An Zhida was-for-tat, did not back down, and also asked Chen Lifu with a smile: "May I ask Mr. Chen, Mr. Deng Wenyi, the military attache of the embassy in the Soviet Union, was active in the Soviet Union, and you once assigned people to our Soviet area, and what you were talking about was not co-optation, but cooperation, why does Mr. Jiang have such a plan at present?" ”

An Zhida picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and then asked: "Probably you have misunderstood that the Red Army has reached a time when it is powerless, or that it is not the right time to negotiate the terms of cooperation due to the proposal of the Japanese Mutual Defense Agreement?!" ”

"Hehe, Mr. An, what Mr. Jiang means is that the military issue must be solved first, and everything else is easy to talk about. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Under An Zhida's questioning, Chen Lifu seemed speechless.

"Solve the military problem first? Are the Japanese allowed? According to reliable information, last month, the Japanese cabinet meeting has passed a three-year plan for the complete annexation of China. An Zhida threw out the information sent back by Feng Chen.

"What? Complete annexation of China in three years? Chen Lifu looked at An Zhida in surprise.

"Yes, the plan, the plan is to completely occupy the entire North China region by the end of this year, instigate the Mongol king, and establish the so-called Mongolian state, and this plan is already being carried out in secret." An Zhida said.

"Mr. An, is the information reliable? Where did you get it? Chen Lifu paid attention to it.

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen, the intelligence is completely reliable, Japan's ambition to take the opportunity to occupy our territory is increasing day by day, Mr. Chiang flaunts his determination to resist, has Mr. Chen seen the simultaneous internal and external wars in history?"

Chen Guofu and Chen Lifu, a pair of siblings from Wuxing, Zhejiang, are Chiang Kai-shek's great benefactor and the nephew of Chen Qimei, a friend of life and death.

Erchen's father ran a silk and pawnshop in Huzhou, and he was a quiet, very urban figure.

Chen Guofu is an elder brother, similar to his father in style, deep and quiet, thoughtful, because of lung disease, often like to talk about health and medical theories, keep silent about politics, and secretly manipulate politics.

As a younger brother, Chen Lifu is just the opposite, Chen Lifu is particularly fond of speeches, opening bows left and right, and showing his edge.

From Chen Lifu's conversation with Pan Anzhida, An Zhida has already understood his personality traits.

The Chen brothers were Chiang Kai-shek's confidants and held party power for Chiang Kai-shek, but the Chen brothers were still different from Chiang Kai-shek on the issue of cooperation between the two parties to resist Japan.

Chen Lifu saw that An Zhida's attitude was tough and modest, his rhetoric was fierce and reasonable, and he lost no time in throwing out a plan that shocked him to annex China by Japan, frowning and thinking silently.

"Yes, Mr. An, I also think that Mr. Jiang's conditions are very harsh, and the negotiations between us may be difficult to achieve for a while." After thinking for a while, Chen Lifu raised his head and looked at An Zhida, and said calmly.

"Mr. Chen, but the Japanese won't give us time!" An Zhida knew that Chiang Kai-shek's policy, Chen Lifu could not change.

"Mr. An, in any case, Mr. Jiang's central intention is that the military must be resolved first, and everything else is easy to do, you and I are not military authorities, and there is no result in negotiating from the side, can you please ask your party's favor to come out once?" Chen Lifu was a little helpless.

"If Mr. Jiang does not have the need to negotiate cooperation, I don't think our Vice Chairman Zhou will come out." An Zhida said.

"Mr. An, Mr. Jiang once promised that if your Vice Chairman Zhou comes out, he can have an interview with Zhou, or Mr. Jiang's conditions will change at that time, and it is difficult to say that he will no longer be too harsh."

"Mr. Chen, do you want me to compile all the points proposed by Mr. Jiang and send them back to Yan'an in a telegram at the same time?" An Zhida asked with a smile.

"Mr. An, if this is the case, I am afraid that your Vice Chairman Zhou will not come, I think it is better for you not to mention it on the telegram for the time being, and see if your Vice Chairman Zhou is willing to meet with Mr. Jiang." Chen Lifu thought for a while and replied.

"Mr. Chen, if you don't tell our opinion to Vice Chairman Zhou, and only say that Mr. Jiang is willing to see him, wouldn't this make me lie to him, not to mention that when you and I are fighting fiercely, I don't think he will come if the armistice issue is not resolved."

