Decisive VictoryEpisode Guide - 1 Season (Season 1)

Lin Biao received an urgent call from the central government and instead of going to Jidong, he went to the Northeast to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Forces. In Penglai, Shandong, Wang Cuiyun and his brother chased him to the dock, but his fiancé Wu Xiongguan and the soldiers from the Shandong Liberated Area had already left the port by boat for the Northeast, and the two did not see each other for the last time. When news came that the Communist Party had mobilized 20,000 cadres and 100,000 troops to rush to the Northeast, Chiang Kai-shek was very angry and had the idea of ​​assassinating Mao Zedong. Soong Meiling quickly dissuaded him. After Mao Zedong returned to Yan'an, several secretaries learned that Chiang Kai-shek ordered Du Yuming to go to the northeast.

Zhang Zhizhong emphasized that he had conducted an investigation and found that all the materials related to the reception scandal were true. Chiang Kai-shek said that he had long been aware of the corruption problem, but for now he had to concentrate on eradicating the Communist Party and could not control the corruption within the party. Zhou Enlai was busy on the political front, and a three-person team signed the "Agreement on Mediating the Armistice in Northeast China." However, only three days later, Chiang Kai-shek sent troops to the Northeast again. Siping, the Kuomintang troops pressed heavily on the border. Mao Zedong telegraphed the Northeast Bureau to resolutely and completely annihilate the enemy and block the Kuomintang troops from advancing northward.

On May 5, 1946, when the Nationalist Government returned its capital to Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek's motorcade entered the city, and the people lined the streets and cheered. Zhang Zhizhong told Chen Bulei that this was all just for show. Chiang Kai-shek returned to the Nanjing government office after a long absence. He and Soong Meiling were filled with emotions. The Japanese had been beaten away, and the next step was to get rid of the Communist Party. At the National Defense Conference, Gu Zhutong reported on a draft plan to increase the military budget in Northeast China, which required all local military regions to chip in. Bai Chongxi was very dissatisfied and raised many questions. Chen Cheng defended Chiang Kai-shek and had a heated argument with Bai Chongxi. Chiang Ching-kuo believed that money should be spent on the national economy and people's livelihood. Chiang Kai-shek was unhappy after hearing this. At the preparatory meeting of the three-person team, Marshall and Zhang Zhizhong made excuses not to attend, and Chen Brai advised Zhou Enlai not to wait any longer. Zhou Enlai waited for Zhang Zhizhong at the entrance of the Senior Officers Club, just to tell him to see the poor people and persuade him to speak out for real peace. The three-person team shouldered the hope of the people. Zhang Zhizhong was moved by this persistence and belief. Marshall signed the Northeast Armistice Agreement, and Chiang Kai-shek was furious. During the truce negotiations, it was expected that Chiang Kai-shek would launch an all-out war, and the Central Military Commission ordered all liberated areas to prepare for a major war. The situation was grim, so Mao Zedong and Zhu De climbed to the top of the mountain and went to Old Man Li's vegetable garden in the sky to relax.

In response to Mao Zedong's proposal to fully mobilize the masses and establish and consolidate base areas, the Northeast Bureau quickly organized action, and Comrade Chen Yun was responsible for the specific work of land reform in Northeast China. Du Yuming and Zheng Dongguo were walking on the streets of Changchun. Qiao Sanben and others happened to pass by. They were immediately appointed by the two superiors as an anti-communist propaganda team and quickly cleared the streets of Communist slogans. From then on, Qiao Sanben got a good job and followed the army officers to check people's shops. He wanted to intercede for the people, but he was beaten up by the officers. When Wang Cuiyun and the land reform team came to Xiaogou Village in Fuyu, Jilin, the villagers were full of hostility and wariness. Liang Shiying, the eldest child of the poorest Liang family in the village, told them that it was landlord Qiu Dana who was threatening the villagers. Wang Cuiyun followed Liang Shiying to find the ancestral hall, where the villagers were hiding. She asked the villagers to think carefully. Only by taking back the land can they support themselves.

Du Yuming's confession made Chen Cheng laugh, but Qiao Sanben's two-person rendition was right. After peeling off the glamorous exterior, the internal situation of the national army was almost rotten. In Yan'an, several secretaries gathered around the stone table in the courtyard for dinner and discussion. Chiang Kai-shek ordered Fu Zuoyi to cooperate with Sun Lianzhong to attack Zhangjiakou, which was the last big city of our army in North China. Mao Zedong stated to the Kuomintang and the United States that if they attack Zhangjiakou, it would be a final break. Marshall approached Chiang Kai-shek to discuss the matter and requested to stop attacking Zhangjiakou, but Chiang Kai-shek turned his back and refused. Fu Zuoyi and Li Zongren discussed the war situation. Both of them said that they saw that Chiang Kai-shek's superficial strategy was nothing more than nepotism and the elimination of dissidents. They could never become meat on the chopping board. Chiang Kai-shek called Guo Rugui to discuss the war situation. Guo Rugui told him his plan, which Chiang Kai-shek admired very much.

In Yan'an, it was rare for the five major secretaries to gather together, and everyone was making dumplings together. The five secretaries discussed that the current situation of equipment for grassroots comrades deserves attention, and the ideological education of recruits and liberation fighters must also be stepped up. Wang Cuiyun is registering the number of people joining the army, and the people are very enthusiastic. Liang Shiying said that she also wanted to join the army, and Wang Cuiyun was very pleased. Zhao Xuzhen carried out ideological reform on the Jiulian Company. He told his tragic experience and why he wanted to be a soldier. The soldiers felt the same and rushed to complain one by one. The fighting spirit of the soldiers was inspired, and the spirit of the Ninth Company took on a new look. Du Yuming told Chiang Kai-shek that the Communist Party had recently promoted a "complaint movement" in the army and that he should be vigilant, but Chiang Kai-shek only said it was a joke. Chen Cheng took the opportunity to propose an investigation team plan, and sent investigation teams to various places to use audits to let those worms who were struggling to make money out of the country take out the money again, and thoroughly investigate the corruption problems within the Kuomintang. Chiang Kai-shek agreed.

