1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

There are at least 6 planes in total, which is probably much more luxurious than the Nationalist Air Force when it was established!

After sending Feng Dafei downstairs to find someone, the interrupted meeting continued.

This unexpected attack would soon provide the Red Army with an additional air force. It also gave the CCP leaders greater confidence in the upcoming Longyan-Zhangzhou Campaign. Some even suggested launching the campaign immediately, catching the Kuomintang off guard and achieving greater success with the help of the air force (Ma Shiwu's plane).

However, this proposal was rejected almost simultaneously by General Zhu and Li Desheng.

The reason for the former was that the Red Army troops were not yet ready, the "three-three system tactics" and military restructuring and political and ideological education had not yet been fully completed; the reason for the latter was even more straightforward:

"We can't rely on Comrade Ma Shiwu to fight even the war, right?"

At these words, the few people who had been so excited were momentarily embarrassed, and seeing UMP45's half-smile, they gave up the tempting idea. Self-reliance, self-reliance...

Otherwise, the CCP will no longer receive support.

Then, everyone began to discuss the next extremely important topic, which was: how to deal with the upcoming fourth encirclement and suppression campaign by the Kuomintang army.

Don't get me wrong, this "fourth encirclement and suppression" doesn't refer to the Nationalist army's fourth campaign against the Central Soviet Area, but rather to the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area and the Red Fourth Front Army. ... Based on the intelligence we've gathered, the Nationalist army is very likely to launch a full-scale attack on our base area around June or July of this year..."

Xu Xiangqian completed a brief report to the new Central Committee:

"Currently, the enemy's number, size, tactics, and strategy are unknown. Comrade Chen Changhao is currently stationed in Xinji and Huangan to prevent any other accidents..."

There was silence in the room.

The Kuomintang really has money, people and power...

Not counting some smaller bases such as the Hailufeng base and the western Fujian base, the Central Soviet Area and the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Area alone have broken a total of six "encirclement and suppression" campaigns; judging from the current situation, it is impossible to stop, and these two major Soviet areas will definitely face at least one large-scale "encirclement and suppression" this year.

If we keep fighting like this, when will it end?

"Alright, comrades, let's talk about how to break this encirclement!"

Facing Wu Hao's question, everyone turned to look at Li Desheng, who shook his head. Instead of expressing his opinion immediately as usual, he asked, "Comrade Xu Xiangqian, what was your original plan for the Red Fourth Front Army?"

"Uh..."

"Tell the truth, tell us your original plan, especially Zhang Guotao's, for the reference of the Central Committee... Come on, don't be afraid, just tell us according to the map." Li Desheng said this because he knew that the people of the Red Fourth Front Army had some entanglement and worries because of the mistakes made by Zhang Guotao.

"...yes!"

Xu Xiangqian, relieved of his psychological burden, walked to the front and began to gesture on the map:

...Just like last time, in order to prevent the enemy from encircling us, we plan to take the initiative to attack and launch a large-scale campaign in western Anhui..." "...We are ready to dispatch...to encircle the enemy stationed in Sujiabu, Handu, Qingshandian and other places, and lure the enemy from Lu'an and Huoshan to reinforce..."...Finally, we can capture various strongholds and expand the control range and living space of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area...My report is complete." The people in the central government nodded repeatedly after listening.

That's right, this way we can "attack instead of defend," successfully "keep the enemy out of the country," prevent the original base from being damaged, and catch the national army off guard.

Moreover, this "siege and attack the reinforcements" is really a good tactic... Only Li Desheng, who "knows a little about military affairs", felt his scalp tingling when he heard it.

In the past, he would have definitely started to rant, but this time, he not only held himself back, but also asked gently:

"Then, if we launch the campaign in March or April and capture Sujiabu, it will be at least the end of May or early June, right? How will the troops rest and recuperate?"

"..."

Xu Xiangqian's eyes lit up.

In fact, this was also what he was worried about before.

They were not worried about anything else, but about the leader Zhang Guotao's ideas and the situation of the troops.

To be honest, Xu Xiangqian was not too worried about winning this battle. What he was worried about was whether Zhang Guotao would become even more arrogant after winning this battle.

