1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

So, a big black pot fell on the head of another boiled egg.

173 Two large braised eggs to serve our Red Army

"...Tsk, this Wang Jingwei is really not easy to deal with..."

As Wang Jingwei counted the money and other scarce supplies sent by someone under the name of "a certain private business owner," Li Desheng was slightly shocked. Why?

On the one hand, this guy sent so much supplies that he naturally shut up the Red Army, leaving the CCP with no reason to retaliate (although neither the CCP nor UMP45 actually intended to assassinate him);

On the other hand, Wang Jingwei's statement in the newspaper must have been an attempt to curry favor with Yue Weijun and his students and friends, forcing the military to accept his favor.

Finally, he also took this opportunity to shake off his own suspicion and put all the pressure and consequences of his decision on Chiang Kai-shek...

Wow smart guy...

Unfortunately, he is a big reactionary.

It’s a pity that the CCP trusted him so much back then.

UMP45 didn't think too much about it. As long as it didn't cause any serious unforeseen consequences, she didn't care how to play it.

"It doesn't matter. We've already made the first payment, so it's not a loss anyway." "That's true. Now it's Generalissimo Chiang's turn to have a headache!"

Li Desheng laughed, his eyes full of "confidence and control".

Lao Jiang, Lao Jiang, I want to see how you react when you hear my news.

Chairman Chiang Kai-shek was indeed very troubled. He didn't understand why Wang Jingwei, who had been quite cooperative in recent times, had suddenly fallen ill.

First he shaved his hair and eyebrows to imitate Chiang Kai-shek, then he suddenly expressed his concern for Yue Weijun who had been held captive for over a year... What the hell!

Do you really think I'm bald? I actually have hair, okay? Although not much.

They even say things like "the country won't be strong until it's strong"—how hypocritical they are! They even expressed their concern for Yue Weijun and even offered to donate to "rescue" him... humph!

There must be a ghost!!

As an old rival, Chiang Kai-shek almost immediately guessed there was something else going on. However, he could never have guessed that Wang Jingwei had his head shaved and his life threatened. Furthermore, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was already under fire, so how could he have cared enough to delve into Wang Jingwei's tactics?

There was already considerable discontent within the army over the delayed rescue of the "brave and pioneering" veteran general Yue Weijun, who had been captured. Military leaders in Shaanxi (where Yue was from) were particularly furious.

In their eyes, it's just 20 sets of military uniforms!

Could it be more important than the life of our Shaanxi lieutenant general?

Besides, we have already paid the ransom we owed to the Communist bandits. All that’s missing is the military uniforms and supplies that your central government should pay! You keep dragging your feet!

Tell me! Do you want Boss Yue to die?

What annoyed Chiang Kai-shek the most was the statement made by Deng Baoshan, the former "Luoyang Temporary Capital Commissioner" and current director of the Xi'an Pacification Office in Gansu.

This bastard who had always opposed him, both openly and covertly, actually publicly declared that he was willing to take Yue Weijun's place as a prisoner. He was even willing to join the Red Army if only the Red Army would release his old boss! Damn it! This hypocritical statement earned him a good reputation as "loyal, brave, and righteous," but it left the Nationalist government in a state of disrespect!

However, as the chairman, Chiang Kai-shek not only could not oppose or criticize such voices, but also had to try his best to get the people out as quickly as possible.

On the one hand, Yue Weijun was quite prestigious in the army. Li Yunlong, Xu Xifeng, Hu Jingyi, Gong Fukui, Yang Hucheng, Jing Wumu, Deng Baoshan, Sun Dianying, and the Communist bandit Xu Xiangqian were all his subordinates, so he had to be rescued. On the other hand, Zhang Huizan's capture and murder had already caused extremely bad effects among the senior generals of the National Army and severely damaged morale. Another Yue Weijun's death was absolutely unacceptable, especially not a "public trial"!

Finally, of course, it was because of the statement made by that damned Wang Jingwei that Chiang Kai-shek was forced to make a higher-profile statement. Otherwise, how could he be the "Chairman of the Military Commission"?