In the camp, Fang Tianjing told how he transformed from a backward soldier into a hero in battle, and the soldiers listened with excitement. Mao Zedong proposed to summarize these deeds and the experience of the grievance movement and promote it to the entire army and the country. The situation in Northeast China ushered in a huge reversal, and Mao Zedong announced that a new upsurge in the Chinese revolution was coming. Many comrades do not understand what "new climax" means. When interviewed by reporters, Mao Zedong explained that the current military situation is undergoing major changes, the people's movement is vigorously developing, and the anti-Chiang united front is constantly expanding. Our party and the Chinese people have every certainty to achieve final victory. Chiang Kai-shek believed that the new upsurge was just arrogant remarks. He told reporters that he would soon destroy the Communist Party and achieve the unification of China. Chiang Kai-shek secretly summoned Hu Zongnan to discuss the attack on Yan'an. Xiong Xianghui, an underground member of the Communist Party of China and Hu Zongnan's secretary, used a secret radio to deliver this urgent information to the Central Military Commission.

Land reform and next strategic plans were discussed at a meeting in Xiaohe Village in northern Shaanxi. Xi Zhongxun believes that problems and mistakes that occur during land reform must be corrected in a timely manner. Mao Zedong fully recognized it and asked all liberated areas across the country to take a warning. When Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling arrived in Yan'an, they were shocked to see the top leader of the Communist Party living in such a harsh environment. The Northeastern Democratic Alliance launched an autumn offensive, and Han Xianchu proposed to directly eat the enemy's 116th Division. Lin Biao thought this plan was too risky, Liu Yalou felt that Northeast China needed a big victory, and Han Xianchu was confident, so the two began to weigh.

Mao Zedong issued the People's Liberation Army Declaration and officially issued the slogan "Down with Chiang Kai-shek and liberate all of China." Chen Cheng announced to the outside world that the crisis period had passed, but in fact he was covering up the decline of the Kuomintang army. After Chen Cheng left the Northeast, Chiang Kai-shek sent Gu Zhutong and Zhang Qun to find Wei Lihuang, who had just returned from Europe, and persuade him to go to take charge of the Northeast. Wei Lihuang knew that the situation in the Northeast was over, and he was unwilling to wade into this muddy water, but he could only obey his fate.

The top five secretaries held a meeting in Nanzhuang, Fuping County. After careful consideration, they decided to follow Su Yu's suggestion and postpone crossing the river south to establish a new base. The Battle of Jinan kicked off. Under the attack of the Communist army, Chiang Kai-shek's army retreated steadily and was trapped in Jinan, unable to move. Mao Zedong took advantage of the situation and ordered to concentrate firepower to attack Jinan City. Seeing the grim situation in Jinan, Du Yuming advised Chiang Kai-shek to withdraw his troops to Nanjing to preserve his strength. Chiang Kai-shek did not listen to the advice and insisted on defending the Jinan position. Wang Yaowu believed that he knew the Communist army well and asserted that it was impossible for the other party to focus on attacking the city. Soon, the People's Liberation Army successfully captured positions around Jinan. Before Wang Yaowu could react, the People's Liberation Army soldiers had already arrived at the gates of Jinan City. The panicked Wang Yaowu urgently summoned troops to defend the inner city wall.

The fighting broke out in Bailaohutun outside Jinzhou, and Lin Biao's train was still heading north. The entire Chiang Army led by Fan Hanjie was still confused about the People's Liberation Army's sudden attack on the outskirts of Jinzhou, and they were even more confused about Lin Biao's combat policy. Fan Hanjie learned that the attack on the outskirts of Jinzhou was just a sharp knife company, and decided to send a reinforced battalion to eradicate it completely. Facing the fierce attack of Jiang's tanks and artillery, Qiao Sanben and the soldiers who had joined the Northeast Field Army's Ninth Column were helpless. Seeing that the enemy's troops are increasing, the soldiers are in danger. At the headquarters, division commander Zeng Yongya was anxious after hearing the news from the front line. Now he was attacked on both sides and his troops were seriously insufficient. At the repeated request of the regiment commander, Zeng Yongya decided to send a battalion to rescue the first company where Qiao Sanben was located. Chiang Kai-shek basically believed that Wei Lihuang's judgment that "Lin Biao's target was Shenyang" was correct and ordered not to withdraw troops from Shenyang for the time being.

The People's Liberation Army's attitude of disregarding death completely angered the Kuomintang officers, and they did not hesitate to dispatch bombers to carry out bomb attacks. However, after the bombing, a company of soldiers stood up again, fighting tenaciously like weeds that cannot be burned. Fan Hanjie became angry and mobilized troops to attack Bailaohutun again. A company of soldiers was forced to an ancestral hall by Chiang's army. The soldiers were prepared to die heroically and quietly waited for death. At a critical moment, reinforcements finally arrived. Lin Biao decided to go south to Jinzhou. Chiang Kai-shek was anxious and went to Shenyang to meet Wei Lihuang. In Shenyang under the rule of the Kuomintang, Lin Zhiwen and Zhang Wanxin reunited after a long absence, and they were filled with emotions. They were destined to never go back to the past due to their different beliefs. At this moment, Lin Zhiwen had gone bankrupt and had to become a student soldier of the Kuomintang in order to have enough to eat. Zhang Wanxin felt very distressed but was helpless. Wei Lihuang ignored orders and insisted on holding on to Shenyang. Chiang Kai-shek was already exhausted in the face of the situation in the Northeast and had nothing to do with Wei Lihuang's passive and lazy attitude.

Chiang Kai-shek personally came to Peking to persuade Fu Zuoyi. Based on past experience, Fu Zuoyi was originally not interested in this combat plan, but he could not withstand Chiang Kai-shek's repeated persuasion and finally agreed to send troops. Outside the southwest city of Yi County, Dongye soldiers built trenches overnight to prepare for an early attack on Yi County. In the middle of the night, in the outer positions of Yixian County, the People's Liberation Army artillery suppressed the enemy's artillery firepower point. In the early morning, the People's Liberation Army suddenly launched a fierce attack on the southwest city wall of Yixian County, and Jiang Jun was caught off guard. At the same time, the artillery column followed closely with reinforcements and launched a general offensive in Yixian. Fan Hanjie was deeply surprised by the Communist Party's attack on Yixian in a short period of time. In order to preserve his strength, Fan Hanjie turned a blind eye to Yixian's request for reinforcements. To him, the Yixian defenders were just pawns.

