Zhang Wentian (Luo Fu), like Bogu and Wang Ming, belonged to the group of students studying in the Soviet Union, held important leading positions in the party, and was a core member and right-hand man in carrying out Wang Ming's line, and had made the mistake of "Left" dogmatism.
But compared with other "Left" dogmatists in the Party, Lofu was an early CCP leader who had split off from the "Left" camp. Luo Fu was a man of truth and adherence to the truth; in his practical work, he discovered that there were serious problems with the "Left" line, and through personal feelings and comparative analysis, he understood the correctness of Mao Zedong's thought and line, and then gradually and firmly sided with Mao Zedong.
Zhang Wentian
In February 1931, Luo Fu returned from studying in the Soviet Union and succeeded Shen Zemin as the head of the Central Propaganda Department. In the autumn of that year, Luo Fu, who had just entered the first year of his founding, was promoted to a member of the Provisional Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, and immediately entered the core of the Party's leadership.
Due to the implementation of the "Left" line, the Provisional Central Committee could not gain a foothold in Shanghai, and had to move into the Central Soviet District in early 1933, and Luo Fu also entered the Soviet Area. In January 1934, at the Fifth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee, Luo Fu was elected a member of the Politburo and the Secretary of the Secretariat.
Whether in Shanghai or in Ruijin, the Provisional Central Committee absolutely obeyed the command of the Comintern, and only the International took the lead in promoting Wang Ming's "Left" adventurism line. Luo Fu can be said to be a cadre of Wang Ming's line and one of the leading figures of Wang Ming's sect's small clique.
The differences between Lobu and Bogu and Li De began in his practice and practical struggle in the Soviet zone. As a result of Bogu and Li De's vigorous pursuit of the "Left" policy and military adventurism in the Soviet zone, with the passage of time, the Red Army suffered consecutive defeats on the front line, the area of the Soviet zone shrank day by day, the losses of the Red Army expanded day by day, and the fact of blood made Luo Fu gradually wake up and be educated.
Bogu
It should be said that in guiding the general principles and policies of the Chinese revolution, Luo Fu was in agreement with Bogu and Li De, but in some specific tactics and methods of struggle, contradictions gradually arose between him and Bogu and Li De, and sometimes even quarrels arose.
The defeat at the Battle of Guangchang in 1934 widened the already existing contradictions between Luofu and Bogu. Lobou accused Bogu and the enemy of fighting for the wrong way of fighting, and the two had a heated argument, which deepened the contradiction between the two.
Both LuoFu and Bogu were core members of the Provisional Central Committee, and both were Liusu factions, and Bogu still wanted to rely heavily on Luofu. In order to win over Luofu, shortly thereafter, Bogu said to Luofu: "Li De's opinion is that we are all back from Moscow, and the affairs of China should still be handled by Moscow' return, and we should eliminate the previous suspicions and cooperate well." ”
Lof ignored this.
Lov is a man of truth. Because Bogu thought that Lofu was not impressed with his admonition with strong sectarian sentiments to convey Li De, and did not comply with it in his work, he felt that Lofu was no longer obedient, so he began to exclude Luofu.
After January 1934, Bogu sent Lob to work for the central government as Chairman of the People's Committee.
Before entering the Soviet zone, Luo Fu knew that Mao Zedong had some methods and experience in leading the armed struggle. But like other central leaders, these methods and experiences are considered obsolete in the current situation of the Party's offensive line and are a manifestation of right opportunism.
Chairman Mao
After Luo Fu took office in the central government, in fact, the post of Chairman of the People's Committee he held intersected with the post of Chairman of the Soviet Government held by Mao Zedong, and he was worried that he would not cooperate well with Mao Zedong. However, daily communication at work is inevitable.
Not only that, after Luo Fu came to Ruijin, he and Mao Zedong also became neighbors, and their residence was only separated by a wall, and they both lived in Shazhouba in Xiaxiao District. The time spent together suddenly increased.
Gradually, Mao Zedong's style of going deep among the masses, paying attention to investigation and research, and caring for the well-being of the masses deeply infected Luo Fu. In particular, Mao Zedong also had in-depth and long talks with Luo Fu on the economic construction in the Soviet Union, which benefited Luo Fu a lot.
When Luo Fu listened carefully to Mao Zedong's several conversations, he found that Mao Zedong was a leader who followed the rules and inducements, and his views on some issues were extraordinary, especially his familiarity with the situation in the base areas, so he gradually developed a good feeling for Mao Zedong.
At that time, Mao Zedong was in a position of exclusion and sat on a cold bench, but Luo Fu did not discriminate against him like some responsible persons in the central government, and Luo Fu was not that kind of person.
As a result of their work contacts and the convergence of their views on some issues, Luo Fu gradually felt that Mao Zedong was not as useless and as some people said, and on the contrary, he thought that some of Mao Zedong's views were very grounded, and often even superior. Therefore, when the People's Committee met, Luo Fu often invited Mao Zedong to participate in and give guidance, and Mao Zedong's opinion was respected.