Originally, after the Huangan Campaign and the Shanghuang Campaign, Zhang Guotao had already established a firm foothold within the Red Fourth Front Army and had shown his "fangs." What if he had won the Sujiabu Campaign? Most importantly, the troops had been fighting continuously for the past year or two and were already extremely exhausted. They might have won this battle, but what about the next one?

People are not machines, they need to rest;

Moreover, with such a huge consumption, where will the supplies and personnel be replenished?

Zhang Guotao never considered these issues, but Xu Xiangqian, the real commander-in-chief of the army, had to consider them.

Fortunately, there is no need to worry about all this now.

The fact that Li Desheng could ask this question showed that he was very knowledgeable about military affairs, at least strategically.

Xu Xiangqian took the opportunity to complain:

"Yes, Comrade Li Desheng, we are also worried about this problem. If we can't win, it's a problem. If we win, it's still a problem. Passive defense is a problem. Active offense is still a problem. These words made Li Desheng silent again.

Xu Xiangqian was talking about the problems of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area, but weren't these words also referring to the current predicament of their Central Soviet Area?

During this period, he restrained his temper and communicated seriously with everyone. He found that everyone had the same understanding on many issues: the Soviet area really could not afford to fight a war.

The longer the fighting went on, the more the Soviet economy collapsed, and the harder it became for the troops and civilians to hold on. But, could we stop fighting?

If we don't fight, we will die immediately; if we fight, we will die slowly; if we let them in and fight, the Soviet area will suffer.

Rushing out to fight, the troops are exhausted;

Regardless of whether they fought or not, fought outside or inside, the consumption of materials and personnel in the Soviet areas was enormous;

As long as the Kuomintang continues to encircle and suppress the Soviet area without stopping, the economy and people's morale in the Soviet area will become more and more tired and exhausted; the Kuomintang can afford it, but the Communist Party cannot.

The first few counter-encirclement and suppression campaigns were easy to deal with, but what if the Kuomintang later came up with a strategy like "step by step + siege of fortresses + burning, killing and looting"? The Red Army could be completely exhausted just by competing in the consumption of supplies and personnel.

The more victories, the more failures.

(Here I want to complain about some "gods" who told me things like "the Soviet area's economy collapsed because of the war. If Li Desheng hadn't insisted on letting the enemy in to fight, the Soviet area wouldn't have collapsed so easily.") (You are really awesome. You should be a leader of the central government.)

We have to find a way to make Chiang Kai-shek unable or afraid to continue to encircle and suppress them at will. Li Desheng stared at the map and fell into deep thought.

Ruijin...Jiangxi...Hunan...Hubei...Fujian...Guangdong...Henan...Suddenly, the things I had been thinking about became one.

It seems that there is only one way to achieve this, which is...

"Comrade Runzhi, do you have any good ideas?"

Wu Hao's shouting woke Li Desheng from his deep thoughts. He glanced at Xu Xiangqian hesitantly and paused for a rare moment:

"There is a solution, but it's not just for the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area. It's for the survival of all our party's base areas. This requires some base areas to make great sacrifices."

. ...

Xu Xiangqian's heart tightened.

As soon as he heard this, he knew that this "partial base" must refer to their Hubei-Henan-Anhui base. As expected, Li Desheng clearly stated his idea:

...The Central Soviet Area will attack southeastward, open up the Fujian Passage, strive to connect with the base area in western Fujian, and control the vast rural and mountainous areas as much as possible..." "At the same time, contact the 19th Route Army in Fujian and negotiate with Jiang Guangnai, Cai Tingkai and others. I believe they will be willing to oppose Chiang..."

"Wait, are we contacting Cai Tingkai? The traitor who deserted our ranks during the Nanchang Uprising and even attacked us?"

"...Under the banner of the Anti-Japanese War, he is now a national hero. So, shouldn't we stop calling him that?"

"Well, regardless of whether he's willing or not, they're still in Shanghai, right?"

"The Battle of Shanghai was Chiang Kai-shek's original intention to eliminate dissidents. So, as soon as China and Japan reached a ceasefire, the 19th Route Army would definitely be transferred to Fujian to suppress the Communists. They would either destroy us or be destroyed by us." "I estimate that this window of opportunity will last at most three months, and by July at the latest, Chiang Kai-shek will definitely transfer them here and launch a siege against us..."

