1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

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After the bad news of the fall of Hanyang, the fall of Wuchang, the defeat of the 10th Army, and the imminent collapse of the elite 41st Division spread one after another, everyone in Wuhan knew that Hankou could no longer be defended. As a result, Wuhan newspapers published the latest headlines:

Wuhan, an old revolutionary base, is about to return to the embrace of the Communist Party!

206 Wuhan will not be occupied, but who says it will not be emptied?

"Chairman, I still don't understand. We have already won a great victory. Why are you still making concessions to Jiang the damned?"

Obviously, although everyone obeyed Li Desheng's decision, not everyone fully understood it, especially after the success of the battle completely exceeded everyone's initial expectations.

Originally, the Red Fourth Front Army's pre-war plan was to "annihilate 5 to 10 active Kuomintang troops in the battle, break the fourth encirclement and suppression campaign, and seek opportunities to expand and consolidate the base area to the Lu'an area."

As a result, after more than a month of fighting, the situation was forced to change to "capturing Lu'an, Anqing and other Kuomintang strongholds, destroying more than 15 Kuomintang troops, breaking the fourth encirclement and suppression campaign, and surrounding and about to capture Wuhan." It can only be said that it was not that the Red Army was too powerful, but that the future Honorary Minister of the General Logistics Department of the People's Liberation Army was too cooperative. (Serious face)

But, what the hell is this scene where Hankou is about to fall and the Communist Party’s enemy Chiang is about to be captured and killed...

Who wouldn’t be moved after watching this?

So, after sending the telegram as ordered, the telegraph operator couldn't help but raise questions to Chairman Li, whom he admired.

After all, the Chairman was recognized throughout the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area and the Red Fourth Front Army as having a good temper and being humble, and he would not get angry if others were questioned.

Sure enough, Li Desheng didn't get angry or respond coldly. He just smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Young comrade, this is not a concession! This is about planning something bigger."

"Oh, I see."

"Oh? What do you understand?"

"Just understand that you're not giving in to him. Under your leadership, Jiang is doomed to fail!"

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This "blind" worship was established in just over a month, during which Li Desheng commanded the Fourth and Third Red Army in battle after battle. Previously, the Fourth Red Army merely obeyed "Chairman Li," but now they recognized and obeyed "Li Desheng."

It's no exaggeration to say that after a while, faced with any decision made by Li Desheng, they might not question it, but instead desperately wonder, "Where on earth did I fail to understand this high-level operation?" In fact, not only the Red Army and Communist Party cadres in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui region, but even the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in faraway Jiangxi Province had a significant change in its attitude toward Li Desheng.

After receiving the news of the Red Fourth Front Army's epic victory and the imminent capture of Hankou, the Central Committee was also very excited and asked whether Wuhan could be taken directly, but the tone of the inquiry was very polite; even if the Central Committee expressed its desire to take Wuhan, it was not an order, but a suggestion.

When Li Desheng replied, "Our army will not actually occupy Wuhan," and explained his reasons and new ideas, there was no sign of pressure. This is the inevitable aftermath of "moving from one incredible victory to another."

"Comrade, you must learn to think. Not being able to question is not a good thing." Li Desheng knocked on the telegraph operator's head and issued a series of latest orders:

"Order! He Long's troops, immediately advance from Tanghu and Dunkou towards Hanyang and the Han River! If you have the chance, fire a few shots at the Wuhan Nationalist Government to scare them!"

"Order! Deng Hua's troops, cross the Fu River from Pukou and continue their attack north of Hankou, but minimize destruction and maintain the strictest military discipline! Leave the best impression on the Hankou masses!" "Order! Ni Zhiliang and Cai Shenxi's troops, immediately occupy the Hanyang Arsenal! Organize the dismantling of facilities and equipment, and convince the workers to move with them!"

"Order! Xu Haidong..."

Orders were passed down one after another, and one Red Army unit after another began to move.

Haha, Li Desheng really didn't plan to capture or even occupy Wuhan. He even planned to "play" for a while and then quickly lead his troops away to avoid being surrounded by the following Nationalist troops. But this doesn't mean that he won't take a few things with him when he leaves!

Since you call us "communist bandits," then we'll be "I bandits" for once! The Red Army doesn't have the Hanyang Arsenal, right?

Good stuff, grab it!

