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Gu Shunzhang took two sips of tea. The Northeast region is crucial to the development of the CCP. For this reason, the CCP did not hesitate to give up Beijing and Zhili in exchange, but the Kuomintang did not buy it.

"The Northeast is the territory of General Zhang Xueliang." Gu Shunzhang still insisted: "The Northeast Army has paid a huge effort and price for the construction and defense of the Northeast, and you must consider it."

Luo Yaoguo shook his head slightly, and without waiting for his reaction, Gu Shunzhang went on to say: "Our party can hand over the parts of Chahar and Rehe south of the Great Wall to your party, but we cannot give them to you in northern Shaanxi and northern Shanxi. At most, western Liaoning can be given up. As for weapons and equipment, we don’t have to, but you can’t stop the weapons and equipment aided by the Soviet Union from passing through the border. We need a written guarantee for this. Moreover, this is the last bottom line of our Party Central Committee!”

Hearing the words "final bottom line", Luo Yaoguo smiled wryly in his heart. He knew that the Northeast was already the CCP's last chance, and of course they had to fight for every inch of land, and the Liaodong Peninsula was the only entrance to the sea in the Northeast, and the only one on the CCP's territory. coastline.If the Liaodong Peninsula is not obtained, the CCP's territory will become a "landlocked country", and their small Red Navy will not even have a seaport.However, obtaining the entire Liaoning Province is also the bottom line of the Kuomintang.

"How many troops does your party plan to dispatch to counterattack the Northeast? Which route will it take? I think it's better to clarify these two issues first, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings at that time."

Luo Yaoguo suddenly changed the subject and talked about the Red Army's marching route. Gu Shunzhang knew that the Kuomintang probably had to hold a presidium meeting to discuss the division of the Northeast territory, and Luo Yaoguo had no right to make greater concessions.

"The Red Army will dispatch 20 troops. The marching route is to bypass Mongolia and enter Heilongjiang. First, we will help the Anti-Japanese Alliance led by our party stabilize the situation in North Manchuria, and then attack the Japanese army from north to south with the cooperation of your party's Liaoxi Corps." Gu Shunzhang said in deliberation. , he is the head of the CCP's intelligence department. Although he doesn't know much about combat, he knows what can be revealed.

Luo Yaoguo frowned slightly, and dispatched 20 troops to detour through Mongolia to Heilongjiang. The marching route was about 20 to [-] kilometers!Moreover, there are sparsely populated areas along the way, and it is impossible to meet the food needs of [-] troops.So, this Red Army expeditionary force might have to carry food and grass for more than two months to march.

"Is the marching route of your party's Red Army too far away?" Luo Yaoguo thought for a while and then suggested: "It is better to let the Red Army and the troops in the Northeast Theater work together and fight according to the unified command of the theater. This will definitely be more effective against Japan. Kou."

Gu Shunzhang looked at Luo Yaoguo, but in his heart he was analyzing the meaning of the other party's words.The reason why the CCP wanted to disclose the route map of the Red Army’s northward advance and the number of troops sent to the Kuomintang was actually to let Wang Zhongyi’s anti-union forces know the CCP’s determination to control Mongolia. It would be great if Wang Zhongyi could retreat despite difficulties.

At the same time, the CCP has also been calculating the time when the Northeast War of Resistance will finally be decided. At present, there are as many as 70 million Japanese troops in the Northeast!The Kuomintang army is only more than 30, and 8 to [-] of them are the Jin army and the youth army with weak combat effectiveness. It is obviously impossible to defeat the Japanese army with these forces.Therefore, the Northeast War of Resistance should last at least a few months, and there will even be twists and turns and low tides during the period. Therefore, the timing of the Red Army's entry into the Northeast must be grasped. It is difficult to eat enough oil and water.In particular, the Red Army cannot be placed under the leadership of the Northeast Theater Command of the Kuomintang, because then the Kuomintang will inevitably consume the Red Army as bombardment.

