"What are we doing on the Northern Expedition? Is it for them to make turf? Zhang Fakui said angrily: "Is the Hanyang Arsenal state or private? I don't understand why some units are treated better than others, which also belong to the Northern Expeditionary Army. If it goes on like this, just go back to Guangdong! ”

The reactions of the generals present to Zhang Fakui's words were mixed, and the faces of Chiang Kai-shek and Tang Shengzhi changed color at the same time, but Chiang Kai-shek's expression flashed, Tang Shengzhi was angry, and Wang Tianpei and other generals showed a state of approval and appreciation.

"The output of the Hanyang Arsenal cannot meet the supply of all the troops of our army, and because of the destruction of Wu Peifu, the monthly output cannot even meet the needs of our Eighth Army, it is not that I deliberately did not give it!" Tang Shengzhi was also very angry, after his troops entered Hanyang, they took over the Hanyang Arsenal, and all the weapons and equipment produced by the arsenal were transported to the Eighth Army by him, and the other armies did not give a single bullet: "If you don't believe it, you can ask He Jian and Liu Zuolong!" ”

Tang Shengzhi stood up angrily: "I, Tang Mengxiao, have selfish intentions in participating in the Northern Expedition, I didn't expect you to be so suspicious, commander-in-chief, I will return to Hunan, and the Eighth Army will be handed over to you for command!" ”

After finishing speaking, he grabbed his hat and was about to leave, the generals of the Eighth Army stood up almost at the same time, and Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Keyu hurriedly pressed him: "Meng Xiao, don't get excited, don't get excited, the Eighth Army can't do without you." ”

"Xiang Hua, you also sit down." Chen Keyu commanded, and Zhang Fakui sat down unconvinced.

The atmosphere in the conference room was solemn, Chiang Kai-shek pondered nervously, this problem is not easy to deal with, Zhang Fakui's accusation also included him, after a while, Chiang Kai-shek said: "The Hanyang Arsenal cannot be managed by that army, we are soldiers who manage the factory, and it is not good to manage the factory, and it will be handed over to the Quartermaster Department, and the ammunition produced will be distributed by the Quartermaster Department." After finishing speaking, he felt the need to appease Tang Shengzhi, and couldn't push him too much, otherwise it would be bad for the future, so he changed his smile and said: "General Meng Xiao, there are more monks and less porridge, and there is no way to do it, but for the expansion of the Eighth Army, I will urge the Military Commission to approve it as soon as possible, and you can draw up an expansion plan and report it." ”

Beat a stick to give a piece of candy, Tang Shengzhi accepted it sullenly, and made up his mind that he must support a factory director, and if he can't take it, he will rob it secretly.

As soon as the generals present heard that Chiang Kai-shek was relieved on the issue of enlargement, they could not help but exchange glances, and they were all thinking about whether their troops could be expanded and how many armies and divisions could be expanded, and the atmosphere in the conference room began to become somewhat relaxed.

Chiang Kai-shek, of course, did not notice it, but he pretended not to see it, but his idea was to use the expansion to co-opt and contain the armies, so that they would not be completely pulled away by others.

The meeting was almost over, but Chen Mingshu made waves again: "The commander-in-chief appointed me as the commander of the Wuhan garrison because of his trust in me, but I still have to ask, how to deal with the workers' and peasants' movement?" ”

Chiang Kai-shek frowned slightly: "Zhenru, what do you mean?" ”

"At the beginning of the Northern Expedition, the commander-in-chief issued an order in Guangzhou saying that strikes were not allowed during the war, but there were several strikes in Wuhan within a few days, and I heard that the situation in the countryside of Hunan was particularly chaotic, and some peasant associations raided their homes and arrested people, if this is also the case around Wuhan, what should I do?" Chen Mingshu asked.

Chiang Kai-shek said disapprovingly: "Hearsay is not to be believed, as for the strike, it is still according to the situation in Guangzhou, Li Renchao (that is, Li Jishen) handled it very well in Guangzhou, the important thing now is the military, everything must be conceded to ensure military victory, it is not good for the workers and peasants not to get up, and it is not good to be in control if they get up, this..., you have to grasp it well." Relaxation is the only way to do it. ”

Chen Mingshu still doesn't know the essentials, but now he has to do this, and he is relaxed? Chen Mingshu decided to take a look first.

In general, Chiang Kai-shek was still very satisfied with the trip to Wuhan, Tang Shengzhi was suppressed by him, Wuhan was not handed over to the Eighth Army, the Fourth Army was initially divided, Zhang Fakui and Chen Mingshu's attitudes had subtle differences, and more importantly, the possibility of the Fourth Army joining forces with Tang Shengzhi was eliminated.

However, on his way back to Nanchang, he received telegrams from the Joint Conference and Borodin, informing them that the Joint Conference had decided not to move the capital for the time being. Obviously, Deng Yanda's trip to Guangzhou failed to achieve its goal.

There is no doubt that Borodin had a clear view of Chiang Kai-shek's intentions, and that Wuhan was more suitable as a revolutionary center than Guangzhou, but Borodin believed that moving the capital at this time would encourage Chiang Kai-shek's arrogance and be detrimental to Chiang Kai-shek's suppression.

