Chapter 26 The twenty-sixth chapter Chiang Kai-shek angrily scolded Mao Zedong of the Guangxi faction and laughed about taking charge of soldiers

Chiang Kai-shek never dreamed that He Jian, commander-in-chief of the "pursuing and suppressing" Red Army, would send him such a telegram: Our department was ordered to chase down the bandits [suppress] the bandits who ran westward, but failed to achieve the task of annihilating the bandits in the area east of Lishui River.When the bandit first broke through from the south of Jiangxi, my Li Jue department was still far away in the northeast of Guizhou to chase and suppress the Xiao bandit. The bandit surrounded Yizhang, and my Tao Guang division was still fighting fiercely with a part of the Rucheng Civilization Division; my Chen Guangzhong division was still defending in the east of Guizhou. Fleeing to the north, our ministries of Xue Yue, Zhou Hunyuan, Li Shiyun, and Li Yunhang entered Hunan successively from western Jiangxi; only two divisions of Wang Dongyuan and Zhang Liangji were located in Chenzhou, and the other was located in the defense line of Heng and Qi (Hengyang City).The area in southern Hunan is vast, and the number of bandits is also known as 100,000. With the strength of our two divisions, we can both pursue and block them.On the first day of the year, there will be electricity, and on the cold day, it will arrive at balance.On the one hand, the king's division recovered Yizhang, and the bandits chased and suppressed it; on the other hand, the Zhou (Hunyuan) Li (Yunjie) Li (Li Yunheng) Zhang's ministries were deployed to deploy defenses on the line from Hengzhou to Huangshahe. The main force should be assembled in Dong'an and Lingling two points.Except for the two divisions of [Wang] and Zhang, they all traveled day and night and forced thousands of miles. They were originally behind the bandits, but the bandits arrived first.So Wei (fortunately) all the soldiers of all ministries were loyal and brave, and dealt heavy losses to the bandits.In the battles of Taoshirucheng, Donggangling, and Goudaoao, nearly a thousand bandits were killed; in the battle of Civilization Division, six or seven hundred bandits were killed, and more than 130 guns were obtained.In the battles of Wangshi Liangtian and Wanhui Bridge, hundreds of bandits were killed and dozens of guns were captured; in the battle of Zhangshu Bridge, hundreds of guns were captured; in the battles of Meitian and Baohexu, more than 100 bandits were captured and more than 150 guns were captured In the battle of irrigation, more than 1,000 bandits were killed.Li Yunjie fought in Xianrenqiao, Lengshuipu, Qiqiaoyu, Hongguanyu, Yongleyu, and Xiaguan, resulting in more than 2,000 casualties and more than 500 guns.Hundreds of bandits were beheaded in the battle near Ningyuan under Zhou Hunyuan, and hundreds of bandits were killed in the battle of Wenshi, and more than 80 guns were obtained.The bandits passed through the regiment defense volunteer teams in various counties and captured scattered bandits with scattered guns. According to telegrams, those who have been dispatched, such as Rucheng, Yizhang, Chenxian, etc., range from more than a thousand to hundreds, and the bombing by the air force does not count.This group of bandits will arrive at the border of Guizhou. One part flees to Huguan and Fu (Fuchuan) He (county) after being severely beaten by the Gui army, and the other flees from Daoxian North to Queen Mother Bridge, West Head, Dongshan Corvette, etc., in an attempt to contain us. Lingling forces, and its main force came from Jiangjialing to go out of the four passes, following the same path as Xiao bandits, and their vanguard went to Wudawen City. Fortunately, he did not dare to rush forward because he was worried about the Gui army's interception. , my Tao Guang division has reached the Huangsha River one day, and I can take advantage of our forces to cross to the west. I will be entrusted with the commissioner to support you, and the Zhungui army will move the main force of Xing, Quan, and Guan to the south of Gongcheng. Extending to the south, although it is difficult for my younger brother to do it with time and strength, the military aircraft is urgent, so Commander Liu Jianxu was ordered to lead the divisions of Zhang, Li, Tao, and Chen to Quanzhou, and arrived in the late Ganzhou.Unexpectedly, on the days of Yuyou and Gangan, pontoon bridges have been erected in Xing'an and Jieshou, and they have crossed the Lishui River.Commander Liu Jianxu hurriedly led his troops to block and suppress Xianshui and Jieshou.Since the late Jingjian, Yan and other days, in Zhaiwei, Lubanpu, Shazibao, Zhulanpu, Wulipai, and Dangshan area, there were fierce battles for several days. More than 6,000 bandits were killed and injured, more than 2,000 bandits were captured, and rifles were captured. More than 3,000 pieces, thirty or forty machine guns and mortars.Our army suffered thousands of casualties.The bandits fled westward by night.The general situation of the pursuit and suppression in the past half month is also.The younger brother is weak and has a heavy responsibility, and he falls short.Although all the battles are totaled, one-third of the strength of the bandit department has been wiped out, and the remaining bandits are fleeing westward.Nailao, feeling ashamed, can only supervise the ministries again, follow the instructions of the committee, and follow the strategy for the second step of encirclement and suppression.All subsequent advances and suppression situations should be reported at any time.