"The Battle of Liaoxi at the end of last year has shown that it is difficult for the troops of your party and our party to cooperate effectively." Gu Shunzhang paused, glanced at Luo Yaoguo's expression, and then continued: "The Central Committee of our party believes that it is best for our two armies to cooperate." Each is responsible for one piece, the South Manchuria battlefield will be in charge of your party, and North Manchuria will be handed over to our party’s army, so you don’t have to worry about your party.”

"But now the Anti-Japanese Alliance in North Manchuria also accepts the unified command of the Northeast Theater, and there are also armed forces belonging to the Nationalist Government in the Anti-Japanese Alliance." Sheng Shicai suddenly interjected.

Gu Shunzhang glanced at him, but his face was already gloomy: "The Anti-Japanese Alliance is the armed force of our party leadership, and Heilongjiang is also owned by our party in terms of post-war territory division. Your party has not raised any objections to this. As for your party leaders The Anti-Union Army, our party hopes that they can go south along the Great Khingan Mountains to join the battlefield in South Manchuria."

For the reason Gu Shunzhang put forward, Luo Yaoguo had no way to refute it. After thinking about it for a while, he felt a bit in a dilemma.

The CCP made such a big concession on the territory in Guanyin for the sake of Mongolia and Northeast China. If their conditions cannot be met, the CCP may refuse to withdraw from Zhili, Beijing and northern Shandong, and civil war may break out between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

"What does your party plan to do with General Wang Zhongyi's anti-Japanese armed forces?" Luo Yaoguo stared at Gu Shunzhang and asked.

"Comrade Wang Zhongyi is a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of our party, and the army he leads is also our party's armed forces. How to deal with it is our party's housework." Gu Shunzhang's tone was cold, and his sharp eyes were watching Luo Yaoguo vigilantly. Although the Communist Party has always been very concerned about the domestic affairs of the Kuomintang, it is extremely disgusted by the Kuomintang's involvement in its own internal struggle.

Luo Yaoguo shook his head: "Wang Zhongyi is a man who can do anything, and he leads an armed force of 30 troops! The equipment and training are not weaker than your party's Red Army. I hope you can handle it properly to avoid a civil war. "

Gu Shunzhang was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and his face became gloomy for a moment. Luo Yaoguo seemed to see his intentions, and smiled at him: "The National Government will not interfere with your party's housework, but you should not be wishful thinking. Thinking that Wang Zhongyi will fight off his strength with the Japanese and let others deal with him, I think you might as well start negotiations with him, maybe that will be more helpful to the Northeast’s resistance against Japan.”

It's just that Luo Yaoguo's kind persuasion got Gu Shunzhang to frown even more, but he didn't protest the KMT's "interference in internal affairs" again.Luo Yaoguo went on to say: "If your party really wants to command the battlefield in North Manchuria... I will go back and discuss it with the Military Commission. In addition, I can also inform your party of the timetable for our National Revolutionary Army's counterattack. Huludao Port It can be repaired in early March, and the repair and expansion of the airport can also be completed. After that, we will need another month to stockpile supplies and mobilize reinforcements. The offensive can be launched in mid-April at the earliest, so I hope your party can also reconsider your plan Route and time of march."

Hearing the time when the Kuomintang army launched a counterattack, Gu Shunzhang sighed softly. The CCP’s 20 Red Army will not be able to march into Mongolia until early March at the earliest, and it will not enter Heilongjiang until early May at the smoothest. To control the Anti-Japanese Alliance, The solution to Wang Zhongyi will have to wait until June, but I don't know if the Kuomintang and the Japanese army will have decided the outcome by then?

"Our party hopes that you can release General Zhang Xueliang before the counter-offensive is launched. In this case... our party can send at least 15 Red Army troops to participate in the counter-offensive on the battlefield in western Liaoning." Once Zhang Xueliang is released, the CCP can use his three legions to counterattack the Northeast, and it can gain the initiative both militarily and politically.

