On November 19, 1924, after presiding over the opening ceremony of the Fifth All-Party Congress of the China and G, Mao Zd, chairman of the China G, handed over the follow-up meeting to Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao to preside, and he flew directly to Lanzhou, Gansu Province on a transport plane of the National Defense Air Force. On the day he arrived in Lanzhou, Mao Zd could not care about the fatigue of the journey, so he summoned Wu Peifu, Zhu D, Cai Hesen, Peng Dhuai, and Xia Wei, the new commander of the Northwest Front Army, who had already arrived in Lanzhou one step earlier, to invite him to his station to discuss the military situation.

"How's the inventory of Soviet spies?" Putting aside the greetings of meeting, Mao ZD asked straightforwardly. Before coming to Gansu, he had already issued a series of orders in the name of the chairman of the Northwest Military and Political Commission, the most important of which was to launch a "campaign to investigate Soviet spies" among GCD cadres in the four northwestern provinces of northern Xinjiang, southern Xinjiang, outer Xinjiang, and Gansu, and to transfer all "suspected Soviet espionage elements" from key posts.

"The campaign to investigate Soviet espionage has been carried out very smoothly, cadres who have experience of staying in the Soviet Union or who have close contacts with Soviet personnel stationed in the northwest have all gathered to participate in the study class, and the captured personnel of the Soviet Red Army who stayed in Sanjiang to help us in construction have also been arrested." Cai Hesen said that he is a descendant of Mao ZD and the head of the organization department of the Northwest Bureau of the Central G, and he is well aware of the situation of the cadres in the four northwestern provinces.

"Comrades don't have any ideas, do they?" Mao ZD lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and then asked himself: "The situation of our party's Northwest Bureau has always been relatively special, and the party members and cadres of the Northwest Bureau have been tested for a long time. Loyalty to the doctrine was unquestionable, and there was also a general favorability towards the Soviet GCD, which also believed in Marxism...... I am afraid that many comrades do not understand the anti-Soviet policy now being implemented by the Central Committee, right? ”

"Of course there is." Peng Dhuai took the question and said bluntly: "In particular, the comrades generally do not understand the matter of sending troops to Persia, and think that it is colonialism and aggression!" Chairman, if this matter is not explained clearly, I am afraid that the ideological work of the comrades will not be able to do well! ”

"Chairman. I am afraid that the thinking of the comrades in the northwest is not quite the same as that in the interior, and it is not an overnight thing to want to change. Zhu D looked at Mao Zd cautiously, the northwest, the northwest, the south, the outer and Gansu Hexi. It has always been under the jurisdiction of the Northwest Military and Political Commission controlled by the Northwest Bureau of the Central Government, and it has hung the brand of GC doctrine and practical yàn, so the system and ideological education implemented are different from those of GCD branches in other parts of China. Therefore, the GCD cadres in the northwest are very incomprehensible to the series of changes that have taken place recently. The war against Persia was but an outlet for this discontent.

"The subordinate obeys the superior. The whole party obeys the Central Committee! This is the basic principle of GCD. All party members should abide by it unconditionally! As for the policy of the central government, whether you understand it or not, you should resolutely obey and implement it. Wu Peifu is also a loyal GCD member now, and it seems that he is very supportive of the aggressive and expansionist policy adopted by the central government.

"Comrade Ziyu's consciousness is very high," Mao Zd nodded appreciatively at Wu Peifu: "But as superiors, we should still explain the policies of the Central Committee clearly." In particular, it is necessary to fully expose to the broad masses of party members and cadres the true face of the Trotskyites' conspiracy of aggression and expansion under the guise of world revolution! Of course. We must also resolutely punish those stubborn elements who are still stubborn after education and persuasion and are still willing to act as spies for the Soviet Union, such as Lu Shen and others! ”

Mao ZD's words made the high-level leaders of the Northwest Military and Political Commission who attended the meeting chill, and they all looked at him intently. A rare murderous aura appeared on Mao Zd's face, and he seemed to be extremely angry that a big traitor like Lu Shen had come out of the Northwest Bureau. He stood up and paced a few steps around the conference room.

