Zhu Qihua of Zhu Qihua on his way to the Northern Expedition

The Wuhan Army’s Northern Expedition was decided. On April 22, 1927, Zhu Qihua’s Political Department and the Military Department set out from Wuchang, walked to Hanyang Gate, crossed the river at Xujiapeng, and arrived at Jiang'an Station. The February 7th Massacre on Jinghan Road and Lin Xiangqian, chairman of the Jiang'an Branch of the Jinghan Railway Federation of Trade Unions, were killed here. The murderer Wu Peifu has been driven away. This time the Northern Expedition will go to Henan, capture Zhengzhou, Luoyang, and also capture Beijing...

The troops got on the train and arrived at Lijiazhai Station the next morning, and soon arrived at Wuhan Shengguan, arrived at Xinyang Station at nearly six o'clock in the afternoon. The next day, the train continued northbound and finally arrived at Zhumadian. The Political Department of the Twelfth Division where Zhu Qihua was stationed was stationed in a Catholic church. The Military Political Department held a joint meeting and decided to hand over the work of Zhumadian Town to the Political Department of the Twelfth Division. Therefore, Zhu Qihua divided the propaganda team into seven teams, and separately attacked all nearby villages within 20 miles. Zhu Qihua went to meet with Commander Liang Shoukai and Chief of Staff Geng Youlin of the Third Army stationed near the station to learn about the garrison and the local situation. Commander Liang also contacted Commander Zhang Wanxin of the 16th Division in Suiping City so that Zhu Qihua could wait until Suiping City to start work.

Master Zhang told Zhu Qihua that Fengjun often appeared seven or eight miles away from Suiping City, and Fengjun aircraft often dropped leaflets in the sky of Suiping City. After understanding the situation, Zhu Qihua decided to find a place to stay locally, and went out to investigate separately with his comrades, and proposed the following work outline:

1. Immediately organize a spy team to conduct reconnaissance on enemy positions in Xiping.

2. Designate a dedicated person to do a good job in publicity work for the soldiers of the 16th Division.

3. Immediately mobilize the masses, hold mass meetings, organize students and intellectuals, establish the Suiping Revolutionary Youth Association, organize businessmen's associations, farmers' associations, Red Spear Associations, etc.

All work went smoothly. On the morning of May 4th, a mass meeting was held outside the east gate of Suiping. More than a thousand people participated. After the work in Suiping came to an end, they returned to Zhumadian. Just in time, tomorrow Early in the morning, we will set out for eastern Henan with the military headquarters. On the morning of May 5th, we will set off from Zhumadian and arrive at Shuitun Town. On the 6th, we will arrive at Chuzhuangpu. From then on, we will completely live a marching life during the war period. Our army fought fiercely in Shilipu, Wolonggang, Donghongqiao and Xihongqiao. Comrades from the propaganda team went to the front line to encourage morale and help rescue the wounded. After the battle at Dongxihongqiao, the column commander Zhang Fakui summoned the Fourth Army and the Tenth Army. Senior generals of the First Army held a meeting and expressed great satisfaction with everyone's work.

In Huapo Town, Xihua County, Zhu Qihua held another mass meeting, and specially called the police chief Feng Guobi, who was usually a common man, to the meeting. During the meeting, Zhu Qihua ran on the stage to give a speech, saying that the revolutionary army was To relieve the suffering of the people... Before the speech was finished, there was a cry of beating from the audience. Feng Guobi was beaten by the crowd until his face was bleeding and he could not get up. The people demanded that Feng Guobi be shot immediately. In the end, Zhu decided to ask Feng Guobi to hand over his gun and public funds, and to He drove away, and Feng's public funds of more than 3,570 yuan were distributed to the poor on the spot.

The troops continued to march to Xiaoyao Town, stopping and walking. It was already 12 o'clock in the evening on May 23 when they entered the city. On the street, they saw more than a dozen corpses. It turned out that He Long's independence The Fifth Division engaged in street fighting here. In the early morning of the 26th, the troops advanced towards Linying. In the afternoon, they approached Linying County and found enemies in front. The two sides came into contact in the area of ??Wadian Shilitou. They fought fiercely that night. On the 27th, they fought fiercely for another day. This battle , Jiang Xianyun, the leader of the Seventy-seventh Regiment, was killed in battle. His death was really the biggest loss in this Northern Expedition. Jiang Xianyun was from Hunan. He worked in the Anyuan mine and became a worker leader in the mine. He went to Huangpu Military Academy in 1924. He was one of the most famous and talented students in Huangpu. Chiang Kai-shek especially valued him. Liao Zhongkai also valued him, saying that he was the most cultivated talent among Huangpu students. When Zhang Fakui learned about Jiang Xianyun's death, he shed tears.

