1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Liu Zhidan was delighted to see Xie Shaoan, who had chased him all over the mountain, now appear before him as a captive. He couldn't help but sarcastically say a few words.

But the latter obviously did not recognize him:

"Who are you.."

"Northern Shaanxi, Liu Zhidan!" "...hiss..."

As the alcohol swab was constantly wiping his forehead, Xie Shaoan, who was already hissing in pain, took a deep breath when he heard this. This time he understood completely.

But, damn, is the gap between communists really that big? One gets chased and beaten by himself, while the other chases and beats himself?

If you hadn't told me the latter were communists, I would have thought they were the main force of the Central Army!

wrong!

The main force of the Central Army doesn't have this kind of combat capability!

At least, the scene of an unknown soldier daring to chase hundreds of remnants and charge directly into the battle line under the pressure of thousands of enemy troops was something that no one had ever seen in their lifetime.

To be honest, at that moment, Xie Shaoan and his men's brains collectively crashed, so they were unable to issue orders immediately;

By the time they reacted, the Red Army's reinforcements had arrived. Hundreds of cavalrymen followed Wen Yucheng's mad charge, braving the extended supporting artillery fire, and crushed the 1st Brigade of the 13th Division, which was "advancing in lockstep."

Xie Shaoan was thrown off his horse by the panicked guards, his head hit the ground hard and he fainted. When he woke up again, he was in his current condition.

Needless to say, what happened to the first brigade that followed him?

I never expected that the backing of Liu Zhidan and his gang of communist bandits was so powerful. I must have been ignorant because I have stayed in this shabby place of Shaanxi for a long time.

Chairman Chiang was indeed worthy of being Chairman Chiang, as he was able to fight against such a fierce army for several years and win several battles.

Wuhan suffered a crushing defeat, but it was an honor to lose!

People in the south are so terrifying.

"I never expected that the 16th Division was actually you... Tell me, Brigade Commander Xie, why did you bring the 13th Division to fight our Red Army?"

"..."

Although he was terrified by the fighting power of the Red Army, Xie Shaoan had no good face towards Liu Zhidan, the defeated general.

If he hadn't seen a group of Red Army soldiers escorting Kuomintang prisoners behind Liu Zhidan, he might have cursed them back.

At this time, Xu Haidong, who had already arranged the next steps for the troops, came over and said with a pleasant face:

"Thank you, Brigade Commander. I'm Xu Haidong, commander of the Red Army's advance division. To cut a long story short, I have a few questions for you. I hope you can answer them honestly."

Although Xu Haidong's expression and tone were gentle, they carried an irrefutable dominance, which made Xie Shaoan, who was used to being the host, immediately furious. In a fit of rage, he was very obedient:

"Xu... Commander Xu... you... you said..."

"Well, to the west of you, Lu Dachang's newly formed 14th Division has about 6000 troops. I heard the leader's surname is Jiang. You should know him, right?"

"Recognize... know each other... it was us back then..."

Jiang Hancheng and Jiang Yuntai!

We were old colleagues who had worked under Chen Guizhang. But, could the Communists have even gotten this much information? So terrifying, so terrifying...

"What is this person's temperament and character like?"

"Lao Jiang is a very honest man with a good temper..."

Otherwise, after what happened with Lao Chen, the soldiers of the 5th Brigade would not have followed Lao Jiang to join Lu Dachang without hesitation.

"Well... okay then."

Xu Haidong thought for a while and then ordered:

"Well, I'll give you a task, and I hope you can help us complete it." "You...you said..."

"Take a few people with you and go to Jiang Yuntai and persuade him to lay down his arms and surrender, or withdraw his troops immediately. Then our Red Army will forgive their aggression today!"

"

What a domineering person!

Chiang Kai-shek still has at least 4,000 men under his command!

Before the fight even started, they already assumed the other side was bound to lose?

However, thinking of the Red Army's horrific equipment and how the three brigades of the 13th Division were inexplicably defeated, Xie Shaoan felt that if he were in the Red Army, he would probably think that the enemy was just a bunch of dirtbags.

