Zhang Wentian
In 1936, the Red Army carried out the eastern and western expedition. During this period, Zhang Wentian, Mao Zedong, and Zhou Enlai cooperated to push the anti-Japanese national united front into the CCP's focus. After the outbreak of Xian Incident in December, Zhang Wentian held a meeting to deal with the incident. At this meeting, Mao Zedong proposed to “put Chiang on trial”, “get rid of Chiang”, and Zhang Wentian advocated “not to take the opposite policy with Nanjing, not to organize opposition against Nanjing”, “to strive to gain legitimacy of the Nanjing government and join forces with anti-Chiang troops”. In the end, under the pressure from Stalin, the Xian Incident was peacefully resolved. In January 1937, Zhang Wentian secretly went to Xian to discuss matters with Zhou Enlai, Bo Gu and others.