Chapter 7: New and Old Hate (IV)

Zhou Kun turned from Shanxi to cross the Yellow River, instead of going directly from northern Shaanxi or Longdong, which was controlled by the People's Army, to the Fu County, northern Shaanxi, where the ** location was located. Naturally, to avoid the ** review of the reasons for her departure. However, Zhou Kun would definitely not be able to avoid the endless review within his party. However, Zhou Kun appeared with the scars of being injured by stray bullets after getting lost in the mountains and crossing the Japanese blockade line. In addition, the tens of thousands of French currency she carried had not moved, and the people from the ** Security Department reviewed it and asked him to wait for treatment in northern Shaanxi for a while.

Seeing that the preliminary review was over, although it was limited to northern Shaanxi, but personal freedom was still guaranteed, Zhou Kun took the opportunity to visit the Anti-Japanese University and some old comrades-in-arms. After a few days, he saw that there was no further measures in the Security Department, Zhou Kun took out the letters buried there by the People's Army Security Department staff from a hidden place to see Mao.

The People's Army and ** are bounded by Yanhe River in northern Shaanxi. Although they are separated by a river, the prevention measures on both sides are different. The People's Army consumes manpower and material resources to build a protective wall that stretches for hundreds of miles along the north bank of the river, which can be used as a river embankment and prevents private exchanges of personnel. The original people from the south bank of the Yanhe River to Ganquan were almost all moved to the north bank of the Yanhe River when the People's Army occupied northern Shaanxi. After the People's Army arrived, due to the lack of manpower and material resources, they could only arrange several guard groups in this "no man's land". Thousands of people sounded like a lot, but from Qiaoshan on the west side to the Yellow River on the east side, there were hundreds of miles of distance between them, so there were inevitably omissions in the entire cordon. It is not difficult for the personnel of the People's Army Security Department to use it to hide a letter outside the ** station.

Mao had heard about Zhou Kun's appearance and being investigated. However, since the security department did not find out the problem, Zhou Kun's visit to others was not restricted, Mao also met with the old subordinate who had followed him since the Qiuhu Uprising.

After talking about the front troops and Zhou Kun’s experience in Wuhan, the topic naturally turned to the story of Zhou Kun’s loss and injury in western Shanxi.

"The security department reviews you. This is their duty and to prove your innocence. As long as you, Zhou Kun, did not rebel against the party and surrender to the enemy, let them investigate with a clear conscience!" Lao Mao twisted the cigarette in his hand and asked in confusion, "The 115th Division is in northeastern Jin. How did you appear in western Jin after being injured? I heard that you have also received treatment from the People's Army?"

Zhou Kun had already explained the "pass" to the security department. He believed that the People's Army must have taken corresponding cooperation measures. In addition, he did not really rebel against the party and surrendered to the enemy, so he explained according to the pre-determined statement: "Because he carried 60,000 military pay, there was only one guard around him. For safety reasons, I divided the funds into two, let the guard take half of it, and I took half of it, and took half of it, and took action separately. I was walking on a mountain road and got lost in the middle. After getting out of the mountainous area, I had already arrived near Dingxiang. Then I was searched by the Japanese army in Xin County.

The team was shot in the arm. After escaping the Japanese army, I wanted to rest at my fellow villagers' home for a while, but most of the local people went to the northwest due to war. After finding a family, I couldn't hold on because of excessive bleeding, so the fellow villagers sent me to the People's Army in Yuanping. Then they were sent to the People's Army Baode Hospital for treatment. After almost the injury was healed, I was about to return to the team. But after so many days of leaving the team, I didn't know if the troops were still in their original place, so I wanted to cross the river to report to the central government and learn about the situation of the troops."

Regarding Zhou Kun's remarks, the security department has secretly verified through the relationship between the Second World War Zone and knew that Zhou Kun did cross the Yellow River in western Shanxi controlled by Yan Xishan's troops. The anti-inflammatory drugs that Zhou Kun carried with him can also confirm that he had received treatment in the People's Army Hospital. In addition, Zhou Kun had no traces of torture except gunshot wounds and several abrasions on his body, and there should be no possibility of surrendering to the enemy. This is also the reason why the security department did not restrict Zhou Kun's personal freedom too much. However, Zhou Kun's remarks and the confirmed matters cannot clearly explain the true relationship between him and the People's Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army. Zhou Kun can only stay in northern Shaanxi for the time being waiting for further review.