Outside the city of Yi County, Han Xianchu and Zhu Rui were inspecting the conditions of the fortifications destroyed by the Jiang army during previous battles. Suddenly, Zhu Rui stepped on an anti-infantry mine buried by the enemy and died heroically. Everyone fell into grief. The top five secretaries received a telegram from Lin Biao. The other party stated that they were determined to attack Jin Dynasty with all their strength. Seeing that Lin Biao and the central government finally reached an agreement on the battle plan, the stone in everyone's heart finally fell to the ground. Chiang's army was ready to go at Tanggu Military Port. Chiang Kai-shek came to the scene and gave a speech to boost morale, but it had little effect. Chiang Ching-kuo wrote a letter reporting that the "Operation Tiger Hunt" in Shanghai had achieved some success. After hearing this, Chiang Kai-shek became furious. The war was imminent. He should have focused on war preparations. Chiang Ching-kuo's behavior was to disrupt the rear area. The guard lost Lin Biao's small bag of soybeans, and Lin Biao couldn't hide his anxiety. Luo Ronghuan found the soybeans and handed them to Lin Biao, telling him that the more war was imminent, the more calm he should remain.

On the eve of the war, both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party realized that the key point to capture Jinzhou was Tashan. Lin Biao made defensive arrangements and followed the advice of Hu Qicai, the deputy commander of the fourth column, to abandon the ambush point on the Tacun Highlands and withdraw the main force to Tashan Village. Can this method really withstand the enemy's fierce fire attack? At the Tashan defensive position, Hu Qicai ordered the soldiers to strengthen the fortifications and make strategic arrangements to focus on attacking the enemy's artillery. Everything was going on in an orderly manner... After losing his comrades in the battle at Bai Laohutun, Qiao Sanben, who secretly escaped from the army, fled like a beggar. On this day, he suddenly recognized Wang Cuiyun in the crowd in front of the support and remembered that she was the woman who carried Wu Xiong off the battlefield. Qiao Sanben burst into tears. He didn't want to escape anymore. He wanted to rejoin the revolutionary ranks and make up for the crimes he had committed. Wu Kehua issued a military order to Lin Biao to hold on to Tashan and fight to the end!

At the Tashan position, the anxious Chiang Kai-shek ordered Que Hanqian to launch a general offensive in advance, which surprised Mao Zedong. Chiang Kai-shek's eastward marching regiment launched the attack before it was ready, indicating that Chiang Kai-shek was desperate. Mao Zedong realized that if he wanted to successfully capture Jinzhou, Tashan was the key to the battle! Chiang Kai-shek captured Dayushan Island and continued to advance towards Tashan and Baitai Mountains. Fan Hanjie reported the battle situation to Wei Lihuang with a proud look on his face and urged the other party to send troops, but Wei Lihuang remained unmoved. Unfortunately, Chiang Kai-shek's victorious posture did not last long. A telegram shocked Fan Hanjie: all the positions captured by Chiang Kai-shek had been recaptured by the People's Liberation Army.胡奇才的作战方式奏效了。 There was a violent artillery attack, and Kong Shoufa and his party jumped into a deep pit to escape. When the smoke and dust dissipated, the three of them were surprised to find that the pit where they were was surrounded by Chiang Kai-shek soldiers.

The soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 20th Regiment of the 3rd Column 7th Division and the Kuomintang troops fought fiercely at the distribution pool. The enemy's reinforced concrete fortifications were extremely strong, and a large number of soldiers died heroically. Under the leadership of battalion commander Zhao Xingyuan, the People's Liberation Army finally captured the frontline Red House at a painful cost of losing more than half. However, the enemy is always ready to counterattack. Regardless of the danger, Han Xianchu ran to a high ground to observe the battle situation and finally discovered the enemy's weakness. It turns out that there is a secret passage from the distribution tank leading directly to Jinzhou City, and soldiers in the city are constantly passing through the secret passage to reinforce and defend key points. Han Xianchu gave an order to concentrate artillery fire on the area near the secret passage of the distribution pool. A large number of enemy troops were wiped out and the entire secret passage system was destroyed. The soldiers in the pool position were greatly encouraged and charged forward regardless of the enemy's powerful fire suppression. In the evening, the distribution pool position was finally captured by the People's Liberation Army.

Lin Biao asked the four columns led by Wu Kehua to retake their positions and defend to the end. The soldiers of the fourth column who suffered heavy losses were brave and tenacious. Liberation fighter Li Dajiang and cook Ma Qing, who had always disliked each other, put aside their conflicts and worked together at critical moments, and eventually both died. The Kuomintang army was shocked by the fearless courage of the People's Liberation Army soldiers and retreated step by step. In the end, the warriors regained the Tashan position! The eastward advancing corps has not yet been completely resolved, and the westward advancing corps led by Liao Yaoxiang has successfully occupied Zhangwu. Lin Biao ordered a general attack on Jinzhou. The People's Liberation Army soldiers were excited. The Dongye Artillery fired up thousands of artillery pieces and aimed at Jinzhou City. Que Hanqian suggested that Luo Qi abandon Tashan and go to Jinzhou for rescue. Luo Qi was obsessed with making meritorious service in front of Chiang Kai-shek and insisted on continuing to attack the Tashan position. Que Hanqian was helpless and watched as the "Zhao Zilong Division" was beaten by the People's Liberation Army and abandoned its troops.

Liang Shiying stuffed the blasting tube into the bunker, but unexpectedly he was immediately pushed out by the enemy. Liang Shiying stood up again and pushed the blasting barrel in, but was pushed out by the enemy again. In the midst of lightning and flint, in order to destroy the enemy's bunker, soldier Liang Shiying did not hesitate to block the exit with his body. Finally, the blasting tube was successfully inserted into the bunker, and Comrade Liang Shiying died heroically. The bunker was finally destroyed and the soldiers launched a fierce charge against the enemy. Fan Hanjie stood in the command post in Jinzhou wearing a military uniform, knowing full well that in the battle of Jinzhou, he was defeated. In the Battle of Jinzhou, the People's Liberation Army achieved a comprehensive victory. The capture of Lieutenant General Fan Hanjie, deputy commander-in-chief of the Northeast "Suppression General", and others completely closed the door for the Northeast Kuomintang army to withdraw from land to the pass. In the cemetery near Tashan, Gao Yubao placed the paintings recording the heroic deeds of Ma Qing and Li Dajiang between their tombs. History and people will never forget you.

