As the central delegation headed by Deputy Commander Zhou arrived in Xi'an, the two generals, Zhang and Yang, who were in extreme panic, seemed to have the backbone and gradually became calm. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Deputy Commander Zhou rested for a while, and had an in-depth exchange with the two generals Zhang and Yang that night. Through the exchange, Deputy Commander Zhou learned that the "military advice" of the two generals Zhang and Yang was not carried out deliberately, but was a temporary decision made out of righteous indignation.

At the same time, Deputy Commander Zhou also learned that the real purpose of the two generals, Zhang and Yang, in launching the "military admonition" was to force Chang to resist Japan, and force him to return to the road of stopping the civil war and unanimously resisting Japan, so as to save the declining national situation.

After figuring out the cause of the incident, Deputy Commander Zhou greatly praised the starting point of the two generals, Zhang and Yang, in launching the incident, and believed that the incident was a righteous move and a meritorious service to the country.

These days, in the face of the accusations of the people in the Kuomintang region, the pressure on them is not insignificant, and Deputy Commander Zhou's support and recognition of them has undoubtedly given them a reassurance.

After in-depth exchanges, Deputy Commander Zhou put forward the idea of peacefully resolving the "Xi'an Incident" and forcing Chang Kaishen to reach an anti-Japanese agreement.

After reaching an agreement, the three parties held urgent consultations on a possible military attack by the KMT authorities on Xi'an, and initially reached an intention of joint defense among the three parties.

After the initial talks with Generals Zhang and Yang, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhou, who had a good idea of the situation, immediately reported the progress and results of the talks to the commander-in-chief and the Central Committee, who expressed satisfaction with the progress of the initial talks, approved the joint defense proposal reached by the three sides, and instructed the Central Military Commission to immediately implement it.

After receiving the news of the Workers' and Peasants' Party's involvement in the negotiations on the "Xi'an Incident," He Yingqin, who was temporarily in charge of the Nanjing authorities, poured sewage on the Workers' and Peasants' Party and vigorously slandered the Workers' and Peasants' Party in the newspapers, saying that the "Xi'an Incident" broke out under the instigation of the Workers' and Peasants' Party's conspiracy.

In view of this situation, the Central Committee again convened the second meeting of the Political Bureau, at which the commander-in-chief pointed out in particular: After the Xi'an Incident, all the attention of the Nanjing authorities was focused on the issue of killing Chang Kaishen, mobilizing all forces to deal with Xi'an, ignoring all Zhang Yang's anti-Japanese propositions, and even mobilizing all troops to crusade against Zhang Yang. ”

The commander-in-chief proposed: "We should firmly stand on the anti-Japanese stand, carry forward the good aspects, and strike at the dark aspects. ”

Under the commander-in-chief's sober analysis of the situation of the incident, in the end, everyone unanimously agreed with the commander-in-chief's opinion. After the meeting, the Central Government of the Chinese Soviets and the Central Committee of the Workers' and Peasants' Party issued a telegram on the Xi'an Incident, in which the following suggestions were made to the two parties:

(1) The armies of the two sides should temporarily take Tongguan as the boundary, the Nanjing army should not attack Tongguan, and the Xi'an anti-Japanese army should also temporarily stop in Shaanxi and Gansu to wait for the peace conference to settle the matter.

(2) A peace conference shall be convened immediately in Nanjing, and in addition to the representatives sent from all parties in Nanjing and Xi'an, all parties, factions, all walks of life, and all armed forces throughout the country shall be notified to send representatives to participate. Our party and government are also preparing to send representatives to participate.

(3) Before the peace conference, all parties, factions, circles, and armies should first put forward the draft of resisting Japan and saving the country, and discuss the issue of how to deal with Mr. Chang Kaishen, but the basic program should be to unite the whole country, oppose all civil wars, and unite to resist Japan.

(4) The address of the conference is tentatively set in Nanjing.

The above-mentioned proposal is actually a reasonable and effective way to solve the current critical juncture, and the princes of Nanjing hope to immediately decide on the national policy, so as not to put the chaos of the country and the Japanese invaders to take advantage of it! I also hope that all parties and factions of the people of the whole country will immediately urge the authorities to convene a peace conference to discuss certain national policies and go to the national disaster together!

On the other hand, Mrs. Chang invited Duan Na to her apartment to discuss the situation with Kong Xiangxi and others, and Duan Na felt that it was incumbent on her party to Xi'an, and that night, she took a night train with Mrs. Chang to Nanjing.

