Chapter 865: April 3 Agreement, dividing the territory
The national strategy is a game of chess. The Communist Party, the Kuomintang, and Little Japan are all standard bearers in this game. The Soviet Union and the United States have successively become sideline aids, and their relationships with the three players are at odds with each other.
After the Japanese occupied the Northeast, their ambitions continued to expand, and they felt that their strength could overwhelm China, so they attempted to destroy the command center of the National Government in one fell swoop. However, they did not expect that the Eighth Route Army led by the Communist Party suddenly emerged from the northwest border.
Compared with the historical status quo of the same period, the Eighth Route Army was stronger and its base was more solid. The strength of the National Army was not much different. However, because the Burma Highway was not cut off by the Japanese army, it did not run out of fuel.
Looking at the Japanese army, due to the growth of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army continued to lose strength on the Chinese battlefield, especially in North China. When an uprising broke out in Japan, the financial situation became even worse.
For the Soviet Union and the United States, after winning the victory on the Eastern Front, the Soviet Union not long ago disbanded the Comintern in order to seek support from Western countries in order to launch an attack on the German mainland. Therefore, the connection between the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of China was obvious.
weaken.
The Americans then took the opportunity to extend an olive branch to the Eighth Route Army. Similar to the Soviet Union's attempt to have the Eighth Route Army station troops in Inner Mongolia or send troops to the Northeast, the Americans offered to arm the Eighth Route Army with military assistance from ten art divisions, but they needed the Eighth Route Army to take the initiative to attack north.
It has two purposes. First, to end the dispute with the national army in the direction of development and avoid internal strife to the greatest extent. Second, although the Japanese army's strength in China continues to shrink, the strength of the North China Front cannot be underestimated. In addition, the strength of the Japanese army cannot be underestimated.
The Kwantung Army outside the Pass is the main force transferred to the Southern Army and needs the Eighth Route Army to contain it.
The two had different doctrines and different ideologies, but practical interests forced the United States and the Soviet Union to cooperate, forcing the Americans to support the Eighth Route Army.
However, Yanzhou did not give a clear reply. The unprecedented large-scale friction between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was undoubtedly a competition between the two sides for the right to speak and orthodoxy in some areas.
In the mountain city, with the active contact of democrats, the long-awaited talks between Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Kai-shek finally began. The representative of the National Army was Chief of Staff Cai Wenzhi, and the representative of the Eighth Route Army was Chief of General Staff Ye Jianying. In fact, they were both members of the previous military adjustment team.
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In fact, people on both sides know that they cannot usher in a joint negotiation on their own initiative. The joint negotiation is because the current situation is in line with psychological expectations. It is called a joint negotiation, but in fact it is a re-division of the territory and a cutting of the legal system.
When it comes to legal system, the Kuomintang has never truly reached unity across the country. The Tongmenghui is just a joint venture. Chiang Kai-shek made the Kuomintang bigger and stronger. There are people in the party who continue to bring money to join the party. Unification has not been achieved internally, let alone externally.
As the conflict between China and Japan intensified, the Kuomintang's prestige among the people was invisibly increased. Warlords of all walks of life temporarily suspended the civil war. People across the country hoped for a strong government, making the Kuomintang's regime seem to have legitimacy.
Although he knew the other party's conditions, the negotiations were always long and tedious. During the negotiations between the two parties, Comrade Xiangyu met secretly with the U.S. Ambassador to China.
The Americans are now implementing a policy of neutrality. They have changed from their previous one-sided support for the National Government, and the secret contacts between the two parties have become closer. This is a good situation for the Communist Party.
In addition, Americans' expectations for the Eighth Route Army coincide to some extent with the strategy of "defend south and develop north" currently pursued by the Eighth Route Army.
Of course, the Americans do not know the current development strategy of the Eighth Route Army, otherwise they would never have repeatedly raised the price and finally reached two agreements.
The agreement between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was clear: First, the Nationalist Government recognized the Communist Party's autonomy in Shandong and would not interfere in its political power construction. The 92nd Army led its troops into Shandong and continued to fight behind enemy lines. Both sides should continue to adhere to the anti-Japanese national unity.
battle front.
Second, the Eighth Route Army should be mainly developed in areas south of the Longhai Line and north of the Yellow River in eastern Henan and northern Anhui. The Northeast Army's Yu Xuezhong and Wang Zhonglian's troops should withdraw to the south of the Yellow River, while the New Fourth Army's troops south of the Huaihe River should
It should be withdrawn to the north. In addition, the northern Jiangsu area was shelved because the two sides had not reached an agreement.
Third, in the Tainan area where the fighting between the two sides was the most intense, the troops on both sides returned to their previous defense zone status.
