When the famous generals of the Northern Expedition returned to the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War, Ye Ting was naturally full of energy and determined to jump on his horse and create new glory. However, the situation of the New Fourth Army was special. It was mainly formed by the Red Army guerrillas who remained in the eight southern provinces after the Long March of Xiang Ying and Chen Yi. Although Ye Ting was a famous general of the Northern Expedition, a hero of the Nanchang Uprising, and the commander-in-chief of the Workers and Peasants' Red Army who rebelled in the Guangzhou Uprising, he was no longer a member of the ***. It is inevitable that a person who had once left the party to command the troops, cadres and soldiers would be resistant.
Speaking of Ye Ting's withdrawal from the party, Ye Ting himself was also very wronged. During the Nanchang Uprising, Ye Ting was the commander of the front enemy and the commander of the 11th Army. On the way out of Nanchang, the troops retreated from Nanchang and turned to Chaoshan area. Cai Tingkai's division under Ye Ting surrendered to the ***. One division led by Ye Ting was defeated by Xue Yue, and the other division was defeated by the division commander Zhou Shidi and above, leaving the team to run away. Only Zhu De led 800 people to persist, went to Jinggangshan to meet with the ***, and established the Central Red Army. Ye Ting went south alone to participate in the Guangzhou Uprising and served as the commander-in-chief of the Red Army of the Workers and Peasants in the Uprising. After the failure of the Guangzhou Uprising, Ye Ting escorted the sick Zhou En to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, because the Guangzhou Uprising lasted only two days and suffered heavy losses, Ye Ting was punished. Later, Ye Ting was ordered to go to the Soviet Union. As a result, after arriving in the Soviet Union, Ye Ting encountered accusations and criticisms, and even went to Oriental University to make a report.
A person who fought bloody struggle for the revolution, but in the end he was treated unfairly by the organization. Ye Ting's mood must be cold. Especially Wang Ming's criticism of people who stood on the shore and criticized people who were struggling in the water made Ye Ting even more angry. In particular, the Communist International actually described the failure of the Guangzhou Uprising as the result of Ye Ting's political shakenness, which made him feel even more desperate. In anger, Ye Ting decided to go to Europe and become a vegetarian. Fortunately, he met Zhou Enlai, Liao Chengzhi, Huang Ping, and Ye Ting who went to Germany in Berlin and cheered up again and returned to China to participate in the "third party" organized by Deng Yanda, Soong Chingling and others, and the "Revolutionary Alliance of the Chinese National" organized by Li Jishen, and helped Jiang Guangnai and Cai Tingkai organize the "People's Revolutionary Government of the Republic of China".
Since being ordered to serve as the commander of the New Fourth Army, Ye Ting and Xiang Ying have been busy forming training troops. They have clear division of labor and are still happy in cooperation. However, as the main force of the New Fourth Army was completed and they went to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War, the contradictions emerged. Xiang Ying was the actual leader of the Southern guerrilla warfare for three years, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and the actual political commissar of the New Fourth Army. Although he followed and supported Wang Ming and Bo Gu's left-leaning line in the Soviet area and made mistakes, he was indeed a great revolutionary and had a lofty prestige in the minds of the cadres and soldiers of the New Fourth Army. Moreover, Xiang Ying was a great revolutionary.
Ying's style is simple. Compared with Ye Ting's general uniform or suit, he wears a small suit and hiking, and where to go, cadres and soldiers always feel that Xiang Yingcai is their real leader. Ye Ting seems to be a little far away from the cadres and soldiers of the New Fourth Army who were born in the Red Army. In addition, Ye Ting is not a party member and cannot participate in the meetings of the Southeast Bureau and the New Fourth Army Military Commission. He does not have enough weight to speak in major decisions involving the New Fourth Army. As the commander of the army, the military command order must be approved by the deputy commander, which makes Ye Ting feel unspeakable. Over time, the contradictions arise.
This is not to say that Xiang Ying and others intend to undermine him. Do you think that Xiang Ying and the vast majority of the New Fourth Army soldiers were loyal revolutionaries who remained loyal in front of Chiang Kai-shek's heavy army encirclement and suppression. Ye Ting once left the party. What kind of behavior is in their eyes? Can it be reliable?
Strictly speaking, using the Ye and Xiang combinations to lead the New Fourth Army is itself a helpless combination caused by history.
Ye Ting once went to Xi'an to meet with *** and proposed to rejoin the party. However, considering that it is the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, it is easier for Ye Ting to stay outside the party to coordinate the relationship between the New Fourth Army and ***, *** and Zhou Enlai advised him to not join the party for the time being.
Last time, Vice Chairman Zhou personally went to the New Fourth Army headquarters, and one of the main tasks was to coordinate the conflicts between Ye and Xiang of the New Fourth Army.
