A Single Slip of Paper Changes History (5)

  "Distorting History in 'A Foot of Mountains and Rivers, A Foot of Blood'" [Reposted from Tiexue Forum]

  hcxy2000's words before reposting:

  It's a pity that due to certain reasons, there has already been debate in the book review about the contributions of the KMT and CPC during the War of Resistance. The author's point is very clear: among the people who resisted Japan, there were only Chinese, only descendants of the Huaxia nation, with no distinction between political parties!

  To fight a war of resistance, it is necessary to strengthen oneself. With Chairman [**] at the helm, the [**] people seized the opportunity, and history and the people chose the [**] people!

  Always remember, it is history and the people who choose [**]!

  This article is what the author saw on Tiexue Forum. I agree with most of the views in it. These views can fully answer the questions that the KMT has been complaining about recently.

  For the above reasons, please be prepared to re-post about the content of this debate if your views have already been refuted in this post. If not, I will delete your review without hesitation.

  Once again, I agree with most of the views in this article, but not all.

  This article comes from Tiexue Forum, thanks to the re-poster Anyitian.

  The Anhui Coup

  In January 1941, the New Fourth Army headquarters and its directly affiliated troops of over 9,000 men were ambushed by seven divisions of more than 80,000 men led by Nationalist commanders Kuomintang Gu Zhutong and Shangguan Yunxiang while en route to a new deployment. The New Fourth Army fought bravely for several days but was largely annihilated except for over a thousand men who broke through the encirclement. Commander Ye Ting was illegally detained, Deputy Commander Xiang Ying, Chief of Staff Zhou Zikun and Director of the Political Department Yuan Guoping were killed. This event became known as the "Eternal Shame" in modern Chinese history - the New Fourth Army Incident.

  5. Confidential documents of the Kuomintang before the Anhui Incident

  Excerpts from five confidential documents formulated by the Nationalist Party in 1939

  Communist Party Problem Handling Measures

  Separate secret orders were given to high-ranking officials in each province's party, government and military.

  Party and government affairs

  (1) The whole nation should uniformly abide by the Program of Resistance and National Reconstruction, taking the Three Principles of the People as the highest principle. Any disputes shall be handled in accordance with the law.

  (2) The Party shall not permit any organization or mass movement, whether public or secret, to use its name as a pretext in any locality. If such cases are discovered, they shall be ordered to disband and shall receive due punishment.

  (3) Peripheral organizations of the Communist Party, such as the Vanguard of National Liberation, Northwest Youth Salvation United Association, Workers' Salvation Association, Peasants' Salvation Association, Women's Salvation Association, and All-China Students' Federation, should be immediately ordered to disband and their training taken over by a designated central organ.

  (4) Without special permission from the Central Committee, party members are absolutely not allowed to serve in various troops, organs and military schools, transportation and industrial institutions. The aforementioned departments should especially strictly guard against Communist Party infiltration activities and the development of their secret organizations.

  (5) Individual [**] members serving in various public and private organizations, must submit a list to the Zhongyang; otherwise, once discovered, they will be prosecuted for wartime illegal activities.

  (6) The Communist Party should immediately stop all kinds of propaganda and dissemination of ideas that violate the policies of our party, as well as publicize the actual situation of the party's charter, resolutions, and declarations. Propaganda activities related to "united front", "new stage", "Latinization movement", "new enlightenment movement", "democratic political issues" and "minority nationalities issues" should be banned.

  (7) All newspapers, magazines, bookstores or printing houses operated by the Communist Party shall be registered and filed in accordance with the law, and shall comply with the regulations of the law. Newspapers and magazines shall not carry prohibited texts or advertisements, and bookstores shall not sell prohibited books and publications. If they do, they will be closed immediately. Other newspapers and magazines that publish illegal texts of the Communist Party shall also be banned. When the publishing industry is nationalized, all newspapers, magazines, bookstores and printing houses operated by the Communist Party shall be abolished.