Ho key.Weiwei balance reference printing. Mother Hippie! After reading the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek was furious. Niang Xipi, a pack of hungry wolves.Chiang Kai-shek cursed. It was unexpected for Chiang Kai-shek that the main force of the Red Army crossed the Xiangjiang River.What he carefully planned and arranged was to wipe out the Red Army on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River.From the lines in He Jian's telegram, he has clearly realized that Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi deliberately retracted their defenses and let the Red Army cross the river in order to preserve their strength.Chiang Kai-shek had expected these tricks a long time ago, but he did not expect that Li and Bai would do it so boldly and simply.

At this time, Chiang Kai-shek felt that the dream he had worked so hard for was shattered in an instant. Anger was surging in his heart. He grabbed a water glass on the table and threw it on the wooden floor, as if what he threw was not a water glass. But Li and Bai. Chiang Kai-shek had known for a long time that the Guangxi Clique was unreliable, and he had also known that Li and Bai had rebelled against each other long ago, but their power was not strong enough and the time was not yet ripe.Although Chiang Kai-shek knew this, but was forced by the current situation, the plan to suppress the bandits was in his heart, and he endured the Guangxi faction.He thought, once the Communist bandits were wiped out, he would turn around and deal with the Guangxi faction. He never expected that Li and Bai would let the Xiangjiang River go, allowing the Red Army to cross the river calmly.

Thinking of this, Chiang Kai-shek slumped down on his chair. The goal of unifying China, which he had been ambitious and exhausted for many years, burst like a soap bubble. Hateful dissidents, hateful Guangxi faction, if Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi did not withdraw the river defense, and worked together with He Jian to block the Red Army on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River, what kind of situation would it be?At this moment, maybe he will toast with his colleagues to celebrate this magnificent moment. Chiang Kai-shek calmed down. Although the Red Army had fled to the west, its vitality was seriously injured, and it was difficult to have the ability to crush his four "encirclement and suppression" campaigns in the past.The westward movement of the remnants of the Red Army made him quickly realize that the remnants of the Red Army were deliberately joining up with the 2nd and 6th Army Corps. If so, he still had time to chase them down.Thinking of this, he stood up again, and said in his heart: If you escape the first day of the junior high school, you will not be able to escape the fifteenth day.

Thinking about it this way, Chiang Kai-shek felt somewhat relieved in his lost heart.He also saw the battle report sent by Bai Chongxi. The battle report said that countless enemies were wiped out, the Communist Party's supplies were intercepted, and countless prisoners were captured.He couldn't help feeling angry again, tore up Bai Chongxi's telegram several times, crumpled it up, and threw it under his feet. Chiang Kai-shek paced up and down the house restlessly, the fire in the fireplace was burning vigorously, but he still felt cold.A kind of worry hit his heart, at this time he felt from the bottom of his heart: he had too few confidants, and there were too many, too many people who were at odds with him.

The confidential staff officer sent him another stack of battle reports, but he just flipped through them casually. He didn't know how many of these battle reports were true and how many were false. Some time ago, the "Republic of China Daily" published a message in a prominent position, which said: The 1st Army Corps of the Red Army was wiped out in Yanshou, and Lin Biao was shot dead on the spot. He was overjoyed after watching it, and hurriedly ordered his attendants to call to investigate the matter, but there was no further text. He felt terrible about the local army's method of deceiving the superior and the inferior, and obediently obediently.It made him feel helpless, everyone was lying to him, who was telling the truth to him?

