Chapter 81 Reunion in Shanghai

Around November, most of the leaders of the Nanchang Uprising Zhou Enlai, He Long, Tan Pingshan, Liu Bocheng, Guo Moruo, Yun Daiying, Lin Boqu, etc. came to Shanghai through Hong Kong.The central government wanted to hold an emergency meeting in Shanghai, and sent a letter asking Zhou Enlai to arrive in Shanghai before November 7. In early November, Zhou Enlai recovered physically, reluctantly bid farewell to Fan Guixia and Yang Shihun, and came to Shanghai by boat from Kowloon. On November 9, the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee was held under the chairmanship of Qu Qiubai and the guidance of the international representative Rominaz.According to the proposal of Rominaz, the "Political Disciplinary Resolution" was passed, and the policy of punitiveism was implemented in the organization.The Front Enemy Committee accused the Nanchang Uprising of implementing the "old policy of opportunism", and gave Zhou Enlai the punishment of "warning" to all members of the Front Committee as secretary.However, Zhou Enlai's talent has been recognized by people, and he was added as a member of the Political Bureau and Standing Committee of the Central Committee at the meeting.

Such examples of both "warning" and promotion are really unique in the history of revolutions. He Long is the commander-in-chief, and the Kuomintang government issued a special arrest warrant, offering a reward of 100,000 oceans for his capture.In this way, He Long is in a more difficult situation than others.He often changes places 8 times a night.The party sent people to look for him, and they went to 8 places in one night. Sometimes when they just found out the address, He Long had already left.After many twists and turns to find He Long, the central government arranged for him to live with Zhou Yiqun and Liao Ganwu. Soon, he moved to No. 70, Taichenli, Xiafei Road, under the pseudonym Wang Guozhen.Living in the same building with him is Yan Changyi who works in the Central Military Commission.Zhou Enlai specially sent Qin Guangyuan back to Wuhan to look for He Long's family members.On the eve of the Nanchang Uprising, He Long's family had no time to evacuate, so they had to stay in Hankou.After the uprising, Tang Shengzhi hunted down the Communist Party, sealed up the place where the 20th Army stayed behind, and confiscated He Long's private house in the Borodin mansion.The family members fled after hearing the news, and their whereabouts are unknown.

In December, Qin Guangyuan finally found them, and brought Mrs. He Long, Xiang Yuangu, daughter He Jinlian, and Hu Qinxian to Shanghai.Xiang Yuangu's pseudonym Wang Xiangshi, He Jinlian's pseudonym Wang Jinlian, and Hu Qinxian's pseudonym Wang Lin lived in Taichen. Hu Qinxian was also a suffering person. After growing up, he made a living as a performer, and his life was difficult. After someone introduced him, he came to Lizhou Township to serve in the envoy. Later, he combined with He Long. Not long after arriving in Shanghai, He Long met Zhou Enlai.Meeting at this time and meeting for the first time, both of them had infinite emotions in their hearts.Especially He Long, he held Zhou Enlai's hand and kept shaking his head: "The army has been dispersed, and I, He Long, am the only one left to see you. I'm really not reconciled!"

Zhou Enlai smiled: "Comrade He Long, now Chiang Kai-shek is offering a reward of 100,000 yuan to catch you. Your head is very valuable." He Long: "My head has been handed over to the party, no matter what the circumstances, I will go with the party." Zhou Enlai told him that the central government had considered his work and asked him to study in the Soviet Union with Lin Boqu and Liu Bocheng. He Long didn't think much about it, and replied, "I'm a party member, and everything is subject to the arrangements of the central government." But after Zhou Enlai left, He Long became uneasy again.He knew that he hadn't learned a few words since he was a child, and that he was able to read books and newspapers because he taught himself while in the army.Now I am going to the Soviet Union to drink foreign ink, I am afraid there is no bottom line.He couldn't help sighing.Unable to fall asleep, he woke Zhou Yiqun up and asked him to give him an idea.

Zhou Yiqun was straightforward: "If you don't want to go, just talk to En." But He Long insisted that it's not good for him to express his regret, so he asked Zhou Yiqun to tell him. Soon, Li Weihan, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, came to visit He Long and talked about the Nanchang Uprising again. He Long did not understand the conclusions already drawn by the Communist International and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He said bluntly, in my opinion, the Nanchang riots were correct, and they fought against the Kuomintang reactionaries with arms, but there were two mistakes: one was to use the Kuomintang flag, The second is that the land of the landlords was not confiscated.

