1935, China * * * published the "August 1st Declaration" and put forward the idea of an anti-Japanese national united front.
The national people's anti-Japanese movement has entered a new climax, and Chiang Kai-shek's policy of "settling down first" is even more unpopular.
The Northeast Army and the Northwest Army, which were in charge of suppressing the Communist Party in the northwest, hated the civil war and urged them to resist the enemy. Under the impetus of the climax of the national anti-Japanese movement and the influence of China's anti-Japanese United front policy, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng began to contact with * * * and the Red Army, initially laying the political foundation for the tripartite joint anti-Japanese.
Chiang Kai-shek flew to An on February 4th, 1936, threatening Zhang and Yang: If they don't step up "communist suppression", they will be transferred to Anhui and Fujian respectively, and the Central Army will be stationed in the northwest.
Zhang and Yang Li advised Chiang Kai-shek to unite against Japan, but Chiang Kai-shek refused.
The two patriotic generals resolutely decided to carry out military remonstrance.
65438+February 65438+In the early morning of February, Zhang Xueliang's guards arrived at Huaqingchi, Lintong, Chiang Kai-shek's official residence, and exchanged fire with Chiang Kai-shek's guards.
After hearing the gunshots, Jiang fled over the back wall, climbed the hillside to hide, and was captured by Zhang Xueliang's guards after searching.
At the same time, Yang's subordinates detained more than 65,438+00 people, including Chen Cheng, a senior official of Chiang Kai-shek's party, government and army, to stay in the city.
12, Zhang and Yang immediately announced the cancellation of the "Northwest Anti-Bandit Command" and the establishment of the Northwest Provisional Military Committee of the Anti-Japanese Coalition Forces, with Zhang and Yang as the chairman and vice chairman respectively.
The whole country put forward eight propositions, such as reorganizing the Nanjing National Government, stopping the civil war, releasing the leaders of the National Salvation Association and all political prisoners, starting the people's patriotic movement, guaranteeing the people's freedom of assembly and association, implementing Sun Yat-sen's will, and convening a national salvation meeting.
At the same time, I called the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and asked to send representatives to Xi 'an to discuss the unity and anti-Japanese plan.
After the Xi Incident, the pro-Japanese faction headed by He advocated attacking Angola, taking the opportunity to expand the situation, seize Chiang Kai-shek's ruling power and further compromise with Japan.
Anglo-American imperialists, Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi, who are pro-British and pro-American, all hope to solve this incident peacefully, so as to safeguard Chiang Kai-shek's dominant position and the interests of Britain and the United States in China.
Song Ziwen and Song Meiling commissioned a British consultant to fly to Xi 'an for a visit.
16, He became the commander-in-chief of the "Rebel Army" and made corresponding military arrangements, sending planes to bomb the adjacent areas of Xi 'an.