Du Yuming presented the strategy for the "Battle of Xubeng" to Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek still had lingering fears about the Battle of Jinzhou and pretended to agree with the plan, but turned around and left Du Yuming in Shenyang to command the Northeast War, and handed over the overall command of the Battle of Xubeng to Liu Zhi. However, Liu Zhi completely ignored Du Yuming's strategic plan and only focused on protecting himself and maintaining the status quo. Du Yuming was filled with grief and anger after learning about it. Du Yuming asked Wei Lihuang why he didn't send troops for reinforcements and watched Jinzhou being captured by the People's Liberation Army. Wei Lihuang admitted frankly that he has recognized the reality. The Communist Party is now unstoppable. The only thing he can do is to wait for the new situation to arrive. Du Yuming was heartbroken after hearing this, and he completely saw through Wei Lihuang's passive and lazy nature. The Central Committee decided at a meeting that the Changchun issue must be resolved as soon as possible. After Changchun is liberated, the troops must move south quickly to block the Chiang Kai-shek's retreat from Yingkou in the Northeast.

News came that the 60th Army was preparing for an uprising. Lin Biao and Luo Ronghuan discussed that the battle of Changchun should be fought with the heart first, and siege by force should always be put behind. Du Yuming advocated that Changchun should break out of the encirclement as soon as possible. Liao Yaoxiang continued to advance westward and attacked Jinzhou together with Hou Jingru's regiment. Wei Lihuang advocated that the Corps retreat eastward from Yingkou to preserve its strength. Chiang Kai-shek was very annoyed with Wei Lihuang's attitude and directly ordered that Liao Yaoxiang must continue to advance westward. Wei Lihuang was unable to argue and had no choice but to nod in agreement. In Changchun City, Zeng Zesheng led all the soldiers of the 60th Army to prepare for the uprising and wait for the opportunity. Zheng Dongguo received a call from Long Guojun, Chief of Staff of the New Seventh Army, who had also decided to revolt. Changchun was officially liberated, and Chiang Kai-shek received news that Zheng Dongguo committed suicide and died for his country. Before his grief could calm down, he was told by his secretary that it was just a mistake: Zheng Dongguo did not die for his country, but surrendered on his own initiative.

Chiang Kai-shek issued an order to march westward to Liao Yaoxiang. Liao Yaoxiang warned the other party that the People's Liberation Army was targeting him this time. However, due to Chiang Kai-shek's insistence on going his own way, Liao Yaoxiang's rebuttal was ineffective and he had to obey the order. The letter written by Zhang Wanxin to Lin Zhiwen was discovered, and the Kuomintang arrested Lin Zhiwen as a Communist spy. Lin Zhiwen's family spent all their money to redeem him and arranged for him to go to the United States. He ultimately decided to stay and make a difference in the world. Liao Yaoxiang's acceptance of Chiang Kai-shek's order to march westward was just a cover-up, and he secretly arranged for his men to retreat from Yingkou as quickly as possible. Lin Biao saw through Liao Yaoxiang's plan and ordered the entire Dongye army to use all their strength to form a blocking posture in front of Liao's regiment, and never let a single soldier leave the camp entrance! As a logistics worker, Qiao Sanben assisted Wang Cuiyun in transporting supplies and medicines to the rear. Unexpectedly, on the road he met a Chiang Kai-shek soldier who was once in the same team and has now become a deserter. The other party forced Qiao Sanben to hand over the supplies, but Qiao Sanben refused to comply. Du Yuming came to Huludao to direct the war and learned that the People's Liberation Army had blocked the passage of Liao Yaoxiang's regiment to Yingkou. He suggested that Liao Yaoxiang retreat eastward to Shenyang to preserve the fighting strength, and Liao Yaoxiang agreed. At the same time, Du Yuming called Chiang Kai-shek and suggested that he abandon the Northeast battlefield and return to Xuzhou to deploy the East China battlefield, but Chiang Kai-shek refused.

The battlefield in western Liaoning fell into chaos. The Third Battalion of the 21st Regiment of the 7th Division of the 3rd Column, led by deputy battalion commander Li Dezhang, quietly reached the Hu family shack, the command headquarters of Liao Yaoxiang. Soldier Zhang Shunzi cut off the enemy's communication line. Liao Yaoxiang's regiment was disbanded, and contact between the troops was completely lost. Li Dezhang led Zhang Shunzi and other soldiers to discover Liao Yaoxiang's command post. At this moment, Liao Yaoxiang fled in a hurry under the protection of a large number of soldiers. Before escaping, he still ordered his men to rescue the communication equipment. Li Dezhang led a platoon of soldiers to die heroically in order to destroy the enemy's communication equipment. Liao Yaoxiang's regiment, which lost its communication equipment, fell into a leaderless state. More than 500,000 troops from the enemy and ours were entangled and struggling together. Qiao Sanben and Wang Cuiyun encountered an enemy ambush on the way to transport medicine. In order to protect the People's Liberation Army's life-saving medicine, Qiao Sanben rushed into the enemy position alone and fired the grenade in his hand. The command center of the Ninth Corps was destroyed by our army and was never established again. However, our army's command system and logistics are all in order, and the situation in the Northeast has been determined. However, Mao Zedong said that the closer the battle was to the last moment, the less likely it was to be taken lightly. He ordered Lin Biao to mobilize troops in advance before the end of the Liaoxi Campaign and launch an attack on Shenyang and Yingkou, completely cutting off Liao Yaoxiang's last hope of fleeing eastward and southward.

The central government decided to urgently move the position, but Mao Zedong suddenly came up with a new strategy an empty city strategy. Zheng Tingfeng led a large group of troops towards Xibaipo, and actually heard the "secret plan" he was executing on the radio. The broadcast panicked Zheng Tingfeng, but Fu Zuoyi was relieved that it was just a Communist Party strategy and ordered Zheng Tingfeng's entire army to advance. Since the beginning of the Liberation War, the Kuomintang government has long lost the support of the people. In the eyes of the people, Jiang Jun is like a rat crossing the street. The Communist Party became what the people wanted. Mobilized by cadres from all over the country, ordinary people formed militia teams. They dug trenches, laid landmines, and found the right opportunity to secretly attack Zheng Tingfeng's troops. Jiang Jun was frightened one by one. Every time, he thought it was the main artillery attack of the People's Liberation Army. Before the battle began, they were completely defeated and retreated frantically, leaving only a lot of weapons, horses and various supplies. Mao Zedong's "empty city strategy" bought the People's Liberation Army ample time. Soon, the 2nd Corps of the North China Military Region marched to Hebei and had a head-on battle with the 94th Army. Facing the People's Liberation Army's artillery attack, Jiang Jun kept retreating, and soon withdrew with his tail between his legs. Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling were still worried about the U.S. election. They had repeatedly invested in military expenditures and continued to suffer financial losses. They still could not stop supporting Dewey.

