Chapter 79 We must not be afraid of breaking

(January 25, 1941) Enlai: We have been declared to be a traitor, so we must no longer take a vacillating attitude, we must no longer tolerate it, we must no longer be afraid of a split, otherwise we will make serious mistakes, so the whole of the Yan'an order and the speech[1], including the text, is Exactly.After we express our attitude, let Chiang Kai-shek handle it, or he will implement our 12-point [2], the two parties will return to compromise, or a full-scale split will be implemented.You should express to all parties that Chiang Kai-shek has pushed us into a confrontational position. Unless Chiang Kai-shek cancels Order No. 17[3] and implements other necessary steps, we have only one way to confront him, because we have no other way to go. You should Return immediately.Telegram from Yu Xiang's Secretariat.

Mao Zedong You Shen Printed from manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Yan'an orders and talks refer to the "Orders of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission of the Communist Party of China" and "Talks of the Spokesperson of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission of the Communist Party of China to Xinhua News Agency reporters" issued on January 20, 1941 for the Southern Anhui Incident. , all in the second volume of Selected Works of Mao Zedong (Second Edition). [2] Twelve Articles, referring to the twelve requirements put forward by the Spokesperson of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission of the Communist Party of China to the Kuomintang in a talk to Xinhua News Agency reporters on January 20, 1941 for the Southern Anhui Incident.That is: first, rein in the precipice and stop provocation; second, cancel the reactionary order of January 17, and declare that he was completely wrong; Fourth, restore Ye Ting's freedom and continue to serve as the commander of the New Fourth Army; fifth, return all the guns of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui; sixth, compensate all casualties of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui; Destroy the blockade in the northwest; Ninth, release all patriotic political prisoners arrested throughout the country; Tenth, Abolish the one-party dictatorship and implement democratic politics; Eleventh, Implement the Three People's Principles and obey the "Prime Minister's Will"; Twelfth, Arrest The leaders of the pro-Japanese factions were handed over to the national law for trial.

[3] On January 17, 1941, Chiang Kai-shek issued an order in the name of the Military Commission of the Kuomintang government, slandering the New Fourth Army as a rebel army, announcing the revocation of the New Fourth Army's designation, and handing Ye Ting over to court-martial.