1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

UMP45 showed a slight look of surprise.

This point is not recorded in history, so...

Oh, yes, history has been messed up by us. As for Bo Gu, he was quite excited at the moment.

In his opinion, if Tang Yu was really a traitor, he would not have dared to come to Ruijin at all!

Therefore, as long as Tang Yu was invited to expose Ma Shiwu's lies, everything she said before would no longer be credible! In other words, both Wang Ming and himself could continue to serve as party leaders!

Wu Hao narrowed his eyes and said coldly:

"Guard, please bring Comrade Tang Yu over!" "Yes!"

A moment later, a young man followed the guard into the room. Bo Gu didn't notice the shock, anxiety, and panic on the man's face. He immediately shouted excitedly, "Comrade Tang Yu! They slandered you as a traitor who betrayed Luo Zhanglong and others! They also said that the Oriental Hotel incident was ordered by Comrade Wang Ming... Huh?"

Before Bo Gu could finish his words, Tang Qian's legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.

what...

The Soviet Central Bureau had seen this kind of reaction too many times in the past, and they immediately understood everything. At the very least, the information that "Tang Yu is a traitor" should be true;

So, what about other information?

After a simple repetition of Comrade Ma Shiwu's words, Tang Yu confessed everything, even before being tortured. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed, begging for mercy. UMP45 was surprised again.

Humans are so weird...

He clearly had the guts to follow Bogu to the Soviet area to gather intelligence and plot to betray more comrades, so how could he have confessed so easily? Perhaps this is the complexity and weakness of a traitor...

Humans, oh humans...

As a humanoid, one can never fully understand it. Having said that, there's no need to elaborate further.

Although they had not yet obtained more evidence, the CCP members present were completely convinced that it was Wang Ming who betrayed the "Twenty-Four Martyrs of Longhua" and caused the sacrifice of the "Five Martyrs of the Left League"! Even if Wang Ming did not do it personally, he definitely ordered it!

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Bo Gu with anger and contempt, and even Xia Xi, Wang Jiaxiang and others began to doubt him.

Having studied historical materialism, they were indeed rational creatures. However, no matter how rational they were, faced with this ironclad fact, they inevitably became "emotional"! That is, those who rebelled or caused this series of disasters were almost all from the so-called "Twenty-eight and a Half Bolsheviks," or more accurately, almost all from Moscow! What does this prove?

The Soviet Union... The Soviet Union...

The atmosphere became extremely sinister.

Then UMP45 gave him the final blow:

"Comrade Bogu, I'll give you one last chance and ask you again: Is this Comrade Li De really the military advisor sent by the Communist International to the Chinese Communist Party?"

"

Bo Gu's face turned pale and red, and he was about to say something, but he saw UMP45 speaking directly to Li De in fluent Russian: "Mr. Otto Braun, I want to talk to you for a few words..."

Amidst the series of bird calls, Li De's expression first changed from surprise to scrutiny, and finally to complete disbelief, even with a hint of horror. Seeing his reaction, Wu Hao asked cautiously on behalf of everyone:

"Comrade Ma Shiwu, what are you talking to him about?"

"Oh, I told him about his personal experience and asked him if he was here to deliver funds to the Niu Lan couple, who sent him, and why he came to the Soviet area, etc...."

Wu Hao looked at another comrade surnamed Wu—Wu Jiu (bushi)... Wu Xiuquan, who was fluent in Russian. The latter nodded heavily and affirmed, "Yes, Comrade Ma Shiwu's Russian is much better than mine..."

Faced with such evidence and pressure, Bogu collapsed, and Li De, who had said very little from beginning to end, also collapsed. The former dejectedly admitted that he and Li De had conspired.

Because of the distance, UMP45 hadn't intercepted any Soviet telegrams and was therefore unaware of the "Ramza Group" incident. The shocked Comintern Secretariat quickly made a decision: they urgently dispatched a group of students, including Otto Braun, who hadn't yet graduated but were already scheduled to be sent to China, to Shanghai via a risky relay of planes and trains.