Standing in front of the map, he turned his attention to the areas previously occupied by the Red Army and now being retaken.There was a bit of relief in his heart. November 30th: The camp divided the provinces of Jiangxi and Fujian into 12 appeasement areas (8 in Jiangxi and 4 in Fujian). Each district has a commander, and some also have deputy commanders.I heard that the commanders of the various districts have been appointed: Sun Lianzhong, Zhang Fang, Zhao Guantao, Luo Zhuoying, Chen Jiji, Mao Bingwen, Tan Daoyuan, etc. as directors, and Li Shengda, etc. as deputy commanders.It was also heard that the Provincial Appeasement Office was established in Ji'an, Director Gu Zhu Tongjin (30th) went to Kyrgyzstan to inspect and arrange appeasement affairs.

Another news: Director Gu will hold a province-wide appeasement meeting in Nanchang after seeing the matter, and order the commanders of all districts to participate in order to collect ideas and determine the specific plan for appeasement.Director Gu will be presided over by Ji'an Lai Province within a few days. Long before this, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the recovered counties and districts to vigorously publicize the local people.The Kuomintang also advocated the division of fields and land. He didn't want to feel insecure about the newly recovered ground.He must firmly grasp the lost ground in his own hands.

Chiang Kai-shek's eyes were fixed on those lost lands that had been "recovered", as if in the blink of an eye, those lost and regained lands would be lost again. At this time, the confidential secretary was standing beside him, and the confidential secretary shouted "report" several times before Chiang Kai-shek looked away from the map.The secretary held a letter in his hand, and seeing Chiang Kai-shek turned his gaze, he said: Chairman, this is a letter from Chief Bai. Chiang Kai-shek took the letter and remembered He Jian's report again, and his dissatisfaction with Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi rose in his heart again.He didn't want to read Bai Chongxi's letter, so he casually threw the letter on the table.

The secretary said: Chief Bai also sent a movie. Movie, what movie?Chiang Kai-shek frowned. It is a documentary film of the Xiangjiang War, titled "Seven Thousand Prisoners", the confidential secretary added. Chiang Kai-shek nodded, and when the secretary left, Chiang Kai-shek picked up Bai Chongxi's letter: Generalissimo Jiang Junjian: Since the communist army fled to the west, our army has been waiting for the next day, obeying orders. First, more than 20,000 people from Xiao Ke's department thought that the pioneers entered Hunan from Jiangxi, and then entered Guangxi. Guan and other places rushed into Guanyang, Xinxu, Wenshi and Shitang of the whole county in Guangxi, and then passed through the border of Xing'an and then continued from Zizi and Longsheng to the Suining Passage around the border of Hunan and Guangxi, and entered Sichuan through eastern Guizhou.Our main force in Guangxi and the local militia fought hard, and the results of many victories have reached the top.