Yue, we must save him, we have to save him!

So, after thinking for a while, Chiang Kai-shek quickly made a speech to express his attitude:

The Military Commission and the National Government will spare no expense to fulfill the Red Army's conditions as quickly as possible and rescue General Yue.

At the same time, he once again condemned the Red Army's "kidnapping" behavior, and scolded it harshly as usual, even using the "full network public radio station" to scold it, which can be called "opening the public screen to scold people"

Naturally, the Red Fourth Front Army, which already had telegraph machines, also received the message and then cursed back on the public screen - "The captured enemy still wants to negotiate terms! Next time we capture you, Jiang Guangtou, you won't be treated so well!" However, this boring war of words is useless - those who hate the Communist Party will continue to hate it, and those who like the Communist Party will not be swayed by it.

What about the majority of the people who can't read?

They don't care what the KMT and the CCP are doing; they just enjoy watching this "kidnapping and counter-kidnapping" drama.

Ye Peng, commander of the KMT Wuhan Military Headquarters (i.e., the Wuhan Garrison Command), and He Chengrong, director of the Hubei, Henan, and Anhui Provinces Bandit Suppression Wuhan Camp and director of the Hubei Pacification Office, quickly received orders: immediately prepare the necessary money and supplies in accordance with the Communist Party's requirements and deliver them to the agreed location with great fanfare!

Anyway, Yue Weijun's capture is already a disgrace to his people, and since Wang Jingwei has already started to show off, there is no need to hide it any longer. Just make it public! At the very least, it must be shown that Chairman Chiang Kai-shek "loves his soldiers like his own sons" even more than President Wang!

As a result, the citizens of Wuhan were astonished to see a massive Nationalist army convoy fully equipped to depart, transporting a large amount of military supplies towards the north. Even more astonishing was yet to come.

Shortly after this convoy departed, another civilian convoy also hurriedly headed north, carrying a large amount of supplies. Upon inquiry, everyone discovered that this was sent by President Wang!

At this time, everyone was confused.

No... Is this general named Yue Weijun so important? Did Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei take turns to rescue him?

If that's the case, then why did they leave this man with the Communist Party for more than a year and only remember to rescue him when we almost forgot about him? Not to mention the common people, even many Kuomintang officials and generals were puzzled.

What the hell is this?

Is this the beginning of the second collaboration between the KMT and the CPC?

Chairman Chiang was fine, he had to save the people anyway, and it was wrong to delay it until today.

But what is Dean Wang, who has nothing to do with Yue Weijun, doing?

Little did they know that President Wang's previous actions had put Chairman Chiang on the spot; but Chairman Chiang, in turn, had done the same thing, pushing President Wang into a corner. Why?

Because President Wang didn't want to lose face or his life, he ordered his men to secretly send 20,000 yuan worth of silver and supplies to the Red Army. As a result, Chairman Chiang exposed it and made it known to the whole world, and all his supplies were given away for nothing!

Everyone asks:

Dean Wang, didn't you promise to personally donate 20,000 yuan to help rescue General Yue? Where is that yuan?

Even if there is no ocean, there must be supplies, right?

Chairman Chiang has already sent it, so you are not just firing blanks, are you?

So, with no other options, President Wang was forced to urgently organize a new batch of supplies, which he delivered to the Red Army with equal fanfare, following closely behind Chairman Chiang's motorcade. Well, it's easy to mistakenly believe that the KMT and the CCP had begun collaborating for the second time (laughing).

In short, when large quantities of supplies were transported to the designated location, even the officers and soldiers of the Red Army who were responsible for receiving them were stunned and a little dazed for a while.

If the two sides hadn't fought a fierce battle just two months earlier (the Battle of Shanghuang in January and February 1932), they would have thought the Nationalist Army was their ally! The Chairman of the KMT Military Commission and the President of the Nationalist Government's Executive Yuan came together to transport supplies to "help" build the revolutionary base area...