At the same time, Mrs. Chang called Zhang Hanqing and informed her that she would negotiate with the Australian consultant Duan Na to fly to Xi'an, and Duan Na, who had been Zhang Hanqing's adviser, also telegraphed Zhang at the same time.

On December 22, under the full efforts of Duanna, Mrs. Chang, Song Ziwen and others flew to Xi'an. Zhang Hanqing, who has always respected Mrs. Chang, went to the airport to pick up the plane.

With the arrival of negotiators from the three parties one after another, the tripartite talks on the incident officially began. However, before the formal negotiations began, Deputy Commander Zhou and Chang Kaishen also had an in-depth exchange.

On the same day, Deputy Commander Zhou still called Chang Kaishen "principal" according to his previous habit, and greeted: "We haven't seen each other for ten years, and you look older than before." ”

Chang Kaishen nodded and said, "Xiangyu, you are my old subordinate, you should listen to me." ”

Deputy Commander Zhou has always been unparalleled, and he followed Chang Kaishen's words quite cleverly and turned to the topic: "As long as the principal can change the policy of 'fighting outside the country must first secure the interior', stop the civil war, and unite to resist Japan, not only can I personally listen to you, but even our Red Army can also listen to your command." ”

Then the two launched a round of verbal swords, and had a wonderful round of fighting spirit, but after Deputy Commander Zhou informed Chang Kaishen of what He Yingqin and Wang Jingwei had done after Chang Kaishen was deeply imprisoned, Chang Kaishen was silent and fell into a long period of contemplation.

By now, Chang Kaishen has profoundly understood that if he does not compromise with the Workers' and Peasants' Party and Zhang Yang, not only will his rule in the Kuomintang be in vain, but his life will also be lost.

In the only two choices of "stubborn resistance is death, resistance to Japan can be born", Chang Kaishen finally chose to bow to reality, and preliminarily agreed with Zhang and Yang's proposal to stop the civil war and unite to resist Japan.

After Chang Kaishen chose to bow his head, Mrs. Chang met with Deputy Commander Zhou twice on the 23rd and 24th, and the two sides had a long exchange and conversation.

On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhou unequivocally put forward a political proposition for a peaceful settlement of the incident to Madame Chang, who also clearly expressed her support for the two sides to stop the civil war and unite to resist Japan.

As a result, the door to peace talks between the two parties of the "migrant workers" was opened, and the second cooperation of the "migrant workers" was once again expected to be reached in the 10-year battle, and the second joint hands of the two sides were not far off.

On December 24, after some arduous negotiations, Chang Kaishen made the following oral reply to the six propositions of Xi'an, namely:

1. Order the Eastern Route Army to withdraw from the east of Tongguan, and the Central Army to leave the northwest;

2. Entrust Kong and Song as the presidents and vice presidents of the Executive Yuan, and assign Kong and Song and Zhang Shang to organize the list of mansions. Standing Decision ordered He Yingqin to go abroad, Zhu Shaoliang and the central personnel to leave Shaanxi and Gansu;

3. Chang returned to Beijing first, and then released the seven patriotic leaders;

4. Lianhong Ronggong, often advocating that the Soviet area of the Red Army remain unchanged for the sake of foreign affairs, and after Zhang secretly helped the Red Army, he took joint action and changed the number after the Anti-Japanese War;

5. Hold a national assembly at will;

6. He often advocates the alliance with Russia and the United Kingdom and the United States.

However, Chang Kaishen was reluctant to sign a written agreement, and only promised to verbally agree to these six propositions as a "leader personality". Deputy Commander Zhou was not satisfied, but the naïve Zhang Hanqing was quite protective of his "sworn brother" and was willing to vouch for Chang Kaishen. The representatives of the Workers' and Peasants' Party did not agree, but Zhang Hanqing did not agree.

On the afternoon of the 25th, Deputy Commander Zhou tried to persuade Zhang Hanqing to accept the Workers' and Peasants' Party's normal conditions and sign a written agreement, but he was surprised to learn that Zhang Hanqing had personally escorted Chang Kaishen to the airport.

In the afternoon of the same day, Chang Kaishen left Xi'an by plane, accompanied by Zhang Hanqing in person.

On the 26th, Chang Kaishen arrived in Nanjing, and the Xi'an Incident was declared a peaceful settlement.

At the same time, Zhang Hanqing, the protagonist of the incident, was detained by the Kuomintang authorities, and he will spend most of his life under house arrest by the Kuomintang authorities.

However, his great contribution to promoting the second cooperation of "migrant workers" and reaching an agreement to resist Japan cannot be erased, and history will remember his exploits and sacrifices.