In Xiadian in November, Zhu and Mao led their troops to flock to Hunan, intending to flee westward along the old road of Xiao Ke.The total strength of Guangxi is only two armies with a total of 15 regiments. Even if it cooperates with the militia groups in various places, it cannot compare with the strength of the Communist Army. On the right wing, when he planned to take a long drive to enter the country, he hit him hard in the middle, and the result was excellent.In the battle of Wenshi and Xianshui alone, more than 7,000 Communists were captured and more than 3,000 guns were handed over.To commemorate this great victory, a special film of "Seven Thousand Prisoners" is presented. In addition, the militia groups in various places in our country cooperated with the people and strictly implemented the policy of clearing the fields with empty rooms. The Communist Army could not find any grains of food after passing 60 kilometers, and more than 10,000 people starved to death. Reviewing this campaign, if Liu Jianxu's troops of the Hunan Army can cooperate hard, the results will be even greater.When Liu Bufu entered Quanzhou, in order to show the friendship of the landlord, we specially prepared wine and meat for hospitality, and hoped that he would work hard to fight together after he was full.The Ministry of Staff dispatched a special plane to spy on Liu Bu's actions. The pilot came back extremely indignant, saying that they were setting up guns and laying on the ground basking in the sun. In order to protect their strength, Liu Bu allowed the communist army to cross the Xiangjiang River and harm the party and the country. Cloth the heart, but hope to see clearly. Kowtow to Chongxi. Chiang Kai-shek knew that Bai Chongxi's letter was half true and half false. The Guangxi army did not attack in time, it was entirely to preserve its strength, and he did not criticize himself for delaying the fighter, but said that other troops did not cooperate with them.Chiang Kai-shek has been dealing with warlords everywhere for so many years, and he knows this dog-eat-dog trick too well. Although the Red Army crossed the Xiangjiang River at a heavy price, what Chiang Kai-shek wanted was not the news that the Red Army had successfully crossed the river. His plan was to eat up the Red Army in one fell swoop. Before the Red Army crossed the river, news came from the Beiping Army Prison that the "renegade" Ji Hongchang had been executed.At that time, he still thought that this might be a good omen, and if he ate up the Red Army marching westward to the Xiangjiang River in one fell swoop, then he would be done.In this way, the 5th Plenary Session of the 4th Central Committee of the Kuomintang, which will be held in Nanjing soon, can be held as a victory celebration that shocked the world. At that time, he will calmly eat the disobedient leaders of Guangdong and Guangxi.The great cause of unifying the world is just around the corner.Before that, he also said to Soong Meiling: December 1st is the 7th anniversary of their marriage. If they can get the news of the annihilation of the bandits in the east of the Xiangjiang River on that day, it will be the best gift for their wedding anniversary. Gift.For the rest of the time, he devoted almost all his energy to the battle of Xiangjiang that had already started.Every day at dawn, he would get up, recite the Bible silently, and pray to God over and over again in his heart to bless him to get his wish.Next, he began to review the snowflake-like battle reports sent by various ministries, and at the same time, he checked the location of the troops according to the battle reports on the map at any time, and calculated the number of the Red Army that had been wiped out.However, the result surprised and angered him. These battle reports said that the number of annihilated Red Army had already exceeded 100,000, but on the other hand, it said that the main force of the Red Army was still fighting fiercely with various ministries.These battle reports are undoubtedly fake, how can he rest assured of these subordinates. On December 1st, when relatives of the Song family called or sent telegrams to congratulate him on their wedding anniversary, he was in a particularly bad mood, and there were many difficulties that no one expressed.What made him even more irritating was that the Guangxi troops not only failed to block the Red Army according to his intention, but also withdrew the troops back to their own territory, sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight.Not a single soldier of the Guangxi faction was seen on the Xiangjiang battlefield that intercepted the Red Army.Now he wrote a letter saying that 7,000 people were captured by the enemy, which is undoubtedly false. Thinking of this, Chiang Kai-shek sneered twice. He wanted to see how Bai Chongxi's movie was faked. He not only wanted to watch it himself, but he also wanted to gather important officials from the government to watch it together. When Song Meiling heard that she wanted to watch the documentary sent in front, she seemed very excited and positive. She wanted to see the results ahead. The film is shown. First, the troops of the Guangxi army braved the rain and walked on the muddy mountain road. The endless