At the end of October, Chiang Kai-shek flew to Luoyang and convened Zhang Xueliang, Yang Hucheng in Shaanxi, and Yan Xishan, Xu Yongchang, Fu Zuoyi and others from Shanxi and Suiyuan to discuss and deploy the fight against bandits in northern Shaanxi and Suiyuan.

On the birthday of Lao Jiang, a group of senior officials took advantage of the opportunity to celebrate Lao Jiang's birthday to ease the current tension. However, this so-called ease was gone in the subsequent meeting.

For Yan, Xu, Fu and others of the Jinsui faction, Chiang Kai-shek felt the interests of Chen Suiyuan's resistance to Japan, and threatened and urged Yan Xishan to increase his troops in Suiyuan. Chiang Kai-shek even wanted to bypass Yan Xishan and let Fu Zuoyi take action alone, but he gave up because the Fu army was insufficient in Suiyuan. In the end, although Yan Xishan agreed to increase troops, it was not the preemptive move that Chiang Kai-shek hoped, but the challenge of "taking the attitude of a weak country, defending the territory and fighting against the war, kicking the regular range, and stepping up self-improvement."

Since the Shanxi-Suizhou Army agreed to increase troops in Suiyuan and the various deployment plans were completed, Chiang Kai-shek was not too probing Yan Xishan's little plan, so he could only go.

In contrast, Chiang Kai-shek had no good expression on Zhang and Yang from Shaanxi, which was really harsh and severely criticized.

Although the secret interactions between Zhang and Yang's troops were secretly done, there were many people involved in the matter. The Northeast Army was of varying quality and was infiltrated by all parties. Lao Chiang heard some rumors about Zhang and Yang collusion and made some arrangements. However, the people below were really not doing their jobs and actually messed up Lao Chiang's arrangements.

In the spring of 1936, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the spies stationed in Xi'an to arrest the personnel in Xi'an and Liu Lanbo, Sun Dasheng, Li Youwen, Ma Shaozhou and others who were engaged in anti-Japanese and national salvation activities. However, due to the time required for various preparations, the arrest was delayed until the evening of the 29th of the month.

On the evening of the 29th of the month, the spies arrested Ma Shaozhou, Guan Shirun, Song Li and others based on the list of secret telegrams of Lao Jiang. However, on the way to the Kuomintang Shaanxi Party Headquarters, the team escorting Song Li was intercepted by the patrol team of Yang Hucheng's troops.

The staff members of the Song Li sent around Zhang Xueliang often went in and out with Zhang Xueliang. Therefore, they were intercepted by the Yang Hucheng patrol team and naturally recognized him. The incident was reported to Yang Hucheng, and Yang Hucheng quickly notified Zhang Xueliang. After Zhang Xueliang sent someone to take Song Li back, he arrested Liu Lanbo, Sun Dasheng and others in the name of arrest, but in fact they protected these people.

If things have come to this point, Zhang Xueliang should have stopped when he sees it is better, but this "young marshal" has made some mistakes and sent someone to surround the Kuomintang Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and also searched the party committee!

The telegram code of the day on the 29th of the month was "Yan". The series of events that happened in Xi'an on the evening of the 29th were also called the "Yanwan Incident". This incident was also the first time that Zhang and Yang jointly confronted Lao Chiang in front, and it was also the prelude to the later Xi'an Incident.

One party sent troops to investigate the party headquarters stationed in the central government! What did Zhang and Yang want to do? Should he rebel openly?! When Chiang learned about it, he was naturally angry. However, the Guangdong-Guangxi Incident had not yet ended, and the People's Army took down two horses in the northwest. The disaster reported by various places in Canada was disturbed, and Chiang could not spare much energy to target Zhang and Yang, so he only added power to the responsibility.

In fact, from the Yanwan incident and the Xi'an incident in the original history, it can be seen that the capabilities of the spy agencies under the Nanjing government were not very good at that time. The order issued by Chiang Kai-shek in the spring was not implemented until autumn, and the operation plan was not planned well, so he could still touch the patrol team that Yang Hucheng's headquarters inspected on time! With the lessons of the Yanwan incident, before the Xi'an incident in the original history, the spies still did not alert Chiang in advance, which shows the difference in his ability!

