Chapter 39 Traitors - Dangerous Signals

He Jinzhai, the commander of the first division, and Liu Dawu, the commander of the first regiment, broke into He Long's headquarters regardless of any etiquette in the army.He Long understood He Jinzhai's character, if it wasn't for the extreme emergency, he would always sit in the outer room for a while and ask the adjutant if He Long was free before coming in to discuss matters.He Long was also uncharacteristically standing up to greet him: "Jin Zhai, what happened?" He Jinzhai threw his hat on the table, panting heavily: "Damn it, the deputy of the third battalion has escaped!"

"Which one?" He Long asked in retrospect. "Zhao Fusheng is the one who escaped from Wuhan and was recruited back. He was demoted from battalion commander to deputy battalion commander." He Long remembered: Zhao Fusheng, the little man who joined the army in Binchuan, Yunnan, was quite clever, and he was promoted to battalion commander not too slowly, and he was very fond of "veteran" Chen Tunan.But when they arrived in Wuhan, they wavered and escaped with more than 30 people at once.Fleeing to Wushengguan, he hesitated again, and the person sent by He Long to appease him turned back as soon as he said it.After returning to the team, he felt ashamed to be the battalion commander again, and asked to be demoted to the deputy battalion commander.

He Long usually doesn't pay attention to those who repent, so he obeys him.Zhao Fusheng had lost his appeal in the army, knowing that he would not have any great prospects, he waited for the opportunity to find another way out.The opportunity came. Around 5 o'clock in the afternoon on the 31st, He Jinzhai called a meeting of officers above the battalion and announced the order for the riot.When Zhao Fusheng heard this, he couldn't stop trembling. Originally, he didn't want to do it because He Long was too inclined to the Communist Party, but now it means that the whole army has been "red", and he has to die with his head on his head.The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was not good for him. "People are in Cao Ying and their hearts are in Han".If I told Zhu Peide about such a big move by the Communist Party, wouldn’t it be a great achievement after the fact?Without further ado, after the meeting, he hurriedly took a few mouthfuls of rice, put down his chopsticks and walked out.He ran to Zhu Peide's headquarters in one breath.At that time, Zhu Peide, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Front Army, and Jin Handing, the commander of the Ninth Army, were both in Lushan, not only to attend Wang Jingwei's black meeting, but also to escape the summer heat.

No one above the enemy's division commander is in Nanchang.The biggest official is Xu Xuzhou, Zhu Peide's secretary-general.Zhao Fusheng spit out all the information about He Long and Ye Ting's mutiny.Xu Xuzhou was really shocked, this news surprised him, he couldn't even believe it.Zhao Fusheng stomped his feet anxiously: "If you don't act first, you will die tonight." Xu Xuzhou is a literati and politician who doesn't understand military affairs, so he was at a loss for a while.He hurriedly went to Jiang Jihuan, acting chairman of Jiangxi Province, and said that he had extremely confidential information to report.At that time, Jiang Jihuan's son, Jiang Xiang, was by his side. Xu Xuzhou wanted Jiang Xiang to avoid him, but Jiang Jihuan said, if there is anything wrong, please tell the secretary-general.Xu Xuzhou had no choice but to say softly: "According to extremely reliable information, the Communist Party is going to launch an armed riot within a few days. Please leave Nanchang immediately as the acting chairman."

Jiang Jihuan replied: "Thank you, I will consider it." Although Jiang Xiang is the "big young master", he is actually a member of the Communist Youth League and is secretly working for the party.He asked his father: What is the plan?Would you like to share weal and woe with us? Jiang Jihuan said without hesitation: "Follow the Communist Party resolutely; we will share weal and woe with you." Around July 28, Jiang Jihuan's old friends Lin Boqu, Xu Teli and his student Guo Liang visited Jiang Jihuan successively. Xu Teli also moved to Jiang's house from Jiangxi Grand Hotel.Jiang Xiang immediately told Xu Teli what his father said.

Xu Teli was very happy: "Your father and I both participated in the riot, which will have a great impact on Hunan's education circle." Both Xu and Jiang had taught in Changsha, and there were many male and female students.Here, after Zhao Fusheng escaped, he was quickly discovered by soldiers in his battalion, and he quickly reported to the battalion commander, who then reported to Liu Dawu, who then found He Jinzhai.He Long did not think that Zhao Fusheng would bring disaster to the rebel army. He has his own account in mind: From a military point of view, the enemy's 6 regiments belong to 3 armies, with different organizational systems and are not affiliated to each other; the command sequence is different, and no one can command anyone; It is impossible for someone to implement a unified command.Such troops cannot fight, especially they cannot cooperate in combat.In addition to the 7 regiments of He Long's own army, the strength of the rebel army in Nanchang also included 3 regiments of Ye Ting and 2 regiments of the 25th Division. In addition, the 3 regiments of Cai Tingkai's 10th Division were also in motion. Each regiment has more than 1,500 people; in addition, there is a teaching team of the 24th Division, and a battalion of the officer education regiment led by Zhu De.With 15 regiments against 6 regiments, the basic force is more than 20,000 to more than 10,000.From the point of view of the commanders, the enemy has a few isolated regiment commanders who are not affiliated with each other, while our side has a strong team composed of He Long, Ye Ting, Zhu De, Liu Bocheng, Nie Rongzhen and other generals, and Zhou Enlai, who has always been in charge of the work of the Party Central Military Commission. Direct leadership, even if the enemy hears about it and takes precautions, it is difficult to stop the uprising.After all, it is much more difficult to attack a well-prepared enemy.

"Traitor, disaster!" He Long confessed, and went to Zhou Enlai in person to discuss changing the time of the uprising.The uprising was originally scheduled for 4:00 a.m. on August 1, which is a good time.Marching in at night and raising troops at dawn is a common tactic used by military strategists.Especially in Nanchang at that time, it was difficult to fall asleep on a hot summer night, and people slept most soundly when it was near dawn. At this time, most of the enemies were kept in the dark when there was an uprising.Now that the plan has leaked, it can only be advanced. The Front Enemy Committee decided: the uprising will start 2 hours earlier, that is, at 2:00 am on August 1st!

Coming out of the Jiangxi Hotel, Zhou Enlai suddenly stopped and said to He Long: "Hurry up and inform Comrade Zhu De that he is still dealing with enemy officers in the Jiabin Building. It is very dangerous."