1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

That is why Chiang Kai-shek hastily agreed to negotiate with the CCP. Even as the leader of the Kuomintang, he agreed so readily to a mere Chen Changhao! Because he absolutely could not let Wuhan be lost in his hands, let alone be captured!

Otherwise, resignation is imminent!

Facing Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, Chiang Kai-shek was full of confidence and dared to force them to death, even insulting them again and again; because he knew that the other party did not dare to kill him (before the outbreak of the Xi'an Incident).

But when faced with the direct threat from the CCP, a country with deep hatred for him, Chiang Kai-shek had no confidence at all and was always worried about his life.

Zhang Yang didn't dare to touch him, because this group of Communist bandits had long wanted to skin him alive! Naturally, the conditions between the two sides were different from those in history.

The Red Army did not propose the historical conditions such as "reorganizing the Nanjing government to accommodate all parties and factions to jointly take responsibility for saving the country, nor did Chairman Chiang Kai-shek propose "reorganizing the Red Army into the Eighth Route Army"

"Accept the command of the National Government" and other requests;

You must know that the Red Army at this time was not the Red Army in history that was besieged in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and had extremely difficult survival and development. Instead, it was full of confidence;

At this point, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was no longer the high-spirited nationalist leader who had declared his intention to "wipe out the Shaanxi-Gansu region." Instead, his life was in the hands of the Red Army. Did Chiang Kai-shek dare to claim that the Red Army, a force so dominant that it could be plucked from its hospital bed and crushed at any moment, would accept his command and reorganize? No kidding.

Therefore, even though he frowned and was very reluctant, Chairman Chiang still agreed to the Red Army's request for "independence";

Anyway, the two sides will always be mortal enemies who kill each other. Anyway, there are already enough warlords in the country, so what is missing is the Red Army!

Having accepted these conditions, Chiang Kai-shek naturally also accepted the Red Army's subsequent request for "providing vehicles, trains, and other facilities and equipment, as well as a sufficient number of personnel to transport the spoils." After all, those items had surely already fallen into the hands of the Communists, and it was impossible to get them to give them up.

What else can you do besides accept it?

Don't accept?

I don’t accept people coming to pick it up in a few minutes.

However, upon hearing the next condition proposed by the Communist Party, Chairman Chiang almost jumped out of bed:

...To ensure the survival and safe development of the Red Army, the Nationalist government must cede Nanchang intact, withdraw all armed forces, make it an undefended city, and hand it over to the Chinese Communist Party for management." "No! !"

After being stunned for two seconds, Generalissimo Jiang roared and stood up straight, not caring about the pain of his slightly cracked anus, and said firmly: "Nanchang will never be given to you!"

Li Jishen, He Chengran and other high-ranking government officials also expressed similar opinions: "Your conditions are too exaggerated. We will never accept them."

Although some people were just saying it for show, the condition of "handing over Nanchang" was indeed a bit unexpected. What is Nanchang?

The mere title "Capital of Jiangxi" is not enough to describe it.

If the Communists were to seize Nanchang, what kind of "wonderful situation" would the Nationalist government face?

First, Nanchang is located inland, with a vast hinterland. The Red Army had a wide range of maneuvers and more room for maneuver, so it did not need to hold the city to the death, making defense relatively easy.

Secondly, Nanchang's city walls were strong, and the Ganjiang River, a moat, served as a natural barrier. The river's depth was generally less than two meters, limiting navigation. This made it difficult for the Nationalist government to mobilize troops to encircle and suppress the rebels by water. Thirdly, Nanchang was where the Red Army launched the "Nanchang Uprising," and the Red Army had a strong mass base. Even after being repeatedly hunted and suppressed by Chiang Kai-shek's army, many people still supported the Communist Party.

Finally, Nanchang was a major city that the Communists had always coveted. Once captured, the Jiangxi Red Army could immediately march north to control the entire area from Ruijin to Nanchang! Furthermore, Jiujiang, which also had a strong mass base, was located on the Yangtze River, had well-developed transportation, and was an important port in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, only a little over 100 kilometers away from Nanchang!

In other words, if Nanchang changes hands, the entire Jiangxi province will also change hands. Jiujiang is also very close to Wuhan, so the Red Army can move north to threaten Wuhan at any time! Combined with the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area to the north, on that day, the Nationalist Army in Wuhan will repeat the dilemma and choices faced by the Communist Army in 1927!

(Note: The CCP chose to launch the uprising in Nanchang instead of Jiujiang due to concerns about being attacked from both Nanjing and Wuhan.)

Therefore, Nanchang cannot be given. Giving it to Nanchang is equivalent to giving it to the entire Jiangxi Province. Giving it to Jiangxi is equivalent to giving it to Wuhan. Giving it to Wuhan...the Chiang Kai-shek government cannot bear such adverse effects.

However, facing Jiang's rejection, Chen Changhao just smiled coldly and pointed behind him with his finger: "Behind me is a 10-strong army that has won consecutive victories, is in high spirits, and is fully equipped;"

"Beside me, there is a special force that can take your heads at any time;"

"So, do you want to give up Nanchang, or do you want to take Wuhan first and then attack Nanchang?" "Do you want to lose Nanchang? Or do you want to lose Nanchang, Wuhan, and your lives together?"

