Chapter 69 Mao Zedong took a plane for the first time in his life

On August 28th, the Yan'an was sunny and the Yanshui was sparkling, and the Pagoda Mountain looked particularly majestic and majestic. An American plane landed at the crude Yan'an airport.Immediately two people came out of the cabin, one was the American Hurley with a big nose, and the other was the Kuomintang general Zhang Zhizhong.The two of them made a special trip to Yan'an to welcome Mao Zedong to Chongqing. After a while, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Wang Ruofei, Hurley, and Zhang Zhizhong appeared at the airport together. Thousands of people were already waiting to see them off.

Facing these see-offs who were anxious for their own safety, Mao Zedong didn't say a word.The night before, he talked with Liu Shaoqi all night and said everything he needed to say.He said: "During my stay in Chongqing, both the front and the rear must actively cooperate, and all Chiang Kai-shek's conspiracies must be exposed, and all Chiang Kai-shek's provocative actions must be dealt with head-on. Don't worry about my safety, the better you fight , the more secure and safe my situation in Chongqing will be. It must be known that Generalissimo Jiang only knows fists, not politeness.”

Everyone else boarded the gangway of the plane, and Mao Zedong was still shaking hands with the crowd to say goodbye. At this time, his mood was too complicated. It has been 10 years since he came to Yan'an, and this is the first time he has left Yan'an, and it is also the first time in his life to take a plane.But Mao Zedong was not at all as relaxed and happy as a traveler, because his responsibilities on this trip were too heavy. Every word and deed was noticed by the world, and every word and deed was related to China's future and destiny.Although there have been many contests with Chiang Kai-shek on the battlefield in the past, this is the first time that the two old enemies sat down and negotiated face to face.

Mao Zedong left Yan'an, Yan'an was not easy, and Chongqing was even more tense. Chiang Kai-shek originally thought that Mao Zedong would not come to Chongqing, so he threw the "Peace Hydrangea" from Chongqing to Yan'an without hesitation, and drew people's attention to Yan'an. Now Mao Zedong not only caught the ball, but also sent the ball from Yan'an I came to Chongqing.That is to say, people's attention shifted from Yan'an to Chongqing, and they were concerned about his own reaction. Now that things have been faked, Chiang Kai-shek is very clear in his heart that as the initiator of the peace talks and as the leader of the Kuomintang, he has at least three pressures on him: one is the pressure on Mao Zedong's safety in Chongqing.He must not let Mao Zedong have any surprises in Chongqing; the second is the pressure of Mao Zedong's trip to Chongqing.He must minimize the impact of Mao Zedong's trip to Chongqing; the third is the unprepared negotiation pressure from the Kuomintang.He must stick to the bottom line that "politics and the military should be resolved as a whole, especially the military must be strictly unified without any accommodation".

In order to solve the first pressure, Chiang Kai-shek carefully selected loyal and reliable gendarmes to form a "guard class", which was specifically responsible for safeguarding Mao Zedong's safety in Chongqing.He also specially instructed that, except for the members of the "guard class", no matter which faction or "unification" (referring to the military unification and the central unification) the special-name figures are not allowed to approach Mao Zedong.If you find someone who makes trouble with excuses, you can shoot them to death, it is irresponsible.Because Chiang Kai-shek is worried that there are many factions in the Kuomintang, the spy system is complex, and many people are extremely hostile to the Communist Party. If any subordinate who does not obey orders acts without authorization, the consequences will be disastrous.For this reason, he specifically found Dai Li and asked him to strictly restrain his subordinates and not to do anything wrong.

In fact, while Chiang Kai-shek was worried about Mao Zedong's safety, Zhou Enlai, as the security team leader of Mao Zedong's trip, also took great pains. He made careful arrangements for everything from guards, accommodation to food. Zhang Zhizhong, who once patted his chest in Yan'an and assured the people of Yan'an that "I took Chairman Mao back, and I will send him back safely", even took the initiative to give up his mansion in Guiyuan, Shangqing Temple, to Mao Zedong. While living in Chongqing, my family temporarily moved out. Because of this, Mao Zedong showed extreme calmness during his stay in Chongqing.

In order to solve the second pressure, Chiang Kai-shek first lowered the reception specifications.He issued an instruction to the KMT’s propaganda organization: “Reports on the negotiations should be published in fewer, smaller pages, not too prominent, and not too big headlines, try to minimize the impact of this matter, and not create momentum for the Communist Party.” If we Go through the reports of this historical moment in the press at that time, and you will find a rare strange thing.Mao Zedong came to Chongqing to negotiate at the invitation of the Kuomintang, but after Mao Zedong arrived in Chongqing, other newspapers published news and published editorials, and the response was very enthusiastic. Only the central mouthpiece of the host Kuomintang, "Central Daily", only used the Central News Agency to edit The tens of words of the press release, with two columns of status alone in the middle of the domestic news edition, the atmosphere is cold.

After all, Mao Zedong was not an ordinary person. Although Chiang Kai-shek tried his best to indifference Mao Zedong and his party, Mao Zedong still made a name for himself in the mountain city with his erudition and talent. hot topic of discussion.