On the morning of the 28th, all the enemy troops were defeated. Zhu's 12th Division also suffered heavy casualties. When they entered Linying City, they saw dead heads along the way, too many to count. It was like a mountain of corpses. , blood flowed into a river. In Linying, the propaganda team met and decided to: 1. Conduct an immediate investigation of the local area; 2. Carry out publicity and distribute promotional materials; 3. Issue a newspaper on May 29; 4. Convene a mass commemorative meeting on the 532nd anniversary; 5.… The work is proceeding in an orderly manner, the daily newspaper has been published, the preparatory office of the Revolutionary Youth Federation was established, the preparatory office of the Business Association was established on June 1, and the preparatory office of the County Farmers Association was established on June 5. A parade was held after the May 30th commemoration meeting. At this time, bad news suddenly came. Zhu Qihua's most beloved friend, An Ticheng, died in Shanghai on May 1.

An is a native of Fengrun, Zhiyi. He graduated from the Economics Department of Tokyo Imperial University in Japan at the age of 29. After returning to China, he taught at Tianjin, Harbin, Hangzhou, and Shanghai Universities, and later served as the Propaganda Section Chief of the Political Department of Whampoa Military Academy. An was immersed in his work and was extremely sincere to his friends, so Zhu was extremely sad.

After staying in Linying for three or four days, the troops were ordered to go to Kaifeng. On the morning of June 9, I passed through Zhuxian Town and arrived in Kaifeng at 5 pm. After arriving in Kaifeng, I was extremely busy with work. In addition to hard work, I also expected to work after visiting Baoding and Beijing. On the afternoon of the third day after arriving in Kaifeng, I suddenly received an order from the military to return to Wuhan. The train was blocked, so I had to walk. It was 180 miles from Kaifeng to Xuchang, and I walked for three days. I stayed in Xuchang for three days, and didn’t get on the train until the afternoon of the 17th. Leave Xuchang and return to Wuhan.

The situation in Wuhan is a bit strange. White slogans are hung everywhere on the streets. The slogans are: "Down with Xu Kexiang who betrayed the party and the state", "Oppose Zhu Peide's expulsion of political workers", "The two parties of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China will cooperate to the end" . All three slogans were posted by the Hubei Federation of Trade Unions. After further understanding, it became clear that Xu Kexiang was the instigator of the May Night Incident in Changsha. At that time, Xu Kexiang sent troops to besiege the Hunan Provincial Federation of Trade Unions and the Hunan Provincial Farmers Association. Almost all the leaders of the trade unions and farmers' associations were imprisoned, and more than 300 people were killed. After the revolutionary army conquered Jiangxi, Zhu Peide took office as chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Government; after the split of Ninghan, Zhu Peide stood on the side of Wuhan. When the Wuhan army went on the northern expedition, Xia Douyin rebelled on May 17; Xu Kexiang launched the Changsha Incident on May 21, and Yang Sen also Attacking Wuhan, Zhu Peide hardened his attitude and "sent off" his Communist Party members, all of whom were escorted out of Jiangxi and sent to Wuhan.

On the afternoon of the fourth day after returning to Wuhan, Zhou Enlai invited everyone to dinner in Hankou, including Liao Ganwu, Zhu Qihua, Li Tao, director of the Political Department of the 25th Army, Yu Zengsheng, instructor of the 73rd Division of the 25th Army, and Guan Shun, chief of the Organization Section of the General Political Department. , 24th Division Commander Ye Ting and others sat around a table and talked about the current situation and the slogans appearing on the streets...

The situation in Wuhan became worse, and Feng Yuxiang sent a telegram asking the Wuhan government for 48 hours. During the period, Borodin and all Russian advisers were expelled from the country, and the Wuhan government was asked to expel Deng Yanda. There were many legends about Feng Yuxiang at that time. At this time, another incident of Soong Ching Ling's sudden departure occurred in Wuhan. She said in her farewell letter: "The Kuomintang compromised with the enemy and became the enemy of the revolution...". Serious incidents continued to occur, and Deng Yanda also suddenly ran away. When Deng Yanda ran away, he also left a farewell letter, which was full of grief and indignation.

Zhu Qihua returned to the Political Department and received a secret notice from Director Liao Qianwu: "At seven o'clock tomorrow evening, you, me, Dai Ying and Commander Huang Qixiang will go to Jiujiang and inform Chief Luo, Comrade Mao, to set off together. Secret. "Fuck me." At seven o'clock the next day, they gathered at Pinghu Gate. In order to wait for Yun Daiying, Zhu Qihua waited until nine o'clock before boarding the ship.