By late October, the Guangdong-Guangxi Incident had been peacefully resolved. Although the People's Army occupied Longnan, Zhao Zhenzhong's public speech showed that the People's Army was willing to fight against foreign aggression together. Therefore, when Lao Chiang arrived in Luoyang to deploy combat arrangements, he had no good feelings for Zhang and Yang. Moreover, Zhang Xueliang advised Lao Chiang to stop the civil war and fight against Japan together, which made Lao Chiang even less angry with him.

In fact, when Zhang Xueliangjia's application was rejected by Moscow in an instructional message on the 15th of the month, he was encouraged by people that Zhang Xueliang secretly established a political secret organization, the "Anti-Japanese Comrades Association" in September and personally served as the chairman of the association's Central Committee.

Among the one party, Zhang Xueliang's move has violated the ban that most political parties have jointly followed. Whether it is the Kuomintang, the People's Party, or other political parties, they have strictly prohibited such behavior and have extremely severe punishment measures.

Judging from Zhang Xueliang's establishment of this "Anti-Japanese Comrades Association" and his role as chairman of the Central Committee, and his subsequent series of actions, whether it is the original history or the era in which Zhao Zhenzhong and others lived, the Xi'an Incident was initiated by Zhang. Yang and some people had planned to act in a premeditated manner, and they must not act hastily! In this incident, the change in attitude towards Zhang and Yang's ministries was particularly interesting.

After entering northern Shaanxi in the autumn of 1935, several battles occurred with Zhang and Yang's troops, and Zhang and Yang's troops suffered losses. At that time, Zhang and Yang were called "Communist bandits" and Zhang was called "escape general" and scolded him to the point of being incomplete.

On November 26, 2015, Mao said in a letter to Dong Yingbin, the commander of the 57th Army of the Northeast Army, that Zhang Xueliang said that "Shenyang has changed, and there was no one who defended the country. He fled thousands of miles without a single shot, and the Guanshan Mountains have changed color... The culprit of the country's destruction, the defeated army's culprit, Zhang Xueliang and others have enough food? In order to save dozens of lives of himself and his treacherous party, Zhang Xueliang did not hesitate to order more than 100,000 brave soldiers and middle and lower-level cadres to become homeless slaves of the country's destruction, and 300,000 compatriots have become the meat of Japanese imperialism. Since ancient times, are there any more shameful things about the kings who destroyed the country and the generals who defeated the army? Since then, the emblem of the traitors has been well-known, and everyone knows the title of the general who escaped. The ugly voice is full of filth and the filthy virtue is heard... "

However, half a year later, Zhang Xueliang called each other comrades with the important staff and wanted to add! He even sent a telegram to Moscow on this matter. However, such a good thing was rejected by Moscow!

It’s not that I don’t understand, but really, the world is changing too fast and too crazy! It really means that rats are bridesmaids for cats!

The entanglement between Zhang Xueliang and Zhang is not only the war in northern Shaanxi over the past years, but also the past grudges such as Zhang Zuolin's investigation of the Soviet embassy, ​​arresting Li Dazhao and hanging him, and Liu Bocheng organized the International Red Army to help the Soviet Union fight the Northeast Army during the Central East Road War.

Now, being inspired by others and having other thoughts in his heart, Zhang Xueliang has really become impossible! After taking the opportunity of Chiang Kai-shek's birthday to celebrate his birthday, Zhang Xueliang failed to succeed, Chiang Kai-shek said on November 27 that he would go to Suiyuan to participate in the War of Resistance. Later, he flew to Luoyang on December 2, using the public opinion of Xi'an and Shaanxi as a poem, and expressed his unwillingness to fight the civil war and to go to Suiyuan to fight the war, and asked Chiang Kai-shek to release the so-called "Seven Gentlemen" such as detained Shen Junru, Zou Taofen, Li Gongpu.