Wei Lihuang was the first to escape despite Chiang Kai-shek's order to defend Shenyang City. At Shenyang Dongta Airport, there was a buzz of people outside the tarmac. Countless Kuomintang officials wanted to squeeze into the plane and escape from Shenyang, but were held down by soldiers. The streets of Shenyang were in chaos. Chiang Kai-shek soldiers wanted to destroy the power plant, but the people blocked the door. Du Yuming saw this and gave an order to stop it. Regardless of the people's pleadings, Jiang Jun soldiers finally blew up the power plant, and Du Yuming saw all this. He knew very well that the Kuomintang Party had completely lost the hearts of the people. In Shenyang City, senior officers such as Zhou Fucheng were captured, and most of the officers and soldiers were reorganized by the People's Liberation Army. On Chiang Kai-shek's birthday, Shenyang was successfully liberated. The Liaoshen Campaign ended, and the People's Liberation Army achieved a comprehensive victory. After evacuating the last batch of soldiers, Du Yuming also boarded the plane leaving Huludao. Gu Zhutong suggested that Chiang Kai-shek unify the last army and give it to Bai Chongxi to command. Chiang Kai-shek became furious.

Dewey failed to run for president, and Chiang Kai-shek was hit hard because his plans failed again. The victory in the Liaoshen Campaign greatly enhanced the Communist Party's confidence, and Mao Zedong decided to take advantage of the current momentum to launch the Huaihai Campaign as soon as possible. Gu Zhutong and Guo Rugui were ordered by Chiang Kai-shek to go to Xuzhou to convey the combat deployment. Huang Baitao saw the flaws in the plan, but due to Liu Zhi's tough attitude as the commander-in-chief, he had to hold his breath. Huang Baitao was originally ready to go to Xuzhou, but before leaving, he received Liu Zhi's order to wait for the Haizhou 44th Army to retreat together. Although Huang Baitao refused to obey, he could only obey. Su Yu saw Jiang Jun's intention to gather all the troops to defend Xuzhou, and believed that launching the attack according to the original plan would delay the war effort. He decided to launch the Huaihai Campaign two days in advance. With the approval of the central government, all members of the People's Liberation Army accelerated their march day and night.

Mao Zedong comforted Zhou Enlai that we had been waiting all these years and did not care about a few more hours. On the other side, Zhang Kexia secretly left the headquarters. Feng Zhi'an reported to Liu Zhi and requested the arrest of Zhang Kexia. However, Liu Zhi showed a calm attitude and blamed Feng Zhi'an for being too nervous. In the end, Zhang Kexia successfully returned to Jia Wang's headquarters. Jia Wang's uprising was successful, and the morale of Jiang Jun suffered a huge blow. Liu Zhi was frightened by the momentum of the People's Liberation Army, and immediately mobilized Li Mi's and Sun Yuanliang's troops to quickly move closer to Xuzhou. They only focused on protecting themselves, completely ignoring Jia Wang's gap and Huang Baitao's troops who were still crossing the river. Huang Baitao's troops who were crossing the river were shocked to hear that the People's Liberation Army was not far from the canal. For his own safety, Liu Zhenxiang decided to blow up the bridge immediately, leaving the remaining troops on the other side of the river. Huang Baitao and his men were debating whether to evacuate or to fight. Unexpectedly, the People's Liberation Army was already in front of them. Huang Baitao, who was chasing the duck, had to bite the bullet and fight.

Chen Brai advised Chiang Kai-shek that his role was limited and that he should try to get back to the negotiating table with the Communist Party. Chiang Kai-shek refused to listen at all. Du Yuming dragged his sick face to see Chiang Kai-shek. Looking at Du Yuming's scene in front of him, Chiang Kai-shek felt as if something was stuck in his throat. Facing the various public opinion attacks launched by Chiang Kai-shek, the five secretaries were very disdainful. Mao Zedong said that the enemy's mask of hypocrisy must be removed. Chiang Kai-shek told Du Yuming Guo Rugui's battle plan to break the siege of Huang Baitao. Du Yuming had no objection to the plan, but he had doubts about Guo Rugui's identity. Du Yuming arrived in Xuzhou to command the operation and found that Liu Zhi's order to rescue Huang Baitao was not carried out at all. Liu Zhi originally wanted to take the opportunity to escape Xuzhou and go to Bengbu, but Du Yuming moved out and suppressed Chiang Kai-shek, so Liu Zhi had no choice but to continue to stay in Xuzhou.

The sacrifice of a large number of comrades has caused a psychological burden on the PLA soldiers. Su Yu's words quickly restored everyone's confidence, and everyone regained their morale to face the next battle. Su Yu reflected on his decision to underestimate the enemy and make a quick decision, which resulted in a large number of casualties. He learned from the painful experience and promptly changed the next combat strategy. The Central Military Commission also telegraphed Su Yu that the Battle of Nianzhuang was an unprecedented battle on our southern front. Although we were confident of victory, we must not be impatient. Chiang Kai-shek's illusion of calling for peace was exposed. Through this public opinion war, many patriotic people completely saw through Chiang Kai-shek's true face of pretending to be peaceful and really being a dictatorship. Chen Brai persuaded Chiang Kai-shek to negotiate peace with the Communist Party, but unexpectedly he angered the other party. Chen Brai was completely disappointed with Chiang Kai-shek. Soon, Chen Brai, who was despairing of all hope, died at home.

After meeting with Leighton Stuart, Li Zongren couldn't wait to call Bai Chongxi to inform him that the United States had made its position clear and told him to be optimistic about the troops and not to transfer a single soldier to Chiang Kai-shek. Mao Zedong chatted and shucked corn with the villagers in Xibaipo. Everyone recognized the Communist Party from the bottom of their hearts and knew that the Communist Party conquered the world for the poor. The common people had become the Communist Party's iron and steel wall, and the army and the people were enjoying themselves. Du Yuming inspected Qiu Qingquan's troops. Qiu Qingquan vowed to use all the weapons and equipment to enter Nianzhuang within two days and rescue Huang Baitao's siege. On the other side, the five secretaries studied the war situation map and decided to use more than half of their troops to prevent the assistance of Qiu and Li Corps, and do everything possible to buy time to annihilate Huang Baitao. On the Nianzhuang battlefield, Ma Xuanyun and other People's Liberation Army soldiers braved the enemy's intensive firepower to dig trenches in front of the Zimu Fort and solved the dilemma.

