As soon as Xiang Ying saw Ye Ting, he looked at him with colored glasses.
The predecessor of the New Fourth Army was the Red Army guerrillas in eight southern provinces led by Xiang Ying and Chen Yi. As a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee elected by the Sixth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xiang Ying naturally became the newly established southeast branch of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the military secretary of the New Fourth Army of the Central Military Commission, and concurrently served as the only deputy commander of the New Fourth Army. Xiang Ying enjoys supreme power and authority in the New Fourth Army, which implements the responsibility system of the Party Committee. As a candidate for the commander of the New Fourth Army agreed by the two parties and a military cadre outside the Party, Ye Ting is in an awkward position in the New Fourth Army and cannot participate in the decision-making of the Party Committee. His decision not to monopolize power is invalid. In this way, the contradiction between Ye Ting and Xiang Ying will inevitably arise.
In the early days of the New Fourth Army, the cooperation between Ye Ting and Xiang Ying was very pleasant. They cooperated closely in the reorganization, formation, training and consolidation of the New Fourth Army. During this period, their division of labor is very clear. Ye Ting mainly deals with the Kuomintang to win the support of Hong Kong, Macao and overseas Chinese, while military work focuses on military training and operational command. Xiang Ying is mainly responsible for dealing with the Yangtze River Bureau and the Southeast Branch directly under the CPC Central Committee, and the army is mainly responsible for cadre deployment and party building.
The difference between Ye Ting and Xiang Ying began with how to implement the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's decision to rapidly advance behind enemy lines and independently develop guerrilla warfare. Ye Ting believes that this decision is of great strategic significance and correct, and should be implemented as soon as possible, but Xiang Ying is hesitant about it. What Ye Ting can't accept most is that in the process of consultation with the Central Committee, Xiang Ying neither consulted him as a military chief, nor informed him of the relevant instructions of the Central Committee, as if this was a "secret within the party" and needed him to be kept secret as a "non-Party person" and "object of United front". Ye Ting's situation is difficult, as Chen Yi said in his summary reports on China's work from 1938 to 1943: "Xiang Ying does not respect and trust Commander Ye Ting, and will not let him take charge of the military department alone until he arranges battlefield command."
Xiang Ying not only disrespected Ye Ting militarily, but also complained a lot about Ye Ting in his daily work and life. When Ye Ting inspected the troops, he liked to use horses instead of walking. He also brought many assistants, staff officers, guards and other attendants, crowding round. Xiang Ying used to arrive at the army without pomp, so he thought that Ye Ting was putting on airs like an old soldier, which was not in line with the style of Red Army officers and soldiers. Ye Ting is handsome and neatly dressed. Usually wear yellow uniforms or plain clothes such as leather jackets and suits, and rarely wear dark gray uniforms of the New Fourth Army. Xiang Ying shaved her head. No matter winter or summer, the standard uniform of the New Fourth Army didn't come down. He just wore an old cotton-padded coat in the middle of winter. Ye Ting ate a small stove by himself and hired a chef from Guangdong. He has a lot of social activities, and often invites his chef to cook some famous Hakka dishes in Guangdong, and invites leading comrades of the military department, visitors at home and abroad, liaison staff of the Third Theater of the Kuomintang New Fourth Army, and old friends who come to work with him for dinner. Xiang Ying was also invited to eat once or twice, but later felt "inappropriate" and never went there again. Xiang Ying complained that this is not the way of life of the proletariat.
Ye Ting is a man with strong self-esteem and stubborn personality. After the failure of the Guangzhou Uprising, he refused to obey the repression of Li and Wang Ming, the international representative in Guangzhou, and angrily resigned from the Party, which is a typical reflection of this character. This defect of Ye Ting almost drowned his past glory and contribution on the eve of his appointment as commander of the New Fourth Army. As soon as Xiang Ying saw Ye Ting, he looked at him with colored glasses: "Can he still be loyal to the party and the revolution?" "Can he accept the leadership of the Party?" These ideas, * * * central leaders began to have, Xiang Ying also know that Mao Zedong and the CPC Central Committee began to distrust Ye Ting, but after a period of interviews and observation, * * * central has completely trusted Ye Ting. However, Xiang Ying's thought never turned around and always regarded Ye Ting as the object of United front. Therefore, there is a strange phenomenon in the New Fourth Army, that is, the orders of the commanders need the approval of the deputy commanders.