However, Zhang Xueliang's behavior was considered to be encouraging by Chiang Kai-shek, so Chiang Kai-shek naturally scolded him again. At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek also told Zhang Xueliang that if Zhang and Yang did something wrong, the Nanjing government should transfer other troops to Shaanxi to clear out the "Communist bandits"!

According to the plan, Chiang Kai-shek would go to Xi'an on December 4 to personally deploy the anti-communist affairs, but this arrangement was blocked by Qian Dajun who accompanied him. Qian Dajun was the director of the first department of the chairman's attendant office, in charge of general affairs, staff and guards. For security reasons, Qian Dajun firmly opposed Chiang Kai-shek's trip to Xi'an at this time. However, he was not worried about Zhang and Yang, but about the People's Army in the northwest, especially the People's Army bombers.

When the two horses in the northwest were resolved at the end of the month, although the People's Army dispatched the air force to deter the two horses, it did not launch actual combat, and the combat power was not clear to outsiders. However, the battle to annihilate Lu Dachang in mid-October made people see the hideousness of the People's Army Air Force.

During that battle, dozens of fighter jets of the People's Army came to the air and poured bombs into the Lu Dachang position. Seeing the bombs falling from the sky, thousands of officers and soldiers of the Lu army broke up and lost all their fighting spirit in an instant. After an uproar, they scattered birds and beasts. Some of the troops in the southern part of Hu Zong, located in Guangyuan, who had wanted to help Lu Dachang, but were forced back by the People's Army Air Force with bombs. Therefore, the outside world realized the power of the Northwest Air Force.

In addition to showing off his power in the battle between the two horses and the Lu Dachang tribe, the northwest planes also traveled to Shaanxi to visit each other from time to time. They not only monitored the movements in the surrounding areas of the northwest, but also scattered leaflets to the people in Shaanxi, publicized the Northwest policies, and called on the people to overthrow the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang. Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi, is naturally a place where Northwest planes frequently visited.

With these situations ahead, Qian Dajun naturally disagreed with Jiang Jiang's trip to Xi'an at this time.

"Mu Yin, you're too worried." Old Jiang obviously didn't care much about Qian Dajun's dissuasion. "How could the northwest know when I will go to Xi'an? How could I know where I will stay?"

"The commission is an important task of the party and the country, so you can't be careless." Qian Dajun still insisted on his previous view and said seriously, "Since Xi'an has the Communist Party's power to lurk and Zhang and Yang have caused the Yanwan incident, it cannot be ruled out that the People's Party has not made arrangements in Xi'an. If the news of the commission going to Xi'an leaked and the air force bombing was dispatched in the northwest, the consequences would be unimaginable! Unless the commission removed me from my position, my task was to ensure the safety of the commission!"

Qian Dajun was a little greedy for money, but his loyalty to Lao Chiang was true. In the original history, he fought to protect Jiang during the Xi'an Incident, but was shot in the right chest and almost died. Later, because of his loyalty, although Qian Dajun had several ups and downs due to economic problems, he always fell behind with the favor of Lao Chiang.

Although Qian Dajun is disobeying his orders at the moment, Lao Jiang was quite helpful in his ears and hearts.

"Mu Yin, although your concerns make sense, I have to go to Xi'an to deploy." Lao Jiang sighed, "When the Suiyuan War of Resistance is coming to an end, it is time to resolve the Communist Party of Shaanxi."

"I have no right to object to the deployment of the committee." Qian Dajun said in a verbal voice, "It is the same as calling the generals from all walks of life to Luoyang for the deployment in person."

"Ci Xiu, what do you think?" Lao Jiang turned to ask Chen Cheng who was on the side.

"I agree with Brother Mu Yin's opinion." Chen Cheng expressed his opinion, "If the son of a daughter does not sit in the Chu Hall, the committee member should not take any risky situations. He can summon generals from all walks of life to Luoyang for a meeting and deploy combat plans in person."

"Since you all insist, then don't go to Xi'an." Old Jiang was very satisfied with the maintenance of the two generals around him, but still sighed: "The ancient capitals of all dynasties and the scenic spots of Xi'an have become dangerous because of the northwest. We are really ashamed of the party and the country."

