In the early morning of December 15, Xi'an. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Xiaolu and others got off in the north of the city, and Zhou Gong and others went directly into the city.

Today, although the city of Xi'an is in order, there is an atmosphere of unease. Needless to say, there are sentry posts and roadblocks everywhere, and now, the people know that the spies have been arrested, so they dare to speak casually. A few days ago, those people who were exiled in the northeast and those who supported the Northwest Army marched in the streets to celebrate the incident.

Xiaolu and his team disappeared, and they hid in the shadows to prepare equipment, gather intelligence, and survey the terrain of the route.

The whole country is in turmoil. On the 15th, Zhou Gong and other Communist Party representatives met with Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng in Xi'an, and also met with Lao Jiang and other detainees. After Jiang and Zhou talked, it was said that his mood was much better.

After the first manifesto, the Communist Party issued several more open letters, demanding more specificity and reiterating its willingness to renounce the title of the Red Army and fight against Japan together. The central government was asked to recognize the legitimacy of the communist forces, give them numbers, pay military salaries, and allow the troops to go to the front line to resist Japan. In addition, the Communist Party also sent telegrams in its personal name to various domestic forces, calling for a peaceful settlement.

Also on the 15th, the Soviet newspaper's Pravda published an editorial: "There is no doubt that the reason for the mutiny of Zhang Xueliang's troops should be found in the conspiracy activities of those pro-Japanese elements who did not hesitate to use all means to help Japanese imperialism carry out the cause of enslavement of China."

The Soviet Union believed that Zhang Xueliang was a Japanese spy and that the incident was instigated by a Japanese conspiracy.

The Soviet Union believed that by holding the leader hostage and causing trouble to China, it was obviously destroying its own eastern barrier and creating conditions for Japan to wash the Far East as soon as possible.

What about Japan?

The Japanese government held that Moscow had reached an "offensive and defensive alliance" with Zhang Xueliang, who was a tool of Soviet Russia. Soviet Russia is the real backstage of the incident. Tokyo's Mainichi Shimbun published an editorial: "If the Chinese central government compromises with Zhang under the conditions of resisting Japan and accommodating the Communists, Japan will resolutely oppose it."

They believed that Zhang Yang held the leader hostage, caused trouble in China, and wanted to fight to the death with Japan. This was a conspiracy specifically against the Great Japanese Empire. China is nothing, and the background can only be the USSR.

That's where it gets interesting.

On the 16th, the Nanjing government began to organize troops to crusade against the Zhang Yang army, with He Yingqin as the commander-in-chief. Many of Chiang's descendants did not agree to go to war, and since then, the government has been in chaos and the army has been in chaos. The planes began to bomb the city of Shaanxi, and the people of Xi'an panicked.

Xiaolu has always suspected that He is a spy of the Japanese. He once thought that he should have surrendered to Japan earlier, but in fact he was preempted by Wang Jingwei. He Yingqin bombed Xi'an, obviously intending to put the old Chiang to death, and if he really forced Chiang to death, China would be in chaos.

Except for He Yingqin, who was about to use force when he dispatched troops, the other people's reactions were also very interesting, Dai Jitao smashed the chair and slapped the table, crying and screaming, and even Ju Zheng, who is usually quite serious, shouted in a pitch-changing voice: "If you don't crusade against Zhang and Yang today, are we all rice buckets!" ”

Wang Jingwei was recuperating in France at this time, and was overjoyed when he heard the news, and planned to return to China. Wang Jingwei telegraphed Chen Bijun and transferred to the central government: "Respectfully." The incident abruptly broke out, and it was very painful, and he immediately set off with all his strength. Humility. Wang also called Mrs. Jiang Song Meiling to express her condolences: "The Xi'an incident, I am sad and angry when I hear it, the sky is auspicious, and my brother will be less in danger, and I pray for Zhen's photo." ”

Before returning to China, he made a special trip to Germany to meet with Hitler, and discussed the list of Chinese ambassadors to Germany Cheng Tianfang, who was preparing to form a cabinet after returning to China.

On 29 December, Wang Jingwei received a call from Chu Minyi from Nanjing on the Potsdam cruise ship, telling the elder Chiang that he hoped to go to Nanjing at an early date and that the Kuomintang Central Committee had a plan to deal with Zhang Xueliang.

Yan Xishan's attitude once again reflected his character. Although there was a garrison in North China between Yan Xishan and the Japanese, he already felt a lot of pressure, and if the Xi'an Incident could be resolved peacefully, not only would the Communist Party's problem be solved, but also the Northeast Army and the Red Army behind him would become a force against the Japanese, and in this way, Shanxi would be much safer.

