1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

The people who originally thought that these generals would be imprisoned even if they were not killed never expected that the Red Army would be so generous, and some people immediately backed down.

If Chiang's military power was gone or greatly weakened, they would certainly not hesitate to show their bravery, but if Chiang still held power...

Well, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

Some people immediately wished they could fly to Wuhan with wings on their backs, kneel down in front of each of the leaders of the Communist Party of China, and beg them to quickly kill Chiang Kai-shek and all of Chiang's direct generals.

Of course, this is impossible to imagine. Otherwise, the CCP would not ask for peace talks when it has absolute advantage.

A bunch of fools, if you want to deal with external enemies, you should first clean up the hidden dangers in your own home!

I really don't understand them.

Seeing everyone silent for a moment, Li Jishen posed a third question: "Okay, let me assume that we have the ability to deal with Chiang Kai-shek's troops and also the ability to drive him out of power. Then, who will lead the new National Government?"

Wang Jingwei, one of the two leaders of the Nationalist government at the time (Lin Sen was not counted), said subconsciously:

“Of course it’s me!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong. Oh no, he had offended someone.

As expected, Hu Hanmin's expression suddenly turned quite ugly. He paused for a long time before saying quietly:

"Zhao Ming, it's too early to talk about this now. Let's first consider how to push Chiang Kai-shek out of power!"

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Hu Hanmin said this, and the others also looked unmoved. You?

Wang Zhaoming? Why?

What kind of shitty "Premier of the Executive Yuan" are you? Lin Sen is still the "President of the National Government"!

Although no one knew each other, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became bad. Everyone talked for a long time but no one got to the point.

In this way, an "anti-Chiang conference" quickly entered the garbage time stage, and before long, everyone went back home to their own mothers.

Just like last time, nothing truly useful came out of the discussion. Li Jishen looked at the mess at the scene and shook his head.

It's exactly as Chairman Li and Instructor Ma predicted... Wang Zhaoming - idealistic, childish, good at dealing with people and building relationships, but he's too cautious to pursue big things, and forgets his principles when it comes to small gains. His family background isn't as good as Yuan Shao's, and his faults are even worse than Yuan Shao's.

Hu Hanmin—stubborn, hot-tempered, mean-spirited, and contemptuous of others. He is too outspoken and unable to navigate the various factions with ease, and will never learn to win others over.

Therefore, it was impossible for these two most senior members of the Kuomintang to truly unite to deal with Chiang Kai-shek. Instead, they would be caught in endless internal strife before they could even defeat Chiang Kai-shek.

The most annoying thing is that these two are typical "scholars". Not only are they unable to let go of their pride, but when faced with pressure, they basically retreat behind the scenes or even "go abroad in anger", giving up the initiative on the battlefield to others in vain.

(Hu and Wang were both like this. When one of them was unhappy or couldn't handle the pressure, he would go abroad to study.) Many times, Chiang Kai-shek was forced into a corner and was about to lose. As soon as he showed the slightest bit of ferocity, these two people would get scared and run away.)

Such a person might be good as a staff member, but how can he be a leader? In the words of Chairman Li and Instructor Ma during their discussion:

"As a senior member of the Party, he neither had the means to deal with the central and local tyrants, nor could he, like Mr. Sun, put forward advanced ideas and become a true leader;"

"They possessed high Party credentials, yet were manipulated like puppets. The uselessness of the old intellectuals was fully demonstrated. Facing the scoundrel Chiang Kai-shek, they appeared pedantic and ridiculous."

Apart from these two, the others are not much better. They all have their own little calculations and interests. It is better to expect the Red Army to win another "Wuhan Victory" than to expect them to unite against Chiang Kai-shek.

The above analysis had already impressed Li Jishen greatly, but Li Desheng's subsequent "straightforwardness" made him feel even more deeply the other party's frankness:

"... I'm not afraid to tell you, Mr. Ren Chao, we didn't kill Chiang Kai-shek. Not only did we consider the overall situation of the anti-Japanese war, but we also did so because keeping Chiang Kai-shek alive would cause the Kuomintang to fall into constant internal strife, which would be beneficial to the survival of the Red Army.

"If we really kill Chiang Kai-shek, whether it means that warlords will rise up everywhere, the country will be divided, and the Japanese will take advantage of the situation, or you will feel a sense of crisis and unite to deal with the Red Army, it will be disadvantageous to us;"

"Only the current situation, where Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is still alive but his prestige has been greatly reduced and he has to expend a great deal of energy dealing with the opposition within your Kuomintang, but he is unable to break it up, is most beneficial to us."

At that time, Li Jishen was shocked by this straightforwardness and could not help but ask: "Aren't you afraid that I will tell them about this?"

"Not afraid."

Li Desheng smiled generously, with a majestic demeanor:

"Even if we make this known to the world right now, even if everyone knows our purpose and methods, it will still be useless."

"Because you represent your own interests, and we represent the interests of the general public. If you don't represent the people, you will never be able to break this trick!"

As for representing the people?

Is there any difference between the Communist Party and the Kuomintang?