A large number of Chiang's troops who assisted Qiu Qingquan were sent to the battlefield. The People's Liberation Army was now surrounded by enemies on three sides. Seeing that there were more and more enemy troops in the Pantang Town position, Su Yu carefully analyzed the war situation and proposed an emergency retreat from the Pantang Town position in order to preserve the effective forces. The central government agreed to Su Yu's proposal. The retreat of the People's Liberation Army made Chiang Kai-shek ecstatic. Qiu Qingquan took the opportunity to exaggerate and claimed that the People's Liberation Army was completely defeated. Chiang Kai-shek was elated when he saw the good news sent by Gu Zhutong, and rewarded those who had contributed heavily. In order to please Chiang Kai-shek, Qiu Qingquan asked Chiang's soldiers to pretend to be prisoners of the People's Liberation Army for Chinese and foreign reporters to take pictures. The Kuomintang hyped up its "victory" in an attempt to regain the favor of the U.S. government. Unexpectedly, its deceptive tactics had long been seen through. In order to prevent the Huangwei Corps, an elite regiment with fully mechanized equipment, from going north for rescue, the central government decided to let Liu Bocheng lead the army to launch a strong attack in Suxian County.

Deng Xiaoping and Liu Bocheng met again to discuss the battle plan to capture Suxian. After more than ten hours of bloody fighting, the People's Liberation Army quickly defeated Suxian, which the Kuomintang said was "impregnable". After learning about the fall of Suxian County, Liu Zhi placed all the responsibility on Du Yuming. Truman issued an announcement that the policy towards China would remain unchanged, and the big stone in Chiang Kai-shek's heart finally fell into place.

As expected, Huang Wei chased Chen Geng's troops all the way, and the 18th Army was getting into Chen Geng's pocket step by step. On the other side, Qiu Qingquan and Li Mi's troops were tightly suppressed by the People's Liberation Army and were unable to break out. Chiang Kai-shek was furious and ordered that if he did not get out of trouble as soon as possible, he would have Qiu Qingquan's head. Qiu Qingquan suddenly had an idea and came up with a "pointed cone tactic". In fact, it was just a delaying tactic to put the large troops in the rear to deal with the easy communication above.

Jiao Yulu and his comrades in the grain transport team had a long journey, transporting supplies to the People's Liberation Army. Suddenly, enemy bombers dropped bombs, destroying all the food and forage. After traveling thousands of miles to deliver food, how could we go to the front line empty-handed? Jiao Yulu had an idea and came up with a way: ask the people to borrow food. The common people in the newly liberated areas had never seen the People's Liberation Army, and they were frightened by Chiang Kai-shek's army. They were very wary of Jiao Yulu and his party, and they all expressed that they had no food left.

Huang Wei organized a meeting with senior generals such as Yang Botao and Xiong Shouchun, and planned to select an elite division from each of the four armies to break out to the west. Liao Yunzhou volunteered to be the pioneer to pave the way for the large army to break through. What Huang Wei didn't expect was that Liao Yunzhou's true identity was actually an underground member of the Chinese Communist Party. The real reason why he recommended himself to lead the battle was to wait for an opportunity to lead the soldiers in an uprising. Liao Yunzhou led his team through the defense line in a mighty manner, and successfully met with Wang Jinshan, and the uprising was successful. Wang Jinshan immediately blocked the defense line and prepared construction works. Liao Yunzhou finally returned to the organization, and everyone could not hide their excitement.

Su Yu continued to follow the instructions of the Central Military Commission, keeping an eye on Du Yuming in Xuzhou and sandwiching Huang Wei's corps. Although the Huangwei Corps received supplies airdropped by the Kuomintang army, the encirclement was too small and many supplies could not be thrown accurately, and most of them were given to the Communist army. Xiong Shouchun also pointed out that the war at the front was intense, and the rear actually mixed rice with stones and embezzled military pay. Huang Wei was very angry when he heard this. The People's Liberation Army launched another attack on Huang Wei's regiment. After Huang Wei was surrounded by the People's Liberation Army in Shuangdui, he deployed his regiment to shrink into a group and repeatedly sent troops to harass. The Central Plains Field Army fell into a stalemate due to backward equipment.

Nie Rongzhen reported Fu Zuoyi's latest military deployment. Mao Zedong said that no matter whether Fu Zuoyi wanted to run away, fight or negotiate, our strategy was to stabilize him first. The comrades of the underground working committee discovered that suspicious characters frequently appeared around Fu Dongju. For safety reasons, they arranged for a female comrade to be responsible for liaison work. This female comrade was Zhang Wanxin. On the Guisui front line, the People's Liberation Army clearly had the advantage but suddenly retreated. Fu Zuoyi knew that this was some kind of signal from Mao Zedong to him, so he ordered a ceasefire and stayed in a wait-and-see state. Chiang Kai-shek was very angry when he found out. At this time, Mao Zedong's mentor Fu Dingyi came to Xibaipo. He was entrusted by Fu Zuoyi to bring the willingness for peace talks. It turned out that He Siyuan, the former mayor of Peiping, visited Fu Zuoyi and asked not to start a war in Peking. He also said that Li Jishen could come forward to help with the republican peace talks, and Fu Dingyi came to Xibaipo on Li Jishen's behalf. Fu Zuoyi sent people to tell him that he was interested in peace talks, but he kept silent about the issue of the Central Army of the Chiang Kai-shek faction. Mao Zedong bluntly stated that the initiative in today's negotiations lies with us.

Mao Zedong convened the secretaries to discuss the fighting method of the Northeast Field Army after entering the customs. Currently, both Fu Zuoyi and Chiang Kai-shek expected that the People's Liberation Army would start fighting from the east, so they would do the opposite: let Yang Chengwu attack Zhangjiakou first, and Yang Dezhi's regiment to attack the new security guards to divert Fu Zuoyi's attention. Let Dongye take the opportunity to quickly divide the three cities of Ping, Tianjin and Tang, and then surround Pingjin as a prerequisite for peace talks with Fu Zuoyi. Chiang Kai-shek personally went to the airport to see Soong Meiling off for her departure to the United States. Although Soong Meiling appeared calm on the outside, she knew in her heart that the trip would be difficult. At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek asked Chiang Ching-kuo to ship the 800,000 taels of gold from the Central Bank to Taiwan in case of emergency. Guo Rugui analyzed the situation and proposed that Xuzhou should be abandoned and retreat southeast through the Lianghuai River. Du Yuming pulled Chiang Kai-shek aside and expressed the idea of ​​​​retreating from Xuzhou to the southwest, and warned the surface to follow Guo Rugui's deployment to test whether he was really a Communist. What Du Yuming didn't expect was that all of his decisions were guessed by Su Yu. Guo Rugui successfully passed the information to the central government, and the central government instructed Su Yu to ambush troops in the southeast. The moment he received the telegram, Su Yu had doubts in his heart. Du Yuming would never make such an arrangement.

