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In the telegram, Li Kenong told An Zhida that a comrade from Guangxi had sent a very important piece of information to the Party Central Committee with Feng Chen's letter.

The plan drawn up by the Japanese cabinet to annex the whole of China!

Li Kenong briefly told An Zhida that Japan's plan was to completely occupy the whole of China within three years and implement the common prosperity of Greater East Asia.

This information was particularly important, and if the Nanjing Government knew about Japan's plan, it would have given up the illusion of peace talks with Japan and accelerated its contacts with the Chinese Communists to discuss joint resistance against Japan.

During his stay in Xi'an, Zhang Chong from Nanjing repeatedly asked when An Zhida and the others would arrive in Nanjing.

In order not to cause doubts in Nanjing because of the lack of timely answers, An Zhida sent a secret telegram to Zhang Chong, explaining that he still had some things to deal with during his stay in Xi'an, and he would be able to go south in a few days.

After receiving the telegram, Zhang Chong immediately rushed to Xi'an to have a secret meeting with An Zhida to find out the attitude and conditions of the Chinese communists.

Zhang Chong listened to An Zhida's relevant introduction, especially the plan that An Zhida had drawn up to annex China that An Zhida had drawn up, and attached great importance to it, so he left Xi'an first.

Subsequently, An Zhida took the southbound train and left Xi'an for Shanghai.

No one thought that An Zhida and Zhang Xueliang would be separated from each other for eternity.

On the way, An Zhida considered that it would take a certain amount of time for Nanjing to discuss and reply to the letter from the Chinese Communists, so when passing through Xuzhou, An Zhida sent a telegram to Zhang Chong, asking him to pick him up on the Pukou ferry.

After the car arrived at Pukou, Zhang Chong took his secretary and met An Zhida, who handed him the letter from our party to the Kuomintang and asked him to forward it to the Nanjing authorities on his behalf.

An Zhida said that he was not waiting for a reply in Nanjing, but went directly to Shanghai, waited for news from Nanjing, and then made an appointment to contact, and told Zhang Chong the contact address of Shanghai.

Originally, according to Vice Chairman Zhou's instructions, An Zhida went south to Nanjing and Shanghai this time to negotiate with Chen Guofu and Chen Lifu about the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and was responsible for the location and time of the negotiators.

However, soon, the central government expanded the scope of An Zhida's activities and missions, and on the same day that An Zhida left Xi'an, the central government officially appointed An Zhida as the CCP negotiator.

This decision of the central authorities depends entirely on the changes in the situation at that time.

In view of the escalation of Japan's war of aggression against China and the increasingly acute conflict between the interests of the United States and Britain and Japan in China, Chiang Kai-shek's domestic and foreign policies began to undergo subtle changes, and he conducted political tests against the Soviet Union and the Chinese Communists through various channels.

At that time, there were several main ways of contact between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party: One was through the relationship between Deng Wenyi, the military attache of the embassy in the Soviet Union, and the contact with the representative of the Communist Party of China in the Comintern, and An Zhida was responsible for this channel.

Another way is to have a direct relationship with northern Shaanxi through Chen Lifu's subordinates.

The third way is to get in touch through the connections of the underground party in Shanghai.

The fourth way was for Soong Ching-ling to take the lead, and Nanjing sent people to northern Shaanxi to directly get in touch with the main leaders of our party.

In view of this situation, the central authorities decided to let An Zhida go to Nanjing, paving the way for formal negotiations between the senior leaders of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

Unexpectedly, just as things were going smoothly, Lao Jiang suddenly changed his mind halfway.

In addition to succumbing to the pressure of the Japanese side, the most important reason was that Chiang Kai-shek used the means of bribery and division to bring down Chen Jitang of the Cantonese army and solve the Liangguang Incident.

The resolution of the Liangguang Incident made Lao Chiang a little carried away, and he thought that he could free up his hands to deal with the Red Army.

On the other hand, Lao Chiang misjudged the situation, believing that the political proposition of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to resist Japan put forward by our party was an expedient measure to rush to compromise with him because of the difficult situation.

Therefore, Lao Chiang adopted a two-pronged approach of military repression and political settlement:

On the one hand, he continued to mobilize troops to "encircle and suppress" the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, and on the other hand, Chen Lifu still arranged for people to invite Vice Chairman Zhou and others to Hong Kong or Guangzhou for negotiations.

Our party decided that in order to promote the Nanjing government to resist Japan, it was agreed that Vice Chairman Zhou could fly to Guangzhou for negotiations; But the prerequisite was that the Kuomintang could no longer do anything to lose its territorial sovereignty, suspend the offensive against the Red Army, and immediately prepare for the war of resistance.