Two big boiled eggs are served to me alone. How can this be considered a small blessing?

Oh my, the only one missing is Chairman Lin!

When will you send us supplies? (Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government)

"...All counted! Count correct!"

At a "demarcation point" agreed upon by both the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang, both sides completed the inventory and unloading of supplies, and incidentally, handed over Yue Weijun, who had been imprisoned for over a year, to the Kuomintang. Everything was going smoothly. However, when the last two vehicles were unloaded, Chen Changhao, representing the Fourth Red Army in handing over and receiving the "goods," suddenly made a new request: "Leave two vehicles for us! We can't leave them empty-handed with so much stuff."

"this.."

The Kuomintang officer then realized that although the Red Army had a large number of troops (obviously to prevent them from playing tricks), they did not bring much transportation at all. Naturally, the officer did not dare to make a decision on his own, but Yue Weijun, who was about to regain his freedom, did not want to cause any trouble, so he waved his hand impatiently and said:

"Alright! Give them what they want! I'll pay for this on behalf of your boss!"

"Uh..."

The highest-ranking officer present (even though he was captured) said so, what else could a small officer like him say? Humph, Communist bandits, do they know how to drive?

So, the last two vehicles were not unloaded but left intact.

Apparently delighted with the new vehicle, Chen Changhao even offered to escort Yue Weijun and all the Kuomintang personnel transporting the goods out of the country. Initially, Yue Weijun was somewhat reluctant, but Chen Changhao only needed a few words to convince him to accept the Red Army's escort:

"Do you think Chairman Chiang and President Wang would use your head to boost morale?"

"For example, they could send someone to kill you and then falsely accuse us, the Chinese Communist Party, of doing it."

"General Yue, you don't want to die inexplicably, do you?"

".…."

Thinking back to the character of the bald man and the assassin, Commander Yue couldn't help but shudder.

So, the Red Army, fully armed and in a combat stance, escorted Yue Weijun and the others all the way, forcing them to join the army he once served under before leisurely departing. Watching the Red Army's retreating figures, Yue Weijun hesitated again and again, clenching his fists.

A few days later, when General Yue went to Luoyang, Henan to accept Chiang Kai-shek's "consolation" and was asked about the situation of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area and the Red Fourth Front Army, his answer was:

"Commissioner, I really don't know. I've been detained the entire time. The only people I've seen, besides Xu Xiangqian, are some low-ranking minions..."

174 The Fourth Red Army gives Li Desheng an eye drop

Li Desheng didn't really care whether Chiang Kai-shek would know about his presence in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area. Therefore, even if he knew that Yue Weijun had not told Chiang Kai-shek about this, he would not take it to heart at all.

This news was impossible to conceal. Leaking it sooner or later wouldn't have had any significant impact on the overall situation. Compared to those things, he was more concerned about the distribution of the supplies sent by the Kuomintang and the rectification of military discipline in the Red Fourth Front Army. Why?

because...

"This car should belong to our division!"

"No! It belongs to our division!"

"Hey! Fuck you! Put down my uniform!" "Put down your uniform! That's our uniform!"

"Do you want to be beaten?"

"Come on! If I don't beat the shit out of you today, I'll be your mother-in-law!"

Well, that's why.

Ever since these large quantities of "KMT aid materials" began arriving, Xinji County, where Li Desheng was located, became a chaotic mess. From army commanders and division commanders to regimental and battalion commanders, almost all the officers and veterans who thought they were qualified to make demands came to the scene.

Everyone wanted to get the best equipment and supplies, so the fighting was fierce.

It's really a fierce fight (physical).

For example, Yu Tianyun, who had just been appointed acting commander of the 36th Regiment of the 12th Red Army Division after the former commander, Xu Haidong, was injured, publicly clashed with Ni Zhiliang, commander of the 10th Red Army Division, over the distribution of a batch of guns. Why?

