Episode 30 recap: The Kuomintang has started to deal with the Communist Party.
Wang Jingwei told He Yingqin that he would definitely inherit Sun Yat-sen's will and confront Jiang Jieshi until the end. He Yingqin told him that the Communist Party is ultimately an outsider, and if he aligns himself with them, those who oppose him in the future might not be Xia Doyin and Xu Kexiang anymore.
Chen Duxiu came to see Wang Jingwei again, and although Wang Jingwei wanted to refuse, Chen Duxiu had already walked in. Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai had noodles together and chatted. Mao Zedong knew that Chen Yannian chose to go to Shanghai at this time, and he had long put life and death aside. He hoped that Chen Yannian could be safe and looked forward to seeing him again.
Mao Zedong believed that Wang Jingwei was a selfish person, and it was not possible to place hope on him. He believed that revolution was about violence, and now that the enemy was using violence against them, they had to respond with violence. Zhou Enlai agreed with him, and he came this time to see what Mao Zedong intended to do.
Mao Zedong told him that he personally established the Hunan Party branch, and now he wanted to go back and see what could be done. Zhou Enlai asked him what Chen Duxiu said, and Mao Zedong told him that Chen Duxiu had never replied to him.
Wang Jingwei told Chen Duxiu about the issue in Changsha, and he would definitely give the Communist Party an explanation. Chen Duxiu said he had heard rumors that Wang Jingwei had secretly communicated with Nanjing. Wang Jingwei told him that it was all rumors and began to reminisce about the revolutionary days between him and Chen Duxiu.
He told Chen Duxiu that he valued his reputation very much and would not allow himself to bear a bad name. Hearing this, Chen Duxiu started to believe Wang Jingwei again and told him to start preparing for war, so that the misunderstanding could be cleared up.
Wang Jingwei told him that preparations for war require manpower and financial resources, as soldiers need to be paid. Chen Duxiu was once again convinced by Wang Jingwei's words, and when Mao Zedong returned home, he received a letter from Jiang Xianyun.
He sat down in the room and opened the letter to read it. Jiang Xianyun told him that the recent situation on the battlefield has been busy.
Jiang Xianyun's leg has been injured, and his subordinates advised him to rest and find a replacement. However, Jiang Xianyun believed that changing personnel midway is a major taboo in warfare, and he insisted on going into battle despite his injury.
Jiang Xianyun was knocked down by an enemy warhorse, but he smiled as he watched his compatriots bravely advance and engage the enemy. When the war was over, Xia Minghan came to the devastated area to find Jiang Xianyun. He saw Jiang Xianyun lying in a pool of blood and tightly embraced him.
Jiang Xianyun sacrificed his life in this battle, and Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong, and others held a memorial service for him. Jiang Jieshi also learned of the news and knew that Jiang Xianyun would rather die than serve him.
Luo Yi told Bao Luoting that Wang Jingwei and Jiang Jieshi are different, and Bao Luoting became very angry when he learned that Luo Yi had sent a secret message to Wang Jingwei. Chen Duxiu asked if he knew that after Wang Jingwei learned about this secret message, it would bring irreversible disaster to their communist revolution. Luo Yi didn't think so and walked away angrily.
Sun Ke read the secret message to Wang Jingwei. The content roughly stated that the Communist Party wanted to establish its own secret communication. They saw it as a declaration of war from the Communist Party. They believed they had been too lenient with the Communist Party and asked Wang Jingwei if they should take action.
Wang Jingwei felt that the prerequisite for their cooperation was that the Kuomintang was the leader, and now the Communist Party wanted to take control. Wang Jingwei told them that on the issue of dealing with the Communist Party, they still needed to maintain the appearance of a relationship, but when the time was right, they would strike with thunder and lightning.
Yi Lirong and Guo Liang found Mao Zedong and informed him about the situation in Hunan. The Hunan Party branch, which Mao Zedong had established, was now in ruins. Many party organizations in various places had lost contact, and He Shuheng had already gone underground.
Li Da had already left the party, but they were still pursuing him. Mao Zedong secretly held meetings with his true comrades at night and told everyone to organize a powerful counterattack against Xu Kexiang and others through the workers' and peasants' movement.
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