1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"They're all 'reformists,' 'third parties,' and 'counter-revolutionaries,' right?" UMP45 smiled calmly, without getting angry or annoyed.

"Well, I'm not going to criticize you. After all, when it comes to the anti-counterrevolutionary movement, whether it's the Soviet Union or the various Soviet areas in China, they all follow the principle of "the eldest brother doesn't criticize the younger brother, and the old crow shouldn't laugh at the pig's blackness." "Oh, that's not quite right. At least the Soviet Union didn't kill people on such a large scale like you did. The leaders of the Trotskyists were only expelled and are actually still alive and well!"

(In 1932, Stalin had not yet made up his mind to start the large-scale physical elimination of counter-revolutionaries, so the blame for this indiscriminate killing really cannot be put on the Soviets) (Oh, weak Stalin (dog head))

"Well.…."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people in the Central Soviet Area who had been angry just now immediately shut up, and even Li Desheng was extremely embarrassed.

During this period, Comrade Ma Shiwu had been emphasizing to them that the "spirit of the law" was actually accusing them of something. They knew exactly what it was. Should the Soviet area be subjected to a purge of counter-revolutionaries?

There is no doubt that we should purge counter-revolutionaries.

Otherwise, the Soviet regime, which was already full of counter-revolutionaries and bandits and bullies, would be in danger of being overthrown and destroyed at any minute; the "Maerya Incident" is a typical example.

In addition, the Kuomintang had been arresting and killing people indiscriminately in recent years, and all party members loyal to the communist revolution were holding a grudge in their hearts. They did not want to let go of anyone who had anything to do with the Kuomintang. Therefore, carrying out a large-scale purge during this period was completely understandable and completely in line with the current reality within the party and the Soviet area, as well as the collective will of the party members.

(Even though I have always been critical of this massacre of indiscriminate people, considering the reality and public sentiment at the time, to be honest, this is indeed understandable.)

(So, comrades, never look at the problems of the past from the perspective of modern people. History is really a very cruel thing.)

However, at the same time, the phenomena of the expansion of the anti-counterrevolutionary campaign, the disorderly anti-counterrevolutionary campaign, the dogmatic anti-counterrevolutionary campaign, and the exploitation of the anti-counterrevolutionary campaign were prevalent in all major Soviet areas.

Let's not talk about others. Even Li Desheng, who always advocated "don't kill people indiscriminately", had issued "anti-counterrevolutionary" orders many times, and even cooperated with Wang Mingbo and Gu to fight against the "AB Group".

Suppressed the Futian Incident;

(Here we must return to that point—never view politics as either this or that, or as black or white. Cooperation and struggle are themes that will never disappear.)

During this process, even Li Desheng himself has actually been aware of the various unjust and wrong cases that have been committed, but he is still stubbornly unwilling to admit it.

Of course, Li Desheng wasn't the only one involved in the purge. Almost everyone present, from the Soviet area and the CCP leadership, was involved. It could even be said that almost everyone had the blood of innocent comrades on their hands. Therefore, UMP45's words embarrassed everyone.

Only a very small number of people who had always insisted on "focusing on evidence and less on confessions" during the entire anti-counterrevolutionary process in the Soviet area remained calm and believed it.

...So, I'm not criticizing you for carrying out the purge and killing so many people. If I were to criticize you, I'd definitely criticize everyone as well. We'll talk about that later." UMP45's words made Zhang Guotao's face look a little better, but the next moment, his expression suddenly turned ugly again.

But why were those killed the ones who followed Zeng Zhongsheng, Xu Jishen and other local cadres from the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Area? Why were they all intellectuals? Why were the illiterate workers and peasants cadres basically spared?

Well... if Xia Xi, who presided over the anti-counterrevolutionary campaign in the Hunan-Hubei-West Hubei Soviet Area, engaged in a paranoid, indiscriminate killing spree, then the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Area was a bit better—others were killed at will, but cadres of worker and peasant origins were rarely executed. Which was better or worse is really not worth discussing.