"If you want to go outside, you must first settle inside!" Mao ZD said coldly a famous quote from Jiang, and then looked up at his subordinates: "The Central Committee believes that there will be a war between China and the Soviet Union in the future!" If we want to win this battle, we must first purge the Soviet spies in the country! And in order to purge the Soviet spies in the country, it is necessary to purge the Soviet spies lurking in our party! If we can't do this, the bandits in the northwest will not succeed, even if we capture Jinta County, even if we extinguish the troop army on the surface, but they are still lurking inside us, as long as we are not careful, they will be resurrected! If the Soviet spies had not been completely eliminated at the time of the Sino-Soviet war, then we might have lost the war, and we would have perished the party and the country! The comrades of our party will also die without a place to be buried! We must let the comrades of the entire Northwest Bureau understand this, and we must let everyone know that once the lackeys of the Soviet Union gain power in China, it will be the end of all of us, not only ourselves, but even our wives and children, old and young, will not be able to save them! ”

Mao ZD paused, took a hard puff of his cigarette, and then continued: "So this time, the investigation of Soviet spies must start from within us, and all party members and cadres must be reviewed, and everyone will pass the test, and it is better to catch a thousand by mistake than to let go of one!" Of course, our party and the Trotskyites' Soviet GCD are not the same. Our policy is to give the way, and the policy of not giving the way is not a good policy! Give a one-month confession period before the full review begins. If anyone had colluded with the Soviet Union, he would not be guilty of the past by making the problem clear during this time. If it is found out that he colluded with the Soviet Union after the confession period, he will be punished for the crime of traitor! ”

"Runshuai, what should I do over there in Jinta County? Do you want to send a division over to recover it first? The troops of our Northwestern Front are all transferred from the east, and there are absolutely no Soviet spies, so they can be used with confidence. "The commander of the Northwest Front, Xia Wei, proposed to build at this time. In fact, the three organs of the Northwest Military and Political Commission, the Northwest Front, and the Northwest National Guard Command are parallel. The troops of the Northwest Front Army were all national defense forces transferred from the east, and the commander Xia Wei was Chang Ruiqing's confidant, so he naturally did not buy Chairman Mao's account, nor did he take those rabble-like treacherous army in Jinta County in his eyes.

"General Xucang, Jinta County is not in a hurry to recover, and a county town will not escape, what is the hurry? Moreover, the key to military suppression is not in a county town, and the Wehrmacht has even knocked down fortresses like Shuangchengzi. What is a county seat? Mao Zd sneered and explained: "The key to military support is the Mongolian Kobdo steppe, and Soviet aid can only enter Suiyuan and Gansu through the Kobdo steppe." Now the Mongol Front has transferred the 1st Cavalry Corps to sweep the Kobdo steppe...... Another month. Mongolia is about to enter a cold winter, and then Kobdo will be a thousand miles of snow! ”

"I see," Xia Wei nodded: "Since the chairman of the committee has a comprehensive plan, then I am not in a hurry." ”

Mao ZD snorted softly in his heart, he was in control of the entire situation of the Northwest bandits, and Chang Ruiqing did not interfere at all, nor did he need to interfere. The situation in the northwest was originally fought by him. Who could be more familiar with the situation here than he is? What he is worried about now is not that the bandits are entrenched in Jinta County, but that they will run to the Kobdo steppe to rely on the Soviet Union to fight guerrilla warfare with him, and then the war will be endless. Therefore, he is not in a hurry to move the Golden Pagoda now, just to let the bandits stay for a while. Wait until the weather turns cold and the Mongolian steppe is covered with snow and ice.

Thinking of this, Mao ZD took a few more puffs of cigarette and asked, "Now we are not afraid that we will not be able to defeat Jinta County." I'm afraid that the trolls there will escape...... It would be better if there was some way to get them to stay where the Golden Pagoda was. ”

"You can send cavalry to the north of Jinta County in the area of the Baoer Ula Mountain and the Heishui River. cut off their way back. "Xia Wei first proposed a building.

