Chapter 27 Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

On April 22, 1948, Xinhua Radio Station in Northern Shaanxi broadcast a news titled "Recovering Yan'an" (it is not known whether it was written by Hu Qiaomu): "News from Yan'an that the heroic Northwest People's Liberation Army has regained Yan'an. The 17th Division of the Jianghu bandit army trapped in Yan'an, under the shock of the People's Liberation Army's increasingly powerful spring offensive, on the morning of the 21st, hurriedly abandoned the city and headed south Fleeing. Our siege troops are taking advantage of the victory to track and pursue. Our Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Yanzhou Commissioner's Office and the CCP's Yanzhou Prefectural Committee have entered Yan'an City to work today. Yan'an was voluntarily evacuated on March 19 last year. Now one year, one month and three days, it has returned to the hands of the people."

During the past year or so, Hu Qiaomu followed Mao Zedong, coming in the wind and going in the rain, and moved to northern Shaanxi, from Wangjiawan, Ansai County (spring, 1947) to Xiaohe Village, Jingbian County (June and July). ), to Zhuguanzhai, Jiaxian County (August), to Shenquanbao, Jiaxian County (September), to Yangjiagou, Mizhi County (winter), to Chengnanzhuang, Fuping County, Hebei Province (spring 1948). When the Chinese People's Liberation Army regained Yan'an, Mao Zedong did not return to Yan'an.Hu Qiaomu followed Mao Zedong to Xibaipo Village, Pingshan County, Hebei Province on May 26, 1948.As a result, the working committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China headed by Liu Shaoqi came to an end, and it became the new "Yan'an" - the seat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

At this time, the thirty-six-year-old Hu Qiaomu had worked beside Mao Zedong for seven years and was already a mature senior cadre of the CCP politically. President and editor-in-chief of Xinhua News Agency.This is an important promotion for Hu Qiaomu.Since then, he has been engaged in the leading work of the CCP's propaganda all his life. Previously, in February 1948, Hu Qiaomu drafted the "Regulations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Classification and Treatment of Classes in Land Reform (Draft)".This document was praised by Mao Zedong. At that time, the liberated areas were expanding day by day, and land reform had become the top priority of the new countryside. From February 3 to 15, 1948, Mao Zedong also successively wrote "Implementing Land Reform in Different Areas". Different Strategies of Law", "Correcting the "Left" Mistakes in Land Reform Propaganda", "Key Points of Land Reform in New Liberated Areas", etc.According to Mao Zedong's opinion, Hu Qiaomu drafted the class division document in the land reform for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and promptly resolved the policies that urgently needed to be clarified in the land in various places.

There is a moment, and there is a moment.At this time, the Kuomintang is no longer comparable to when it aggressively attacked Yan'an. Mao Zedong sat in Xibaipo, strategized, and commanded the launch of three major battles-the Battle of Liaoshen, the Battle of Pingjin, and the Battle of Huaihai. Chiang Kai-shek is gone! As early as November 7, 1947, Mao Zedong added the following passage to the Xinhua News Agency editorial "A single spark can start a prairie fire" written by Hu Qiaomu: The Chinese people are now waging a great revolutionary war, the purpose of which is to overthrow the rule of American imperialism and its lackey Chiang Kai-shek in China.Great victories have been achieved in this war, and victories will continue until all enemies are defeated and a brand new China is established. ...

"A single spark can start a prairie fire", now is the time to start a prairie fire. Facts have proved that Mao Zedong's prediction is completely correct. On July 29, 1948, Xinhua News Agency broadcast the long editorial "Summary of the Second Anniversary of the People's Liberation War and the Tasks of the Third Year" written by Hu Qiaomu in Xibaipo. This article was reviewed by Mao Zedong and made more than a dozen revisions.Mao Zedong added this review and prospect of the war, which became the core of the full text: "After two years of wars of unprecedented scale and fierceness, the strength of the Chinese people has become stronger. Not only have they achieved great victories in the military, but they have also won unprecedented political victories among the masses of the people and all democratic parties. Classes are united around the correct leadership of the Communist Party. The development of the power of the people and their attacks on the reactionary forces have become irresistible. On the other hand, the reactionary forces in China, aided by U.S. imperialism, have become With no way out and more isolation, their rule has come to the brink of collapse and collapse. Under the continuous hammering of powerful people's forces, their final death is not very far away."

Later, the development of the current situation once again confirmed Mao Zedong's prediction. Hu Qiaomu, who is now the deputy head of the Central Propaganda Department, is still busy writing editorials for Xinhua News Agency.Through Hu Qiaomu's pen, the voice of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong's latest instructions were conveyed. On September 30, 1948, before the Xinhua News Agency editorial "Celebrating the Great Victory of the Liberation of Jinan" written by Hu Qiaomu was broadcast, Mao Zedong added a paragraph to it, calling on the Kuomintang officers to go "Mr. The road of Jinan Wu Huawen Army Commanders", Mao Zedong pointed out:

"In this way, not only will the People's War of Liberation be victorious across the country as soon as possible, but you will also get a chance to redeem yourself, reinvent yourself, and serve the people." Mao Zedong was very careful in reviewing and revising Hu Qiaomu's articles.The revisions are often quite intriguing. For example, on October 13, 1948, Xinhua News Agency commented "The Warmonger Brett's Crazy Report on China" was written by Hu Qiaomu. After reading it, Mao Zedong added only ten words. Suddenly it looked very lively.It was when writing about the future of "American aid" in China estimated by American consultants, "some people think that it is not very hopeful to suck up profits like flies." Mao Zedong added ten words like this:

"Several people think that it is hopeless to suck profits like flies from the dry Chiang Kai-shek cesspit." In Mao Zedong's words, on the vast battlefield, the Chinese People's Liberation Army is an armed force that competes with Chiang Kai-shek, while Xinhua News Agency is a "cultural force" that competes with Chiang Kai-shek.Radio waves pierced through the clouds and fog and spread throughout China.Not only the Liberated Areas generally listened to the broadcasts of "Northern Shaanxi Xinhua Radio Station" (although it is already in Xibaipo, it still uses the name "Northern Shaanxi"), even the generals of the Kuomintang and ordinary people in the White Areas listened to the "red radio waves".Hu Qiaomu became one of the chief generals of Mao Zedong's "Cultural Force".Those editorials and comments acted as "spiritual bombs".

On January 26, 1949, the commentary "False Peace and True Peace" broadcast by Xinhua News Agency caused an uproar among the top KMT officials.This article is also written by Hu Qiaomu.This article refers to the "prime list of war criminals". In Hu Qiaomu's first draft, the "chief war criminals" included three people, namely Chiang Kai-shek, Chen Lifu, and Gu Zhenggang.Modified and supplemented by Mao Zedong himself, the final list of "Principal War Criminals" broadcast by Xinhua News Agency is: "Chiang Kai-shek, Song Ziwen, Chen Lifu, Gu Zhenggang, Chen Cheng, He Yingqin, Gu Zhutong, Liu Zhi, Tang Enbo, Zhang Qun, Wang Shijie, Zhu Jiahua, Liu Jianqun, Wu Guozhen, Pan Gongzhan, Jiang Jingguo, Zhang Junli, Zuo Shunsheng, Dai Chuanxian, Zheng Jiemin, Ye Xiufeng Wait".