Age of Rebirth

Chapter 370: Mediation of the Xi'an Incident

Tang Qiuli didn't say anything, one person can't do everything, leave enough space and room for others to play, the backbone has been established, and the details, let the standing committee members play their role.

These members of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee were very active in scrambling to speak, perhaps in order to make up for the mistakes just now, and tried their best in front of Soong Meiling, trying to recover the adverse effects just now, racking their brains and offering suggestions one after another, only He Yingqin's expressionless words Without speaking, Song Meiling listened carefully and generously, showing the bearing that the first lady of the Republic of China should have.

Mei Ting embraced Tang Qiuli tightly with the attitude of welcoming a hero, regardless of being in front of the public. Just now, Tang Qiuli's demeanor on the stage made Mei Ting dazzled. Like a god exists in Mei Ting's heart.

On the contrary, Tang Qiuli still cared about the occasion, and whispered in Mei Ting's ear: "Silly girl, so many people are looking at us." Indeed, he felt two powerful gazes on his back. [

He turned his head, and the smiling Soong Meiling greeted him calmly, her eyes were full of appreciation and meaningful kindness, Tang Qiuli blushed for no reason, the lethality of the first lady of the Republic of China was really powerful.

Mei Ting reluctantly left his strong embrace, raised her flower-like face, and looked at her lover carefully, as if she wanted to find out from him what was different from other people, which made Tang Qiuli shudder.

The meeting of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China finally decided to abandon the proposal of a military campaign and send a special envoy to contact Zhang Yang to seek a peaceful solution.

Song Meiling, Song Ziwen, Kong Xiangxi, Tang Qiuli and other 27 members of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee formed the Xi’an Incident Decision-Making Committee. Authorized by the Standing Committee of the Central Committee, they exercised full authority to rescue Chairman Jiang and were responsible for specific matters, all to ensure the safety of Chairman Jiang for the first place.

He Yingqin was excluded from the decision-making committee. At this time, he no longer had any capital to fight. The meeting of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was completely defeated, and his wolfish ambitions were also exposed. Really lonely, the situation is miserable.

At the plenary meeting of the decision-making committee for the Xi'an Incident held subsequently, Tang Qiuli asked not to participate in the specific implementation process on the grounds that he was young, lacking in Dulwich, and inexperienced. How could everyone let him go? In the end, Tang Qiuli was given full command All military forces focus on military affairs.

This time, Tang Qiuli was promoted again. His current position is equivalent to the commander-in-chief of the army, navy and air force of the Republic of China. In theory, he can mobilize all the troops. In fact, the most important thing is to control the troops of the Northwest Suppression General.

After the Central Standing Committee meeting made a decision, the Xi'an Incident Decision-Making Committee stepped up its action and decided to send the first special envoy to Xi'an to have face-to-face actual contact with Zhang Yang and see what requirements and conditions they put forward before making a decision.

An Australian, Duan Na, was selected as the best candidate for the special envoy. This journalist, who was born in New South Wales, Australia, spent his entire career in China. Guest Qing, was once invited by Zhang Zuolin to be the counselor of Zhang Zuolin and his son, and participated in the planning of international affairs.

He had a close personal relationship with Zhang Xueliang, the young marshal at the time. Zhang Xueliang's fluent English was due to Tuan Na's tireless teaching. A political adviser and a good friend of Generalissimo Chiang, he has a very strong personal relationship.

It is most suitable to have this person as a special envoy. After calling Zhang Xueliang, Zhang Xueliang also expressed that he very much welcomes Duan Na to come to Xi'an to discuss a proper solution to the Xi'an Incident.

Immediately, Duanna flew to Xi'an as a political adviser to the Nanjing Nationalist Government, and was warmly welcomed by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng. Duanna brought a proposal from the Nanjing government to consult Zhang Yang's conditions, and informed Zhang Yang that the Standing Committee of the Central Committee had set up a special committee to solve the problem. The decision-making committee of the Xi'an Incident and provided a list of members of the committee.

Knowing that Qiuli's younger brother was among them and in charge of the military power, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng were completely relieved. They no longer had to worry about fighting the Central Army. With Qiuli's younger brother in control, they couldn't fight anyway.

In order to achieve today's results, Brother Qiuli must have worked hard to sit down and talk with Nanjing and Xi'an. From Duanna's few words, it can be imagined that Zhang Yang and Zhang Yang were very worried about the dangerous situation at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China. Grateful, no one wants to see a situation where both jade and stone are destroyed, even though the two are ready to fight, and secretly rejoice for having such a close friend.

Duan Na proposed to meet Chairman Jiang, Zhang Yang readily agreed, and was accompanied by Zhang Xueliang.

After Tuanna met Chairman Chiang, he presented a letter written by Mrs. Chiang, which contained a sentence: "At present, Nanjing is a scene within a drama, and there are many people who borrow knives to kill people." After reading Mrs. Jiang's letter, Chairman Jiang remained silent. , Sit quietly for a long time.

With his shrewdness, it is not difficult to guess that it is the one who is jumping up and down, gloating and impatient, and the one who hopes that he will die at the hands of Zhang Yang, and the wife mentioned in the letter that Tang Qiuli tried his best to turn the tide and save the situation from falling. With the situation of today's negotiations, Chairman Jiang is extremely moved.