Mao Zedong called Xiang Ying many times to remind him that "the political leadership of the New Fourth Army cannot be changed, but the position and role of Ye Ting should be respected", "the military command should be entrusted to Ye Ting", "education should be conducted in the New Fourth Army to determine the correct attitude towards Ye Ting" and "Please always maintain good relations with Comrade Ye Ting".
To mediate in southern Anhui, the contradiction between Xiang and Ye eased.
In the New Fourth Army, which implements the responsibility system of the Party Committee, Ye Ting's exercise of functions and powers is inevitably subject to some restrictions. As the supreme leader of the Party in the New Fourth Army, Xiang Ying ignored the great trust of the CPC Central Committee and always treated Ye Ting behind closed doors. His relationship with Ye Ting is very stiff. Plus, Ye Ting couldn't attend some meetings and couldn't see the instruction telegram of the CPC Central Committee, so he was unhappy at work and even had the idea of leaving the New Fourth Army from Xiang Ying.
1At the beginning of June, 938, Ye Ting came to Wuhan to continue to solve the funding problem of the New Fourth Army. He reported to Ye Jianying, the leader of the Central Changjiang Bureau in Han, and poured out his difficulties. Although he was a commander, he had no right to serve, and suggested setting up a New Fourth Army Committee for discussion to solve this problem. For Ye Ting's difficult situation, Zhou Enlai and Ye Jianying are very sympathetic and understand his feelings. On the same day, they sent a telegram to Yan 'an asking the central authorities to approve Ye Ting's proposal.
The CPC Central Committee attached great importance to Ye Ting's opinions and made a quick reply, calling back and saying that it agreed to organize the New Fourth Army Committee, with the director as the item and the deputy as the leaf. However, due to Xiang Ying's resistance, the New Fourth Army Committee was established, but it didn't actually play much role. Ye Ting still has no right to speak. Ye Ting, with strong self-esteem, felt unbearable, so he called Changjiang Bureau and said that he was ready to resign as the commander of the New Fourth Army. On August 28th, Wang Ming, Bo Gu sent a telegram: "Xiang Ying went to Yan 'an for a meeting, so please take charge of the work of the New Fourth Army. After the meeting, we plan to go to a person to help check and sort out the work of the New Fourth Army. " In September, Xiang Ying reported to Wuhan, and then went from Wuhan to Yan 'an to attend the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee. Ye Ting left the army and returned to his hometown in Guangdong.
During his stay in Guangdong, Ye Ting accepted the invitation of Yu Hanmou, who was in charge of Guangdong, to be the guerrilla commander of Dongjiang. However, for this appointment, the central government thinks it is inappropriate. The central government believes that the strategic position of Central China is more important than that of South China. If Ye Ting does not return to the New Fourth Army, it will certainly arouse Chiang Kai-shek's dissatisfaction, thus affecting the United front relations between the two parties. The Central Committee conveyed this instruction to Ye Ting through Liao Chengzhi in Guangdong. Ye Ting's departure also caused great repercussions within the Kuomintang. In February 65438, Chiang Kai-shek summoned Lin, director of the Eighth Route Army's office in Ann, and said, "It was your * * * production party that added fuel to the flames and attacked Ye Ting, forcing him to leave and resign. Such excellent talents can't cooperate with you, and no one can cooperate with you. " The Kuomintang authorities threatened to take two measures against the New Fourth Army: one was to send another commander who was more difficult to get along with; The second is to change the New Fourth Army into guerrillas and reduce military spending by 20,000.
In this case, just after attending the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Zhou Enlai, who succeeded Wang Ming as the secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Zhongnan Bureau (the former Changjiang Bureau was revoked), sent a telegram to Ye Ting asking him to return to Chongqing. In view of this, Ye Ting had to return to Chongqing. Zhou Enlai once again told Ye Ting that the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China hoped that Ye Ting would play a greater role in the central region. Ye Ting said that he was willing to take care of the overall situation, but he still had various concerns about the difficulties with Xiang Ying. He didn't want to go back to southern Anhui. He asked Zhou Enlai if he could go to the Eighth Route Army and lead troops to fight directly. If so, he is willing to go to any department, no matter what position he holds.
