Chapter 54 Armistice and Unity Against Japan electrified

(May 5, 1936) The Nanjing Nationalist Government, the Military Commission, the entire navy, army and air force, all political parties, organizations, newspapers, and all compatriots who do not want to be subjugated slaves: Since the Central Government of the Soviet Union and the Revolutionary Military Commission of the Red Army organized the Chinese Red Army's anti-Japanese vanguard to march across the river, everything has been successful and the whole country has responded.However, just as the anti-Japanese vanguard army occupied the Tongpu Railway and was actively preparing to go east to Hebei to fight the Japanese imperialists directly, Chiang Kai-shek actually marched into Shanxi with more than ten divisions, and cooperated with Yan Xishan[1] to block the Red Army's way of resisting Japan, and ordered The two clans of Zhang Xueliang, Yang Huchen[2] and the northern Shaanxi army advanced towards the Shaanxi-Gansu Soviet Area, disrupting our anti-Japanese rear.

The anti-Japanese vanguard of the Chinese Red Army originally intended to concentrate all its efforts on destroying Jiang's troops blocking the way to resist Japan, so as to achieve the purpose of direct combat against Japan.However, the Central Government of the Soviet Union and the Revolutionary Military Committee of the Red Army, after repeated consideration, believed that in the face of the national crisis, a decisive battle between the two sides, no matter who the winner belongs to, would be a loss of China's national defense power, which was applauded by the Japanese imperialists; In the army, many patriotic soldiers who were willing to stop the civil war and unite in the resistance against Japan are currently accepting the order of the two clans to block the Red Army's path of resistance against Japan, which is really an act against their conscience.

Therefore, the Central Soviet Government and the Revolutionary Military Commission of the Red Army, in order to preserve their national defense strength, to facilitate the rapid implementation of the War of Resistance Against Japan, to resolutely implement our repeated declarations to the people of the country to stop the civil war and unite in resistance to Japan, and to promote the final struggle of Chiang Kai-shek and his patriotic soldiers. Therefore, although they had won many victories in Shanxi, they still withdrew the People's Anti-Japanese Vanguard Army to the west bank of the Yellow River.With this action, we express our sincerity to the Nanjing government, the national navy, army and air force, and the people of the whole country. We are willing to implement a truce and peace negotiation with all armed forces attacking the Anti-Japanese Red Army within one month, so as to achieve the goal of united resistance against Japan.

The Central Government of the Soviet Union and the Revolutionary Military Committee of the Red Army solemnly advise the authorities of the Nanjing government that at the critical moment of national subjugation and genocide, they should repent and repent, and with the spirit of "brothers fight outside the wall to resist their insults", they should firstly repent in Shaanxi Province throughout the country. Gan and Jin stopped the civil war, and the two sides sent representatives to each other to discuss specific measures to resist Japan and save the nation. This is not only a blessing for everyone, but also a blessing for the nation and the country.If you still persist in your obsession and are willing to become traitors and traitors, the rule of the princes will eventually disintegrate and will be cast aside and overthrown by the entire Chinese people.There is a saying that goes, "Thousands of people will point it out, and die without getting sick", and it also says "put down the butcher's knife, and become a Buddha immediately", I hope you will think about it carefully.

The Central Government of the Soviet Union and the Revolutionary Military Committee of the Red Army even called on all groups, people, and parties in the country who are not willing to be subjugated slaves to sponsor our armistice and unanimous anti-Japanese propositions, organize promotion associations to stop the civil war, and send representatives to separate the lines of fire from both sides, and supervise and monitor this situation. The full realization of a claim. Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central Government of the Chinese Soviet People's Republic Zhu De, Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Committee of the Chinese People's Red Army

May 5, 1936 According to "Red China" published on May 16, 1936. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Yan Xishan, see note [14] on page 371 of this volume. [2] Zhang Xueliang, see note [10] on page 371 of this volume.Yang Huchen, that is, Yang Hucheng, see note [13] on page 371 of this volume.