After Li Desheng patiently explained, seeing that no one objected, he continued:

...To the south, we need to contact Chen Jitang. Even if we can't cooperate, at least we can maintain a non-aggression relationship. We can take this opportunity to establish contact with the Hailufeng base. As he spoke, Li Desheng swiped his hand across the map:

..Thus, a certain degree of peace can be maintained in the south and southeast, while the southwest is the territory of the Guangxi clique, which is too far away and will not easily interfere..." "In this way, the Red Army only needs to face the pressure from the Nationalist Army in the north, mainly Chen Cheng's troops, and can break the current deadlock to a certain extent!!!"

".."

Listening to Li Desheng's clear description, everyone's eyes gradually lit up. This strategy is quite good...

If this strategy could be implemented effectively, even in the worst-case scenario, the Red Army would still have its "backs to the sea and mountains," eliminating the need to disperse troops everywhere. This would significantly reduce pressure! Fujian, with its mountainous terrain, has long been a battleground for military strategists.

This place is used to develop rural bases. How large can it be? I won't mention it for the time being. At least the pressure of encirclement and suppression will be very low! (Note: Historically, even the strongest Japanese army did not attack Fujian (except for occupying a small amount of coastal plains))

(Because there were many passes, if you fought hard to take down one mountain, there would be another more precipitous mountain behind it. Heavy artillery could not be transported in, and aircraft were useless. The troops would collapse. They could only hold on until the Fujian base surrendered.) (There were two other reasons - poor transportation and many dialects. If you wanted to find a guide, you had to change one every few dozen miles. Otherwise, there was no hope of figuring out the route and crossing the major mountain ranges.)

(Of course, the most important reason why the Japanese army did not fight was that there was no benefit in fighting. They would not be able to obtain food and other resources, and it would be a complete loss.)

The premise is...

"To achieve our goal, there are two necessary prerequisites."

"First, if Guangdong and Fujian are willing to cooperate with us, then we have to inflict a heavy blow on them, making them realize that opposing the Red Army will only lead to heavy losses. Only then will cooperation be possible." "I commanded the Gaoxingxu Campaign, and because we underestimated the enemy, we nearly suffered a devastating defeat. The 19th Route Army's combat effectiveness is indeed very good."

"But they had just finished fighting in Shanghai, and they weren't fighting a foreign enemy, so their fighting spirit wouldn't be that strong. We can talk to them about the national cause of resisting Japan. I believe Generals Chiang Kai-shek and Tsai Ing-wen will understand."

"As for Chen Jitang's Guangdong Army, while they're certainly strong, they're clearly, like the 19th Route Army, more wary of Chiang Kai-shek than us. They also have conflicts with the neighboring Guangxi clique, which we can exploit..." After explaining the "basis of cooperation" with Chen Jitang and Cai Tingcuo, Li Desheng raised his second finger.

"Secondly, to achieve this goal, we must have sufficient time to prepare the Red Army troops in Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong, so that we can enter Fujian in one wave and gain a foothold, catching Chiang Kai-shek's army off guard!" "Therefore, someone must make a huge and painful sacrifice for this goal, to attract Chiang Kai-shek's attention and cover the operations in the south!"

"At present, it seems that the only base areas that must make sacrifices for the entire base area are the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area and the Red Fourth Front Army!"

137 Beat up Chen Jitang!

... By coordinating with other battlefields, we can disrupt the Nationalist army's operations. With a few more years of accumulated strength, we might even be able to attack from both north and south and capture Wuhan and Nanchang! This will completely change the domestic situation!" "Of course, all of this is based on the assumption that the Japanese army won't collude with the Kuomintang to interfere with the revolution. But no matter what, it's much better than being dragged to death like now."

"..."

Li Desheng's words plunged the room into complete silence. "Reject Chen Cheng in the north, connect with Guangdong in the south, ally with Tsai Ing-wen and Chiang Kai-shek in the east, and ally with the Guangxi clique in the west"—is this a good strategic concept?