Luo Yaoguo thought for a while and said, "General Zhang Hanqing was not detained by us, so we can't talk about releasing him. It's just that he feels disgusted and disgusted by the Soviet Union's control of your party through the Communist International, and he is unwilling to return to Beijing. If your party can Make a decision on the issue..." At this point, Luo Yaoguo had already seen that Gu Shunzhang and Bogu's faces were almost black, and it seemed that there was no hope for this matter.

Chapter 0578 Enemy, me, friends fight! ([-]) Fell in with eyes open

"Brother Fuwen, how is the discussion with the Communist Party going today?"

When Luo Yaoguo walked into the spacious office that belonged to Chiang Kai-shek, which was neither luxurious nor comfortable, the owner of the office, Chairman of the Military Commission Chiang Kai-shek, had already stood up from behind the desk with an eager look on his face.

Luo Yaoguo shook his head slowly with a serious expression, and handed the folder to Chiang Kai-shek with both hands: "Mr. Jie, this is the memorandum for today's negotiations. The CCP wants Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaodong, and they are only willing to give us Zhili, Lubei, The south part of the Great Wall in Beijing and Chahar Rehe."

After listening to Luo Yaoguo's words, Chiang Kai-shek just nodded noncommittally, then took the folder, opened it hastily, read it at a glance, and read it again carefully.The tense muscles on his face gradually loosened, and finally there was a faintly sinister smile on the corner of his mouth!Uh, it's just a smirk, Luo Yaoguo guessed that the Generalissimo Jiang must have discovered something that could set the Communist Party a trap.

"Very good, very good, very good talk." Chiang Kai-shek seemed to be very satisfied with the result of the negotiation: "The Communist Party is asking for a lot of money and waiting for us to bargain. It is estimated that they will let go in the end in Liaoning Province. North and Shaanxi will fight again, if you can get Shanbei, that's fine."

"Then Jilin Province is gone?" Luo Yaoguo couldn't help asking: "Without Jilin Province, where will Wang Zhongyi go?"

"Isn't Wang Zhongyi the Communist Party? We only care about the part that belongs to the Kuomintang, and we have no control over how the rest is distributed among the Communist Party, the Communist Party and the Youth Party." Chiang Kai-shek gave Luo Yaoguo a meaningful look.

Luo Yaoguo was taken aback, and after thinking about it, he vaguely guessed what Chiang Kai-shek was planning.Wang Zhongyi's power has always been a blurred area between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. The Communist Party considers it a "family matter", while the Kuomintang also regards it as "one of our own."Originally, Luo Yaoguo's idea was to let Wang Zhongyi occupy Jilin Province and Xing'an League as a buffer zone between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, but Chiang Kai-shek seemed to have other plans.

"By the way, in the formal agreement, we only need to state the territory that our Kuomintang has acquired. The customs must get all the south of the Great Wall except northern Shaanxi, and the northeast must get all of Liaoning Province. As for Mongolia, Jilin, and Heilongjiang, it should be We don’t want to ask how to distribute it, and don’t specify it in the agreement. Because this is a family matter of the CCP or a matter between the CCP and the Youth Party, it has nothing to do with us.” Chiang Kai-shek handed the memo back to Luo Yaoguo, and began to give face-to-face instructions. .

"In addition, the Three Armies of the Anti-Union Army must have a break, and make it clear to the Communist Party that when the Northeast War of Resistance is over, all the officers and non-commissioned officers of the National Revolutionary Army in the Three Armies of the Anti-Union Army will be evacuated." Chiang Kai-shek came out from behind the desk, hands behind his back. Walking around in the office: "All the remaining personnel and equipment of the Anti-Union Army will be handed over to Wang Zhongyi. In addition, the chairman of Liaoning Province can give it to Yang Yuting, and the Liaoning Provincial Security Commander can choose Jiang Deng. Those who are willing to leave in the Anti-Union Second Army Officers of the Northeast Army can serve in the Liaoning Provincial Security Headquarters and Security Corps after the war, and they can also be arranged to serve as local officials in Liaoning. In addition, Puyi’s Anguo Army tried their best to let them go to join Wang Zhongyi.”