teams chanted slogans and seemed to be in high spirits.What followed was the scene of a fierce battle. Airplanes and cannons bombed together, machine guns fired, but there was no counterattack from the opponent, and then the Gui army charged forward with great momentum... Chiang Kai-shek thought to himself: Bai Chongxi, an old fox, is not playing a war, but more like an exercise. Next on the screen is a scene of victory.The arrogant and majestic Guangxi army escorted the ragged and unkempt Red Army prisoners. People who watched the film still cheered from time to time. Chiang Kai-shek dismissed it. He knew that this was also Bai Chongxi's trick. He avoided the main force of the Red Army and attacked the injured who were left behind.In this way, you will not cause yourself more losses, and the result will be very good-looking. It was only later that Chiang Kai-shek heard that in order to please him, Bai Chongxi also falsely reported the results of the battle. Many of the captive teams were made up of militias. Chiang Kai-shek has nothing but helplessness and sighs. He doesn't have the time and strength to deal with the Guangxi faction, and he still has to use them at the critical juncture of chasing and suppressing the Red Army. After watching the film, Chiang Kai-shek felt extremely lonely.At this time, he thought of his German adviser von Seeckt.The fact that the Red Army was able to get to this point had a great relationship with his advisor, von Seeckert. His fortressism made the Red Army tight every step of the way, and there was no room for it to take advantage of. Finally, the main force of the Red Army moved westward. Von Seeckt was ill, and it was time to visit him and bring him some good news, perhaps the best consolation for his advisor. When Chiang Kai-shek, accompanied by the staff of the staff, came to the dying von Seeckt's hospital bed, and told his advisers that the main force of the Red Army fled westward, was intercepted halfway, wiped out most of them, and a small part was collapsing, Von Seckert was indeed excited. I don't know if it was the effect of the medicine or the effect of excitement. Von Seckert sat up from the bed.Chiang Kai-shek wanted to persuade him to lie down, but he shook his hand and said out of breath: The Red Army must not be allowed to have a moment to breathe again. The several outcomes that were expected in the past still have to be considered now, and they cannot be allowed to join the Xiao and He bandits. Looking at von Seekert in front of him, Chiang Kai-shek comforted him with some sadness: Don't worry, we have thought of several possibilities and made preparations. This time, nothing will go wrong. You can rest assured to recuperate. If there is any good news, I will You will be notified in time.Chiang Kai-shek took von Seeckert's trembling and withered hand, and he had given up any hope for the consultant who had squeezed out the last drop of juice.In other words, the mission of this old German man has been completed. Von Seeckt seemed still uneasy. He asked the nurse to lie on his back on the bed, held Chiang Kai-shek's hand tightly with both hands, panting for a moment and said: It is not terrible for the remnants of the Red Army to cross the Xiangjiang River. What is terrible is your aliens... ... He stared at Chiang Kai-shek blankly and said: If you want to unify China, you must destroy them like the Red Army... Chiang Kai-shek smiled wryly at the old German man, why didn't he think so?But things often don't follow his own wishes, and he often loses sight of others.His personal adviser Donner once said that he did not understand the Chinese people, and it seems that the German old man in front of him does not understand China even more.At this time, Chiang Kai-shek felt bitter in his heart, for himself and for the old German man. After he said goodbye to von Seeckt, he stood silently outside the ward for a while.He prayed for the German old man in his heart, hoping that he could live a little longer.At that time, he was thinking in his heart that he should send von Seeckert back to China as soon as possible. He didn't want the old German man to die in China. In that case, Chiang Kai-shek would feel sorry for him.As a result, von Seeckt returned home in March 1935, only to die in the spring of 1936. After the Red Army crossed the Xiangjiang River, they took a short two-day rest in Youzaping, then continued westward and occupied Tongdao County in Hunan Province on December 10.At this time, the Gui enemy was chasing after the Red Army, and one or two corps of He Jian rushed to build fortifications in the direction of the Red Army's advance, preparing to fight to the death on the road where the Red Army joined the 2nd and 6th corps. Since the Red Army left the Soviet area for two months, it has been marching and fighting for days, and its combat effectiveness has been greatly weakened.There were more than 86,000 people in the Red Army when it set off, but now there are only more than 30,000 people left, and the combat effectiveness is greatly weakened.If we continue to advance to western Hunan, we will inevitably face a decisive battle with an enemy five or six times larger than the Red Army. Bo Gu and Li De are still insisting on their plan