1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Wang Jingwei was well aware that the Communist bandits were difficult to deal with, but others were less aware of this, so they would inevitably think like this:

If the Communists could push Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to this point, then should I...

In fact, not to mention others, even the relatively rational Wang Guangtou himself thought so.

In the past, President Wang was manipulated repeatedly by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and forced to make concessions even when he clearly had a huge political advantage, simply because he had no military power.

But now, with military power and so many soldiers at his disposal, he still lost so completely. It seems that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is not that great after all...

Therefore, it is not surprising that warlords in various places issued "anti-Japanese declarations" one after another "without authorization" without the "formal instructions" of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, and even Feng Yuxiang, who had been beaten into a stray dog ​​and lived in Mount Tai, could not help but jump out to show his presence.

Wang Jingwei tapped his fingers lightly on the table, thinking about what means he should use to bring Chiang Kai-shek down again this time, and also ensure that the other party had no strength to fight back.

It was not difficult to bring down Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Wang Jingwei had easily succeeded once after the September 918th Incident.

The problem was that immediately after the "January 1.28 Incident" broke out, Chiang Kai-shek relied on his followers throughout the party, especially his powerful military power, to regain power.

This kind of back-and-forth within the KMT's political circles had already happened several times, and Wang Jingwei himself was fed up, not to mention others;

Because every time Chiang Kai-shek stepped down and came back to power, he would inevitably launch more ferocious reprisals, causing greater losses to the anti-Chiang forces;

Therefore, the key to completely bringing down Chairman Chiang at one stroke is to resolve his financial and military power issues at one stroke.

Financial power and military power...

Thinking of this, Wang Jingwei felt a headache again. Unfortunately, he had neither of these two things.

Wang Jingwei was no match for Chiang Kai-shek, who was backed by the Jiangsu and Zhejiang tycoons. The wealthy Guangdong people did support him, but they supported Hu Hanmin more.

Wang Jingwei did not have a single soldier at his disposal, and even had to "borrow" the force (the 19th Route Army) to suppress Chiang during the "January 28 Incident" from Chen Mingshu.

We can't count on Zhang Fakui, who is about to be forced out of the country, and Tang Shengzhi, who just escaped from Southeast Asia, right?

Since we cannot borrow "internal force", we can only borrow "external force".

Just as Wang Jingwei was thinking about how to oppose Chiang Kai-shek, someone suddenly came to visit him and invited him to a meeting.

"Brother Zhaoming!" "Really like a brother!"

"Mr. Zhan Tang!"

A series of greetings to each other rang out one after another.

Wang Jingwei was secretly surprised at the high level of today's meeting, the large number of participants, and the participants' eagerness to oppose Chiang.

Who attended the meeting?

Hu Hanmin, a leader of the KMT in its early and middle stages, who was placed under house arrest by Chiang Kai-shek because of his high position and threat, and later fled to Guangzhou to establish himself;

Chen Mingshu, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing-Shanghai garrison and acting commander of the Songhu garrison, and one of the behind-the-scenes bosses of the 19th Route Army, who persisted in his fight against Chiang Kai-shek;

Fang Dingying, a lieutenant general and senator of the Military Senate, who once pointed at Chiang Kai-shek's nose and called him a "thief" while Chiang was helpless;

In addition, the following KMT officials, government officials, and military personnel attended the meeting in person or were unable to attend due to various reasons and sent representatives to attend:

Tang Shengzhi, Zhang Fakui, Chen Jitang, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Huang Shaohong, Fan Shisheng, Li Zhangda, Jiang Guangding, Cai Tingcuo, Zhou Fohai, Chen Gongbo...

Wang Jingwei became more and more excited when he saw these people who had always been against Chiang Kai-shek, had been forced to support Chiang Kai-shek, supported Chiang Kai-shek on the surface but were actually against Chiang Kai-shek, and had opposed Chiang Kai-shek and then supported Chiang Kai-shek and then opposed Chiang Kai-shek gathered together.

The advantage is mine!!

Then, he saw Chen Mingshu, who organized this meeting, clapped his hands and said solemnly:

"Comrades, before the meeting begins, we need to understand the real situation in Wuhan!"

(Yes, the Kuomintang often addressed each other as "comrade," and Chiang Kai-shek also used the term "comrade" in public speeches, but privately, in order to emphasize his so-called "new culture," he often referred to each other by their courtesy names.)

Everyone nodded.

Although bits and pieces of news have been released from time to time, no one is actually very clear about what is going on in Wuhan.