At this time, the prestige of *** has not reached the level after the Seventh National Congress in history, the name of *** has not been released, and no one has called long live Chairman Mao. In the minds of some veteran leaders, *** is ***, but the leader and comrades-in-arms are not right. Some questions may not be listened to in my heart. This is still good. Like Wang Ming, I am afraid that only the instructions of the Communist International are the instructions in my heart, and ***’s instructions are not necessarily the instructions.
The contradiction between Ye and Xiang is not a matter of personality. They are all commanders of the army and are in history. How could they compete for trivial matters such as food, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea like Dousheng people? They are all big strategic issues.
Ye Ting believed that the central government's determination to develop north was correct and would open a door for the New Fourth Army to grow and grow. Therefore, he advocated development northward. Xiang Ying also supported development northward and fighting eastward. However, he could not bear to give up the Jiangnan base, which was a bloody battle and sacrificed many comrades in exchange for it. This was similar to Gao Jingting's unwillingness to leave Dabie Mountains at the time.
If the Kuomintang and the Communist Party truly unite to fight against Japan and do not have friction and fire, Xiang Ying's proposal should be said to be feasible. However, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are actually cooperating and guarding against each other, especially after the Fifth Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee of the Communist Party proposed policies to prevent the Communist Party, limit the Communist Party, and dissolve the Communist Party, and the New Fourth Army will be in danger if it is isolated behind enemy lines in Jiangnan.
At this time, *** had not yet set off a climax, nor did the Southern Anhui Incident happen. Not to mention Xiang Ying and Ye Ting, even ***, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De would not believe that *** would attack the New Fourth Army. After all, the most important thing is to be consistent in the enemy.
Ye Ting took the initiative to ask the Fourth Detachment to form the Jiangbei Command, with the purpose of establishing the Jiangbei Command and unified command of the Jiangbei New Fourth Army to march eastward. Before the journey, at the Yunling New Fourth Army Military Commission, Ye Ting said that if Gao Jingting disobeys the command, military law will be punished. Xiang Ying disagreed and said to Ye Ting: "Gao Jingting is a hero, but after the anti-Japanese war, he was rigid in his thoughts, unable to keep up with the situation, and he was not determined to implement the central instructions. You should focus on education, persuade him with kind words, and explain the strategic significance of fighting in eastern Anhui. If he does not listen to the advice, he can give appropriate punishment. However, you must report to *** for approval and cannot take action without authorization."
The reason Ye Ting said this was because Gao Jingting did organize troops to advance eastward to eastern Anhui after talking to Liu Yimin. However, when the Japanese army's second heavy army group headed south, because eastern Anhui belonged to the plain and was not easy to persist, Gao Jingting had to lead the main force back to Shucheng, Tongcheng, and Lujiang areas to avoid the enemy's edge.
After the Japanese heavy army group evacuated, Gao Jingting immediately asked Zhang Yunyi to lead the military secret service battalion and the fourth detachment of the 8th Regiment to advance eastward. The 7th Regiment and the 9th Regiment also followed up and initially gained a foothold in eastern Anhui. However, he himself led the pistol regiment and the main force of the spy company remained in Shucheng. In the view of the New Fourth Army, this was the indecisive order to implement the order to advance eastward. Thinking of the dispute between Gao Jingting and Wang Ming at the military meeting of the Yangtze River Bureau last year, and were resistant to the practice of dispatching tens of thousands of central *** troops and revolutionary youths to "help the *** Fifth Route Army establish a base in the Dabie Mountains", Ye Ting believed that Gao Jingting was not determined to implement the order to advance eastward by the Central and Military Affairs Council.
To be honest, the Yangtze River Bureau and the Anhui Working Committee under the leadership of Wang Ming have sent tens of thousands of party members and revolutionary youths to help the Guangxi clique build a base in the Dabie Mountains. What would this situation be if this part of the force is strengthened to the Fourth Detachment?
After Ye Ting and Deng Zihui came to Jiangbei and met with Zhang Yunyi, they went to the Fourth Detachment to convene a meeting of cadres above the company to convey the instructions of the Central Committee and the Military Department to advance eastward, and mobilize the Fourth Detachment to advance eastward with all their might.
At this time, Gao Jingting happened to be ill, and he was not happy. The New Fourth Army established the Jiangbei Command Center, and the leaders ordered several members, but he was not there. Moreover, the New Fourth Army headquarters reported the Jiangbei Command Plan approved by the Central Committee to split the main force of the four detachments, and established the Fifth Detachment and the Guerrilla Column respectively.
Gao Jingting had doubts about the leaders of the New Fourth Army and believed that the leaders of the military headquarters were suspected of excluding him. Therefore, he agreed to lead the pistol regiment. After the spy company advanced eastward, he suddenly ordered the Seventh Regiment and the Pistol Regiment to return to Shucheng on the way to march. The reason was that the escort detachment headquarters. As a result, the Seventh Regiment was in trouble on his way back.
