In 1927, Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei colluded and began to use despicable means to squeeze out the Communist Party of China, intending to engage in ** rule. Since April of that year, the Kuomintang army has continued to create bloody cases in South China and East China, and the left-wing aspirants have set off a bloody storm, and the Great Revolution has existed in name only, and the Communist Party of China has ushered in the darkest moment since its founding in 1921.
In the face of this emergency, he immediately made a decisive decision to abandon the "right" line, completely get rid of the Kuomintang, make a revolution independently, learn from the successful experience of the Soviet Union, seize power with the barrel of a gun, and then realize communism. In July 1927, ** sent traffic officers to Wuhan, Jiujiang and other places to inform Ye Ting, ** and other generals who held military power and had a heart for communism to secretly assemble in Nanchang and prepare for righteousness.
* and Ye Ting resolutely obeyed the determination of ***, and then led the rapid march to Nanchang, at the same time, ** also rushed to Nanchang from Guangzhou, on behalf of *** to contact He and Ye, and presided over the overall situation. By the end of July, everything was in place and the uprising could take place at any time. It stands to reason that **, as the representative of ***, should be the commander-in-chief of the uprising, but the prime minister took the initiative to give this honor to Mr. He. Because Mr. He has been on the battlefield for a long time and has rich combat experience, he is enough to deal with all emergencies; And he has always had prestige and super appeal, so it is most suitable for him to be the commander-in-chief.
The Nanchang Uprising can be described as star-studded, in addition to Ye, He, Zhou and others, there are also Lin Shuai, Mr. Zhu, General Chen Geng and other future generals. Mr. Zhu had participated in the ** war earlier, he has always been brave and good at fighting, unstoppable, and is recognized as a famous general. During the Northern Expedition, he served as the commander of the Nanchang City garrison, but in the middle of 1927, he was dismissed from his post because he was too "pro-communist", and all his subordinates were dismissed.
It is precisely because of this that when he planned the Nanchang Uprising, he did not assign any combat tasks to Mr. Zhu, but just asked him to give a banquet to the Kuomintang guards in Nanchang City to reduce the vigilance of the other party and ensure that the uprising was foolproof. In the early morning of August 1, with the sound of three crisp gunshots, the uprising officially began, and Mr. He commanded the rebel army to attack important military targets in Nanchang City. At the same time, Mr. Zhu took advantage of the situation to kidnap all the Kuomintang guards who were already drunk, and destroyed the command center of the Kuomintang army in one fell swoop.
After nearly four hours of fierce fighting, near dawn, the Kuomintang troops in the city had been completely wiped out, and the uprising was declared successful. This war is of great significance to China, because it represents that the democratic revolution has entered a new period, and it also represents that the Communist Party of China has shaken off the trap of "opportunism" and embarked on the road of independence.
Mr. He played an outstanding role in this battle, he personally opened the curtain of the armed struggle of the Communist Party, can be called the founder of the people's armed forces, his historical position is irreplaceable, and his name will forever remain in the military history and party history. In 1955 after the founding of the People's Republic of China, when the military commission issued the military rank, the military rank number of "001" was awarded to Mr. He in recognition of his outstanding performance in the Nanchang Uprising; As the head of the marshal, Mr. Zhu was only awarded the rank number of "004" because he played a relatively limited role in the Nanchang Uprising.
It is worth mentioning that during the period of the late 50s and early 60s, Mr. Zhu and Mr. He withdrew from the front line one after another, no longer participated in the decision-making of major military and political affairs, and only exercised part of the supervisory and procuratorial powers. During the turbulent period, the whole country was in chaos, and Mr. Zhu simply closed his door for unnecessary trouble, lived at home, and did not ask about the world, in order to seek peace. At first, Mr. He also wanted to retire, but the ill-intentioned people were unwilling to let him go, deliberately turned over old accounts, pulled out his "black material", slandered him as a "capitalist roader" and "counter-revolutionary", and organized radicals to smash and make noise in his home every day.
Mr. He couldn't bear to be disturbed, so he ran to Zhongnanhai to ask for help, but the prime minister was also in a political turmoil at this time and had no time to protect Mr. He, so he arranged for him to live in a small courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing. Soon after, Mr. He was forced to be admitted to the hospital for recuperation due to poor diet. After the ill-intentioned person learned of this, he forcibly broke into the ward and continued to impose ** on Mr. He, forcing him to admit the trumped-up charge.
This caused huge mental pressure on Mr. He, which led to the further deterioration of Mr. He's condition, in 1969, he died unjustly, ** was very sad after learning about it, so he went to find *** for Mr. He's grievances. ** I was also very embarrassed about Mr. He's sudden death, so I secretly instructed the Central Organization Department to re-review the file about Mr. He and give him justice. In 1975, the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee officially rehabilitated Mr. He, and his reputation was restored!