Because the incident happened so quickly, it was completely beyond the expectations of all parties. They didn't have time to send people to investigate in detail, and it was impossible to get the full picture just by telegram.

Therefore, the first-hand information brought by Wuhan insiders is particularly important.

However, when they saw the person coming, everyone was still surprised: "Ren Chao?"

"Brother Ren Chao?" "Brother Ren Chao?" "Brother Ji Shen?"

"Comrade Jishen?"

That’s right, the person who came was Li Jishen, who had just sneaked out from Wuhan.

This big man, who was "permanently expelled from the party" three times by Chiang Kai-shek and was welcomed back three times with his nose pinched, was released by the Red Army after the agreement between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was signed.

In fact, the Red Army had no choice but to let them go.

Because Anqing was captured and Wuhan was besieged, shipping on the Yangtze River was forced to be cut off and a large number of ships were stranded. Foreigners, merchants and ordinary people were all very dissatisfied.

After careful consideration, Li Desheng ordered the reopening of the Yangtze River waterway, which had been interrupted for nearly half a month, and no more inspections along the way.

Anyway, we just need to keep a close eye on Chairman Chiang, so we don’t have to worry if he runs away.

"Everyone, to cut a long story short, I will now briefly explain the bandit suppression operations in the three towns of Wuhan, Hubei, Henan, and Anhui, as well as the situation of the Red Army in Jiangxi..."

Li Jishen quickly and concisely told the members of the "Anti-Chiang Alliance" everything he knew. Everyone then realized that the situation in Wuhan was much worse than they had already realized!

This is no longer just an ordinary defeat; it's a threat to the nation's foundation! We must unite and strike hard to crush the Red Army!

Of course, this is a scenario that would only occur under ideal circumstances, where the entire Nationalist government is composed of loyal lackeys of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek. But now...

This group of people were all gloating crazily.

You're such a good fellow, Baldy Jiang...ah, that's rude to President Wang...Anyway, you're such a good fellow, Chiang Kai-shek!

I told you to be arrogant and domineering and bully us all the time. This time you met a ruthless person, right?

Well, well, it seems you must get out!

Seeing that everyone began to excitedly discuss the procedures for removing Chiang Kai-shek from power, Li Jishen, who was more familiar with the situation, had to pour cold water on them:

"Everyone! Everyone! Please allow me to say a few more words! It is not acceptable to kick Mr. Jiang off the stage right now!"

Some people immediately expressed dissatisfaction:

"Why not? The Nationalist government suffered such a devastating defeat, and he personally commanded the entire operation. He must take responsibility for this!"

“Yes, I also think he should be held accountable and should step down, but the problem is

Li Jishen raised a finger and explained patiently:

"1. The KMT-CCP ​​agreement has been signed, propaganda has been released, and the entire nation must cease internal strife and turn to the banner of anti-Japanese resistance. If we hold Chiang accountable at this point, he will inevitably accuse us of 'undermining the anti-Japanese war.'"

Everyone frowned. Indeed.

Holding Chiang Kai-shek accountable is nothing, but most of you here have already publicly responded.

Those who responded to and agreed with the "KMT-CCP ​​Manifesto" (there is no other way, we must only ask the members of the Nationalist Party, as any state is a traitor);

In other words, Chiang Kai-shek was still the chairman of the Military Commission and the "military leader" leading the whole country to fight against Japan. If he was forced to step down, he would easily be accused of "opposing the anti-Japanese war."

Chiang Kai-shek would certainly be capable of such a thing, but this is not a big problem.

Anyway, it’s not been just one or two days since everyone started cursing and pitting each other.

"Secondly, Chiang Kai-shek's military power has not yet been revoked, and there are still a large number of old subordinates within our army who are loyal to his orders. If we are not sure that we can eliminate these forces, what will be the point of ousting him from power?"

this...

Li Jishen once again touched everyone's sore spot.

Wasn't the fundamental reason for his resignation on September 9.18 and his rise to power on January 1.28 the very word "military power"?

As long as Jiang holds...eh?

etc?

Didn't Chiang Kai-shek's direct line suffer heavy losses during the Hubei-Henan-Anhui defeat?! I heard that Hu Zongnan was even captured!

Seeing someone about to raise this question, Li Jishen helplessly raised his third finger:

"Third, the Chinese Communist Party doesn't agree with us ousting Chiang Kai-shek from power."

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Why???

The Communist Party is against us taking down Chiang Kai-shek?