Now that the leader of the Seventh Regiment and the deputy leader defected, people have doubted Gao Jingting's political attitude.
Dai Jiying immediately reported to Ye Ting that it was Gao Jingting's instruction that Yang Kezhi and Cao Yufu defected. Both of them were promoted by Gao Jingting, one turned out to be Gao Jingting's secretary and the other turned out to be Gao Jingting's guard.
Dai Jiying is an old man from the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Area. In addition to being the vanguard of anti-counterfeiting, he was also a commander who was extremely determined to fight the enemy and made great achievements. In theory, the one who knew Gao Jingting best in the New Fourth Army was Dai Jiying. Dai Jiying said that Yang Kezhi and Cao Yufu's defection had a direct relationship with Gao Jingting, and Ye Ting couldn't help but disbelieve it.
In the war era, what I fear most is the rebellion of the troops, which requires the heads to fall to the ground.
After discussing with Ye Ting, Zhang Yunyi and Deng Zihui, they all believed that the Fourth Detachment was facing an unprecedented crisis and had to mobilize troops to launch an anti-Yang and Cao struggle.
This anti-Yang and Cao struggle involved Gao Jingting. After all, Gao Jingting also implemented the extreme left line during the struggle between Hubei, Henan, Anhui and Dabie Mountains and mistakenly killed good people. In addition, Yang Kezhi and Cao Yufu were indeed promoted by Gao Jingting. No matter what, Gao Jingting had an unshirkable leadership responsibility in the defection of Yang Kezhi and Cao Yufu.
Of course, it is not ruled out that some individuals have the idea of hitting Gao Jingting and replacing it.
On May 13, Ye Ting went to Lihuang County as agreed. On May 24, the chairman of the Anhui Provincial Government and the security commander Liao Lei reported to the Fifth War Zone that the Fourth Detachment of the New Fourth Army had seven crimes of harassing Anhui Province. The Fifth War Zone immediately reported to Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to "I request Gao Jingting to be sentenced to gunfire." Ye Ting returned to the Qinglong Factory, Hefei with Chiang Kai-shek's official letter approving the execution of Gao Jingting.
Therefore, in the name of Commander Ye, the order to order Gao Jingting to lead the pistol regiment to the Huainan Railway to the Hunji area was issued, and Zhou Junming, the commander of the Eighth Regiment, was responsible for conveying it.
How could Gao Jingting think of the problem with this order? When he rushed to Qinglong Factory with his pistol regiment, Zhou Junming came out to greet him and told him that Commander Ye was waiting in Chujiaxuzi and that his residence had been arranged.
Everything that followed was planned. Gao Jingting, who had not thought much about it, didn't bother to rest and took the guard squad to see Ye Ting, and was immediately detained. Ye Ting immediately reported to the Central Committee in the name of Ye and Xiang. The Central Committee called back and revoked the commander of Gao Jingting's Fourth Detachment, and on June 15, he sent Xu Haidong as deputy commander and commander of the Fourth Detachment.
At this time, no one listened to Gao Jingting's defense. Ye Ting, Zhang Yunyi, and Deng Zihui immediately convened a meeting of cadres above the fourth detachment to criticize Gao Jingting. The meeting lasted for three full days. Deng Zihui, director of the Political Department of the New Fourth Army, announced Gao Jingting's charges of "anti-party, anti-central", "disobeying military orders", and "may lead troops to rebel and surrender to the enemy", and asked Gao Jingting to admit his mistakes. Gao Jingting did not admit any of them and refuted them one by one. There was no way, so Deng Zihui had to let everyone go back and discuss how to deal with Gao Jingting. The result was unexpected to several leaders, and the cadres' opinions were to educate Gao Jingting.
After Dai Jiying reported to the military leader, Ye Ting said that he should deal with Gao Jingting seriously and shoot him.
Liu Yimin didn't know about these changes, and he thought that Gao Jingting was leading the Fourth Detachment to develop a base in eastern Anhui. Therefore, in his combat plan to sweep the Jiangsu-Anhui border area, the Fourth Detachment was also listed in the cooperation battle.
After Liu Yimin's telegram was sent, Ye Ting's telegram arrived soon, saying that it was currently near the Qinglong Factory in Hefei, hoping that Liu Yimin would go south quickly and meet in Quanjiao County, eastern Anhui.
Only Ye Ting's telegram was not Gao Jingting's telegram. Liu Yimin panicked and quickly sent an emergency telegram to the chairman, asking to find out what happened to Gao Jingting, the fourth detachment.
The chairman replied that he had received a report from Ye and Xiang of the New Fourth Army that Gao Jingting had disobeyed the military order and had been removed from office and detained. The central government decided to re-submit Xu Haidong as deputy commander of the Jiangbei Command of the New Fourth Army and commander of the Fourth Detachment.