Zhou Enlai clasped Ye Ting's hand and said guiltily, "I apologize to you on behalf of Comrade Mao Zedong. Xiang Ying has brought a lot of inconvenience to your work. I am really sorry for you. " In response to Ye Ting's idea of going to the Eighth Route Army, Zhou Enlai clearly pointed out that the strategic position of Central China is very important, and the position of the commander of the New Fourth Army agreed by both sides is not easy to change at will. Tell Ye Ting at the same time, after his suggestion, the CPC Central Committee agreed that the New Fourth Army Committee should be headed by Ye Ting and vice-headed by Xiang Ying. Military work was entrusted to Ye Ting, and Xiang Ying was actually a political commissar. And re-education in the whole army, establish the commander-in-chief of Ye Ting. The CPC Central Committee attaches great importance to Xiang Ying's mistakes in the development policy and internal unity of the New Fourth Army and is making efforts to correct them. In view of Xiang Ying's ambiguous attitude towards Wang Ming's right capitulationism at the Sixth Plenary Session, the Central Committee was very worried about whether he could carry out the spirit of the meeting in the New Fourth Army after the meeting, so he authorized Zhou Enlai to take a trip to southern Anhui at an appropriate time to guide and promote the New Fourth Army to implement the resolution of the Sixth Plenary Session and solve the contradiction between the leaves.
1February, 939, Zhou Enlai came to the headquarters of the New Fourth Army in Yunling, southern Anhui. In order to ensure that the strategic principles set by the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Party were truly implemented in the New Fourth Army, he carried out many important activities in the military department. Because Xiang Ying was always skeptical about the strategic policy of the New Fourth Army's eastward and northward development decided by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China as early as May 1938, but he always wanted to carry out his own idea of southward development, Zhou Enlai's trip also shouldered the important responsibility of reaffirming the correct strategic policy of the CPC Central Committee and correcting Xiang Ying's mistakes in this regard. In order to mediate the relationship between Ye and Xiang, he conveyed to the leaders of the New Fourth Army the significance of the central government's work arrangement in Ye Ting, and criticized Xiang Ying on the long-term relationship between Ye and Xiang. In particular, Zhou Enlai pointed out: "The Central Committee believes that Ye Ting's status as a non-party member is temporary, which is more beneficial to the cooperation between the two countries. If you don't consider this, his party membership problem can be easily solved. " Zhou Enlai asked Xiang Ying to unite Ye Ting with practical actions, and seriously pointed out that uniting Ye Ting is the key to the unity within the New Fourth Army, which is a major event. If you don't handle it well, you will make mistakes.
Xiang Ying expressed his willingness to accept Zhou Enlai's patient persuasion and criticism full of principles and emotions. At the meeting of military leaders chaired by Zhou Enlai, he made endless self-criticism, and proposed to hand over the military command and the arrangement of military cadres to Ye Ting.
After the Gao Jingting incident, the CPC Central Committee tried its best to retain Ye Ting who had offered to resign.
Just as the relationship between Ye and Xiang began to ease, the Gao Jingting incident happened.
Gao Jingting was the former commander of the 28th Red Army in Hubei, Henan and Anhui. After the Long March of the 25th Army of the Red Army, he was ordered at a critical moment, and independently led 1000 Red Army guerrillas to persist in the extremely hard guerrilla war on the border of Hubei, Henan and Anhui for three years, and developed and expanded the team. When the New Fourth Army was formed, the Red 28th Army was reorganized into the fourth detachment, with Gao Jingting as the commander. Gao Jingting is determined to fight the enemy and has its own operational command. But in the long-term guerrilla warfare environment, he developed a cautious and suspicious character. After the New Fourth Army implemented the eastward policy, Gao Jingting did not want to leave Dabie Mountain for fear of being eaten by Kuomintang troops.
