In 1956, Premier Zhou answered reporters’ questions and said bluntly: Chiang Kai-shek’s return to China will never be lower than that of the Premier of the State Council.

met for the first time, Chiang Kai-shek said to Zhou En: "I trust you!" The first military and political school- Huangpu Military Academy.

Whampoa Military Academy was established. Since then, Huangpu Island has become the source and focal point of the revolution . Groups of capable people and aspiring people have joined the Whampoa Military Academy. Among them are Zhou Enlai and Chiang Kai-shek. The two also met for the first time at the Whampoa Military Academy.

In February 1922, the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army, Chen Jiongming, rebelled against the revolution and offered a reward of 200,000 yuan for the "Zhongshan First Class". Under the crisis, Sun Yat-sen broke through the siege and came to " 永丰舰" .

Here Sun Yat-sen sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, asking him to come and rescue himself. After receiving the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek rushed from Shanghai to command and fight the rebels for more than 50 years. Heaven, under Chiang Kai-shek's efforts, this war was finally victorious.

Later, Chiang Kai-shek escorted Sun Yat-sen all the way to Hong Kong and transferred to Shanghai. For this life-saving grace, Sun Yat-sen was very grateful to Chiang Kai-shek, and his book "Together in adversity" was given.

and specially wrote for this:

"Chen Nizhi change, Jieshi went to Guangdong, he was on the side of the ship day, and there are many plans, and I am happy to die with Yu and the navy officers."

Since then, Sun Yat-sen regards Chiang Kai-shek as the "most important cadre" of the Kuomintang and has repeatedly expressed his wish to make him "take great responsibility for the party".

In 1924, after Sun Yat-sen established the Whampoa Military Academy, he appointed Chiang Kai-shek as the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy.

After Chiang Kai-shek became the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, in order to run the school well and cultivate his future talents, he asked Zhang Shenfu, the examiner for the entrance examination of the Whampoa Military Academy students studying in Western Europe, to recommend some outstanding students studying abroad. The students teach at the Whampoa Military Academy.

Zhang Shenfu agreed to Chiang Kai-shek's request. Soon, he provided Chiang Kai-shek with a list of 15 people. In this list, Zhou Enlai ranked first.

At that time, China's national power was declining, so many outstanding Communists who had studied abroad were recalled to join the KMT-CPC cooperation , and Zhou Enlai was no exception.

In September 1924, Zhou Enlai returned to the motherland and came to Guangzhou. Since then, Zhou Enkai and Chiang Kai-shek have been in contact with each other for more than 20 years.

In November, Zhou Enlai was appointed director of the Political Department of the Whampoa Military Academy. Later, Chiang Kai-shek met with Zhou Enlai. This was the first meeting between Zhou Enlai and Chiang Kai-shek. During the

, the two had a long and pleasant conversation. Zhou Enlai's speech and behavior left a deep impression on Chiang Kai-shek. After the meeting, Chiang Kai-shek held Zhou Enlai's hand and said to him with a smile: " I trust you!"

Facts have proved that Zhou Enlai did not live up to Chiang Kai-shek's trust. After taking office, Zhou Enlai began to establish the normal working order and working system of the Political Department and strengthen political education for students. After some rectification, the work of the Political Department quickly got on track.

Later, as the situation around Guangzhou deteriorated sharply, the students of the Whampoa Military Academy had to suspend their studies and devote themselves to the suppression of the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce Rebellion and the Eastern Campaign against Chen Jiongming. Zhou Enlai was in During this period, it played a great role in inspiration and organization and leadership.

In February 1925, the teachers and students of Whampoa Military Academy fought against Chen Jiongming. In order to win, Chiang Kai-shek personally took command and led Zhou Enlai and other talents to gallop on the battlefield.

The two cooperated very tacitly during this period. During this period, Zhou Enlai and Chiang Kai-shek worked together as revolutionary comrades for a time, leaving an unforgettable period, but this relationship did not last long.

Soon after, as his strength continued to grow, Chiang Kai-shek’s anti-communist goals gradually emerged. After the Communists of the Whampoa Military Academy learned of this news, they all changed from his previous capable assistants to his centralized and authoritarian Opponents.

In November 1925, Chiang Kai-shek convened a joint meeting of military and political personnel above the company during the Eastern Expedition. On the grounds that the Whampoa Military Academy could not be split, Zhou Enlai asked Zhou Enlai to list all the Communists in the Whampoa Military Academy and the army and all those who joined the Communist Party. Give him the list of Kuomintang members.