Li Weihan told He Long that there have been many armed riots across the country, such as the Autumn Harvest Uprising led by Mao Zedong, as well as Huang'an, Macheng, and Hailufeng in Guangdong. He Long said he wanted to go to Xiangxi: "Xiangxi is promising, the main thing is to mobilize the farmers there." Li Weihan reported He Long's opinion to the central government. Qu Qiubai pondered for a while and said, "Should I ask Comrade He Long to go to Xiangxi for a while?" Li Weihan also agreed: "I think it's okay, first ask them to go to Xiangxi for a try, and then send capable comrades there when there is a way."

After the Standing Committee meeting, Li Weihan came to He Long's residence again.He Long once again expressed his reluctance to go to Moscow, and he wanted to return to Xiangxi immediately. Li Weihan was a little worried: "How did you get back to Xiangxi? You are so famous now, no one knows that you are the commander-in-chief of the Nanchang riots, and you are in danger when you show up." He Long had thought about it a long time ago: "As long as you pass Wuhan, go back to Xiangxi by water or land, there will be no problem." However, out of security considerations, the central government still decided that he, Liu Bocheng and Lin Boqu would leave Shanghai for the Soviet Union on November 17.

It seems that it is destined that He Long will not go to Moscow. On November 16, a secret agency of the CCP was destroyed by the enemy. The enemy learned that "He Long had sneaked into Shanghai" and ordered a search and arrest throughout the city.He Long had no choice but to stop all activities and hide.The next day, when the agreed time passed, Liu Bocheng and Lin Boqu had no choice but to board the boat and leave.He Long waited at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for more than ten days, but he was still unable to leave. After a while, Zhou Enlai met He Long again.

He Long's plan to return to Xiangxi has been well considered. He reported to Zhou Enlai in detail: "From Wuhan to Xiangxi, most of the garrisons along the Yangtze River in Chewan, Ouchi, Xindi, and Tiaoguan are my old subordinates. Bandits on both sides of the Yangtze River Although there are many, most of them are poor farmers who are forced to go to Liangshan. They can be won and reformed. Xiangxi is my hometown. I have been dragging the team since the 5th year of the Republic of China. It is convenient for riots to come, and the possibility of success is also high." Zhou Enlai looked at He Long and asked every detail: "How about safety? That's what I'm worried about."

"It's not a big problem. Be careful when you get on the boat. When I arrive in Hankou, I can move around. I'm sure I can walk along the Yangtze River. My name is He Long, and the dragon returns to the water." The two laughed.Zhou Enlai brought He Long's opinion to the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China.But Luominaz disagreed: "Go back to Xiangxi? He wants to go back to be a warlord?" Because of Luominaz's objection, the Standing Committee did not make a decision for the first time. On the third day, that is, on January 8, 1928, the Standing Committee met again to study the issue of the riots in the two lakes. Zhou Enlai argued hard and finally approved He Long's request to return to western Hunan to organize armed forces.