After everyone else left, Chen Mingshu stepped forward and cautiously asked:

"Brother Ren Chao, are you staying in Nanjing, or... going to Fujian?"

Looking at this old subordinate who had always been dissatisfied with him and had always had some dissatisfaction with him, Li Jishen smiled slightly and said:

"I'm not going to Fujian, I'm going back to Wuhan." "...Why would I go back there?"

"I still have some things to discuss with the Communist Party. When the time comes..." "Oh, then I wish everything goes well, big brother."

"Well, you should hurry back to Fujian and make arrangements! Once the Wuhan situation is resolved, Chairman Chiang will have time to deal with us."

"...clear!"

After sending Chen Mingshu away, Li Jishen's eyes gradually became profound.

As expected, the interests of one family, one surname, one army, and one faction are truly boring. I'd better go back to Wuhan... No, back to Hubei, Henan, and Anhui!

261 The Poisonous Zhuge Liang of the Republic of China

While various factions were plotting against Chiang Kai-shek, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in Wuhan had already known about the matter and had even drawn up a preliminary list of participants for the "Anti-Chiang Conference."

It's not because he has clairvoyance and super hearing, nor is it because he can predict the future, nor is it because he is very smart, it's simply because he knows this group of people too well from past struggles.

They are all old enemies. As long as they seize the opportunity, they will definitely find a way to give Chairman Chiang a hard time.

Especially Wang Jingwei!

snort!

Of course, Chiang Kai-shek was able to think of these things in the midst of the continuous pain in his anus, not only because of his own ability, but also with the help of his staff.

For example, the person in front of me.

"Mr. Chang, if I could have read this great article earlier, I wouldn't have ended up like this!" Chairman Chiang was almost in tears after looking at the contents of the ten-thousand-word book "My Views on the Key Points in Encircling and Suppressing the Communist Bandits" in his hand and listening to Mr. Chang's analysis of the situation.

Take a look at what’s inside!

"The Communist Party is not a mob, but a 'politically built army', a formidable enemy no less powerful than our army...";

"I followed Mr. Wang on his expedition and observed various areas of Jiangxi carefully. I gradually felt that the Communist Party was not a concern. The difficulty was that the Communist Party and the people in the 'bandit areas' had become one family. The combination of the two was a serious problem.

"The people and the Communist Party are one family. This is because the morale of our local officials is declining, allowing the people to be exploited by the Communist Party... The soldiers and the people are one, and the upper and lower levels are of one mind. Therefore, they are not afraid of death, will not accept surrender, are not grateful, and are not afraid of threats..."

"Therefore, if we want to destroy the Communist bandits, we must follow the principle of '70% politics, 30% military', transforming the military suppression of the Communists into a political suppression of the Communists, and completely severing the foundation of the Communist bandits' survival;"

"...strengthen the management of the people in bandit areas, intensify propaganda among the people in bandit areas, clarify the administration of officials, and ensure that the local tyrants and bullies who are rampant in the countryside are eliminated..."

"For the poor and needy, those without families, even those living in bandit areas, we should continue to provide relief, and provide guidance and assistance in their daily lives..."

"...Then send heavy troops to severely encircle and suppress the Communists in the bandit areas, ensuring that all evil is eradicated and no future troubles are left. At the same time, those who surrender should be given leniency and a way out, using both suppression and appeasement..."

"...This will gradually cause the people in the bandit areas to become increasingly detached from the Communist Party and no longer be controlled by it. If this goal is achieved, then suppressing the Communist Party will be a piece of cake... If we change the suppression of the Communist Party from military to political, we will see initial results within a year..."

"We must first stabilize the country before we can resist foreign aggression!" Look!

If he had seen this article earlier, if he had brought this man to Wuhan earlier, how could Chiang Kai-shek have been manipulated by Li Desheng to this extent?

The visitor said with some shame:

"It's all my fault that I was distracted by the changing situation in Northeast China and was unable to complete this article sooner to help my master eliminate the Communist bandits..."

Who is coming?

Yang Yongtai.

This person is not very famous in history, mainly because he had a very bad reputation within the Kuomintang, hid behind the scenes most of the time, and died early, so he was forgotten.

But in fact, before his death, Yang Yongtai had always been an important adviser to Chiang Kai-shek, and was praised by Chiang Kai-shek as "my Zhuge Liang and the modern-day Sleeping Dragon".

Although Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's style of praising and employing people is somewhat difficult to describe (most of the time he praised others in order to praise himself), Yang Yongtai did play a significant role in matters such as reducing the power of feudal lords and suppressing the Communists.

He was the one who proposed "resisting foreign aggression and maintaining domestic stability" and "the Jin and Yuan offensive".

In short, at least in 1932, Chiang Kai-shek still attached great importance to Yang Yongtai's opinions, so after seeing this "Ten Thousand Words Letter", he was immediately shocked and agreed with it deeply.

"I wonder what Chang Qing has to teach me now? How can I break this situation?"

Yang Yongtai sighed deeply in his heart.

He never expected that Chiang Kai-shek would turn the originally good situation into the terrible state it is today.