So far, Chen Lifu still insisted that the military leaders of the two sides talk first, and An Zhida demanded an unconditional truce first, and each of them defended their original defenses for the time being.

Chen Lifu refused, and the two were silent for a long time, silently holding the teacup and drinking tea, and no one spoke anymore.

Zhang Chong, director general of the Investigation Department of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang Party, saw that the negotiations had fallen into a cold field, and he hurriedly came out to play a round.

"Mr. An, if Vice Chairman Zhou of your party is willing to come to the talks, I will personally be responsible for ensuring his safety."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang!"

In order to break the deadlock, An Zhida changed the topic and asked Chen Lifu: "Mr. Chen, it is difficult for our two parties to negotiate cooperation for a while, can we negotiate with Mr. Chen on various political issues in advance, so as to form the basis for the entire cooperation in the future." ”

Hearing An Zhida's proposal, Chen Lifu and Zhang Chong looked at each other with surprised expressions.

"Well, I don't think so, we have to talk about it in its entirety and work under the will of the sole leader." Chen Lifu thought for a long time before replying.

"It seems that you can't make the decisions about the affairs under Mr. Chen's own jurisdiction, so we have no basis for talking about it." An Zhida felt that there was no point in talking about it like this.

"Mr. An, I still think that it is best for you to send a telegram and ask Vice Chairman Zhou of your party to come here." Chen Lifu still insisted, and asked An Zhida to call Vice Chairman Zhou.

"Okay, since Mr. Chen insists like this, then I will telegraph your intention to our Vice Chairman Zhou." An Zhida felt that it was not a solution for the two sides to continue such a stalemate, and said that Chen Lifu's proposal could be considered.

This concludes the first negotiation between An Zhida and Chen Lifu.

When Zhang Chong sent An Zhida out of the Cangzhou Hotel, he said very apologetically: "Mr. An, Mr. Chen asked me to tell you that he is also deeply disappointed by the conditions put forward by Chairman Jiang, and that after Mr. Chen returns to Nanjing, he will do everything possible to facilitate this matter." ”

"Then we will wait for Mr. Chen's good news." An Zhida said.

Due to Chiang Kai-shek's lack of sincerity, the KMT-CPC contacts and negotiations failed to receive any substantive results.

The next day, An Zhida truthfully telegraphed the situation of the negotiations with Chen Lifu to the central authorities.

The Central Committee replied by emphasizing that the policy of negotiations with the Kuomintang was: "Our Party can only negotiate with the Red Army on the basis of preserving all its organizational strength and demarcating the anti-Japanese defense line. ”

He also pointed out that forcing Chiang Kai-shek to stop suppressing the Communists is the central and key issue of the anti-Japanese united front at present.

At the same time that Zaian Zhida went south to negotiate cooperation with the Kuomintang to resist Japan, our Red Army in northern Shaanxi waged a-for-tat struggle against Chiang Kai-shek's military action of sending troops to suppress northern Shaanxi.

A week after An Zhida concluded the negotiations with Chen Lifu, under the personal command of Vice Chairman Zhou, the Red Army annihilated the strength of one entire brigade and two regiments of Hu Zongnan's army in one fell swoop in the area of the mountain castle, demonstrating the strength of the Red Army.

After that, An Zhida and Chen Lifu formally negotiated twice in Nanjing and Shanghai.

Although Chen Lifu changed the number of retained Red Army troops from 3,000 to 30,000, his fundamental stance remained unchanged.

An Zhida has always adhered to the principles and stand decided by the Central Committee: "We are willing to seek peace through war and absolutely will not make unprincipled concessions." ”

In this way, the negotiations between An Zhida and Chen Lifu have actually reached an impasse.

It can be said that An Zhida adhered to the principles and stand of our party, implemented the strategic intent of the central authorities, and won the advantage at the negotiation table, fully embodying our party's awe-inspiring righteousness without hesitation in fighting the national war of resistance.

In accordance with the instructions of the Central Committee, while "waiting for the results of the negotiations," An Zhida also made secret contacts with representatives of Liu Xiang in Sichuan, Li Zongren in Guangxi, Jiang Guangnai in the 19th Route Army, and Yan Xishan in Shanxi, and briefed them on the propaganda of our party's political stand on KMT-CPC cooperation, so as to get them to respond and push Chiang Kai-shek to resist Japan.

Just when An Zhida was ordered to establish a broad anti-Japanese national united front, Feng Chen, who was far away in Tokyo, received brutal training from instructors from Germany at a secret military training base.