▁Ren ▁was ▁a ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁direct ▁assault ▁and ▁was ▁highly ▁critical ▁of ▁Ma o ' s ▁gu err illa ▁strategy . ▁During ▁the ▁N ing du ▁Conference ▁in ▁October , ▁Ma o ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Z hou ▁En la i ▁as ▁the ▁West ▁Army ▁Commander ▁and ▁was ▁critic ized ▁by ▁Ren ▁during ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁In ▁lieu ▁of ▁his ▁actions ▁against ▁Ma o , ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Pl en ary ▁Session ▁of ▁the ▁C CP , ▁Ren ▁admitted ▁that ▁his ▁actions ▁were ▁wrong ▁and ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁" m oment ▁of ▁sect arian ▁activity ". ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁Bo ▁Gu ▁and ▁others ▁adopt ing ▁Wang ▁M ing ' s ▁st ance ▁of ▁party ▁ide ology , ▁Ren ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁transfer ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Central ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Organ ization ▁Department ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁party ▁secretary ▁in ▁the ▁Hun an – J i ang xi ▁Soviet . ▁Upon ▁his ▁appointment , ▁he ▁was ▁faced ▁with ▁critical ▁problems ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Fif th ▁En circ lement ▁Camp aign ▁against ▁Ji ang xi ▁Soviet ▁and ▁the ▁re building ▁of ▁party ▁elements ▁following ▁counter - ins ur gency ▁plans . ▁He ▁halt ed ▁the ▁counter - re volution ary ▁plans ▁and ▁released ▁Wang ▁Sh ou da o , ▁Z hang ▁Q il ong ▁and ▁others ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁Red ▁Six th ▁Army ▁to ▁the ▁Six th ▁Army ▁Group . ▁In ▁December , ▁he ▁replaced ▁C ai ▁H ui wen ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Political ▁Comm iss ar ▁of