Worried about the future of the Chinese revolution and heavy work, Mao Zedong fell ill. In late August, Mao Zedong went to Baiyun Mountain in Ruijin to recuperate the sick body. During this period, Zhang Wentian was very concerned about Chairman Mao's condition, visited him several times, listened carefully to his opinions, and instructed the security personnel and relevant cadres to ensure Chairman Mao's safety and to safeguard Chairman Mao's health.
One day after dinner, Luo Fu went to Baiyun Mountain to visit Chairman Mao. At this time, the Red Army was conducting the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" operation on the front line. Because of Li De's blind command, news of the defeat of the front line came one after another, and the area of the base area shrank day by day. Lof was heavy-hearted and anxious.
Reed
Speaking of the Battle of Guangchang, Luo Fu had a very strong opinion on Li De's tactics of engaging in short raids, fighting fortress battles, and fighting with the enemy to the death, and felt incomprehensible that Bogu believed in Li De's ability, while Luo Fu expressed his dissatisfaction and anger at Bogu, who obviously did not admit to the loss and defended himself.
Mao Zedong took Luo Fu's words and expressed his views on the war. He said that a weak army fighting a strong enemy must not be reconciled, and that it must be true, false, false, and real, and that the enemy's main force must be transferred away with a small number of troops, and then point out that its main force should be directed at the weak enemy and completely annihilate the enemy.
Luo Fu agreed with Mao Zedong's military point of view, believing that fighting with the enemy and fighting against the fortress was a stupid way, believing that the battle of Guangchang was such a loss and led to the disastrous defeat of the Red Army.
Later, Luo Fu came to visit Mao Zedong many times, and the two of them talked more and more deeply about the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" and some issues, and Mao Zedong even asked Luo Fu to stay overnight for a long night talk many times. Through the conversation, Luo Fu learned something from Mao Zedong about the regularity of China's revolutionary war.
During the Long March, Zhang Wentian marched with Mao Zedong and camped together.
In xianxi town, Luo Fu saw that most of the soldiers were dressed in single clothes, with a pair of straw shoes on their feet, and many of the fighters were barefoot. Some of the warriors had cracked their feet and were oozing blood. Due to the lack of nutrition, the warriors' faces are vegetable yellow, their cheekbones are raised, and their eyes are sunken, showing a hungry look. Their bullet pouches are also mostly dry.
But these warriors are the survivors after passing through the enemy's four blockade lines, experiencing a rain of bullets and bullets, and are the warriors who died nine times.
As he looked at these fighters, his heart was bitter and very heavy, and he deeply realized the harm caused by "Left" opportunism to the revolution and the Central Soviet Zone.
When they camped together, Luo Fu and Mao Zedong talked to each other about the central military leadership in the five "encirclement and suppression" campaigns, especially why the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" could not be won.
Zhang Wentian was completely on Mao's side.
Later, Zhang Wentian wrote in his notes on the rectification of the wind in Yan'an:
After the Long March, I lived with comrades Mao Zedong and Wang Jiaxiang. Mao Zedong began to explain to us the mistakes in the past military leadership of the Central Committee in the five "encirclement and suppression" campaigns, and I quickly accepted his opinion, and began the struggle against Bogu and Li De in the Politburo, all the way to the Zunyi Conference.
It was precisely because Mao Zedong successfully won the support of Luo Fu and Wang Jiaxiang that the balance of power gradually tilted to the correct side represented by Mao Zedong, providing the possibility for the successful convening of the Later Zunyi Conference.
The reason why Luo Fu was able to side with Mao Zedong was also the inevitable result of Luo Fu and Li De's implementation of Wang Ming's "Left" erroneous line in the Central Soviet Region, which proved from one side that Wang Ming's "Left" erroneous line would not work.
The successful convening of the Zunyi Conference established Mao Zedong's leading position in the Party and the Red Army, saved the Party, saved the Red Army, and saved the Chinese revolution at the most critical juncture of the Chinese revolution, thus announcing that Wang Ming's "Left" erroneous line had come to an end and that Wang Ming's "Left" erroneous line was bankrupt.
Since then, under the guidance of the banner of Mao Zedong's correct thinking, the Chinese revolution has once again changed into a vigorous vitality. Thus, under the leadership of Mao Zedong, in the face of the encirclement and blockade of Chiang Kai-shek's 400,000-strong army during the Long March, the heroic soldiers of the Red Army braved the strong enemy and staged a human drama of crossing the Red River four times, attacking the west with sound, forcibly crossing the Dadu River, flying to seize the Luding Bridge, climbing the snow-capped mountains, and crossing the meadows, creating one human miracle after another.
As soon as the Long March ended, a new situation in the Chinese revolution began.