to join forces with the 2nd and 6th Army Corps. The reason is still to let the troops have a "home", a "home" where they can live.After gaining a firm foothold, he joined forces with He Long and Xiao Ke's troops to re-establish the Soviet area at the junction of the three provinces of Hunan, Guizhou, and Sichuan. The idea of ​​Bo Gu and Li De is theoretically sound and attractive, but it is impractical.Mao Zedong believed that this plan would have the danger of destroying the entire Red Army.The road ahead is more difficult than troops crossing the Xiangjiang River. Due to the serious differences between the two opinions, the Red Army had to temporarily stop in Tongdao County, and held a meeting of central leaders on December 12 to study and discuss the direction of the Red Army's actions. Mao Zedong proposed to abandon the rendezvous with the 2nd and 6th armies.He has fought many times before, and he knows Chiang Kai-shek's way of using troops too well.Joining with the 2nd and 6th legions, a strategic intention that is already well known by the enemy, if it is still desperately implemented, it will undoubtedly fail. Before the Red Army reached the passage, Chiang Kai-shek had sent heavy troops to block the road where the Red Army and the 2nd and 6th Army met, and built four blockade lines: The first blockade line: starting from Xinning County via Qiyue Bridge, Yaoshang, Douziping, Tangjiayuan, Wulidu, Chengbu County, Dankou, Jingwu, Tongdao, Jingxian County, Jiangkou, Dongchengchang, Niubuzhi Tibetan River. The second blockade line: from Xinning County, through Jiangkou, Feixian Bridge, Matou Bridge, Longtan Bridge, Shishizi, Lijiadu, Wuchenwan, Tongguling, Chengbu County, Jiangkoutang, Shishipu, Suining City , Wenchang Pavilion, Tianzhongjie, Jingxian, Guangping, Niujiaojie to Zhijiang. The third blockade line: starting from Xinning County, passing Feixianqiao, Shimensi, Banshan, Jiangkou, Shishanbei, Xi'an City, Shankou, Gaoping, Tiaoxi, Meikou, Changpuzi, Hekou, Hongjiang to Qianyang. The fourth blockade line: from Xinning via Anxinguan, Wugang, Jiuxinpu, Yaoyuan, Wawutang, Xipo, Yuanma, Hongjiang to Qianyang. He Jian, the commander-in-chief of the "Pursuit and Suppression", organized the scattered 5th Army into two large corps according to Chiang Kai-shek's order.Liu Jianxu was the commander-in-chief of the 1st Corps, commanding the troops of the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Routes, the 55th Brigade of the 19th Division and supplementing the 4th Regiment; Xue Yue was the commander-in-chief of the 2nd Corps, commanding the original 2nd and 3rd Routes. The Guangxi warlords also organized two "pursuit and suppression" teams. Xia Wei, commander of the 15th Army, led two divisions as the first "pursuit and suppression" team, and Liao Lei, commander of the Seventh Army, led two divisions as the second. "Pursuit" team. This time Chiang Kai-shek assembled a total of more than 200,000 troops and placed them in front of the Red Army.If the Red Army wants to forcefully break through Chiang Kai-shek's blockade, it is indeed more or less auspicious. Li De pointed out at the meeting: At present, our army is a tired army and needs a foothold to rest. Now that the Red Army has gone through the Xiangjiang battle, it is weak. Mao Zedong suggested that it would be very difficult to rendezvous with the 2nd and 6th armies. It is better to divert to Guizhou, and then look for opportunities to avoid the enemy's edge first. Some people also suggested that they simply give up joining the 2nd and 6th armies and go to Sichuan and Shaanxi to join the 4th front army. Zhou Enlai was not in a hurry to speak, his mind was clear at this time. In the current situation, it is absolutely impossible to force a rendezvous with the 2nd and 6th Army Corps.Even if the rendezvous was successful and a small Soviet area was established, would Chiang Kai-shek be willing?He will still mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to "encircle and suppress", not once, twice... Will this last for a long time? Mao Zedong's proposal was approved by many people. First of all, it was supported by Wang Jiaxiang and Luo Fu. Even Zhou Enlai affirmed Mao Zedong's proposal in his words. In other words, the plan that Li De and Bogu insisted on rendezvous with the 2nd and 6th legions was rejected by the majority with a minority. This was undoubtedly a severe blow to Li De, and he himself knew that since the Xiangjiang Red Army suffered a disastrous defeat, his influence has gradually declined.He felt that at this point, there was no point in arguing any longer, and he left the venue in despair.How he felt at this moment was like the situation when Mao Zedong had no choice but to leave the meeting place during the meeting in Ningdu. Li De's pain at this time is different from Mao Zedong's pain at the Ningdu meeting.In terms of status, Li De is a foreigner and an adviser to the Red Army, so he has no need to fight for power in the Red Army.Whether the Red Army fails or wins, he is always an "outsider" and will leave one day.What hurts him is that he feels that his intelligence has not been fully recognized, and he can't bear the blow in his heart if he follows another diametrically opposite line to implement it. Li De