"Yes, I understand... It's just that, if nothing else, at this moment, the entire Fifth War Zone, the senior officers who participated in this incident, have all been captured by the elite small army of [***]. If [***] what information is obtained from the mouths of these captured high-ranking officers, as well as from some important telegrams. Then publish this information that is unfavorable to the party-state in the eyes of the people of the whole country. With the current [***] influence in the country and the world. As long as the truth of the incident is revealed, it will have a very huge impact on the party-state. Therefore, the lowly office believes that we must prepare for defense one step ahead of the [***] declaration, divert the realization of the people of the whole country, and even negotiate directly with the [***] people in secret... The best thing is probably to give [***] some benefits and exchange back the dozens of generals and colonels who were captured by [***]. After all, this is the first time since the founding of the party-state that we have lost so many generals and officers at one time, and we cannot afford to lose so many senior officers at the current critical moment when the national crisis is at hand. He Yingqin continued to remind.

"Niang Xipi, I really didn't expect that after decades of fighting with the Communist Party, today, we would have to bow to them... Oh, it's unfair... God is unfair..."Chiang Kai-shek shook his head helplessly, then let out a long sigh and said to He Yingqin who was standing in front of him.

"Chairman, it's just that the Communist Party's recent prestige in the country is too high because of its victory in recovering North China, and it is not appropriate to have a head-on confrontation with them at this moment. I believe that after this period of time has passed, the army in North China will slow down and begin to counterattack. When the time comes, I will say that my counterattack will definitely be [***] comfortable. Now, let's let them be arrogant for a few days... Please don't mind..."He Yingqin comforted..."Jingzhi, don't comfort me, the current [***], after several years of development, has become a climate. In particular, their readers, in terms of overall combat effectiveness, are definitely stronger than one of our army groups ... If you want to blame me, why didn't you be ruthless and directly wipe out the remnants of the Communist Party in northern Shaanxi after the Long March... Forget it, these things are in the past, let's solve the things in front of us first. Respectfully, negotiating with [***] is definitely needed. However, we have to define our bottom line. What do you think about yourself? Chiang Kai-shek asked, raising his head.

"The first and most important of our first and most important points is to divert the target of the Communist Party's attack. The responsibility for the attack on the New Fourth Army was shifted from the central government to the Fifth Theater. Only in this way will the central authorities not be condemned by the people of the whole country and various Western countries. The second one, that is, to find a way to exchange these captured officers at all levels from the hands of [***]... Especially Commander-in-Chief Gu and Deputy Commander Shangguan Yun, these two [***] generals and lieutenant generals, we have to change them back no matter what. Otherwise, the prestige of the central political axe in the eyes of officers at all levels of the army will definitely be greatly reduced...."After a short period of thought, He Yingqin said affirmatively..."Well, speaking of this, there is only one problem, that is, to block the mouth of [***] and spend some price in exchange for the captured senior generals of our army... However, according to [***]'s temper, now that we have taken such a good advantage, and with such a big advantage, we will definitely pay a very huge price if we want to achieve this ultimate goal..."Chiang Kai-shek nodded, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion..."Commission, no matter how big the price is, we have to pay." After all, this matter is related to the future of the party-state, and to the foothold of the party-state among the countries of the world... Therefore, I think that as long as it does not touch the most fundamental interests of the party and the state, we can agree..."He Yingqin said with certainty.

Jing Zhi is right, in order to achieve this goal, as long as it does not touch the specific interests of the party-state, we can agree to them. Jingzhi, I have decided that this negotiation task can only be truly relieved when it is handed over to you. Therefore, on behalf of the party-state and the central political axe, you will go to the [***] office in Chongqing and negotiate with them. Regarding He Yingqin's answer, Chiang Kai-shek nodded approvingly. Then, with a resolute expression, he ordered.

"Yes, the commission, the humble post will definitely live up to your expectations, and at the lowest cost, to win more benefits for the party-state, please rest assured..." However, under the gaze of Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin had no choice but to bite the bullet and take on this arduous task..."Chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief, urgent telegram, urgent telegram from the Yucheng Office..."The Party Central Committee in Yan'an, far away, gathered in the conference room of the chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, and the commander-in-chief, waiting for the final result of the incident in southern Anhui. An urgent voice reached the ears of the three people. Immediately afterwards, the communications staff officer of the Central Military Commission hurriedly rushed into the conference room with a telegram, and said with an anxious face: "Yucheng office, is there something wrong with the office?" "Chairman Gangang, who was still thinking about the most unfavorable outcome of the Southern Anhui Incident, raised his head, frowned at his brows, and asked..."Chairman, chiefs, a call from the Yucheng office, He Yingqin, chief of staff of the Kuomintang, came to our office this morning and asked for negotiations with our party, regarding the capture of dozens of senior officers below the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Theater of Operations Gu Zhutong by our army..."The communications staff officer quickly told the contents of the telegram..."What, captured Gu Zhutong... Chiang Kai-shek wants to negotiate with us about the exchange of their prisoners... Haha, chairman, boss, Liu Hua succeeded, and the special operations brigade of the reading division succeeded. I suggest that you immediately send a telegram to Liu Hua and ask about the combat history and specific results of the special operations team? Before the chairman could make any answers, Vice Chairman Zhou stood up from his seat and preemptively proposed.......