He had clearly predicted that, according to the strategy of "advancing step by step and advancing layer by layer," with 30 troops approaching, the Communist bandits would be forced to have nowhere to escape if they showed any signs of sluggishness.

Even if we can't win, even if we fail, it shouldn't end up like this!

It seems that this is indeed because the Communist Party has changed its leaders and...

Yang Yongtai did not dare to say that it was Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek who had made such a mess of things, nor did he dare to say that he should not have agreed to the Communist Party's conditions, which he considered to be "stupid";

After much deliberation, he handed over his ten-thousand-word letter first, explaining the strategy of "seven parts politics and three parts military" while quickly thinking of a solution.

However, after integrating intelligence from all parties, Yang Wolong only came to one conclusion:

Damn bugs, the situation is dire, the Central Plains War was basically fought in vain, and all the plans he had made for Chairman Chiang were in vain.

Within the Party, the opposition is certain to revolt. Liu Xiang will inevitably become more isolated, Yan Xishan will inevitably become more insubordinate, Li Zongren will inevitably become more domineering, and even Feng Yuxiang may be able to make a comeback.

Outside the party, we still have to hope that the Communist Party of China will keep its promise and not attack Wuhan or kill the captured generals and soldiers. Otherwise, Chairman Chiang, who has lost his military support, will collapse in minutes.

"Chang Qing, what do you think I should do?"

"My Lord, the only solution now is to eliminate those who are disobedient within the Party before we can continue to suppress the Communists."

This is absolutely correct nonsense. You want to eliminate the Communists first?

Okay, okay, let's see, which one arrives faster, your reinforcements or the Communist bandits across the river, only a few kilometers away?

To resist foreign aggression, one must first pacify the country!

"Well, I know that. But how do we clean up the discontent within the party?" "Well..."

It has to be said that when Chiang Kai-shek called Yang Yongtai "Wolong", it was not entirely an exaggeration.

This "four-surname slave" who had once followed Mr. Sun Yat-sen, then joined his family and rebelled, was quite smart and quickly came up with some practical solutions:

"Sichuan's Liu Xiang has always wanted to unify Sichuan with the help of the central government, but he has refused to allow the central government's troops to enter Sichuan. If the central government can send an unarmed staff officer corps to Sichuan, as long as they only need equipment and not personnel, he will surely not refuse..."

(Historically, Liu Xiang did not see the deep meaning of this move and allowed the staff to enter Sichuan to help him clean up the warlords. As a result, they gradually took away important positions in the Sichuan party, government and military, forcing Liu Xiang to take the Sichuan army out of Sichuan to survive.)

"Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi... could pressure them with the righteous cause of resisting Japan, demarcate war zones, and promise them high positions and generous salaries, forcing them to move north and drain the Guangxi clique's military strength..."

"...Yan Xishan, cunning...bribing his generals and waiting for the right opportunity..." "...Feng Yuxiang, a lost dog...order Han Fuqu to resist..."

"...Zhang Xueliang, a child, can be comforted with gentle words and his worries will vanish..."

Seeing that Yang Yongtai was still only talking about the warlords of all sizes, Chiang Kai-shek became anxious and said directly:

"Mr. Chang, how should we deal with Wang (Jingwei), Hu (Hanmin), Li (Jishen)...?"

It happened again. It happened again.

Every time he has a sinister idea, he doesn't say it himself, but insists on using my mouth to force me to say it, so that I can take the blame if there is any trouble in the future.

(Commander Chiang Kai-shek loved to do this kind of thing. He used the same trick to scold Marshall in 1948.)

Yang Yongtai was fully aware of Chiang Kai-shek's subtle intentions, but he could do nothing about it. His reputation had long been tarnished by his betrayal of Sun Yat-sen, and Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Hu Hanmin all treated him like a dog. Chiang Kai-shek was the only one willing to accept him, so Yang Yongtai flatteredly addressed him as "Lord."

Now, the master has a request, what can a counselor like him do?

"Wang Zhaoming is a scholar with a strong temper and no military power, so he is not a concern. We just need to press him slowly. He will inevitably make mistakes out of anger, but we can ignore him for now."

"Hu Hanmin has a fiery nature. If you offer him a high position, Wang will not tolerate it. You should instigate internal strife between him and Wang, thereby distracting his attention and weakening his power..."

After mentioning several opposition groups within the party, Yang Yongtai gritted his teeth, a fierce gleam in his eyes:

"Only Li Renchao and Chen Mingshu! These two have the 19th Route Army to rely on, and they are the biggest threat!"

"Besides inciting internal strife between the two, we must also strictly prevent Fujian and Jiangxi from colluding!" "Therefore, a real man should not be soft-hearted. If he is not satisfied, kill him!" "...Hmm... Chang Qing is indeed my Sleeping Dragon..."

Finally getting the answer he had in mind, Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction and asked the last question:

"Then, how should we deal with the Communist bandits?"

Yang Yongtai paused for a few seconds, then uttered four words: "Borrow the captives! Suppress the bandits!"

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