Chapter 33 7. The Siping war made people restless

The Siping World War I was earth-shattering, and Chiang Kai-shek was restless. He returned to Nanjing on May 3 and moved into the presidential palace after an absence of 8 years.But the worry about the Siping war made him unable to find the feeling of "triumphant" at all. At the negotiating table, his tone was very firm: if Changchun is not won, there will be no cease-fire.In fact, he was very guilty. With Siping unable to attack for a long time, he was very worried and contradictory.On the one hand, he hoped that Du Yuming would live up to his high hopes and defeat Lin Biao;He once called Du: "If Siping Street is sure to be conquered quickly, then we should do our best, otherwise we should shorten the front line, withdraw to Kaiyuan and Zhangwu lines, and take a defensive offensive temporarily."

When Du Yuming launched a large-scale offensive, Chiang Kai-shek's heart was like fifteen buckets fetching water-up and down. On May 17, he sent "Little Zhuge" Bai Chongxi, known for his resourcefulness, to the northeast to act as his supervisor. At this time, Mao Zedong in the Yan'an cave was also restless. On May 15, he called Lin Biao and Peng Zhen: Now that Marshall has come forward to mediate for the second time, please consider the overall situation of the military, whether it is beneficial to continue the fight, whether you should consider giving up Changchun conditionally in exchange for the legality of other areas, and Gain time to replenish your army for future use.Hope to return.

On the same day, Mao Zedong called Zhou Enlai and asked him to propose to Marshall that there would be a one-week truce in the Northeast, and neither the Kuomintang nor the Communist Party would station troops in Changchun. It can be seen that Mao Zedong had doubts about Lin Biao's ability to keep Siping, and he no longer raised the slogan of "turning Siping Street into Madrid".Moreover, in the negotiations with the Kuomintang, the request for "Shenyang Co-management" retreated to "Changchun Co-management". According to Mao Zedong's latest instructions, Zhou Enlai held talks with Marshall.Marshall said: "If the CCP does not withdraw from Changchun, nothing can be discussed." "It's not that we don't want to withdraw from Changchun, but we are worried that the government forces will make progress and make other demands after occupying Changchun." Zhou Enlai explained, "This is why we don't want to withdraw from Changchun. s reason."

Marshall, who was at a loss, finally heard the implication, that is, the CCP was willing to give up Changchun, so he said: "After the CCP withdrew from Changchun, the military mediation office will temporarily move in. How about neither side stationing troops?" Zhou Enlai nodded with a smile, this is what he needs. In the next few days, Marshall began to talk to Chiang Kai-shek.Chiang Kai-shek had already negotiated to fight until the outskirts of Changchun, not to send troops to Changchun.Unexpectedly, the Siping war situation suddenly became clear. Du Yuming captured Siping on the 19th and advocated the rapid capture of Changchun.Chiang Kai-shek played tricks, saying that he had not received the front-line battle report for three days and refused to sign the agreement.

In a sense, the Battle of Siping was the key to the evolution of the current situation. Its ending not only made the soon-to-be-realized peace pass by, but also became the fuse of the strategic decisive battle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in the Northeast.