1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Soon, both sides of the war in Quanzhou received a national telegram signed by the "First Fleet of the Five-Star Eastern Republic Navy":

Our fleet will begin on X day and conduct exercises in areas such as xX for a period of (at least) one month. Any passing ships, personnel, and aircraft are requested to obey on-site instructions and are not allowed to intrude without authorization. Violators will bear the consequences at their own risk.

When people saw this telegram, the whole of China was shocked.

Your "Northeastern Navy" went to Chiang Kai-shek's territory to conduct exercises. It's fine that you only notified us after the "exercises" had already begun, but what's the point of your naval exercises involving the land near Quanzhou?

Your ship can actually go onto land, right?

One month of practice?

Are you conducting a drill or an occupation?

Before everyone could recover from the Bengbu situation, a new notice came out, with a lot of nonsense, which translated into human language is:

The two armies fighting near Quanzhou, you'd better stop fighting. Otherwise, if you disrupt our navy's exercises, you army idiots will be in trouble!

Now, everyone understood what the Northeast meant:

Chiang Kai-shek, I have drawn a line for you. You can only fight to Quanzhou and no further.

For the 19th Route Army, which was facing an unfavorable situation, this news was both good and bad.

The downside is, of course, that there is a new enemy whose intentions are unknown;

The good thing is that the Jiang army on the opposite side doesn't dare to continue fighting!

Chiang Kai-shek knew that the navy in the Northeast would definitely intervene, but he never expected that it would intervene in this way!

It was as if they had anticipated from the beginning that the battle situation in Fujian would quickly collapse into such a terrible state, so they were waiting near the Taiwan Strait early on, waiting for the Chiang Kai-shek army to make its last hurrah, and then they blocked it!

This was an unethical act comparable to pinching a vas deferens that was about to burst, and it dealt a fatal blow to the morale of Chiang Kai-shek's army.

Before the attack on Fujian, everyone thought it would be a tough battle, but when they started fighting, they found it was going so smoothly. Morale was immediately high. They were about to wipe out the "Fujian rebels", but then someone came in and interfered. No one could stand it!

But, did Chiang Kai-shek dare to say no?

Of course I don't dare.

If he dared to say no, Fujiwara no Kanezane would reveal the secret agreements between the two sides to the world for everyone to see. Not to mention, if the navy turned north, it would be the turn of Nanjing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou to be bombarded.

Can you guarantee that this psychopath won't do this?

It is true that China and Japan signed an armistice agreement a long time ago, but there is no agreement or relationship between the "China-Japan-Japan" faction. If the other side wants to hit you, they will hit you. The only thing you can do is hit back!

But then again, if they dared to fight back and were able to fight back, this navy would not have appeared in Fujian, bombarded Quanzhou, and stopped Chiang Kai-shek's "anti-rebellion war."

Judging from the map, Chiang Kai-shek's army is in an extremely embarrassing situation now.

The north is mostly newly occupied territory, with the malicious Tax Police Corps and newly surrendered troops.

To the south were Chen, Jiang, Cai, and others who had not yet completely given up resistance, as well as the Guangdong Army that had been gathering strength.

To the east was the Northeastern Navy, which was conducting exercises for no apparent reason and was clearly hostile to them;

Ganzhou, Nanchang, Fuzhou, Yingtan and Ji'an in the west are the sphere of influence of the Communist Party of China.

It was not until this moment that Chiang Kai-shek suddenly realized that if the four forces suddenly joined forces, his Central Army would be equivalent to jumping directly into a huge encirclement!

Hahahahaha… I was overthinking it, I was overthinking it. How could these forces possibly join forces to deal with me?

While wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, the chairman secretly issued an order to "suspend the attack, reorganize the surrendered troops on the spot, and wait for changes."

In this way, Fujian and even the entire Jiangnan war situation, which had completely collapsed and was beyond salvation, were stabilized in a ridiculous and inexplicable way, but the final result was in line with the expectations of the CCP and other forces.

At least temporarily.

475 Are the Northeastern Kings more likely to recruit the Communists?

Before Chairman Chiang and the National Government made further response to the recent series of "incidents", especially the blatant rebellion of the Song siblings in Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions.

"...It's really strange. Why didn't our Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek order the offensive to continue?"

Zhang Xueliang, who was far away in Peking, was naturally following the recent major events closely, and thus raised a question to one of his confidential secretaries:

"If he can't completely suppress Madam Sun this time, his government might be in jeopardy, right?"

As mentioned earlier, compared to the history when Zhang Xueliang was treated like a dog by Chiang Kai-shek for many years, this time he was much more sober.

After repeated persuasion and various attacks from his staff, Zhang Xueliang had already decided that the Great Wall defense line and the North China region with Peking as its core were his final resting place and he would never give them up.

