After the September 18 Incident, our country was invaded by Japan. In the face of the aggravation of the national crisis, the Chinese nation should have united against foreign enemies, but Chiang Kai-shek insisted on pursuing the political strategy of "fighting outside the country must first secure the interior", which made the Japanese invaders even more rampant.
With the passage of time, Chiang Kai-shek still did not give up the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army, and even personally went to Shaanxi to supervise the battles of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng to continue to suppress the Red Army.
At the critical moment of national peril, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched a military admonition in Lintong, Xi'an on December 12, 1936, in an attempt to persuade Chiang Kai-shek to change his strategy, stop the civil war, and jointly resist Japan.
They detained Chiang Kai-shek, put forward eight anti-Japanese proposals, and forced him to raise the banner of anti-Japanese resistance, an event known in history as the "Xi'an Incident". The outbreak of the Xi'an Incident immediately aroused widespread concern from various forces at home and abroad.
It is unclear whether Chiang Kai-shek will compromise and whether Zhang and Yang will take drastic action. But what is certain is that if this matter is not handled properly, the already chaotic situation will be even more volatile.
In an instant, the pressure on the top of the Kuomintang was all concentrated on Soong Meiling, because her husband was Chiang Kai-shek. In the face of the controversy at the top of the Kuomintang, Soong Meiling's words caused an uproar in the audience.
So what did Song Meiling say? After learning that Chiang Kai-shek had been detained in Xi'an by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, the Kuomintang top brass exploded in an instant, and immediately convened an emergency meeting to discuss the next move.
Some people think that Zhang and Yang are too bold to dare to imprison Chairman Jiang, isn't this the following crime?
The radicals advocated sending troops to attack Xi'an as a demonstration and intimidation. Soong Meiling was adamantly opposed to this proposition, because she understood that such a move would endanger the life of Chiang Kai-shek, who was still in detention.
Once war broke out, Chiang Kai-shek would be on the brink of life and death. Soong Meiling did not want to lose her husband and lose her status as first lady. She immediately said that Chairman Chiang's life and death were uncertain, and that he should not act rashly, but should seek a peaceful solution to the Xi'an issue.
Some people in the KMT's top brass disagreed with Soong Meiling's words, believing that the Xi'an Incident could not be resolved peacefully, and Soong Meiling's move was out of selfish feminine ideas.
They believe that Song Meiling's so-called peaceful settlement is actually to protect her husband's reputation and also to maintain her own position. After all, Soong Meiling was not only Chiang Kai-shek's wife, she also gained prestige within the Kuomintang because of her intelligence.
Watching the KMT's top brass arguing over the Xi'an incident, Soong Meiling realized that few people but her really cared about Chiang Kai-shek's safety.
Faced with this scene, Song Meiling was very anxious, she knew that in order to save her husband, she had to take immediate action, and every second she waited, the danger would increase tenfold.
In order to stabilize the top echelons of the Kuomintang, Song Meiling spoke calmly again: "I have decided to fly to Xi'an in person tomorrow." Soong Meiling's first sentence made the KMT's top brass laugh, but this sentence caused their shock and concern.
Soong Meiling decided to fly to Xi'an to explore the city's profound cultural heritage on a whim, but received two telegrams from Zhang Xueliang in person, inviting her to go in person.
However, the KMT's top brass was shocked by this, not because they questioned Soong Meiling's courage, but because they believed that her move was undoubtedly putting herself in danger, which was tantamount to a moth to a fire, which was equivalent to giving Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng an extra hole card.
In this way, no matter which card Zhang Xueliang plays, it will make the KMT's decision-making hesitate. Therefore, how could they agree to Song Meiling going?
The meeting lasted until late at night, and finally a tentative agreement was reached at the top of the KMT. They agreed to temporarily halt the attack on Xi'an, but rejected Soong Meiling's proposal to go to Xi'an in person.
Song Meiling understood that it would not be dangerous for her to go to Xi'an, after all, Zhang Xueliang would not move her. But other people don't know about her relationship with Zhang Xueliang, so they won't support her.
In the struggle of going or not going, Song Meiling can only wait, hoping that her brother Song Ziwen and the American Duan Na can bring back some good news. Song Ziwen and Duan Na have already gone to Xi'an twice to mediate, and the news they brought this time made Song Meiling even more determined to decide to fly to Xi'an in person.
Soong Ziwen revealed that the situation in Xi'an was not as tense as the KMT's top brass had imagined, but rather calm. Although the chairman of the committee was imprisoned, he ate well, slept well, and was all right.
It seems that Zhang and Yang's intention was not to kill Chairman Chiang. After considering various factors and interests, the KMT top brass agreed that Soong Meiling would accompany Soong Ziwen and Duan Na to Xi'an.
On October 22, 1936, Soong Meiling successfully arrived in Xi'an. On the plane, Song Meiling handed Duan Na a pistol and instructed him to use the pistol to protect her immediately if the rebels behaved impolitely.
Han Qing, these are my personal belongings, can I not need to check them? After hearing this, Zhang Xueliang immediately understood that Song Meiling was already a little angry, so he immediately stepped forward to laugh, so as to eliminate Song Meiling's anger that was about to explode.
In the following time, Soong Meiling went to visit the imprisoned Chiang Kai-shek, and then had many discussions with Zhang and Yang, but they were never resolved peacefully. Just when Soong Meiling was worried, ** rushed to Xi'an on behalf of the CCP and the Red Army, and after many rounds of negotiations, a consensus was finally reached on the conditions for the release of Chiang Kai-shek.
At the critical moment in the history of the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and the joint resistance against Japan, the emergence of Comrade ** played a crucial role in reaching an agreement to stop the civil war. Song Meiling expressed her deep gratitude for this, she knew that without the help of ***, it would not be easy to reach an agreement in a short period of time.
However, Zhang Xueliang was worried about long nights and dreams, so he went to the airport with Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling in advance, but unfortunately, when he arrived at the airport, Chiang Kai-shek and others had already left.
Despite this, the Xi'an incident was resolved peacefully the next day. However, Chiang Kai-shek's grudge against Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng did not diminish with the peaceful settlement of the Xi'an Incident, which has also become a later story.