Ye Ting was very angry about this: "Gao Jingting has no central government, looks down on the military department and harassed friendly troops. It's outrageous. " Ye Ting proposed at the meeting of the New Fourth Army Committee that he would go to Jiangbei to solve the problem of the four detachments. If Gao Jingting still disobeys orders, he will be punished by military law. Xiang Ying disagreed with Ye Ting's opinion and reminded Ye Ting: "Gao Jingting was a hero, but after the Anti-Japanese War, his thoughts were rigid, he couldn't keep up with the situation, and he was not determined to carry out the instructions of the Central Committee. You should give priority to education, convince each other with good words, and make clear the strategic significance of going to war in eastern Anhui. If he doesn't listen to advice, he can be punished appropriately. However, how to punish must be reported to Mao Zedong for approval, and you cannot be the master without authorization. "
Ye Ting came to East Tang Chi, Lujiang County, presided over the establishment of Jiangbei Headquarters of the New Fourth Army, and limited the four detachments to the designated area in eastern Anhui within seven days. Seeing that the commander was angry, Gao Jingting had to act. The next day, Gao Jingting marched with four teams, seven regiments, nine regiments and pistol regiments. Two days later, Ye Ting received an urgent report from Gao Jingting, saying that Yang Kezhi, the head of the Seventh Regiment, and Cao Yufu, the political commissar, led a delegation to Li and Gui Jun. Ye Ting Pegasus immediately rushed to the scene of the accident, and Deng Zihui presided over a meeting of cadres with more than four regiments. Gao Jingting was absent due to illness. Originally, the theme of the meeting was the struggle against Yang and Cao, but soon everyone got in touch with Gao Jingting's responsibility. Many people in Gao Jingting have a lot of complaints, but they dare not say anything on weekdays. Now they see Commander Ye Ting coming and expose him in succession. Ye Ting hates enemies, but he is thoughtless and easily confused by appearances. He was convinced of Gao Jingting's "crime" and called Mao Zedong in Yan 'an and Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing to demand that Gao Jingting be severely punished. Chiang Kai-shek immediately approved Ye Ting after receiving the telegram: "Please put Gao Jingting to death." After receiving Chiang Kai-shek's reply, Ye Ting did not get a reply from Yan 'an Mao Zedong, so he hastily executed Gao Jingting.
When Ye Ting returned to the army, Xiang Ying scolded 1, "Yi Xi, why are you so calm? You wronged Gao Jingting and fell for Chiang Kai-shek's trick. You see, he is so happy to give you a medal. " At this point, Ye Ting learned that the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China had instructed to save Gao Jingting through education, which was too reckless, but it was too late.
After the Gao Jingting incident, the relationship between leaves, which once tended to improve, once again appeared cloudy. Xiang Ying thought that Ye Ting was too simple, impulsive and gullible, and the New Fourth Army was still at the helm, so he monopolized the power. Ye Ting also felt that she couldn't let go of her hands and feet and was reborn. The relationship between the two fell into a trough again.
In view of the fact that the Japanese army is a highly modernized army, Ye Ting advocated strengthening the regularization of our army and overcoming guerrilla habits in order to improve its combat effectiveness. But Xiang Ying dismissed Ye Ting's idea, fearing that Ye Ting's anti-guerrilla habits would turn out the "fine tradition" that our army should always maintain. Ye Ting felt completely muddled, so he was very angry. At the beginning of the year, Ye Ting went to Jiangbei and left Xiang Ying. He carried out the tasks assigned by the CPC Central Committee relatively independently, and he did quite well, solving the problem of Jiangbei troops moving eastward. But when he returned to Yunling to report his work, Xiang Ying said that he was not completely satisfied.
1In August, 939, Ye Ting went to Chongqing again to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek on the funds of the whole army and the establishment of the new Fourth Army to expand the Jiangbei troops. During this trip, Ye Ting still had an idea in his heart, that is, he asked to resign again and leave Xiang Ying. Reasons for Resignation: Externally, the Kuomintang is defending against * * *, resolving * * *, limiting * * *, and opposing * * * *, constantly creating attacks and limiting the friction incidents of the New Fourth Army, and the relations between countries are becoming more and more tense, and his mediation role between the two parties and the two armies is becoming less and less; Internally, it is his relationship with Xiang Ying. After the Gao Jingting incident, Xiang Ying's distrust of Ye Ting intensified, which made him feel that being a commander was actually a hollow reputation.
/kloc-at the beginning of 0/0, Ye Ting flew to Chongqing via Guilin. 165438+ 10, Ye Ting was called to see Chiang Kai-shek and resigned. Before Ye Ting asked to resign, Chiang Kai-shek was secretive, but this time, he was uncharacteristically and readily agreed, and asked him for a new commander. Ye Ting said that Ye Jianying was the best. Chiang Kai-shek was very unhappy, but he didn't say anything. After Ye Ting resigned, Chiang Kai-shek took the opportunity to make a fuss. He summoned Lin, director of the Eighth Route Army's office in Angola, and threatened to send another newcomer as the commander of the New Fourth Army. When Mao Zedong learned of Ye Ting's resignation, he immediately called Zhou Enlai, instructing him to find Ye Ting to do the work immediately, so as to completely solve the leadership problem of the New Fourth Army, and asked Ye Ting to take the initiative to withdraw his resignation and discourage Chiang Kai-shek's attempt to reassign commanders.
