When Feng Chen and Ozaki Hidemi were talking about the situation between China and Japan on the passenger ship bound for Japan, a light rain rarely fell in northern Shaanxi, which was perennially arid. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

On the muddy path leading from Wayaobao to Fushi (Yan'an after 1937), a group of people marched.

A man walking in front, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, long hair fluttering, and a radiant look, looked like he was thirty-seven or eighteen years old.

He was Vice Chairman Zhou, who was the vice chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission at the time and was known as the "beautiful bearded man".

Immediately behind Vice Chairman Zhou were two men with eyes.

One of the men, dressed in a Mao suit, heroic and wise, with a pair of myopic glasses on his white face, looked magnificent, he was Comrade An Zhida, Feng Chen's guide not long after he arrived in northern Shaanxi from Moscow.

Another man, also wearing a tunic and a pair of round thick glass glasses on his square face, was Li Kenong, the head of the famous "Longtan Three Heroes" on the CCP's intelligence front and then director of the Liaison Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

Vice Chairman Zhou and his entourage, at the invitation of Zhang Xueliang, a major commander of the Northeast Army, and in their capacity as plenipotentiary representatives of the CPC Central Committee, led Li Kenong and An Zhida to hold secret talks with Zhang Xueliang on joint resistance against Japan and national salvation.

When it comes to this secret talk, we can't fail to mention Gao Fuyuan, a general of the Northeast Army.

Gao Fuyuan, whose name is Shaoqing, is originally from Yanshan, Hebei Province, and was born in Haicheng County, Fengtian Province in 1901.

He studied at Beijing Huiwen Middle School, was admitted to Peking University, and then transferred to the Infantry Department of the Northeast Army to study military affairs.

After graduation, Gao Fuyuan began his career as a soldier, and successively served as company commander, chief of staff, regimental deputy, instructor, regiment commander, and major general brigade commander of the Northeast Army.

In the autumn of 1935, Zhang Xueliang was ordered by Chiang Kai-shek to lead the Northeast Army into Shaanxi to "suppress the Communists", and Gao Fuyuan was stationed on the front line of the "Suppression of the Communists" in Dunxian County with the 67th Army.

On the night of October 22, the Red 15th Army launched an attack on Yulin Bridge, where Gao Fuyuan's 619th Regiment was stationed, Gao Fuyuan's guards were killed, and Gao was also wounded and captured.

After dawn, the battle ended, and Gao Fuyuan, along with the two captured battalion commanders, was escorted to Wayaobao.

In Wayaobao, Gao Fuyuan participated in the prisoner study class run by the Red Army.

The Party Central Committee and the Red Army were very concerned about the lives and ideological changes of the captured officers of the Northeast Army, and when Gao Fuyuan was captured, he did not have cotton clothes, so the Red Army first issued him a set of cotton clothes captured in the Battle of Zhiluo Town.

Next, the Red Army medical personnel treated Gao Fuyuan for a gunshot wound.

During the few months that Gao Fuyuan was captured, he saw with his own eyes the mutual assistance and friendship of the Red Army, which was full of vitality; Appreciate the Red Army's leniency and enthusiastic care for him.

At the same time, Mao Weiren, Vice Chairman Zhou, Mr. Zhu, Bo Gu, and other CPC leaders personally went to the study class to give lectures to them, publicizing the CPC's anti-Japanese stand and united front policy, which deeply educated Gao Fuyuan.

Finally one day, Gao Fuyuan couldn't help it, and suddenly asked to see the person in charge of the Red Army, saying that there was something important to discuss.

Li Kenong came, and he came to see Gao Fuyuan in his capacity as director of the Liaison Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

When they met, Gao Fuyuan was very excited, he held Li Kenong's hand and said sincerely:

"I completely agree with and admire all the ideas and practices of the Red Army.

I believe that not only do I fully agree with and admire these proposals, but the vast number of officers and men of the Northeast Army, even Deputy Commander Zhang, will agree and admire these propositions, and may be willing to cooperate with you on the premise of resisting Japan.

I am now very enthusiastic about resisting Japan, and I am willing to volunteer to persuade the Northeast Army and Deputy Commander Zhang to join forces with the Red Army to resist Japan. ”

Li Kenong immediately said: "General Gao's suggestion is in line with the spirit of our party's Wayaobao meeting, and I can let you go back after I ask the Central Committee." ”

Li Kenong quickly reported the situation to the central authorities, who immediately approved Gao Fuyuan's proposal.

Subsequently, Gao Fuyuan went to Ganquan alone to speak out and publicize the Red Army's prisoner policy and anti-Japanese ideas, so that the officers and soldiers in the northeast of the city could correctly understand the Communist Party and the Red Army.

When meeting Zhang Xueliang, Gao Fuyuan made a generous statement, vigorously stating the CCP's proposition of "stopping the civil war and uniting with the outside world" and the sincerity of helping the Northeast Army to fight back to his hometown.

