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After the Kuomintang demonstrated its sincerity and signaled its willingness to negotiate by releasing arrested underground party members, progressive students, and democrats, it immediately sent a civilian delegation composed of democrats to Beiping.

After much effort, the Nanjing government finally received a response from us.

On March 26, we formally notified the Nanjing government that peace talks would begin in Beiping on April 1.

……

Shanghai.

As the peace talks unfolded, the biggest beneficiary turned out to be an unexpected "force".

Global trade!

Countless people, waving gold and dollars, are trying to buy investment packages from global trade.

Unfortunately, by then global trade had already announced that the investment packages were sold out, so waving gold and dollars around was useless for these people.

It is clear that people are willing to buy financial packages related to global trade because they see the possibility of peace.

After all, the sincerity shown by the Kuomintang this time is truly astonishing.

But at that moment, public opinion suddenly changed!

Overnight, newspapers in the Kuomintang-controlled areas went from affirming peace talks to criticizing Jiang Zemin's side.

And their criticisms were strikingly consistent:
Jiang's side has no sincerity whatsoever in the peace talks!

Some newspapers directly controlled by the Kuomintang even asserted that if war breaks out again, it will be entirely the fault of the other side of the river!

The reason why public opinion suddenly changed was entirely because our side drew a time limit during this peace talk.

The Kuomintang (KMT) had the idea of ​​stalling for time from the very beginning regarding peace talks.

This is also called path dependence—when the War of Resistance against Japan ended, the Kuomintang, under the guise of peace talks, spent 43 days negotiating the "Double Ten Agreement" with us, and then bought us ten more months.

During this period, the Nationalist army completed the transfer from the rear to the east, seized a large number of cities, and even completed the encirclement of our liberated areas. When the time came, the Double Tenth Agreement was torn up, and the civil war was launched.

It's clear that the Kuomintang (KMT) has the same plan this time around.

Unfortunately, despite their clever scheme, it was seen through by our side, which led to the red line of time.

The Kuomintang clearly wants to use the power of public opinion to force us to withdraw our red line on time.

……

The Kuomintang's plan was well-conceived, but unfortunately, it wasn't solid enough. Even if lies could fool people for a while, they couldn't fool them forever.

While our Party launched a counterattack in other areas, Zhang Anping also unleashed his long-awaited trump card.

The root of this attack lies in global trade!
But the target wasn't global trade, but a foreign news article reprinted in a newspaper:

Global Trade's IPO is imminent, and its financial report will be released!

Global trade has been booming lately, with countless people waving gold and dollars to buy investment packages, but what's the result?

sold out!

I won't even make money when it's right in front of me!
Therefore, people pay special attention to news about global trade.

And this attention led to trouble!
First, global trade sold $800 million worth of wealth management packages—the audience also included foreign banks;

Secondly, global trade was actually lending money, and the recipient of the loans was none other than the Nationalist government—most importantly, the loans were split into two separate transactions.

Third, Global Trade recently secured a massive arms deal worth $200 million, and its profit from this deal reached a staggering $50 million!
Fourth, global trade secured a large order for industrial equipment worth 200 million, but the profit margin was not high, only 20 million.

The original intention of domestic newspapers reprinting this story was to show people how profitable global trade can be.

But once it's reproduced, the flavor changes.

Given the current global situation, who else besides the Nationalist government could afford to consume up to $2 million worth of military equipment?

A $200 million arms sale yielded a profit of $50 million—first, how much shady business was involved?

Secondly, aren't we in peace talks? Aren't we aiming for peace?

But why would the Kuomintang (KMT) purchase large quantities of military equipment?

Public opinion reversed in an instant.

Many people involved in the peace talks were now confused: Did the Kuomintang really want to negotiate peace?
Is this a gesture of peace talks?

When public opinion reverses, all sorts of problems will erupt at once.

Books that should have been "silent" were brought out again at this time.

Blue Star Animal Kingdom!
Because of the prophetic events during the War of Resistance against Japan, people tend to believe the contents of this book.

However, at this point, the last volume of the book was analyzed.

Someone published a commentary in the newspaper, completely revealing the internally circulated analytical version to the world.

Across the river, they are locked in a standoff!