Because Ni Zhiliang believed that Yue Weijun was captured by their Red 10th Division, so these things should be distributed by them, and no one else has the right to interfere; while Yu Tianyun felt that your Red 10th Division had already taken a lot of the money extorted from the Kuomintang last time, and you are going to take the biggest share this time. Are you shameless? At the same time, the two commanders of the Red 11th Division also came over to join in the fun and asked to participate in the distribution.

why?

Because they believed that if the 11th Red Division had not fought desperately to stop the Kuomintang reinforcements, and even the division commander Cai Shenxi was seriously injured and disabled, the 10th Red Division would have captured Yue Weijun! Therefore, the former division commander Cai Shenxi who was injured and disabled in the Battle of Shuangqiao Town, and the former division commander Liu Ying who was hit in the head and damaged his nerves in the Battle of Shanghuang and could not speak were also carried over on stretchers! And so on.

The conference room was abuzz with noise, a complete mess. Even Xu Xiangqian, Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Front Army and Commander of the Fourth Army, and Kuang Jixun, Commander of the 25th Army, couldn't calm it down. Military Commission Chairman Li Desheng pinched his forehead, trying to recall what UMP45 had said to him. He forcibly suppressed his anger, gently knocked on the table, and shouted, "Enough! Stop arguing!"

“￥#￥%#%..”

The scene was still noisy, not much different from a vegetable market.

Li Desheng slammed the table hard:

"Be quiet! What a mess! You're talking about dividing the spoils and the profits! Are you still Party military cadres?"

" .."

This time, the noisy crowd finally quieted down a bit, but some people still murmured quietly, clearly unconvinced. Li Desheng knew where the problem lay.

On the one hand, this group of people had always had this kind of temperament and style, and they were deliberately spoiled during the Zhang Guotao era, so they had a strong bandit spirit - Comrade Xu Xiangqian had already warned him several times in advance. On the other hand, Li Desheng had just arrived and had been organizing "grievance meetings" and other large-scale rectifications mainly targeting middle and lower-level officers and soldiers, and had far less communication with the majority of middle and senior officers.

The last and most important aspect is that although Li Desheng was considered "very prestigious" in the First Red Army, he was not well-known in the Fourth Red Army.

The above reasons can be summarized in one sentence:

Newly arrived, Li Desheng held no sway over the "bandits" of the Red Fourth Front Army. He couldn't truly convince them, the kind of obedience that didn't require the central government's authority to suppress them. "Regarding the distribution of supplies, the Military Commission and the commanders of the various units will carefully consider and allocate them according to need. What are you doing here, making a scene?"

This was the umpteenth time that Li Desheng had slammed the table since he arrived at the Red Fourth Front Army, but the group of people below were still not afraid and even wanted to argue a few words.

Until a woman coughed softly:

"What? Are you both deaf? Can't you hear what the Chairman said?"

"..."

As soon as UMP45 opened their mouths, the already somewhat noisy crowd suddenly became audible. Even the grumbling Liu Ying struggled to control her uncontrollable nerves to avoid offending the other party. Why does UMP45 seem to have a higher "prestige" than Li Desheng?

The reason is actually shockingly simple.

Can't beat her, or need something from her.

First of all, violence is always the most real theme of the army, even an army like the Red Army.

All those people present who had provoked UMP45 or ordered their subordinates to provoke her had been beaten up by her in the name of "sparring"? Some of those with bad tempers were beaten up several times.

Losing to a "fragile" woman by such a despairing margin, who among these men with such strong chauvinism could hold their heads high in front of her? Disobedience?

Come, take my potato-sized nose-crushing punch! It's even easier to ask her for help.

Some people seek UMP45 to learn how to read and write; others seek her to learn military theory or skills;

Some hoped to curry favor with her and have someone sent to join the "special forces brigade"; others needed UMP45's help and medical treatment—like Liu Ying and Ni Zhiliang... Who wouldn't respect someone who was both a skilled fighter and a know-it-all?

UMP45 herself has warned some people who want to harass her:

"I can break your bones one by one and then connect them one by one, break them one by one and then connect them one by one..."