Although Chiang Kai-shek sighed, he also canceled his trip to Xi'an. At least, he was still in a state of hostility with the Nanjing authorities in the northwest, and the Nanjing authorities could not guarantee that the airspace in the Xi'an area was safe enough, Chiang Kai-shek would not take risks. However, Chiang Kai-shek's change of the original itinerary made the subsequent Xi'an incident completely different from the original history.

On December 4, the meeting to suppress the Communist Party, which was originally scheduled to be held in Xi'an, was held in Luoyang. At this meeting, Chiang Kai-shek initially determined that he would mobilize the Central Army, the Northeast Army and Yang Hucheng's troops to attack northern Shaanxi, and the specific combat deployment will be at the meeting on the 10th.

After the meeting, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng once again expressed their concern to Chiang Kai-shek, expressing their unwillingness to fight a civil war again and hoped to join the War of Resistance in Suiyuan, but were scolded by Chiang Kai-shek.

"Before a war breaks out between China and Japan, the eradication of the Communist army is the top priority of the party and the country's current military!" Lao Chiang said clearly, "The Suiyuan war is about to end, and the central government can also mobilize more troops to northern Shaanxi. Tang Enbo's 13th Army, Guan Linzheng's 25th Division and other generals cross the river to enter Shaanxi and fight together. The deployment is set and cannot be changed!"

After being scolded by Chiang Kai-shek and understanding that the Central Army was about to enter Shaanxi, Zhang and Yang, who returned to their residence, made a private decision and decided to take action before the Central Army entered Shaanxi and the sixth encirclement and suppression order was issued.

On December 10, at the military meeting in Luoyang, Chiang Kai-shek set the sixth encirclement and suppression time on December 12, and announced that Jiang Dingwen was the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Bandit Suppression Army, and Wei Lihuang was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the border regions of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Suining and other generals. He ordered the Central Army to replace the task of suppressing the Communist Party of the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army.

Feeling something was wrong, Zhang and Yang rushed back to Xi'an on the same day after the meeting, and while informing the relevant news, they were preparing to launch in advance. According to the current situation, Zhang and Yang decided to defend Tongguan and the Yellow River was to resist Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army. At the same time, they learned from Guangdong and Guangxi, held high the anti-Japanese banner, strive for a peaceful resolution, and then achieved the goal of stopping the civil war. In addition, Zhang and Yang also sent people to contact the northwest to seek support from the northwest, and at least strive to maintain neutrality in the northwest.

Zhang and Yang were still somewhat sure about this arrangement. In Zhang and Yang's view, the two units had a total of more than 100,000 troops, and the northern troops of Shaanxi had a total of nearly 300,000 troops. As long as the People's Army remained neutral, the two units of Zhang and Yang could concentrate their troops on the west bank of the Yellow River, Tongguan, southern Shaanxi and other places. It would be no big problem to block the Central Army with the dangers of mountains and rivers. As for how long it could be blocked, it depends on the development of the situation in the future. However, since the incident in Guangdong and Guangxi can be resolved peacefully, Xi'an should not have big problems. Of course, in order to keep the People's Army neutral and even get the support of the People's Army, Zhang and Yang were also prepared to pay a certain price.

On the one hand, after Zhang Guotao and He Long arrived in northern Shaanxi, the total force in northern Shaanxi was more than 50,000. Since the People's Army not only occupied the area north of the Yanhe River in northern Shaanxi, but also occupied Gansu, Ning, Qing, Xin and other provinces, it isolated the channels for Northern Mongolia or to go west to Xinjiang to contact the Soviet Union. The Canadian People's Army not only eliminated the Soviet Union's more than 6,000 elite troops equipped with aircraft and tanks, but also won a huge reputation among the people through a series of actions. Now it is neither power nor war against the northwest. Otherwise, it will face huge military and political risks.

In this way, there would be no Western Expedition, which had caused heavy losses to the original history. However, although Zhang Guotao abolished the independent central government and bowed to northern Shaanxi, the Fourth Front Army still occupied nearly half of the total force after repeated setbacks. With this reliance, Zhang Guotao had a lot of arguments with Mao, Zhang, Zhou and others after arriving in northern Shaanxi.