1940 In May, Zhou Enlai and Ye Jianying, who had just returned from the Soviet Union, found Ye Ting who had returned to Chongqing. Zhou Enlai pointed out Chiang Kai-shek's sinister intentions to Ye Ting: taking advantage of Ye Ting's request to leave his post, he sent another so-called "get what he wants" as the commander of the New Fourth Army, in order to achieve the evil purpose of both politically attacking the * * * production party and preparing for the future attack on the New Fourth Army. They hope that Ye Ting can take into account the consequences and influences brought by his resignation to the New Fourth Army and the future of the Anti-Japanese War, regardless of personal difficulties and grievances, and share the fate with the New Fourth Army and persist in the Anti-Japanese War to the end. Ye Ting was very moved after hearing this and readily agreed.
With the consent of the Central Committee, Zhou Enlai called Xiang Ying and asked him to send a senior cadre to Chongqing to meet Ye Ting, and discussed with Nanfang Bureau to completely solve the problem of Ye Ting's actual position and authority in the New Fourth Army. Xiang Ying attached great importance to this telegram, immediately assigned Yuan, director of the Political Department, to carry out this task, and immediately set off for Chongqing. After Yuan arrived in Chongqing, he did a lot of work for him, pointing out that since the establishment of the New Fourth Army, the CPC Central Committee has asked Xiang Ying to handle the working relationship with Ye Ting. But Xiang Ying did so badly that Ye Ting felt unable to stay any longer and repeatedly asked to resign. The CPC Central Committee demands that Xiang Ying immediately correct its wrong attitude towards Ye Ting, respect the position and authority of its military chief, and avoid the occurrence of Ye Ting's defection. He also told Yuan that if Xiang Ying persisted in reform in the future, he could criticize his "Left" and "Right" mistakes within the scope of cadres at or above the regiment level. Right deviation means being afraid of the Kuomintang and not daring to fight; "Left" deviation means xenophobia, closed-doorism and disunity with Ye Ting. However, Zhou Enlai's instructions are difficult to implement in practice. Xiang Ying is a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the Southeast Bureau. How can Yuan, director of the political department, criticize the party's senior leaders casually?
At the end of July, Ye Ting returned to southern Anhui. After Ye Ting came back this time, Xiang Ying took the initiative to be nice to Ye Ting. He tried to discuss with Ye Ting at work and took care of it in life. He also goes to Ye Ting regularly to have a small stove with him, and sometimes plays a few games of chess after dinner.
For the sake of the overall situation, Ye Ting also made a friendly gesture. After some thinking, Ye Ting set himself a code of conduct: whatever should be done and can be done, we must work hard to do it well; Ye Hexian should do everything within their respective terms of reference, but if Xiang Ying doesn't take his advice, or doesn't want him to participate more, then meet Xiang Ying's wish of "I'll take the big idea" and let him decide for himself.
In order to carry out the instructions of the * * * Central Committee on respecting Ye Ting's status and authority, and to show his frankness, Xiang Ying sent all the telegrams signed by two people to Ye Ting for reading, and told Ye Ting about his differences with the * * * Central Committee. At first, Xiang Ying was not active and hesitant about the guiding ideology of the development of the New Fourth Army eastward and northward, which had already been determined by the Central Committee. Out of earnest concern for the security of the army, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China called Xiang Ying many times and proposed that "the army in southern Anhui should move to southern Jiangsu as soon as possible". Liu Shaoqi, Chen Yi, Su Yu and other comrades have also sent telegrams and letters to Xiang Ying, urging him to make up his mind early, strive for the initiative and move his troops to Jiangbei or Sunan as soon as possible. However, Xiang Ying, who has been engaged in guerrilla warfare for a long time, is afraid that it will be difficult to survive and develop without mountain support, and still cannot make up his mind to move. He sent many long telegrams to the Central Committee, but he still stressed that moving is difficult and dangerous.