The Red Army doesn't have the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant, right? Good stuff, rob it!

The Red Army didn't have the Hanyang Spinning Mill, did they? Good stuff, let's rob it!

From spinning to locomotives, from food processing to gun production, from power supply to end products, no matter whether or not we can use them after seizing them, we must seize them first! Chairman Li's order was very clear:

Attacking the enemy's industrial production capacity is sometimes more effective than attacking the enemy's manpower! Even if you can't use it yourself, you can't leave it to the national army!

Let's put it this way: as long as the Red Army was in the occupied and controlled area, it implemented several iron rules:

1. We will not take anything belonging to ordinary people, not even a single needle or thread from them. Those who disobey our order will be shot immediately. 2. We can negotiate the purchase of things belonging to capitalists, and if we disagree, we will just write it down in a small notebook. 3. We will only take a single needle or thread from them, not even a single needle or thread from them, from the Nationalist government.

There is no way!

Although Wuhan was far inferior to "real" "industrial cities" like Shanghai, Qingdao, Tianjin, and Shenyang (compared to other cities during the Republican era); although a large number of Wuhan's industries were extremely dependent on imports, its self-sustaining capacity was seriously insufficient, and only the comprador class made huge profits;

Although industry cannot be "industrialized" by relying on a few pieces of equipment, and although so many equipment and facilities are not easy to operate;

But Wuhan is an industrial city after all, an industrial city that the Communist Party and the Red Army longed for and even looked up to. What level is the Red Army at this moment?

The previous article mentioned the basic situation of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area. It is no exaggeration to say that compared with Wuhan, it is just a mountain kid from the countryside. Such a country bumpkin who can only see the teeth of a female monkey, suddenly saw the beautiful woman Wuhan, it would be a miracle if he was not excited.

Not to mention ordinary PLA cadres and soldiers, or even mid- and high-level commanders and fighters, even Li Desheng couldn't suppress his "desire" for Wuhan; I really can't occupy Wuhan, but that doesn't mean I can't rob Wuhan, right?

I do lack the resources needed for industrial operations, but can I first gather the industrial facilities and equipment?

I certainly don't have enough skilled workers, but with all the workers in Wuhan, there's bound to be some willing to go with us, right? It's a waste to leave them to the KMT, a bunch of rubbish. It's better to give them to the Communist Party so they can contribute more to the cause!

What's more, there's a humanoid figure who's very familiar with the entire industrial chain and the locations of important factories in Wuhan, secretly providing information...

Therefore, the Kuomintang officials in Wuchang and Hanyang soon discovered, unable to understand and with tears in their eyes, that the Red Army, like a swarm of locusts, had plundered everything the Kuomintang could, and they had done so with great precision and meticulousness. "Damn the Communist bandits!"

You've stolen so many things, I want to see how you plan to transport them away!! Well, I was really worrying too much.

Isn't the logistics captain here?

As soon as Li Desheng issued various orders, not only did the Kuomintang's belongings disappear, but the Red Army in the east, south and north further narrowed the encirclement. Chiang Kai-shek, who was lying on the hospital bed and unable to move, could even see the red flag fluttering on the other side of the river! To be honest, at this moment, Chairman Chiang regretted to death, regretting that he had not left Wuhan earlier, even at the risk of committing political suicide.

Because after being anally raped, he couldn't even move. The wound would bleed profusely if he moved even a little. Even if he wanted to move secretly from the west, he couldn't do it! But now, regret is useless. He can only quickly negotiate with the Communist army, asking them not to really launch a general attack, let alone arrest him.

This is the scene Li Desheng wants to see.

Surrounded on three sides, if the Red Army that occupied the Hanyang Arsenal had not taken the residents of Wuhan into consideration, they could even mobilize artillery to bombard the hospital where Chiang Kai-shek was. Do you think he was afraid? Since he was afraid, there is room for discussion.

The military always serves politics.

So, amidst the complex gazes of awe, scrutiny, scrutiny, and vigilance from the Nationalist generals and officials, the Communist negotiator, Chen Changhao, leisurely entered the hospital and met Chiang Kai-shek on the bed. Chiang Kai-shek gently clenched his fist (not daring to clench it too hard, or his anus would split), resisting the urge to have the smug bastard beaten to death, and asked:

"You are the one sent by the Communist... Army?"

