"I just don't understand, the Cultural Revolution, we were desperate on the front line, but this [***] took the country away lightly and skillfully in the back, why did we shed blood and sacrifice?" Hong Junqi stood up abruptly and said loudly.

"Yes, yes, the rural areas of Hunan are now in a mess, and the peasant associations are arresting and killing people everywhere, making a miasma of smoke and making the people miserable."

"It's not the same in the city, the shops and factories are now empty, there are strikes and marches all day long, and the Law on the Protection of Private Property passed before the political axe has become a piece of waste paper." The more Hong Junqi spoke, the more excited he became, and his voice became louder and louder.

"Shut up." Zhuang Jihua couldn't help but scolded: "Junqi, what you said is not right, the situation that the revolution can have today is the result of the cooperation between the two parties, and it is by no means the credit of our Kuomintang family. ”

"Cultural Revolution!" Hong Junqi looked at Zhuang Jihua with some surprise.

"Am I wrong?" Zhuang Jihua wrenched his face and said: "The Whampoa Military Academy is not the product of the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party? Cao Yuan: Didn't their blood be spilled on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition? The bloodshed and sacrifice are not only our Kuomintang, but also the blood of [***] people. ”

"There are differences in theories between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and there are differences in revolutionary tactics, and this is the crux of the problem; when the territory was not large in Guangzhou, the strength was weak, and everyone could tolerate each other and be at peace with each other, but now that the revolution has developed and there is room for implementation, both parties must implement their own strategies, and this is the source of chaos." Zhuang Jihua continued to explain.

"Then why are they against the principal? What did the principal do wrong? Two Eastern Crusades, counterinsurgency, and Northern Expedition, the principal made great achievements in battle, and worked hard for the revolution, why should he be slandered by these villains. Du Yuming asked calmly, and within a few days of arriving in Wuhan, he found that there was an anti-Chiang movement in Wuhan, and the voice of "Down with Chiang Kai-shek" could often be heard in the slogans chanted by the marchers.

Zhuang Jihua was silent, and this question was not easy to answer: "It should be said that this was done by a small number of radicals within [***], and as far as I know, the strategy of [***] high-level is still to cooperate with the principal." ”

Hong Junqi and Du Yuming looked at each other, Zhuang Jihua actually knew the attitude of the [***] high-level, which was beyond their expectations.

"Cultural Revolution, have you joined [***]?" Du Yuming asked cautiously.

"What do you say," Zhuang Jihua would definitely laugh at them when he saw them like this, but today his answer was very simple and direct: "If you want to join in Guangzhou, you will join, why wait until now." The attitude of the top management is based on the analysis of their articles. ”

Du Yuming breathed a sigh of relief, Zhuang Jihua didn't know how high his prestige was among the Huangpu classmates, his attitude could affect the choice of a large number of Huangpu classmates, Du Yuming They came today to hope that Zhuang Jihua could make some expressions.

"Cultural Revolution, we have something else to discuss with you today." Hong Junqi said.

Zhuang Jihua looked at a few people with some surprise, and the corners of his mouth showed a hint of sarcasm: "I thought you came to see me today." ”

"Of course," Du Yuming was a little embarrassed: "We can't help it." ”

"The Cultural Revolution is like this," Hong Junqi ignored Zhuang Jihua's sarcasm, and hurriedly said: "We want to ask you to come out and lead our classmates in Wuhan." ”

Zhuang Jihua's heart was shocked, his hands couldn't help shaking, their request was completely unexpected by him, he thought they wanted to ask him to give ideas, or let him write articles, but he didn't expect it to be .......

Conspiracy? Zhuang Jihua's mind spun quickly, he thought about it, and felt a little unlike, if this request was He Jinhan or Deng Wenyi, Zeng Guangqing, or Chen Lifu, any of them, Zhuang Jihua would classify him into a conspiracy. But these people in front of him are not Chiang Kai-shek's henchmen, and they have nothing to do with [***].

"Is this what you mean, or is that what Education Chief Zhang or the principal mean?" Zhuang Jihua stared at Hong Junqi, he was Zhang Zhizhong's brother-in-law, if Chiang Kai-shek meant, then the only possible thing was passed on by Zhang Zhizhong.

