Age of Rebirth

Chapter 370: The End of the Xi'an Incident

After the three-member CCP delegation arrived in Xi'an, they were warmly welcomed by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng. That night, in Zhang Xueliang's mansion in Xi'an, they held consultations on how to deal with the Xi'an Incident.

At this time, Zhang Yang, although thanks to Tang Qiuli's efforts, got rid of the danger of fighting with the superior central army, but how to deal with the Xi'an Incident is the safest way, and he has no idea in his mind.

Previously, Zhang Xueliang had met with Chairman Chiang many times, reaffirming the eight propositions, and persuading Jiang to agree. But at this time, Chairman Jiang was very resolute and refused to submit. He said to Zhang Xueliang: "You are killing me now. , I will not agree to your conditions while being detained."

Yang Hucheng also tried to persuade Chairman Jiang several times, but was also rejected. However, his attitude towards Yang Hucheng was much more polite than that towards Zhang Xueliang. It is obvious that Zhang and Yang are different in terms of closeness and status in the eyes of Chairman Jiang. of. [

Things were at a stalemate like this, and Jiang must not be released back to Nanjing at this time, otherwise, all previous efforts will be wasted, and the Xi'an Incident can only end in an absurd situation and become the laughing stock of everyone.

Let alone kill Chiang, otherwise, Zhang Yang and Zhang Yang would become the target of public criticism, and they would be in an extremely disadvantageous situation politically and militarily. Like holding a hot potato, helpless.

The arrival of the CCP delegation brought new hope to Zhang Yang who was at a loss, and the mature political views of the CCP made Zhang Yang feel refreshed and enlightened.

The CCP delegation came prepared. Zhou Enlai proposed that Chiang Kai-shek could be released, but the release must be conditional. We, the three parties, can come up with a formal agreement, which includes the political views of the three parties, and can represent or reflect the current China. Everything is conducive to uniting various patriotic forces to jointly fight against the Japanese aggressors.

Zhou Gong's words actually set out a specific direction for how to solve the Xi'an Incident. Subsequently, the agreement drafting group, which was composed of representatives from the CCP, the Northeast Army, and the Seventeenth Route Army, drafted the agreement in full accordance with this idea.

Subsequently, the draft agreement was publicly released to the whole country, which aroused huge repercussions. The sympathy of the people gradually tended to Zhang Yang. After absorbing the opinions of many parties, the final text of the six-point agreement on the peaceful resolution of the Xi'an Incident was formed.

Now, with Chairman Jiang nodding, the Xi'an Incident can come to an end, and he can return to Nanjing safely and continue to be his chairman and party chairman.

Zhou Gong is worthy of being an outstanding master who is good at building momentum and has extremely rich experience in political struggle. Once he made a move, he immediately won the widest sympathy and support. Zhang Yang's eight political propositions before were just the words of his family, and he was a person who had done great things. It's just my attitude.

After extensive solicitation of opinions from all walks of life, on the basis of Zhang Yang's eight political propositions, the six agreements that have been repeatedly revised include opinions from all sides, and each political force has a sense of personal participation, which is related to its own vital interests.

Chairman Jiang was brought to the forefront, and all eyes were fixed on him. Just waiting for him to say a word, Zhang Yang in Xi'an immediately changed from passive to active as soon as Duke Zhou made a brilliant plan. The expectations and expectations of the people.

Zhou Gong went to see Chairman Jiang, former colleague of Whampoa Military Academy, today's sworn political enemy, the world changes constantly, good luck tricks people, in the past he was hunted down desperately and offered a reward for his head, but today he became the guest of his subordinates, while he himself As a prisoner.

Seeing each other under such circumstances, I believe that Chairman Jiang and Duke Zhou were very emotional. Duke Zhou told Chairman Jiang about the six agreements and the reactions of the people across the country, but Jiang remained silent.

I don't know how Chairman Jiang felt at this time. After Zhou Gong left, Chairman Jiang sat for a long time, staring at the colorful night of the ancient capital, and said nothing for a long time. After that, he became more and more old and gloomy.

At this time, Generalissimo Jiang's real inner activities were never known to outsiders. Even after he escaped safely, he didn't mention a word about his meeting with Zhou Gong that night. In his later years, he lived on the isolated island of Taiwan, and never mentioned it. As he passed away, his memory will be annihilated in the dust of history.

At the same time that the six agreements were drawn up, Duke Zhou was still in the Northeast Army and the [-]th Route Army, and was carrying out arduous work of persuasion among those internal forces who insisted on killing Chiang. Reasonable analysis finally made these people give up their idea of ​​killing Chiang and return to the road of conditional release of Chiang.

Because of Duke Zhou's efforts, the voices in the CCP and Xi'an that advocated the killing of Chiang disappeared, and within Xi'an, a consensus was finally reached to resolve the Xi'an Incident peacefully.

The demeanor of a great man of a generation, our descendants, when we see it, can only imagine it out of thin air, and turn it into a few pale and superficial words on paper.

Duanna's tireless exchanges with Xi'an and Nanjing, mediation by various parties, and because of the participation of the CCP, on December 22, ten days after the Xi'an Incident, Soong Meiling and Song Ziwen, members of the Xi'an Incident Decision-Making Committee of the Central Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, etc., Finally, I was able to take the trip, and flew from Nanjing to Xi'an by plane.