Did you see that?

If someone is in an absolutely disadvantageous position, he or she may not even dare to say the word "communist bandits".

"Yes, my name is Chen Changhao."

Chen Changhao suppressed his laughter, skipped the initial greetings, and said coldly:

"Now, on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Party Committee of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Branch, and the Fourth Red Army, I put forward our conditions to you!"

207 Nanchang to Wuhan, will Jiang Mou change?

"...We present our terms to you!"

To be fair, facing a leader of the rank of "National Leader" and "Chairman of the National Military Commission," Chen Changhao, a mere "Political Commissar of a certain front of the Communist Party," was quite impolite in both expression and tone. Look at that arrogant expression, that condescending tone, that almost uncontrollable smile on his lips—he was clearly being rude.

He really deserves a beating.

However, no one, whether Chiang Kai-shek or the Kuomintang members around him, dared to get angry in person; at most, they would sulk in secret. They were angry, but helpless.

It's not just because they're outnumbered and their lives are in the hands of the other side, it's also because these damned Communist bandits invited a bunch of media reporters over!

The reason is that they are worried about the Kuomintang's integrity and that they might kill their own negotiating cadres during the negotiations, so they want to mobilize the power of journalists and the media to conduct public opinion supervision! Damn you!

What a waste of time!

I'm really determined to kill you, regardless of public opinion. A bunch of reporters are useless! Kill you together!

Then put the blame on you communists!

But now if I dare to touch a hair of yours, do you dare to declare that you will not fire artillery shells into the National Government Building?

(Note: At that time, the Wuhan Nationalist Government was located in the Jianghan District of later generations, close to the Han River. It was very close to the river and the scenery, and it was also very close to the Red Army on the other side.) You dare not!

So I don’t dare either.

Anyway, the newspapers and media in Hankou are okay, but the ones in Wuchang and Hanyang are almost becoming the dogs of your Communist Party! Damn it!

The current newspaper headlines are already something like "The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Successfully Captures the Hanyang Arsenal." If you really launch an all-out attack and bombard Hankou, the headlines should be changed to "Wuhan, the Old Revolutionary Base, Welcomes the Red Army's Triumphant Return"!

If they really did arrest us all, wouldn't the title have to be changed to "The Invincible Red Army Finally Recaptures the First Site of the Revolution; Wuhan People Welcome Chairman Li's National Speech"?

Fuck!

Furthermore, haven't you already sent telegrams to the entire nation, bribed the media, and publicized everywhere your heroic act of proactively requesting peace talks, an end to the civil war, and a united resistance against Japan?

Then what about supervision? Bullshit supervision!

Regardless of the KMT's accusations, in front of a group of reporters, Chen Changhao rigorously proposed the CCP's first condition:

"1. All armed forces under the control of the Nationalist Government throughout China must immediately cease all forms of attacks, blockades, and harassment against our Party, our army, our people, and our base areas, including but not limited to..."

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To be honest, this condition did not surprise anyone.

Since it was the Communist Party that proposed the peace talks, peace must be the top priority. But the conditions are so detailed...

"Belonging to management", "armed forces", "any form" ...

Even the definitions of "harassment" and "blockade" were clearly defined. But Chiang Kai-shek and some Kuomintang generals simply sneered inwardly. There's no point in being so detailed. Wait until we've recovered. Haha...

However, despite thinking this, Chiang Kai-shek and others still promised not to attack the Communist army anymore, nor to "harass" or "blockade" them anymore; after all, there was nothing they could do now, right?

Since stopping the civil war has been proposed, it is only natural to propose the second condition:

"2. The National Government and the National Military Commission must immediately organize troops to march north to resist Japan and recover all areas in the Northeast that legally belong to China..." This condition is more naturally legally just than the first one.

When the Nationalist army attacked the Communist army, it could be said that they were "suppressing rebellion" and "eliminating traitors." But what does it mean when you refuse to fight foreign invaders? Who would dare to refuse such a thing?

Who dares to object publicly?

It didn't matter how one secretly made peace with the Japanese, but anyone who openly refused to resist the Japanese would instantly become a national enemy, plunge themselves into a moral slum, and directly lose the legitimacy of their rule. The only outcome was becoming a traitor.

Therefore, even Chiang Kai-shek did not dare to say publicly that he would not resist Japan.