The Kuomintang (KMT) was unwilling to accept the conditions proposed by Jiang Zemin's side, which meant that they had no intention of giving up the war. Now, they were using peace talks to buy time, allowing the heavily damaged KMT to recover, and the final outcome would be a standoff across the river.

Then, there will be even more war!

This analysis caused an uproar and plunged peace advocates into doubt.

Coupled with the propaganda from our party, they couldn't help but start to question the sincerity of the Kuomintang—they did show sincerity, but was this sincerity really for the sake of peace?
Just as the world was filled with doubt, an even bigger bombshell exploded!
The Kuomintang is "fleeing"!
The detonation of this lightning bolt was the most deadly event!
The gossip newspaper, which has consistently promoted the Kuomintang, used the headline "The Nationalist Government is on the run" in its latest issue to confirm this fact with extensive investigative evidence.

The first step is the transfer of assets.

During the period when the Kuomintang was trapped in Beiping, during the period of demonstrating its sincerity in negotiations, and during the negotiations, the Kuomintang Central Bank secretly transferred as much as 700 million taels of gold and a large amount of silver to Taiwan on several occasions.

The report specifically pointed out that the order directly bypassed the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Finance.

Secondly, there is the relocation of cultural relics.

More than 95% of the cultural relics that were moved from the National Palace Museum to the south have been secretly transferred to Taiwan.

Finally, there was the troop movement—several elite units of the National Revolutionary Army had already secretly entered Taiwan. In addition, the Nanjing-Shanghai-Hangzhou Garrison Command had a large army gathered in the Shanghai-Hangzhou triangle area, without specifically reinforcing the Yangtze River defense line.

The core idea behind this is to make this place a bridgehead for a counterattack. If it really cannot be defended, all troops can be evacuated to Taiwan by sea.

What's particularly intriguing is that the gossip newspaper concluded its report with a speculation:
Li Dai, the chief attendant of the Nanjing Attendant's Office, was probably kept in the dark from beginning to end!

This speculation is truly... absurd!

As soon as the report came out, the Kuomintang went crazy. The big secret agent Zhang Shih-hao personally led a team to attack the Gossip Newspaper office. This newspaper, which had started out in Shanghai by praising the Japanese during the War of Resistance, and then betrayed the Japanese and retreated into the Kuomintang-controlled area, and returned to Shanghai after the victory of the War of Resistance, was now deserted.

Despite the urgent remedial measures taken by the notorious spy Zhang Shih-hao and the Party's intelligence bureau, it was to no avail!

Because the news had spread incredibly fast!
It should be noted that the Nationalist government had previously demonstrated sufficient sincerity in peace talks, and anyone with even a little bit of reputation was actively working for peace.

But the gossip newspaper refuted this with facts:

The Nationalist government had no intention of negotiating peace at all; its so-called sincerity was just a bargaining chip to buy time!
A sense of betrayal welled up inside me!

The Nationalist government was a government that frequently disappointed people, causing their expectations to be dashed and their sense of despair to accumulate and multiply. Its passivity in the later stages of the War of Resistance, its initiation of the civil war after the war ended, and its plunder of private wealth after the collapse of its finances all contributed to the accumulation of far too much negative sentiment among the people.

They believed in the sincerity of the Nationalist government and worked tirelessly for peace talks—and then they were betrayed.

They also saw through the hypocrisy and incorrigibility of the Nationalist government.

……

"Hoping to force them through public opinion?"

"Killing me!"

Zhang Anping almost burst out laughing when he looked at the latest issue of the newspaper.

Some people online later said that Marshal Zhang's credit score was so low that he couldn't even scan a power bank in Japan.

But General Zhang was only referring to the Japanese devils for breaking their promises.

But the Nationalist government's breach of trust was repeatedly directed at its own people!
With such a low credibility score, you think you can manipulate public opinion?

They got what they deserved!
There were only two people in the office; the other person was Xu Tian.

Looking at the gloating Zhang Anping, he couldn't help but remind him:

"You're in big trouble."

The gossip newspaper was practically endorsed by Zhang Anping—it is verifiable that during the War of Resistance against Japan, the financial backer behind the gossip newspaper was the Shanghai district.