However, compared to Zhang Guotao, who later became a traitor, Xia Xi, who died mid-way through the Red Third Army and killed only four members, has been given an absurdly high historical evaluation in some places. "..."

UMP45's accusation seemed a bit "empty", so despite his grim expression, Zhang Guotao still defended himself by saying: "Because they are all..."

"Okay, okay, I know, it's the same old thing again... But, go ahead and kill him. You dragged Xu Jishen, who was dying after being tortured, to death with a horse. His pregnant wife

He was also strangled to death, what's going on?"

(Historical records have two versions: strangled to death and dragged to death by a horse. Due to the plot, the latter is adopted.)

"!! !"

Zhang Guotao was really shocked!

He himself knew that what he did was not righteous, but who could have made Xu Jishen curse him with such heartbreaking words before his death: "The Kuomintang could not destroy the Red Fourth Army, but you did it"? There was nothing he could do!

He was so angry at the time that he ordered his guards to drag Xu Jishen from behind the horse and kill him, which relieved his hatred.

But how did the Soviet Central Committee know this?!

The others were just as shocked.

Now, everyone knows that Xu Jishen is dead, but no one expected that he would die in such a tragic way!

Some committee members who had had contact with Xu Jishen or had relatives or friends who died tragically in the purge couldn't help but have tears in their eyes.

At this point, UMP45 stopped talking about Zhang Guotao's problem and turned her attention to someone who had been silent beside Zhang Guotao: "Comrade Xu Xiangqian, did you know that your wife Cheng Xunxuan has also been arrested?"

“! ! ! ”

124 I want to execute a traitor. Who agrees? Who opposes?

"...Has he also been arrested?"

..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire venue immediately became tense. In everyone's opinion, this was Ma Shiwu's true intentions finally being revealed.

Before, no matter how she "accused" Zhang Guotao, the people of the Red Fourth Front Army and the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Area did not waver at all and did not get involved at all; but once this sentence came out, the situation was different!

How could Xu Xiangqian not have any thoughts when his wife was captured and about to be killed? A fortress is always breached from the inside.

As expected, Xu Xiangqian's eyes suddenly turned red. He took a step forward and said in a hoarse voice: "What did you say!"

As the commander-in-chief of the Red Fourth Front Army, he didn't even know his wife had been captured! UMP45 continued calmly:

"I'm telling you, your wife, Cheng Xunxuan, has been arrested by Zhang Guotao... No, to be more precise, it was Zhou Chunquan, who was carrying out Zhang Guotao's orders. He was at the scene today, wasn't he? Ask him if you don't believe me."

".."

Xu Xiangqian then turned around, grabbed Zhou Chunquan, then a member of the Standing Committee of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Director of the Security Bureau of the Red Fourth Front Army, and Commander-in-Chief of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Guerrillas, by the collar, and roared, "Is what he said true?!"

“…”

Faced with Xu Xiangqian's fury and the extremely ominous atmosphere at the scene, Zhou Chunquan was trembling with fear, not daring to speak, not even raising his eyelids to look at him, and not daring to answer a single word. Needless to say, what the answer would be.

"Why!! Why did you arrest her?!" "Of course it's because..."

Zhou Chunquan looked at Zhang Guotao for help, but when he saw that the latter didn't say anything, he could only argue: "Because she was reorganizing..."

"Because they want to get a confession from your wife so they can fabricate evidence against you to kill you or make you more obedient!"

UMP45 casually interrupted:

"Well, you should be familiar with their methods of torturing people. So, your wife Cheng Xunxuan must be being severely tortured right now."

"..."

Although this was true, Zhou Chunquan didn't dare to nod when his superior was present.

Xu Xiangqian immediately understood everything, glared at Zhang Guotao angrily, and hurriedly prepared to leave. Judging from his posture, he was going back to Hubei, Henan and Anhui to rescue his wife.

UMP45 called out to him:

"Okay! Zhang Guotao and his group are all here. Your wife won't die for a while. Sit quietly and listen. There will be big news later."