  (8) The attitude towards the members can be divided into two types. The upper layer emphasizes "rational persuasion", dealing with them in a "strict and proper" manner, while the middle and lower layers provide "practical education", dealing with them in a "severe" manner. However, for young people who are still uncertain in their thinking, it is better to be sincere and sympathetic, guiding them well, so that they can repent and awaken.

  Administration

  (1) Absolutely deny the so-called "Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government" organization, the Central Committee decided to recognize it as a local problem and instructed each provincial government to automatically take various necessary measures to restore jurisdictional power.

  (2) The local political power organized by the Communist Party in the North China guerrilla zone should be immediately transferred to the Hebei-Chahar War Zone Party and Government Committee Branch.

  (3) Educational and training organs must be absolutely unified under the Central Committee. The "Shaanbei Public School" and the "Anti-Japanese University" should be ordered to close or be taken over by the Central Committee, at least their teaching staff should be dispatched by the Central Committee, and the curriculum should be approved by the Ministry of Education.

  (4) No region shall establish an economic system that violates the Party's stance and the Central Government's laws.

  (5) According to the financial conference of Guizhou, the provincial government was allowed to issue province notes and subsidiary currency (military circulation coupons) with French Indochinese piastres as backing, but the amount issued by each province should be submitted for approval first and must not be printed or issued indiscriminately in order to prevent abuses.

  Military aspect

  (1) Dispatch powerful troops or loyal and reliable guerrilla cadres to Hebei and Shandong, strengthen the party's military forces in North China, and restrict the development of the Communist Party.

  (2) Dispatch powerful troops to enter northern Shaanxi, or organize local troops in northern Shaanxi to establish the party's military strength in that area and ensure the progress of party and government work.

  Handling of Inter-Party Problems

  Letter of the Party and Government Committee in the War Zone

  The Office of the General Affairs has received your letter No. 1763 and its attachments, and we have taken note of them. The proposed plan for handling the issue of other parties is appropriate. Regarding the three and four items related to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region, it should still be implemented by your office in conjunction with the relevant departments of the Central Committee. Please handle this matter promptly as requested.

  Yours faithfully

  Central Social Department

  Handling of the Other Party Problem Method

  One copy each of the third and fourth implementation plans for the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region issue by the party-government departments

  Director Commissioner? Jiang Zhengyi

  December 20th, 1939

  Bowing

  On November 14, 1940, the Nationalist Government's Military Command Department drafted the "Plan for Annihilating the Communist Army South of the Yellow River" based on Chiang Kai-shek's orders. The plan stipulated that the first step would be to use the troops under the command of Gu Zhutong, the Commander-in-Chief of the Third War Zone, to clear out the New Fourth Army in southern Jiangsu by the end of January 1941. On December 3, He Yingqin proposed in a handwritten letter to Xu Shichang, the Director of the Military Command Department: "If the enemy troops north of the Yangtze River (referring to the northern detachment of the New Fourth Army) dare to attack Xinghua, then the Third War Zone should immediately eliminate the New Fourth Army in southern Jiangsu." The next day, Xu Shichang reported He Yingqin's opinion to Chiang Kai-shek, who approved it.

  6. Telegrams to Ye Ting and Xiang Ying before the Anhui Incident

  Xuanye should bear the main responsibility for the Anhui incident. Xuanye, who was appointed by Zhongyang, acted arbitrarily and indecisively, hesitating to leave Yunling, which had no war fires, and advancing north of the Yangtze River, resulting in this defeat.

  Telegram dated December 26, 1940, to Xiang Ying, Zhou Zikun and Yuan Guoping. The full text of the telegram is:

  "You have repeatedly come to ask for instructions in the face of difficulties, but the Central Committee had already given you instructions a year ago, that is, to develop northward and to move into the enemy's rear. However, you have consistently found excuses not to carry them out. Recently, it was decided to move completely northward. As for how to make this move and how to overcome the difficulties during the move, you must think of a way yourselves and have determination. Although we are now protesting to the Nationalist Party and demanding an extension of time limit and issuance of pay and ammunition, you must not harbor any illusions about the Nationalist Party and do not rely on their assistance for anything. Consider anything they might assist you with as merely incidental. You must have determination and a way to break through the darkest and most unfavorable environment and achieve the goal of moving northward. If you have such determination and a way, then even if you suffer losses, your basic backbone can be preserved, and your future prospects for development will still be bright; but if you are hesitant and wavering, without any method or determination, then under the enemy's fierce attack, you will be in great danger. There is no place in the whole country where there is such hesitation and lack of determination as yours. In the course of moving, if the Nationalist Party attacks you, you must have a self-defensive preparation and determination; this instruction has also been given to you long ago. We do not understand what instructions you want us to give you? Do you yourselves have any instructions? Now you are again raising the question of whether to stay or leave; what is it that you yourselves advocate? Is it to stay or to leave? If you continue in this manner, without a clear view and without direction, you will suffer greatly in the future."

  "Internal Edition of 'Military Writings' Page 233, published by the People's Liberation Army Military Academy in December 1981"

  7. Speech after the Anhui Coup

  "I fear for the worries of the Ji Sun, not in the outside world, but within the walls of their own home. The reactionary faction will inevitably pick up a stone to hit their own feet, and at that time we can only stand by and watch. We value cooperation, but they must also value cooperation. Honestly, our concessions have limits, and the stage for making concessions has already ended. They have made the first cut, and this wound is very deep. If they still care about their future, they should come out to heal this wound themselves."

  As for the article spoken by the gqìng Military Commission spokesperson, I can only criticize it with the four words "self-contradictory". On the one hand, in the gqìng Military Commission's order, it says that the New Fourth Army is "treasonous", and on the other hand, in the spokesperson's talk, it says that the purpose of the New Fourth Army is to march into the Jiangsu-Shanghai-Hangzhou triangle area to establish a base. If we follow what he said, wouldn't marching into the Jiangsu-Shanghai-Hangzhou triangle area be considered "treason"? The stupid gqìng spokesperson didn't think it through, where exactly would they go to betray who? Isn't that place occupied by rìben? Why don't you let them go there and instead want to eliminate them in Anhui? Ah, I see, people who are loyal to rìben imperialism should be like this. And so the plan to annihilate seven divisions appeared, and on January 17th, the order was issued, and Ye Ting was put on trial. But I still want to say that the gqìng spokesperson is a stupid pig, he unwittingly revealed the plans of rìben imperialism to the whole nation.

  Spokesman of the Military Commission of the Communist Party of China Talks to Xinhua News Agency Reporter

  Soong Ching-ling and others petitioned Chiang Kai-shek

  Comrades Director Chiang and members of the Central Executive Committee and Control Committee:

  As the War of Resistance enters its fifth year, the enemy's defeat is already certain, and the international situation has become favorable to us. This year is approaching the final victory, and our people should firmly believe in it and work together with determination to achieve it. Who would have thought that the fate of the Japanese bandits' defeat would not be the final completion of our nation's liberation? Our War of Resistance is still not out of danger, and we will continue to experience even greater hardships and difficulties, as indicated by the Chairman in his New Year's message this year.

  Since our party's provisional national congress last year determined the guidelines for the War of Resistance and national construction, it has been clear that our national policy is to fight the war for the sake of national construction, and also to construct the nation through the war. This is indeed an indication of the final victory, which depends on various domestic arrangements and measures. These include the recovery of occupied areas, the liberation of oppressed peoples, the realization of the Three People's Principles, and the achievement of a peaceful and independent status for our nation and people.

  However, recently there have been rumors of attacking the Communist Party that have caused a stir at home and abroad. The Chinese people are worried about the reappearance of internal strife, and foreign friends are secretly discussing whether China can maintain its resistance against Japan. If unfortunately the fact of attacking the Communist Party is established, it will not only repeat the past sufferings but also cause the foundation of our national construction to collapse in an instant. Moreover, the trend of the times will become even more unfavorable, and the future of our nation, people, and party will be even more unimaginable.