"It is the result of our discussions, the Cultural Revolution, you are now the head of the first division, and you are a role model for our Huangpu students, and it is most appropriate for you to come out and receive us." Hong Junqi said expectantly.

"Just like me, I can't even get out of bed, have you ever seen a leader who can't get out of bed?" Zhuang Jihua's mind was quickly looking for a reason to refuse, whether it was instructed by Chiang Kai-shek or not, he could not accept such a request.

"We know you're not yet recovered, but now that we're leaderless, we can't fight against them." Hong Junqi saw that Zhuang Jihua had the intention of prevaricating, and he was a little anxious.

Zhuang Jihua shook his head: "Junqi, Guangting, it's not that I don't want to agree, but I have two questions, what is the principal's opinion, and does he want our classmates in Wuhan to unite?" Second, I can't even get out of the hospital gate now, and I have to be picked up and taken down even in a wheelchair, what can I do? ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, the division commander is really inconvenient now, and the doctor now only agrees that he will be outside for two hours a day, and I basically read the newspaper to him." Song Yunfei came forward in time to solve the siege.

Hong Junqi and Du Yuming looked at Zhuang Jihua's appearance and knew that Song Yunfei was not lying, but they didn't know what to do, and several of them sighed almost at the same time.

"Is there no way?" Hong Junqi muttered, suddenly slapped his palm on his thigh, raised his head to say something and shut up.

"Why don't you invite Education Director Zhang?" Zhuang Jihua reminded.

"He, a humble gentleman, is too honest." Hong Junqi said angrily.

Zhuang Jihua pondered for a moment and asked tentatively: "I heard that the deputy director of the Political Department is Feng Yi, right?" ”

Feng Yi visited him once after he arrived in Wuhan, and he couldn't sit up at that time, and he didn't trust him anymore, so the two only talked in general terms, but Zhuang Jihua knew that he was the deputy director of the political department of the Wuhan branch.

"Go to this man and let him give you ideas." Zhuang Jihua said.

"Him?" Hong Junqi, Du Yuming and others showed suspicious expressions at the same time.

"This is a very talented man, go to him, and say that I let you go." Zhuang Jihua showed a little tiredness, and leaned back slightly on the pillow.

Seeing this, Du Yuming hurriedly stood up: "Cultural Revolution, then we will go back, and we will come to see you again when we have time." ”

Zhuang Jihua didn't answer, Du Yuming Lala Hong Junqi and a few people were about to leave, Zhuang Jihua suddenly said: "Do you know who is going to Nanchang recently?" ”

Du Yuming, Hong Junqi and others looked at each other, and Hong Junqi said: "Education Chief Zhang may be going to Nanchang recently, do you have anything to do?" ”

"When is he leaving?"

"I don't know the specifics, but it's probably just a matter of the past few days." Hong Junqi said.

"Can you bring him a message for me, let him come to me before he leaves, and help me bring a letter to the principal."

"Okay, I'll tell you." After Hong Junqi finished speaking, he turned around to leave.

"Wait," Zhuang Jihua shouted, several people looked back at him, Zhuang Jihua pondered for a moment before slowly saying: "Remember, trouble comes from the mouth, be cautious in your words and deeds." ”

Hong Junqi was obviously a little disappointed, and he replied casually: "It's okay, they haven't sat down in this world." ”

Du Yuming nodded very cautiously: "I understand, don't worry." ”

Just after New Year's Day in 1927, the news came in the newspapers that Hankou and Jiujiang had taken back the British Concession one after another. Since the Opium War, China has once again ceded land for peace, only to see the expansion of the concessions, foreigners are rampant, and successive Chinese political axes have remarks about recovering the concessions, but they have never been implemented. When the news spread, the whole country was shocked, and the morale of the people was boosted. The workers' movement in Wuhan and the peasant movement in Lianghu were in full swing.

When Zhang Zhizhong arrived in Nanchang, Nanchang was full of talents. The question of moving the capital was not resolved, and although Gallen repeatedly suggested an attack on Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek simply stopped at Nanchang. At this moment, more people gathered around him, Zhang Qun, who had been in Shanghai, went to Nanchang to take up the post of adjutant, and Huang Yin, who lived in seclusion in Tianjin, also went to Nanchang, and Chiang Kai-shek asked him to be his personal diplomatic adviser.

