The people of Fuzhou welcome the rebel army.
Release time:
2018-02-08
On the eve of the August 1st Uprising
After the April 12th coup, Chiang Kai-shek's anti-communist actions became even more frenzied. On July 15th, the counter-revolutionary group led by Wang Jingwei in Wuhan merged with Chiang Kai-shek's group in Nanjing, relying on American imperialism as their backing, centered around the financial compradors of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and based on the large landlords and big bourgeoisie, establishing a new counter-revolutionary dynasty, announcing the separation of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, officially breaking with the Communist Party and betraying the revolution. Zhu Peide in Jiangxi also completely accepted Chiang Kai-shek's command, starting from June 5th, using the pretext of sending off with ceremony, armed escorting Communists out of the country, and destroying revolutionary organizations such as trade unions and peasant associations, closing progressive newspapers, and hunting down revolutionaries.
When Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei successively betrayed the revolution, the revolutionary situation became extremely urgent. In order to save the revolution from failure, under the leadership of comrades Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, and others, a revolutionary committee was established in Nanchang at the end of July to plan an armed uprising. On August 1st, the world-famous "August 1st" armed uprising took place, eliminating the reactionary Kuomintang army stationed in Nanchang and successfully occupying the city.
The sound of cannon fire from the "August 1st" uprising determined the future of the Chinese revolution. The revolutionary army established by the Communist Party of China began a new revolutionary phase of armed revolution against armed counter-revolution.
After the victory of the uprising, the counter-revolutionary Chiang Kai-shek group in Nanjing and the counter-revolutionary Wang Jingwei group in Wuhan actively gathered a large number of troops to attack Nanchang. The uprising army decided to seize the source of the Chinese revolution—Guangdong, to accumulate strength and carry out a second northern expedition, leaving Nanchang on August 5th and heading south to Guangdong.
When the news of the victory of the "August 1st" uprising reached Fuzhou, people from all walks of life in the city gathered at Zengjiayuan on August 2nd to celebrate the victory of the "August 1st" uprising, shouting slogans such as "Celebrate the victory of the 'August 1st' uprising!" "The people of the whole country unite!" "Down with imperialism!" "Down with Chiang Kai-shek!" "Down with Wang Jingwei!" and so on.
The Linchuan County Committee of the Communist Party of China held an emergency meeting according to the instructions of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee to study and arrange responses to the "August 1st" uprising. The county committee allocated forces to rush to Wenzhun to guide and assist the uprising army in crossing the border, setting up tea stations and transport teams at markets along the way in Wenzhun and Lidou, and organizing workers' patrol teams in the city to strengthen defenses against sudden incidents. They mobilized workers, students, and women to organize propaganda teams, transport teams, and tea stations, and prepared supplies. At the same time, they initiated uprising work among the stationed troops, sending representatives to negotiate with the two divisions led by Yang Ruxuan and Yang Chisheng, explaining the great righteousness to persuade them to lead their troops to revolt. However, Yang Ruxuan and Yang Chisheng had received secret orders from Zhu Peide beforehand and were determined to serve Chiang Kai-shek's counter-revolution, showing no intention to turn to the revolution. Yet, they hesitated for many days due to the uprising army's prestige, and only when the uprising army was about to reach Fuzhou did they hurriedly flee to Dongxiang and Jinxu.
The whole city warmly welcomed the uprising army.
On August 5th, the uprising army left Nanchang and headed for Guangdong, receiving a warm welcome from the people along the way. On the 6th, the uprising army gradually arrived in Fuzhou, where people from all walks of life lined the streets to welcome the army into the city. Everyone held small flags saying "Welcome the uprising army" and "Down with the new warlords"... Women along the way kindly offered tea and water to the soldiers, and transport teams eagerly helped carry the soldiers' bags and supplies, showing great warmth. The 20th Army, 11th Army, 9th Army, and other units led by comrades Zhu De, Ye Ting, He Long, etc., entered Fuzhou amidst cheers and the loud sounds of gongs and firecrackers.
The streets and alleys of the city were covered with slogans welcoming the uprising army, and small flags welcoming the uprising army were placed in front of shops and residents' homes. The camping locations prepared for the uprising army were arranged very well in advance.
After the uprising army entered the city, a grand military-civilian celebration was held at Zengjiayuan with the local people. At the meeting, leaders at all levels gave reports, and representatives from various sectors spoke.
When the uprising army set off, workers and farmers eagerly signed up to join the transport team to deliver military supplies to the troops. Some transport team members were so reluctant to leave the army that they requested to join the revolution and become glorious revolutionary soldiers. For example, farmer Zhou Donggua from Yangzhou voluntarily joined the transport team and insisted on following the army south to participate in the revolution.
The enthusiastic welcome from the people for the uprising army demonstrated the close cooperation spirit between the revolutionary army and the people. It showed the close ties between our party and the people, as well as the people's hatred for the counter-revolutionaries' oppression.
Armed workers and farmers, along with revolutionary youth, marched south with the army.
On August 7th, the Linchuan County Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting for party members and youth league members at the "Meiyimei Association" (the meeting site is now opposite the Workers' Auditorium) to call on all party members, youth league members, and workers' patrol teams, as well as the farmers' self-defense army, to participate in the armed uprising to strengthen our workers' and farmers' revolutionary armed forces. After the meeting, party and youth league members rushed to sign up, and workers' patrol team members and farmers' self-defense army also actively responded to the party's call and signed up enthusiastically. According to the instructions, the county committee decided to keep the unexposed, resolute core members among the party and youth league members, to continue developing the party's organization in Fuzhou and persist in fighting against the enemy, while most party and youth league members were approved to march south with the army. Many progressive students and teachers in schools, influenced by the party's education and the profound impact of the revolutionary struggle, also eagerly requested to join the revolutionary ranks. Participating in armed struggle became a unified action among the revolutionary masses, with over 400 party and youth league members, workers, farmers, and revolutionary youth joining the uprising army, becoming glorious revolutionary soldiers. Some party members and youth students were assigned to the front-line political department to carry out propaganda work.
The county committee and the provincial committee accompanying the army provided necessary instructions to the remaining core party members such as Zeng Qufei and Chen Daoping, encouraging everyone to persist in the struggle, continue developing the party's organization, and mobilize the masses to actively carry out various struggle activities.
Around August 10th, the uprising army left Fucheng, singing the powerful revolutionary song "Arise! You who are oppressed by hunger and cold..." amidst the cheers of the people lining the streets, stepping onto the journey and advancing south!
After the uprising army marched south, the remaining party members, including Zeng Qufei and more than ten comrades, quickly organized an underground party organization under the leadership of comrade Zeng Qufei according to the provincial committee's instructions, developing revolutionary forces, leading workers and farmers to persist in the struggle during the difficult years of white terror!
① Zeng Qifei, originally named Zeng Zongfan, was born in 1899 in a poor peasant family in Laoji Zeng Village, on the roadside of Tujiabu, Yongxiu County, Jiangxi. In 1917, he was admitted to the Provincial Normal School, where he studied for five years. He joined the Youth League in 1923 and the Communist Party in 1925. In March 1929, he was arrested and killed by the enemy in Zengjiayuan, Fuzhou the same year. He served as the Organization Minister of the Yongxiu County Committee, Secretary of the County Committee, and Organization Minister and Secretary of the Linchuan County Committee, among other positions.
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