Chapter 173: Good Intentions (Asking for a Guaranteed Monthly Pass)

After reading the instruction message sent by Director Zhou, Li Zhao was very excited, and he didn't notice Zheng Yi's abnormality at all. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"Haha, Director Zhou gave our instructor a high evaluation, and was deeply gratified that our division had preserved its strength and achieved a series of achievements under extremely difficult circumstances, praised our instructor's firm stance and excellent performance in the armed struggle, and asked all the officers and men of our division to obey the command of the former enemy committee in the base area, speed up the pace of army building, persist in armed struggle, and expand the revolutionary base area!"

Zheng Yiyuan was not as optimistic as Li Zhao, and handed the telegram in his hand to Li Zhao: "Ah, you can take a look at this again, and then talk about it after reading it." ā€

Li Zhao immediately took the telegram handed by Zheng Yi and read it carefully, and when he raised his head again, his face was already full of shock: "This ...... How is this possible? ā€

"The meeting of the Central Provisional Political and Political Bureau went so far as to give an intra-party warning to all members of the Committee of Former Enemies of the Nanchang Uprising and the Autumn Harvest Uprising, expelled Comrade Tan Pingshan from the party, revoked the qualifications of Comrade Mao and Comrade Peng Gongda as alternate members of the Political Bureau, and removed even four members of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee......

"Isn't this a negation of the Nanchang Uprising and the Autumn Harvest Uprising?"

Zheng Yi signaled Li Zhaoxian not to worry, put down the telegram in his hand, stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, and shook his head categorically:

"I personally believe that the three resolutions of the Central Provisional Political and Governance Bureau Conference did not negate the Nanchang Uprising and the Autumn Harvest Uprising, but held the leadership responsible for the failure of the uprising."

"As for the two resolutions, 'China's current situation and the party's tasks' and 'important tasks on organizational issues', I can't make a judgment because there is no specific content in the telegram, but from Director Zhou's call, I see that the central government has not made any decision on the ownership of our instructors, and it is still Director Zhou who gives instructions on behalf of the former enemy members of the Nanchang Uprising."

"What can I do now? Couldn't we teach the instructor 5,000 soldiers to attract the attention of the Provisional Central Committee? Li Zhao is very worried about the lack of a clear ownership of the headquarters.

Zheng Yi also felt extremely troubled, Director Zhou instructed in the telegram that "all the soldiers of the instructor should obey the command of the former enemy committee in the base area" instead of "obey the leadership", the meaning is very obvious, that is, the provisional central committee has not made a final conclusion on the fate of the instructor, or does not understand it at all.

The Committee of Former Enemies of the Nanchang Uprising, which had been sternly warned by the meeting of the Central Provisional Political Bureau, did not dare to make a decision on its own.

After a long silence, Zheng Yi said to Li Zhao: "This matter is not urgent, continue to maintain the status quo, I am afraid that the central government will not be able to take care of our partial division for a while, and it is estimated that Director Zhou and the members of the former committee will be difficult to make a decision under heavy pressure......

"Let's handle it in strict accordance with Director Zhou's instructions, and just continue to obey the command of Commissar Mao and the front committee of the base area."

"Now it seems that we can only wait patiently, alas! Look, how do we call Director Zhou back? Li Zhao quickly stabilized his mood.

Zheng Yi hesitated for a long time: "Presumably, Xu Maofu and the two brothers sent by the division have already reported in detail to Director Zhou and the comrades of the front committee on the situation of our division over the past few months, so we only need to show Director Zhou and the comrades of the front committee the attitude of following the instructions." ā€

"Fortunately, now that radio contact has finally been established, Director Zhou and the former committee can give us any instructions or orders at any time. In addition, do you want to see if you and I have suggested to Director Zhou that an intelligence station be set up in Hong Kong? ā€

Li Zhao immediately agreed: "I think it's necessary!" Hong Kong is not far from our base area, has well-developed transportation, and has convenient information, so we will have to buy medicines, weapons, and equipment in Hong Kong in the future, and the KMT will not be able to control it, so it is very suitable for setting up an intelligence station. ā€

"Then it's decided...... By the way, what day is it? ā€

"On the 11th, three days ago was the lunar heavy snow solar term, and Jinggangshan just ushered in the first snow of the year on that day, how did you forget ......"

Zheng Yi didn't answer, he asked for a reason, and after Li Zhao left and returned to his office, he came to the window, looked at the southeast sky, and was speechless for a long time.

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December 11, 1927, 3 a.m.

More than 6,000 people participated in the uprising, including the Fourth Army Teaching Regiment of the National Revolutionary Army, the First Guard Regiment of the Fourth Army, and the Guangzhou Workers' Red Guards.

However, only one day later, Zhang Fakui, with the support of the naval artillery of Britain, the United States, Japan and other imperialist countries and the garrisons in the concession, mobilized three divisions of troops to launch a counterattack.

The troops led by Xu Xiangqian, the former chief of staff of the enemy in the Nanchang Uprising, withdrew to the Lufeng area of the Haihai Sea in eastern Guangdong, and joined up with the peasant Red Guards led by the surging army, one to Huaxian, the other to Gui Province, and some of the scattered soldiers to the northern Guangdong region.

At this point, the vigorous Canton Uprising was declared a failure under the combined blows of local warlords, KMT troops and imperialism.

On December 15, just after nightfall, Director Chow dragged his sick body, which had not yet recovered, to the Xu family compound opposite the Bonham Road Christian Church on Hong Kong Island.

Cao Mancheng and Xu Maofu, who had been waiting anxiously for four days, hurriedly stepped forward, helped Director Zhou into the small western-style building in the south of the courtyard, and sent a cup of hot tea for Director Zhou to drink, and then took out the joint telegram of Zheng Yi and Li Zhao and handed it over.

After reading the message, Director Zhou smiled and nodded: "You Master Zheng are becoming more and more mature, and you Political Commissar Li Zhao have a good vision!" Xiao Lai and Xiao Liang haven't come back yet? ā€

Xu Maofu, who was already accustomed to suits and leather shoes, complained: "In the morning, they took a ferry to Kowloon, saying that they were going to our cargo terminal to have a look, and it is estimated that they will have a good time going to sea in a speedboat, and they will not expect them to come back in two days." ā€

Director Zhou smiled again and put the message on the wide coffee table made of whole rosewood: "Xiao Cao, the former committee has approved my proposal to officially appoint you as the director of the Hong Kong office, and you and the three staff officers of the former committee who are recuperating from injuries will be responsible for the office's external liaison, intelligence gathering, material procurement, and personnel transfer. ā€

"The former committee suggested that you find another place to set up a trading company on Ferry Street in Kowloon or the bustling Tsim Sha Tsui business district, and set up a trading company as a cover to avoid adding trouble to Uncle Xu's family...... What do you think? Difficult? ā€

Cao Mancheng immediately stood up, saluted and solemnly stated: "There is no difficulty, it will be done within ten days!" ā€

"Personally, I think it's better to choose the ferry street, the Zheng family's freight terminal and storage area are on the side, and the dock workers composed of more than 200 Hubei villagers are basically our own people, and the transportation is also very convenient."

"In addition, the ferry street is a gathering place for shipping companies and import and export trading companies, and many companies have set up maritime radio stations, which are very beneficial to us because of the frequent radio waves on weekdays."

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