"Commission, [***] in Yan'an called us back, [***] has agreed to negotiate with us, however, they asked that the venue of the negotiation be changed to Taiyuan City, which is controlled by the Reading Division of the Eighth Route Army. At the same time, some important members of the party-state were invited to participate in a grand military parade held by the Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan City after the negotiations were over...."Chiang Kai-shek's official residence, He Yingqin took a telegram he had just received, and said to Chiang Kai-shek who was sitting in his seat with an anxious face..."Niang Xipi, changing the negotiation venue to Taiyuan, [***] is really becoming more and more arrogant, this is simply an insult to the party-state. There is also a military parade, what does he [***] want to do, does he plan to show off his military might to the central political axe, show his true strength, and then fight against the central political axe... Respectfully, call back to [***] immediately, the venue of the negotiations must be set in Yucheng, and let their representatives rush to Yucheng immediately to conduct negotiations, which is related to the issue of the face of the central government, and no matter what, it cannot be changed. As for the huge military parade they want in Taiyuan City, with the order of the Military Commission, they are forced to stop all actions..."Chiang Kai-shek ordered with anger on his face and resolutely....

"But, Chairman. Now our party-state... I ask the Chairman to carefully consider [***]'s suggestion and not to rush to respond. For Chiang Kai-shek, who had an angry face in front of him. For his order, He Yingqin could only shake his head helplessly. Because, until now, Chiang Kai-shek, who was arrogant in front of him, had not yet recognized the current predicament of the party-state because of his miscommand. Thinking of this, He Yingqin could only disobey the order, and then reminded in a low voice, hoping that the chairman in front of him could retract the order just now..."Jingzhi, if you have anything to say, don't swallow it." I'm not a reader, and I can listen to my subordinates. However, I hope that your opinion will impress me and make me take back my own orders. Otherwise, he will immediately call back to Yan'an's [***] with the order just now..."Regarding He Yingqin, who opposed his order, Chiang Kai-shek said angrily..."Yes, commission." Here's what happened: first of all, it was about the selection of the venue. With the current strength in China, to a certain extent, in addition to our Central Army, it has become the second largest force in the country, and they already have enough capital to fight with the party-state and the central political axe. More importantly, in this negotiation, [***] has the absolute initiative, that is to say, the central government is begging them to do things. As the masters, it is also reasonable for them to change the venue..."Looking at Chiang Kai-shek who was thinking in front of him, He Yingqin continued..."Besides, the Eighth Route Army held a military parade, just as the committee just said, the Eighth Route Army is preparing to hold a grand military parade in Taiyuan in front of important members of the party and the state, and its purpose must be to show its military might and deter other warlords in China. Despite this, to a certain extent, it has severely suppressed the party-state and dealt a blow to the face of the central political axe. However, we can also really get to know our opponents through this parade. So, please consider carefully the two suggestions put forward by [***]... My answer is finished..."After speaking, He Yingqin stood in place, motionless and waiting for Chiang Kai-shek's new order.

"Niang Xipi, who made us take the wrong step in the first place, one wrong step, and we lost every step. Respectfully, what you just said is very reasonable. Now I order, immediately call back to [***][***], the central political axe agrees to their request, and will send negotiators headed by Chief of Staff He Yingqin to Taiyuan City in the near future to conduct specific negotiations. At the same time, after participating in the negotiations, the Eighth Route Army held a grand military parade in Taiyuan City..."A few minutes later, after a few minutes of contemplation, Chiang Kai-shek had to lower his head and said with a compromised face..."Chairman of the National Committee is wise, and he will certainly not disappoint the expectations of the party and the state, and successfully complete the negotiation task..." Hearing that Chiang Kai-shek, who was arrogant in front of him, finally changed his mind, He Yingqin couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief and said.

"Well, respectfully, I believe in you, and the party-state also believes in you. I believe that with your talents, you will be able to make the party-state pay the least price and exchange the greatest benefits. In addition, before you go, I want to explain that in the process of negotiations, except for weapons, territory, and troop establishment, you can promise them everything else, as long as they agree to release the high-ranking officers who have captured us, as long as the conditions are not too excessive..."Chiang Kai-shek took a deep look at He Yingqin in front of him, and continued..."Yes, chairman, I will resolutely abide by this principle. It's just that the chairman, if the territory is snatched back by the Eighth Route Army itself from the hands of the little devils, the other party asks to go to the administrative power of these places. Also, if [***] asks for the restoration of the formation of the New Fourth Army, which we have just classified as a rebel... How should we answer? He Yingqin nodded and asked..."Grab it from the little devil's hand, hum!" As long as he [***] has this strength, he can be as strong as he can. It is best to recover the entire three eastern provinces at that time. However, I'm afraid that [***] doesn't have such a big appetite, even if they have this appetite, the little devils of nearly a million Kwantung Army will not agree, and when the time comes, they will definitely deal a heavy blow to these arrogant Eighth Route Army. As for the establishment of the New Fourth Army, it was returned to [***]. However, it should be stipulated that the New Fourth Army could only carry out activities south of the Yangtze River. It is necessary to demand that all the units of the New Fourth Army north of the Yangtze River be withdrawn to the south of the Yangtze River, which is the bottom line of the party-state..."Chiang Kai-shek said categorically. Knowing that at this moment, I have not forgotten to use dissidents and eliminate my opponents ....