Regarding Zhou Kun’s remarks, Mao asked again: “You are in Baode, have you exposed the identity of the Chief of Staff of the 115th Division?”

"I once told my fellow villager that I was the Eighth Route Army. In addition, I also brought documents and 30,000 military pay in my bag, so I couldn't hide it at all." Zhou Kun smiled bitterly, hesitated for a moment, and took out a letter from his carry-on and said, "Before I left, the People's Army also asked me to bring a letter to the Chairman. They said that this letter is crucial to our party and can only be handed over to the Chairman for personal reading."

After receiving the letter, Mao Zedong did not take it apart, but frowned and looked at Zhou Kun and asked, "So, have you still concealed the situation from the security department? How much have you concealed?"

"It's true that I can't hide it from the Chairman." Zhou Kun held the corner of his mouth and smiled bitterly. Thinking of what Zhao Zhenzhong said that he must tell the truth to Mao, he made up his mind and looked at Mao calmly, and said, "It's an excuse to get lost and get hurt, but entering the northwest is real..."

Afterwards, Zhou Kun simply poured beans on bamboo tubes and shook everything in the past to Lao Mao. Seeing that the ups and downs of ** before, the struggle within the party became more intense, and the day when the money left the team with it must have been exposed, Zhou Kun had given up the idea of ​​his personal development in his heart. However, Mao was the leader of his revolution, and he had taken care of him secretly over the years, so Zhou Kun also vomited the lump in his heart to Lao Mao.

"I left the team with the money because I thought of Wuhan to rescue several old subordinates and Red Guards who remained in the old district, as well as a group of martyrs orphans. But I didn't expect that the northwest investigation was too strict and I was caught in Xiaoguan. However, I did not reveal any secrets of the party and the army." After telling my secret, Zhou Kun felt much more relaxed and continued, "But, I think that Zhao Zhenzhong of the People's Party seems to be quite clear about the past secrets of our party and also understand the current disputes within our party. Please pay more attention to the Chairman and the Central Committee! In addition, Zhao Zhenzhong attaches great importance to this letter. Perhaps there are really major issues related to our party. Please handle them properly. As for me, I will leave it to the organization."

"Do you want to be a deserter?" After hearing the truth that Zhou Kun said, even though Mao's cultivation skills have increased greatly in recent years, he couldn't help but show his anger and scolded him with regret, "The faith and persistence of these years have been completely abandoned because of a little setback?! You deserter!"

"Chairman, since you followed your Autumn Harvest Uprising, I, Zhou Kun, have never frowned! Since the day I participated in the revolution, I have been prepared for the worst!" Zhou Kun said in a voice, "But, we have fought with Chiang Kai-shek for so many years, and now we have not said that we have cooperated with him, but we have also passed the united front. Isn't this equivalent to accepting Chiang Kai-shek's amnesty in disguise?! The people in the old district were massacred by the Kuomintang after we left. Now seeing us as the Kuomintang officials, what do you think? Anyway, I asked the old subordinate to point at his nose and curse without saying anything!"

After sighing, Zhou Kun ignored the ugly face of Mao's face and continued, "If it were just like this, it would be fine, but when will the cruel struggle within the party be the end? Our party advocates that unity should be discussed and not to form factions, but some people say it is a mess, but what is the result? They just want to mess with us who went to the mountain in the morning! There were 5,000 people in the First Division during the autumn harvest, but over the years, there are only a few dozen people left! How many people are left in the old Jinggang after the Jinggang met? His own people were killed and killed, the Central Soviet Area was lost, and he went to northern Shaanxi. Now the Yangtze River Bureau has jumped out again, and the struggle within the party will start again. It will be a bloody storm again. What is our party doing? Is it really for the country, for the nation and the people?!"