"Wenbai, you're finally here, how is the situation in Wuhan?" Chiang Kai-shek was very happy about Zhang Zhizhong's arrival.

"There are joys and sorrows; It's hard to put into words. Zhang Zhizhong replied.

"Wen Bai, you are a gentleman, a gentleman can be bullied," Chiang Kai-shek was not surprised at all, the behavior of Hankou Jiujiang he had already discussed with Huang Yin, Zhang Qun and others: "This is their intention, their purpose is twofold, one is to put pressure on me; The other is to provoke international disputes. ”

Zhang Zhizhong was a little strange, he did not understand the reason for Chiang Kai-shek's judgment: "I don't understand the words of the commander-in-chief, what is the benefit of doing this for the revolution?" ”

"The benefits? Absolutely. Chiang Kai-shek sneered: "You can force me to agree to move the capital to Wuhan, and you can also force me to recognize the joint conference, and then use the joint conference to overturn the resolution of the Second Plenary Session, and then it will be up to the Soviet Russian advisers to have the final say." ”

Zhang Zhizhong only then understood the reason for the drastic change in the current situation, in fact, he was far away from the inner circle, worse than Zhuang Jihualai, Chiang Kai-shek did not fully trust him, so he sent him to Wuhan to form a student corps, and at the same time sent Feng Yi to the Wuhan branch.

"Commander-in-chief, I still think that Wang Jingwei should be invited back and let him deal with [***] and Soviet Russia," Zhang Zhizhong's expression was very sincere, and he had also mentioned this opinion to Chiang Kai-shek before, but the latter did not explicitly oppose or accept it: "Mr. Wang is the father of our party, and he has a high prestige in the party and the people, and his return also shows the unity of our party, which is of great help to the revolution." ”

Chiang Kai-shek looked at Zhang Zhizhong's face, but shook his head slightly in his heart, Wen Bai is still naïve, too naïve politically, the first thing Wang Jingwei will do when he comes back is to overthrow the Zhongshan ship, and then attack me with this.

Zhang Qun and Huang Yin exchanged glances with each other, and Huang Yin slowly spoke: "Wenbai, what you said is just the appearance of things, let's just say that the concession is recovered, the concession is a good thing, but the way it can be taken is intriguing." The resumption of the concession can be completely resolved through negotiation by the political axe, so why do we have to let the masses storm it? There were several British and American warships parked on the Yangtze River, and if the British and American warships opened fire at that time, would we return fire or not? If we don't fight back, some people will accuse us of betraying the country, and if we fight back, we will undoubtedly be tied to the chariot of Soviet Russia, and the national revolution has not yet been completed, and now we will have a full-scale conflict with the European and American powers, is this appropriate? ”

"When Wang Jingwei was in Guangzhou, he listened to Soviet Russia in everything, first Borodin and then Ji Jiashan, if it wasn't for the commander-in-chief's decision, would there be today's situation? Let him come back, with him in charge of the commander-in-chief and the army, which is exactly what they wanted. Before the national political axe was moved to Guangzhou, they held a joint meeting, and they actually had the supreme decision-making power. Where to put the commander-in-chief? Zhang Qun, who was a little fat, added.

Zhang Zhizhong was a little confused, it's better to take it back than not to take it back, how did this behavior that greatly increase the morale of the people of the country become like a crime in the mouths of the two of them.

"The comrades in Wuhan have fallen for others, blindly thinking that it is good to be left, and Deng Yanda is still the director of our General Political Department, but he actually openly opposes me, which is really unbearable and unbearable." Chiang Kai-shek said indignantly.

Zhang Zhizhong knew that Chiang Kai-shek was talking about an article published by Deng Yanda in the Wuhan Republic of China Newspaper, in which Deng Yanda accused Chiang Kai-shek of having the idea of being able to read.

