In June 1935, the vanguard of the Central Red Army met with the vanguard of the Red Fourth Front Army in Dawei Town, Maogong District, Sichuan, thus opening the prelude to the two major Front Army formation. However, unexpectedly, a huge crisis began to emerge.
At the next "Cadres Gala Party", Mr. Zhu said affectionately to the vast number of soldiers of the Red Army: "When the two main forces meet, we are not only cheering and cheering. The people of the whole China and the oppressed people in the world are all there to celebrate and cheer!"
Zhang Guotao
However, Zhang Guotao "alternatively" proposed the idea of "creating a new situation in Sichuan and Kang". Obviously, Zhang Guotao's ideas are not consistent with the central government's strategic ideas.
On June 26, the central government held an enlarged meeting at Lianghekou and decided to continue moving northward to create a base in the Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu Soviet Area. When he made a statement, Zhang Guotao's attitude was unstable and vague. President Zhu saw all this. What to do if
? In order to dispel Zhang Guotao's concerns, President Zhu took the initiative to find Zhang Guotao and had a long talk with Zhang Guotao. However, Zhang Guotao was stubborn and stubborn, so that the conversation ended up in an unhappy way.
Why is Zhang Guotao like this? It turned out that since Maogong met with , Zhang Guotao saw that the Central Red Army Central reduced its troops and lacked supplies, which was not as strong as the Red Fourth Front Army, so he secretly had the evil idea of seizing power.
According to the recollection of Wang Weizhou, a former cadre of the Red Fourth Front Army, after the Lianghekou meeting ended, Zhang Guotao said in the Red Fourth Front Army that the Central Red Army was not good, and the troops were not cheered up, and his military appearance was not as good as the Fourth Front Army in some aspects. At that time, in order to seize power, Zhang Guotao also instigated his trusted subordinates to submit a request to the Central Committee for reorganization of the Military Commission.
Soon, in order to maintain unity, the Central Committee decided to add Zhang Guotao as the vice chairman of the Military Commission , and soon appointed Zhang Guotao as the general political commissar of the Red Army. At that time, General Zhu also proposed to give up his position to Zhang Guotao, but the Central Committee did not agree. In this way, after the desire for power was satisfied to a certain extent, Zhang Guotao then directed the Hongsi to go north to the Luhua area.
Mr. Zhu has spoken many times: "We are currently in the marching period, and we will obey the victory of the war and postpone the discussion of issues other than military." Given the status and prestige of Mr. Zhu, his statement was generally supported by the soldiers of the Red Army, and the tension at that time was also alleviated to a certain extent.
However, Zhang Guotao repeatedly used the same trick. He repeatedly delayed the troops' progress under the pretext of organizing problems, which eventually led to the long-form "Songpan Battle Plan" that had been formulated could not be implemented. In an extremely passive situation, the central government was forced to choose to change to the grassland and continue to go north.
On August 3, 1935, the Central Red Army and the Fourth Red Army were reorganized and divided into left and right armies to head north. At that time, General Zhu was sent to work in the Left Route Army and led his troops to advance northward through the Aba area, and the Right Route Army was led by Xu Xiangqian and Chen Changhao, and advanced northward through the Banyou area. The Central Committee followed the Right Route Army to act together.
During the work of the Left Route Army, General Zhu analyzed the situation in depth with the soldiers, hoping that everyone would resolutely overcome the obstacles on the road ahead, unite, help each other, and overcome difficulties. In contrast, Zhang Guotao always had a gloomy face and looked ugly, and his dissatisfaction with the central government appeared on his face.
On August 30, 1935, after repeated urging by the Central Committee, Zhang Guotao agreed to lead the First Column of the Left Route Army into the grassland. On the third day after entering the grassland, Zhang Guotao suddenly asked the troops to turn around and return on the pretext of the sudden surge of water in the Gaqu River. Without discussion with General Zhu, he called the Central Committee to call the Central Committee in the name of him and General Zhu.
President Zhu firmly opposes Zhang Guotao's policy of going south, and the contradictions gradually intensify. Soon, after conspiracy, Zhang Guotao decided to use force to coerce General Zhu. However, General Zhu said sternly: "If you want to kill, you will be able to kill. However, I will not change my political proposition."