Ye Ting believes that the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's request for the transfer of military units based on the overall situation is timely and important, and should be resolutely implemented and should not be hindered. He made it clear to Xiang Ying that he understood the intention of the CPC Central Committee and supported its instructions. But Ye Ting also knows that the opinions of a non-party person are nothing. He has opinions to make clear. Whether Xiang Ying listens or not is his business, and he has the right to decide.
"Rome was not built in a day." Before and after the Southern Anhui Incident, Ye and Xiang still had differences.
From 1940 to 10, the commander of the Kuomintang's third war zone, Gu, has arranged a plan to "surround" the New Fourth Army. With seven divisions and eight times the strength of the New Fourth Army, the Kuomintang besieged Guichi, Ningguo, Jingxian and langxi in an attempt to annihilate the New Fourth Army. However, Xiang Ying did not make up his mind to move northward on time, and in the process of moving northward, he broke the siege of stubborn troops, and his thoughts were still spinning between withdrawal and non-withdrawal. Ye Ting is in such a predicament, and he feels extremely sad. He compared his situation to "it seems that a grain of sand is sandwiched between two wheels, which is very difficult".
1940165438+1October 2 1 day, the Central Committee gave instructions to Ye and Xiang: "You can delay for one to two months (you have to pay for launching and stopping the attack in Jiangbei), but you must carefully prepare for moving northward." 1October 24th, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China telephoned Ye and Xiang: "You must be prepared to start at the end of 65438+February." 165438+130, made the following analysis: "Japan broke with Chiang Kai-shek, Japan won the king, and the overall situation improved. Jiang is even more helpless to me. You move north and let him take another step. From the overall situation, Jiang (Jieshi) and Gu () will not embarrass you. Now he will move in batches, which will be completed by the end of February.
1940 65438+February, the situation in southern Anhui became more and more severe. In Xiang Ying's urgent telegram, the Central Committee said: "Under this circumstance, our army suddenly diverted, and Gui and Li were arranged in the north of the Yangtze River, secretly mobilizing the stubborn army in southern Anhui, encircling me, blocking my traffic, and deliberately shirking the demobilization of ammunition. In this case, do they deliberately hinder us and provide convenience for us? Please think about it and take it out at once, so as not to get into a dilemma. "
On behalf of the Secretariat of the Central Committee, Mao Zedong summoned Xiang Ying and others and severely criticized them, saying, "There is no place in the country where you are so hesitant and indecisive. If the Kuomintang attacks you in the movement, you should be prepared and determined to defend yourself. This policy has been told to you. We don't know what policy you want us to instruct. Do you have any policies? Now you ask whether to drag or leave. What do you advocate, dragging or leaving? It seems that there is no opinion, no direction, and you will suffer big losses in the future! " This criticism deeply shocked Xiang Ying. As a commander, Ye Ting was deeply ashamed after the New Fourth Army was severely criticized by the Central Committee of * * *, and immediately called the Central Committee of * * and resolutely resigned. Xiang Ying tried to talk him out of telegraphing Ye Ting's resignation.
Subsequently, Xiang Ying held a meeting to convey the central telegram. After reading the telegram, Xiang Ying said with a heavy heart, "Let's discuss the next move." Ye Ting pointed out sternly: "When do we need to discuss the course of action? What is needed now is not to discuss, but to decide which route to take. " Xiang Ying also felt wrong: "Just choose the route as the commander said." Chief of staff Zhou Zikun proposed three routes to choose from. In determining the breakthrough route, Ye and Xiang once again had serious differences, and the meeting broke up in discord.
After hearing the death of Xiang Ying, Ye Ting said, "Xiang Ying is also an ambitious and talented hero."