While sending funds to rescue the Niu Lan couple and investigating the reasons for the exposure of the "Ramza Group", find a way to restart the work of the Far East Bureau;

(Note: Starting from around June 1931, after Gu Shunzhang's rebellion, the Comintern's Far Eastern Bureau's intelligence work in China suffered a severe blow and almost completely ceased.)

Li De contacted Bo Gu, who was planning to attend a meeting of the Central Soviet Area. After informing each other of the situation, Bo Gu persuaded Li De, and the two temporarily decided to let Li De pretend to be a "special envoy of the Communist International" and a "military adviser"; they planned to use this identity to first "stabilize the situation of the Communist Party of China", wait for Wang Ming to return from Moscow, and then find a way to get everything "back on track."

"Comrade Bogu!"

Wu Hao got angry, which was rare, and said sternly:

"You are deceiving the Party and the organization!" Unexpectedly, this remark angered Bo Gu:

"Yes! I admit I deceived the Party! But what about you? You kept in touch with this so-called World Revolutionary Party without telling the Communist International or Moscow? You are betraying Communism! This is an even greater deception!"

".…"

Wu Hao was speechless for a moment, but UMP45 laughed out loud: "Comrade Bogu, can I ask you a few questions?" "...Go ahead!"

"Regardless of whether our World Communist Revolutionary Party is a 'pure communist party' in your eyes, our assistance to the CCP is genuine, right?" "...Yes, but..."

"Please listen to me first... We are providing so much aid to the CCP. Isn't it conducive to the CCP's strength, the victory of the Chinese revolution, and the liberation of the Chinese people?"

"...Yes, that's right."

"At least so far, apart from that tentative contact in Shanghai, we haven't done anything harmful to the Chinese revolution, right?" ...Yes."

"You also believe that achieving victory in the communist revolution and realizing the great liberation of the Chinese people is the overriding and highest goal, right?"

"....right."

"So, may I ask, how did the CCP betray communism? Or do you think that only those who obey the Soviets in everything are following the communist path?"

"I...."

In the past, Bo Gu might have said frankly, "Of course we must obey the orders of the Communist International," but today, he couldn't say that.

"Comrade Bogu, I'm still willing to call you comrade because you're willing to openly admit your mistakes and not continue to make them. This alone is better than many people."

“This is you, but it doesn’t mean it will be the same for others;”

"Then why don't you guess? If we report what we said today to Moscow, will Wang Ming and Mif put all the blame on you?"

"..."

Bo Gu's eyes widened as he stood there in a daze for a moment before slumping back into his chair, unable to utter another word. [Commander, if we do this, will Wang Ming's era be completely over?]

The era of Wang Ming has indeed ended, but the era of "Wang Mings" is not yet over!

130 How to deal with Bo Wang Li Mi and the teacher's anger

A welcoming party turned into a struggle session to "liquidate Wang Mingism."

If Wang Ming, who was far away in Moscow, knew the ins and outs of this matter, he would probably really try to kill Bo Gu.

Because, if Bogu had not suddenly decided to "save the CCP, which is sliding towards the edge of betrayal and corruption" in this way and provoked UMP45 at the meeting,

Being exposed will never happen.

This was the order Mark gave to UMP45.

He is unwilling to become the "new father" of the CCP, and even more unwilling to let the CCP lose its ability to correct itself.

In that case, even if it conquered the world, the CCP would likely become nothing more than an ordinary Chinese dynasty, the ruler of a world power. With the leader's death, the regime would cease to exist. Even if the leader survived, he would have to watch helplessly as his cause gradually failed, ultimately becoming a deified statue, to be subjected to all manner of slander and praise. He simply couldn't bear to see the world's teachers in their later years once again weep over the question, "What happened to the Six Dynasties? Did they become nothing more than a series of selfish schemes?"

But there is no way. They have already offended me and I have no choice but to fight back.

Therefore, UMP45 only exposed the problems of Wang Mingbo and Gu Li De, and did not participate in any decision-making of the CCP. It even refused to listen to their "report" on the results of the handling of this matter.