Since it is not feasible to advance north or west, the rest can only be to advance east or south. However, after the Eastern Expedition, Yan Xishan had strengthened the defense along the river, and it would be difficult to expedition again. Moreover, Jinsui is now facing the pressure of the Japanese and puppet troops invading Suiyuan. If he advances east again, the situation of restraining the forces of the Nanjing authorities during the 10-28 War of Resistance Against Japan will also bring great disadvantages to politics. In this way, only the only way to go south to fight for Zhang and Yang is left. It is precisely because of a clear understanding of the current situation that the work efforts of Zhang and Yang were increased.

In the original history, when lobbying Zhang and Yang, they impressed the two with the "Northwest Alliance" and "Triality", fighting for Soviet support and other paintings. Among them, the Northwest Alliance was the alliance between Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and other provinces, including Shaanxi, and then communicated with Xinjiang, the Soviet Union and Outer Mongolia; while the Trinity was Zhang and Yang, and the three parties jointly occupied several northwest provinces, established the Northwest Alliance Government, confronted the Nanjing authorities and waited for the changes in the current situation.

But now, because the People's Army rose in the northwest, cutting off the Soviet Union's aid channels from the north and west, and the People's Army is in a state of hostility with the Soviet Union, there is naturally no way to talk about the Great Alliance of Northwest.

Although some people mentioned the idea of ​​the Trinity, without Soviet aid and Northwest Alliance, Zhang and Yang were not very trustworthy about the relevant plan. If it were the Trinity, Zhang and Yang would rather join forces with the powerful Northwest government than lacking everything. Unfortunately, the Northwest was harming neighbors, and Chen was heavily in the junction of Gansu and Shaanxi, so he did not want to pay attention to Zhang and Yang.

At present, the Xi'an Incident launched by Zhang and Yang is just a reference to the Guangdong-Guangdong Incident. We hope that after a peaceful resolution, we can achieve the goal of stopping the civil war. The two ministries no longer have to fight for Chiang and are consumed for no reason.

However, Zhang and Yang ignored one problem, that is, the environment of the Guangdong-Guangdong Incident and the Xi'an Incident are not exactly the same. Although the mobilizers of the two incidents were both under the banner of anti-Japanese war, the Guangxi Corps had no connection with the Guangdong-Guangdong Incident. However, the Xi'an Incident that Zhang and Yang are about to launch are full of personnel, and Zhang and Yang also have to join forces with the Red Army to fight against the Central Army. With this difference, even if the Xi'an Incident becomes peacefully resolved, Chiang Kai-shek, who regards as a life-and-death enemy, will never let go of Zhang and Yang, who colludes with him easily.

After a busy life, the Xi'an incident broke out from the evening of December 11 to the early morning of December 12!

Not all the Northwest Army of Yang Hucheng obeyed him, at least Feng Qinzai would not buy his account very much. If Yang Hucheng told him the truth directly, Feng Qinzai probably had a big head shiver and opened his mouth and said, "Don't do it!"

Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army can be said to be his private army to a large extent. Everyone followed Zhang Xueliang from outside the pass to inside the pass and then moved to Shaanxi. He was so angry that he was only "not resisting" hat, and he was fed up with the cowardly anger given by Chiang Kai-shek. Therefore, when Zhang Xueliang said that he had started to rebel against Chiang, he had no different opinions!

This is the situation when Chiang Kai-shek was not in Xi'an and did not capture Chiang. In history, no one opposed Zhang Xueliang's proposal to "respond to capture Chiang", but someone asked, "What should I do after I catch it?" Zhang Xueliang's words "Catch it first and then talk about it" made everyone have no objection.