It was Zhang Anping who orchestrated the evacuation from Shanghai.

Now that the gossip newspaper has turned against him, and with a decisive blow at that, can Zhang Anping really shake off the blame? Xu Tian was very curious!
He knew very well that Mao Renfeng had been the one Zhang Anping had shifted blame to in the past, and now Mao Renfeng, who was still lying in the hospital, had countless unfounded accusations leveled against her by Zhang Anping.

But right now, Mao Renfeng really can't take the blame for this!
Zhang Anping smiled leisurely:
"Don't worry, there are plenty of people to take the blame!"

His gaze drifted through the window to the distance—the direction of the Shanghai branch of the Party's Communications Bureau.

……

The director of the Shanghai branch of the Kuomintang's Military Intelligence Bureau frankly told the special envoy, "During the War of Resistance, the gossip newspaper was supported by the Military Intelligence Bureau!"

"It's true that we control public opinion—but the gossip newspapers have close ties with the Military Intelligence Bureau, so our control over them often fails! Therefore, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics should naturally take the blame!"

The special envoy was so angry he laughed:
Do you think Nanjing doesn't want to shift the blame?

"But can you really shake them off?"

He angrily slammed a file on the table:

"look by youself!"

The Party Director picked up the file and quickly scanned it, his expression gradually shifting from doubt to a deep, somber look.

The case file was issued by the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

The content concerns a case:
As early as half a month ago, agents from the Shanghai station of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics discovered the whereabouts of Qi Qingbao, the former director of the Shanghai branch of the Party Affairs Bureau.

This man can be described as a notorious warlord of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) – during the Anti-Japanese War, the CBIS's Shanghai branch (Shanghai Office) was repeatedly raided, and successive directors of the branch repeatedly betrayed the party.

Finally, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) had no other choice but to send Qi Qingbao.

This person had received special training from the Military Intelligence Bureau—and finally managed to establish the Shanghai branch of the Communist Party in Japanese-occupied Shanghai.

But this person also became a local warlord, and even as the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong) and later the Party Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Dongtongju) changed hands, he remained firmly in the position of director of the Shanghai Party branch.

Ye Xiufeng had long wanted to get rid of this person, and finally found an opportunity last year to transfer him to Beiping under the guise of cooperating with Zhang Anping.

Finally, Beiping was peacefully liberated, and Qi Qingbao defected to the Communists.

It was for this reason that after the Shanghai station of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics discovered the man's whereabouts, they attempted to join forces with the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics to arrest him.

This person had cultivated connections within the Shanghai Party headquarters for many years, and his loyal followers were everywhere. The Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' intentions were quite clear:

Using cadres from the Shanghai branch of the Party's Information Bureau as bait, they lured Qi Qingbao out and arrested him!

The Shanghai Party headquarters resolutely refused, claiming they would arrest Qi Qingbao on their own—but in the end, they never even caught a glimpse of him.

Of course, the above is just background information.

Because the core issue boils down to one point:
The one who truly turned the gossip newspaper against them was Qi Qingbao!
The Bureau of Investigation and Statistics had already discovered Qi Qingbao's whereabouts—it was the lack of cooperation from the Party's Information Bureau that prevented the investigation from proceeding further, and it even allowed Qi Qingbao to carry out the "spying" under their very noses.

It was precisely because he understood the case file that the Shanghai Party Committee Director's face turned ashen.

He tried to shift the blame, but unexpectedly, the blame was placed on his own head much earlier.

He looked at the special envoy pleadingly: "Now... what do we do?"

The special envoy angrily exclaimed, "What are we going to do? Just let it be!"

……

The gossip newspaper reported on the "defection" incident, and the Party Affairs Bureau lost a Party branch director—it seems that the Party Affairs Bureau suffered a great loss.

In reality, however, someone else suffered the greatest losses!
Global trade!

Indeed, this media storm, besides exposing the true face of the Nationalist government, really harmed global trade.

Previously, everyone was scrambling to buy Global Trade's investment packages, and many even waved gold and US dollars, hoping that Global Trade would sell some more.