  The problem of the Communist Party is originally a global issue. As long as the world's pathological condition is not eliminated, this kind of force and organization will inevitably exist. My predecessor had already revealed its beginnings. This kind of global organization, which exists due to the influence of global capitalism, even if it is temporarily solved by military force, will inevitably revive and grow, and cannot be eradicated by human efforts. This is an undisputed fact.

  My predecessor had worked together with us in the national revolution, with great vision and foresight, without needing further explanation. Therefore, when he was about to pass away, he wrote a letter to the Soviet Union, whose main idea was that while uniting with the Soviet Union externally, internally we should focus on domestic harmony, cooperation, unity, and mutual assistance. All comrades should remember this.

  Now, the Japanese invaders have reduced our country to a colony, and they are the enemy of our party as well as the enemy of the people; the mortal enemy of the enemy is also our good friend. Therefore, it is not suitable for our party to take the elimination of the Communist Party as the starting point of its policy, which is also an undisputed fact.

  Now that China's resistance against Japan is under the leadership of our government, then the development of this resistance will be a strong support for our party, and a bulwark in the war of resistance. This is in line with my predecessor's vision of "the world belongs to all" and also conforms to the intention of our leader to mobilize the nation's unlimited potential. Therefore, it is beneficial to both our party and the nation, and is an urgent necessity at present.

  The party issue is not just a matter of handling the Communist Party, but rather a general principle for dealing with all anti-Japanese parties outside of our own. Each party has the freedom to express itself according to the law, which is a natural rule in a democratic country. Moreover, it is necessary for various parties and factions to work together under the same revolutionary banner without mutual suspicion. Our party leads the revolution to promote constitutional rights, and we have no intention of monopolizing power. Now that our great enemy is outside, we must be united internally, and all problems depend on developing content rather than adhering to form, and on grasping the overall situation rather than being bogged down in details. If we were to use force against others without justification, it would lead to isolation and people would think that our leadership is incompetent. This is not what our party comrades want. To complete China's revolution and maintain our party's leadership, we must show tolerance to others, be sincere with them, inspire them with virtue, and treat them with trustworthiness. I believe that our top leaders have already considered this.

  Moreover, the Commander-in-Chief has repeatedly emphasized that what the enemy wants us to do, we should avoid; what the enemy does not want us to do, we should insist on. Now that the enemy is on the verge of defeat, they can only rely on weakening our anti-Japanese forces to the point of elimination, and thus can only rely on launching a civil war with no restrictions. In response to the enemy's plot to use war to nurture war, we should start by supporting the various anti-Japanese forces in the occupied areas.

  We must avoid the enemy's poisonous plan to use Chinese against Chinese, and ensure that our country does not become divided. This has already become a crucial point that cannot be disputed. Therefore, the various friction events that have occurred within our country are baseless, and the enemy's recent rumors and attacks will collapse on their own.

  The Commander-in-Chief's illness in the past was caused by the enemy's provocation and divisive policies, but these will never be implemented again. The distinction between merit and demerit, success and failure, is now clear. Not only do our countrymen deeply understand this, but so do our friends and enemies alike.

  I translate the text to English Language as follows:

  The testament of our late Premier, which has awakened the masses and united all ethnic groups in a common struggle for equality, is now more relevant than ever. As the Premier said: "There are no divisions between north and south, old and young; everyone has the responsibility to resist and save the country." These words have already deeply penetrated the hearts of our people, leading to the victory of our resistance war as we enter its fifth year.

  This year is one of the most difficult and crucial for our nation. The issue of suppressing communism seems to be hanging over us like a dark cloud, causing anxiety among our people and doubts among friendly nations. It also provides an opportunity for our enemies to take advantage of our weakness. Therefore, I look forward to the resolute and decisive leadership of our Premier and the Central Committee in seeking a solution.

  In my humble opinion, we should uphold the testament of our late Premier, implement our party's national policy, abolish the plan to suppress communism, resolve the issue of uniting with the Communist Party, develop various resistance forces, and safeguard all parties involved in resistance. With just one move, we can lay a solid foundation for peace and stability.