Luo Yaoguo suddenly realized that it turned out that Chiang Kai-shek wanted to support Wang Zhongyi and let him fight the Communist Party to the death; or he wanted to strengthen Wang Zhongyi so that the Communist Party would have no way to speak and let the two sides restrain and guard against each other... In the end, the Kuomintang must benefit. .

"Mr. Jie, today the CCP asked us to release Zhang Xueliang during the negotiations. Look at this..." Luo Yaoguo looked at Chiang Kai-shek with some embarrassment. In the next negotiations, it is estimated that the CCP will continue to make this request, even It will put pressure on the Kuomintang through public opinion in South China.

"Not now." Chiang Kai-shek said with a smile: "If Zhang Hanqing hadn't been detained this time, the Communist Party would have spoken in such a low voice? Would they agree to hand over Zhili Beijing to us? This Zhang Xueliang is worth 15 troops! We must If we want to keep it, as long as Zhang Xueliang is not released, the CCP will have three legions that cannot move. They now claim to have 50, but in reality it is less than 40 at most, deducting Zhang Xueliang’s 15, how many people are there for them?"

Luo Yaoguo took a breath, and secretly admired Lao Jiang. This man is indeed a great god-level figure in history.If Chiang Kai-shek in history had not been subject to too many constraints, the CCP would probably find it difficult to drive him to the island of Taiwan, right?

Chiang Kai-shek walked up to Luo Yaoguo with a smile, and patted him on the shoulder: "After the Communist Party is invited out of the Great Wall, we can breathe a sigh of relief. But right now, we still need to put up 12 points of energy, especially in the decisive battle with the Japanese. Fight well, and only if you fight well on the battlefield can you gain a favorable position after the war.”

Speaking of this, he looked at the gradually darkening sky outside the window, and sighed softly: "If you can exchange the nominal territory of Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Mongolia for the actual territory of Zhili Beijing, this deal is very cost-effective. Yes, I just don’t know if the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will let it go.”

……

At this time, the telegrams from Gu Shunzhang and Bogu had already reached Beijing, and they were quickly sent to Zhou Enlai's desk. , Liu Shaoqi, Zhang Wentian, as well as Soviet advisers Mifu, Cuikov and others were invited to the Xihua Hall for a meeting and discussion.

"The Kuomintang still wants the whole province of Liaoning. Do you think you can agree to it?" Zhou Enlai asked straightforwardly as soon as they met.For the Kuomintang, this deal was an exchange of nominal territory for actual territory, but for the CCP, it was an exchange of untenable territory for an offensive and defensible territory backed by the Soviet Union, so it didn't feel like it was a disadvantage.

"The main battlefields of the Northeast Anti-Japanese War are Liaoxi and Liaodong. If the Kuomintang can drive away 70 million Japanese devils and seize the territory of Liaodong, will they spit it out to us?" Mao Zedong took the telegram from Zhou Enlai, glanced at it, and said with a sneer: "The key now is not whether Liaodong can be obtained, but whether Jilin Province, Heilongjiang Province, and Mongolia can be obtained by us as we wish. If these territories belong to our party, plus Suiyuan, Chahar, Rehe, In northern Shaanxi and other places, our party has enough room for maneuver, and with the support of the Soviet Union, it can get timely help from the Soviet Union, so it is basically invincible.”

"So it is beneficial to accept the conditions of the Kuomintang?" Li Lisan looked at the frowning of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, a little puzzled.

"The problem is that we must be able to deal with Wang Zhongyi." Zhou Enlai sighed deeply, and turned his eyes to Zhu De: "Comrade Zhu De, when will the Central Red Army be able to move?"