Zhou Enlai's knowledge of Chiang Kai-shek's intentions was of great importance. He said that he wanted to ask the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for the name and rejected Chiang Kai-shek's request.

Chiang Kai-shek was very angry about this matter, but he knew that he couldn't completely tear his face with Zhou Enlai now, so he had to stop the matter.

On March 20, 1926, after Chiang Kai-shek was dormant for a few months, he thought that he had plump wings at this time and he could start to implement his plan, so he concocted the "Zhongshan Ship" incident. The first break signal discovered by the Chinese Communist Party.

After the incident, Zhou Enlai, who learned of the incident, went immediately. What he didn't expect was that Chiang Kai-shek was so cruel. After he went to Guangzhou, he was placed under house arrest at the Guangzhou Mint.

Zhou Enlai was very angry about this and kept asking for a call with Chiang Kai-shek,When he dialed Chiang Kai-shek's phone, only a slightly flustered voice came from the other side. Chiang Kai-shek said: "Director Zhou, what's the matter with you?"

Zhou Enlai faced Chiang Kai-shek's pretending confusion and angry. In his heart, he said indignantly:

"I regret that some people have created divisions between the two parties, provoked right and wrong, and detained more than 40 Communists here. I hope you can resolve this matter reasonably."

Zhou Enlai

Faced with Zhou Enlai's doubts, Chiang Kai-shek said without panic:

"Oh, the so-called'Zhongshan Ship Incident' was purely provocative. I don't believe the Communist Party would do such a thing!"

Zhou Enlai continued:

"Originally, after the Liao Zhongkai case, our two parties have united and screened out many counter-revolutionary elements. Now why is the Xiaoqi wall up again? I heard that you also ordered the siege of Soviet advisers.

Chiang Kai-shek denied: "These are rumors, I have not done these things."

Zhou Enlai heard his denial and became even more angry, so he increased his tone and said to him:

"No matter what, please fix it. Please order the release of the detained comrades."

Under Zhou Enlai's deterrence, Chiang Kai-shek could only follow Zhou Enlai's order to release all the arrested Communists.

Despite protecting these communists,However, the "Zhongshan Ship" incident still gave Chiang Kai-shek a chance to eradicate dissidents and establish his own cronies.

Faced with such a result, Zhou Enlai said angrily: "I won't go back to the Whampoa Military Academy again."

Zhou Enlai

It was also from this time that a great deal began to develop between Chiang Kai-shek and Zhou Enlai. In the rift, the two walked to opposite sides.

Zhou Enlai met with Chiang Kai-shek and asked to stop the civil war, Chiang Kai-shek: You should listen to me

One day in March 1936, Shanghai " declaration " suddenly published a "search for people" in a prominent position "Notice", in the "missing person notification" it was written that the person who was found "Wu Hao" must go to the Xinya Hotel on North Sichuan Road on May 5 to discuss important matters with the person who signed it.

"Wu Hao" was a pseudonym given by Zhou Enlai when he was working in his early years. The "missing notice" was published by the Kuomintang "Zhongtong" special agent Zhang Chong. Since this notice was published, he has sent it out. The secret agent crouched at the agreed place, waiting for Zhou Enlai to come.

After the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China became aware of this incident, it immediately conducted a rigorous investigation, and then they sent Pan Hannian to deal with the matter in order to ensure the safety of Zhou Enlai.

Pan Hannian immediately left for the appointed place to investigate after receiving the order. After that, the two of them finally met after tossing and turning.

Chiang Kai-shek during the Xi'an Incident in 1936

Soon after the two met in Hong Kong, they went north together, went to Shanghai, Nanjing and other places to discuss important matters, and obtained some understanding.

The Pan-Zhang talks at this time have become the most direct high-level channel for multi-channel and multi-level secret contacts since the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was broken.

soon,Pan Hannian returned to Yan'an to report to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China about the talks with Zhang Chong. In their exchanges with Pan Hannian, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and others believed that although the stepping stone had no peaceful sincerity, this matter was not without room for change. The meeting between Zhang and Pan was a clear signal.

Two days later, the CPC Central Committee held a Politburo meeting and decided to change the previous "anti-Japanese and anti-Chiang" policy to "force Jiang to resist Japan" according to changes in the situation.