When Liu Yimin saw this, he felt extremely regretful. If he had known this, he would have reported to the chairman and switched the fourth detachment with the instructor in the same brigade. Now that things have developed to this point, I wonder if Gao Jingting is still alive? I hope he can still save his life.
Liu Yimin immediately called the chairman: "It's urgent. Gao Jingting has made great contributions to defending Dabie Mountains, so it must not be dealt with hasty. If it really doesn't work, you can transfer Gao Jingting to the instructor as the brigade commander or the political commissar of the brigade. The leader of the New Fourth Army dealt with Gao Jingting in this way, which is a move that the relatives are happy with the enemy. Chiang Kai-shek offers a reward of how much silver dollars to buy Gao Jingting's head and cannot get it. Should the leader of the New Fourth Army use the head of the Red Army's hero Gao Jingting to curry favor with Chiang Kai-shek? When will the poison of the exaggerated anti-counterfeiting be eliminated? Ye Ting is confused, Zhang Yunyi, Deng Zihui is confused, Dai Jiying is good at exaggerated anti-counterfeiting, so this person cannot be reused. Please ask the central government to save Gao Jingting, the hero of the Red Army."
The tone of this telegram was very disrespectful. The leader of the New Fourth Army wanted to use the head of the Red Army's hero Gao Jingting to curry favor with Chiang Kai-shek, which was even more nonsense. But Liu Yimin had no choice but to take it. You should know that the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army belonged to two systems. Ye Ting was so qualified and had such a strong personality. He would leave the military headquarters at any time. Liu Yimin sent him a newspaper to ask for the release of Gao Jingting, but there would be no result.
At this point, Liu Yimin did not give up and copied the telegram to the Chairman without changing the word of the new Fourth Army Ye and Chief Xiang, hoping to save Gao Jingting's life.
Liu Yimin was really anxious and didn't think about the consequences of sending the telegram to the Chairman to Ye of the New Fourth Army. At least, it would affect the relationship between the teacher's troops going south and the New Fourth Army.
Maybe Liu Yimin's telegram was too heavy, and the chairman's call came soon, saying that he had sent a message to Ye and Xiang, and transferred Gao Jingting to study at the Central Party School in Xi'an, and assigned work separately.
Unfortunately, the Chairman's reply had just arrived, and Ye Ting and Xiang Ying's telegrams arrived one after another. Ye Ting's telegram said that Gao Jingting disobeyed the Central Committee and the Military Heading Eastward orders, and should be punished strictly and enforced military laws. It has been reported to Chairman Chiang for approval to be shot. Two hours ago, the notice was issued in the name of Ye Xiang, and Gao Jingting was executed. Xiang Ying's telegram said that he did not know about this, so he immediately sent a report to the Military Head of Ye, releasing Gao Jingting and asking Gao Jingting to report to the Military Head of the Ministry.
After reading the telegram, Liu Yimin was so angry that he slapped his desk to pieces.
This incident was very irritating to Liu Yimin. He had nowhere to vent his resentment, so he actually sent a telegram to the chairman. In addition to forwarding Ye and Xiang, the report said that the Gao Jingting incident was too terrible. When Chiang Kai-shek approved the shooting of Gao Jingting, the leader of the New Fourth Army set up a trap to seize and ordered the execution. If Chiang Kai-shek or someone else approved the shooting of Liu Yimin, ***, Liu Bocheng, He Long, and Xu Xiangqian, would the Eighth Route Army headquarters also try to seize and order execution? This incident shows that our party and our army will also try to seize it?
The anti-counterfeiting has been expanded, and the poison has not been eliminated. It is recommended that the central government send an investigation team to the New Fourth Army to review the Gao Jingting incident and hold relevant responsible persons accountable. The New Fourth Army must strengthen its leadership and change its ideas. Judging from the temporary situation, the leader of the New Fourth Army does not have the ability to command the Eighth Route Army instructor to draw troops. It is recommended that the Chairman consider that after the instructor opens up the Su-Anhui Border Region, the troops left behind in the area will still be established by the Eighth Route Army. The leaders of the Eighth Route Army headquarters may continue to accept the leadership of the instructor, so as not to have such tragedies again.
This telegram was the first time since Liu Yimin traveled through time and spoke to the chairman in a rebellious tone, and it had a great influence. It is said that after reading the telegram, he was so angry that he immediately dictated the telegram and sternly scolded Liu Yimin for being arrogant. What did the little kid's family know? After ordering Liu Yimin to return to Xi'an to study at the Central Party School and learn carefully about what the party discipline is.
After Ye Zilong finished recording, he repeated it and turned around to take pictures. When he was about to send a photo, he called him to leave the telegram and send a report to Liu Yimin, ordering him to seize the fighter's plane and act quickly.
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