"No, according to intelligence, the old battalion of the bandits is in the Baoerula Mountains, there are about 700 to 800 people, it is estimated that they are all from the Soviet Union, and a divisional or corps-level cavalry regiment is not necessarily an opponent of others." Wu Peifu disagreed: "I think it's better to besiege the city with a large army, move faster, and surround the county town of Jinta." ”

"Here's a way." Peng Dhuai nodded: "I think there is only this way, Runshuai." What do you think? ”

Mao ZD shook his head, the old camp of the bandits is in the Baoer Ula Mountain, how many people can there be in Jinta County? Once the county seat is surrounded, their main force may retreat! When the time comes, let's get ready to fight a bad battle in the Kobdo steppe.

"Why don't we try Zhao'an? That Ren Fucheng and Lu Shen wouldn't really think that they could overthrow us by a few of them, right? It's better to give some kind of official, and then give some money to buy it. When I was a warlord, my old Wu often dealt with bandits and rogues like this. Wu Peifu scratched his head and also proposed a method.

Mao ZD's eyes lit up, and he waved his big hand excitedly: "Good way, that's it!" But it's not that the bandits want to surrender, but that we are bandits! You can send a lobbyist to Jinta and tell me Ren Fucheng, saying that I want to unite with the Soviet Union to dominate the northwest, and let them stay and work with me to do great things...... In order to show the sincerity of my Mao, you can also send them 10,000 rifles, 100 machine guns and 200,000 rounds of ammunition! If you have no opinion, please report this decision to the Military Council. ”

The air in the conference room suddenly froze, and everyone's faces were full of stunned expressions.

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Jinta County, Gansu Province, General Headquarters of the Chinese Revolutionary Army.

"Comrade Ren Fucheng, Chairman Mao ZD of our party has a message for me to bring to you, please convey it to Comrade Trotsky."

The person who was sent to Jinta County as a lobbyist was a young man named Xuanxiafu, who was the famous GCD friend in history. In this time and space, he also embarked on the road of revolution, but it has nothing to do with the Whampoa Military Academy, but was born in the fishery and peasant association system. Well, before joining the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he has been in charge of teaching the most advanced fish fishing techniques in the Zhejiang Provincial Fishery and Agriculture Association, and has made outstanding contributions to the fishing cause of large yellow croaker and hairtail fish in the motherland.

Ren Fucheng's face was expressionless, and after a long time, he nodded to Xuanxia's father and said, "Mr. Xuan, please say anything clearly." ”

Although Trotsky personally invented the charge of "Maoist leftists", before leaving the Soviet Union, the revolutionary prophet still personally told Ren Fucheng that Mao ZD was different from Chang Ruiqing, the latter belonged to the stubborn revisionist leader, and the former, although not a staunch Marxist, could still be won and united. Therefore, as soon as he heard that it was Mao Zd's envoy visiting, Ren Fucheng immediately rushed back to Jinta County from the old camp of the bandits in the Baoer Ula Mountains to meet him in person.

Xuanxia's father said to Ren Fucheng very sternly: "Please Comrade Ren tell Trotsky that our party's ** has concurrently served as the chairman of the Northwest Military and Political Committee, and the six provinces of Outer Xinjiang, Northern Xinjiang, Southern Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, and Mongolia are now the first provinces!" If Comrade Trotsky still wants to cooperate with **, now is the best time. ”

Ren Fucheng raised his eyebrows. showed an interested expression: "How is Comrade Mao ZD going to cooperate?" Are there any conditions? ”

"The chairman didn't say."

Xuanxia's father's answer made Ren Fucheng a little confused, and he asked suspiciously: "Mao ZD doesn't say it, how can we cooperate?" ”

The chairman said. Comrade Trotsky knew how to cooperate. Xuanxia's father smiled and said: "In order to show our sincerity, the chairman also asked me to bring you a batch of arms, 10,000 rifles, 100 machine guns and 200,000 rounds of ammunition, all of which were secretly stored by the original Northwest Frontier Army. ”

After speaking, Xuanxia's father stood up, bowed slightly to Ren Fucheng, and then said goodbye and left. Leaving Ren Fucheng confused in the living room of the headquarters: "What does Mao ZD want to do?" Could it be that you want to raise your own self-respect? Could he have made an agreement with Comrade Trotsky? ”

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"Comrade Trotsky, Mao's envoy did not state the conditions except for expressing his intention to cooperate, but only said that you know how to cooperate. A large quantity of weapons and ammunition was also sent to the Chinese Revolutionary Army as a sign of sincerity. However, at the same time, Mao Zd also carried out the so-called purging of the party in the three provinces of northern Xinjiang, southern Xinjiang, and outer Xinjiang, as well as in the Hexi region of Gansu. ”