"I only know that I am a revolutionary, and what I do is worthy of the soldiers who shed blood and sacrificed on the front line, and worthy of the spirit of the prime minister in heaven, so whoever stops my revolution and hinders my revolution, I will defeat him." When he mentioned this incident, Chiang Kai-shek was angry, he felt that he was good enough for Deng Yanda, the chief of education of the Whampoa Military Academy, the director of the General Political Department, and he was reused enough, so he didn't understand why he still opposed him.

"The commander-in-chief forgives him this time, and I don't approve of his remarks, but as far as I know, he is not [***], if the commander-in-chief forgives him, I will talk to him when I go back, let him admit his mistakes to the commander-in-chief, and make him enlightened, and he will always come to his senses." Zhang Zhizhong's attitude was very sincere, which made Chiang Kai-shek feel very comfortable.

"Okay, okay, I'm nothing, as long as he transforms, I can forgive him, you tell him, if he can come to Nanchang, I will talk to him." Chiang Kai-shek said.

"Okay, I'll talk to him." Zhang Zhizhong nodded in agreement, and then took out Zhuang Jihua's letter: "Before leaving, the Cultural Revolution asked me to bring a letter to the commander-in-chief. ”

"Cultural Revolution," Chiang Kai-shek was very happy, stretched out his hand to take the letter, and asked while opening it: "How is he now?" ”

"Recovery is slow, and I can sit in a wheelchair for two hours a day." Zhang Zhizhong sighed, and then remembered Zhuang Jihua's appearance and felt a little funny.

"Wenbai, what's so funny?" Zhang Qun asked strangely.

"I'm thinking about the Cultural Revolution, and I'm not honest in a wheelchair."

"Oh." Zhang Qun and Huang Yin are no strangers to this name, and they can always hear it in the newspapers and in the mouths of Huangpu officers these days.

Chiang Kai-shek did not speak, but carefully and intently read the letter, and he was both happy and worried at the moment. In the letter, Zhuang Jihua analyzed the current situation and made recommendations to Chiang Kai-shek:

"The purpose of the joint conference was undoubtedly directed at the rectors, and their aim was to separate power and power from the rectors. On the other hand, he wants to use the power of Tang Shengzhi. Tang Shengzhi has different ambitions, and he has long spied on the supreme power, and the two will inevitably hit it off. Now that the principal has become the focus of attention of all forces, in order to solve this situation, the students suggested that the principal temporarily retreat, focus on the military as he wishes, stop in Nanchang, and wait for the situation to develop.

What the students were worried about was that the excesses of the two lakes would inevitably be persuaded by the principal to use his military power to suppress it by force, and the students thought that they must not do it. Now it is not only [***] and Soviet Russia that are aimed at the president, but also the comrades within our party, and if the force is moved, our party will inevitably split, even if the factor of [***] is eliminated, but the party still exists, and the power to demand the rector's decentralization still exists, and the president will have to bear the reputation of undermining the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Therefore, this is categorically unfeasible.

Students believe that the best strategy is to retreat for a while. The current situation is turbulent, there are many hidden worries, the peasant movement in the two lakes and the labor movement in various cities are showing signs of getting out of control, and Hunan's trenches and land division will inevitably infringe on the interests of the officer group of the Eighth Army, so they will inevitably rise up to oppose it, Tang Shengzhi will certainly not be able to suppress it, if he forcibly suppresses it, his subordinates will even oppose him, and the Eighth Army will rebel again, and the principal will raise his hand again to quell the rebellion, and then correct the excesses in the peasant movement and labor movement, killing two birds with one stone; although the results of this move are slow, it can maintain the cooperation between the two parties, maintain the cooperation situation created by the premier, and maintain the political initiative. ”

Chiang Kai-shek was silent after seeing it, Zhuang Jihua was still planning for him even though he was seriously injured, which made him very happy, but he did not approve of the countermeasures he proposed.

Chiang Kai-shek handed the letter to Zhang Qun and Huang Yin, and both of them felt that Chiang Kai-shek's expression was different, and hurriedly took it and took it carefully.

"This policy is not appropriate," Huang Yin first objected: "Once the power is handed over, it will be difficult to take it back." Moreover, their aim is not only in the party power and political power, and in addition, in this time of war, without the cooperation of the party and the government, there can be no military victory. ”

(To be continued)