  As for those who act against the public will of our people, they will not be loved or protected by our nation. There is no need to use force against them. If they have any strength, our party should seek the opinion of our people and guide them towards useful endeavors. Our party's policies are clear to everyone; it is up to us to promote and expand them.

  I present these views with a sincere heart, hoping that you will consider them.

  Soong Ching-ling, Liao Chengzhi, He Xiangning, Peng Zemin

  January 12th

  Chen Jia-geng's telegram to the National Assembly for transfer to the Kuomintang government

  National Political Council transferred to Zhongyang Zhengfu, hereby notify all government officials nationwide and fellow citizens:

  Last year, I, as the chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, represented 11 million overseas Chinese and led a comfort mission to visit China to inspect the military and political situation during wartime, as well as the economic production and people's livelihood. The main purpose was to see how our motherland was fighting against the enemy and whether we would win in the end. We also wanted to find evidence of progress to bring back and promote among overseas Chinese, to encourage them to donate more and strengthen their support for the war effort.

  From last winter to this September, I traveled to 15 provinces, from the northwest highlands to the southeast coast, and saw that soldiers were fighting hard, regardless of life or death, while civilians were working diligently, not afraid of blood and sweat. The patriotic spirit was truly inspiring. However, politics was not as good as the military, corruption was still rampant, and there were many complaints among the people.

  Fortunately, our leaders are wise and the whole country supports them. Although the enemy is strong, we can still expect to win in the end. When I returned south, I reported what I saw truthfully. My heart has no bias, and my words are not exaggerated.

  Overseas Chinese have been donating money to support our country purely out of patriotism, without considering party affiliation. For decades, they have been supporting China's revolution, disaster relief, education, and other causes. Although the Nationalist Party is not allowed to operate openly in some countries, and many overseas Chinese do not have party affiliations, most of them are patriotic and support our country's resistance against Japan.

  However, I did not expect that there would be conflicts between the two parties, which would affect the morale of our people. Some people even stopped donating money or became disillusioned with the government. As the chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, I felt it was my duty to speak out and persuade the leaders of both parties to put aside their differences and work together for the sake of our country.

  Mr. Chiang Kai-shek expressed his appreciation for my efforts, and Mr. [**] also thanked me for my support. I hope that my words can be heard by our people and that we can avoid internal conflicts. Recently, the enemy has launched a new attack, and our country is in crisis again. If we do not put aside our differences and work together, we will surely lose.

  As someone who has been living abroad for a long time, I am not familiar with politics or personal interests. However, as the second session of the People's Political Council is about to open, I would like to express my humble opinions and hope that they can be heard by our leaders. I sincerely hope that we can put aside our internal conflicts, strengthen our unity, and work together for the future of our country.

  Tan Kah Kee's Lament (Issued in Singapore in February 1941)

  Shanghai people from all walks of life call for unity express telegram

  To all newspapers nationwide, to fellow citizens across the country, and to President Lin Sen of the National Government, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of the Kuomintang, Mr. [**] and other party leaders, as well as members of the Political Council:

  According to reports, the New Fourth Army has been accused of disobeying orders to redeploy troops, hindering friendly forces, and has been subject to military discipline by Commander-in-Chief Gu Zhutong of the Third War Zone. The Military Affairs Commission has also ordered the cancellation of its designation.

  The inside story behind this incident is unclear due to the simplicity of the report, but as a Shanghai citizen, I believe that at this critical moment in our fight against the enemy, such an unfortunate event should not have occurred. It seems that there may be some unspoken difficulties for President Lin Sen.

  However, as the saying goes, "when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits." The teachings of past sages are worth remembering. Since its establishment, the New Fourth Army has fought bravely across the country, and its contributions to national defense have been reported by newspapers at home and abroad. These facts can be verified through records, and even if there were misunderstandings, they could have been resolved through political means. Why did it come to armed conflict, earning us the ridicule of "same bed, different dreams"?

  As Shanghai citizens, we are now working hard in our respective positions to contribute to the war effort. Upon hearing this news, we cannot help but feel shocked and worried. We urge party leaders to consider the fact that our ancestral lands have not yet been recovered, half of our fellow citizens are still suffering, and to put aside internal conflicts for the sake of national unity.