The final breakthrough route is according to the plan put forward by Xiang Ying. Because the transfer time and route were decided temporarily after being criticized by the CPC Central Committee, the sequence grouping and political mobilization of the whole army also appeared to be very chaotic. At this time, I have more than 9000 troops in southern Anhui, organized into three columns and entered in three ways. When the New Fourth Army advanced to Maolin area, it had entered the pocket-shaped encirclement of the stubborn Kuomintang army. Ye Ting advocated paying a certain price to break through the defensive line of stubborn army in Xingtan, and was intercepted before. Xiang ying has been hesitant. In a very critical situation, the leaders of the New Fourth Army held a meeting to discuss whether to attack Xingtan, which lasted for seven hours from 3: 00 p.m. to 10 p.m., and no conclusion was reached, so that the New Fourth Army lost its last chance to break through. This is the amazing "seven-hour emergency meeting" in the Southern Anhui Incident. Ye Ting finally couldn't bear it any longer, and said angrily to Xiang Ying, Yuan and Zhou Zikun, "Now we are under heavy siege. You can't get out of the encirclement without fighting a fierce battle and spending some money. Time is victory. You can't always hesitate, you always have no determination. What's your opinion? Please speak quickly. My attitude is that I will obey the wrong decision. Now, please ask Deputy Xiang to make a decision, and you can do whatever you decide. "
In the end, Xiang Ying disagreed with Ye Ting's idea of attacking Xingtan, and decided to turn back from the original road and move to the southwest, which made the New Fourth Army, which had turned a line, into a desperate situation.
194 1 year 65438+1October 9, rainy and rainy. After the troops arrived in Gotham, Xiang Ying, Yuan, Zhou Zikun, Secretary-General and others listened to the intensive gunfire coming from Maolin and felt that the situation was not good. At this time, the military staff Ye Chao suggested that military leaders study the action plan together. Zhou Zikun told him to call commander Ye Ting. Came to Xu Shi Ancestral Hall hundreds of meters away and reported the situation to Ye Ting who was warming himself inside. Before Ye Chao finished, Xiang Ying was still waiting for him to discuss. Ye Ting said, "What is there to study? Only fight resolutely! " Seeing this, Ye Chao was afraid to go back, so he squatted down to keep warm.
At this point, Xiang Ying and his party have been waiting for a long time, and have not seen Ye Ting or Ye Chao. They heard intensive gunfire in the rain and mistakenly thought that the enemy was approaching soon, so they climbed up the hillside in the north with a group of people. Ye Chao baked a fire on Ye Ting for a while, and told Ye Ting to go outside and see the situation, and then reply to Xiang et al. Ye Chao went to the original place of Xiang Ying and others, and when everyone disappeared, he didn't come back to report to Ye Ting. Ye Ting is looking for Rao Shushi, who was only the deputy secretary of DongBeiJu for two months. Ye and Rao immediately sent a telegram to the * * * Central Committee, reporting that Xiang Ying and others "led a small group of armed forces, left without saying goodbye, and their whereabouts were unknown". The Central Committee telegraphed Ye Ting: "The Central Committee has decided that Ye and Rao Shushi will be responsible for all military and political actions, and all actions will be decided by Ye."
After losing the best fighter, Xingtan, Ye Ting organized troops to break through in batches according to the telegraph spirit of the Central Committee to save strength. There were more than 9,000 people in the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, and finally more than 65,438+10,000 people broke through. At Rao Shushi's suggestion, in order to rescue the troops trapped in the mountain, Ye Ting went down to negotiate with the enemy and was imprisoned. Xiang Ying, Yuan and Zhou Zikun left the army. Seeing that there were many enemies in the mountains, they turned back to follow the army. After Yuan was injured, he committed suicide in order not to drag down his comrades. Xiang Ying and Zhou Zikun carried gold bars as funds for the New Fourth Army, but they were killed. When they were sleeping in a cave called the wind tunnel, they were killed by the traitor Liu Houzong.
15 years 10 month 15, the central government issued a wrong decision about Xiang Ying and Yuan. The decision pointed out: "The disrespect for the Central Committee has developed to an extremely abnormal level within three years ... The former Zhang and the existing Xiang Ying and Yuan all failed because they did not obey the Central Committee." The decision also said that Xiang Ying and Yuan "embarked on the same wrong path as Zhang". The decision put forward: "announce the central government's decision to launch the struggle against Xiang Ying and Yuan among the senior cadres of the whole party and the whole army, but don't convey it to the lower levels for the time being, especially not to non-party people."
After hearing the news of Xiang Ying's death, Ye Ting, who was once held in Shangrao concentration camp in Jiangxi, said to his visiting friends, "Xiang Ying is also a hero with ambition and talent. His main mistake is not that he didn't cooperate well with me, but that he turned a deaf ear to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's repeated instructions to increase political vigilance. He even completely followed the trap designed by the stubborn Kuomintang army and finally made a big mistake. "
Ye Ting was rescued from prison by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on 1946, and unfortunately died in the "April 8th" air crash.