Therefore, after the Battle of Rehe, he not only shamelessly refused to resign, but also stubbornly refused to agree to Chiang Kai-shek's "change of defense plan", which resulted in the Central Army's northward march attempting to enter North China being blocked south of the Yellow River.

As a result, these troops were crowded in the Central Plains, causing harm to many civilians, but also suppressing a large number of opposition forces that were ready to stir. Some of them were even transferred to Fujian to suppress the 19th Route Army because they had nowhere to go.

In a sense, the fact that Chiang Kai-shek's government is still able to stabilize the Henan-Anhui-Jiangsu-Zhejiang line and prevent it from collapsing is really thanks to Zhang Xueliang. It is a typical case of an unexpected success.

But if Chairman Chiang Kai-shek could not resolve the situation in Fujian, Guangdong and Shanghai, which had openly "rebelled", he would not be able to stabilize even Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Especially Shanghai.

Soong Ching Ling has only announced the establishment of a new party, a new government, and a new country. Once it becomes powerful, it will inevitably pose a threat to Shanghai's tariff system.

When that day came, the national government was truly in dire straits.

Therefore, Zhang Xueliang could not understand why Chiang Kai-shek showed such a weak attitude after just a small setback.

It is said that only a few hundred people were killed or injured. They can't be scared by the beating, right?

No matter how bad it is, can it be worse than the one in Wuhan?

"Yes, you are right. If Jiang..."

The young confidential secretary first followed Zhang Xueliang's words and earnestly complimented him, but then changed the subject:

"However, even if the Chiang Kai-shek government would suffer a severe blow, it would be difficult for it to actually collapse.

"Well, why do you say that? Didn't you say in your last lecture that the Chiang Kai-shek government was a typical comprador clique, whose class attributes were essentially equivalent to those of foreign reactionary forces?"

"Yes, Commander, but there are many reactionary forces abroad. Chiang Kai-shek may have become an agent of other foreign forces. As long as he can obtain sufficient support, he can still maintain his reactionary rule.

"Hmm... That's certainly a possibility... Hey? Wait, if that's the case, then since his interests are being harmed, will he increase his... uh... exploitation of his country?"

"That's a matter of course..."

The two chatted and analyzed the current domestic situation, and their words were full of the "common flavor" of "class struggle", "landlord exploitation", "capitalism" and "surplus value theory".

This seems a little strange.

How could Zhang Xueliang, a warlord who represented a reactionary class, read these things?

西?

Not surprisingly.

Because his confidential secretary was named Pan Wenyu.

Who is it?

Several identities are enough to show how awesome this person is.

Wu Hao's translator, Xiang Zhongfa's secretary, representatives of the Sixth National Congress, Wang Ming's superior and classmate.

Member of the Chinese Communist Party?

No, he is no longer a member of the Communist Party of China.

In 1930, after being arrested, didn't that idiot Wang Ming bribe the police to deliver a letter for help to the Party's secret agency in Yongjili?

The designated recipient was his superior, Pan Wenyu.

I won't go into detail about how utterly awful this was, but the entire central government was forced to move and burn documents for an entire night. Afterwards, Pan Wenyu firmly advocated for severe punishment of Wang Ming, and for this, Wang Ming hated him to the core.

The following year, with the help of Soviet Imperial Envoy Mif, Wang Ming became the de facto leader of the Party. His first act was to retaliate against Pan Wenyu. Under the pretext of "eliminating the influence of the Li Lisan Line," he threw Pan Wenyu to the Hebei Provincial Committee.

At this time, the Hebei Provincial Party Committee was suffering from severe damage. More than 20 leading cadres, including Provincial Party Secretary Yin Jian, Provincial Party Standing Committee Member and Provincial Military Commission Secretary Liao Huaping, Provincial Party Committee Member Bo Yibo, Lai De, and others were arrested. Liao Huaping and Lai De subsequently defected to the enemy.

Wang Ming was very clear about these things, but he deliberately threw Pan Wenyu here, causing him to be arrested immediately after arriving in Peiping for contact. The person sitting in the trial was the provincial party committee leader Liao Huaping.

There's no way this can be concealed.

Liao Huaping directly revealed all the "secrets" including Pan Wenyu's identity as a Communist Party member, his experience studying in the Soviet Union, his position and work in the Shanghai central government, etc.

Pan Wenyu didn't know whether Liao Huaping knew his identity and past, or whether Wang Ming had deliberately "leaked" it to Liao, but he was keenly aware that this must be the result of an inner-party struggle, and he nearly collapsed.

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To use Pan Wenyu's words to his contact Liu Zunqi, who was arrested at the same time as him,

"My heart is in turmoil. The Party is extremely impure, with its own members fighting each other. It's really chilling. If this continues, the revolution will be delayed by at least twenty years." (True)

Under such circumstances, Pan Wenyu wrote a "Statement of Withdrawal from the Party" on the condition that he "would not bring military police to arrest people, would not reveal any Party secrets, and would not serve as a witness." He was then expelled from the Party by the Hebei Provincial Committee in the same year.