Zhu De stood up, took a map from the table next to him, and spread it out on the conference table: "Now we have three legions that have marched around Chengde, and Tang Yulin dared not resist, nor did he dare to seek refuge with the Japanese. He just sent people to Negotiate with us, as long as we are willing to let him take away the ill-gotten gains collected over the years and go to Shanghai for retirement, he will announce his resignation and hand over his [-] troops to us for reorganization. After solving Tang Yulin, our seven The legion can enter Mongolia in two ways."

"Well, such a result couldn't be more ideal." Zhou Enlai sighed softly: "If Tang Yulin wants to resist to the end, it's really difficult for us to start, after all, he is also part of the Northeast Army system. If he is forced to solve it, I'm afraid it will make Tianjin Those people feel sad for the death of the rabbit." He then turned his gaze to Mongolia: "I'm afraid it will not be easy to win Mongolia? I heard that Wang Zhongyi has mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers to Mongolia now. Does he want to fight us?"

Zhou Enlai's words made the members of the Politburo attending the meeting feel that things were a little tricky, and they all looked at him intently.Zhou Enlai also had a dilemma on his face.According to intelligence, the army transferred to Mongolia is an army of the Third Army of the Anti-Union Army, which is an armed force controlled by the Kuomintang.If the CCP’s Red Army fought against the Kuomintang army in Mongolia, would it trigger a full-scale civil war?At least it gave the Kuomintang an excuse to launch a full-scale civil war!This is very detrimental to the CCP.

"We can ask the Kuomintang forces to withdraw from the Anti-Japanese Alliance." Mao Zedong reminded, and then sighed softly: "This can be used as a condition for us to give up our demands on Liaodong. The remaining officers, soldiers and weapons of the United Third Army were handed over to Wang Zhongyi. The Kuomintang retreated behind the scenes, and then pushed Wang Zhongyi to the front to fight with us. The key to our defeat of Wang Zhongyi is to rescue Zhang Xueliang! The three armies of the Anti-Japanese Army , the First Army is kingly underground, and the Third Army is the Kuomintang. It is difficult for us to exert influence. Only the Second Army was adapted from the Northeast Army, and Zhang Xueliang is their master. So in the next negotiation, we must Let the Kuomintang release Zhang Xueliang, no, return Zhang Xueliang to us."

When Mao Zedong said this, he picked up a cigarette and lit it, took a deep puff, and then continued: "It's really not possible, we can first hand over the land in Lubei, Cangzhou, Tianjin, and East Jidong to the Kuomintang in exchange for Zhang Xueliang. If you count the Second Army of the Anti-Union Army, Zhang Xueliang alone is worth 25 troops! If we can get him back, we will have 50 troops available, and Wang Zhongyi will inevitably be in the north because of the wrong military line. After being defeated by the Japanese, his total force may be only 10,000+ people, and it will be much easier for us to liquidate his mistakes.”

"Oh, it was really a moment of negligence. I never thought that the Kuomintang would do such a shameless thing! I don't know if Vice Chairman Zhang can be rescued in time. Since Chiang Kai-shek has no face to do such a thing, he has already realized it. I have seen the importance of Vice Chairman Zhang to our party."

Zhou Enlai sighed. Ever since he confirmed that Zhang Xueliang had been kidnapped by the Kuomintang, he had been thinking of a way to rescue him, but he found it difficult.He also thought about the method Mao Zedong said, but he soon found out that it was not possible. Since the Kuomintang has torn its face to do the kidnapping thing, it is naturally aware of Zhang Xueliang's value.Of course, he refused to let go easily. Most likely, he was going to be detained until the end of the Northeast War of Resistance and the Kuomintang successfully captured Liaoning and even Jilin before releasing him.

