Chapter 20 Practice is the only criterion for testing truth 1
Chapter 20 Practice is the only criterion for testing truth 1()
At this time, Red Army propaganda slogans were posted everywhere in Tongtong County, and passers-by had an excited expression on their faces.
At the gate of the former security regiment headquarters, people who had finished making clothes lined up in a long queue to hand over their clothes to the Red Army and receive their wages. Those who had already handed over their clothes were busy going back to collect fabrics to continue making clothes, and the Red Army would buy as many as they made.
In that era, the purchasing power of silver dollars was very strong. One silver dollar could buy 7 kilograms of pork in Shanghai, and more could be bought in a relatively remote place like Tongdao. Therefore, the people in and near Tongdao County were very motivated to make military uniforms, especially
We are from a poor family, how have we ever seen such a good thing like pie in the sky? Therefore, the Red Army cadres responsible for distributing information were very busy.
The merchants opened their shops early in the morning. They already knew that the Red Army bought and sold to the public. Fabric shops, tailor shops, and dye shops had all done business with the Red Army. All the stocks of the cloth shops were sold out, and they made a lot of money.
We need to open the door quickly to see if the Red Army needs to purchase their goods.
Red Army cadres led teams of soldiers from door to door to various stores to purchase supplies, foreign oil, salt, medicine, grain, cigarettes, liquor, etc., everything that the troops could use, and the few restaurants in the county were also buying them.
The Red Army processed dry food, and even the blacksmith shops were busy making engineering picks and shovels for the Red Army. The bosses who were happy to do business smiled crookedly and said that the Red Army was really a civilized and benevolent army.
At around 11 o'clock, the Red Army held a public trial in the center of the county to conduct a public trial of the captured county magistrate, county party secretary, police chief, security chief, tax director, and finance director.
It turned out that after the 18th Red Regiment's telegram requesting a public trial for several heinous criminals was sent, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission immediately responded and agreed, requesting a public trial in the name of the Soviet Provisional Central Government. Early in the morning, the Political Department of the 18th Regiment would convene a public trial meeting.
The notice was posted on the streets of the county town and nearby villages. After hearing the news, the residents of the county town and the people in the surrounding villages rushed to the venue early.
The common people knew that these officials were all bad guys, but they did not expect that they were so bad. Therefore, when the Red Army cadres announced the bad deeds and the amount of corruption of these bad guys, the common people realized that they had worked hard for a good job.
In the year, all of them ended up in the pockets of these guys. The crowd immediately became excited. The Red Army soldiers took advantage of the situation and led them, shouting "Down with the country."
"KMT reactionaries", "Resolutely suppress counter-revolutionaries" and other slogans. Most of the people also chanted slogans. Many people began to throw stones, dirt and garbage at these guys. Finally, the Red Army cadres announced that they would embezzle huge amounts of money.
, the county magistrate, the county party secretary, the police chief, the security chief, the tax chief, and the finance chief who were extremely angry among the people were executed by firing squad.
After the public trial, several of the guys sentenced to death were shot on the spot.
The Red Army cadres then announced that the land seized by these guys would be distributed to poor and landless farmers, and warehouses would be opened to release grain.
The common people were completely inspired by this. They gathered around the Red Army cadres to report the situation and demand land distribution. Even the tables for the Red Army's recruitment for red army expansion were filled with long queues. By lunch time, 500 new recruits had been recruited.
300 people were mobilized and selected from the security corps and police, and the recruit camp immediately had 800 recruits.
The overjoyed recruits, Battalion Commander Lei Ming and instructor Chang Huayu, kept following Liu Yimin asking for weapons and equipment, saying that they would be able to go to the battlefield in three months.
Liu Yimin was so entangled that he had no choice but to use the seized weapons and ammunition from the passage security group and the police station for training first, focusing on training on bombing, shooting, and bayonet fighting. Who knew that Lei Ming, who had seen weapons from several combat camps, didn't want them?
They said that the rifles of the security group were all worn out and could not be used. In the end, Liu Yimin sent Lei Ming away after he promised to give priority to replenishing any more captured ones.
In the afternoon, the Second Division of the First Red Army arrived at Tongtong County.
