On August 15, 1945, the Japanese Emperor announced his surrender, and after eight years of resistance, the Chinese finally won the victory, the news came, the whole country rejoiced, and after the victory, the acceptance of the land that Japan had invaded became a matter for both the Kuomintang and the Communists.
The three eastern provinces, rich in materials, steel, coal, and grain production, were second to none in China at that time, and Japan operated the three eastern provinces for 14 years, leaving a large economic and military legacy here, however, it was such an important place that Chiang Kai-shek sent people to accept it after 20 days of Japan's surrender, and the people sent over were Xiong Shihui and Song Ziwen, who had little geographical relations with the northeast.
First of all, let's talk about why the recipients of the Republic of China government are late.
Originally, after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, in order to allow the Soviet Union to send troops against the Japanese Kwantung Army, Chiang Kai-shek signed the "Yalta Agreement" with the Soviet Union, in which Chiang Kai-shek took control of Sakhalin Island and Dalian, Lushun and its railway connections at the expense of the Soviet Union's troops in the northeast.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the northeast was basically under the control of the Soviet Union, and if the nationalist army wanted to enter the northeast again, it was not such an easy thing, it needed all kinds of negotiations, all kinds of consultations, and accepting the northeast was a fat difference, and within the National Government, in order to get this errand, various factions were also fighting continuously, which was delayed again and again.
It was not until September 1945 that Chiang Kai-shek appointed Xiong Shihui as the chairman of the Northeast Camp and the Political Committee of the Camp, presiding over the reception of the Northeast and negotiations with the Soviet Union, and at this time, the New Fourth Army had already lost the opportunity to enter the Northeast for more than 20 days with the help of the Soviet Union.
Zhang Xueliang's prestige in the northeast is extremely high, and after the victory of the War of Resistance, zhang Xueliang is clearly the best candidate to receive the northeast, so why would Chiang Kai-shek prefer xiong Shihui, who has nothing to do with the northeast, rather than Zhang Xueliang?
Reason 1: After the Xi'an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek no longer trusted Zhang Xueliang
At the time of the September 18 Incident, Zhang Xueliang listened to Chiang Kai-shek's words, endured pain and anger, and then withdrew from the three eastern provinces, but in 1937, after Japan's all-out invasion of China, Zhang Xueliang decided not to tolerate it anymore and advised Chiang Kai-shek to stop the civil war.
After this incident, Chiang Kai-shek believed that Zhang Xueliang had betrayed himself, and this betrayal person naturally could not be reused, let alone such an important place in the three eastern provinces. Nature could not be handed over to Zhang Xueliang.
Reason two: We proposed that Zhang Xueliang take over the northeast
Therefore, at the negotiating table, I conveniently took the lead in proposing that Zhang Xueliang take over the northeast, and this proposal made Chiang Kai-shek even more suspicious of Zhang Xueliang, and Zhang Xueliang had the lesson of the "Xi'an Incident." Moreover, Chiang Kai-shek at that time had already imprisoned Zhang Xueliang for 7 years.
In the end, Chiang Kai-shek still gave up Zhang Xueliang and chose Xiong Shihui to accept the northeast.
Reason three: Chiang Kai-shek did not want new warlords to appear in the northeast
When the foreign enemy invaded, Chiang Kai-shek was still implementing the policy of "taking care of the outside world before settling in the interior", and the Japanese aggressors were driven away, and the next step, of course, was to solve the domestic problems.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, in order to achieve a united front, Zhang Xueliang disobeyed Chiang Kai-shek's order to encircle and suppress the Red Army; if Zhang Xueliang was allowed to return to the northeast, it would certainly form a new force in the northeast in a short period of time.
Instead of this, it is better not to use Zhang Xueliang to cultivate his own forces in the northeast, at that time, in addition to Xiong Shihui and Song Ziwen, there was another one, that is, Du Yuming, who later became famous.