"You deserter is still right?" Lao Mao laughed anxiously and pointed at Zhou Kun and scolded, "Yes, there are some people and things in our party, and even some policies have gone too far. But because of these problems, we should fight with them more! What's the use of escaping besides letting the blood of the martyrs flow in vain, allowing the villain to succeed in the party, and eventually destroy the entire party?! If you want to correct your mistakes and save our party, you must stay and fight them to the end! Keep the clouds clear and the moon bright, I firmly believe that future victory belongs to us!"

After gasping for breath, Lao Maoyu said angrily: "You have a problem with your thoughts! Go back! Close the door and think about it carefully! Let's talk about it when you think about where you are wrong!"

After hearing that Mao had only asked him to think about his mistakes behind closed doors, Zhou Kun scratched his head and asked in confusion: "Chairman, don't you send me to the Security Department for re-examination?"

"Check it? Why don't you check it out for one-sided words?" Lao Mao pointed at the door with annoyed voice and scolded, "Stay honestly when you go back!"

Although he was surprised that the old Mao's board was raised high and put it down gently, Zhou Kun also understood that this was the care of the old leader, so he saluted with gratitude and turned around and left.

Zhou Kun left, but Mao was pacing back and forth in the room, smoky smoke. Mao believed that Zhou Kun did not lie about what Zhou Kun said about his experience of meeting Zhao Zhenzhong in the northwest. However, Zhou Kun’s experience in Wuhan and his disheartenedness in the struggle within the party made Mao feel very touched.

A few years ago, a group of scholars who had drunk foreign ink in the Soviet Union had no experience in domestic revolution and destroyed various bases in the name of the Communist International Commission. Now Wang Ming returned to China with this routine, and even established the Yangtze River Bureau without authorization. The organizational structures of the Yangtze River Basin and the surrounding thirteen provinces obeyed their leadership, and even the Southeast Branch and the New Fourth Army were also under their leadership. What the Central Committee of Shaanxi in the Northern Shaanxi was not as effective as the Yangtze River Bureau. Wang Ming even issued documents and statements in the name of the Central Committee, and there were indeed signs of division. This made Mao worried.

After walking around the house for a few times, Lao Mao caught a glimpse of the letter sent by Zhou Kun on the table last time. After hesitating, he tore open the seal and browsed it. The content in the letter was very short, neither looking up nor signing, only a few lines of lead characters printed. However, these lines of lead characters are records No. 185 of the Political Committee Meeting of the Political Secretariat signed by Piatnitsky, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Executive Committee of the Communist International on October 3, 2019, and the introduction and suggestions attached by Zhao Zhenzhong on the list of the Politburoes that Wang and Zhou had formulated without organizational procedures.

After reading the content of the letter, even though Mao's fury skills have made rapid progress in recent years, his face has changed a few times. After slapped the table with a fierce palm, he couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "Ususing the Party! This is Ususing the Party!"

Lao Mao turned around and was about to negotiate with Zhang Wentian and others, but when he walked to the cave door, he stopped again. Looking at the letter in his hand, Lao Mao shook his head gently and sighed: "It's not enough to make a profit, but it may alert the snake. It seems that Zhao Zhenzhong's suggestion is correct. He has to rely on Zhong Kui to fight ghosts..."

After thinking for a while, Lao Mao shouted outside the door: "Ye Zilong, go and find Zhou Kun for me, I have something to ask him!"

At that time, Ye Zilong, the head of the confidential department of the First Bureau of the Military Commission, agreed from the next room and rushed out.

Before he could go back, he was called to Mao again. Zhou Kun asked nervously: "Chairman, are you looking for me?"

"To be honest, do you know the contents of this letter?" Lao Mao asked in an seemingly light manner, "Did Zhao Zhenzhong talk to you about issues within our party?"

"Zhao Zhenzhong only said that this letter is crucial to our party and I must hand it over to the chairman himself. I am not clear about the contents of the letter." Zhou Kun said affirmatively, "For internal issues of our party, except for what I said before and the chairman, Zhao Zhenzhong also said that the 'international faction' is a scholar who ruined the country and fought for power and profit. There is nothing else."