The Zhongshan ship incident and the subsequent case of sorting out party affairs dealt a heavy blow to [***], almost all the resolutions adopted by the Second Plenum were unfavorable to [***], and neither Borodin nor [***] could be satisfied with this situation; The gradual formation of Chiang Kai-shek's dominance in the Kuomintang after the Second Plenum also made some people in the Kuomintang dissatisfied, including Sun Ke, Gu Mengyu, and Xu Qian. Borodin was well aware of these circumstances, so he skillfully arranged in it, and the two factions gradually moved closer, which led to the convening of the joint conference, and Borodin's ultimate goal was to restore the political situation before the Zhongshan ship, with Wang Ching-wei in charge, Chiang Kai-shek in charge of the army, and [***] in alliance with the Kuomintang left faction to control the center.

After Deng Yanda read Chiang Kai-shek's letter at the joint meeting, despite Zhang Jingjiang's best efforts to persuade him, Chiang Kai-shek's hand-picked Tan Yankai also remained silent.

He held that the question of moving the capital should not be discussed until the military operation was over, and that Guangdong, as the source of the revolution, was not very consolidated at present, and that the provinces that could be restored could be temporarily managed by the provincial party headquarters, so that there would be no major chaos.

As soon as Tan Yankai remained silent, Zhang Jingjiang was alone, and the conference vetoed Chiang Kai-shek's proposal to move the capital without debate. Subsequently, Xu Qian's "Resolution on the Convocation of the National Assembly" and Tan Yankai's "Resolution on the Development of the National Political Axe" were unanimously adopted, and in the latter resolution it was clearly pointed out: "The location of the national political axe should be determined according to the place where it is mainly worked, and now the main work of the national political axe is to consolidate the foundation of the revolutionary forces in the provinces, and it is most appropriate for this main work to be carried out by Guangdong Province first, so the national political axe is still temporarily located in Guangzhou." ”

Chiang Kai-shek was on his way back to Jiangxi when he received the telegram, he was a little confused and a little angry, shook his head and sighed and said to Jiang Xianyun: "The Northern Expedition has reached the point where there is no advance or retreat, Wu Peifu is still breathing, Sun Chuanfang has been defeated in a row, this time does not keep pace with the times, when will it be!" ”

"Maybe the delegates have something else." Jiang Xianyun said euphemistically that Jiang Xianyun agreed with Chiang Kai-shek's viewpoint on this issue, and that the development of the Northern Expedition to the present level was not a question of consolidating the source of the policy, but how to take advantage of the victory to win the whole country in one fell swoop. It's just that Jiang Xianyun is afraid of his identity, and he can't say it so thoroughly.

"Something else? Hmph, I think they have something else. Chiang Kai-shek snorted contemptuously, but he still didn't intend to give up just like that.

"Wushan, record." To Jiang Xianyun, Chiang Kai-shek has always been very polite, and if he wants to change someone in front of him, there are only two words left.

"It has been several months since the Northern Expedition, and the two lakes have been restored, and Wu has gone north; Nanchang victory, Sun's cold; Second, the northward relocation is particularly important for consolidating the newly recovered areas, and the third is that the Central Committee is not stationed in Wuhan, and the situation in Wuhan requires the central government to send personnel to direct leadership. Based on these three points, the CCP believes that the central government should move to Wuhan as soon as possible, otherwise Wuhan may not be owned by the central government. ”

"This telegram was sent to Borodin, Tan Yankai, and Zhang Jingjiang." Chiang Kai-shek added after speaking.

After Borodin received Chiang Kai-shek's telegram, he thought about it repeatedly and felt that there was some truth in Chiang Kai-shek's words, at least Chiang Kai-shek did not hide one thing, he was not in Wuhan, he was in Jiangxi, and after the central government moved to Wuhan, it was still not under his control.

Then he remembered Tenida's letter, in which he made an analysis of the situation in Wuhan, arguing that the National Revolutionary Army had come to Wuhan without a central political body. The KMT Provincial Executive Committee lacked the power and capacity to properly handle political affairs. Therefore, the Central Committee should move to Wuhan as soon as possible, otherwise Tang Shengzhi will dominate everything in Wuhan, and Tang Shengzhi is by no means a revolutionary, worse than Chiang Kai-shek; Chiang Kai-shek still has some faith, but he has no faith at all, whoever gives the highest price will sell himself to whom, only after the central government moves to Wuhan can suppress Tang Shengzhi, and then use Tang to contain Chiang and promote Wang Chiang to cooperate again.

Borodin decided to change his course and agreed to move the capital to Wuhan, but as soon as the joint conference vetoed the relocation of the capital, he immediately changed his course and undoubtedly slapped himself in the mouth, so he decided to play a trick and ignore Chiang Kai-shek's telegram for the time being, and after the end of the joint meeting, convene another political conference, at which it was decided to move the capital.

The congress was running on a track designed by Borodin, and on the last day it was supposed to pass a bill welcoming Wang Ching-wei's reinstatement, which was also another purpose that Chiang Kai-shek had said.

"Comrade Wang Jingwei is an outstanding member of our party and the leader of our party; In the early stage, he took a leave of absence due to illness, and now that he is well from his illness, I suggest that this conference send a telegram to agree that Mr. Wang will cancel his leave and welcome him back to work. ”

As soon as Gu Mengyu's words fell, Zhang Jingjiang immediately objected: "We don't know Mr. Wang's physical condition, but after Mr. Wang left, the political axe and the Party Central Committee have changed, and it is inappropriate to be reinstated." ”

Xu Qian stood up and said: "I don't think there's anything wrong with it, the Northern Expedition is mainly war, the commander-in-chief is responsible for the war, and he doesn't have so much energy to lead politics, so this aspect can be handed over to Mr. Wang." ”

………。

The debate was not intense, and although Zhang Jingjiang strenuously opposed it, the composition of the conference and the atmosphere that had been formed meant that the bill would be passed.

(To be continued)