"I see the general situation clearly, but contrary to what you said, it is not that the enemy cannot mobilize the army and police, but that all of our people are exposed under the eyes of the enemy. If we act recklessly, we are in danger of being wiped out by the enemy. Comrade
We, we should always keep in mind the bloody lessons of the Great Revolution." Guo Songtao said loudly.
"So what? We cannot be intimidated by the enemy's white terror. The revolution may not succeed once, and maybe we will fail this time, but we can use our blood and lives to awaken the masses and awaken the conscience and struggle in their hearts
spirit." Another comrade from the Organization Department was also one of the representatives who insisted on armed rebellion.
"In exchange for blood and life? Isn't this price too high?" the leader of the Municipal Party Committee and Culture Department mocked.
"That is, whose life and blood will be used to awaken the people? Is it yours?" Guo Songtao also said coldly.
"Yes, use mine and use ours. Maybe we can succeed this time." The leader of the Ministry of Social Affairs said supportively.
"You also know that it is a certainty. Since you are not sure, you rashly sacrifice the entire underground party organization to awaken the people. Don't you think the price is too high? Who will bear this responsibility? Can you afford it?
"Guo Songtao said unceremoniously.
The leader of the Social Department looked at the comrade from the Organization Department, and both of them fell silent.
Indeed, the price they mentioned was too high. Not only the two of them could not afford it, but no one here could afford it.
"I don't think there is any need to argue anymore. This matter is still decided by the Central Committee. It is not something we can decide. Now we should discuss how to rescue the comrades arrested by the enemy." The leader of the Organization Department said.
When talking about the rescue issue, Guo Songtao took a sip of tea and then sighed: "At present, all the social relations we have have been used, but they are almost useless. What we can hope for now, and the best result, is to force the Kuomintang authorities to
Conduct a public trial so that our comrades can avoid being secretly executed by the enemy. We have hired a lawyer, Mr. Zhang Shizhao."
"Oh, has Lawyer Zhang agreed to help us?" the leader of the Ministry of Culture asked hurriedly.
Speaking of Zhang Shizhao, most people in Shanghai know that he was the director-general of education during the Duan Qirui government, and later resigned to become a practicing barrister.
When the leader of the Communist Party Chen Duxiu was arrested by the Kuomintang authorities, it was Zhang Shizhao who shouldered the moral responsibility and took the initiative to serve as his lawyer. He made impassioned speeches in court and cited classics, which made the court have no choice but to sentence Chen Duxiu lightly.
Judgment.
"But how can we force the government authorities to openly hear this case? There are many people involved this time." The leader of the Organization Department asked worriedly.
"Naturally, we should use various social connections to let friends from the democratic parties and cultural celebrities put pressure on the Kuomintang authorities." Guo Songtao said.
"We cannot be so passive. We should use violence to retaliate against the enemy's violence. Even if we cannot immediately launch an armed riot in the entire city, we must still conduct a small riot and take advantage of the enemy's panic to rescue the comrades imprisoned by the enemy." Ministry of Social Affairs
The leader said.
"Small riots are still risky. If we use armed rescue, why don't we rescue our own comrades first?" asked the leader of the Organization Department.
"According to what we know, there is a company of security troops in the Fuxing Society building, and they are equipped with heavy weapons. All the agents of the Fuxing Society are soldiers. They all have guns and can fight. This big manhunt has added another
The strength of two companies has been increased. The enemy relies on a strong building for fortifications. We do not have the strength of a regiment and cannot quickly capture the building." Guo Songtao said.
"The strength of a regiment?"
Everyone was a little disappointed when they heard this number.
The underground party also has its own action team, with a limited number. Even if people from the Special Operations Division are included, it will never reach the strength of a regiment unless all the activists among the workers are armed.
However, even if a regiment can be assembled, without a sufficient number of heavy weapons, it is absolutely impossible to capture a strong fortress with pistols and rifles alone.