"This letter is indeed crucial to our party. Some people are indeed scholars who are insulting the country and fighting for power and profit. But we always have time to settle the old and new accounts with them!" Lao Mao pondered for a moment, looked at Zhou Kun, and said, "In addition, what you said to me today is confidential. Don't talk nonsense to the outside world before the central government makes a decision! Recover the injury in northern Shaanxi, and wait a few days after the organization decides, and you will return to the army. The revolutionary will must be firm, don't give up at any time, and believe that future victory must belong to us!"

Zhou Kun was naturally happy to escape the disaster, but he still asked with some uncertainty: "Chairman, can this work?"

"Have you rebel against the party? Have you surrendered to the enemy? Or have you escaped with the money?" Lao Mao glared at him and said angrily, "Since it's not, you're just sending a letter to someone, just confused for a moment. If you make any mistakes, you'll correct them. You're still a good comrade! However, this kind of mistake is only once, so I won't be an example!"

"Yes!" Zhou Kun responded. He was really happy this time. Although he took the opportunity to leave the team because he couldn't figure out some things, he really left the team that had been there for more than ten years, leaving the old leaders, old comrades, and old subordinates. Now that he has Mao's helplessness and has a heartache, Zhou Kun wants to return to the army as soon as possible.

The way Lao Mao was to hold up the board high and gently fall down was not just for Zhou Kun. During the Baise Uprising, the later Chief Engineer Deng, who later reported to the Central Committee to leave the team on the eve of the uprising. Later, some people in the party and the army criticized him as a "desergeant", but because Lao Mao trusted him and believed that talent was rare, Deng's history of "desergeant" was ignored. Later generations created oil paintings and statues of the Baise Uprising, and also highlighted Deng to show his achievements. However, Deng had already opened up the way early in the name of "reporting to the Central Committee" before the uprising was launched.

After seeing off Zhou Kun, Mao went to study with Zhang Wentian, Ren Bishi and others, and prepared to send a delegation to Moscow to seek support from the Communist International to deal with the challenges of Wang Ming and the Yangtze River Bureau and eliminate the signs of division as soon as possible.

After talking for a while, Ren Bishi volunteered: "I can't live without you in northern Shaanxi, so I'd better take a trip to the Soviet Union. However, the road to the Soviet Union is also a problem. If you go to the south and pass through Europe to the Soviet Union, not only will the journey be too far, but it will also alarm the Yangtze River Bureau. If you walk from the north, the border areas near the Soviet Union and Mongolia will be blocked, and it will be difficult to pass!"

No one objected to Ren Bishi's volunteering. However, the choice of route to the Soviet Union made the congregation considerate. The three eastern provinces were occupied by the Japanese after the 9th and 18th, and Rehe and Chahar were successively under the control of the Japanese. Ningxia and Xinjiang were occupied by the People's Army before the beginning of 36 years, and Suiyuan was occupied by the People's Army. This road to the Soviet Union or to transfer through Outer Mongolia to the Soviet Union was completely interrupted. If the delegation wanted to go to the Soviet Union by land in a hurry, it would be difficult to pass the strict Japanese or People's Army-controlled areas.

"Or what if we go to Hong Kong without going through Europe, then take a boat to get to the sea cucumber power?" Zhang Wentian suggested, "The Japanese army has not completely blocked the southeast coast. Hong Kong is controlled by the British. There should be no big problem to get to the sea cucumber power from there."

"This route is also not short, and the Central China Expeditionary Army is fighting in the Yangtze River Basin. The delegation may have to cross the Japanese blockade line, and the risk is also not small." Mao shook his head and said, "If you want to see, it is better to go to the Soviet Union through Suiyuan and Outer Mongolia to go to the Soviet Union. Although the People's Party and us criticized each other on some issues, they did not make any decisions. Even the comrades we sent to Shandong were arrested by the guards and were only detained. If they chose the Suiyuan and Outer Mongolia route, even if they were discovered by the People's Party, they would not have any worries about their lives. But if they fell into the hands of the Japanese, it would definitely be the worst result."

With the letter Zhao Zhenzhong secretly sent as the foundation, Mao believed that at least the ** delegation would not have much problem with going to the Soviet Union by traversing the passage. Of course, we cannot put all our hopes on the People's Party's release, and we still need to make preparations.