The First Red Army Corps is the main force of the Red Army. This heroic and legendary army has gone through the Nanchang Uprising, the Autumn Harvest Uprising, the creation of the Central Soviet Area, and the test of war in various counter-encirclement and suppression campaigns. It has been tempered into steel. After the beginning of the Long March, the First Army Corps and the Third Red Army Corps
The same, they have always been the pioneers. During the Battle of Xiangjiang, the First Army Corps held the blocking position at Jiaoshanpu. Under the indiscriminate bombardment from planes and artillery, they resisted the crazy attack of 16 regiments of the Hunan Army with their flesh and blood, and fought against the Third Army Corps of the Red Army.
The Guanghuapu position formed two barriers, one on the left and one on the right, ensuring that the central column safely crossed the Xiangjiang River from Jieshou Ferry. At the most critical moment, a small Hunan Army unit once attacked the corps headquarters, almost endangering the safety of the corps leader. History
After the Zunyi Conference, the First Red Army was reduced to 2 divisions and 6 regiments, accounting for half of the 12 regiments of the Central Red Army. Liu Yimin, who came from a later generation, knew that in the history of the Long March, Zunyi was attacked by surprise, the Wujiang River was forcibly crossed, the Luding Bridge was captured by flying, etc.
A series of classic battles are the masterpieces of this pioneering force of the Red Army. The troops derived from the First Army Corps have always been the elite of our army in the subsequent War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation, and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, contributing to the birth of the Republic.
Established immortal achievements.
Looking at the soldiers of the Second Red Division in shabby uniforms and tired looks, Liu Yimin had mixed feelings. These were all elites from hundreds of battles, and everyone was a well-deserved hero of the people. He asked Li Qing, who was in charge of logistics, to arrange food and accommodation.
Replace the soldiers of the Second Division with new military uniforms and ensure that the soldiers can eat well and sleep well.
Due to the adequate logistics preparation of the 18th Regiment, the cadres and soldiers of the Second Division rested in Tongtong County. In the words of a regimental commander of the Second Division in his memoirs after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was the first time since the Long March that they had a hot meal in Tongtong County.
A bath, a haircut for the first time, a new uniform for the first time, and a peaceful sleep without fear of enemy attack for the first time. Commander Chen Guang and Political Commissar Liu Yalou also praised the 18th Red Regiment.
The next morning, the Second Division of the First Army Corps, which had taken a short rest, took the rations prepared by the 18th Regiment and headed towards Sixiang and the intersection to investigate the road into Guizhou, continuing their journey as the pioneer of the Red Army.
At 10 o'clock in the morning on the 11th, the First Division of the Red Army, the Army Headquarters and the Central Column rushed to Tongtong County.
In order to welcome the head of the Central Committee and the comrades of the First Regiment, as well as to demonstrate the spirit of the 18th Regiment and boost the morale of the Red Army, Liu Yimin arranged for the troops who were not on guard duty to put on brand new military uniforms and line up at the city gate to welcome them.
In accordance with Liu Yimin's request, the troops took company as a unit and sang "Three Major Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention":
Every revolutionary soldier must keep in mind the three major disciplines and the eight points of attention.
First, follow the command in all actions and act in unison to win.
Secondly, I don’t take anything away from the masses. The masses support and like me.
Third, all seizures should be attributed and efforts should be made to reduce the burden on the people.
We must adhere to the three major disciplines and never forget the eight points of attention.
First of all, you should have a harmonious attitude when speaking, respect the people and don't be arrogant.
Second, the buying and selling price must be fair, and public buying and selling must not be overbearing.
Third, if the borrowed items have been used, return them in person and do not lose them.
Fourth, if something is damaged, compensation will not be less than half the price.
Fifth, hitting and swearing are not allowed, and the warlord style must be resolutely overcome.
Sixth, take good care of the people's crops and pay attention to it everywhere during marching and fighting.
Seventh, you are not allowed to molest women, and gangster habits must be eradicated.
Eighth, you are not allowed to mistreat the captured soldiers, you are not allowed to beat or scold them, and you are not allowed to search your pockets.
Everyone must be conscious of observing disciplines and supervise each other not to violate them.
Revolutionary disciplines must be clearly remembered, and people's soldiers love the people everywhere.
Defend the motherland and move forward forever, and the people across the country support and welcome it.
One company after another sang, and as they sang, the companies competed. Before your singing ended, my singing started up, one after another, it was very spectacular.
The cadres and soldiers of the First Army Corps and the Military Commission Column were all attracted by the singing of the 18th Regiment, and looked curiously at this mighty Red Army unit as they walked.
When Mao Zedong, Zhang Wentian and Wang Jiaxiang arrived at the city gate, they couldn't help but stop on the roadside and listen to the soldiers singing.