Speaking of emotion, Gao Fuyuan couldn't help but burst into tears: "Young marshal, if you continue to fight like this, the Northeast Army will be wiped out in the civil war, how can the young marshal face the Northeast fathers and elders, how can he face the undead of the first generalissimo!" ”

Gao Fuyuan's words moved Zhang Xueliang greatly, so Zhang Xueliang sent him back to the Soviet area in northern Shaanxi to contact the representatives of the Chinese Communist Party to discuss the matter of joint resistance against Japan.

One day in January 1936, Gao Fuyuan, who was in high spirits, was ordered to return to the Soviet area in northern Shaanxi, reported the details to Li Kenong one by one, and asked the Red Army to send representatives to negotiate.

Li Kenong was very happy and immediately led Gao Fuyuan to meet Mao Weiren and Vice Chairman Zhou.

Mao Weiren made a decision on the spot and appointed Li Kenong as the plenipotentiary representative of the CPC Central Committee to hold talks with Zhang Xueliang and Wang Yizhe, commander of the 67th Army.

At the end of the month, Vice Chairman Zhou personally arranged for Li Kenong to have his first meeting with Zhang Xueliang's representative Wang Yizhe in Luochuan, and had a preliminary exchange of views on the issue of joint resistance against Japan.

Within half a month, Zhang Xueliang flew from Nanjing to Luochuan via Xi'an to meet Li Kenong in person.

Zhang Xueliang's peace talks were very sincere.

As soon as they met, Zhang Xueliang strode forward, held Li Kenong's hand tightly, and said half-jokingly: "This time I'm here to do a big deal, and I'm engaged in whole sales, not retail." ”

After that, Zhang Xueliang laughed.

Li Kenong's reaction was extremely shrewd, and when he saw Zhang Xueliang wearing a long shirt, a top hat, and a cane, looking like a businessman, he also said jokingly: "General Zhang, could it be that you have disarmed and engaged in business?" ”

Li Kenong knew very well in his heart that Zhang Xueliang wanted to play a big card, and he wanted to cooperate with the Red Army in an all-round way.

The talks took place in a warm atmosphere.

Li Kenong is alert and easy to play; Zhang Xueliang talks and laughs freely, chic and free.

During the talks, Zhang Xueliang also sincerely expressed the hope that the CPC side would send plenipotentiary representatives to discuss the great plan of resisting Japan and saving the country, and it would be best to recommend one of Chairman Mao or Vice Chairman Zhou to hold another meeting, and the venue of the meeting would be in Fushi, and the time would be set by the CPC.

With Zhang Xueliang's determination and requirements to resist Japan, Li Kenong rushed to the Shilou in western Jinxi and reported to Mao Weiren and other central leaders at the Red Army front headquarters.

The CPC Central Committee immediately made a decision to send Vice Chairman Zhou as plenipotentiary and Li Kenong to accompany him to meet with Zhang Xueliang.

Before preparing for the talks with Zhang Xueliang, in early May, An Zhida returned to northern Shaanxi from Moscow, and at the suggestion of Vice Chairman Zhou, An Zhida was added to his entourage.

Before leaving, the CPC Central Committee sent a telegram to Wang Yizhe, commander of the 67th Army, and forwarded it to Zhang Xueliang, informing Vice Chairman Zhou and others of the date, contact location, and several issues of the meeting.

The message reads as follows:

"A, on behalf of our side, Vice Chairman Zhou, together with Li Kenong and An Zhida, went to Fushi on the 8th to discuss with Mr. Zhang the common plan to save the country, and was scheduled to set off from Wayaobao on the 7th, and arrived at Chuankou, twenty miles east of Fushi City, before 6 pm on the 8th, waiting for Mr. Zhang to send someone to Chuankou to guide him into the city; Regarding the safety after entering the city, please ask Mr. Zhang to arrange it properly.

B. The issues to be discussed between the two parties are intended to be:

1. Stop all civil wars, and the national army will not divide the dividends and save the country;

2. The problem of the concentration of the Red Army in Hebei to resist the advance of the Japanese imperialists;

3. Specific steps for organizing the national defense government and the anti-Japanese coalition forces and their political programs;

4. The question of uniting with the Soviet Union and sending representatives to Moscow;

5. The conclusion of a preliminary agreement on non-aggression and economic trade between China and China.

C, if Mr. Zhang has any proposals, pray for foresight. ”

On the 8th, Vice Chairman Zhou, Li Kenong, An Zhida and his entourage arrived at Chuankou at the appointed time with the radio station, waiting for Zhang Xueliang to send someone to pick them up and introduce them into the city.

Unexpectedly, it suddenly rained in the sky, due to the bad weather and high humidity in the air, the sending and receiving of newspapers was disturbed, and it was impossible to get in touch with the other party, and as a result, no one came to receive it until 10 o'clock that night.

At this time, although Zhang Xueliang had flown to Luochuan, he also stopped in Luochuan to wait for news due to the interruption of contact.

It was not until the morning of the 9th, when the weather improved and the radio stations of the two sides were connected again, that Zhang Xueliang braved the wind and rain to fly the plane himself, taking his henchman Wang Yizhe and Liu Ding, an underground party member of the Communist Party of China who worked beside him, from Luochuan to Fushi City.

At 8 p.m., the street was quiet.

Vice Chairman Zhou and his entourage, under the guidance of the representatives of the other party, entered the city of Fushi.