So, Yan Xishan advocated peace. The Nanjing Lords and factions also relied on him very much and asked him to mediate. Yan Xishan himself stepped up his contact with Zhang Yang on the one hand, and appeased He Yingqin and Sun Ke on the other.

The largest lords and factions were the Song and Kong clans. Their interests were merely linked to Chiang, and if Chiang fell, the Song and Kong clans would inevitably lose their political and economic positions in the short term.

The USSR also expressed its attitude. Soong Ching-ling forwarded a telegram from Stalin to the Communists on the 14th. The telegram, while similar to the CCP's views, still stunned and enraged the CCP leaders.

In this telegram, three points were stated: the Xi'an Incident was a conspiracy concocted by the Japanese, Wang Jingwei and Zhang Xueliang; Lao Chiang was the only person qualified to lead China's resistance against Japan; The Chinese Communist Party should urge the incident to be resolved peacefully and release Lao Chiang. The telegram also warned that if the Chinese Communists did not make efforts to release Chiang, the CPSU would not hesitate to announce to the whole world that it would sever relations with the Chinese Communists and treat them as bandits.

In the days that followed, the Soviet Union learned of the attitude of the Chinese Communist Party and no longer pointed fingers at the Chinese Communist Party. However, the Soviet Union published articles in various media to condemn the incident and was in close contact with the Nanjing government, urging a peaceful settlement.

The voices of most celebrities in the people also opposed the killing of Chiang and called for a peaceful solution. Zhang Jiluan wrote an "Open Letter to the Military Circles in Xi'an", advising the officers and men of the Northeast Army to get lost and return home, and not to mislead the country and the people. It is said that Zhang Xueliang was still able to recite the article word for word in his later years, but I don't know if it is true. The plane flew the article to Xi'an.

At the same time, Hu Shi, Zhu Ziqing, Feng Youlan, Wen Yiduo and other well-known people wrote articles condemning Zhang Yang for "fighting the enemy, but in fact, he is destroying the Great Wall; He is a sinner of the nation and the nation; Destroying unity is a notorious crime. ”

On the 22nd, Song Meiling, the wife of Song, arrived in Xi'an. Xiaolu knew that things were going to be settled. When the plane arrived, he was on the West Gate Tower in Xi'an City. Xiaolu also knew that Dai Li was also in the plane. And after Dai Li gets off the plane, he will be imprisoned. A large number of officers of the Northeast Army wanted to kill him, but Zhang Xueliang did not kill him. Dai Li, as a result, gained Chiang's true trust.

Looking at this old plane, Xiaolu suddenly had a trance feeling again, if you keep this plane for the future, this antique will be valuable.

was thinking about it crankily, Li Fanglin came and said, "Captain, the flower mechanism is complete." Seven strokes. ”

Xiaolu said: "It was brought by the Northeast Army?" Or is it from the Blue Coat Society? Can you use a twenty-round bullet? ”

Li Fanglin said: "There are many soldiers in the Northeast, besides, we don't want to attack them." The gun is from the Blue Coat Society. They came five or six, and they came in secret. I guess it's an action team, trying to rescue Lao Jiang and kidnap Zhang Yang. Twenty rounds of bullets can be used. ”

Xiaolu said: "You're not hurt, are you?" What happened to your injuries at sea? ”

Li Fanglin said: "We are all fine. My wound is out of the way, it's almost healed. Your medicine is so good. ”

Xiao Lu smiled and said, "The Blue Coat Society is defeated in my hands again." You see, that Xiguan is an airport. ”

Li Fanglin said: "Airport? What are we going to do? Grab a plane? I'm not going to open it. These days, renting a car and learning to drive a car is hard enough. ”

Xiaolu said: "Today and tomorrow, we have two tasks. First, build a car, get enough gasoline, and be familiar with the roads of Xi'an. I think the sedan of the Blue Coat Society is good, wide and large, and it is a little crowded for seven people, but there is no problem at all for six people. I saw it yesterday. Second, it is necessary to thoroughly study the topography and roads of the airport. ”

Li Fanglin said: "The Blue Coat Society is in chaos. They've just lost seven of their squad members, and now the other agents are going to have problems again. ”

Xiao Lu said: "The people of the Blue Coat Society can't be kept, they will have a bad influence on my plan. ”

Li Fanglin said: "Captain, can you reveal the plan?" ”

Xiaolu said: "Don't ask around. Let's go back and study the tasks of the two days. ”