Chapter 79 Zhou Enlai's time of crisis

The "April 15th" Kuomintang reactionaries betrayed the revolution and carried out a brutal massacre of Communist Party members and revolutionary masses in Guangzhou.Some progressive students who joined the Communist Party and the Communist Youth League were wanted by the reactionaries, thrown into prisons in batches, and killed in batches.There are also some progressive students who were notified by the party organization in advance and left early. Fan Guixia, a student at the Affiliated Normal School of Sun Yat-sen University, escaped after being blacklisted.With the help of her neighbors, she went to the house of a female weaver (she was also a weaver), and the female worker helped her buy a ferry ticket to Hong Kong.When she arrived in Hong Kong, the people were unfamiliar. She wandered on the streets for two days. Fortunately, there are no unparalleled roads. Later, she met CUHK classmates He Zhijian and Zhu Ying'e at Liyuan Bookstore.After they asked about Fan Guixia's situation and address, they asked her to wait for news at Zhu Ying'e's house.

The next day, the Provincial Party Committee Secretariat sent someone to find her and transferred her to work in the Provincial Party Committee Guest House.The guest house at that time leased houses according to the needs of the revolution, and moved out immediately when problems were found.During the few months she was in the guest house, she had already moved to several places.Central leaders such as Dong Biwu, Qu Qiubai, Lin Boqu, Peng Pai, Li Lisan, and Yang Yin all lived here. On this day, the Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee gave Fan Guixia a new task, asking her to take care of an important patient alone.Lai Guliang, who was in charge of the general affairs of the Provincial Party Committee Secretariat, had already arranged everything. He took Fan Guixia to a small bungalow on Canton Road in Yau Ma Tei, and said, "The front one is Comrade Yang Shihun's residence. You live in the back one. You are the housewife of this house."

"Who am I nursing?" "Old Zhou." Old Zhou?Fan Guixia didn't know who "Old Zhou" was, but according to organizational principles, she couldn't inquire, so she calmed down and waited for "Old Zhou" to arrive. One afternoon, a black car stopped in front of the door, and Yang Shihun carried a patient from the car. Fan Guixia saw that the patient was wearing a satin gown and mandarin jacket, like a rich Shanghai businessman.Fan Guixia hurried forward to help Yang Shihun welcome the patient into the room, put him on the bed, take off his coat, and cover him with the quilt.The patient was still running a high fever, unconscious, and very emaciated.She asked Yang Shihun: "What disease?"

Yang Shihun whispered, "Acute malaria." When I took my temperature, it was 40°C.After the doctor came to see him, Fan Guixia took medicine for Zhou Enlai and fell asleep. Only then did Fan Guixia take a closer look at the patient.She looked at it, her eyes lit up, and she almost cried out: Isn't this Zhou Enlai?She had met Zhou Enlai before and knew what position Zhou Enlai held. Yang Shihun signaled her not to expose the patient's condition, and told her: "Your task is to take care of him, assist the doctor in diagnosis and treatment, give the patient injections, and feed the medicine."

That night, Fan Guixia took Zhou Enlai's temperature every hour, guarded his bedside all night, observed his condition, and gave him a second dose of medicine as prescribed by the doctor. The first night was spent in peace. . The next day, Zhou Enlai's illness recurred again, and the fever subsided a little and then returned to a high fever.Delirium, trembling, coma.Yang Shihun was in a hurry, so he hurriedly fetched the doctor for first aid.Yang Shihun and Fan Guixia stood aside nervously, looking at Zhou Enlai with stubble all over his face, his eyes and lips tightly shut, and his trembling body standing upright, for fear that Zhou Enlai's condition would worsen.According to the doctor's instructions, Fan Guixia stayed by Zhou Enlai's side for three whole days.

Three tense days finally passed, and on the fourth day, Zhou Enlai's pale cheeks began to turn red, he gradually opened his eyes, and let out a soft cry. Fan Guixia and Yang Shihun heard the sound, and seeing Zhou Enlai awake, Fan Guixia exclaimed in surprise: "Ah, old Zhou woke up!" Zhou Enlai raised his hand, motioning for him to get up.Fan Guixia and Yang Shihun quickly put their arms around Zhou Enlai.After Zhou Enlai's feet hit the ground, he walked slowly by himself.Yang Shihun was overjoyed, grabbed Fan Guixia's hand, and danced with her, muttering: "I said that old Zhou has a good life, so nothing will happen, how about it?"

Being disturbed by Yang Shihun, the young Fan Guixia suddenly blushed and was at a loss. Zhou Enlai slowly sat back on the edge of the bed, and said with a smile: "Xiao Yang, you are so naughty, look, your sister Guixia is going to be angry, hurry up and apologize!" Only then did Yang Shihun realize that he had gone too far, and quickly bowed his hands to apologize to Fan Guixia.This instead made her laugh out loud. In order to help Zhou Enlai regain his strength as soon as possible, Fan Guixia managed to get a chicken and boiled chicken soup for Zhou Enlai to drink. Zhou Enlai felt very sad and said: "The party's funds are so difficult. I think of the sick soldiers who fought with me in the Nanchang riots. How can I eat it?"