Hu Lian, deputy commander of the 12th Corps of the Kuomintang Army, met with Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing. Chiang Kai-shek ordered him to go to the front line to reverse the dilemma of the 12th Corps. Fu Zuoyi confessed to Liu Houtong that Chiang Kai-shek's power was now declining, and he used Peking as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the Communist Party in order to accumulate political capital for himself. The Dongye army led by Lin Biao began to move south in a mighty manner. On the other side, Fu Zuoyi told his subordinates to stick to Pingjinzhang no matter what happens. Xuzhou was successfully liberated. Citizens stood on both sides of the street, beating gongs and drums to welcome the People's Liberation Army into the city. It was a lively and joyful scene. Su Yu was leading the People's Liberation Army to march quickly to catch up with Du Yuming's troops. Du Yuming's troops left one day early. They were also mechanized troops. If they joined Huang Wei in advance, the consequences would be disastrous. Several leaders of the central government were extremely anxious. At the same time, they realized that the news coming from Nanjing was completely different from the reality. The identity of the comrades lurking around the Kuomintang must have been suspected. The People's Liberation Army marched day and night, and finally reached Yongcheng to establish a position before Du Yuming. Du Yuming had to rest and recuperate at Mengji garrison on the outskirts of Yongcheng. Gu Zhutong reported to Chiang Kai-shek the results of the investigation of Guo Rugui and determined that there was nothing wrong with this person. Chiang Kai-shek became increasingly dissatisfied with Du Yuming.

Yang Botao was a little shaken by Wang Cuishan's proposal to surrender, but the arrival of Hu Lian made him give up the idea instantly. Hu Lian's arrival boosted the morale of the Twelve Corps, but Mao Zedong bluntly said that it was just a matter of delaying the last breath. What we really need to worry about now is Fu Zuoyi. Mao Zedong decided to take a preemptive strike. In order to prevent Fu Zuoyi from escaping westward, a dragnet must be laid to tightly trap this "frightened bird". After the People's Liberation Army attacked Zhangjiakou, Fu Zuoyi immediately ordered Guo Jingyun to send troops to Zhangjiakou. This decision suited our army's wishes. Mao Zedong immediately ordered that all efforts be devoted to the front-line battles in Peiping and Zhangjiakou, and he would seek opportunities to annihilate the 35th Army at all costs. At the same time, the East China Field Army launched an unprecedented pursuit and interception battle against Du Yuming's troops. They broke through on three sides and intercepted on one side, and surrounded Du Yuming's group in Chenguanzhuang. The Central Military Commission analyzed the current battle situation and found that Huaye and Zhongye have surrounded Du Yuming's Corps and Huang Wei's Corps respectively. If the stalemate continues for a long time, there may be changes. One of the two must be resolved as soon as possible, and the other will be unable to fight alone. After repeated deliberation by several secretaries, it was decided to start with Huang Wei.

Yang Botao asked Huang Wei for a way out of trouble. Huang Wei bluntly said that Du Yuming failed to break out and Li Yannian was blocked from going north. The corps was at the end of its rope and could only rely on itself. Wang Cuishan's identity was exposed and he died heroically under Yang Botao's gun. Du Yuming summoned Qiu Qingquan, Sun Yuanliang and Li Mi to discuss the war. Sun Yuanliang said that he was currently trapped in Chenguanzhuang, and there would be only death if he continued. Instead of waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative to seek a breakthrough, so that there is still a possibility of rushing out. Everyone agreed, and Du Yuming immediately ordered their respective troops to organize and disperse to break out. Ma Xuanyun led Ding Dasheng and others as stormtroopers to fight fiercely with the Chiang Army. The Chiang Army's machine guns hid in the bunker and fired fiercely, making it difficult for the People's Liberation Army to advance. Seeing the flag bearers fall one by one, Ding Dasheng desperately rushed to the red flag to point out the direction of the bunker to the artillery, and was unfortunately shot in the end. Under the guidance of the red flag, the enemy's bunker was finally knocked down. Chiang Kai-shek held a dance party at his official residence in Nanjing, and Stuart Leighton and Li Zongren were all present. Chiang Kai-shek only said that Soong Meiling had a happy relationship with Marshall in the United States, but was ruthlessly exposed by Leighton Stuart, and Li Zongren was also acting strangely beside him.

Yang Dezhi led the soldiers to increase their firepower and blocked the Jiang army who wanted to break out. At the Dawangzhuang position on the Huaihai battlefield, the war between the People's Liberation Army and the Huangwei Corps also fell into a tug-of-war. Chen Yi suggested that the only way to solve the dilemma was to join forces, and Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping agreed. The battle at the Dawangzhuang position was fierce. The People's Liberation Army launched continuous charges. The position was taken away and taken back again. It changed hands three times. Deng Xiaoping ordered that Dawangzhuang be captured no matter what. The 35th Army was about to be unable to resist, and the nearby reinforcements were unable to mobilize for rescue. At this moment, Fu Zuoyi felt a huge fear like a mountain pressing down on him. The garrison of the 35th Army was in terrible condition, and the injured soldiers wailed. The People's Liberation Army continued to play broadcasts urging surrender, and Guo Jingyun became angry. After fierce fighting, the battle of Dawangzhuang came to an end, and the People's Liberation Army finally disintegrated the Huangwei Corps. Liu Bocheng issued an order to set up checkpoints at various intersections to capture Huang Wei alive. Yang Botao wanted to escape under the cover of night, but was caught by the People's Liberation Army who had already ambushed him. Huang Wei and Hu Lian secretly hid in the tank and tried to escape. Unexpectedly, a pontoon bridge broke when they passed it, and a disaster was imminent. Hu Lian ignored Huang Wei and just escaped by himself. Huang Wei was captured alive by the People's Liberation Army.