But now the wind has changed!
Once people realized that the so-called peace talks were merely a pretext by the Nationalist government, they came to a conclusion:

Even the Nationalist government was not optimistic about holding the Yangtze River defense line, so the People's Liberation Army would surely advance unimpeded!
Wouldn't a wealth management product issued based on collateralized assets be worthless?!

The powerful and wealthy businessmen who realized this fact were immediately filled with envy.

Oh my god!
Previously, 30% was deducted from the redemption—all the wealth I painstakingly accumulated through various means evaporated for nothing, which was extremely painful.

Having learned from their previous experience, they conducted thorough research and analysis this time, confirming that peace was on the horizon, before hastily re-entering the game—only to find themselves with a 30% penalty.

In one fell swoop, half of his fortune was gone.

Regretful and filled with resentment, powerful figures and wealthy businessmen from all walks of life stormed into the offices of global trade companies, demanding only one thing:
Could you... reduce the penalty for breach of contract?

I can't take it anymore, I really can't take it anymore!

But global trade is completely helpless:
Payment?

Sorry, it's not time yet, I absolutely will not... pay out!
This statement caused an uproar worldwide.

They dare to invest money in global trade precisely because they value its resilience against risks.
Isn't it just because they've got their eye on the incredible credibility of global trade?

How can you refuse to pay?

Global trade has a strong argument on this:

I wanted to make the payment—but I lent the money to the Nationalist government, how am I supposed to make it back?

Besides, do you even have any sense of contractual obligation?
Last time, you wanted to make payments, fine, I sold everything I owned to make them.

This time, you were the ones who begged me to sell—and as soon as I lent out the money, you all started redeeming it all?
I am a global trade company, not a global bank!

The powerful and wealthy have gone mad; they have begun to use the power of the Nationalist government to exert pressure.

If they don't pay, they'll kill global trade!

Global trade scoffs. Humph, pressure?
Global trade officials are threatening to withdraw loans—and Xikou and the Imperial Household Department reacted immediately:

Global trade economic activities are legal and compliant. Demanding payment before the due date is unreasonable and no one should try to exert pressure through the Nationalist government!

In fact, Xikou and the Imperial Household Department originally intended to take advantage of the situation, after all, they dared to make 50 million from a $200 million military purchase order through global trade.

But then, Global Trade quietly revealed the name of a shareholder:
Douglas!

Now both Xikou and the Imperial Household Department were intimidated—global trade really does have the backing to withdraw loans.

Therefore, they had no choice but to accept their fate and, with official endorsement, definitively conclude that global trade was not illegal...

This endorsement didn't draw much criticism for the Nanjing Attendant's Office, since people already knew from gossip newspapers that the Nanjing Attendant's Office had been kept in the dark.

These powerful and influential people truly hate the one in Xikou.

We're all in the same boat. If you want to run to Taiwan, we won't blame you—but you should at least say something!

You actually ran off to Taiwan behind our backs!
If you're going to run away, then run away. But why do you have to pretend that you want to negotiate?
We trusted you and poured all the wealth we had amassed over the years into global trade, and the result...

You never even considered negotiating!
This pockmarked face isn't pockmarked at all; it's a complete scam!

The powerful and wealthy, filled with resentment, expressed their anger through their actions.

Their actual actions were:

denounce!

They denounced the Nationalist government for having no intention of negotiating peace...

This was both a way to vent anger and a way to force the Nationalist government to actually sit down and negotiate through public opinion.

Peace talks! Peace talks!

Only through negotiations can their investment packages be redeemed.

Faced with this overwhelming public opinion, on the crucial juncture of the 20th, the peace delegation sent from Nanjing to Beiping still refused to sign the peace agreement!

They didn't sign it!
The peace talks completely... collapsed.

……

On April 20, 1949, the peace negotiation delegation of the Nationalist government made it clear that they would not sign the "Domestic Peace Agreement (Final Amendment)".

Peace talks have completely broken down.

April 20, 1949, 4:20 PM.

Our central advance group took the lead in launching the river crossing operation!
The following day, at 17 p.m., the western advance group launched a river-crossing operation.

At 19 PM, the Eastern Front Advance Group launched its river-crossing operation!

A million-strong army crossed the Yangtze River! (End of Chapter)