Yes, of course it is good, and theoretically it is very possible to achieve it;

Even if only half of it could be achieved (stabilizing Fujian or Guangdong), the strategic situation of the Soviet area and the Red Army would undergo a huge change;

(Note: After the Central Plains War, Chiang Kai-shek only became the "common leader" of the warlords, but he still could not control the warlords in various places;

(Everyone still went their own way. Except for a few, most warlords held the view that "as long as the Red Army does not come to provoke us, we will not easily start a war" - just like during the Long March.)

(However, under the guidance of the "left" adventurist ideology of the entire Communist Party of China and the Soviet area at that time, and influenced by other factors such as the economy, the Red Army was almost in full swing, offending all the surrounding areas) (Not only did the Red Army fight the White Army, but the Red Guards and revolutionary armed forces in various places also opened fire on hostile forces such as landlords. The people killed each other and even formed a "Red and White No Man's Land")

(So, in the end, the major Soviet areas were completely isolated, the people inside were exhausted, and the people outside hated them to the core)

(This has spread to the present day, even becoming a rumor that "the Red Army massacred civilians")

However, according to this conception, the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area and the Red Fourth Front Army became the "covering forces" for other Soviet areas such as Jiangxi;

They had to face the pressure from the reactionary base in Wuhan in the south, and deal with the nationalist army in the northern auxiliary capital, Luoyang. One can imagine how much sacrifice they would have to make. Even those who did not have any "factionalism" or "localism" in their hearts could not help but wonder:

With so many people, the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area and the Red Fourth Front Army would probably have a lot of complaints, right?

However, when the people in the Central Soviet Area carefully looked at the cadres from Hubei, Henan and Anhui, they were shocked to find that Zeng Zhongsheng, Kuang Jixun and Xu Xiangqian

..No one has too many expressions!

This doesn't mean they don't have any ideas at all.

Some people were so used to obeying their superiors' orders that it had long since become a "muscle memory" that they simply followed through with whatever the Central Committee had decided to do. Some felt that Zhang Guotao was already completely finished, and that since they were now on someone else's territory, it would be better to be cautious. Still others believed that revolution meant sacrifice, and that whoever was sacrificed was a sacrifice.

What, your life is life, so my life is more precious?

If it means victory for the revolution, then we'll sacrifice ourselves! It's better to make it clear beforehand than to let us die quietly, right?

Furthermore, Li Desheng's subsequent remarks completely dispelled the last vestiges of doubt and uneasiness hidden in the hearts of everyone in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui region: "... In view of this, if the Party Central Committee agrees to implement this strategy, I will personally apply to work in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area..."

In other words, no matter how dangerous it was, Li Desheng would fight and die alongside his comrades in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area and the Red Fourth Front Army. Well, what else is there to say?

It's not about asking us to die or become sacrifices.

So, after a not-too-intense discussion, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee agreed with Li Desheng's opinion.

Thus, the historically heated debate between the CPC and the Central Soviet Area over whether to "let the enemy in and lure them in" or "keep the enemy out" came to a temporary end. The reason was simple.

Because through patient communication, exchanges, and discussions, everyone gradually reached a consensus:

Whether it is "letting them in to fight" or "going out to fight", as long as the Nationalist army cannot stop the current "encirclement and suppression + blockade" situation, the increasingly difficult Red Army will eventually be defeated.

There is one way to go;

In other words, if you don't want to lose the Soviet area and become a "bandit", there is no point in arguing about which style to use.

So, what's there to argue about?

Why not try this new approach that seems to work?

Moreover, Comrade Li Desheng and Comrade Wu Hao have already promised that there are still surprises in the Northeast that cannot be revealed for the time being...

Well, since Comrade Li Desheng is willing to go and all the committee members agree, then it's settled. Let's prepare as soon as possible!" At this point, the teacher's fate changed dramatically.

The next day, under the command of UMP45, the Red Army soldiers managed to drag all the planes to the playground, and the few mechanical maintenance personnel were gathered to dismantle the planes.

Repair the plane.

As UMP45 mentioned before, most of the parts of these aircraft remain quite intact, and most of them are only damaged when they fall;

Two of the planes landed on the top of a large camphor tree or grazed a house. One only sustained a scratch on the paint, and the other only had part of its tripod broken off!

In other words, with just a little repair, the Red Army would immediately have three complete aircraft that could form effective combat capabilities!

At least it can take off and land!

This is a huge victory!