Zhang Wentian said: "Old Mao, why haven't we heard this song?"
Mao Zedong said: "The lyrics are our Three Major Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention, and the tune is also very familiar. It seems that this tune was played during the Northern Expedition. It is not simple, but it is nice to listen to."
Wang Jiaxiang said: "Just ask them to come over and ask. Squad leader Hu, you call their leader over." Chairman Mao's guard squad leader Hu, squad leader, agreed and ran away.
When Liu Yimin heard that Chairman Mao was here, he was so excited that tears filled his eyes. Chairman Mao, Chairman Mao, I am finally going to see you. It’s so damn good to travel through time. You can meet the great man directly, and you will follow the great man in his southern expedition in the future.
The Northern War, happiness, happiness. By the way, if possible, please ask Chairman Mao to write a few more of his poems for you, and leave them to your children as heirlooms in the future. If by any chance you can return to the time and space of the 21st century,
Just by relying on the chairman's handwritten notes, he can stun his talented classmates at Peking University and the general dreamers at the National Defense University.
Watching Liu Yimin shed tears for a while and become dazed for a while, Squad Leader Hu suddenly felt very funny. It seemed that this group leader had never seen Chairman Mao. He was so excited when he heard the name of Chairman Mao. Is Chairman Mao very ordinary? How much?
The Red Army cadres and soldiers are all familiar with him. This regiment leader is not really a new recruit as everyone said! Thinking of this, squad leader Hu shouted: "Commander Liu, Chairman Mao and several leaders are waiting.
Looking after you."
Liu Yimin finally came to his senses. Damn it, he was so obsessed with himself that he forgot that the soldiers were watching. It’s so shameful. It’s so shameful. He quickly said to Squad Leader Hu, “I’m sorry for keeping you waiting. Let’s go.”
Go see Chairman Mao."
When he arrived in front of Mao Zedong, Zhang Wentian and Wang Jiaxiang, Liu Yimin took a look and determined the identities of several people based on later generations' portraits and images in movies and TV shows. He slightly dressed up his military appearance and stood up and saluted: "Report to Chairman Mao, Chairman Zhang, Director Wang, Hong
Liu Yimin, acting commander of the 18th Regiment of the 6th Division of the 3rd Army, reported and asked for instructions from the commander."
Mao Zedong said in his thick Hunan accent: "Please rest a moment. Are you the Liu Yimin who was the acting commander of the regiment that day when you joined the army? I have heard about your deeds in the past few days. You are amazing, courageous and knowledgeable, and you have been able to survive under heavy siege."
He fought a bloody path, severely damaged the Guangxi Army and the Hunan Army, and saved the lives of many Red Army soldiers. He is truly a legendary hero of our Red Army."
Liu Yimin hurriedly said: "Report to Chairman Mao, at the Xinwei battlefield at that time, I judged based on the interrogation of prisoners and the battlefield situation that the enemy was besieging Jieshou Ferry. Our central column should have passed through Jieshou Ferry, so I suggested that Commander Chen of the 34th Division give up.
According to the marching route drawn up by the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, surprise troops attacked the Guangxi Army and went straight to the mouth of Phoenix. To be honest, it was mainly because of the bravery and tenacity of the Red Army soldiers and the correct decision-making by the leaders of the 34th Division, otherwise it would not have succeeded."
Mao Zedong smiled and said: "Yes, young people know not to take credit for themselves, which is good. I heard the songs sung by the soldiers were very good. Can you tell me what's going on?"
Liu Yimin replied: "Reporting to Chairman Mao, I compiled the Red Army's three major disciplines and eight points of attention into lyrics, filled in the music, and asked the soldiers to sing it as a march. There are two purposes, one is to educate the soldiers to observe discipline, and the other is to
It improves morale.”
Mao Zedong laughed loudly, "Luo Fu, Jia Xiang, you two, look at how creative our Red Army soldiers are. Our three major disciplines and eight points of attention are chanted like this. Not only the Red Army soldiers know it, but the common people also know it.
It was immediately clear the difference between our Red Army and the Central Army of the Kuomintang and other warlord forces. Well done, Liu Yimin. The propaganda effect of this song can withstand many propaganda teams. In the future, we will teach all Red Army soldiers so that everyone can sing it.
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Liu Yimin said: "Chairman Mao, please rest assured that the Red 18th Regiment will resolutely complete the tasks assigned by you!"