  We call on all fellow citizens across the country to join us in urging an end to internal strife and civil war, and to focus on resisting the enemy. This is the only way forward that will bring real benefits to our nation.

  Shanghai people from all walks of life and groups knock at the door

  Chiang Kai-shek's secret order to Gu Zhutong to "solve" the New Fourth Army in Jiangnan

  December 10, 1940

  Shangrao Gu Zhangguan Zhushi Mi

  (1) Investigate the Northern Jiangsu Bandit Puppet Army's constant attacks on the Korean Army. In order to prevent the troops south of the Yangtze River from directly participating in the attack on the Korean Army, they should not be allowed to cross the river north of Zhenjiang, but only allow them to cross the river from their original location south of the Yangtze River, or follow a route designated by the superior officer.

  (2) In this war zone, for the Jiangnan bandits, we should follow the previously set plan and make arrangements and preparations. If it is discovered that the Jiangbei bandit troops dare to attack Xinghua or fail to cross the river to the north by the deadline (December 31 of this year), these troops should be immediately eliminated, without showing any further leniency.

  (Three) The two items on the right are to be carried out immediately and reported in full as required.

  Shangguan Yun related to the south of Anhui New Fourth Army a part began to move north to Anhui Provincial Government Wannan Office telegram

  December 11, 1940

  Hurry

  Director Huang Shao reported that according to a phone call from Zhou, the Chief of Staff of the 50th Army, at the Great Wall Fortress:

  According to reports, personnel and important documents from the headquarters of Yu Shin's Fourth Army have been successively transferred northward via Yunling and Fenchang to cross the river.

  (2) One battalion of the first and second columns of this army also moved northward from Nanling, Dachang and Tongling lines to cross the river. At present, there is still one regiment of the third column of this army near Liu Li Ding and He Jia Wan.

  (Three) The several hundred pigs raised by this army near Yunling were all given to the people.

  (4) When the troops of this army depart, they tell the farewell crowds that our army is following the orders of the Central Government to go to Jiangbei and other places, and respectfully inform them.

  The superior and inferior officials are in harmony, and the distance is not far.

  Chiang Kai-shek's secret telegram ordering the Nationalist Party to avoid fighting with the Japanese and instead carry out "bandit suppression" work.

  Director Li Yuzhen and Deputy Director Gong Sunziyuan received a telegram about the war.

  Received your telegram dated yesterday

  (1) Investigate Zhu Ye's various units, which have yet to comply with orders to move north of the Yellow River.

  (2) Decide on compulsory execution.

  (3) The Third and Fifth War Zones should use comprehensive military, political and party forces to force them to surrender.

  (4) We must pay attention to preventing this unit from fleeing to the southern Jiangnan mountains and the Dabie Mountains or western Henan, affecting the overall situation.

  (5) We must avoid deploying large troops on the front line, which will give the enemy an opportunity to attack. Our army should use guerrilla warfare tactics to avoid difficulties and take advantage of ease, avoid strength and strike weakness, make plans with absolute certainty, and do not affect the overall situation.

  (6) As for the local pacification and military advances and retreats, each responsible official will be in charge of handling them. The planned deployment for the pacification is as follows:

  First, the guiding principle: The war zone will focus on rebuilding the party and government in the border areas of Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, and Anhui, in order to serve the purpose of resisting Japan. It is decided that the comprehensive strength of the military, government, and party will be used to eliminate bandits within the jurisdiction.

  B. Bandit army strength and roaming areas:

  The Ping-Han Railway has a bandit force of over 8,000 men, led by the Western Bandit Chief [**], operating in the areas of Beijing, Zhongshan, Tianjin, Hankou, Hanyang, Yingcheng, Yunyang, Anlu, Suizhou and Xiangyang, with the Eight Trigrams Gate and Dashan as their base.