"Yes, Chairman of the National Committee, I understand, you can rest assured, in the process of negotiations, I will definitely put the interests of the party-state first...."He Yingqin finally replied..."Very good, I am still very relieved to do things." Yours sincerely, it is up to you to decide on the specific candidates for this delegation. However, I have a proposal that in the delegation, there must be a general with rich combat experience to accompany him, who is responsible for observing the real combat effectiveness of the current Eighth Route Army troops in the process of moon cakes... Also, before leaving, say hello to me..."After Chiang Kai-shek finished speaking, his whole body was like a puddle of mud, lying softly on the chair, and then, closing his eyes, not saying a word more.

Seeing in front of him, after several days of continuous blows, it can be said that Chiang Kai-shek, who was physically and mentally exhausted, He Yingqin did not speak, carefully exited the office, and then, closed the door, and embarked on his own journey to Taiyuan for negotiations....

Similarly, Vice Chairman Zhou, who was far away in Yan'an, also rushed to Taiyuan City a few days ahead of everyone under the farewell of the chairman and the commander-in-chief and other leaders. and Liu Hua, the deputy representative of the negotiation, to discuss the specific process of the negotiation and the specific conditions of our side....

After a few days of rapid marching, Vice Chairman Zhou, who had been marching rapidly for a few days, had already sat in front of Liu Hua and others in high spirits after a night's rest... Looking at the palatial headquarters compared with Yan'an, Vice Chairman Zhou couldn't help but sigh: "Comrade Liu Hua, I really didn't expect that your headquarters is like a heaven and an underground compared to Yan'an. It seems that the Central Military Commission's proposal to relocate its office to Taiyuan at the same time is really correct..."

"Vice Chairman Zhou, these are all left for us by the original little devils, and we just changed a sign at the door of the headquarters. When the time comes, this headquarters will of course become the central war room and serve the heads of the central government..."Liu Hua said embarrassedly..."Okay, let's stop talking nonsense and get to the point." If nothing else, the Kuomintang negotiating delegation headed by He Yingqin will be able to rush to Taiyuan City in three days at most. Therefore, in the practice of these three days, the opinions of the two of us must be agreed, and the other is to discuss, in this negotiation, according to the current situation of our party, the specific conditions that need to be put forward..." Finally, three days later, the two finally formed a completely unanimous opinion on this negotiation. On this day, the Kuomintang negotiating delegation headed by He Yingqin had already arrived less than five kilometers away from Taiyuan City, and it would take at most an hour to enter Taiyuan City.

Although, Vice Chairman Zhou and Liu Hua were not very satisfied with He Yingqin, the chief of staff of the Kuomintang Central Committee Zhen and his wife. However, out of courtesy, the two of them still waited at the gate of Taiyuan City with their accompanying guards, ready to welcome He Yingqin's arrival..."Minister He, hello." After leaving Chongqing, I really didn't expect that we would meet here today? According to my memory, this seems to be the first time Minister He has stepped into the base area controlled by our party. This time, no matter what, we will do our best to be a landlord and entertain you well..."With the convergence of the two delegations. He Yingqin and Vice Chairman Zhou stepped forward one after another, staring at each other. Vice Chairman Zhou, as the host, took the initiative to stretch out his right hand with a very gentlemanly demeanor, and said with a smile on his face..."Duke Zhou, I didn't expect that we would meet here today. In the past few years of the Anti-Japanese War, your Eighth Route Army, in the rear of the enemy, has fought really well, and even Chairman Chiang often said good things about your Eighth Route Army. Especially this Taiyuan City, which has gone through the test of several wars, is it still so prosperous under your governance? It is even more prosperous than when Commander-in-Chief Yan was in charge of Shanxi, which is really an eye-opener for me. This time when you enter your base area, you must take me for a good tour and learn from your experience in creating a base area..." Looking at Vice Chairman Zhou with a smile on his face in front of him, He Yingqin also stretched out his right hand when he saw the tall city wall blocking him. Just when the right hands of the two people were just clasped together, He Yingqin couldn't help but sigh.

"Minister He, these are the results of the efforts of the soldiers. Let's go, let's go into the city, after the rest, I will definitely take all of you to have a good visit, after a year of governance by our Eighth Route Army, the new Taiyuan City at this moment..."Vice Chairman Zhou replied with a smile on his face..."Okay, enter the city...."Facing Vice Chairman Zhou's invitation, He Yingqin could only nod awkwardly and replied.