At the beginning, he tried his best to promote Tang Qiuli and entrusted him with high-ranking officials. The purpose was to win over Tang Qiuli's heart. He focused on the strength behind him and feared that he would be won over by the CCP.

At the most critical moment, I did not expect that it was Tang Qiuli who directly saved his own life. Generalissimo Jiang felt quite emotional that a young man with a weak crown turned out to be the pillar of the party and the country. In his heart, he regarded him as a person who could be reused throughout his life. Tang Qiuli's request was not allowed, and he was doubled, and his favor was added to the level of doting. [

The door of negotiation will be opened, and everything will follow this line of thought, and the day will come when things will come to fruition.

The leaders of the Communist Party of China, who paid close attention to the Xi'an Incident, made the most active preparations, moving the main force of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi to the vicinity of Xi'an, preparing to fight against the 30 Central Army together with the Northeast Army and the [-]th Route Army.

On the second day after the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng called the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and asked the Communist Party to send a delegation to Xi'an to jointly study the aftermath of the Xi'an Incident and discuss the plan to resist Japan and save the nation.

The leaders of the CCP, who are good at using power and plotting power, immediately saw keenly that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the best opportunity for the CCP to change from illegal to legal, from underground to underground, and can openly propose "stop Civil war, the guns point to the outside world" political proposition.

As a result, the great banner of forming a united front for the war of resistance was raised, public momentum was built, public opinion was won, and the hearts of the people were won. The CCP and the Red Army in northern Shaanxi could, with justified reasons, come to the fore and enter the people's field of vision.

With the CCP’s political maturity and political combat effectiveness, a single seed can grow into a towering tree, and a single seed can cover the entire mountain. The opportunity of history is for the CCP and the CCP’s Red Army, which are regarded as bandits. Opportunity to go to the political arena and play a leading role.

On December [-], [-], in Xi'an, an ancient city in the northwest of China, by the Huaqing Pool at the foot of Lishan Mountain in Lintong, Zhang Yang fired a gunshot. And finally got Jiangshan.

There was no dissent within the CCP about sending a delegation to Xi'an to discuss major plans with Zhang Yang and form a united front. However, there were two distinct opinions within the CCP about how to deal with the detained Generalissimo Chiang.

One opinion is that Chiang is the actual leader of the Republic of China, and there are many factions within the Communist Party. Once Jiang, a heavyweight, is lost, various factions will inevitably fight for the supreme leadership of the National Government.

Together with the civil war, the country has become torn apart, and the damage can only be caused by China's national defense forces, and it can only be the Japanese who have taken advantage of it. Among other things, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi from the Xingui family, Yan Xishan from Shanxi, and Liu from as far away as Sichuan Xiang, all have this strength, and even Tang Qiuli of Pingjin, who is currently living in peace with us, has the possibility of competing for the supreme leadership.

If Tang Qiuli, who was far away in Nanjing, knew that among the senior cadres of the CCP, there were people who looked at him like this, he would have a sour mouth and a wry smile.

Another opinion is that Jiang should be handed over to the people for public trial and sentenced to death. During the ten-year civil war, how many Communist Party members, Red Army soldiers and their relatives he killed, Jiang's hands were stained with blood. With the blood of the Japanese, which one of you here has a blood feud with him.

Now, the opportunity has come. Chiang Kai-shek falls into the hands of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, who have a good relationship with us. What's more, once Chiang Kai-shek dies, the Communist Party's forces will fall apart, which is more conducive to the Red Army's escape from the current situation.

However, Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai considered the issue from a higher perspective and vision. At present, our main enemy is not to mention Chiang Kai-shek and his army, but Japanese imperialism, which is full of ambitions to destroy China.

Once Chiang Kai-shek dies, the Communist Party will be torn apart. The Communist Party and the Red Army of the Communist Party of China are bound to be unable to resist the Japanese aggressors on their own. Doomed fate.

I sincerely admire the first-generation leaders of the CCP. They were able to put aside personal and party grievances and put the interests of the country and the nation first. This kind of mind and wisdom was indeed unmatched by any political party at that time.

The first wife of the leader of the Communist Party of China, Ms. Yang Kaihui, was killed by Chairman Jiang's subordinates. In the words of the great man later: "How dare you use personal grievances to harm the righteousness of the country and the nation!"

On December [-], Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Council of Ministers, instructed the CCP through the Eastern Department of the Comintern, considering that Chiang Kai-shek may become an important leader of China’s anti-Japanese forces in the future, and hoped that the CCP would proceed from the actual situation in China , Weighing the pros and cons, let Chiang go back to Nanjing, the CCP replied, and decided to obey the instructions of the Communist International.

The debate within the CCP about releasing and killing Chiang came to an abrupt end, and a unified opinion was formed, and a CCP delegation was formed to go to Xi'an to release Chiang with conditions.

So Zhou Enlai, then vice chairman of the CPC Central Committee and chief of staff of the CCP's Red Army, led Ye Jianying and Qin Bangxian to form a CCP delegation to Xi'an to assist Zhang Yang in dealing with the aftermath of the Xi'an Incident.

With the participation of the politically very mature CCP and Zhou Enlai, who was outstanding in various abilities, the Xi'an Incident immediately embarked on the road to a quick resolution, and finally reached an agreement that was satisfactory to all parties.

(To be continued) [