In less than half an hour, the communications staff officer once again rushed into the conference room, and under the expectant gaze of the three people, he replied loudly: "Chairman, leaders, Comrade Liu Hua has called, after inquiry, the special operations brigade has successfully completed its task, and successfully rescued 3,769 people under General Ye Ting, commander of the New Fourth Army, surrounded by heavy troops of the Kuomintang army. However, Comrade Xiang Ying, political commissar of the New Fourth Army, was killed by traitors in the process of breaking through the siege. In addition, in the course of the operation, the special operations brigade captured a total of 46 radio stations of various powers, captured one commander-in-chief of the enemy's general, four lieutenant generals, 13 major general officers, and a total of 23 lieutenant colonels and colonel officers... After analysis, all officers above the rank of major general in the Fifth Theater participating in this battle were captured by our army. In addition, according to intelligence, because a large number of officers of the Kuomintang army were captured by our army, the 80,000 [***] troops who participated in this battle, for various reasons, only had less than 40,000 troops left after the war..."

"Okay, this time, Chiang Kai-shek lost his wife and his soldiers. Although, our New Fourth Army also lost a lot of troops, and even Comrade Xiang Ying was sacrificed. However, the main force of the New Fourth Army is still there, and Comrade Ye Ting, commander of the New Fourth Army, is also there. This special operations brigade has done a really great job..."Vice Chairman Zhou said with emotion..."Enlai, boss, this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is the dozens of senior Kuomintang officers we have captured, especially [***] General Gu Zhutong. For these captives, as long as we use them properly, they will definitely bring very great benefits to our [***] troops...."The chairman said mysteriously..."Old Mao, what is the benefit that makes you so happy?" "The New Fourth Army was successfully rescued, and the commander-in-chief no longer had any worries. In response to the chairman's words, he asked with a puzzled face: "Boss, as long as these captives are in our hands, the guidance of public opinion on the incident in southern Anhui is in our hands. In other words, we can criticize Chiang Kai-shek as much as we want. When the time comes, after a hat of destroying the united front is put on Chiang Kai-shek's head, Chiang Kai-shek's central political axe will certainly fall into a desperate situation of internal and external difficulties. When the time comes, not only the people in China will denounce him, but even Western countries will also put a lot of pressure on him. Therefore, in this incident in southern Anhui, although we lost a lot of commanders and fighters of the New Fourth Army. But, politically, are we in control? "For the first time, a confident smile appeared on the chairman's face..."I see, Chiang Kai-shek said that he was talking to us for negotiations, and there was only one purpose, that is, to spend a certain price to block the mouths of our [***] people, and then exchange all those high-ranking officers who were captured by us..." However, at this time, we have an army of nearly one million in our hands, and in any way, we should not ask Chiang Kai-shek for anything. So, this time, without Chiang Kai-shek paying a real price, we must not talk about handing over the prisoners in our hands... Enlai, boss, now that Chiang Kai-shek has sent us an invitation to negotiate, you see, in this regard, who will be dispatched to negotiate with this [***] chief of staff, He Yingqin? The chairman nodded and said affirmatively..."Let's go, but I have been through several negotiations between the KMT and the CCP, and when it comes to experience, I am the most abundant..." Vice Chairman Zhou stood up without any hesitation and said affirmatively.

"Enlai is sure in the past, and now the Party Central Committee is busy with the relocation, and there is nothing to do. However, I think that in addition to Enlai, we also need to add one more person..."The chairman said with a mysterious face..."Liu Hua? Chairman, if I guessed correctly, the person you asked to add must be Liu Hua from Taiyuan, Shanxi. I think this suggestion is very good, this rescue plan was formulated and commanded by Comrade Liu Hua, and now that such great results have been achieved, we can't just put him to the side. On the other hand, this Liu Hua is also a master who only takes advantage of the advantages and does not suffer losses, plus he is still very young, and we have an advantage at the negotiation table... I completely agree with this suggestion, add Comrade Liu Hua as the deputy representative of the negotiations, and follow Enlai to negotiate together, so that Liu Hua can also learn from this experience by the way? The commander-in-chief said.

At this moment, Liu Hua has completed the complete reorganization of the unit and has begun new training. After learning the news that the special operations team had successfully operated and successfully rescued General Ye Ting, it could be said that he was very excited. Because he knows that because of his arrival, the butterfly effect has slowly formed. Ye Ting, who has grown up as good as possible in the Iron Army, will not be imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek in the next few years, nor will he be sacrificed in an operation a few years later because of a plane crash... However, what Liu Hua didn't expect was that at this moment, he had once again been driven out of the shelves by the central government, pulled Zhuang Ding, and became the deputy representative of the negotiations with the Kuomintang... Just in Liu Hua's heart, imagining the scene of meeting with General Ye Ting a few days later, Chief of Staff Li Qing hurriedly walked in....