On the evening of the 11th, Zhang Xueliang invited the main generals of Hu Zongnan's 1st Army to Xi'an in the name of handing over defense and farewell banquets, and then imprisoned a group of generals. Later, Wang Yizhe led the 67th Army and a unit of cavalry to take a train from Xi'an to Tongguan; Wan Fulin led his troops to eastern Shaanxi, deployed defenses on Taihua Mountain, Wuguan, and Hanshui lines, and cooperated with Yu Xuezhong's troops on Micang Mountain and Daba Mountain to control southern Shaanxi. Other Northeast Army troops joined Yang Hucheng to solve most of Hu Zongnan's troops in the Central Army in Shaanxi, and cooperated with them to deal with the west bank of the Yellow River.

On the 12th, Zhang and Yang sent a telegram to the whole country and put forward eight proposals for anti-Japanese and national salvation: 1. Reorganize the Nanjing government and accommodate all parties and factions to jointly be responsible for saving the country; 2. Stop all civil wars; 3. Immediately release the patriotic leaders arrested in the sea; 4. Release all political prisoners across the country; 5. Open up the patriotic movement of the people; 6. Guarantee all political freedoms for people's assembly and association; 7. Do not comply with Premier Sun's will; 6. Convene a national salvation meeting immediately.

As soon as the power was launched, the Chinese people who were excited by the Suiyuan victory were in an uproar.

After Zhao Zhenzhong learned that Chiang Kai-shek had not arrived in Xi'an, he kept wondering if the Xi'an Incident would happen, but he didn't expect that such a serious version of the material reduction. Without the drama of capturing Chiang and releasing Chiang, the Xi'an Incident would at best be another Guangdong-Guangdong Incident. What will happen in the future will be expected.

In the original historical Xi'an Incident, Zhang and Yang captured Chiang, not only were condemned by all walks of life, but the Soviet Union also called it a conspiracy, which made people who were originally excited to be on trial Chiang Kai-shek and asked people to stay up late to formulate strategies, brake suddenly and then turn quickly, and take the position of an intermediary to participate.

Now, Zhang and Yang held high the banner of anti-Japanese war and were in union, shouting the slogan "Stop the civil war and unite in fighting against Japan", which took a lot of morality. What will happen depends on how Chiang Kai-shek decides.

When he learned that Zhang and Yang were in trouble, his confidant Hu Zongnan and others were detained again, Chiang Kai-shek was furious: "Rebellion! This is rebellion! Niang Xipi! You must arrest and shoot them all!"

After throwing the teacup, office utensils, etc. in the office table to the ground, Lao Jiang, whose anger calmed down, was also scared: "Fortunately, I didn't go to Xi'an, otherwise it might be like!"

Of course, Chiang Kai-shek could not sit idly by in this move in Xi'an. On the same day, Chiang Kai-shek issued a telegram in the name of the Central Committee, saying that Zhang and Yang "against the Central Committee, hold the army, and collude with the Communist bandits. This move is a rebellion. I hope that the participating soldiers can stop and obey the Central Committee, except for the primary members, they can do their best to the past. If Zhang, Yang and his subordinates still collude with the Communist bandits and resist to the end, the Central Committee will do its best to fight against the rebellion!"

The failure to take the opportunity to eliminate the Guangxi clique in the Guangdong-Guangxi incident made Chiang feel regretful. Now the two divisions of Zhang and Yang have actually jumped out again and colluded with the Communist army. If there is no severe punishment and such an example, then Song Zheyuan, Han Fuju, Liu Xiang and other local forces may still be troubled. Even if they are resolved peacefully, they must be severely punished Zhang and Yang to prevent this unhealthy trend!

During the Guangdong-Guangdong Incident, although Chiang Kai-shek said a lot of harsh words, he did not say anything "to do all the country to fight rebellion." Chiang Kai-shek's current attitude is really beyond the expectations of Zhang, Yang and others.

Under the order of Chiang Kai-shek, Tang Enbo's 13th Army, Guan Linzheng's 25th Division and other Central Army heading to the front line of Tongguan, and Yan Xishan's Jinsui Army also deployed troops on the east bank of the Yellow River. The situation was uncontrollable and a war was inevitable.

However, as time goes by, the tension caused by the Xi'an Incident has taken a new turn.