Does that mean they support Chiang Kai-shek's reign?

Qiaodou Madai, what's going on?

Unexpectedly, the Red Army, which had forced Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek into such a predicament, not only did not continue the offensive, but also refused to support the removal of Chiang Kai-shek from power.

What are they doing?!

260 Teacher's Big Conspiracy

Originally, Chairman Chiang's prestige had been seriously shaken and his power had been greatly weakened, so it was natural for everyone to "take revenge if there was a grudge, and take grievances if there was a grudge."

But the CCP said "no," which immediately complicated things. Before the "Hubei-Henan-Anhui defeat," the CCP, while hated, was ultimately just a slightly more powerful local warlord.

But this time, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek personally led an army of 30 to encircle and suppress the rebellion, but was still defeated and completely annihilated, and even lost Nanchang and most of Jiangxi and Hubei. After that, the CCP became a powerful force that could influence the KMT's political arena;

If they had not been afraid of the Red Army's unpredictable and terrifying strength, I'm afraid a large number of Nationalist troops would have gone to Wuhan to "clean up the court" just like the "Xi'an Incident" in history.

Therefore, despite being an "external force", the CCP's opinion was something even the experienced Wang Jingwei and the consistently anti-communist Hu Hanmin had to seriously consider:

"Ren Chao, what do you say? The CCP side..."

"Before I left Wuhan, I met with Chairman Li Desheng, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui region and the commander of this campaign, and had a long talk with him."

It's really him...

"Did he tell you the CCP's opinions?" "Yes."

Although he was trying hard to restrain his emotions, Li Jishen couldn't help but reveal a hint of excitement and nostalgia in his eyes:

"He told me that the CCP believes that everyone in the country should focus on resisting Japan, rather than busying themselves with assigning responsibility. This is not beneficial to the fight against Japan or the country..."

Such "high-sounding" words naturally failed to resonate with the people present, and someone immediately interrupted impatiently:

"Is it not helpful to fight the Japanese? Isn't Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek the biggest destabilizing factor hindering the war? Removing him will only help the war!"

Although Hu Hanmin, Wang Jingwei and others were not so unstable, they also agreed with this.

Putting aside political interests and personal likes and dislikes, Chairman Chiang was indeed the one with the weakest anti-Japanese sentiment in the entire Kuomintang government.

Not only Hu Hanmin and Wang Jingwei, these "Nationalist Party leaders", but also Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, who did not express their vigilance against Japan's aggressive ambitions early on?

There were many people who volunteered to go north to fight against the Japanese (such as Feng Yuxiang).

(No problem. In order to show his presence and gain reputation, Wang Jingwei kept clamoring to send troops to resist Japan, acting like a strong advocate of war.)

Only Chairman Chiang, from beginning to end, kept making all kinds of outrageous remarks. He acted as if he were a dog raised by the Japanese.

Not only did he issue the well-known order of non-resistance, but in the face of repeated provocations from the Japanese army, he also publicly stated that "in the face of Japanese aggression, we must now accept the consequences and endure each other's suffering."

(Original words: Holy shit, my blood pressure shot up after watching this).

Accusations such as "Japan is strong and China is weak, and talking about resisting Japan is treason" are flying everywhere. (Many of the rhetoric used to whitewash Chiang Kai-shek is also like this, such as the one in the previous chapter that defied the heavens)

Let's be reasonable, in fact, many people here think this way, but you, Chairman Chiang, are the one leading the national army after all!

Now that you've said that, what should people do?

If you are weak, others will rush to surrender.

Although if these people were placed in Chairman Chiang's position, their performance might not be much better, but going against the will of heaven is still going against the will of heaven.

Li Jishen was neither anxious nor annoyed:

"Yes, I also think it's better to overthrow him. But what if he comes back to power with the help of his army?"

"It will be difficult for him to get back on his feet this time! His direct descendants..."

"The Chinese Communist Party told me that this time, all captured nationalist officers and soldiers would be released and they would not kill a single person."

A gust of cold wind blew by, and everyone was stunned. Is the CCP...crazy???

It's said there are hundreds of Nationalist army officers and dozens of major generals and above! Putting aside those who are just idling around, those who aren't Chiang Kai-shek's direct followers, and those who can be drafted casually, is the CCP also planning to release Chiang Kai-shek's direct followers like Hu Zongnan, Wei Lihuang, Liu Zhi, and Chen Jicheng?

Are they really not worried about letting the tiger go back to the mountain?