Chapter 55 All the arrangements of the Kuomintang are to fight, and there is no hope for peace

(June 25, 1946) Lin[1]: Please call [2]. (1) All the arrangements of the Kuomintang are to fight, and there is no hope for peace for the time being. (2) The negotiations broke down and there was a big fight across the country, not limited to the Northeast. (3) Relying entirely on self-reliance. (4) If I win within six months to one year, peace is expected. (5) Allies [3] may provide diplomatic assistance in the future. (6) During the Nanjing negotiations, our party should make the last effort and make the greatest concessions in order to seek a compromise, but you should not imagine it. central

have Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Lin, referring to Lin Biao, who was the commander-in-chief and political commissar of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army at that time. [2] Refers to the telegram from the Northeast Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to the Central Committee on June 24, 1946.The telegram said: We consider that Baichengzi, Harbin, Jiamusi, Mudanjiang, and Andong (now Dandong) cannot be given to the Kuomintang to garrison.Rather than surrendering the above locations immediately, it is better to strive to maintain them in a long-term war.In order to break through the Kuomintang's various strategic breakthroughs, if we concentrate our forces to attack the Northeast, we should launch a major offensive in North and Central China, inflict great damage on them, and force them to cease fighting. This is the most effective way to obtain a complete cease-fire.At present, the Kuomintang has been strong in the Northeast, and its harsh demands on me in diplomacy are of a threatening nature, and I cannot easily give in.If Chiang Kai-shek continues to increase his troops in the Northeast and start a war, he will not interfere unless he is preparing for the split of the country, conflict with the Soviet Union, or has grasped the Soviet Union.If you are determined to have a national civil war, unless you have obtained a guarantee from the United States to assist it in a large-scale civil war.Of course we should basically be prepared to fight, but at the same time we should strive for peace and make concessions to a certain extent.

[3] Refers to the Soviet Union.