Chen Lifu was stunned for a while, and only reacted after a while, he smiled bitterly and didn't say: "Negotiate, let's talk first, we will ask for a price, and they will pay back the money on the spot." ”

Chen Lifu's words obviously did not have much confidence, successfully quelled the Liangguang Incident, and took Yunnan, Chiang Kai-shek's confidence was obviously different from the beginning of the year, and the conditions put forward were more stringent than last time, and he was really not sure to convince Pan Hannian.

While the two were talking, there was a knock on the door, the guard in the hall opened the door, the knocker nodded at him slightly, let go of the body, and Pan Hannian, who was dressed like a small open in the back, stepped into the house, he was the Xiao Kai in the strange team of the Loess Plateau.

After returning from Moscow, after he had two contacts with the Kuomintang in Hong Kong and Nanjing, he went to the security guard to report to the Central Committee, and then did the work of the Northeast Army in northern Shaanxi, and went to Xi'an with Ye Jianying, that is, the horseman in the team, but he did not expect to receive instructions from the Central Committee within two days of arriving in Xi'an to go to Shanghai to negotiate with Nanjing, so he arrived here.

"Welcome back, Mr. Pan." As soon as Chen Lifu and Zhang Chong saw Pan Hannian coming in, they immediately put down the newspaper and got up to greet him.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, something has been delayed, and I've kept you waiting." Pan Hannian's face was full of apologies, half an hour had passed since the appointed time, and he could see that they were already waiting a little impatiently.

"There, there, we can understand. Have a seat. Chen Lifu replied with a generous smile, his tone and movements were full of the generosity of his master.

Pan Han was also slightly small, did not fight back, and sat on the sofa, Chen Lifu and Zhang Chong also sat on the sofa opposite him and next to him. Although Chen Lifu has a little upper hand, he has never underestimated this Pan Hannian in his heart, and the fact that he has always negotiated alone shows that he is a very difficult opponent.

"Mr. Pan, I don't know what suggestions your party has for the resumption of cooperation between the KMT and the CCP." Without too many pleasantries, Chen Lifu asked as soon as he opened his mouth.

Pan Hannian took out an envelope from the leather bag he was carrying and handed it to Chen Lifu: "This is a letter from Comrade Zhou Elai of my party to Mr. Jiang, please forward it to Mr. Chen." ”

The letter was not sealed, and Chen Lifu was hesitating to read it when he took it, and Pan Hannian said: "Our party sincerely welcomes your party's return to the road of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, but since it is cooperation, our party also has conditions, and these conditions have been personally drawn up by Comrade Mao Zdong, chairman of our party. In view of the stakes, I have memorized these conditions, and I will recite them to you now. ”

Chen Lifu immediately raised his hand: "Mr. Pan, please wait." ”

Zhang Chong hurriedly found a piece of paper, then picked up a pen to prepare for the record, Pan Hannian nodded slightly apologetically, and then said: "The draft agreement between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to resist the draft of the National Salvation Agreement, 1. The Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang and the Central Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, in view of the fact that the imperialists have added to China's aggression and endangered the preservation of China's territorial sovereignty and the survival of the nation, unanimously believe that the only way to do this is for the two parties to cooperate and arouse the people, unite all parties and factions and all walks of life in the country, and unite the nations and countries in the world that are waiting for us on an equal footing. Carry out armed resistance against the ,...。

2. The two sides shall recognize the utmost sincerity and determination of each other and shall unanimously strive for the following great political tasks: (a) to carry out an armed war of resistance against each other and to defend and restore the territory and sovereignty of the whole of China; (b) To realize the united front of all parties, factions, circles and armies throughout the country to resist and save the country; (c) To realize the establishment of the Chinese Mingchu Republic in accordance with the Mingchu Program.

…… 3. In order to achieve the above political tasks, the two sides agree to carry out the following necessary steps and methods:

……”

Pan Hannian said eight articles in a free manner, of which the third one was more detailed to six. Chen Lifu listened and silently calculated in his heart, silently comparing the conditions given by Chiang Kai-shek, there is no doubt that the gap between the two sides is too big, and the other party has gone one step further on the five points proposed last time, and the price has been raised again. Last time, it was only a reorganization of the national political axe to form an anti-Japanese coalition army, but this time it is necessary not only to reorganize the political axe, but also to reform the existing political system, reorganize the military organs, demand the division of supreme power, and demand the establishment of mutual assistance relations with the Soviet Union. There is no doubt that Chiang Kai-shek would certainly not accept most of these conditions.

After Pan Hannian finished speaking, Chen Lifu waited patiently, Zhang Chong waved his pen and wrote urgently, and after he finished writing, he handed it to Pan Hannian: "Mr. Pan, please take a look and see if there is any omission." ”

Pan Hannian, of course, knew that this was reported to Chiang Kai-shek, and he took it over and carefully skimmed it, and then took up the pen and made additions in two places before handing it over to Zhang Chong.

Chen Lifu pondered for a moment and said, "I will also talk about our conditions, which were also drawn up by the chairman himself. ”

After Chen Lifu finished speaking, Pan Hannian also took out a pen and paper to prepare for the record, Chen Lifu said solemnly and calmly: "Our conditions are as follows: the opposing regime and army must be abolished; The Red Army kept from three to five thousand people; Cadres at and above the division level are all dismissed from their posts and sent to the sea, and if they return to China after six months, they will be hired according to their talents and appropriately assigned to serve in various organs of the Nanjing political axe. If the military can solve this problem, the political points raised by [***] will be easier to consider. ”

Pan Hannian was stunned, this was too simple, but he still quickly recorded Chen Lifu's words. This condition is too far from the four that Zhang Zihua passed back, the previous four not only agreed to retain power, but also agreed that the army only participated in the War of Resistance, that is, to retain reading power, and now...