"Commander, the Central Telegraph ... Chiang Kai-shek of the Kuomintang, because of the incident in southern Anhui, demanded negotiations with our party in exchange for dozens of captured high-ranking officers. The Central Committee decided to form a negotiating delegation headed by Vice Chairman Zhou and supplemented by you to negotiate with He Yingqin, chief of staff of the Kuomintang. The chairman sent a telegram asking for your opinion..."Chief of Staff Li Qing said..."Hehe, Chiang Kai-shek's Sima Zhao's heart can be said to be known to everyone... This time, however, we have the absolute initiative, and the Kuomintang is begging us to do things, and we must not lose to the other side in terms of momentum. Immediately call back to the Party Central Committee [***]: Liu Hua absolutely obeyed the orders of the Party Central Committee and assisted Vice Chairman Zhou in negotiations with the Kuomintang. In addition, I have two more suggestions that I hope the central government will take into consideration: first, change the venue of the negotiations to Taiyuan, Shanxi; Second, after the conclusion of the negotiations, a grand moon cake was held in Taiyuan City to show the Kuomintang party army and the demeanor of our Eighth Route Army, and militarily, to carry out a great deterrent to them... Liu Hua, commander of the Northeast Field Army..."After a short period of contemplation, Liu Hua replied with a smile to the chief of staff in front of him... Returning to the cave in Yan'an again, the three chiefs, after reading Liu Hua's reply, immediately fell into deep thought. However, in just a moment, the chairman, who figured out the reason, immediately showed a trace of sharpness in his eyes, and then couldn't help but applaud, and said several good words in a row: "Okay, good, these two suggestions are really good..."

"Chairman, I heard you right, let He Yingqin go to our territory to negotiate with us. This has never happened before. What's more, in this case, it also seems that we are too insincere! There is also a second point, requiring important members of the Kuomintang to participate in our military parade, if this is the case, the real strength of our Eighth Route Army, will not it be placed in front of the people of the world? I really can't figure it out, how could Liu Hua come up with such a suggestion? Vice Chairman Zhou asked incomprehensibly, "Enlai, you haven't turned the corner yet." First of all, let's talk about the first point, in the previous negotiations, there is only one reason why we have to go to the territory of the Kuomintang to negotiate, that is, we do not have enough strength. At the same time, we are asking the Kuomintang to do things. But this time it was different, this time it was the Kuomintang who came to beg us. If we still go to Yucheng, first of all, in terms of momentum, we will be much weaker than them..."The chairman explained with a smile..."Let's talk about the second point, now our [***] strength, apart from the Kuomintang Central Army, can be said to be the second largest force in the country. However, we have always been bored with great development, which has led to the fact that many small warlords in China, even ordinary people, and other Western countries, still think that our Eighth Route Army is a force that cannot be brought on the table. This can be said to be harmful to the development of our party. However, if our Eighth Route Army is fully displayed in front of the people of the world through the military parade, all countries will know our China and know our real strength. Then, we in China [***] will be able to truly step onto the world stage...", the chairman continued.

As the chairman's words were finished, Vice Chairman Zhou and the commander-in-chief slowly fell into deep thought, and began to think about the chairman's explanation just now. Because, before hearing the chairman's explanation, the two of them never thought that they would be able to take the initiative in front of the Kuomintang, and the China where they are [***] would be like the Kuomintang political axe, on the world stage, so that the people of the world can know themselves....

"Chairman, I have to say that your words are very reasonable... I fully agree with your suggestion to change the venue of the negotiations to Taiyuan City. At the same time, we will invite important members of the Kuomintang to participate in the grand military parade that we will hold in Taiyuan City, and show them the demeanor of our Eighth Route Army...."Vice Chairman Zhou broke the tranquility of General Fang and suddenly said..."Chairman, Enlai. I'm just a soldier, and in politics, there aren't so many twists and turns. But I firmly believe in one truth, only by showing our true strength in front of everyone, and making those who want to be unfavorable to us feel afraid and afraid, can we develop with peace of mind. Therefore, I completely agree with the two suggestions put forward by Comrade Liu Hua," the commander-in-chief said with certainty.

"Okay, then that's it. Enlai, you immediately give Chiang Kai-shek a meeting point in Yucheng and ask that the venue for the negotiations be changed to Taiyuan City. At the same time, the Kuomintang authorities were invited to send a certain amount of distant troops to participate in a huge military parade of our party after the end of the negotiation meeting..."With the approval of the two partners, a smile immediately appeared on the chairman's face. Then, facing Vice Chairman Zhou beside him, he ordered with an affirmative face.

(To be continued)