Several secretaries discussed the issue of Du Yuming together. Mao Zedong said that Du Yuming's group was completely out of date, but in order to stabilize Fu Zuoyi, he had to give him the illusion that the Huaihai Campaign was not over, so Du Yuming should not be completely solved for the time being. This would allow Huaye and Zhongye to take a good rest, and allow Dongye to fully concentrate on dealing with Fu Zuoyi. Lin Biao led the Northeast Field Army to successfully capture Nanyuan Airport in a short time. It was expected that they could encircle the west and south of Peiping within two days. Mao Zedong was very pleased. Now, he has enough confidence for peace talks with Fu Zuoyi. The 35th Army was trapped and Nanyuan Airport was captured by the People's Liberation Army. Fu Zuoyi was very anxious. Liu Houtong advised Fu Zuoyi that the Communist Party's proposal for peace talks was a good thing, but it should be more proactive. Fu Zuoyi listened thoughtfully. An Chunshan led the 104th Army to rescue the 35th Army. However, when the two armies were only four kilometers apart, Guo Jingyun had an internal dispute and ruined his last glimmer of hope.

Fu Zuoyi revealed his intention to seek peace, and the generals responded one after another, saying that everything was decided by the commander-in-chief and obeyed the commander-in-chief's command. Both students and celebrities from all walks of life in Peiping expressed their hope that Peiping could be liberated peacefully. Mao Zedong saw that Fu Zuoyi was seeking the power of society and public opinion to put pressure on the central government, and immediately made a decision: destroy the 35th Army. Only by defeating Fu Zuoyi in all aspects can real peace be brought about. The battle on the New Security Frontline began. Guo Jingyun knew that he was no match for the enemy, but he still resisted tenaciously and vowed not to surrender. Division commander Feng Zi persuaded his soldiers to revolt, and the soldiers put down their guns one after another. Seeing that failure was a foregone conclusion, Guo Jingyun committed suicide by drinking bullets. The news of the annihilation of the 35th Army gave several comrades of the Central Military Commission a rare breather. Fu Zuoyi's regiment has been defeated, and Chiang Kai-shek is constantly being forced by Li Zongren and the Americans. The position of president may not be around for long. Mao Zedong lamented that the real enemy of the Communist Party is all forces that attempt to obstruct the path of the Chinese people's democratic revolution. Leighton Stuart visited Li Zongren and bluntly stated that as long as Li Zongren was willing to replace Chiang Kai-shek as the new president and actively promote peace talks with the Communist Party, the U.S. government would fully support it.

Fu Zuoyi asked Wang Kejun not to inform Chen Changjie of Guo Jingyun's death, so as not to affect his thoughts. The defenders of Zhangjiakou broke through to the north, and the People's Liberation Army responded quickly. Mao Zedong ordered that Zhangjiakou be captured quickly. Soon, Zhangjiakou was officially liberated. At this point, except for Chen Changjie's troops in Tianjin, Fu Zuoyi's direct troops were basically lost. Chiang Ching-kuo personally visited Fu Zuoyi to persuade him not to listen to the Communist Party, and suggested that as long as he was willing to lead the entire army to retreat south, he would be able to help his father make a comeback, but Fu Zuoyi remained unmoved. Bai Erji, commander of the U.S. Western Pacific Fleet, revealed to Fu Zuoyi that the United States intended to support him to become the commander-in-chief. Unexpectedly, it angered Fu Zuoyi. He bluntly said that you Americans are too lenient... After Bai Erji left, Fu Zuoyi replied a telegram to Mao Zedong, intending to promote cooperation with the Communist Party as soon as possible. Fu Dongju was very happy about this. Unexpectedly, not long after, Fu Zuoyi was very angry when he discovered that the Communist Party had included him in the list of war criminals. On New Year's Eve, Chiang Kai-shek held a dinner party and publicly stated that he could go out to test everyone. As a result, Song Ziwen agreed with the president's retirement, and Li Zongren also nodded secretly. Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but burst into anger, and the banquet broke up unhappy. Liu Houtong advised Fu Zuoyi to resolve the Tianjin issue peacefully, but Fu Zuoyi was stubborn. He believed that Tianjin must be defended. This was his last remaining card.

The Communist Party issued an ultimatum to Fu Zuoyi, but Fu Zuoyi did not reply. Zheng Jiemin came to Peiping to persuade Fu Zuoyi to withdraw south. Before returning to Nanjing, he arranged for Duan Yunpeng, a special agent of the Secret Bureau, to sabotage the Peking peace talks at all costs. Chen Changjie did not want to surrender at all, so Tianjin had no choice but to go to war. Along the Daqing River, people cut through the ice and transported ships filled with ammunition and food to the People's Liberation Army positions. When the intelligence came, Chen Changjie and Lin Weichou were extremely shocked. They did not expect that the Daqing River, which they regarded as a natural barrier, could be thawed so easily by the power of the people.

In Xibaipo, comrades from the Central Military Commission prepared a simple meal to celebrate the liberation of Tianjin. Mao Zedong was unhappy. He did not want to see a war in Tianjin. What he was most worried about was the issue of Peiping. Will Peiping also go to war like Tianjin? Zhou Enlai told him that Luo Ronghuan had contacted the academic circles in Peiping and consulted Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin to discuss how to reduce war losses. Mao Zedong strongly agreed. We cannot let the splendid civilization of our motherland become a victim of war! Chiang Kai-shek took the initiative to visit Badawei and asked the United States to help the Kuomintang troops in Peiping evacuate Peking. General Badawei bluntly refused.

The black hand of the Secrecy Bureau also reached out to Fu Dongju. At the critical moment, Zhang Wanxin put on Fu Dongju's clothes to distract the agents, and their vehicle was fired upon by machine guns. Fortunately, comrades from the underground Communist Party arrived and started a fierce gun battle with the agents, saving Zhang Wanxin. Fu Dongju returned home safely under protection. Fu Zuoyi was very worried when he saw his daughter who had escaped from death. Fu Zuoyi finally decided to let Wang Kejun sign the agreement on the peaceful settlement of the Peking issue on his behalf. After signing the agreement, Fu Zuoyi convened a meeting of all senior generals, read out the "Agreement on the Peaceful Resolution of the Peking Issue" to everyone, and sent planes to fly back to Nanjing more than a dozen Chiang Kai-shek generals including Li Wen and Shi Jue.