On December 12, 1936, after the "Xi'an Incident" broke out, because Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Chong were detained in Xi'an together, the KMT and the Communist Party lost contact for a while.

During the time when Chiang Kai-shek was detained, the KMT had already been in a mess. He Yingqin was a pro-Japanese sect. At this time, he tried to provoke a full-scale civil war and realize his idea of ​​killing two birds with one stone.

Subsequently, He Yingqin frequently deployed troops to approach Xi'an. At this critical moment, Zhou Enlai came out again at the invitation of , Zhang Xueliang , Yang Hucheng, and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China as the mediator of internal disputes in Chiang Kai-shek. On December 24, Zhou Enlai came to the Xincheng Building where Chiang Kai-shek was under house arrest.

Zhou Enlai looked at Jiang Jieshi, who was nervous in front of him, and knew that he needed to calm his emotions first. Afterwards, Zhou Enlai chatted with Chiang Kai-shek. The two chatted for a while. Zhou Enlai came to the conclusion that Jiang Jieshi was not as nervous as the two had just met. Greetings, talk to him about business.

Zhou Enlai calmly said to Chiang Kai-shek: "We have repeatedly asked for the end of the civil war, why don't you stop?"

When Chiang Kai-shek heard Zhou Enlai's words, he was very shocked. After a while, he said: "I will wait for you. Come to the northwest."

After Zhou Enlai listened, he immediately retorted: "We have been in the northwest for more than a year.

Faced with Zhou Enlai’s affirmative tone, Jiang Jieshi was very embarrassed. He crossed his hands on his chest and ignored Zhou Enlai’s rebuttal, instead returning to the old topic before. Zhou En said: "Enlai, you are my old subordinate, you should listen to me.

Zhou Enlai ignored his words, and then asked the doubts in his heart: "Why on earth are you reluctant to stop the civil war?"

Jiang Jieshi saw that Zhou Enlai had been focusing on this topic and knew that Zhou Enlai would not let it go if he didn't talk about it today, so he said: "I regret that I have killed too many people."

Zhou En said:

"Our party has always advocated stopping the civil war and uniting in the resistance against Japan. It advocates that no matter what old grievances or disagreements existed in the past, all parties should abandon their premonitions and form a united front against Japan to fight the national disaster. I came to Xi'an this time not to settle old accounts with you, but to discuss future plans for saving the country.

Later, Zhou Enlai and Chiang Kai-shek started a routine:

"Mr. Jiang, haven't you seen Jingguo for many years?" If we meet, we can try to negotiate with Stalin and bring back the countries stranded in the Soviet Union.

When Chiang Kai-shek heard this, he was stunned for a long time and did not speak for a long time. Just when Zhou Enlai thought he would not answer his own words, suddenly, Jiang Jieshi lowered his voice and said to Zhou En: "Enlai,We will never fight a civil war again. After I return to Nanjing, you can come and talk to me directly.

Zhou Enlai, after finishing his talks with Chiang Kai-shek, reported the conversation between the two to Mao Zedong in detail. After Mao Zedong learned that Chiang Kai-shek was going to be released, he was very worried, so Mao Zedong asked Zhou Enlai: "Speaking to Chiang" Does it count?

Zhou Enlai thought for a while and said to Mao Zedong: "Jiang has always declared himself a hero, and he will probably not regret everything he promised."

Under Zhou Enlai's mediation, Chiang Kai-shek changed his previous attitude and decided: "Stop suppressing the Communists, unite the Communists against Japan, and unify China."

After the "Xi'an Incident" was resolved peacefully, the KMT and the Communist Party once again fought together after ten years.

Soon, Zhou Enlai and Chiang Kai-shek fulfilled their commitments. Chiang Kai-shek and Zhou Enlai were in On February 9, 1937, the first formal meeting was held in Xi'an.

Soon after, Zhou Enlai also took the opportunity of celebrating the birthday of Song Meiling to fulfill his promise and informed Chiang Kai-shek of the news that Chiang Ching-kuo was about to return to China.

During the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhou Enlai has been the highest representative of the CCP to the Kuomintang government, frequently active in Nanjing, Wuhan and Chongqing.

After the victory of the War of Resistance in 1945, Zhou Enlai facilitated the meeting between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek. On October 10, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party signed the " Double Ten Agreement".

