There were three major political parties in the scene. The Mao Zedong‘s Communist Party of China (CPC), Chiang Kai-shek‘s Kuomintang (KMT), and China Democratic League (CDL) with Zhang Lan as the chairman. In order to attain peace over China, Mao visits the nationalist’s government for peace talk. Behind the stage, there are number of personalities that doubted the peace talk and insist that the civil war will never stop. They know that a government with different leader will never succeed. But regardless of the doubt, the two parties still signed The Double Tenth Agreement in October 10, 1945. The first Political Consultative Assembly was held on January 1946. The meeting succeeded with 8 seats of KMT surrendered to other political parties. On February 1946, in the drill ground of Chonqing held the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) closing ceremony. The event was stopped when a group of demonstrator disturbed the occasion. The event triggered the anger of the current vice president urging him to fire a warning using a private guard’s rifle.
The nationalist government was relocated to Nanjing and one month later, June 1946, Chiang Kai-shek told his wife about his plan. The coax continued since the CPC have great volume of army. KMT continued on bombing and killing CPC’s army so that it won’t be a threat and so the coax will be at halt and war continues. In honor of Mr. Li’s assassination by KMT’s secret agents, a speech was held at Kunming Yan’an on July 1946. The emcee was then assassinated at night.
Meanwhile, the vice president saw the dirty hands of the recent government and quit his position. In October 1946, the commander-in-chief of North China bet to hold the “horsewhip” of Mao. At the same time, Mao spoke in Zaoyuan, Yan’an to strengthen the spirit of his people surviving many setbacks. November of 1946, Chiang Kai-shek made a speech in National People’s Congress (NPC) declared to apply force to stop the communists, so the war resumed. Air raids were implemented over Yan’an forcing the CPC to evacuate to Shanbei in March of 1947. A phrase from Mao inspired his members, “You keep the land and lose the people, you lose both. You keep the people and lose the land, you have both.” He traded Yan’an for the whole of China. The CDL acted as mediator of the conflict between CPC and KMT, but with the CPC’s evacuation they were left over by the recent government. Since only coalition government is legal, Zhang Lan and his comrades chose CPC’s side.
On the other hand, Mao insists that CPC must divide into two so that if one is being crushed, there are those who remains and will continue the mission. The meeting in Zaolingou, Qingjian, Shanbei concluded that Mao, Enlai, and Bishi forming a front committee and stay in Shanbei while Shaoqi, Zhu De, and another member forming central working committee and cross the yeloow river into North China. The KMT then seized CDL headquarters. In Hongkong, Li Jishen and He Xiangning set up revolutionary committee of KMT founding members such as Feng Yuxiang and Cai Tingkai, all are pure KMT. The master Zhang Lan took the opportunity of splitting KMT by reopening the CDL there.
By July 1947, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) changed its tactics from strategic defense to offense into regions under the KMT rule, setting the stage to liberate all of China. The CPC then moved to Chengnanzhuang, Baoding, Hebei in May of 1948. This month, the KMT unilaterally called for the NPC in Nanjing where Mr. Chang Kai-shek won the first presidency of Republic of China (ROC) versus Ju Zheng; and Li Zongren winning vice-presidency versus Sun Ke. General Feng Yuxiang then visits Beipeng (Beijing nowadays). With the purpose of gathering support on making a quorum with prestigious delegates on communists, Mao personally wrote General Feng.
An undercover agent of KMT with the code name Big Fish reported the exact and current location of Mao in Hebei, and then the KMT ordered an air strike over the location. Mao Zedong luckily survived the surprise attack and later in January of 1949 after liberation of Baoding, the spy was identified as Liu Congwen. Back to the track, the CPCs moved towards Xibaipo at May 1948.
With a number of comrades turning their back, Chiang was isolated and this was compromised by the fall of China’s economy. Another problem is that the United States of America are leaving them behind. The only ace Chiang can draw is Shanghai. It was expected to earn huge profits. During maintenance and quorum, Chiang’s son found the root of Shanghai’s economy thorns, which unexpectedly a relative of Chiang’s. The problem of the recent president is that disciplining their relative will cost his party, and doing nothing will cost the country. However, the prestigious General Feng Yuxiang was mysteriously got killed on fire in his way towards Mao’s invitation.
In October 1948 came the onset of the Liaoshen Campaign Battlefront and for over a month of war, the CPCs were victorious. The vice president and his comrade then talked about the empty title Director of National Defense. Stuart dropped a hint that the United States of America will aid the China if the recent vice president will be the one to reside. The lost to CPC costs a huge amount Chiang Kai-shek’s soldier. With the NPC’s Northeast military force weakening, the negligence of support from USA; advice from one of KMT member, the president quit his presidency “by name”. Since it is still the KMT that rules and he is the chairman of the party. He decided to move in Taiwan with his remaining military force and family.
Meanwhile, the CPC forces reached the walls of Beiping. In January 1949 came the decisive victory at the Huaihai Campaign. The Du Yuming was captured which implied end of war. The Fu Zuoyi’s surrender facilitated a peaceful liberation of Beiping and convening of a new CPPCC.
The vice president, which is the acting president, searched consultation from Madam Sun and Mr. Zhang Lan which both turned him down. Chiang Kai-shek then ordered to kill Zhang Lan, the plan failed due to the aid of another influential military officer. In March 1949 at Xibaipo, Pingshan, Hebei held the commencement of the second meeting of the seventh CPC central committee. The KMT secret agents then killed 13 pro-democracy activists in Shanghai.
During an honorable parade for Mao Zedong, he reminisce all the experiences they’ve been through. The strength of PLA was replenished fully. The refusal of Nanjing government to sign the truce on April 20, 1949 resulted to breaking down of peace negotiation. Onset of the cross-the-Yangtze Campaign was on 21st and capturing the president’s office on 23rd of the same month. The PLA also liberated the Shanghai on May 1949. One month later, US Embassy in China supporting the Chiang’s administration and headed by John Leighton Stuart left China in vain.
On June 1949, China prepared for the new CPPCC at Qinzheng hall of Zhongnanhai, Beiping. Mao Zedong recommended Zhang Lan of CDL and notorious Li Jishen as vice president. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republic then declared its support into the new regime, the new government of China. Behind this good news were the KMT continuously bombing Shanghai. The CPC, through Yingchao, picked Madam Sun from Shanghai for her safety and so she can attend to the new commencement of the new CPPCC. The national anthem and the flag were discussed thoroughly. Chiang Kai-shek admitted defeat and cancelled his plan on bombing Mao’s founding ceremony, 3PM at Tiananmen Square.
In October 1, 1949, People’s Republic of China was established.