After listening to Zhou Enlai's words, everyone fell silent, and the atmosphere in the conference room was a bit depressed.Suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and Zhao Shiyan approached with a telegram: "Wang Zhongyi has given up Harbin for the urgent telegram from the North Manchuria. It is rumored that the main force of the First Anti-Union Army has retreated to Qiqihar, and is preparing to rely on Daxing'an Mountains and Mongolia had been dealing with the Japanese army for a long time; the Anti-Japanese Second Army retreated to Jiamusi, preparing to rely on the eastern mountains of Heilongjiang and the Xiaoxing'an Mountains to resist."

Mao Zedong's eyes lit up, and he waved his big hand excitedly: "Hmph! The mistakes of Wang Zhongyi's military line have finally been exposed. Now that they have been defeated by the Japanese invaders, this is the best opportunity for our party to strengthen the leadership of the Anti-Alliance." He turned his head and looked at Zhou Enlai: "Enlai, I suggest that the units of Zhang Guotao and Ye Ting in Jilin should immediately enter the eastern part of Heilongjiang, try to gather the remnants of the Second Army of the Anti-Union Army, and lead them to the road of revolution. In addition, the Central Red Army should also be dispatched as soon as possible. Control it before Wang Zhongyi returns to Mongolia, and create favorable conditions for us to reorganize the Anti-Japanese Alliance and regain Heilongjiang and Jilin."

"In addition to the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, I suggest that Liaoning Province, Zhili Province, Beijing City, Lubei Province, Rehe Province, and the areas south of the Great Wall in Chahar Province should all be handed over to the Kuomintang. The conditions are: [-]. [-]. The Kuomintang troops are not allowed to cross the Great Wall in the North China region west of Shanhaiguan, and the Liaoji provincial border is not allowed in the northeast region. [-]. The Kuomintang must withdraw the officers assigned to the Anti-Alliance and stop supporting the Anti-Alliance armed forces. Three. Provide to our party [-] tons of grain, and opened the railway from Yan'an to Xi'an, allowing coal from northern Shaanxi to enter the southern market. Allowing Soviet supplies to enter the jurisdiction of our party through the Kuomintang-controlled area. Fourth, we must release Comrade Zhang Xueliang as soon as possible. If they can release Zhang Xueliang immediately, we will Part of the site can also be handed over in advance. [-]. The site handed over to the Kuomintang in the agreement will be handed over after the victory of the Northeast War of Resistance. [-]. After the site transfer is completed, the ships of the Red Navy must be purchased by the Kuomintang, and the price must be favorable. The factories and properties owned by our party on the site must also be purchased by the Kuomintang, and the price must also be favorable."

Hearing Mao Zedong's proposal, the participating committee members nodded in agreement, and then the Soviet adviser Mif raised the issue of the ownership of the three battleships.He said that the Soviet government could not pursue the culprit for sinking the battleship, but the Kuomintang must be responsible for salvaging and repairing the three warships after the Northeast War of Resistance ended, and the Soviet Union could bear the cost of salvage and repair as appropriate.

"Wait a minute." Just as everyone was about to vote to pass this resolution, Zhou Enlai suddenly stood up, looked at the comrades in the conference room and said solemnly: "Comrades, I think we should add two more conditions. The first is to ask the Kuomintang to guarantee to the people of the whole country that after the 16-year political training period expires, it will return to the people and implement a democratic constitutional government! The second is to let the Kuomintang abandon its hostile policy towards our party and allow our party to operate legally in the Kuomintang-controlled areas.” Speaking of here , He paused for a moment: "This is very important for our party's future revolutionary activities! On the one hand, we must persist in armed struggle and adhere to the revolutionary base areas. But at the same time, we should not abandon the struggle for democracy in the Kuomintang-controlled areas. The power of leadership!

Comrades!China's proletariat is growing at an unimaginable rate, and in less than ten years, China will become a country with the proletariat as the majority!At that time, as long as these proletarians are on our side, they will be able to defeat the Kuomintang reactionaries with their votes!Turn China into a socialist country!Therefore, these two conditions will be the key to the success or failure of our party in the future!