In addition, most of the enemies are veterans who have been tested on the battlefield, but the armed workers have not been tested in actual combat. If they are really on the line of fire, in the hail of bullets, how many of them can adapt to that kind of fierce battle scene?
Everyone here has been on the battlefield and fought. Of course, they all know how effective recruits can be in their first battle.
If there are not a sufficient number of veterans with them, most of them will be a mob. Many people will be frightened and dare not move once they hear the sound of gunfire. As long as there are casualties around them, some people can't even hold a gun.
"The road to armed rescue will not work. The last incident at the Army General Hospital has proved this." Guo Songtao basically came to a conclusion.
Everyone nodded. The last surprise attack on the Army General Hospital was a mission carried out by the Central Special Operations Office. They were all selected from thousands of soldiers and experienced elites. However, they still failed to achieve the set goal, and
The losses caused were huge.
"We should also mobilize the masses to take to the streets to propagandize against the white terror created by the Kuomintang authorities. Newspapers and news should also expose the enemy's fake democracy and true dictatorship, and fight against the enemy on the two fronts of culture and ideology." The leader of the Ministry of Culture.
said.
"I agree with this. The methods of struggle should be diverse." Guo Songtao raised his hand.
"I agree."
"I agree."
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Everyone present raised their hands to second the proposal, and finally the leader of the Ministry of Social Affairs had to raise his hand in agreement.
In his heart, he sneered at the weakness of these people, thinking that these people were cowards and opportunists who did not dare to fight the enemy with real swords and guns. This was not revolution but speculation.
He believed in the successful line of the Soviet revolution, used blood and iron to seize political power in the cities, and then gained control over vast rural areas. Although he also experienced a brutal civil war, the Soviet revolution succeeded in a single country.
This is a pioneering move and is also the only way for other countries to achieve victory.
He also opposed those who advocated carrying out revolution in rural areas, the so-called line of encircling the cities from the countryside and ultimately achieving nationwide victory.
He believed that this deviated from the successful line of the Soviet revolution and was absolutely impossible to succeed. In October last year, he had the honor to meet Comrade Wang Ming, the leader of the central government, and listened to his revolutionary teachings in person.
Wang Ming gave him a 60,000-word study material "Struggle for the Chinese Communist Party to Become More Bolshevik" and hoped that he would study it seriously and play an active role in the future struggle against the enemy.
After reading this article, his blood boiled and he repeatedly asked the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee to organize workers, students and the masses to stage armed riots.
On October 18, 1931, Wang Ming, his wife Meng Qingshu and others left Shanghai for the Soviet Union. In Moscow, they followed the instructions of the Communist International and took charge of the domestic revolution.
However, he copied the revolutionary theory of "urban armed riots to seize power" from the successful Russian revolution, which was not in line with China's national conditions, caused great trouble to the Chinese revolution, and was opposed by many comrades.
"I think that even if we don't launch an armed riot immediately, we should organize workers' strikes, students' strikes, and citizens' strikes to increase the pressure on the enemy." He thought of the article again at this moment and couldn't help but said angrily.
"I understand your feelings, but these actions should be carried out in steps and cannot be used all at once. First organize worker representatives and student representatives to give speeches on the streets, and then organize some demonstrations. If they are brutally suppressed by the enemy, then call on the city's
Workers went on strike, students went on strike, and citizens went on strike, bringing the whole of Shanghai to a standstill," said the leader of the Ministry of Culture.
Guo Songtao rubbed his temples with his fingers, but he disapproved of these measures in his heart, thinking that this was caused by the "left" adventurism prevalent in the party.
Guo Songtao believes that the most important thing now is to stop losses, rather than continue to expand the offensive against the enemy. Doing so will only cause greater losses and more bloodshed, but will not bring any benefits.
But he also knew that there had been such a dispute within the party for two years, and it belonged to the category of line struggle. He did not want the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee to be involved in this dispute.
Therefore, at every critical moment, he would stop and step aside to prevent disagreements from escalating.