  (2) The bandit leader Zhang Yunyi, with a force of about 20,000 men, was south of the Huai River, operating in the area around Huanggang, Huo, Fang, Wu, Lu, Ding, and Cha, using the Yinping Mountains of Cha and Lu as his base.

  (3) The bandit leader Peng Xuefeng north of the Huai River had a force of about 30,000 men, who were entrenched in the counties of Guo, Meng, Ling, Xiao and Yong.

  Cleansing and Purging

  (1) Military deployment division:

  A. Commander of the Ezhong District, Wang Zhongyuan, is in charge of the New Second Army and the 14th and 15th Duli Brigades, as well as the Hubei Guerrilla Forces.

  B. Commander-in-Chief of the Huainan District, Li Pinxian, is in charge of troops from Henan, Hubei, and the border areas.

  C. Commander-in-Chief of the Huaibei District, Tang Sibo, has troops under his command as per the previous order.

  D. Commander-in-Chief of the Xiangxi District, Feng Zhi'an, has troops under his command as per the previous sequence.

  (2) Combat zone boundary: The area between Ezhou District and Huainan District is the line along Pinghan Railway from Wangli Bridge in Dongbei, Zhongyang to Lühe Dian (Dongyang), Meihuang Dian, and Lianghe southward. The line belongs to Ezhou District; The area between Huaibei District and Huainan Ezhou two districts is the line along Shahe, Honghe, and Huaihe rivers from Nan Yang Mai Qi Dian, Guanhe, Zhu Ma Dian, Xia Dian eastward. The line belongs to both Ezhou and Huainan districts. The boundary between Ezhou District and Xiangxi District is the line along Xihe River.

  Each designated unit should use armed force to eliminate the bandit forces within its borders, and in nearby combat [**], contact and dispatch troops to assist at any time.

  All bandit troops in various regions must be cleared before the 30th of this month. The progress of the clearing operations in each region should be reported immediately. The above is respectfully reported to your honorable position and separately telegraphed to each commander-in-chief for implementation.

  Telegram on disposing of captured main personnel of the New Fourth Army in situ

  Sixth and Eighth District Administrative Supervisors' Offices, Party Affairs Guidance Commissioners' Offices, County Governments of Various Counties, Executive Committees: Top Secret.

  The rebellious troops in southern Anhui have been eliminated, and the remaining counter-revolutionary elements in various places are being rounded up. Except for those who were forced to surrender and will be given a chance to reform according to the rules of self-surrender, the main personnel of the rebel army with conclusive evidence will be secretly executed on the spot after joint trial and then reported.

  Huang Shaokang, Director of the Anhui Provincial Government's Wannan Office.

  Song Zhenqu, Director of Wannan Office of Anhui Provincial Executive Committee. Seal of inheritance machine

  "What they shout with their mouths is not consistent with what they think in their hearts. This can be proven by many facts."

  We must acknowledge that any political party necessarily has its own private interests. Any political party necessarily has the instinct to expand its own power or say, expand its own sphere of influence, and any political party necessarily has the purpose of obtaining political leadership. This purpose is the greatest private interest of the party.

  In the process of a political party expanding its sphere of influence and gaining political leadership power, it is inevitable to conflict with other parties.

  If the parties to a conflict recognize each other's goals as legitimate and can be bound by rules that both sides can accept within the legal framework, then this conflict manifests itself as competition. Note that the premise of competition is: recognition of the legitimacy of the other party's goal!

  If either side does not consider the other's purpose lawful and uses force against the other party in conflict, there are two outcomes: 1. The other is strangled to death; 2. War breaks out. In short, once force is used, there is only one outcome: one side is eliminated.

  Regardless of whether the other party's private interests are reasonable or not, the first to resort to force is undoubtedly putting the party's private interests above national and ethnic interests. As a result, they do not hesitate to trigger an internal war.

  In party conflicts, as long as what they shout with their mouths, think in their hearts, and do with their hands, the private interests they seek do not harm the highest interest of the country and nation, their policies, guidelines, and measures are consistent with the interests of the country and nation. We should consider it acceptable. The people gather their respective interests into the interests of the entire country and nation, and they will express their support for one side or the other in different ways, which is to acknowledge that the private interests of that side are reasonable and acceptable.

