初到陕北时周恩来没有直接跟随毛泽东南下原因探析

An Analysis of the Reasons Why Zhou Enlai did not Follow Mao Zedong to the South on His First Arrival in Northern Shaanxi

中共中央到达下寺湾后,对陕北苏区的情况有了比较深入的了解,为了应对面临的严峻政治和军事危机,中央决定分两路行动:一路南下粉碎国民党"围剿",一路北上进驻瓦窑堡。按照中央常委分工,负责中央组织局和后方军事工作的周恩来应该北上到后方的瓦窑堡,但由于毛泽东认为前方需要他,中央决定他暂时仍到前方。实际上周恩来没有直接跟随毛泽东南下到前方,而是暂时留在下寺湾等待朱理治到来,向他征询中央任命他为陕甘省委书记的意见,并布置为粉碎国民党"围剿"需要承担的后勤保障工作。

After the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China arrived at Xiasiwan,they had a better understanding towards the situation of Soviet Area in the northern Shaanxi.In order to cope with the severe political and military crisis,the central government decided to take two actions.The first action was to go south and smash the Kuomintang’s"encirclement and suppression";the second action was to go north and settle into Wayaobu.According to the arrangement of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee,Zhou Enlai,who was in charge of the Central Organizational Bureau and the rear military work,should go north to Wayaobu in the rear.However,Mao Zedong considered that he was needed in the front and thus the Central Committee decided that he would stay in the front temporarily.In fact,Zhou Enlai did not directly follow Mao Zedong to the south in the front,but temporarily stayed in Xiashiwan waiting for Zhu Lizhi.Zhou Enlai wanted to consult Zhu Lizhi about the Central Committee’s appointing him Secretary of the Shaanxi-Gansu Provincial Party Committee.Moreover,he had to assign the logistical support work in order to smash the Kuomintang’s"encirclement and suppression".