The Founding of an Army Page #4

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Well, Miss Mei-ling

prefers plane trees

and wants Nanjing

to be full of them.

I have arranged people

to implement your gorgeous plan.

Also,

the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Consortium

must be brought into the fold.

Our success relies 30% on military

and 70% on the economy.

The country will be at peace

as long those old guys are fed well.

Yes, sir.

With this

we can change the colors of the whole world.

Luo Ronghuan,

don't you think so?

Enlai!

You treated me to wine in Berlin

and now I bring you a jar

of liquor from your hometown.

How many people do you have under your control?

A few hundred, I guess.

During the uprising

I need you to eliminate one regiment.

Only one regiment?

We could take on an entire division easily.

I do have some conditions I would like to address.

Say it.

When I joined the Party

all of my money went to Party dues

and I need funds to finance this mission.

Tell me how you will use the money.

Don't worry about that.

You will know when the time comes.

Waiter! Four bowls of rice noodles.

Coming!

My... My legs are almost broken.

Here are your rice noodles.

Hurry up!

Coming!

Hurry up!

Enjoy.

Hey! Come here!

Do you need something, sir?

Where are my rice noodles?

Those military gentlemen was here first.

I'm cooking yours now. Doing it now.

Hold on.

This is even more delicious than

the noodles in Guangzhou.

Well, I see this restaurant

feeds pigs first.

What did you say?

I didn't know pigs could

understand human language.

I dare you to say that again!

I said you are pigs.

Who are pigs?

Zhao Fusheng pays his respects to his superior.

Who is the pig?

I am, sir.

A vice battalion commander

can be so hard on his comrades' troops.

If they were civilians

I bet you'd eat them alive, huh?

Sir, I wouldn't dare, sir.

I'm teaching you a lesson on behalf

of Commander He.

If you were my soldier

I would parade you through the streets!

Lesson learned. Thank you, Commander.

Please take care on the road, Commander Ye!

Here are your rice noodles!

Chen Feng!

I have seen it all.

I apologize, I made a scene.

Well, I thought you guys were having

a good time in Wuhan.

Why did you come to Nanchang?

I have no idea!

Now Commander He looks like he's possessed

and insisted on coming to Jiangxi

with that Cantonese guy.

Now all the high posts in the army

have been taken by the Cantonese

and we, the veterans who risked our lives,

are no longer popular.

That bearded He is just a western Hu'nan bandit

and is not like us.

Let me be frank with you.

He Long is singing Xipi

with those scholars all day long.

Sing Xipi?

I don't know what it means either.

Even the Cooking Corps has asked about it.

CCP.

What is CCP then?

Chinese Communist Party.

Zhao Fusheng,

you must follow the right people in society these days.

How about this...

Will you follow me?

I can at least make you vice commander of a regiment.

Besides, we have

a special fund every month.

Our Jiangxi rice noodles are really good.

Try some.

I'll see you later, Chen Feng.

Everyone, there are 6,000 enemy troops garrisoned

in Nanchang City.

They are set up mainly at the

5th Army Headquarters' rear office

in the Financial Commissioner's building.

The 23rd regiment of the KMT 3rd Army

in the Examination Hall,

and the 24th regiment of KMT 3rd Army

is at the New Camp Gate.

The enemy's main position occupies the area

from the main street to the

Financial Commissioners Building.

Commander He Long,

this is yours to take.

The artillery is ready to offer support at any time.

The gate tower,

with it's commanding height over Nanchang City,

is extremely important.

Ye Ting, your troops are charged with taking it.

Come on guys, all of you.

Come and take a picture!

We're about to start a fight

and it will be a tough one.

There are not many guards in the railway station

and it must be taken as soon as we begin,

in order to cut off their retreat.

Let me stress this last point:

He Long's men must take the

Financial Commissioners Building before dawn!

No problem!

Everyone wear a red scarve around your collar

and tie a white towel to your right arm.

A red cross should be placed

on everyone's flashlight lens

to avoid friendly fire

in combat at night.

You've thought of everything.

Regiment Commander, an invitation

for you from Commander Zhu.

Chen Feng in Nanchang is a serious problem.

He was suspicious of us

when we marched into the city.

If Chen wires to Lushan to see what's going on

all of us will be exposed.

As for me,

I agree with the uprising.

But...

the Comintern has given clear instructions to us

to win over Zhang Fakui.

So I hope you can comply with the wishes

of the Central Committee.

So now we have everything ready

and suddenly there

is an international influence stepping in

to obstruct the uprising.

I object!

I said, comply with the decision

of the Central Committee.

Zhang Fakui will arrive in Nanchang on August 1st

and his goal is to come here and wear us down.

The uprising is like an arrow on the bow.

It cannot be stopped!

They keep shifting their commands.

This is Rightist Capitulation!

I think you are a Leftist radical!

To establish a new revolutionary team,

we must be willing to give everything up.

If we miss this chance, we'll regret it forever.

As the General Secretary

of the Frontline Committee,

I can decide on all matters regarding

the Nanchang uprising.

If you make such wild claims,

where does that leave

the Central Committee and the Comintern?

Tie him up!

Commander He!

This is a high-level internal meeting.

What are you doing here?

Facing a formidable enemy,

nobody has the right to demoralize the troops!

Nobody!

Enlai,

let me ask you this single question:

this uprising,

do we do it or not?

The uprising will not be delayed...

Zhou Enlai!

...unless I'm dismissed as General Secretary

of the Frontline Committee on the spot.

You!

I don't think things are that complicated.

I have a solution.

Okay, let's hear it.

Take you out.

I'll take care of it.

What are you doing?

I didn't think

that communists would kill one of their own.

Sorry,

I'm not a communist yet.

Now the whole country is in white terror.

If something

happens to Comrade Zhang Guotao,

we won't receive any command.

Any problem for the uprising?

Well,

if... I mean if...

According to the Party Constitution,

everyone votes on it.

I have never been to Nanchang.

More than half. It meets the quorum.

The Nanchang Uprising is scheduled for 4a.m.

on August 1.

Marker:
three gunshots.

Code word:

"Unifying the Country."

I'm back.

Zhao Fusheng, change your equipment.

Is there any action?

4a.m.

Dear friends,

cousins

and brothers!

Today we gather in Nanchang

and this place is honored

by your gracious presence!

Everyone, please enjoy your time

and get very, very drunk!

Hurrah!

Before we act,

I have a plan

to invite all the leaders

in Nanchang to drink

until they are

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