Fan Guixia comforted: "This is the party's decision. You are a sick patient, so you have to follow my arrangement." Zhou Enlai took the chicken soup bowl: "Okay, I obey you this time, but I still need to save money in the future." At the beginning of November, the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee convened to study the Guangzhou riots. Zhou Enlai decided to participate, and Fan Guixia accompanied him.Fan Guixia and Yang Shihun wanted to hire a car, but Zhou Enlai disagreed and insisted on walking to the pier. After landing, he leaned on Fan Guixia's shoulder and slowly climbed up the stairs.His body was still very weak, his feet were floating, and a layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead after a while.Fan Guixia took out a handkerchief and wiped it for him, so she continued walking and finally arrived at the venue.When he came back from the meeting, he smiled and said, "Look, I'm fine today. I also exercised. It really kills two birds with one stone."

During this period, Zhou Enlai not only often talked about the Nanchang Uprising, but also often asked Fan Guixia what she usually studied, what her hobbies were, would she smoke, drink, dance, or play mahjong? Fan Guixia shook her head straight: "I don't know any of these things, I just hate these things!" Zhou Enlai was very serious: "Comrade Guixia, as a member of the Communist Party, should not be addicted to these bourgeois way of life, but in the complicated underground struggle, he should understand everything, because this is the means of struggle. Instead of using it for entertainment, this is the difference between us and the bourgeois philosophy of life.” This passage left a deep impression on Fan Guixia.

Besides, when Yang Shihun sent Zhou En to Yau Ma Tei, Nie Rongzhen and Ye Ting didn't ask for the contact code with the provincial party committee in the rush.When they went to the provincial party committee to meet, they couldn't tell the secret code, and they were dressed in dirty clothes. The staff didn't know who they were, so they wouldn't talk to them.They didn't dare to move around on the street, and they didn't even dare to enter restaurants, so they found a small food stall, bought two bowls of rice and a little Cantonese sausage, and left after eating. Where are you going?I had no choice but to find a small hotel to live in first.They went to the streets to buy some clothes and shoes to replace their beggar-like overcoats.When I arrived at a store, I saw a few things. Nie Rongzhen wanted to buy them, but he didn't have any money.

Ye Ting took a step forward: "I'll do it." He has experience, and when he retreats, he wraps around his waist the money that others don't want.He pulled out a 100 Hong Kong dollar and handed it to the boss.The boss became suspicious when he saw that the two men did not look like rich people.Shining the money on the sun for a long time, he threw the money back into Ye Ting's hand angrily and said, "Sir, this is a counterfeit note." Ye Ting got angry when he heard that, took the note, and tore it up a few times. Nie Rongzhen pulled him to the side and said in a low voice, "Boss, why are you doing this? People see that you don't care so much, and the 100 yuan bill is just thrown away casually. Don't you suspect us?" Ye Ting explained: "I'm talking about it for a reason, otherwise, he would suspect that I cheated him with fake notes, and it would be troublesome to call the police. If he sees that I'm talking about it, it's fine. But let's get out of this place quickly." In another place, they bought some clothes and shoes and took them back to the small hotel, changing their whole bodies.I went to contact the provincial party committee again, and finally got connected. Ye Ting planned to settle down in Hong Kong and brought his family members from Shanghai, while Nie Rongzhen arranged to work in the Military Commission of Guangdong Province. With nothing to do, Nie Rongzhen reflected on the gains and losses of the Nanchang Uprising.Soon, he also sent a letter to the Military Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and put forward a valuable suggestion on the whereabouts of the 25th Division led by Zhu De: Brother Junfu (code name of the Central Military Department): The 25th Division will come today. The man Yang Xinyu came here to report that the 25th Division retreated to Wuping and was pursued by the 18th Division again. In the battle there, our army had the upper hand, but Shidi ordered to retreat, but the actions were inconsistent and the losses were considerable.After this battle, there are about 1,500 surviving troops, with less than 1,000 guns and two machine guns.By the time they retreated to Xinfeng, the soldiers were extremely tired, and the rank and file had not received the party's guidance and news. Although Zhao Zixuan (then a member of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China) was sent there, he probably never made it in time.Now Yujie (Zhu De's word) is in charge of the general command. I am afraid that after Shidi leaves, there will be no focus on the military and party departments, and I am afraid that Yujie will not be able to command.It is said that Yu Jieji once said to the public, "If you don't want to continue to struggle, you can leave. Although I have ten or eight guns, I still want to make a revolution." It can be seen that he has mastered the difficulties of the army, and The direction to go is also inappropriate. In my opinion, we have to break into Hunan now and join the Hunan farmers.