"We'll give you one day at most to consider this. Once that time is up, we'll launch a general attack!" "Don't say I didn't warn you!"

208 The National Government Desperately Saves Its Reputation

With a proud expression, Chen Changhao left the hospital. Amidst the awe-inspiring gazes of those around him, he leisurely checked into the hotel next door, awaiting the Kuomintang's "ultimatum." Deep down, he felt he had traded Nanchang, or even the entire Jiangxi province, for Wuhan's survival, and most importantly, for Chiang Kai-shek's capture and a significant loss of prestige.

Would Chiang Kai-shek be willing?

Of course he is willing.

The most important thing is that "Jiang is not captured and his prestige does not suffer a serious loss"!

The most important thing is that "Jiang will not be beheaded by the terrible Communist bandits because of this!"

As a guy who could use the radio to listen to the stock market situation at the critical moment of the Northern Expedition, causing Chen Kui to think that he was not a revolutionary and leave, Chiang Kai-shek's selfishness was engraved in his bones.

As long as he can keep his position and his life, he doesn't care how much damage his group, party, or country will suffer.

If a person does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth!

However, giving up the city of Nanchang was really crossing his bottom line.

And it's "trading Nanchang for Wuhan".

Where is Nanchang? Where is Wuhan?

To put it mildly, this meant sacrificing the loss of "Chiang Kai-shek's territory" (referring to Nanchang) in exchange for the protection of "Wang Jingwei's territory" (referring to Wuhan) from being threatened! How could he agree to this?

?

The other way around is almost the same! But, you don't agree?

He thought of the mysterious band that had finally been confirmed by Chen Changhao, causing all sorts of trouble in Wuhan, spreading rumors, killing officers and spies, and leaving him in this miserable state; he thought of the "10 Communist bandit army" that had basically occupied Hanyang and Wuchang, was plundering spoils, stationed on the banks of the Han River and the Yangtze River, and could cross the river and attack Hankou at any time; he thought of the Nationalist troops that had been defeated or annihilated, the large number of trusted officers who had been captured and killed, and the territory that had been lost;

Thinking of Chen Changhao's confident face and my current state of being unable to move...

Chiang Kai-shek, who had just been given medicine by the doctor, shuddered and began to ache again. No, no, if I don't agree, my head will be removed.

However, I feel so bad for agreeing to the Communist Party's conditions...

"Committee...Committee..."

A weak voice came from the side, interrupting Jiang Jieshi's thoughts:

"Chairman, please agree! Otherwise... otherwise the Communist bandits will invade, and then..."

".."

Hearing this voice, Chiang Kai-shek almost lost control of his rage! He Chengjun!

You still have the nerve to talk like that!

If your subordinates hadn't insulted me, how could I have come here! If I hadn't come here, how could I have been caught by the Communist bandits and injured! If I hadn't been injured by the Communist bandits, how could I not even have the chance to escape Wuhan! If I hadn't been able to escape Wuhan, how could I have ended up in such a predicament!

At this moment, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek wanted to give an order, call people in, drag He Chengjun out and shoot him! But he couldn't.

The losses this time were so great, and he was unable to take charge of the matter directly. Everything in Wuhan still needed the help of He Chengjun, a bastard who could barely be considered a confidant.

After this incident is over...

Suppressing the hatred and dissatisfaction in his heart, Chairman Jiang said coldly:

"Agree? That's easy to say. Can Nanchang just give it up if it says so?" "Committee...Committee..."

He Chengjun also knew that Chiang Kai-shek was dissatisfied with him, so he could only bite the bullet and say:

"If it really doesn't work, we can just drag it out slowly until our reinforcements arrive and the Communist bandits..." "Drag?"

Chiang Kai-shek's sneer grew louder, and he didn't even want to call He Chengjun's name or surname: "Do you think the Communists will give us a chance to delay?"

Putting aside the adverse political impact of agreeing to "give up Nanchang," Chairman Chiang Kai-shek certainly wanted to use this "delay tactic"; giving up Nanchang, okay?

But how to "give in", when to start giving in, how long to give in, and what to give in are still things to consider.

If it were the naive Communist bandits of the past, they might have been fooled and destroyed by their own troops or suffered a loss in silence during the waiting process; but the Communist bandits now are obviously not the same as before, and are obviously much more treacherous and cunning.

Judging from the conditions they proposed this time, they were just preparing for this move! Even the time for the "ultimatum" was limited to just one day!

拖?

Drag your mother Hippie!

He Chengjun is a loser, he only brings up useless things!

Director He was so shocked by the sarcastic words that he dared not speak again. Another voice rang out: "Committee Chairman, Director He is right. If we don't agree, our army may not be able to stop the Communist bandits' attack."

"..."

This voice also aroused Chairman Chiang's anger, but it also eased a little. The person who spoke was Xu Yuanquan, the commander of the Tenth Army.

