At the same time, in response to the increasingly tense situation, the commander-in-chief and the party Central Committee convened a joint meeting of the Central Committee and the Central Military Commission in Wayaobao, Yan'an. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Even though the situation was critical, the commander-in-chief was as calm and atmospheric as ever, and he said with pride: "We must make preparations with two hands: First, we must strive for the initiative militarily and fully mobilize the people, so that the Kuomintang reactionaries will be plunged into the vast sea of people's war. In addition, our army should give full play to the advantages of mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare, dare to win victory, smash Chang Kaishen's sixth encirclement and suppression, drive the enemy out of the Soviet area, and defend the fruits of our revolution.

The second is to gain the political initiative, further do a good job in the united front work of the Northeast Army, the Northwest Army, and other local warlords, and win the majority of people to stand on the side of our Workers' and Peasants' Party. At the same time, we should also issue an initiative to Chang Kaishen to 'stop the civil war and unite to resist Japan,' so that more people throughout the country, progressive organizations of all parties, and democrats can understand that our Workers' and Peasants' Red Army is truly determined to stop the civil war and resolutely resist Japan.

At a time when the call for an all-out war of resistance was getting louder and louder, Chang Kaishen went against the general trend, brazenly launched a civil war, and stubbornly adhered to the policies of 'settling the outside world before reassuring the interior' and 'non-resistance', which was bound to be unanimously spurned by the people of the whole country and condemned by all walks of life throughout the country. ”

In view of Chang Kaishen's strategy of flanking the north and south, the Central Military Commission set up two columns, the north and south columns, and Zhang Cheng was appointed commander-in-chief of the north route column, responsible for leading the young column to resist the invasion of the Northeast Army on the northern front and the Central Army from North China, and to smash the Kuomintang offensive on the north route.

After the meeting was dismissed, Zhang Cheng and the political commissar bid farewell to the commander-in-chief and the leaders, hurried back to Yulin without stopping, and constantly dispatched troops with the combat arrangements of the central authorities to prepare to resist the attack of the Kuomintang reactionary party on the base areas.

At a time when preparations for war were in full swing, the commander-in-chief, who had always been aware of the overall situation, was making a final effort to avoid civil war, and on behalf of the Party Central Committee, in the name of Chairman of the Central Government of the Soviet Union, he issued a statement to the Kuomintang authorities:

The Central Government of the Soviet Union and the Military Committee of the People's Red Army have issued orders: Commander-in-Chief Chang, Deputy Commander Zhang, Director Yan, Chairman Fu, and Commander-in-Chief Chen...... Gongjian, the commanders of the northwest divisions and brigades of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Army:

It has been more than a year since the Soviet Red Army issued a manifesto in August last year proposing the establishment of an anti-Japanese united front. During this year, the Japanese invaders intensified, the country grew faster, and the country's strength declined day by day.

…… At this point, the non-war of resistance is not enough to survive, and it has been trusted by the entire Chinese people. What the entire Chinese people look up to today in your party and government is to lead the War of Resistance and drive out the Japanese invaders. To this day, however, we have not heard of the final decision of your party government, but have seen the Commander-in-Chief of Chang personally come to the northwest to supervise the suppression of the Red Army. This cannot but disappoint the people of the whole country and make the Japanese invaders happy.

To this day, does your government still want to blame the Soviets and the Red Army for disrupting the anti-Japanese rear? …… Although Mr. Chang was menacing and threatened to gather and annihilate the Red Army, we believed that the country was in danger and there was no longer room for a dispute over the beans.

Therefore, the Military Council of the People's Red Army of Soviet Egypt issued an order, saying:

(1) All units of the Red Army cease any attack on the Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China;

(2) It is permissible to take necessary means of self-defence only when attacked;

(3) All personnel and weapons captured by us by the Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China as a result of their attack on us shall be returned when the army resists Japan, and those who wish to be the Red Army will listen;

(4) If the Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China moves to the anti-Japanese position, it shall stop any obstructive action, and shall give all possible assistance.