Mao Zedong asked again: "Comrade Liu Yimin, why do I see that your 18-team team is very neat, and there seems to be a lot of people."
Liu Yimin hurriedly replied: "Report to Chairman Mao that our regiment suffered huge losses in the Xinwei blocking battle. There were only 800 people left out of 1,500. After the battle at Gulingtou, there were only more than 500 people left. When they were reorganized on the bank of the Xiangjiang River, 34
Division Commander Chen Shuxiang asked 113 people from the 34th Division's Leading Company to join our regiment. He also reorganized more than 400 troops and soldiers who had been scattered by the Xiangjiang River except for the 8th Army Corps, and captured more than 900 Gui and Hunan troops who we captured during the battle.
The soldiers were organized into the new camp of our regiment. After a short period of training, they joined the battle order. There are now 2,160 soldiers in the regiment. In addition, 800 new recruits were recruited in the red channel today. The strength is sufficient and the morale is high. However, there is a lack of heavy weapons and light weapons such as mortars.
It’s not enough, the weapons captured by the Tongtong County Security Group are very broken, and now all the new soldiers are basically empty-handed.”
Wang Jiaxiang asked: "I heard that the soldiers of the Gui Army were deeply deceived by reactionary propaganda. How could you transform them into Red Army soldiers in such a short period of time?"
Liu Yimin said: "Reporting to Director Wang, we have carried out two activities in the army. One is a heart-to-heart talk activity, which is a heart-to-heart talk between cadres and soldiers, and a heart-to-heart talk between old Red Army soldiers and new soldiers. One is a gang, one is a red; the other is a heart-to-heart talk.
Carrying out complaining activities, complaining about the suffering caused by the Kuomintang reactionaries, complaining about the suffering caused by warlord separatism, complaining about the suffering of exploitation by landlords, complaining about the suffering of being illiterate and uncultured, the new soldiers quickly realized that they can only follow the Communist Party, follow Mao Zedong, and follow
Only the Red Army can change the fate of being exploited and oppressed, so the training did not encounter much resistance, and the new soldiers all voluntarily joined the Red Army."
Zhang Wentian said: "Jia Xiang, this heart-to-heart talk activity has been carried out by our Red Army before, but the complaint activity is definitely a pioneering work of the Red Army's political and ideological work. It will be of great significance to our future expansion of the Red Army and the transformation of prisoners. The 18th Regiment walked in front of the Political Department
ah."
Wang Jiaxiang said: "Lao Mao, Luo Fu, the work of the 18th Regiment is indeed pioneering and worthy of investigation. By the way, Liu Yimin, you just said you would follow the Communist Party and the Red Army. There is no problem. Why are you still following Mao Zedong?"
Liu Yimin said: "Reporting to Director Wang, I have only been in the Red Army for a short time, but before I joined the army, I knew that all the domestic newspapers called our Central Red Army Zhu Mao's Red Army, and the common people regarded Comrade Mao Zedong as their savior. In the days since I joined the Red Army, I have never
From the opinions of cadres and soldiers, I learned that the Red Army soldiers hope that Chairman Mao will lead us to win the war. When studying with some old comrades, I also learned some about the history of our Central Red Army. Objectively speaking, Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu are the core members of our Central Committee.
The main founder of the Red Army was the founder of the Central Soviet Area. In the hearts of the old Red Army soldiers, Chairman Mao is the leader of the Red Army and the banner of victory for the Red Army. Therefore, it is not wrong for us to follow Mao Zedong."
A warm current surged in Mao Zedong's heart. He had stood aside for such a long time, and the Red Army soldiers were still thinking about him. Even Liu Yimin, who had just joined the army, knew his contribution to the Red Army. It can be seen that history is written by the people. Although Liu Yimin is old
Not big, but with clear thinking, strict logic, bravery and courage, he is a wise and courageous general of the Red Army who is willing to use his brain to think. Such comrades are the wealth of the Red Army.
After calming down his thoughts, Mao Zedong said: "Comrade Liu Yimin, the achievements of the Red Army in the Central Soviet Area should be attributed to the leadership of the Party and the efforts of all Red Army officers and men. Don't mention following Mao Zedong in the future. I am also an ordinary party member. I will follow the party.
Just go with the Red Army."
Liu Yimin said: "Chairman, I have thought a lot in the past few days. From the perspective of Chinese and foreign history, if you want to achieve great things and build a prosperous and powerful country, you must have clear goals and a strong leadership core."