No matter how unwilling he was to resist, or how much he secretly colluded with the Japanese, as long as he remained in office, he would only dare his subordinates to commit such shocking acts as "illegal resistance"—a clear example of this: secretly ordering the Northeast Army not to resist while openly "supporting" Ma Zhanshan's resistance against the Japanese (yes, he also publicly supported them but secretly disrupted them).

Because of historical changes, the "Lushan Five Provinces Bandit Suppression Conference" was not held, and Chiang Kai-shek naturally had no intention of proposing the policy of "pacifying the country before resisting foreign aggression";

For a while, he couldn't find an excuse such as "Japan is too powerful, China is too weak, we must accumulate strength for the future, and rashly resisting Japan is treason", so he could only agree first.

Let’s fight against Japan! Let’s fight!

Anyway, when it comes to implementation, there are many ways to fool around.

For example, deliberately delaying the process by claiming insufficient supplies.

However, just like the first condition, the Communist Army still proposed very detailed "anti-Japanese rules";

Including propaganda warfare, economic and financial warfare, etc., the only thing missing was planning a route for the National Army to attack the Japanese in the north and a plan to recapture the Northeast. Chairman Chiang still scoffed at this.

You tell me to listen to you, so I'll listen to you? Again, wait until I'm out of trouble!

(By the way, I have always felt that if Wang Jingwei had not joined the front and filled up the ecological niche, Chiang Kai-shek would have become a traitor.)

"3. Convene a representative conference to resist Japan and save the nation, open up the people's anti-Japanese and national salvation movement, release all political prisoners, implement Dr. Sun Yat-sen's three major policies, and guarantee the people's political freedom of assembly and association..."

Similarly, these conditions were either "politically correct" and unobjectionable, "insignificant" details, or "something that could be dealt with later," so Chiang Kai-shek readily agreed. "4. The KMT and the CPC will cooperate, with equal status. Neither side will seek control over or insert personnel into the other..."

This one is slightly different.

Because this was proposed by UMP45 to Li Desheng and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China under the order of a certain commander.

Well, although the general outline of all the above conditions was discussed by Li Desheng and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the specific drafting was actually basically written by that person.

Because, someone who had just returned to Asia and was back in contact was astonished that Comrade Li Desheng could actually command the Red Fourth Front Army to accomplish such a feat in such a short period of time. At the same time, with his keen historical memory, he discovered: Huh?

Why does the current situation seem a bit like the "Xi'an Incident" in history? In history:

Chiang Kai-shek flew to Xi'an, summoned Chen Cheng and other senior military and political leaders, personally took charge of Xi'an, mobilized a large army, and forced Zhang and Yang to suppress the Communists. Then he was caught and unable to escape, and was forced to agree to negotiate; now:

Chiang Kai-shek flew to Wuhan, summoned Li Jishen and other senior military and political leaders, personally took charge of Wuhan, mobilized a large army, and forced them to suppress the Communists. Then, they were defeated and unable to escape, and were forced to agree to negotiate. Isn't this a limited-time replay of history?

Okay, okay, now it’s easy to operate.

The general thread is pretty much the same, it's all "military remonstration" after all!

However, there is a slight difference between one's own subordinates leading a "military remonstration" and the Communist army personally coming to the door to "remonstrate with military force." Historically, Chairman Chiang was only panicked at first, frightened enough to take the initiative to participate in the "Xi'an Pajama Night Run Contest."

But after being captured, meeting Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, listening to their conditions and knowing the attitude of the Communist bandits, he calmed down; Damn, even though they are a bunch of insects, it seems they dare not kill me.

He was not in danger of his life, so he focused his attention on the bastards who led their troops to Xi'an under the banner of "I want to rescue the chairman as soon as possible." But this time it was different.

The Nationalist army suffered such a miserable defeat during the "Fourth Encirclement and Suppression Campaign of Hubei, Henan and Anhui" only because the Communist army acted too quickly and the news had not yet spread, so it seemed nothing significant.

In reality, however, this failure, especially the impending fall of Wuhan and the capture of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and other key figures, had a profound impact, even shaking the stability of the Nationalist government and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's rule. As far as Chiang knew, some within the Nationalist government were already plotting to replace him.

After all, what kind of a national leader is he if he is so desperate to defeat the bandits that he even loses Wuhan?