Moreover, Qingyang was obviously much closer to Zhengning than Tianshui, but Jiang Yuntai's troops had not yet appeared. It was estimated that the guy was also planning to delay like himself.

In other words, Chiang Kai-shek also did not want to fight with the Red Army, and his fighting will was not very strong. It might be a little difficult to make him surrender directly, but it was very likely that he would withdraw his troops.

only...

Seeing that the Red Army soldiers began to untie themselves and assign horses after receiving the order, Xie Shaoan could not help but ask:

"Commander Xu, with the combat effectiveness of your Red Army, defeating Chiang Kai-shek shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Haha, Commander Xie, we are all Chinese. What's the point of us fighting each other? If we want to fight, let's go fight the Japanese together!"

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"...Old Chiang, this is what happened. Also, Commander Xu of the Communist... Red Army asked me to bring you a message."

"...What did you say?"

"Although the ancients said that those who understand current affairs are heroes, I hope you can carefully consider what 'current affairs' are and not let others use you as a tool."

3,

Jiang Yuntai took a deep breath and did not answer, but looked at a young man not far away:

"Li Zai, you're right."

"Haha, Brother Hancheng, you're too polite. The Marshal guessed it, so he sent me here."

"Thank you, Marshal."

In fact, when Jiang Yuntai received Lu Dachang's order to lead his troops eastward, he realized that something was wrong.

What is this for?

Attack target, no; mission time limit, no;

Even the order to "cooperate with friendly forces to suppress the banditry" was given verbally by Lu Dachang himself!

It highlights the meaning of "I want you to do something but I can't say it directly or even leave any trace."

Therefore, Jiang Yuntai, who discovered the problem, did not lead his troops to set out immediately, but procrastinated for several days under the pretext of "insufficient preparation and waiting for reinforcements", and still did not move near Qingyang;

What happened next proved Jiang Yuntai's guess.

Instead of expressing dissatisfaction with his behavior and sending a telegram to reprimand him, Lu Dachang sent him the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 14th Division in Gannan as support!

Jiang Yuntai and the commander of the 2nd Regiment, Ren Qian (nicknamed Li Zai), hit it off right away. After a few drinks, he learned the whole story from him:

It turned out that after learning about the Red Army's northward route, the Shaanxi-Gansu warlord and commander of the 86th Division, Jing Yuexiu, felt that his territory was about to be invaded. He was terrified and dissatisfied, and wanted to lead his troops to wipe out the Red Army immediately.

However, it was during the "honeymoon period" of the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. If the unauthorized attack on the Red Army was exposed, Jing Yuexiu might be dragged out as a sacrifice;

Therefore, the warlord began to secretly contact the surrounding areas, trying to secretly encircle and suppress the Red Army under the pretext of suppressing bandits, at least to teach the Red Army a severe lesson so that the Red Army would not pass through northern Shaanxi in the future;

Then use the excuse of "misunderstanding" to cover it up afterwards!

Lu Dachang is one of Jing Yuexiu's contact targets, and because he is close to him, he is also a key contact target.

Being able to hold the position of King of Gannan, Lu Dachang was certainly not stupid. He saw the danger of this matter at a glance. In addition, the Red Army had no intention of passing through Gannan (an open route), so he did not want to get involved.

However, under the constant requests from Jing Yuexiu via telegrams, the demands of many local heroes and gentry, and the various promises of official titles, Lu Dachang had no choice but to send Jiang Yuntai, who had just surrendered to him, to do the job.

But this matter was very sensitive, and he couldn't say it directly, so he could only be vague. Fortunately, although Jiang Yuntai was honest, he was also smart and vaguely guessed something, which led to the scene today:

The straight-line distance between Qingyang and Zhengning was only about a hundred kilometers, but the 5000 men of the newly formed 14th Division took more than half a month to reach the vicinity.

Since it's your 86th Division that's leading this, then let your 86th Division be at the forefront! We're all not stupid...