In accordance with this order, the front-line departments of the Red Army have so far not made a fierce resistance to Mr. Zhu's troops, and have gradually retreated, hoping for Mr. Zhu's self-realization. However, if Mr. Zhu thinks that this is a sign of cowardice by the Red Army, then he is a big mistake.

…… We dare to tell Mr. Zhu with the frankness and enthusiasm of a soldier: The Chinese nation has reached the most critical time, and we hope that Mr. Zhu will stop attacking the Red Army immediately, and go to the front line of national defense hand in hand with the Red Army, strive to kill thieves, defend the country, expel the Japanese invaders, and regain the lost territory.

On behalf of the Red Army of China, we are now responsible for declaring: As long as your Party and government are determined to resist the war, the Red Army is willing to take the lead and vow to cooperate with you to the end. On the anti-Japanese front, the Red Army is willing to serve on a certain front and ensure the fulfillment of certain tasks, and in terms of operational command, the Red Army is willing to obey the unified military command of the whole country. Without the consent of the anti-Japanese friendly forces, the Red Army will never enter the defensive areas of the anti-Japanese friendly forces.

The national crisis has come to the last moment, and the civil war is still the key to the decision of the War of Resistance, which is in the hands of Mr. Zhu. What the whole Chinese people hope for Mr. Zhu is a national hero who rose up to resist the war, and does not want Mr. Zhu to continue the civil war and become a national sinner.

…… We are convinced that together with the Suidong War of Resistance, hundreds of thousands of athletes in the northwest will eventually join hands to fight for the defense of the northwest, for the defense of North China, for the defense of the whole of China, and for the restoration of the lost territory in the northeast. Salute to the National Revolution!

At the same time, the commander-in-chief asked the generals of the party who came from the Whampoa Military Academy to send a letter to the students of the Kuomintang opposite, calling on them to stand up and advocate that the two sides stop the civil war.

However, all these efforts of the commander have had little effect. On the contrary, Chang Kaishen's preparations for war intensified more and more, and he was bent on killing the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.

After Zhang Cheng returned to Yulin, although he had been preparing to fight back against the sixth encirclement and suppression of the Kuomintang reactionaries, he had been hoping in his heart that something would not be affected by his butterfly wings and would break out as scheduled in this time and space.

Sure enough, the course of history is so turbulent that it is seldom shifted by human will.

Late at night on December 9, Zhang Hanqing, who was completely desperate for Chang Kaishen, contacted Yang Hucheng and decided to launch a "military admonition" in Xi'an to arrest Chang Kaishen and force him to stop the civil war and unite to resist Japan.

The two generals, Zhang and Yang, quickly reached a consensus and made specific arrangements for the "military advice" in Xi'an, and decided that the Northeast Army would be responsible for going to Lintong to arrest Chang Kaishen, and Yang Hucheng's 17th Route Army would be responsible for arresting the military and political dignitaries of the authorities in Xi'an.

On the evening of 11 December, the two generals, Zhang and Yang, respectively convened the generals of the two armies to announce the decision and plan of the "military advice," and set up the "military advice" headquarters in Xincheng, with the two generals Zhang and Yang jointly under the command.

History remembers this moment: at 5 o'clock in the morning of December 12, 1936, General Zhang and Yang resolutely launched a "military admonition", the Northeast Army went to Huaqingchi in Lintong to arrest Chang Kaishen, Chang Kaishen jumped out of the bedroom window, broke his back, hid behind a big rock, and was found alive, and the 17th Route Army also detained Chen Cheng, Shao Lizi, Jiang Dingwen, Chen Tiaoyuan, Wei Lihuang, Zhu Shaoliang and other important military and political members of the Kuomintang in Xi'an, Shao Yuanchong and others were killed.

So far, the "Double 12 Incident" that shocked China and the rest of the world broke out as scheduled.