night, He Long ordered that the 20th Army be dispatched from Jiujiang and De'an at the same time to move troops to Nanchang.