  So, standing on a certain political standpoint and accusing another party of seeking private gain is just a tedious remark. Doesn't that political party have its own political goals? Doesn't it have private interests? Have they really achieved "selflessness"?

  Actually, any speech that accuses another political party is based on one's own political purpose and contains the private interests of one's own party. The issue does not lie in whether there are private interests of a party or not, but rather whether these private interests are consistent with the interests of the country and the nation.

  Mr. Sun Yat-sen's "the world is for all" and Mr. [**]'s "serve the people" actually contain a truth: the interests of the country and nation are the interests of our party, and the interests of our party serve the interests of the country and nation. Only on this premise can there be interests of our party, that is - to govern.

  "What they shout with their mouths is not consistent with what they think in their hearts. This can be proven by many facts."

  What is shouted from the mouth and what is thought in the heart are not consistent. Indeed, there are many facts that can prove it.

  Declare: Obey Chairman Chiang's leadership and unite under the National Government to carry out the War of Resistance.

  But in reality, it's not that simple. In order to expand the Communist Party's power, they did not obey Chiang Kai-shek's leadership.

  Its crimes are twofold: 1. Undermining the unity of the entire [***] order; 2. Undermining the unity of national governance.

  Destroy the overall [**] unity, with the new Fourth Army in Jiangnan being the most obvious. They recklessly broke through the anti-war defense zone designated by Chiang Kai-shek for them and even fought their way to the vicinity of Shanghai.

  Before the Wannan Incident, the New Fourth Army had actually split into two factions in secret.

  A portion of them, led by Chen Yi, were the Jiangnan Command and the Jiangbei Command. They disrupted the unified command of the entire [**] order, which was what Chen Yi and his men did. They launched surprise attacks everywhere, and even secretly replaced a unit under their command with a fake one bearing the designation "Jiangdong Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Column", which then marched into Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport. Even ordinary people knew that they were actually the New Fourth Army. Chen Yi even dared to ask: What evidence is there to prove that the "Jiang Anti" is my unit? When Commander-in-Chief Leng Xin presented evidence, saying: This unit can fight against the Japanese, and their military discipline is excellent, it's clear that they are your unit, and must be recalled to defend our territory. They actually disobeyed orders, saying: Is it only the New Fourth Army that can fight against the Japanese and have good military discipline? They flagrantly disregarded unified military orders!

  Another was the New Fourth Army headquarters led by Ye Ting and Xiang Ying. Although they had always defended their designated defensive areas, there were also actions that disobeyed military orders. When the Japanese army attacked at first, [**] was ordered to retreat, but dared to disobey orders and confronted the Japanese army head-on, driving them out of their defensive area, intentionally humiliating friendly forces.

  For such a rebellious army, Chairman Chiang made a wise and decisive decision to annihilate it. However, the main culprit Chen Yi's troops had always disobeyed military orders and were in a remote area, so they could not be reached. Only the troops of Ye Ting, who was still able to follow orders, were annihilated.

  There are too many such atrocities committed by the Communist Party to list them all.

  Destroying national political orders uniformly, in all areas under Communist Party jurisdiction, they are implemented.

  The Communist Party has built its own regime in areas where the Nationalist government's control is weak, which not only makes it impossible for the Wang Jingwei regime to control but also makes it impossible for the orders of the National Government to be carried out.

  The crimes are as follows:

  I established the "25% rent reduction" law to alleviate the exploitation of peasants. However, the government did not have such a policy. This is one of the crimes.

  The "cumulative progressive land tax" was actually implemented in the name of "equal land rights", causing the rich households to lose their land to inferior farmers. This is the second crime.

  Issuing border currency causes the national treasury's inflationary strategic decisions to be unable to reach the border areas. This is crime number three.

  All these actions are done in the name of benefiting the people's livelihood, but actually aim to control and manipulate political power for personal gain. As a result, inferior people have become increasingly radicalized, posing a threat to the foundation of the national government!

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