While Mark could do so, the CCP could not ignore the fact that the opinions of "Special Agent Matt" were merely a tendency. Late at night, a conference was underway that would determine the future of the CCP.

"...Okay, then, this is the decision on how to deal with Comrades Wang Ming and Bo Gu." Wu Hao wearily brushed away the smoke that drifted toward him and concluded. After Wang Ming's incident, the CCP discussed the matter until midnight and finally decided:

Immediately dispatch personnel to Shanghai, Beijing, Moscow and other places to investigate whether the allegations against Wang Ming were true;

If it is completely true, then the CCP will immediately decide to expel Wang Ming from the party and hold him accountable for betraying his comrades.

At the same time, report Wang Ming's actions to the Comintern or directly to Comrade Stalin - especially his deception between the Comintern and the CCP. If the accusations against Wang Ming are not true... well, they probably are.

Someone did ask this question at the meeting, but was silenced by a single sentence:

"Wang Ming's most trusted confidants have all committed acts that could be described as anti-Party and treasonous to the country, yet Wang Ming himself can be clean?"

This statement was a bit of a tactical attack, but even Wang Jiaxiang, Deng Fa, Ren Bishi, Gu Zuolin, and the others had no intention of refuting it. It was shameful, so damn shameful, so damn infuriating, that none of those who had returned from the Soviet Union could hold their heads up high. If Wang Ming was truly responsible for the "Oriental Hotel Incident," then Wang Ming must die! Execution after a public trial!

As for the treatment of Bo Gu, some initially suggested expelling him from the Party, but Li Desheng made the final decision:

"I think Comrade Bo Gu should be discussed separately from Wang Ming. He did deceive the Party, but his starting point was different. Writing a self-criticism, reflecting on his mistakes, and correcting them is sufficient. We cannot condemn him with one single blow." "We must learn the profound lesson from the previous campaign of purges, which made comrades afraid to speak out."

So, Bogu was temporarily let off.

Why did Li Desheng become so decisive?

Because, through the meeting yesterday afternoon, everyone knew that the Communist International was actually quite optimistic about Li Desheng, instead of "suppressing" him as everyone thought; as for the attitude of the "World Revolutionary Party", although it was not stated explicitly, Commissioner Matt's repeated quotations of Li Desheng's articles and statements explained everything.

The two major "financial backers" and "guides" all value Li Desheng so much. If it weren't for a deep hatred, who would easily jump out to oppose him?

"Then let's discuss the second question again, regarding the treatment of Otto Braun, aka Comrade Li De."

... "

There was silence in the meeting hall.

Li De himself was actually nothing more than a foreigner with a big nose; the problem was that behind this man was the Communist International.

Although Li De was not a so-called "military adviser to the Chinese Communist Party", he was still a "special envoy" of the Communist International.

Therefore, we must be extremely cautious in dealing with this person.

Even the question of whether Li De and Bo Gu's conspiracy to deceive the CCP should be reported to the Communist International quickly caused a major disagreement within the Party. Some conservatives believed that the CCP had no right to deal with this person, but that his actions should still be reported to the Communist International truthfully.

Others, however, believed the conservatives were too radical, suggesting they simply shouldn't report the incident to the Communist International, lest they offend the Communist International. Instead, they simply expelled the person from the Soviet area. Indeed, despite receiving strong support from the World Revolutionary Party, the CCP was categorically unwilling to completely sever ties with the Communist International; or rather, they simply didn't dare.

Because, from a rational point of view, Soviet aid was still very important to the CCP. After all, it was a powerful country that attracted the attention of the world. Moreover, the opinion of Liu Bocheng, the president and political commissar of the Central Military and Political School, also confirmed this point:

...The Red Army does need real military advisers to put the regularization of the troops on the right track. Comrade Ma Shiwu alone is not enough. We still have to rely on the Soviet Union to a large extent. This is too realistic, even those who have a bad impression of the Soviet Union because of various events in recent years have to admit it.

However, it was still Li Desheng:

"Report! Why not report? You must report! If we don't put an end to this vile practice of deceiving superiors and concealing the truth from subordinates, they will dare to do even more outrageous things next time!" "This time, they dared to use the title of special envoy to try to control the Central Committee. Will they dare to say they are Comrade Stalin's special envoys and chop off our heads next time?"