"In terms of security, the area controlled by the People's Party is indeed better. Even if it is caught, it will be a few years of labor reform." Ren Bishi nodded and said, "I think we can go to Suiyuan and Outer Mongolia. The Yellow River has not yet freezed yet. Let's cross the river to western Jinxi, and ask the comrades in the Second World War Zone to get some identity certificates of fur merchants, and go to the Soviet Union through northwest Jinxi, Suizhong, Outer Mongolia, and to the Soviet Union. Of course, we must say hello to the international side in advance, so as not to cause misunderstandings after we appear in Outer Mongolia."

After finalizing the route to the Soviet Union, Mao and others determined the candidates to go to the Soviet Union, and the meeting was over. After the meeting, Mao took Ren Bishi to his residence under the pretext of discussing the preparations for going to the Soviet Union and gave some special explanations.

Mao’s main explanation was three things: First, to obtain the support of the Communist International to the Central Committee of northern Shaanxi as much as possible, which was the main purpose of the delegation to the Soviet Union; second, to obtain the written opinions of the Communist International on Miff’s intervention in the Fourth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee to see if the plenary session of that year really complies with the provisions of the Communist International; third, to find the record No. 185 of the Communist International to see whether the candidates of the Politburo that year were internationally decided or others decided without authorization.

Ren Bishi knew the weight of the next two things. Once the international response did not match **’s previous statements, the party would be in a state of upheaval, so he asked solemnly: “Chairman, this first thing must be done, but the next two things are of great importance, so why not say it at the meeting?”

"Bi Shi, I got some clues. Someone in our party wants to usurp the party! The two things that you have investigated later are related to this. In order not to alert the enemy and save our party, before obtaining certain evidence, some things can only be adapted." After Mao exhaled a puff of cigarettes, he said, "The last two things are limited to a few people in the delegation. Before confirmation, the scope should not be spread."

After years of hardship, Ren Bishi has transformed from an anti-Maoist to a firm supporter of Maoism. When Mao mentioned the next two things, Ren Bishi had already guessed in his heart, but Mao's statement of "using the party" still surprised him!

But when he thought about it carefully, Ren Bishi felt that what Mao said was reasonable. If Miff had acted against the will of the Communist International, some people in the party were supported by Miff to come to power without organizational procedures and without prior approval from the international community, they would privately formulate a list of Politburo personnel without international approval, and then say it was an international opinion to ** and an international opinion, and the decision of Chinese comrades, which would then determine the candidates for the temporary Politburo. No matter what the parties were thinking at the time, they were indeed usurping the party!

After thinking for a moment, Ren Bishi nodded and accepted the important task entrusted by Mao: "Don't worry, Chairman, I will find out the truth! So that the central government can completely correct our party's mistakes over the years and the current problems! There are too many old accounts in our party's history, and there are many new accounts now. It is time to completely clear it up! This is the domestic situation. If our party does not change, it will be further and further down by the People's Party!"

"It's good that you can think like this!" Lao Mao smiled.

**The delegation was making nervous preparations for going to the Soviet Union, but Zhao Zhenzhong called Chen Hailan and Zheng Jiantao and gave the two an order: "In the next month, the personnel who passed through Suiyuan to Outer Mongolia must be closely monitored, but unless there are certain signs of surrendering to the enemy, our army will not arrest them. If there are men in their thirties wearing glasses in their thirties, they will be allowed!"

Seeing Chen Hailan and Zheng Jiantao was unclear, Zhao Zhenzhong explained: "We are now mainly focusing on fighting against Japan, and the direction of the Soviet Union and Mongolia is just warning and defense. The one we let go to the Soviet Union is likely to be the delegation from ** to the Soviet Union. We do this just to give the personnel of northern Shaanxi a chance to use Zhong Kui to beat the little ghosts in the party. If they can take the opportunity to clean up the 'international faction' in the party, then we will have less trouble when we fight with the Soviet Union in the future."

Chen and Zheng then realized that they came over and followed the order after returning. However, the ** delegation had not yet gone to the Soviet Union, but the People's Party received calls from Yan Xishan and **. Although the calls were successively made, the content was consistent, and they all requested the Northwest to send capable medical forces to rescue a seriously injured person.

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