Uh...except for the two idiots from the 17th Division (13th Division) who charged the most fiercely.

Xie Shaoan cursed his former colleagues in his heart, wishing them eternal life in the boiling shit hell, and asked:

"Old Chiang, please give me a clear answer. What exactly are you planning to do with the 14th Division? Once I have a firm answer, I can go back and explain it to Commander Xu and the others."

3,

This made Jiang Yuntai feel strange:

"Old Xie, you've already escaped, why are you running back?"

Xie Shaoan is undoubtedly a fierce general, otherwise he would not have been able to hold the position of the elite 1st Brigade of the former 13th Division for so many years;

Why, after a defeat, have you become so timid? "You don't understand."

Xie Shaoan smiled bitterly and said:

"I also asked Commander Xu why they weren't afraid that I would run away. Guess what he said?"

"Uh?"

"He said, 'It doesn't matter if they run away, it doesn't matter if they don't do anything. The worst that can happen is we can wipe out the 14th Division and then arrest them all together!'"

e,

Jiang Yuntai, who later led an uprising and became a member of the Gansu Provincial People's Government, and Ren Qian, who later became an underground member of the Communist Party of China, were both shocked by the arrogance in these words.

As soldiers, they certainly felt like they were being bullied and were very unhappy. They even wanted to lead their troops to fight the Red Army.

However, when they thought of Xie Shaoan's words, the annihilation of 6000 soldiers from three brigades of the 13th Division, and the strangeness of this operation, they suppressed this suicidal idea.

No, you can’t fight;

Win or lose, you lose!

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuntai gave an order in response with a cold face:

"Since our allies have been completely annihilated and our army is in danger of being surrounded, we must withdraw to Qingyang and hold our ground!"

e,,

Ren Qian paused, showing no sign of objection.

Well, there is nothing wrong with 6000 Nationalist troops being surrounded by 3000 Red Army troops who had just defeated 6000 Nationalist troops and captured at least 3000 of them.

The Marshal said, this is a political battle!

"...This is a political war! Not a military war!"

Li Desheng, who had already arrived near Fuping County with his troops, received a telegram from the advance division regarding the early battle situation. When Xu Xiangqian came to ask for instructions, he said:

"Since they dare to unite and plan to launch a surprise attack on our Red Army, we must be prepared to be beaten!"

"Yes, Chairman."

Xu Xiangqian certainly thought so too. Otherwise, why would he equip Xu Haidong with such good equipment?

Is it just for showing off?

They were fully armed, sneaking to a position less than 100 kilometers away from the Red Army without revealing their identities. It was obvious that the Nationalist Army was trying to launch a surprise attack!

In that case, don't blame us for pinning you to the ground and beating you up! "But, Chairman, should we change the marching route?"

Because the Red Army's general marching route to the north to fight against the Japanese was public, anyone who wanted to could launch a sneak attack or ambush.

"No need to change, just follow the planned route."

However, Li Desheng still smiled and shook his head:

"Comrade Xiangqian, you still don't understand what I mean by political warfare." "... I still need the Chairman's guidance."

"Comrade Xiang Qian, you must have heard recently that many people have criticized our Red Army's great victory in Wuhan, believing it was opportunistic rather than a reflection of strength..."

These doubts mainly came from outside the party, especially Kuomintang generals and some reactionary intellectuals.

They kept writing articles in the newspapers, seriously analyzing the entire process of the Wuhan Campaign (even though there was no concrete intelligence at all), pointing out:

This failure was purely due to the Communist bandits' good luck and the poor execution of some Kuomintang generals.

His words and deeds seemed to be whitewashing Chairman Chiang, which fooled some people.

Although these people will not cause any harm to the CCP or the overall situation, they are indeed disgusting.

"The Red Army's march north to fight the Japanese was not only a chance to fight the Japanese and publicize the Party's policies and propositions, but also a great opportunity to demonstrate our strength and deter evildoers..."

At this point, Xu Xiangqian understood.