Fourth, the Eighth Route Army should release the captured senior officers of the National Army, Li Xianzhou, Han Deqin and others, and the captured officers and soldiers of the National Army should respect their wishes and release them.
Fifth, the Eighth Route Army should take the initiative to develop northward in the future to contain the Japanese army in North China to the greatest extent and reduce the pressure on the national army on the frontal battlefield.
Only a few people know about the agreement reached between the Eighth Route Army and the Americans: First, the Americans allocated military assistance worth fifty million U.S. dollars, including ten mechanics and many mechanical equipment and supplies.
Second, the Eighth Route Army should launch an offensive against the Japanese strongholds in North China, and should take the initiative to send troops outside the customs if future conditions permit.
The agreement between the Eighth Route Army and the Americans was reached in advance on April 3. Based on this, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party made mutual compromises and concessions in the agreement, so it was called the "April 3 Agreement."
Although weapons and equipment were not mentioned in the agreement, this was just a fig leaf for the Nationalist government to cover up the facts. All captured weapons and equipment would be retained by the Eighth Route Army.
However, many words in the agreement contain uncertain meanings. In other words, the agreement is meant to be torn apart. The Kuomintang and the Communist Party may maintain a short-term open peace, but the private contest will never end until one of the parties
Completely collapsed.
The news quickly spread to the base area, and everyone's face was filled with joy. Seeing the capture in front of their eyes, the commanders and soldiers of the Hebei-Luyu Column, Zhou Weihan deeply understood that the so-called military was just an extension of politics.
The Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area is only separated from eastern Henan, northern Anhui and other places by the Longhai Railway, so it is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. Zhou Weihan has been prepared for this and can send the 13th and 15th brigades southward at any time.
As far as the National Army is concerned, eastern Henan and northern Anhui are within the scope of the Yellow River Flood Zone and are occupied by the Japanese army. The most elite main force of the National Army in the Sulu-Henan-Anhui border area was wiped out in one battle, and the remaining troops no longer have the power to make progress.
Able to hold on south of the Yellow River.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Within the headquarters, the latest instructions came from the military region. The ideological transformation of prisoners of the national army must be carried out as soon as possible. Unqualified personnel do not need to stay in the base area and can be replenished to the Northeast Army.
In this regard, Zhou Weihan made targeted arrangements: "The initial results are remarkable, but now that we have reached an agreement with the National Army, it is obviously impossible to continue. The main task before was to screen, keep those who are qualified, and keep those who are unqualified.
Leave!"
"I think the focus of work in recent days should be on those unqualified people. Although they are stubborn, there is a high probability that they will return to the national army in the future. They cannot be allowed to eat and drink here for free. They can
Promote the policies of our Eighth Route Army through their mouths, and as long as they are in the ranks of the National Army, the influence of our Eighth Route Army will continue to ferment and expand!"
Zhou Weihan's remarks were mainly directed at the 28th Army Guard Regiment and other national troops who were captured in Dayangji.
Luo Benzhong nodded after hearing this, and then asked: "Among the national troops who surrendered with He Cuizhi, there are also a lot of stubborn personnel. How to deal with these people? They cannot be captured by the national army in Dayangji.
treatment?"
When Zhou Weihan negotiated with He Cuizhi before, he was too optimistic about the situation of the national army officers and soldiers. It would be easier to shoot them directly for the most heinous crimes. For those who have some minor ailments or simply because of their age, it is not a problem for the local government to resettle them in the base area.
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The middle group has too many bad habits, and they cannot be successfully reformed in a short time. If they are resettled in local areas, they will also be a huge hidden danger. However, these national soldiers and soldiers followed He Cuizhi to surrender on the battlefield. Zhou Weihan must be wary of other surrenders to the national army.
The ideas of officers and soldiers cannot be directly applied across the board.
"How many people are there exactly?"
"1500, just a lot more!"
Zhou Weihan touched the beard on his chin: "There is an old saying in China that we don't worry about the lack of numbers but the inequality. The same is true when dealing with the officers and soldiers of the country, so we need to consider everything properly!"
"Alas!" Zhou Weihan said and sighed. He really wished there was a political commissar here at this moment: "Send the person to Dayangji?"
"Leave it all to the Northeast Army?" Luo Benzhong asked tentatively, but when Zhou Weihan nodded, he immediately fell silent.
The Northeastern Army is still staying in the Juye area. With the conclusion of the joint talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Yu Xuezhong has repeatedly urged the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region to release them. Apparently, he has received orders to go south.
Zhou Weihan was going to give Yu Xuezhong a big gift. Whether they were captured national troops in Dayangji or those who surrendered following He Cuizhi, as long as they were screened out as unqualified, they would all be handed over to the Northeast Army.