Chairman Mao and Chiang Kai-shek

Just when everyone thought the negotiation was over,When the new era of peace was approaching, Chiang Kai-shek went back, and three days after the "Double Ten Agreement" was signed, Chiang Kai-shek issued a secret order to "suppress the Communists" to various theaters.

On July 2, 1946, Zhou Enlai and Dong Biwu met with Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing. After the exchanges between the two sides still failed to reach a consensus, this meeting was also the last time the two met.

After that, the People's Liberation War that lasted for three years began immediately. Under the fierce offensive of the People's Liberation Army, the Kuomintang was completely defeated, and since then withdrew from the mainland, Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan.

Zhou Enlai answered the reporter's question: "When Chiang Kai-shek returned to his motherland, his status would never be lower than that of the Premier of the State Council."

In 1950, Chiang Kai-shek became president in Taiwan. Soon after he took office, Chiang Kai-shek began to clamor for a counterattack against the mainland.

At the same time, a avenging assassination was slowly unfolding under Chiang Kai-shek's instruction.

After Chiang Kai-shek became president, he wrote a three-link warrant. One of them was to send garrison headquarters Peng Mengji as the "director of the Taiwan Intelligence Work Committee" and sent him to kill several mainland Important person.

In 1953, in order to successfully complete the plan to assassinate the Communist leaders, Peng Mengji found Colonel Collins, the leader of the Far East Intelligence Division of the CIA, and Mao Renfeng, the successor of Dai Li, and set the target of the assassination plan. Aiming at Zhou Enlai.

In March 1955, Taiwan's intelligence agency received information that Zhou Enlai led a delegation to take the Indian airliner " Kashmir Princess " via Hong Kong and fly to Jakarta to participate in the Bandung conference on April 11. .

After the news, Taiwan's intelligence agency thought it was a good opportunity to assassinate Zhou Enlai, so they immediately began to plan the murder.

The person in charge of this operation is Gu Zhengwen, the head of the Taiwan "Special Tasks" reconnaissance team. After receiving the order, Gu Zhengwen immediately began to deploy the operation. His subordinates bought the airport staff with a lot of money in Hong Kong. He used the plane to stop at the airport for refueling and planted a time bomb on the wing.

The plane exploded over the South China Sea shortly after taking off. All the people on the plane were killed and none were spared. Taiwan's intelligence agency was very happy after seeing the plane exploded and immediately prepared to report the situation to Chiang Kai-shek.

At this moment, they did not expect to receive an unexpected news that there was no Zhou Enlai on the plane that was killed.

It turned out that Zhou Enlai did not take this plane because he was going to Myanmar for a temporary meeting. This failure did not hit Chiang Kai-shek and made him abandon the plan. Instead, his eyes were once again on Zhou Enlai.

In 1964, Zhou Enlai led a delegation to visit Cambodia. Gu Zhengwen made another move to “solve” Zhou Enlai. The original plan was foolproof, but due to Taiwan’s secret agents lurking in the mainland, they were arrested by Chinese public security personnel. Therefore, this assassination plan ended in failure.

The repeated assassination plans made Chiang Kai-shek disheartened. Although Chiang Kai-shek has always been inhumane to Chinese leaders, the Chinese government has not been unrighteous because of this, and they have never given up fighting for Chiang Kai-shek.

Zhou Enlai attended the Asian-African Conference in 1955. At the meeting, when reporters asked about the Taiwan issue, Zhou Enlai expressed his willingness to negotiate with the United States for a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan issue. Three cooperation."

in 1956,When Zhou Enlai answered a reporter’s question in Kolkata, India, he said again:

"The Chinese government is actively working to win Chiang Kai-shek. If Taiwan returns to the embrace of the motherland, Chiang Kai-shek will have contributed. He can stay in China according to his wishes. Local."

After hearing what Zhou Enlai said, the reporter curiously continued to ask: "Can Chiang Kai-shek be given a ministerial position?"

Zhou Enlai smiled and said to the reporter:

"If the minister is too low. Jiang Zhongzheng's return to the motherland will never be inferior to the status of Premier of the State Council."

Although Zhou Enlai had great expectations for the Taiwan issue, due to various reasons, Taiwan has never been able to resolve it peacefully.

Zhou Enlai still did not forget the Taiwan issue in his later years. He frequently called for a united front to Taiwan...