After a few days of rest, the Kuomintang delegation, which was anxious to rescue dozens of high-ranking officers who had been captured by our army, slowly recovered from the spirit of the Kuomintang negotiators, began negotiations on their impatient demand... The whole negotiation process, although very thrilling, can be said to be full of twists and turns. However, because the captives are still in our hands, coupled with resourcefulness, Vice Chairman Zhou, who has a wealth of experience, pressed the formation. During the two-day negotiations, we always took the initiative, and the results of the battle were one after another... Finally, two days passed, and the entire negotiation ended smoothly with the names of Vice Chairman Zhou and He Yingqin being finally signed into two contracts. The Kuomintang reactionaries succeeded in exchanging from us for dozens of captured high-ranking officers. And we, too, got a lot of things from the Kuomintang that we urgently needed.

In the end, in the whole negotiation article, we got various benefits: First, the Kuomintang Central Committee must admit the affairs of the southern Anhui incident at the first time and apologize to the people of the whole country. At the same time, it is necessary to severely punish the leaders of this incident, give an explanation to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives, take back the title of rebel of the New Fourth Army, recognize the existence of the New Fourth Army troops, and compensate a part of the equipment and other materials to be used to fund the development and growth of the New Fourth Army. However, we also agreed to the demand put forward by the Kuomintang Central Committee that all the main forces of the New Fourth Army must withdraw to the south of the Yangtze River within a month... The second issue is the construction of base areas. Including in the course of the current and future battles, all areas that have been recovered by our army and from the hands of the Chinese army have been designated as anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines, which will be under the control of our party, and will be responsible for providing military salaries, weapons, and ammunition for the troops of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army behind enemy lines. All the troops that took the initiative to invade our anti-Japanese base areas, for whatever reason, did not have the approval of our troops. We can destroy them all in the name of the rebels....

As for the third article, it is the clause of the real, visible benefit... In order to support the construction of the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines, the Kuomintang Central Committee had to issue to [***] within one month the arrears of military salaries owed to various units of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, totaling 2.35 million yuan. Within a month's time, 500 engineers at all levels and 100 doctors of various types will be provided to the base area to improve the level of medical care in the base area....

As for the last one, it is also a very important one. That is, a large number of machinery and equipment that are not available in the base areas were purchased from the national control area, plus Liu Hua's purchase from abroad, all of which were used to strengthen and develop the heavy industry construction in the base areas.

After two days of negotiations, both sides can be said to have achieved what they wanted. With the end of the negotiations, all delegations, at the invitation of Vice Chairman Zhou and Liu Hua, all stayed behind to prepare to participate in a major military parade held outside Taiyuan a few days later, after the arrival of the Party Central Committee... And just when everyone was talking about the Central Military Commission, it would be able to enter Taiyuan City earlier, and then hold a military parade. The figure of the convoy responsible for the central transfer finally appeared in everyone's eyes... After meeting with the chairman and the leaders, Liu Hua, as a subordinate, had to salute and greet for several minutes.

"Enlai, Liu Hua, you did a good job. On the way, I heard from the intelligence heard by the communications staff that you have achieved very great results. In this way, Liu Hua, you are a junior, let you tell us a few old guys about the specific gains of this negotiation..."Looking at Liu Hua who was full of energy in front of him, the chairman said with a smile..."Yes, chairman, leaders, the specific situation is like this..."In this way, under the attention of the chairman and other leaders, Liu Hua, as the deputy representative of the negotiation, simply told what he had experienced during the two-day negotiation.

"Hehe, this time Chiang Kai-shek really lost his wife and lost his troops. 500 engineers of various kinds, more than 100 highly skilled doctors, plus a large amount of machinery and equipment purchased from the Kuomintang. The base areas under our control will definitely be able to make great progress in the next development" Listening to the whole negotiation process and the final terms, the chairman said with a smile on his face, and affirmed the results of Liu Hua and others Under the advance arrangement of Liu Hua and Luo Ronghuan, it only took one day for the central organs to successfully live in Taiyuan City. As for the leaders, they are all arranged in the Taiyuan Headquarters, which is now the Central Military Commission station, which has just been renamed.

With the occupancy of various central organs, the special operations brigade, which had been marching for a week for a week, also returned to Taiyuan City, where the headquarters was located, as if they had pinched an alarm clock... In order to avoid anything from happening, and the conclusion of the negotiations, the dozens of high-ranking officers who had just been captured by the special combat team were directly handed over to the Kuomintang negotiators headed by He Yingqin. As for the hundreds of Xian Sijun's wounded, they were also sent to the field hospital in Taiyuan City as soon as possible. And after more than ten days of marching, in the Jiangsu Xia of Liu Xiaogang, the captain of the special combat team, Ye Ting, who was full of curiosity about Liu Hua, the commander of the reading division, also entered Taiyuan City under the leadership of Liu Xiaogang, preparing to meet Liu Hua and the leaders of the Central Committee....

(To be continued)