"Mr. Chen, this is not a cooperative protest, this is co-optation." Pan Hannian said calmly: "And this is completely different from the conditions passed down by Mr. Zeng Yangfu, and our party will never accept these conditions." ”

"This is proposed by the chairman, and I have no right to change it, but," Chen Lifu said meaningfully: "The current situation is completely different from a few months ago, the Central Army has begun to move to northern Shaanxi, General Hu Zongnan has also launched an offensive in Ningnan, the military situation is very unfavorable to you, and it will be even more unfavorable to you in the next few months, Mr. Pan, I think you had better think about it." ”

Pan Hannian smiled faintly: "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Jiang is too superstitious about force, from Jiangxi to northern Shaanxi, chasing and killing along the way, but as a result, the Red Army still successfully arrived in northern Shaanxi, and achieved the victory of the three major Red Army, the victory of the Eastern Expedition, and the repeated defeat of the Northeast Army, Mr. Chen, Hu Zongnan's attack is not a big deal, you will soon see the results." By the way, these articles were also personally drafted by Chairman Mao Zdong of our side, and I have no right to make amendments. ”

The tip of the needle was against Mai Mang, Chen Lifu looked at the tough Pan Hannian and sighed helplessly, Zhang Chong interjected at this time: "Your conditions are too high, the chairman will never agree." Besides, your strength now is far less than it was at the beginning, Mr. Pan, it's better to be realistic. ”

"Mr. Jiang betrayed us once ten years ago, can we trust him so easily?" Pan Hannian said firmly: "For us, abandoning the army is not only a betrayal of the revolution, but also a suicide. ”

Chen Lifu and Zhang Chong were silent at the same time, and after a while, Chen Lifu said: "It was not entirely our fault back then, you are also equally responsible, let him pass the past, let's imagine the future together, the current situation of the country requires us to unite to resist the capital." ”

Pan Hannian sneered: "This is how the events of the year passed? It's so easy, do you know how many [***] people have fallen under your butcher's knife, and we have agreed to elect Mr. Chiang as the supreme leader of the country, regardless of our previous suspicions, but this does not mean that we are willing to give up our faith, give up our organization, and merge into your party. ”

Chen Lifu was angry in his heart, and immediately said unceremoniously: "Back then, first of all, you wanted to overthrow the chairman of the committee, split our party, and provoke an agrarian revolution. ”

Seeing that the two of them were angry, Zhang Chong hurriedly eased the atmosphere: "Two, two, today we are not holding accountable for the year, but talking about future cooperation, and those who will leave it to future historians." ”

There was silence in the room, and after a while, Pan Hannian said, "Historians will give a fair conclusion." Then he said to Chen Lifu: "This condition is a condition for incorporation, what Zeng Yangfu and Deng Wenyi said at the beginning were cooperation, not co-ordination, if you insist on this condition, there is no need for this negotiation to continue." ”

Pan Hannian kicked the ball over, Chen Lifu was silent, and the line that was finally caught up was broken like this, he was very reluctant in his heart, but he froze in the first round, how to talk about it in the future?

After a long time, he suggested: "Otherwise, can we invite Mr. Zhou Elai to Nanjing or Shanghai, or Xi'an or Luoyang, and the chairman of the committee can talk to him personally." ”

This is a good idea, and now neither side of the negotiation has the power to amend the terms, only a higher level has come forward.

Pan Hannian thought about it and nodded, in fact, [***] than the Kuomintang needs this negotiation, he went to northern Shaanxi to know how difficult the current [***] is, the land in northern Shaanxi is barren, food is very difficult, even Mao Z Dongzhou e came to these big men often starving, but also thanks to Zhang Xueliang from time to time to help, the army ran out of food. If the Kuomintang attacked, even if they repelled the Kuomintang attack, as long as they attacked during the sowing season or the autumn harvest season, the economy of the base areas would inevitably go bankrupt; Second, the central government's plan to advance westward failed, and the Western Route Army led by Xu Xiangqian fought hard along the way in Ningxia, and the situation was very bad, and the central government hoped to improve their situation through this negotiation.

"Okay, I will convey your opinion to the Party Central Committee." Pan Hannian got up and prepared to leave as he spoke.

"Mr. Pan, there is a feeling of reluctance," Chen Lifu said after thinking about it, "Can we not tell Mr. Zhou Elai about our conditions first?" ”

"This is impossible," Pan Hannian said categorically, "If I don't tell him, won't I lie to him?" ”

Pan Hannian knew in his heart that Chen Lifu already knew that it was impossible for them to accept such conditions, and once such conditions were reported back, it would be impossible for Zhou Elai to come out, because it was useless to come out.

"With this condition, I'm afraid even I have to go back." Pan Hannian shook his head and said, and then went straight out.

After leaving the door of the hotel, he looked up at the sky, where dark clouds were rolling and it was raining. It seems that only by fighting the next battle will Chiang Kai-shek honestly sit down and negotiate.

"Look at the newspaper, read the newspaper, the Sichuan army announced that it would accept the reorganization of the central government." "Look at the newspaper, read the newspaper, the Sichuan Army announced that it would accept the reorganization of the Central Committee, and General Zhuang Jihua reorganized the Sichuan Army after the reorganization of the Yunnan Army. The shouts of the newsboy attracted Pan Hannian's attention, and he hurriedly paid for the next newspaper.

(To be continued)