Episode 27 recap: Jiang Jieshi completely betrayed.
Jiang Jieshi has established Nanjing as the capital of the Nationalist government, which will undoubtedly cause distress in the Wuhan region. Song Qingling understands that Jiang Jieshi is completely going against Sun Yat-sen's wishes, and the reactionary forces have already begun plotting the assassination of the Communist Party.
Chen Yannian realizes that this is a premeditated poisoning, and Mao Zedong believes that this is perhaps the most critical moment for the Communist Party. Jiang Jieshi sees off Yu Lao, believing that he will receive the promised three million without a penny less, and there may be more in the future.
Jiang Jieshi believes that the split with Wuhan is unavoidable, and currently, consuls of various countries are still willing to negotiate with them. Mao Zedong believes that they should wait until the students from all the counties have gathered before holding the opening ceremony. The current enrollment of the Agricultural Training Institute has reached several hundred students, which makes him very happy. Mao Zedong is confident that through targeted education, he will be able to cultivate more leaders for rural revolution.
Mao Zedong believes that canceling the anti-imperialist slogan is an extremely dangerous move, and Jiang Xianyun strongly agrees with what he said. Zhang Guotao tells Chen Duxiu that Jiang Jieshi has openly colluded with imperialism.
They tell Chen Duxiu that Jiang Jieshi will only become more ruthless. Chen Duxiu remains silent while smoking his cigarette. Zhao Shiyan tells him that although their troops are not as numerous as Jiang Jieshi's, they have a good chance of success if they are determined to fight back.
Chen Duxiu looks at Jiang Jieshi's photo on the table, smoking his cigarette pensively. Chen Duxiu tells them that they must fight, but if they fail, they will become criminals. However, if they don't fight back, angrily, he throws the cigarette onto Jiang Jieshi's photo, and they will be sitting ducks.
Just as they were talking, another telegram arrives, requesting the Communist Party not to take action. Chen Duxiu believes that there is only one solution now, which is to use the Wang-Jiang conflict to resolve this crisis. Mao Zedong's third child, Mao Anlong, is born, and he plans to clean Yang Kaihui's body.
Yang Kaihui asks if everything is going smoothly at the Agricultural Training Institute, and Mao Zedong tells her that it's going very well. Anlong happened to be born on the same day as the opening ceremony, which is a very auspicious day. Jiang Jieshi will be going to Nanjing in a couple of days, and he tells Zhang Jingjiang that he will be waiting there for good news.
Zhang Jingjiang told him that if they fail this time, it will be irreparable. Jiang Jieshi reassured him, saying that he has already had a discussion with those who hold significant power. He knows that he holds military power, and they dare not act rashly against him. While they were talking, Song Qingling called. Just after calling out Jiang Jieshi's name a couple of times, Jiang Jieshi hung up the phone. Song Qingling realized that Jiang Jieshi is completely betraying Sun Yat-sen's original intentions.
Guo Moruo also wrote an article exposing Jiang Jieshi's crimes against the revolution and the party. They know that Jiang Jieshi has guns in his hands, and they are always pointed at them. They understand that the Chinese revolution has reached its most difficult moment. A poisonous attack targeting the workers' picket teams and the Communist Party has begun.
Someone came to help Mao Zemin, and Xijun quickly moved out of Shanghai. Mao Zemin told Xijun to leave first. He must take the money from the printing factory because he knows it must not fall into the hands of others. Qu Qiubai told Mao Zedong that over two thousand Communist Party members in Guangdong have been killed. Chen Duxiu feels that it is truly a horrifying situation.
Chen Duxiu feels that the warlords and imperialism have never treated them with such ferocity. And this time, the ones wielding the butcher's knife against them are their fellow National Revolutionary Army members. Qu Qiubai and the others tell Chen Duxiu that Wang Jingwei has gone insane and wants to strip Jiang Jieshi of his party membership. They will surely seek revenge for the workers in Shanghai.
Cai Hesen feels that the blood of these people cannot be avenged merely through Wang Jingwei's punishment. Won't he become the next Jiang Jieshi? Song Qingling tells Wang Jingwei that she wants to publish an article condemning Jiang Jieshi, so that the world will know of his crimes.
Jiang Jieshi gave Zhang Jingjiang a list and told him that none of the 193 people on it should be spared, including Chen Duxiu, Mao Zedong, and other Communist Party members. Jiang Xianyun led the people in chanting slogans to overthrow Jiang Jieshi, telling everyone that there will be no peaceful days unless Jiang Jieshi is removed.
Zhang Guotao brought up the article with a photo of Jiang Xianyun and Jiang Jieshi, and Mao Zedong believes that it is inevitable for Jiang Xianyun, who was his student at the Whampoa Military Academy, to have connections with him.
Zhang Guotao doesn't trust Jiang Xianyun at all. He intercepted the letter Jiang Jieshi wrote to him. Mao Zedong believes that in this situation, they should unconditionally trust their comrades, while Zhang Guotao continues to doubt him and suspends all of his positions.
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