In the absence of any help, the shameless Zhang Guotao ordered General Zhu to be placed under house arrest and announced the removal of General Zhu's command.After Mr. Zhu was placed under house arrest, Zhang Guotao issued a secret order to Chen Changhao, who was working in the Western Route Army of , requiring Chen Changhao to pay close attention to the trends of the central leaders and to use force to coerce the central government to move south if necessary.
On September 15, 1935, Zhang Guotao held a meeting in Aba area. He publicly put forward the proposal of going south and incited the participants to criticize the Central Committee and besiege General Zhu. At that time, Zhang Guotao's confidants jumped up arrogantly and scolded Mr. Zhu for always being "humble" and "stubborn".
At this time, the unbearable General Zhu slapped the table and smashed the teacup on the table to the ground, angrily shouting: "The central government's policy of going north is correct. I raised my hand at the Politburo meeting to the north. I don't oppose going north, I support going north."
The situation is becoming more and more uncontrollable. At that time, many former Central Red Army commanders and fighters who were assigned to the Left Route Army were planning to find the old troops. At this time, General Zhu said to them for the sake of the overall situation: "We must uphold the truth, adhere to the struggle, and firmly support the Central Committee's line of going north to fight against Japan, but we must master the correct struggle strategy, take the overall situation into consideration, and maintain the unity of the Red Army. Only by strengthening the unity of the entire Red Army can we overcome all difficulties and strive for victory in the revolutionary cause. Only a few people in Zhang Guotao were engaged in separatist activities, and the twists and turns in front of us can always be overcome."
Under the patient guidance and education of General Zhu, everyone was tolerant and unwilling to speak out. In fact, this has also become an important force to restrain Zhang Guotao.
The shameless Zhang Guotao not only did not repent at all, but also made more reckless efforts. On October 5, 1935, Zhang Guotao held a meeting of senior cadres of the Red Fourth Front Army in Zhuomubao. At this meeting, Zhang Guotao openly attacked the Central Committee's line and announced the establishment of a new "Central", and he proclaimed himself "Chairman".
At the same time, at the meeting, Zhang Guotao forced General Zhu to express his opinion and support his own "Central Center". At that time, General Zhu expressed his clear position: "I do not agree with your approach. We cannot oppose the Central Committee. We must accept the leadership of the Central Committee. The enemy is in front of us, we must talk about unity! Everyone knows that our "Zhu Mao" has been together for many years and is well-known throughout the country and the whole world. I can't do it if I want me, Zhu, to fight against Mao!"
In order to achieve the goal of winning over, Zhang Guotao also announced the appointment of General Zhu as "Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee" and "Secretary of the Central Secretariat." In response, Zhu Deyi said righteously: "You can't start a new business. I don't agree with your approach. I want to accept the leadership of the Party Central Committee and not be the member you enfeoffed, this member or something." After the
meeting, Zhang Guotao repeatedly forced General Zhu to issue a statement, severing the relationship between the Party Central Committee and Mao Zedong. At this time, President Zhu could no longer bear it. He said firmly: "You (Zhang Guotao) can split me in half, but you will definitely not be able to cut off my relationship with Chairman Mao."
The situation has developed to this point, and the revolutionary struggle will inevitably suffer huge disasters. What should I do? Just as Zhang Guotao was determined to be arrogant and domineering, things changed.
In November 1935, the Communist International representative Lin Yuying returned to northern Shaanxi, and he conveyed the Communist International's instructions to affirm the correct route of the Central Committee. This was undoubtedly a wake-up call to Zhang Guotao. At this time, Mr. Zhu seized the opportunity, and eliminated the split as soon as possible and actively deployed the issue of meeting with the Red 2 and Red 6 Legion .
At the same time, in order to realize the northbound strategy, General Zhu, who was dedicated to the government, repeatedly persuaded Zhang Guotao, and finally successfully promoted the three main forces of the Red Army to meet successfully in northern Shaanxi and successfully saved the crisis.
The central government highly affirmed and praised Mr. Zhu’s great contribution. Chairman Mao once commented on Mr. Zhu and said: "We will live up to the great festival... We will be as strong as the sea and will be as strong as steel!"
Let us pay our highest respect to Mr. Zhu!
