On this day, 81 years ago, on May 2, 1944 (April 10, 1944 in the lunar calendar), the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China held negotiations on the expansion of the Communist Party of China's military. Group photo of representatives from the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China from left: Shao Lizi, Zhang Zhizhong, Lei Zhen, Lin Boqu, Wang Ruofei, Wang Shijie On May 2, 1944, representative of the Communist Party of China Lin Boqu and representatives of the Kuomintang Wang Shijie and Zhang Zhizhong held preliminary discussions in Xi'an. Representatives of the Kuomintang advocated talking about military issues and border region issues first. Regarding the number of troops, the Communist Party of China proposed that the number of troops led by the Communist Party should be increased to 6 armies and 18 divisions. Representatives of the Kuomintang only agreed to form 4 armies and 12 divisions. After several consultations, it was agreed to compile the opinions of both parties in previous talks into a record, signed by both parties, and reported to their central committee for decision. Representatives of the Communist Party of China first signed the record, but representatives of the Kuomintang did not.