As a non-Chiang Kai-shek lickspittle, Chiang Kai-shek was originally quite satisfied with him; he was good at flattering, speaking sweetly, working diligently, and being good at ingratiating...

However, all of this was not as great as the defeat of his 41st Division in the Honghu area and its subsequent inability to resist the attack of He Long's troops.

Because an officer named Huang Baitao disobeyed Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's order that "units must not fight independently, disperse, or cooperate with each other," and intended to undermine his superiors, he suffered a crushing defeat. Even if he collapsed immediately afterwards, it could be explained as "just suffered a crushing defeat and morale was low." But how could your fucking 48th Division and the several brigades I transferred to you also be so badly beaten?

After resting and enjoying myself for so long in Wuhan, this is the result? Just this?

At this moment, the ruthless Generalissimo automatically overlooked the Red Third Army's previous "dog-walking" of the National Tenth Army, completely forgetting that the National Tenth Army was also one of the troops exhausted. Still, after all, Xu Yuanquan was still commanding the battle, incompetent but with a positive attitude, rather than hiding out at the Garrison Headquarters like He Chengjun, soliciting prostitution.

Therefore, Chairman Chiang's tone softened slightly:

"Kecheng, are you really unable to defend it?"

"I really can't hold it, Mr. Chairman."

Xu Yuanquan honestly introduced the current situation of the troops.

In short, the losses were heavy, equipment was lost, morale was low, deserters were everywhere... and there might even be some who were plotting to rebel and defect to the Communists...

Commander Xu didn't dare to promise anything like "No problem, please rest assured, our troops will definitely defeat the Communist bandits."

If he fails, regardless of whether Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek will chop off his head, the Communist Party will definitely deal with him seriously!

Moreover, troops stationed in the west by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, such as Wang Lingji's troops, the commander-in-chief of the "bandit suppression" campaign in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, hesitated to move forward after hearing about the Wuhan crisis.

Expect them to come to the rescue?

By the time people arrived, the daylilies were cold.

What's more, it's hard to say whether this group of people have any ulterior motives! Success is impossible and failure is inevitable.

Although the answer was expected, Chairman Chiang couldn't help but sigh deeply. If the Tenth Army was in this situation, the other troops in Wuhan were even more troubled.

We can't rely on the "local forces" of the Hubei Provincial Guard Corps, the special forces, or even the local police forces in Wuhan to resist the Communist bandits, right? There's no way, the losses this time are too heavy.

The Kuomintang generals who have been confirmed to have been captured or killed include, but are not limited to: Wang Jun, deputy commander-in-chief of the Right Route Army and commander of the Third Army;

Li Shiding, commander-in-chief of the anti-communist campaign in western Anhui and commander of the 7th Division; Peng Zhenshan, commander of the 30th Division;

Liu Yunfeng, commander of the Special Forces Brigade; Li Shiqing, commander of the 2nd Anhui Police Brigade;

Commander of the 33rd Division: Ge Yunlong; Commander of the 57th Division: Li Songshan; Commander of the 1st Division: Hu Zongnan; Commander of the 45th Division: Wei Lihuang; Commander of the 30th Division: Ji Hongchang...and so on.

A large number of lieutenant generals and major generals fell into the hands of the Communist army or were simply killed, as well as countless colonels and lieutenants... It would be an exaggeration to describe the Nationalist government's defeat as "heavy losses."

If he didn't agree to the Communists, angering them and killing Hu Zongnan and other "Chiang's cronies," then Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek would suffer a "heavy loss"! It seemed his only option was to agree.

At this moment, Cai Mengjian, the captain of the Hubei Provincial Guard Corps, spoke:

"Chairman, I have an idea that should be able to recover some of the losses suffered by our party and army." "What?"

"Nanchang City must be surrendered, but we can't just give it to the Communists so easily. So we have to set up some obstacles for them and negotiate our own terms..."

Nonsense, everyone knows that! The question is whether they can agree to it? You are so shameless!

Just because you have a high degree of education, it makes you look capable!

The other national government generals were complaining in their hearts about this guy who had always been at odds with them.

Before the impatient Generalissimo could get angry, Cai Mengjian finally expressed his thoughts:

"We can give up Nanchang, but since the Communist bandits are using the banner of 'to better resist the Japanese,' then let them fight the Japanese! Let them really fight the Japanese!"

When these words came out, everyone including Chiang Kai-shek was stunned at first, and then their eyes lit up!

In an instant, Chairman Chiang understood what Cai Mengjian meant:

"You mean to transfer the Communist bandits...the Communist bandits in Hubei to the Northeast?"

"Yes, Chairman! But it's not a transfer! Instead, we're going to publicize this 'cooperation' with great fanfare! Put the Communists on the spot! Force them to fight the Japanese to the death!"

it is good!

Well said!

Use your own spear to attack your own shield!

That's how it should be, I should have thought of this a long time ago!

If the Communists want to resist Japan, let them do it!

Didn't you, the Communist Party, say that "we want Nanchang in order to better develop anti-Japanese forces"?

OK!

Nanchang, I'll give it to you!