After listening to the report of the GC international boss Skryansky, Trotsky showed a rare look of doubt, and muttered to himself: "Did he really say that? What does Mao ZD mean? Do you want to cooperate with us to control Northwest China? But the three armies sent by Chang Ruiqing to the northwest were not adapted from Mao Zd's old troops, so he could command them? ”

"Maybe he wants to use the excuse of suppressing bandits to stay in the position of chairman of the Northwest Military and Political Committee. Then slowly gather people's hearts. Take all the Wehrmacht and Northwest militia of those three armies in your hands? The Trotskyist spy chief replied tentatively.

Trotsky shook his head gloomily and said: "As far as I know, winning hearts and minds is not Mao's strong point. And now the upper echelons of the Chinese National Defense Force are graduates of the Baoding Military Academy, these people have been classmates with Chang Ruiqing for many years, and they have soared because of Chang Ruiqing, and the middle and lower-level officers of the National Defense Force are graduates of the Nanjing Central Military Academy controlled by Chang Ruiqing, why did Mao ZD win over some people? ”

"What the hell does Mao ZD want to do?" Skryansky was puzzled.

"I can't guess this, but he took out so many arms to the People's Revolutionary Army at once, I don't think it's malicious after all, right?" Trotsky shook his head and said. Then he asked Skryansky: "What is the situation with the People's Revolutionary Army?" When can I leave Quinta and head north to Kobdo? ”

"Since Mao ZD has no malicious intent, can the People's Revolutionary Army stay in Jinta County for the time being?" Skryansky said: "Comrade Ren Fucheng reports. At present, the reactionary army shows no sign of incurring the revolutionary base of Kinta, but is busy purging them of suspected Trotskyist elements within themselves. In addition, the revolutionary enthusiasm of the poor and middle peasants in the area around Jinta was high, and the expansion of the revolutionary army was rapid...... The People's Revolutionary Army now has received the munitions provided by Mao ZD, so it wants to expand its troops to 20,000 people, and then go north to Kobdo. ”

"It's already November, and in another month at most, the cold air from Siberia will sweep across the Mongolian plateau." Trotsky's face was a little solemn, and he said sullenly: "When the time comes, it will not be easy for the People's Revolutionary Army to go north to Kobdo, and it will only be able to spend the winter in the Golden Tower. What the chairman of the Chinese G is saying is very good now, but if anyone really believes him, they may call him a fool if they are not careful! ”

Skryansky and Yue Fei both suddenly realized, and also felt that Mao ZD looked quite treacherous, maybe he was a villain who didn't believe his word. Trotsky sighed, however, "But if the People's Revolutionary Army gives up this opportunity, it will be difficult for it to expand further, for the population of Kobdo is so small that the People's Revolutionary Army will have to rely on internationalist fighters if it wants to expand its size." ”

"Comrade Trotsky, is it possible to divide the People's Revolutionary Army in two?" Yue Feijian said: "Some of them went north to Kobdo first, and opened up a revolutionary base area with the Soviet Union in their backs. Some of them will stay in Jinta to expand the team, and wait until next spring to see the situation and decide on the next direction of development? ”

"If the troops are divided into two, the backbone will also be divided into two!" Trotsky frowned and said, "How much combat strength can a soldier recruited from Quinta County have without months of rigorous training?" Isn't the People's Revolutionary Army now supported by the internationalist fighters we have sent? But...... It's a shame to give up the opportunity to expand the army in Quinta. It's better to give Ren Fucheng another ten days, let him recruit strong men as much as possible, without training, and take them north to Kobdo. ”

"Yes." Skryansky said yes and got up to leave. Trotsky stopped him again and said: "Wait a minute, Comrade Skryansky, if Mao ZD really intends to return to the correct revolutionary path, should we test him?" ”

Skryansky stopped, turned back and asked Trotsky: "Comrade Trotsky, how are you going to test Mao?" ”

Trotsky did not speak, and was silent for a long time before he hesitated and said: "Ask him what is really going on with Dzerzhinsky?" He should know more than we do, right? (To be continued.) )