Before leaving, Zhou Enlai invited He Long and Zhou Yiqun to dinner. The Central Committee decided to form the CPC Northwest Hunan Special Committee, with Guo Liang as secretary and He Long, Zhou Yiqun, Xu Teli, and Liu Keming as members, responsible for developing workers' and peasants' armed forces, launching guerrilla warfare, and establishing the Soviet regime.Zhou Enlai told them that when they arrived in Hankou, they could contact Guo Liang, Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, and the meeting place was No. 17 Xie Nong Beili. In mid-January 1928, He Long, Zhou Yiqun and more than 10 people, including Lu Dongsheng, left Shanghai for Wuhan on a Yangtze River ship.Xu Teli and Liu Keming failed to make the trip. He Long was full of joy.He shaved off the short beard that he had grown for many years, wore a fur coat with an otter collar, a sea dragon hat, a wide wool scarf, and dark brown crystal glasses, with the air of a big capitalist.Zhou Yiqun dressed up like an accountant.Lu Dongsheng, Shi Shuyuan, former commander of Ye Ting's army, and Teng Shuyun, the former commander of the first division of the 20th Army's guard battalion, also put on makeup.As soon as this group of people stood on the pier, many people around commented: "Rich guy!" But the military and police officers still searched closely. As soon as they boarded the boat, they were followed by a Kuomintang agent and pestered to play mahjong with him.I don't know if he wants to get some extra money from He Long, or to judge He Long's identity.Zhou Yiqun didn't know how deep He Long's mahjong skills were, but he knew that they only had 50 yuan with them, and if they lost a few games, it would not even be enough for travel expenses.He was anxious on the sidelines.And He Long laughed, and sat down at the table: "Okay, okay, are you free to relieve boredom?" After fighting a few times, the secret agent was a little overwhelmed, so he went to withdraw the money with an excuse, and he never returned.Lu Dongsheng had some money, and he frowned with a smile: "I won dozens of yuan!" They arrived in Hankou smoothly.After finding Xie Nong Beili, he broke in without using a connection code. Guo Liang's lover saw them dressed like this and thought they were spies.At this time, a person came out from the back room, saw He Long, was taken aback for a moment, quickly stood at attention and saluted, and jumped up and said, "Ah, Commander-in-Chief, why are you here?" This person is Liu Mingxian, the deputy chief of Ye Ting's old department, and he is also familiar with He Long. In this way, they connected with the CCP organization in Wuhan and met Guo Liang, Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee. Originally, the Hubei Provincial Party Committee was preparing to organize a year-end riot in Wuhan. It was originally planned that He Long's subordinate Cai Shenxi would be the commander-in-chief. When He Long came, He Long would be the commander-in-chief.However, this matter had to be canceled because an underground printing office of the Provincial Party Committee was cracked by the enemy and the riot plan was taken away. One day, a man with a burden came to Guo Liang, and Guo Liang told He Long that it was sent by He Jinzhai.He organized an armed force of more than a hundred men in Ouchi, Honghu Lake. Recently, he stole the bank account of a wealthy gentry, obtained a thousand taels of gold, and sent someone to Hankou to fund the party's activities. Originally, He Long was angry with He Jinzhai for ordering the two divisions to disarm, but when he heard that He Jinzhai had pulled up the team again and was still working for the party, his anger disappeared: "Okay, I have a kind!" He wanted to go to He Jinzhai immediately . Guo Liang understood He Long's mood and did not stop him. He sent someone to pack a small steamboat for He Long and the others, and gave them 5 short guns and some money. On January 19, He Long and his party arrived in Jianli County by boat.I saw a few thatched huts on the north bank of the river, and there were many people standing by the river and in front of the huts, waving and shouting to the boat. He Long waved his hand: "Go up! We have guns in our hands, what are we afraid of? Just don't shoot first." As the boat approached the shore, a burly man jumped onto the boat, hugged He Long, and burst into tears: "Yunqing, brother, commander in chief, I know you can't be killed by any enemy!" He rushed to Zhou Yiqun again, held his hand tightly and said: "Yiqun, Director Zhou, we are destined for three lifetimes, and we meet again!" After speaking, he waved his arms to the group of people on the shore and shouted: "Our commander-in-chief is here!" He is He Jinzhai. As mentioned earlier, when He Jinzhai withdrew from the quicksand, he was besieged by three groups of enemies in Lufeng, ran out of ammunition and food, and suffered countless casualties.The Kuomintang army sent people to see He Jinzhai eight times in a row, and persuaded him to disarm peacefully, on the condition that all officers and soldiers were guaranteed to return to Hunan.In addition, his subordinates also strongly requested that he finally ordered to disarm.But he himself did not put down his arms. After breaking out of the siege, he made his way to Shanghai.He admitted to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China the mistake of ordering disarmament, and begged to rejoin the Communist Party of China and rise up again. In November 1927, He Jinzhai was ordered by the central government to return to western Hubei.Under the leadership of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, he started with three shell guns and ignited the fire of armed struggle on both sides of the Jingjiang River. On November 25, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China stated in the "Letter to Yinong and Transferred to the Hunan and Hubei Provincial Committee": "He Jinzhai is He Long's teacher, and now expresses repentance and asks to join the party. Enlai has replied to him that he is allowed to join the party. Instruct the Hubei Provincial Party Committee to give him a final reply." This unexpected reunion made everyone on the shore and on board cheer.He Jinzhai's team consisted of about 200 people, some of whom were veterans of the Nanchang Uprising. He Long was also excited, with tears in his bright eyes. He waved his hands and said, "We meet again! After thousands of turns, we are together again. Back then, we had 20,000 people, but unfortunately we were defeated by the enemy. This is nothing. You have done a good job, you have done it earlier than me, He Long, and you have achieved results. From today on, we will work together, and I will join you, do you want me?" People saw a burst of sparks flickering from his small blinking eyes.That kind of spark showed a kind of sophistication and confidence: "Our Nanchang riot team was broken up in Guangdong, and I am not convinced, how about you?" People shouted: "Which son of a bitch is convinced, we can't beat these guys!" He Long said: "Yes, our team has ups and downs, and it will always be up. However, this time is very different from the past. We are a revolutionary army that fights for the workers and peasants. He Long wants to rely on me to get promoted. If you can’t make a fortune, you have to endure hardships! If you don’t want to do it, just make it clear, and I will never stop it, but there is one thing, you are not allowed to mix with the reactionaries to oppose the revolution!” When he said this, the silent people all over the bank couldn't help feeling their throats choked, their nostrils burning, and tears welled up in their eyes. Afterwards, a burst of applause was like turbulent waves, and tens of thousands of horses galloped, heralding the resurgence of the red storm in the land of China.