Why have the reactionaries suddenly become so "gentle"?

Because Zhang Xueliang's personal secretary Li Tiancai "took a fancy" to Pan Wenyu and wanted to bring him into his team.

Li Tiancai, whose original name was Li Bohai/Li Jingtian, was a graduate of Peking University and an important assistant to Li Dazhao. After Li Dazhao's death, he took over as secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and was arrested by the Fengtian warlords six months later.

After being tortured by means of force-feeding him, Li Bohai suffered a mental breakdown, wrote a letter of repentance and left the party. Later, because of his good looks, talent and steady work, he became an important confidant of Zhang Xueliang.

Although this person had left the party, like Pan Wenyu, he was unwilling to harm his former party members and colleagues. So after learning that Pan Wenyu had been arrested, he negotiated terms with him and released him on bail.

By the way, Li Tiancai was the one who desperately encouraged Zhang Xueliang to become Chiang Kai-shek's adviser during the "Xi'an Incident". In Chiang Kai-shek's "Xi'an Half-Month Notes", the first person he scolded at the beginning was not Zhang Xueliang, but Li Tiancai.

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According to historical developments, after being released, Pan Wenyu was depressed and unwilling to work for anyone, so he went to the library to translate Das Kapital with his good friend Chen Baoyin.

It was not until January 1934 that he returned to the political arena on the recommendation of Li Tiancai, and taught Marxism to Zhang Xueliang, who had just returned from his European tour, and he also returned to the Party organization.

But this world line, isn't it someone who got involved...

Following a series of public adjustments by the Party Central Committee, especially after the "Wuhan Victory," Pan Wenyu realized that the situation had changed dramatically.

In addition, he didn't know who had translated "Das Kapital", so he was introduced by Li Tiancai and began to officially serve Zhang Xueliang, and quickly gained the other party's trust.

And what about Zhang Xueliang at this time?

Just like in history, he used 10 men to fight against Xu Haidong's 3000 men but achieved no results, which caused the morale of the troops to be low and he himself was confused. In order to figure out what kind of enemies he was facing, he went to study Communist Party theory;

At this time, after being easily defeated by Fujiwara no Kanezane and the various construction achievements in the Northeast caused instability within the Northeast Army, and its own territory and status were also in jeopardy, the young marshal also fell into deep confusion:

My father and I have ruled Northeast China for so many years, why can't we catch up with others who have ruled for 10 years?

Why are they not grateful to us at all, and instead they all sing praises to Fujiwara no Kanezane?

Why did the entire Northeast become completely "renovated" as soon as they took over, even though they didn't do anything special?

Why did they kill the landlords who had been favored by all dynasties and were able to stabilize the Northeast, but instead stabilized the Northeast?

Why..

Just when Zhang Xueliang was wondering "why", Li Tiancai introduced Pan Wenyu, who wanted to work, to the young marshal.

Wuhu, now dry wood meets fire.

The “dry wood” may not be very dry, but the “fire” is really fierce.

"...This is my understanding of His Highness's 'Three Represents' theory, Commander. I can say with certainty that it is an extension of communist theory, and its theoretical innovation is quite great.

"..Teacher Pan, I still can't believe it. Could it be that Fujiwara Kanezane is a member of the Communist Party?

"I can't completely rule out this possibility, but I'm more inclined to believe what he himself said: for him, communism, capitalism, feudalism, whatever, everything had to serve his personal interests and ideals."

Zhang Xueliang sighed.

Putting aside the enemy's position, Fujiwara no Kanezane was indeed so domineering that he looked up to him, and his behavior was very much to the young marshal's liking.

Zhang Xueliang was always tolerant and easygoing towards his opponents. In most cases, he did not think that they were incompatible with him. He would use any talent he had, and he did not care which faction or side they came from.

Coincidentally, the intelligence from the northeast proved that Fujiwara no Kanezane was such a person, easy-going, good-tempered, tolerant and generous, and he dared to use anyone.

If the two were not born in different countries and had become enemies because of their different positions, Zhang Xueliang really wanted to be friends with Fujiwara no Kanezane.

Soon after, today's lecture ended. Pan Wenyu left Zhang Xueliang with a series of questions to think about, such as "Why would the landlord class be attacked by both communists and capitalism at the same time?" and then left the Marshal's Mansion to go home.

But as soon as he arrived near his courtyard, Pan Wenyu realized something was wrong.

There is a situation.

The hair on the door lock broke off!

Pan Wenyu was not panicked. He took out his pistol calmly and alerted his comrades around him who suddenly started barking like dogs.

Because, logically speaking, the only people who knew about his little house were his wife, children, his good friend Chen Baoyin, and Li Tiancai.

His wife and children were ordered not to leave the house, and Old Chen had recently gone to help Feng Yuxiang with some work. So, it could only be Li Tiancai, or...