thought he was right, and he was better than any international consultant.But he ignored an important problem. He was facing a strange country and a strange army.He hasn't even had time to understand the people around him, how can he understand a country and an army? Li De left the venue frustrated, and walked up a small hillside. The withered grass on the hillside was desolate, but the sun was shining brightly. The scenery in front of him was exactly what Li De wanted.After standing on the hillside for a while, he sat down on a rock. The late autumn wind blows on his body with bursts of coolness. He feels cold on his body and even colder in his heart. He wanted to find a cigarette to smoke, but when he checked his pocket, he took out an empty cigarette case. With a wry smile, he threw the empty cigarette case on the grass in front of him.As if a long century had passed, he saw the door of the meeting room at the foot of the mountain opened, and Bo Gu walked out first, and Bo Gu walked straight towards Li De. Bo Gu walked up to Li De, stood there for a while, and then squatted down in front of Li De.At this time, both of them were equally frustrated.After a long silence, Bo Gu said leisurely: They won. In fact, it doesn't take Bogu to say that Li De also knows the result of the meeting.Li De remembered Xiang Ying's reminder two months ago, the night before he left the Soviet area.Li De then said: It seems that Xiang Ying is right. Of course Bogu knew what Li De was referring to, and he went on to say: Mao Zedong took advantage of Luo Fu's dissatisfaction with us. What reason does Luo Fu have to be dissatisfied with us?Bogu was a little excited. Because he feels empowered.Bogu said. I think it is not only these, but also related to Mao's instigation. Don't forget that the three of them were together every day in the early days of the transfer.Li De emphasized. Bogu smiled noncommittally, and said after a while: Wang Jiaxiang and Luo Fu are dissatisfied with us, and we can understand why they deny us. Why does Zhou Enlai deny us? Does he have no responsibility for the current state of the Red Army? Li Dedao: According to your Chinese language, this person is very knowledgeable about current affairs. Bogu didn't follow Li De's words. He didn't know whether to comfort himself or Li De: They insisted on diverting to Guizhou, which is fine, but it was just postponing the time to meet with the 2nd and 6th Army Corps. In the end, they had no way out. We can go, but we still have to join up with the 2nd and 6th legions. It will still show that we are right. The problem is this transformation, who will bear the responsibility in the future, are we commanding this army now or Mao Zedong and others?In case the fate of the Red Army is in danger, how can I explain to the Communist International?Li De stood up excitedly. Bogu also stood up and said openly: History will give a fair answer. Li De shrugged helplessly. That night, Bogu arranged for Xiao Yuehua and Li De to live together in order to relieve Li De's frustration. This kind of opportunity is rare for Li De and Xiao Yuehua.Even if they have the opportunity to meet, they don't necessarily have the conditions to meet.It is difficult for Li De to understand this platonic way of falling in love.When his needs are not met, he will be inexplicably angry. History will naturally have a fair and objective comment on Li De.Snow described Li De as follows in "A Journey to the West": Li De is a disheartened, weather-beaten ex-Prussian officer who, when he mounts his horse and sets off with the Red Army on the Long March, is also a wiser Bolshevik.He admitted to me in Baoan that Western methods of warfare may not always work in China.He said: "The main tactics to be adopted under certain circumstances must be determined by the psychology and traditions of the Chinese people, and by the characteristics of China's military experience. Chinese comrades know better than us the correct tactics for fighting a revolutionary war in their own country." His position had been relegated to a very minor position at the time—but they had both buried their past unpleasant feelings. However, to be fair to Li De, the actual extent of his responsibilities in Jiangxi may have been exaggerated.In fact, he became an important excuse for the Communist Party to justify its own losses. He had become a domineering foreigner, the black sheep, the scapegoat, and it was always a relief to be able to place most of the blame on him.But in reality it is almost impossible to believe that the Red Army, no matter what genius it was at its command, could return victorious after encountering the same insurmountable obstacles they encountered in the year of the Fifth Siege.In any case, this experience was a good lesson from which the entire world communist movement may benefit. The mistake of handing over the overall tactical command of a revolutionary army to a foreigner will probably not be repeated in the future. . Through the failure of Li De and Bo Gu, a foundation was laid for the future Liping Conference.Of historical significance is the famous "Zunyi Meeting".Only when Mao Zedong regained control of the military power did he have the victory in northern Shaanxi.Of course, all this is a story.