First, Feng Qinzai, a subordinate of Yang Hucheng, accepted Lao Chiang's persuasion and issued a telegram, expressing his obedience to Nanjing and oppose Zhang and Yang's actions. Feng Qinzai made a clear promise: "One does not do, two does not support Xiao Zhang, and three does not fight the Central Army." Although Feng Qinzai's words were too straightforward, they also won in reality. Jiang naturally welcomed such a statement.

Of course, Lao Chiang welcomes Zhang and Yang, and they are going to worry. Feng Qinzai's troops are stationed in Chaoyi, Chengcheng, and Dali areas, which is the key to the north of Tongguan and west of the Yellow River. From here, you can directly threaten Wang Yizhe's troops on the line of Tongguan. Going westward, you can attack Xi'an and Weinan areas along the highway, and you can occupy the place and become a bridgehead for the Central Army of Hedong and the Shanxi-Sui Army to advance westward.

With the current strength of Feng Qinzai's troops, Zhang and Yang can still mobilize troops to eliminate him. However, Feng Qinzai's prestige in Yang Hucheng troops is quite high. If he rashly uses force against him, it will not only make other officers and soldiers of Yang Hucheng troops feel disappointed, but will also provoke conflicts between Zhang and Yang. If this is true, there is no need to fight against Jiang Jiang. Zhang and Yang will fight each other.

Feng Qinzai's matter has not been dealt with yet, and the call for support for Zhang and Yang's anti-Chiang has been rapidly weakened, and the tone of slogans such as "peaceful resolution" and "stop civil war and unanimously to the outside world" has been quickly increased. Moreover, in order to show sincerity, the troops on the west bank of the Yellow River were also reduced.

Although Zhang and Yang were surprised and dissatisfied with the change in their attitude, the two could only accept the argument of "seeking a peaceful resolution". In Zhang Xueliang's words, "The truth is on Mr. Zhou's side, and what Mr. Zhou said makes sense." But the meaning in this sentence is interesting.

In fact, after the incident, he was under pressure from Moscow. Moscow believed that Chiang Kai-shek now, whether in the fight against Japan, such as the Suiyuan War, or in the fight against the anti-Soviet forces in China, such as the confrontation with the Northwest People's Army, are all crucial forces in China. In order to oppose Japanese imperialism and the nationalism in the northwest in the future, Chiang Kai-shek's current strength cannot be weakened. On the contrary, it must be strengthened. Therefore, we must never have serious head-on conflicts with the Nanjing authorities at this moment, but should seek a peaceful resolution of the Xi'an Incident.

Under Moscow's instructions, he had to brake and turn.

Seeing that Lou Zi was going to make a big spoil, Zhang and Yang had to lower their stance and release Ding Delong, the commander of the 7th Division of the 1st Army, who was detained, and asked him and Shao Lizi and others to go to Luoyang to discuss ways to resolve the situation with Lao Chiang. Of course, Zhang and Yang did not blindly seek peace, but wanted Lao Chiang to agree to the conditions of "the two ministries will not participate in the civil war and stop the civil war in the future." Otherwise, he would rather have more than 200,000 troops in the two ministries die in battle than compromise.

When Zhang and Yang put forward conditions, Lao Chiang naturally had more conditions. Lao Chiang's requirement was: in order to maintain the authority of the central government, Zhang and Yang must remove military power and go abroad to study abroad; the two armies must be reorganized and obey the central arrangements.

After discussion, Lao Chiang agreed to Zhang and Yang's divisions not participating in the civil war, but did not agree to stop the civil war. In Lao Chiang's words, "Although the Central Committee can not provoke the situation, the Communist bandits and the Northwest use this to attack, will the Central Committee still surrender?" In the end, Lao Chiang only verbally said: "The Central Committee can maintain a peaceful attitude, but if the Communist bandits and the Northwest or other local forces cause trouble, the Central Committee will definitely do its best to pacify it."

Lao Chiang let go, and Zhang and Yang had no chance of persevering, so they agreed with Lao Chiang's conditions. The situation in the northwest and even the domestic situation have also undergone further changes since then.
Chapter completed!