After the Red Front Army joined divisions, because Zhang Guotao opposed the policy of going north, he insisted on going south, and brazenly set up a separate army, making a shameless act of the party and the Red Army. As the commander-in-chief of the Red 4th Front, ** is very sad that the meeting of the two front armies has formed this outcome.
** In his "Review of History", it is recorded: "Zhang Guotao talked to me, and I made it clear that I did not approve of this practice. I said: If there are differences within the party, we can talk about who is right and who is wrong, and we can talk about it slowly, and we can always reach a solution. Scolding ** to be worthless, expelling this, and wanting that, can only make the relatives painful, and the enemies fast, even if there are some improper practices, we can't do this. Now make it two**, what good is it to be known by the enemy! ”
In the special period when Zhang Guotao held the military and political power of the Red 4th Front, it undoubtedly required great political courage to dare to say such things.
For this upcoming meeting with the Red 2nd Front, ** attaches great importance to it. He said at the mobilization meeting: "The Red Army is a family, and our relationship with the Red 1st Front Army Corps is like a brotherly relationship between the fourth and the eldest and the second. Last time, we didn't have a good relationship with the boss, and we have to learn a lesson. 'Brothers are on the wall, and they are insulted from the outside'. Quarrels are quarrels, unity is unity, and families cannot be separated. Now that the second child is about to come up, it is unreasonable to have a bad relationship. Each unit has its own strengths and weaknesses, and its policy is to learn from each other, learn from each other's strong points, strengthen unity, and unite against the enemy. (See Pages 199-200).
**'s words are very vivid and appropriate, and it also shows his expectations and desires for the two fronts to be united. Not only that, in order to make the two front armies successfully join forces and create a good political atmosphere, Chen Changhao demanded: On the one hand, the Red Fourth Front Army should be mobilized in depth and extensively carry out propaganda and education before the meeting, so that the vast number of officers and men can deeply understand the importance and influence of the two front armies and divisions. On the one hand, all units were asked to quickly carry out activities to rush to make condolences items, such as "twisting wool, knitting sweaters, woolen socks, sewing leather clothes, preparing grain, yak meat, etc." In addition, ** and Chen Changhao also sent the Red 32nd Army and the 4th Army to occupy the Yajiang and West Ovo areas, and stopped the Kuomintang Army's Li Baobing Division to the east of the Yajiang River, so as to ensure the safety of the flanks of the Red 2nd Front Army when it advanced northward.
The Red 2nd Front Army plastered "Welcome to sweep through Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Kangde Corps!" When they crossed the streets with slogans such as "Welcome to the corps that are good at fighting sports warfare," they were particularly moved by the commanders and fighters of the Red 2nd Front Army when they joined forces with the Red 4th Front, and it also left an indelible impression on them. ** Later, it was repeatedly mentioned that the division of the Red Front Army was "a united division, a victorious division, and a division full of revolutionary enthusiasm."
At the beginning of July 1936, after the victory of the Red 2nd Front Army and the Red 4th Front Army in Ganzi, a grand party was held to celebrate the meeting of the two front armies. **Zhang Guotao, Chen Changhao, ** and others all rushed from the front and met with **, Ren Bishi, Guan Xiangying, Xiao Ke, **, etc.
** Failed to attend the meeting with the leaders of the two fronts. At this time, he was preparing to organize a team to go north ...... first