"The CCP cannot be manipulated like this! Otherwise, it will be doomed sooner or later!"

No one could refute this statement.

Because, just when UMP45 pointed out Wang Ming's deception of his superiors and subordinates, they revealed another incident that caused the so-called "Soviet-educated" and "localists" to curse him together!

"Do you know? Wang Ming and Mif have been wildly exaggerating to the Communist International the strength of your Communist Party and the Soviet areas, big and small, across the country..."

Putting aside the things that haven't happened yet in this world line, just looking at history, to what extent has this exaggeration been exaggerated?

Mif reported to Moscow that the Red Army had repelled more than 50 divisions of the Kuomintang army in four counter-encirclement and suppression campaigns, 20 of which were completely annihilated, and seized 20 rifles, 5000 light and heavy machine guns, hundreds of artillery pieces and heavy weapons.

The Chinese Soviet Area covered a total of 135 million square kilometers, with a population of at least 50 million. It had over 350,000 regular troops and at least 600,000 irregular local troops, all well-trained and highly motivated.

If you were a decision-maker in Moscow, what would you think after seeing this kind of report?

Oh, you're already so awesome, but you're still fighting guerrilla warfare and demanding to continue fighting guerrilla warfare instead of capturing big cities?

Who the hell can stand this?

As a result, the CCP members quickly figured out the source of the unrealistic orders from the Communist International and Moscow. They were so angry that they wanted to capture Wang Ming and even Mif and shoot them a hundred times.

If these two hadn't been distorting the facts, how could their understanding of the CCP and China's situation be so outrageous?

What the CCP didn't know was that, historically, after Li De arrived in Shanghai and the Soviet area, he wrote several reports sharply pointing out that the strength of the Soviet area, the Red Army, and the situation of the Chinese revolution had been seriously exaggerated;

These reports were sent to Mif and Wang Ming by Evert, the Comintern's general representative in Shanghai. Then the reports were intercepted and revised into other versions.

Until more and more CCP cadres, especially teachers' younger brothers, arrived in Moscow...

(By the way, later, in order not to affect Sino-Soviet cooperation, both sides tacitly let Li Zhusheng, who was arrested and then became a traitor, take the blame for this matter, and did not involve the Communist International) (By the way, because of writing such reports again and again, Li De was severely criticized by Mif and was almost transferred back to Moscow)

(So, whether you are looking at a person or a problem, never be static or one-sided)

"Multiple departments are involved in policymaking, with people vying for credit and shifting blame, no one taking responsibility, and implementation distorted... This is quintessential bureaucracy! We must throw this extremely bad guy into the cesspool!" Completely disregarding some people's pride, Li Desheng bluntly pointed out the various problems within the Party and the Communist International:

"I believe that not only should the actions of Bo Gu, Li De, Wang Ming, and Mif be reported to the Comintern, but they should also be reported directly to Comrade Stalin! Serious criticism should be given to the Comintern itself for the problems it encountered in handling the situation!" "I just can't believe it. With so many reports and so many telegrams exchanged, Wang Ming and Mif dared to tamper with them every time! And those people in the Comintern's Executive Committee didn't..."

"Alright, alright, alright, Comrade Desheng."

Wu Hao had to stop Li Desheng, who was "too radical":

"Let's just report Li De's situation, right? Let's not involve Mi Fu for the time being..."

When Li Desheng said he wanted to report Li De's problem to the Communist International, most of the CCP, including Wu Hao, resolutely refused.

But when Li Desheng said he wanted to single out Mif and the Communist International for a joint attack, they agreed to report Li De's case to the Communist International. Mr. Zhou Xun will live forever.

"Comrade Wu Hao!"

Li Desheng said unhappily:

"This is the epitome of bureaucracy! Have you forgotten the 'seek truth from facts'? Why didn't you dare report the Mif issue to the Communist International? Why didn't you dare report it to Comrade Stalin?"

Wu Hao clenched his fists and remained silent without refutation.