Due to the old lack of sincerity in the negotiations and the large-scale offensive of the Soviet zone, the negotiations between the senior personnel of the two parties could no longer take place under these circumstances.

As a result of the changes in the situation, our party decided that Vice Chairman Zhou would not go out for the time being, and that An Zhida Nian, who was in Shanghai, would be the representative to hold preliminary talks with the Kuomintang side.

In this way, An Zhida became the highest representative of the CCP at the KMT-CPC negotiation table.

On the KMT side, Chen Lifu served as the negotiator.

Under Zhang Chong's arrangement, An Zhida met with Chen Lifu at the Cangzhou Hotel in Shanghai.

An Zhida handed over the letter from Vice Chairman Zhou to Chen Guofu and Chen Lifu to Chen Lifu.

In the letter, Vice Chairman Zhou first expressed his feelings that "the two sides are responsible for the specific negotiation matters of the representatives, and so far they have not been revived, and they are overwhelmed with thoughts."

Then he asked: "After Mr. Jiang resolved the Liangguang Incident, he still sent Hu's army into Shaanxi to prevent our Second and Fourth Front armies from going north to resist Japan. Shall the civil war be stopped, and it can be applied to the southwest, but not to the northwest? ”

He also pointed out: "The civil war does not stop, and all anti-Japanese preparations cannot be talked about. ”

In his letter, Vice Chairman Zhou placed high hopes on Liang Chen: "If you are able to urge Mr. Chiang to stop the civil war and start negotiations as soon as possible, so that the two parties can cooperate and jointly resist the strong enemy, then the two parties will be fortunate and the country will also be fortunate." ”

At the end of the letter, Vice Chairman Zhou introduced An Zhida's tasks to Chen Lifu: "In order to promote the speedy completion of the matter, Comrade An Zhida of our party has come to report the sincerity of the younger brother in detail, and discuss the place and time of the negotiation between the representatives of the two sides. ”

After reading the letter carefully, Chen Lifu asked: "Mr. An, are you representing Zhou personally or your party?" ”

Chen Lifu wanted to find out who An Zhida was in the negotiations.

"On behalf of the entire Soviet Union and the Red Army, I have come to negotiate with the Nanking Government and the Central Army, not on behalf of any individual." An Zhida replied very dryly.

"Since this is the case, can Mr. An first talk about your party's conditions for cooperation?" Chen Lifu nodded.

"The condition of our party is that the two sides make joint efforts to carry out armed struggle against Japan, defend and restore the territory and sovereignty of the whole of China, implement the united front of all parties, factions, circles, and armies throughout the country to resist Japan and save the country, and establish the Democratic Republic of China in accordance with the democratic program." An Zhida replied in accordance with the "Plan of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Agreement".

"That's all?" Chen Lifu asked.

"Furthermore, the two sides should immediately cease military hostilities, divide the necessary and suitable cantonment areas for the Red Army, supply the Red Army with military expenses, food, and all military supplies, and refrain from changing the organization and leadership of our Party in the Red Army.

Reform the current political system, release political prisoners, and no longer undermine the organization of our party.

The Anti-Japanese Congress of National Salvation was convened to establish a unified national military organ, and the Red Army sent personnel to participate.

On this basis, our party recognizes the main leadership of the Kuomintang in such organs; At the same time, mutual assistance agreements were concluded with the USSR; Both sides maintain political and organizational independence. ”

An Zhida stated our party's position to Chen Lifu in one breath, and then asked: "Mr. Chen, I wonder what Nanjing's opinion is on our proposal?" ”

"Mr. An, on behalf of Mr. Jiang, I would like to give you a reply to the suggestions put forward by your party:

First, if you are willing to cooperate openly and sincerely, you will not have any conditions.

Second, the opposing regimes and armies must be abolished.

Third, at present, the Red Army can retain an army of 3,000 troops, and all leaders at and above the division level will be dismissed from their posts and go abroad, and after six months, they will be recalled and hired according to their qualifications, and party and government cadres can be appropriately assigned to work in various organs of the Nanjing government according to their qualifications.

Fourthly, if the army proceeds as described above, all the political demands you have made will be managed. ”

After Chen Lifu relayed Lao Jiang's harsh conditions, he looked at An Zhida, and asked with a slight smile: "Mr. An, I'm afraid this condition is not easy for your party to accept, right?" ”

"Mr. Chen, these conditions are the conditions for Mr. Chiang Kai-shek's co-optation from the position of suppressing the Communist Party, and they cannot be said to be the conditions for negotiations on anti-Japanese cooperation.