After hearing these words, Xu Xiangqian finally remembered the purpose of his visit. He forced himself to calm down and reluctantly sat back in his seat to wait. After a second, he moved his chair a little further away from someone. However, it was obvious that a deep rift had already formed between him and Zhang Guotao.

UMP45 then turned its firepower on Zhang Guotao, whose expression was becoming increasingly grim.

"So, if the purge was truly for the sake of revolution, then killing the wrong person wouldn't be a big deal. Everyone makes mistakes. But, I get the feeling that your purge was primarily for your own personal authority?" "...They all..."

"Hey, could you please stop repeating the same few words over and over again?" UMP45 interrupted Zhang Guotao in a domineering manner:

"You're a person who shrinks when faced with pressure, isn't bold enough, and can't take risks. It seems like you'll never be able to change this in your lifetime!!!" "You!!!"

"Besides, you insist on telling me about 'counter-revolutionaries' and 'traitors'. I do have something to say. Would you like to hear it?"

UMP45 scanned the entire scene. People from Hubei, Henan, and Anhui looked fearful, people from the Central Soviet Area looked expectant, and people from other Soviet Areas were still in shock as they saw UMP45's "performance" for the first time. Then, they were even more shocked.

"Zhang Guotao, you are a traitor, what qualifications do you have to call others traitors?" "!!!"

With a loud bang, something exploded in everyone's mind. Traitor...traitor?

What's the meaning?

When did Zhang Guotao ever betray the revolution? "What traitor! You're talking nonsense!"

Zhang Guotao began to panic. No way, no way?

How did this "World Revolutionary Party" know this?! No, no, no, they must be trying to trick me! They must be trying to trick me!

Then he fell into great fear and disappointment.

"In the early morning of May 21, 1924, you and your wife Yang Zilie were at the Xingtan Academy at No. 5 Laku, the headquarters of the All-China Federation of Railway Trade Unions, and Zhang's residence...Mr. Li Dazhao

Do you want me to say more?"

“…You…you’re talking nonsense! You’re talking nonsense!!!!”

When UMP45 said this name, Zhang Guotao lost all hope and began to yell nervously: "You unknown... unknown... arrest me!!"

His "old problem" has come back again.

When the pressure was on, he couldn't stick to his own ideas and attitudes, and couldn't even pretend to be calm; what's more, this was his biggest secret being exposed?

".…."

No one moved after hearing this order.

Including Zhang Guotao's "generals" and guards. Putting aside the large number of people present, resistance would be courting death;

Even those who had always been loyal to Zhang Guotao could see that there must be something seriously wrong with their boss! Continuing to follow Zhang Guotao around at this time would be a death sentence, wouldn't it?

Moreover, this is the most despicable act of betrayal!

At this point, Zhang Guotao hadn't yet completely eliminated Zeng Zhongsheng and other dissenters, completely transforming Hubei, Henan, and Anhui into his personal empire. Therefore, there hadn't yet been a surge of those willing to follow him to the bitter end. Even Zhang Guotao's loyal lackeys, Zhou Chunquan and others who had carried out countless murderous orders and whose hands were stained with the blood of their comrades, wouldn't follow him to the bitter end.

The air froze.

Wu Hao spoke cautiously:

"Comrade Matt, what's going on? Could this be a mistake?"

UMP45 glanced at Wu Hao, who was secretly fanning the flames, but didn't respond. She turned her gaze back to Zhang Guotao, who was already trembling slightly, and said calmly, "It seems you won't cry until you see the coffin. Then I'll explain it more clearly."

"After being arrested that day, you were first detained in the Yao'er Hutong Detective Squad, and then transferred to the Beijing Police Department. There, you gave out the names and addresses of all Communist Party members in Beijing;"

"Including Li Dazhao, Huang Rikui, Fan Tiren, Li Jun, Gao Jingyu (Gao Shangde), Liu Renjing, Fang Hongjie, Zhu Wushan, Chen Peilan, Miao Boying and 11 others, right?"