Tang Qiuli and other committee members were accompanying him at random. Unexpectedly, Dai Li, the director of the Military Control Bureau, also arrived on the same plane as a member of the delegation to Xi'an. , I like it very much, and even hate it to the extreme. Dai Li's going here is different from throwing himself into a trap. It is equivalent to stretching out his head for Zhang Yang to chop off. [

I don't know what Dai Li's considerations are. Anyway, everyone is puzzled, but Song Meiling is quite emotional, adversity sees people's hearts, Dai Li knows that this trip will be dangerous, and the future is unpredictable, and he resolutely went there at random, which is commendable. Compared with Chen Guofu, It is even more judgmental.

In Dai Li's own words: "Everything I have is given by the chairman. Now, the chairman is in trouble in Xi'an. As his student, how can I stand idly by? Dai Li can save the chairman, and he can only go through the danger with him. , as a student, your heart will be at peace, and you will not be condemned by your conscience!"

It was Tang Qiuli who guessed his real intentions. Judging from the Xi'an incident until now, Generalissimo Jiang's life was at risk. At that time, the Central Command and the Military Command were competing for the front. Because of the detached position of the Chen brothers in the party and the country, the Military Command was repeatedly at a disadvantage and was on the verge of being overwhelmed.

Why don't you take this opportunity to give him a chance and get into Chairman Jiang's eyeballs first? People in distress are most grateful for inexplicable things. Nothing is more inexplicable than the former subordinates. Will he not fly to the top in the future?

Dai Li's move seems to be risky, but in fact, he has grasped the pulse of the current situation. If he takes a big bet, he will win a thousand times, ten thousand times the benefits waiting to be reaped. In fact, Dai Li also has no bottom in his heart. You can tell from his flickering eyes and uncertain face.

Tang Qiuli thought to himself, why not give Dai Li an icing on the cake. He walked to the back of the plane and hurriedly wrote a letter to Zhang and Yang in his own name. I hope that when the Xi'an incident is resolved peacefully, some people will pay the price of their lives.

Tang Qiuli pulled Dai Li's sleeve, "Brother Yu Nong, take this letter away, it may be useful at a critical moment."

Dai Li was slightly stunned, read the letter carefully, and expressed gratitude from the bottom of his heart, "Deputy Commander Tang, how can I ask Dai Yunong to repay you?" Tang Qiuli smiled slightly, and squeezed Dai Li's hand tightly, saying that everything was possible. It means nothing.

The plane landed first in Luoyang, Tang Qiuli got off the plane, and the plane continued to fly to Xi'an. Tang Qiuli's trip was not to Xi'an, but to Shangluo and Lingbao, as the commander-in-chief of the national army, navy and air force temporarily. Restrain the various units affiliated to the Northwest Suppression Headquarters, and must not move.

On this important occasion when Mrs. Jiang and Mr. Song went to Xi'an for negotiations, the military must not make any changes. Otherwise, Chairman Jiang was not rescued, and the first lady and the uncle of the country were brought in. Wouldn't the world laugh out loud?

The plane arrived at Xi'an Airport in the evening. On the plane, Song Meiling made the worst plan and handed the pistol to Duan Na, saying: "If the rebels take any impolite actions against me, you can shoot me with this gun immediately."

Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng went to the airport to meet them. After getting off the plane, Soong Meiling and Zhang Xueliang said, "Hanqing, this is my thing. Please ask your soldiers to check it?" Zhang Xueliang was a little afraid to look at each other. Immediately said: "Madam, how dare you! How dare you!" Then the two sides held talks.

After the meeting, Zhang Xueliang personally accompanied Song Meiling and Duanna to meet Jiang. Mrs. Jiang met her husband with a box of Chairman Jiang’s favorite hometown dish, dried plums. After seeing Song, Jiang burst into tears and sighed again and again, "Why are you here? It's like entering a tiger's den!"

Song Meiling persuaded: "It is better to resist the Japanese than to die the enemy!" From then on, Generalissimo Chiang's attitude began to change, he became looser and no longer stubborn.

On December 24, Generalissimo Chiang accepted the six-point agreement jointly proposed by the CCP and Zhang Yang, but was willing to sign any agreement for his commitments, verbal commitments, calling it a "gentleman's agreement."

Yang Hucheng strongly objected to letting Chiang go like this, thinking that things that did not fall into the written word were unreliable. Zhang Yang had a fierce quarrel for the first time on how to let Chiang go. Under the persuasion of Zhang Xueliang, Yang Hucheng agreed to Zhang Xueliang's proposal of "releasing Chiang without signing".

On the afternoon of December 25, Chairman Jiang and his entourage left Xi'an by plane, accompanied by Zhang Xueliang, and arrived in Luoyang that day. Before leaving Xi'an, Zhang Xueliang left a warrant to hand over the Northeast Army to Yang Hucheng's command.

On December 26, Generalissimo Jiang arrived in Nanjing safely. The Xi'an Incident was resolved peacefully. Zhang Xueliang was detained and began a life of house arrest that lasted half a century. Yang Hucheng was forced to leave the [-]th Route Army and go to Europe for investigation.

Afterwards, the all-out war of resistance broke out, and the land of China fell into the disaster of swords and fires. Several protagonists of the Xi'an Incident started a different life.

(To be continued)