Seeing that the three leaders remained calm, Liu Yimin continued: "If this leadership core is in the period of peace construction, it should focus on strengthening the construction of democratic mechanisms. The main focus is on decentralization and restriction of powers to ensure that the leadership core can represent the interests of the majority of people. , resolutely abandon personal power and dictatorship. The prime minister system in ancient my country was essentially an attempt to separate imperial power and administrative power, but it was not implemented well. The more developed countries in the world have also made many explorations in this regard, such as the British Assets The constitutional monarchy implemented after the class revolution, the separation of powers implemented by the United States, and the Soviet Congress system implemented by the Soviet Union have all become the fundamental systems for the founding of the country."
At this time, Wang Jiaxiang turned sideways on the stretcher, and Liu Yimin quickly asked: "Director Wang, the wound hurts again?"
Wang Jiaxiang waved his hand with difficulty: "It doesn't matter, you continue."
Liu Yimin continued: "The core of leadership in wartime must highlight the role of leaders, clear goals, wise leaders, correct strategies, and strong troops. These are the most basic factors to ensure the victory of the war. Because there is a clear goal
Only with the goal of struggle can we unite people's hearts and form a group from which leaders can be born. Only with wise leaders can we determine the correct strategic policy. Only with the correct strategic policy can we command the army to be invincible. The founding fathers of all dynasties in China
War, from Shang and Tang to conquering Jie, King Wu to conquer Zhou, the unification of the Qin Dynasty, the struggle between Chu and Han for hegemony, to the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, all the victories are based on this principle. The same is true for the history of foreign countries. Without Washington, there would be no current United States, and without Lenin, there would be no United States.
There is no new Soviet Union."
Zhang Wentian said: "What you said makes sense. Can you analyze the situation of our Red Army?"
Liu Yimin said: "The goal of our Red Army is to establish a Soviet New China. We have the goal and a strong Red Army team. What we lack is strong leaders and correct strategic principles. In the past, why did the Soviet area continue to survive the encirclement and suppression by powerful enemies?
One of the main reasons for its development and growth is that it has a strong leadership core that understands China's national conditions, knows what the people want, and what it can give them; it also has a high command that knows itself and the enemy, is resourceful and can make good decisions, and can formulate correct strategies and tactics.
Therefore, the Red Army’s policies can gain support from the masses, the Red Army’s ranks can continue to grow, and the base areas can continue to develop.”
Seeing the three people savoring his words, Liu Yimin wanted to give it all. He continued: "Since the five counter-encirclement and suppression campaigns, the Red Army soldiers have remained the same Red Army soldiers, but the Soviet areas have become smaller and smaller as they fought, which eventually led to the strategic shift of the entire army.
The reason for the subsequent Xiangjiang defeat was not that our Red Army soldiers were not brave, nor was it that the commanders of our Red Army units had improper tactical command, nor was it that the enemy was too powerful, but that the strategic thinking of the highest command organization was deviated.
This pushed the Red Army into danger again and again."
Zhang Wentian said again: "Do you know what causes this?"
Liu Yimin replied: "I have only been in the Red Army for a short time. I have not studied enough, and I have not thought about many things maturely. Since the leaders asked, I said, please correct me if I am wrong."
Zhang Wentian said: "You can say it, it doesn't matter if you say it wrong."
Liu Yimin had no choice but to say: "Essentially, the reason for this situation is that our party is still in the early stages of its founding and is still very naive. It blindly copies theory and does not know how to combine Marxist principles with the reality of the Chinese revolution. It is ideologically left-wing.
He was too right-wing and did not seek truth from facts; he relied too much on the Communist International in the organization and forgot about independence. This resulted in the fact that Xiang Zhongfa, who was illiterate and did not know many words, could be the general secretary of the party, and a foreign consultant German who only had the level of an artillery regiment commander.
Li De was able to override the Politburo, draw lines on a map to decide troop movements, and command 100,000 Red Army troops. This phenomenon goes against the Party's guiding ideology and organizational principles, and is extremely abnormal. If it is not reversed immediately, our Red Army will
Facing the end of the entire army being destroyed, our cause will be ruined by the mistakes of some individuals. The blood of the martyrs on both sides of the Xiangjiang River has once again proved that only Chairman Mao's strategic thinking is the correct strategic thinking that conforms to the reality of our Red Army and the Chinese revolution.
Our Red Army urgently needs Chairman Mao to return to his position as commander of the Red Army and lead us out of the predicament to win victory."