"Then, you were sent to the Jingji Garrison Headquarters, where you betrayed Communist Party members from the All-China Federation of Railway Unions, including seven from the Jingsui Railway, 21 from the Jingfeng Railway, and three from the Jiaoji Railway... a total of 71 people. "After betraying so many comrades, you yourself were living comfortably, living in a good house, eating rice every day, bathing every day, and even being able to move around."

"However, because of your betrayal, Fan Tiren, the editor-in-chief of the New Republic Magazine, Sun Yunpeng, the head of the Railway General Labor Union, and Wu Pengjiu, the branch chief of the Tongshan Station branch of the Longhai Railway... were all arrested. "Mr. Li Dazhao, it was also because of your betrayal that the enemy learned of his identity as a leader of the Communist Party of China, and he was ultimately arrested and killed..."

"..."

When the name Li Dazhao was mentioned, Zhang Guotao, who had been trembling like a sieve, finally reacted and shouted with a hint of tears: "No! He was arrested because..."

"Is it because the Beiyang authorities have already drawn up an arrest list? I knew you were going to say that," UMP45 said coldly.

"It's clearly the list you gave away yourself. Why do you still want to claim it's the Beiyang government's work? Don't try to deny it. Your confession is still in the archives of the Beiping Police Department."

Do you want me to get it for you?"

As she spoke, UMP45 read out Zhang Guotao's confession, along with documents like "Zhang Guotao's List of Party Members in Beijing," and "Wang Huaiqing's Confession to Zhang Guotao, Commander-in-Chief of the Capital Garrison." During the ten minutes she recited the documents, the atmosphere was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Everyone unconsciously distanced themselves from Zhang Guotao.

At this moment, everyone believed that this CCP leader had indeed betrayed the party, caused the sacrifice of many comrades, and concealed this history.

Fabricated?

No, there is no such possibility.

Obviously, without seeing the original text, it would be impossible to accurately state these key information, including names, terms, departments, institutions, and dates. As Ma Shiwu said, the information was already there, and she could simply go to Peking and ask people who had previously worked in the Beiyang government.

What's more, look at Zhang Guotao's panicked reaction...

Can it be fake??

...Originally, you had already made preparations to completely surrender to the Beiyang government and then take the opportunity to surrender to the Kuomintang, but you didn't expect that Feng Yuxiang..." "You are talking nonsense! You are talking nonsense!!"

Before UMP45 could finish her words, Zhang Guotao burst into a hysterical roar, and his first reaction was to draw his pistol!

Then, in full view of everyone, he was punched in the stomach by the onrushing UMP45, causing him to spit out blood and fall to his knees, even having his equipment stripped off. "Heh, I'm not good at fighting, but I can still handle you."

.

Not good at... fighting...

At this moment, the Red Fourth Front Army and others who had never seen UMP45's fighting ability finally understood why this beautiful and seemingly weak girl had the courage to expose Zhang Guotao in public.

It seems that they didn't even take the possible resistance seriously! "You...you..."

Zhang Guotao felt as if his intestines were torn apart, and he was sweating profusely from the pain. But what chilled him even more was the people around him, including the Red Fourth Front Army and the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Base Area.

The way people looked at him:

That was the look one gives a traitor who is doomed to die.

"I...I didn't...you are dirty..."

"Actually, my commander said that humans are naturally incapable of enduring torture, so surrendering is not something to be blamed for. You surrendered and betrayed your comrades.

It’s really not surprising.”

UMP45 leisurely interrupted Zhang Guotao's words and even "defended" him a few times (because Mark admitted that he could not bear the torture), then changed the subject.

"However, having survived by chance, you refuse to acknowledge and desperately conceal this history, continue to claim to be unwavering communist fighters, and even kill other comrades for the same reason. This is shameful." UMP45 released the safety of his pistol, pulled the bolt, and aimed at Zhang Guotao's head, but then glanced around the meeting room and said coldly: