Chapter 11 Chapter 10 The Construction of the Northwest Party
The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region is the only base area that the Communist Party of China did not lose during the Second Civil Revolutionary War. The starting point, the general rear of the Chinese People's War of Liberation.The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region has special significance and status in the history of the Communist Party of China, the history of the Chinese New Democratic Revolution and the history of the World Anti-Fascist War.As one of the founders of the Northwest Red Army and the revolutionary base area, Gao Gang made contributions in various aspects such as politics, economy, military affairs, culture and education, united front and party building, and the building of a republic and democratic regime. He accumulated rich experience and contributed to the new China. The establishment and economic construction of the border area provide a reference. The road of the border area is the road of the Chinese revolution. It represents the direction of the Chinese nation and becomes the hope of the entire Chinese people.
The party's leadership is the key to the creation and development of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region.After the Red Army's victory in the east and west expeditions, the base area of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region was further consolidated and developed. On May 1, 1937, according to the instructions of the Party Central Committee, the border region held the first special committee meeting and established the special committee of the Communist Party of China Border Region. 17 people including Gao Gang and Lin Boqu attended the meeting. The central government appointed Guo Hongtao as secretary. Lin Boqu, Wu Liangping, Wang Dacheng, Liu Changsheng, Li Jianzhen and others are members of the Standing Committee of the Special Committee.
From May 2nd to 14th, the Party Central Committee held the National Party Congress in Yan'an.The meeting determined the general policy of the CCP in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region.Comrade Mao Zedong gave clear instructions on the establishment of the border region party committee and its future tasks.He called for "transformation and establishment of the special zone as a model area for anti-Japanese and democratic politics, as a model area for politics and military affairs in the Anti-Japanese National Revolutionary War, and as a model area for realizing a democratic republic."
On May 15, the second day after the National Party Congress ended, the Special Committee of the Border Region held its first congress in the old auditorium of Erdao Street in Yan’an City, and elected the Party Committee of the Special Zone (at that time, the Party Committee of the Border Region and the Special Committee were collectively called) .There were 84 delegates attending the meeting, and 74 delegates (all of whom were representatives from various regions attending the National Representative Conference). 4 delegations were formed to attend.Because left-leaning line executors said that this once wavered and that used to lean to the right, Gao Gang, Zhang Xiushan and some creators of the Soviet area were excluded from the meeting.Gao Gang and other 17 people were elected as members of the Executive Committee of the Special Committee of the Border Region. On the 17th, the first full committee of the Special Committee was held to prepare for the election of the secretary. The candidate for the secretary submitted by the central committee was Comrade Guo Hongtao. Everyone had great opinions on Guo and refused to choose Guo Hongtao as the secretary. "You can't choose a murderer as the secretary. ".As a result of the voting, Gao Gang was the one with the most votes, but the central government still decided on Guo Hongtao as secretary.
In November, Wang Ming and Kang Sheng departed from the Soviet Union via Dihua (now Urumqi) in Xinjiang and flew to Yan'an with Chen Yun on the same plane.Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Zhang Wentian, Gao Gang, Lin Boqu and other central and border leaders greeted him at the airport.Mao Zedong delivered a welcome speech titled "Happiness Comes from Heaven".He said humorously: "Welcome to fly back from the Kunlun Mountains on a crane riding the clouds and fog." "Send Marxism to the valley." Welcome our beloved international friends and comrades who have returned from the Soviet Union.It is a great joy for you to come back to Yan'an, which is called "joy from heaven".We want to use Marxism's "stance, point of view, and method to solve China's practical problems," that is, "the Sinicization of Marxism." These words seem to be aimed at Wang Ming.
From December 9th to 14th, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held a meeting in Yan'an. At the meeting, Wang Ming made a report "How to Continue the National War of Resistance and Strive for Victory in the War of Resistance?" Use the Kuomintang army to contain the Japanese invading army and reduce the pressure on the Soviet Union.Put forward the idea of "everything goes through the united front, everything is subject to the united front", opposes the proletarian leadership, opposes the principle of independence and self-reliance in the united front, opposes guerrilla warfare, opposes the resolution of the Luochuan meeting to mobilize the masses freely, and attacks the Luochuan meeting for ignoring "The Anti-Japanese War is above all else, and everything must obey the words and deeds of the Anti-Japanese War."He completely abandoned the leadership of the proletariat and believed that Mao Zedong was talking about the leadership of the proletariat.His report caused dissatisfaction and resentment among many people.But because he used the banner of the Communist International, he also confused some people.At the meeting, Wang Ming produced a list of members of the Politburo. He, Chen Yun and Kang Sheng were included as members of the Politburo, and the meeting reluctantly passed.At this meeting, Wang Ming was elected as the secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee, in charge of propaganda work, and in charge of the work of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region.This formed a harmony with the main leaders of the border area, so that Wang Ming's right-leaning line dominated the border area, and his guiding ideology turned from left to right.They relied on the Kuomintang army to resist the war, opposed mobilizing the masses and armed masses freely, obliterated the role of the anti-Japanese base areas in the enemy's rear, and gave up the leadership and the principle of independence in the united front.As a result, the diehards of the Kuomintang sneaked into the base areas of the border areas, undermined the construction of democratic politics, and allowed the restoration of the landlords. The separated kiln room.Half of the farmers' land was returned by the landlords, and the fruits of victory for some poor farmers were lost.The party committee of the border area was very ineffective against the reactionary offensive, gave up the party's leading role, and deviated from the policy formulated by the party congress.As a result, the border area was turned into a miasma, and the masses once again had doubts about the Communist Party.This actually tied their own hands and feet and restricted the expansion of liberated areas and the development of the army.
In late December, Gao Gang attended an enlarged meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee to discuss the work of the party committees in the border areas.Gao Gang reported on the chaos in the border area.
In February 1938, at the Politburo meeting, Wang Ming continued to emphasize that the army should be under the command of the Kuomintang, and that all forces should be unified on the basis of the "five unifications" of the Kuomintang's unified organization and unified combat operations. Affect the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and it is not conducive to the War of Resistance.”From the day when Gao Gang joined the revolution, he firmly determined his ambition to overthrow the Kuomintang rule, seize the whole of China, and establish a people's regime.Gao Gang resolutely fought against Wang Ming's wrong line and reported the situation to Chairman Mao Zedong. He said: "I thought the Soviet planes brought us something good, but I didn't know it was a 'disaster from the sky'. Made a mess."Mao Zedong attached great importance to Gao Gang's words of "disaster from heaven", because Mao Zedong was in a passive position at that time, and some leaders were swayed by Wang Ming under the banner of the Communist International, and wanted to shake the CCP's head.In the "Seventh National Congress" preparatory committee, Wang Mingdang was the secretary, and Mao Zedong was the chairman, and there was a great prospect of replacing Mao Zedong's position.Therefore, Mao adopted two strategies, one was to send Ren Bishi to the Soviet Union to report to the Soviet Union to find a backer; the other was to stabilize the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia base and replace those who ran away with Wang Ming.He convened a symposium for old comrades, conducted serious investigation and research, and inspected the cadres in the border areas. Everyone said that after Liu and Xie passed away, they would be counted as high-ranking posts.He began to consider the issue of reorganizing the party committees of the border regions to overcome the disadvantages of the CCP's mind being shaken by the Communist International.
The common feature of left and right opportunists is that they do not understand leadership.Left-leaning opportunists often isolate themselves, while right-leaning opportunists give up their leadership, and in the end they become "air force commanders" themselves, distorting the united front and causing losses to the revolution.
In May 1938, in order to strengthen the leadership of the border region, stop the chaotic situation, and achieve the established goal of "model region", the central government decided to reorganize the Party Committee of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and appointed Gao Gang as the secretary of the Party Committee of the region.Gao Gang pointed out according to Chairman Mao Zedong: "The role of the border area is to set an example for the people of the whole country to let them understand that this system is the most beneficial to resisting Japan and saving the country, and it is the only correct way to resist Japan and save the country. meaning and function."
As soon as Gao Gang took office, he first stepped up to correct the rightist mistakes in the border area party, organized a group of party committee members to review Chairman Mao Zedong's instructions at the party congress in the border area, unite as one, unify their thinking, and strengthen their combat effectiveness. , People's Livelihood and Happiness" goal.Decided to issue an announcement in the name of the Border Region Government and the Remaining Corps, which stopped the sabotage activities of the reactionaries, protected the vested interests of the peasants, stabilized the situation, overcame all the wrong guiding ideology of the united front of "obeying and passing through", and persisted in mobilizing the masses , the principle of independence.
In August, Wang Jiaxiang returned from the Soviet Union and brought back important instructions from the Communist International on the Chinese revolution.Before Wang Ming returned to China, when Stalin met Wang Ming, Kang Sheng and Wang Jiaxiang, he talked about some views that the united front is above all else.Later, when Wang Ming, Kang Sheng, and Wang Jiaxiang met with Dimitrov, General Secretary of the Communist International, Ji said to Wang Ming: When you return to China, you must establish a good relationship with Chinese comrades. If you are not familiar with domestic comrades, they will push you away. You don't want to be the general secretary.Regarding the line of the Chinese Communist Party, I have never heard the Communist International say that the line is incorrect.After Ren Bishi went to Moscow to report on the situation in China, Dimitrov said to Ren Bishi that before Wang Ming returned to China, he reminded him that he did not represent the international community when he returned to China. Leading comrades, "The leader of the Chinese Communist Party is Mao Zedong", "It's not you, don't call yourself a leader".However, when Wang Ming and Kang Sheng returned to China, they only conveyed Stalin's instructions, and did not convey the confession of Dimitrov, the general secretary of the Communist International.
From September 29th to November 6th, the Sixth Plenary Session of the enlarged Sixth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in Yan'an. Mao Zedong made a report "On the New Stage" and a concluding speech at the meeting, criticizing Wang Ming (the then Central United Front Worker) erroneous view of the Minister).Comrades at the meeting criticized Wang Ming's capitulationist error of "two everythings".In his speech, Gao Gang criticized Wang Ming's erroneous view that "everything passes through the united front, everything is subject to the united front, and the united front is above all else" and that he confused the border area with the united front area. He used the fact that the border area was relatively chaotic at that time to criticize Wang Ming's Surrender discusses words and deeds against the spirit of the Luochuan Conference.He said that from the day of its founding, the Communist Party of China aims to overthrow the dark rule of the Kuomintang and establish a new China where the people are the masters of the country.The united front must obey this great goal. The anti-Japanese work is to mobilize the people of the whole country to wake up, act urgently, and drive out the Japanese devils. We must believe in the power of the people, and only listen to Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang's "unified command and unified operations" is a right-leaning ideology.
At the meeting, Peng Dehuai, Bo Gu, He Long, Deng Xiaoping, Yang Shangkun, Guan Xiangying, Luo Ronghuan and other comrades made speeches, criticized Wang Ming's wrong line, and summed up the work experience and lessons from the 15 months since last year's party congress, especially summarizing Learned the lessons of the rightist side that appeared in the work of the united front.
The enlarged Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China liquidated Wang Ming's rightist capitulationist line, passed the "Political Resolution", approved the central political line represented by Mao Zedong, unified the thinking of the whole party, unified the pace, and promoted various work development.Under the leadership of Gao Gang, the northwest region resolutely implemented the resolution of the Sixth Plenary Session, so that Wang Ming's erroneous influence and the rightist thinking of the Party Committee of the Border Region were completely corrected.The reorganization of the party committee in the border area and the criticism of Wang Ming's wrong line stabilized Mao Zedong's leadership.
Shortly after the conclusion of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to establish a Central Northwest Work Committee to be responsible for the work of the Northwest region in order to strengthen the Party’s work in the Northwest region (mainly outside the border regions).Zhang Wentian is concurrently the secretary, Deng Fa, Gao Gang, Li Fuchun, etc. are members of the working committee, and Li Weihan is the secretary-general.In addition to the work of the Northwest Working Committee in contact with the Party Committee of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, its daily work is mainly: Entrusted by the Party Central Committee, it is in charge of the work of the white areas in the five provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, and Sui, including the work of ethnic minorities in the five provinces .Gao Gang participated in the research and drafted the "Outline of the Muslim Nationality Issue" and "The Outline of the Mongolian Ethnic Issue".These two important documents put forward various specific policies for the party to unite the Hui and Mongolian peoples to jointly resist Japan. After being instructed by Comrade Mao Zedong and discussed and approved by the Secretariat of the Central Committee, the original documents only mentioned "opposing the Kuomintang's great Han chauvinism". After reading it, he pointed out: "We must also oppose narrow nationalism at the same time", which pointed out the direction for the struggle against the two tendencies in the ethnic work in the Northwest.
These two documents played an important role in winning and uniting the Hui, Mongolian and other ethnic minorities to fight against Japan.At that time, the Japanese army had occupied Guisui City (Hohhot) and Baotou City in the northwest region, and expanded to the Iraqi League, and established a puppet regime in Inner Mongolia, namely the "Mengjiang Autonomous Government" headed by King De.The Japanese invaders also sent spies to sneak into Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and other provinces to divide the upper class of the Hui people and instigate the reactionary upper class of the Hui people to establish a puppet state in Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia provinces similar to the pseudo-"Manchukuo"—that is, "Hui Hui Guo".If the enemy's plot succeeds, it will seriously threaten not only the entire northwest region, but also the safety of the northern and western gates of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, where the Party Central Committee is located, and the safety of the entire anti-Japanese democratic base areas in China, and even more so. Seriously, it caused the division of ethnic minorities in Northwest China.In these two "outlines", aiming at the conspiracy of the Japanese aggressors and the Han chauvinism of the Kuomintang, for the first time in the history of China's ethnic minority issues, it was proposed to allow the Hui and Mongolian people to exercise autonomy and "self-determination" in their original places rights, raised the awareness of the national united front, and enhanced the confidence in "national autonomy" and "resisting Japan to save the nation". Although the term "self-determination" was unscientific, it played a certain positive role at that time.
On September 23, 1939, Gao Gang instructed the District Party Committee Organization Department to issue the "Instruction Letter on Future Organizational Work", proposing to "pay attention to absorbing workers and intellectuals into the party", to promote inner-party democracy, improve party discipline, and carry out correct Ideological struggle.
"After the political line is determined, cadres are the decisive factor." In order to win the anti-Japanese and counter-offensive against Japan, Gao Gang made the absorption and training of cadres the top priority of the Northwest Party, setting off an upsurge of robbing intellectuals.Gao Gang robbed intellectuals everywhere, "Without the participation of intellectuals, the victory of the revolution is impossible."As early as 1938, after he became the secretary of the Party Committee of the border area, he put forward the slogans of "recruiting people from all over the world and accepting people from all over the world" and "whoever grabs intellectuals will grab the world".He said to Zhang Xiushan and Chen Zhengren who were in charge of personnel work: "There is no one who is not available. We must make good use of all kinds of talents, and we must have great tolerance in employing people." He personally presided over the drafting and issuance of "Instructions on Absorbing Intellectuals".Clearly put forward the policy of "respecting knowledge and respecting talents", instructing to boldly recruit intellectuals from all walks of life who are willing to fight to the end for the cause of the proletarian revolution, and unite progressive intellectuals from other parties to fight to the end for the country and the nation, and welcome intellectuals to the border areas Come to serve the construction of the border area and the War of Resistance.Calling on "old and new cadres to learn from each other, do not seek fame and qualifications, and outside cadres help workers and peasants cadres improve their theoretical knowledge."This instruction attracted a large number of backbone and progressive patriotic youths who had participated in the "12.9" Movement to go to Yan'an to participate in various schools, associations, training courses, and research associations.According to the instructions of the district party committee, various anti-Japanese mass organizations, various party schools, and cadre schools in the border area further expanded various channels through various forms to extend to the enemy's theater of operations and overseas to expand the scope of contact.
Since the founding of the Party Central Committee and the base camp of the party, government and army in the border areas in Yan'an, until the end of 1942, various figures from home and abroad have flocked to Yan'an, forming a trend of "the truth of national salvation is in Yan'an", attracting more than a dozen patriotic youths and insightful people from all over the country. million people.They believe that "China hopes to be in Yan'an" and "the capital of communism is in Yan'an".At that time, China had the Jiang Ji regime, the Wang puppet regime, the puppet Manchukuo regime, and the Beijing Provisional Government. A large number of patriotic youths chose the Yan'an Liberated Area, a democratic regime in the border areas led by the Communist Party.With enthusiasm for resisting Japanese aggression and saving the country, they broke through layers of blockades, crossed roads and checkpoints, and flocked to the border areas to "learn scriptures and learn knowledge" and seek the truth of resisting Japanese aggression and saving the country. People's hearts return to Yan'an" situation.Yan'an has become the anti-Japanese holy land and national salvation center in the minds of Chinese people.A large number of educated youths from Beijing, Shanghai, especially the south, eager to resist the Japanese, escaped the Kuomintang's "measures to restrict the activities of alien parties" and Hu Zongnan's three-sided siege, passed through numerous checkpoints, and traveled thousands of miles to Yan'an.Gao Gang's wife, Li Liqun, was one of them. She was eager to serve the country by seeking knowledge, and went to Yan'an from Jiangsu Province before finishing high school.Most of these passionate young men and women traveled to Yan'an via Xi'an.They came to Xi'an from other places by train, and most of them had to walk from Xi'an to Yan'an on foot, with blood blisters on their feet, twisting and turning, and trekking hard.They boldly said: Even if they climb, they must climb to Yan'an.For these young people, this is a "Long March" type of exercise.They carried their luggage, went at sunrise and stopped at sunset, and many of them were "Master" and "Miss" with a very western style, and foreign reporters dressed in weird clothes. They had never walked such a long distance.However, the enthusiasm for resisting Japan and saving the country was high, and the ideals and beliefs in the pursuit of bright truth were firm. On the long loess road of more than 400 kilometers from Xi'an to Yan'an, there were three or five people in a group, dozens of people in a team, and there were big cities with skirts and permed hair. The young women came together at the same time.On the mighty road in Yan'an, a magnificent historical picture appeared.When they arrived in Yan'an, they all entered the "Tuyao University", drank Yanhe River water, ate Yan'an millet rice, and took Yan'an classics.
Yan'an was bombed many times by Japanese planes, and some departments of the border area party committee moved to Xujiagou, located in a valley along the Ansai River, three or four miles away from Zhenwu Cave, and lived in farmers' caves.When the author visited the old farmer, Jian Zai said: "Gao Gang rides a big black mule, and often goes to Yangjialing to report to Chairman Mao. When he comes back from work, he works with the farmers. It's hard work (that is, hard work), and the work is very easy. While working, While chatting with everyone, there is no official airs. I heard that Chairman Mao gave him a 'Model Worker' award."
From November 13 to December 17, 1939, the Second Party Congress of the Border Region was held in Xujiagou, Ansai County, with 170 delegates present, representing more than 50,000 party members in the region.Gao Gang delivered an opening speech on behalf of the Party Committee of the Border Region, proposing the task of "how to improve the Border Region to a higher level and consolidate the Border Region even more". On November 14, Gao Gang presided over the meeting. Comrade Mao Zedong came to the meeting and made an important report, emphasizing the tasks of the border area: "One is to improve oneself, and the other is to help others."In his report, he highly praised the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region under the leadership of the district party committee for the past two years in building democratic politics, developing the economy, improving culture and education, eliminating traitors and traitors, developing the united front and building the party, political power, and army. Significant achievements have been made in learning Marxism-Leninism.In response to the first anti-communist upsurge set off by the Kuomintang at that time, Mao Zedong emphasized again that at present we are "surrounded by Japanese invaders and anti-communist elements, and at the critical juncture of surrender, split and retrogression of the Chinese anti-Japanese national united front. We must make greater efforts to further improve the border areas so that they can play a greater exemplary role in the struggle to continue the war of resistance, unity and progress.”
Mao Zedong said in his speech: "Comrade Gao Gang made great contributions to the Central Red Army and the War of Resistance. This kind of contribution is shared with the history of our party and our army. Comrades present here should not forget his benefits! This border area is Liu Zhidan, Gao Comrade Gang and the others did it. No matter who they are, as long as they have made contributions to the revolution, we will always remember them.” It is rare for Mao Zedong to praise a person like this.
On November 15, Gao Gang, on behalf of the Party Committee of the Border Region, made a work report entitled "Tasks of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region in the New Stage of the Anti-Japanese War" to the conference.He focused on the status of the border areas in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the task of defending the border areas, further improving and consolidating the border areas, and further consolidating and improving the leadership of the party in the border areas.He solemnly announced at the meeting: The task of "making the border region a model base for resistance against Japan" entrusted to us by the Party Central Committee at the first Party Congress of the border region was achieved through the joint efforts of the party, government, army and people in the whole region, and thanks to many friends from home and abroad. Thanks to the help given to us by organizations, organizations and advanced people, especially the correct leadership of the Party Central Committee, we have largely accomplished this task.In summarizing the work of two and a half years, while affirming the achievements, he emphasized that we must not be complacent with this, and must continue to work hard to complete the new tasks proposed by the Party Central Committee to the border areas, overcome difficulties, be self-sufficient, and strive for the goal of having enough food and clothing!
This meeting lasted for one month and five days.Xiao Jinguang and Zhang Wentian, heads of relevant departments in the central and border areas, made reports on military and organizational work, and Wang Jiaxiang, Chen Yun, Li Fuchun, and Li Weihan successively addressed the conference.Chen Yun said in his speech: "The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region is a model anti-Japanese base area, and the work of the party, government, army, civilians, and academics has achieved great results." "...Liu Zhidan, Gao Gang and other comrades have been here for a long time. Organize guerrillas, carry out armed struggle, and establish base areas."
The meeting adopted a secret ballot method to elect a new party committee of the border area, and Gao Gang continued to be elected as the secretary of the party committee of the border area.The meeting also elected Gao Gang and others as representatives to attend the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
The conference passed and issued the "Message to All Party Members", "Letter to the People in the Region", "Congratulatory Message to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China", "Telegram to the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army", and made a work report. Resolutions of the Eighth Route Army, Resolutions on Developing the Economy of Border Regions to Improve People's Lives, Resolutions on Developing Education in Border Regions and Improving Culture, and "Resolutions" on agriculture, commerce, taxation, health care, rural work, censoring party membership, and cadre education , decided to continue to mobilize the border area to fight against war, eradicate traitors, defend the border area, develop economy and education and other tasks.
Under the correct leadership of the Party Central Committee and directly presided over by Gao Gang, this congress was fully prepared and held successfully. and the development of the Border Region "Model Region" was an important meeting of historic significance.Although the venue was set up in a small farmyard, and the group discussion was held in a farmer's cave, this meeting brought the party's construction and ideological construction in the border area, and promoted the establishment of a republic in the border area to a formal turning point.Under the guidance of the spirit of the congress, party organizations at all levels played the role of organization, core, and battle fortress on all fronts. In areas with a population of less than two million, they relied on the people, educated the people, and united the people of all ethnic groups, repelling the Kuomintang The military offensives and anti-communist upsurges launched by the diehards one after another broke the economic blockade, developed production and cultural and educational undertakings, consolidated and developed the "three-three system" democratic regime construction, supported the people's war of resistance against Japan, and served the rest of the world. The liberated areas have set an example of democratic political construction.
Under the leadership of Gao Gang, the party organization in the border area has made great efforts to build the border area into a "model area" with outstanding achievements, and was praised by Chairman Mao Zedong. He said: "Comrade Gao Gang has the ability" to make corruption in the border area The style of self-restraint, self-discipline, public obedience, bureaucracy, and passive sabotage will be swept away; everyone will follow the style of self-denial, hard work, and consistency between words and deeds. "There are no corrupt officials here, no local tyrants and evil gentry, no gambling, no prostitutes, no concubines, no beggars, no cliques and selfish people, no malaise, no sluggishness, and ten There is no misfortune to the country.”
After Gao Gang and Yang Zhifang divorced, some people were eager to find someone for him. In the winter of 1939, when preparing for the Second Party Congress of the Border Region in Ansai County, some students from the Party School of the Border Region were transferred to work. Chen Yun and Li Fuchun introduced Li Liqun and Gao Gang to meet and fall in love.After the party congress, Li Liqun and Gao Gang went to Yangjialing to meet Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong and Jiang Qing entertained him for dinner. During the meal, Mao Zedong said: Gao Gang is a mature Marxist-Leninist in the valley and the leader of the people in the Northwest. He said with a smile , a man from northern Shaanxi, a girl from the south, talented and beautiful, I agree with you to become a husband and wife.
Mao Zedong has always liked the beauty of adults, and the spouses of Zhang Wentian, Wang Jiaxiang and others are all bridged by him.Li Liqun used to think that Gao Gang was too old, but now, Mao Zedong also praised Gao Gang, "imperially appointed" them to combine, and eliminated the ideological ambivalence. On New Year's Day in 1940, they held a simple wedding with Li Zhuoran and Zhang Bangying. Commander Zhu, Zhang Wentian, Li Fuchun, Cai Chang, Jiang Qing and others attended the wedding and had dinner together.
Li Liqun was born in Suining County, Jiangsu Province in 1920. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937, there was an upsurge of "people all over the world return to Yan'an".She was in high school, worried about the country and the people, eager to fight against Japan and save the country. The 17-year-old southern girl refused to listen to her parents' dissuasion, and resolutely dropped out of school and went to the "Northern Country".Accompanied by Bao Yonghua, Yao Jingxiu, Xiaoyan and others, she embarked on a long journey to Yan'an. After going through numerous checkpoints and traveling thousands of miles, she arrived at the fascinating revolutionary holy land of Yan'an in October, and then entered Shanbei Public School to study.At that time, a large number of young people came to Yan'an to seek the truth of "anti-Japanese and national salvation", and the accommodation was very tight. As soon as she arrived at Shanbei Public School, she encountered digging caves, collecting firewood and carrying water, and withstood the test of eating wind and drinking dew and working in severe cold. The customs are customary, and they have become dressed up in northern Shaanxi, working hard and studying hard.Because she worked hard, studied hard, and performed well, she soon joined the Communist Party of China and changed to a party school to study. After graduating from the party school, she was assigned to work in Gao Gang's office, and later served as the secretary of the Liulin District Committee.
On September 11, 1940, according to Mao Zedong’s proposal and after discussions with Zhang Wentian and Gao Gang, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to establish the Central Bureau of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region of the Communist Party of China. 17 members are members.Afterwards, Gao Gang presided over the convening of the National Committee and gave a speech. He made specific demands on the military and local cadres.Mao Zedong, Zhang Wentian and Ren Bishi attended the meeting.The Party Central Committee attached great importance to the work of the Central Bureau of the Border Region, and decided that Ren Bishi would be responsible for guiding the work of the Central Bureau of the Border Region.
At the beginning of October, Ren Bishi, on behalf of the Central Bureau, suggested to the Party Central Committee that the departments under the Central Bureau of the Border Region, the government of the Border Region, and the political work of the troops stationed in the Border Region should be discussed and resolved by the Central Bureau. Issues that need to be consulted by the Central Bureau should be discussed by the Central Bureau and reported to the Party Central Committee Or the relevant central departments to resolve.The instructions issued by the central government and various departments of the central government shall be discussed and implemented by the Central Bureau.Major military operations in the border areas were agreed upon by the Central Bureau and reported to Chairman Mao for approval by the secretary, while general military operations were handled by Gao Gang.The above opinions of Ren Bishi were unanimously agreed by the Politburo meeting of the Central Committee.Mao Zedong said: "Comrade Gao Gang's opinion should become the main opinion." Since then, the system and powers of the Border Region Central Bureau have become more clear, specific and expanded.
On May 13, 1941, the central government decided to merge the Northwest Working Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Border Region Central Bureau to establish the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to unify the leadership of the work in the Northwest region. as a member, and Jia Tuofu and Li Zhuoran as alternate members. On June 7, Gao Gang presided over the first party committee meeting of the Northwest Bureau, and decided that Xie Juezai would be the deputy secretary, Chen Zhengren would be the head of organization, Li Zhuoran would be the head of propaganda, Gao Gang would also be the head of the United Front Work, Jia Tuofu would be the head of the democracy movement, and Ren Zuomin would be the secretary-general. , Gao Changjiu served as secretary of the Labor Movement Committee, Gao Langshan served as secretary of the Youth Sports Committee, and Cui Tianfu served as secretary of the Party Affairs Committee.The establishment of the Northwest Bureau and the establishment of its offices have strengthened the party's unified leadership over the Northwest region and accelerated the pace of Northwest construction.
In 1942, Gao Gang and Ren Bishi led the famous rectification movement in the border area, which gave the Northwest Party a profound education in Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought, and improved the level of Marxism-Leninism.After that, he presided over two high-level meetings of the Northwest Bureau, summed up the historical experience and lessons of the Northwest Party, and resolved long-term disputes.It further improved the construction of the republican regime with the "three-three systems" as the core, and established the prototype of the state system and political system of New China.The consolidation of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region enabled the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao Zedong to have a stable rear base to study Marxism-Leninism, sum up the experience of the Chinese revolution, write a large number of books, and form Mao Zedong's ideological system.The construction period of the border area provided Mao Zedong with a practice test base for Sinicizing Marxism-Leninism.
Gao Gang worked beside Mao Zedong during the formation of Mao Zedong's ideological system, and played an important role in his own education, training, maturity and improvement.In the melting pot of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, while transforming the objective world, the subjective world has also been transformed.In the nearly ten years of his work as the main leader of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, Gao Gang has always carefully organized the construction of the "three model regions", and has achieved outstanding achievements and rich experience in building a new democratic country.Mao Zedong praised Gao Gang as a "mature Marxist-Leninist", which was the result of working and studying under Mao Zedong's leadership and around him during the Yan'an period.
In order to practice the democratic republic system of New China and realize the Three People's Principles, before the first border region council meeting in 1939, Gao Gang personally presided over the formulation and submission to the first council meeting for approval of the "Government Program during the Anti-Japanese War in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region".In the process of implementation, after a large number of investigations and conclusions, Gao Gang presided over the formulation of the "May 1st Policy Program" of New Democracy in the spring of 1941, which was approved by the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee. support. From October 17th to November 3rd, 1941, Gao Gang presided over a meeting of senior cadres of the Northwest Bureau and made an important report at the meeting, further discussing the "May 1st Policy Program". The content and agenda of the second session of the First Council will be discussed and decided.At the meeting, Comrade Mao Zedong gave a speech on the issue of ideological methods, and Zhu De, Lin Paiqu, etc. made speeches and reports on military and financial issues in the border area.In November of the same year, at the Second Senate Council of the Border Region, Gao Gang, on behalf of the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee, made a report on the "Interpretation of the May 1st Policy Program" to the conference and submitted it to the conference for discussion, approval and implementation.
These two "programmes" provided for the implementation of the Three People's Principles and New Democracy in the border area, and further promoted the construction of democratic politics and economic construction in the border area.
The famous Yan'an rectification movement in 1942 was carried out under the leadership of the Central General Study Committee headed by Comrade Mao Zedong.It is a general Marxist learning and education movement led by Mao Zedong himself after long-term thinking.She has epoch-making significance in the history of our party.This great rectification movement first started from Yan'an, the seat of the Party Central Committee and the capital of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region.
Before the rectification movement, the Northwest Bureau made full preparations for the rectification movement, and sent several investigation groups to the grassroots and troops to investigate and study, and to master materials. In January, Gao Gang led a delegation from the Northwest Bureau to conduct investigations in Suide and Mizhi for more than two months, and listened to reports from the Suide prefectural committee and district leaders on political, economic, military, party affairs and other issues. After extensive understanding of the situation, conversations with people from all walks of life and reading relevant materials, the delegation of more than 30 people was divided into four sub-groups, and went to Shuanghuyu, Suide County, and Baosi Regiment to carry out political, economic, military and party affairs work investigation.Gao Gang and Jia Tuofu visited the second and third regiments respectively.After more than 20 days of investigation, they focused on the Suide sub-region for preliminary analysis, and held a discussion with the leaders of the Suide sub-region to conduct a preliminary discussion on the work of the Suide sub-region and raised many questions.The delegation came to Mizhi County on February 5th to conduct an investigation to understand the party, government (that is, the three-three system), economy, culture, education, and cadre issues in Mizhi County. On the 25th, the meeting was held in Mizhi County. Gao Gangte convened a symposium for border senators in Mizhi County. Vice Chairman Li Dingming attended and listened to their opinions on Mizhi's financial, land and production issues.Through understanding and investigation, it was found that many cadres did not know enough about the situation and did not work in depth. The district cadres were busy mobilizing work, mediating disputes and making roads, and did not know how to establish regular regular work; especially the party committee had arranged the work of the government; Mizhi Land Among the problems, most of them did not follow the regulations of the border area. Some landlords charged more rent; some farmers paid less or did not pay rent; Requirements centered on economic construction.
After Gao Gang inspected the two counties, he came to the conclusion that "the party's policies cannot be implemented to the lower levels, cadres cannot grasp the policies, there are few methods, and the solutions to problems are generalized", which cannot adapt to the current situation.At the same time, a booklet "A Preliminary Study on the Land Problem in Suide and Mizhi" was published, which introduced the land, agricultural production and social class relations in Suide and Mizhi in detail.
Lin Boqu led a delegation of more than 20 people to Ganquan and Fu counties for investigation.The Central Military Commission and the Remaining Corps organized a group to investigate and study the army.还有西北局宣传部、组织部到固临县、安定县等地3个乡调查研究，并出版《固临调查》小册子。青、工、妇也组团到县、乡调查研究。这些为整风学习和西北局高级干部会议整党、整政、整军、整财、整学、整民及整机关作风等提供了可靠的依据。
毛泽东一直认为江西苏区的失败，是党内一些留洋、赴苏的自称是“共产国际”代表，擅长引经据典，唯苏唯书的领导，把一个用鲜血生命创造的根据地和几十万红军弄得七零八落。毛泽东在1940年12月4日政治局会议上说：“左倾把江西苏区和大批干部没多时弄得净光，”“军队损失十分之九，苏区所剩下的只有陕北苏区，实际上比立三路线损失还大……”毛泽东到陕北落脚后写的《实践论》、《矛盾论》等光辉著作，旨在纠正唯苏是从，唯书至上的倾向，要从中国国情实际出发，确立“中国作风，中国气派”，把马列主义与中国实际结合，使“马列主义在中国具体化”。延安整风一开始，矛头自然针对党内那些赴苏留洋的以王明为代表的教条主义、宗派主义和洋八股错误在党内的影响，背后就是斯大林。当时赴苏的所谓理论权威在中央不占多数，但是他们打上“共产国际代表”、“留苏学生”的旗号，盛气凌人，影响着实不小，就连毛泽东也不能不对他们敬而远之，尽量不涉足“二十八个半”的“专业领地”。康生在整风后期说过一个鲜为人知的情况。他说：“如果不搞延安整风，毛泽东几乎不敢来中央党校作报告。”高岗和毛泽东都是王明路线的受害者。毛泽东在江西时深受教条主义严重打击，因而他对教条主义深恶痛绝，他俩交谈了江西和陕北肃反的教训时，自然同病相怜，意气相投，共同认为“这些历史经验教训，不总结清算，对主观主义、宗派主义的思想与行动，如不来一个彻底的认真的深刻的斗争，便不能加以克服，非有一个全党的动员是不会有多大效果的”(据张秀山访谈录)。
六届六中全会之后，毛泽东连续发表文章、指示，反复强调把马列主义的普遍真理同中国革命实践统一起来，并决定成立两个委员会，一个是以毛泽东牵头的清算历史的委员会，一个是由陈云、高岗负责的对过去挨整干部的审查委员会。整风开始时主要在高中级干部中进行，反对主观主义以整顿学风，反对宗派主义以整顿党风，反对党八股以整顿文风，解决唯苏是从，以书唯上的问题。经过整风运动，毛泽东同志的领导地位在思想上和组织上进一步得到巩固和提高，全党在毛泽东思想的旗帜下空前团结起来。
1941年9至10月间，中央政治局扩大会议对王明的错误进行批判。高岗参加会议并作批判发言。一些受王明路线影响的同志陆续作了自我批评，如刘少奇、张闻天、周恩来等检查了过去的错误，1943年整风审干中，周恩来继续检讨中说，他在武汉时期的政策是错误的，并把他错误说成是“投降和机会主义”，表示忠于毛主席的正确路线。从莫斯科回来的杨尚昆等也讲些鞭挞自己丢脸的话，并帮助王明认识错误。在争论中，有人提到斯大林的一篇文章时，毛泽东说：“你不愧为斯大林分子，斯大林放个屁，你们使劲地闻，还说是香的。”康生在苏联期间，每次开会王明讲完话，康生站起狂呼：“王明万岁！”他回国后，王明把康生塞进政治局，见风使舵的康生见毛泽东反对王明，他摇身一变，极力洗清自己，把王明踩到脚下，并说王明是“投降分子”。王明当时抵触情绪很大，说什么“名为整三风，实为行四反”(即反对列宁主义、共产国际、苏联和中共党)。他对张闻天讲：这次整风是针对我们从莫斯科回来的人，尤其是你，你过去的教条比我们更多。张闻天说，我过去确有很多错误，应该好好反省。我这次下去联系实际调查，得益不少，顶回了王明的挑拨、拉拢。
中共西北中央局根据中央总学委会的部署，于1942年4月14日，高岗主持召开了负责干部会议，专题研究了学习计划，建立了组织领导。边区成立了总学习委员会，由任弼时、高岗负责领导边区党、政、军等三个学习委员会。党群系统由西北局常委、组织部长陈正人和杨清（即欧阳钦）负责；军队系统由陕甘宁晋绥联防司令肖劲光和莫文骅负责。4月20日，边区总学委召开会议，学习有关文件，研究部署整风学习。21日，召开干部大会，2000多人参加，高岗主持大会并讲了话，任弼时作了整风学习动员报告。会上，他们进行思想发动，布置学习任务，宣读学习计划。整风运动开始后，认真学习了中央规定的22个文件，学习和整风成为边区干部的中心工作任务。
4月27日，边区总学委会为了促进学习、总结学习经验，解决学习中出现的问题，决定由西北局各部门抽调七人组成巡视团，分别到各单位检查、督促和参加各单位讨论学习。高岗及时听了巡视团的汇报并指导学习运动健康发展。
5月22日，边区总学委发出通知，决定机关、团体等单位的学习时问延长两个月，跟中央机关的学习在步骤上保持一致。同时，根据高岗的提议，在巡视团的基础上，成立了办公室，龚逢春任主任，陈正人、李卓然、杨清参加领导，并主编了边区《学习》报，指导、交流学习经验。
6月2日，在边区礼堂由高岗主持召开各学委成员、学习组长联席会议，总结了第一期学习的成绩与偏向。会议上任弼时、高岗在讲话中指出学习中的一些缺点，存在咬文嚼字的现象，专讲文件多，中心思想发挥不够，联系自己思想实际反省少，或者只讲他人而不反省自己，即使反省也只是约略涉及几句。这种偏向的存在，影响学习的效果，不利于改造自己的思想和作风。高岗在会上，针对存在的偏向，进一步强调了整风学习意义，明确指出：“整风学习，是无产阶级思想意识克服小资产阶级思想意识的斗争。”他要求各学委会和单位负责干部要起带头作用，带头联系实际，带头反省，带头自我批评。要发扬民主，不论什么意见都可以讲，只有这样，才有利于正确的批评与自我批评。这次会议对边区整风学习起了极大推动作用，使大家对整风学习的方法、目的更加明确。6月5日《解放日报》就高岗讲话发表了社论：《延安一个月运动的总结》，指出10种偏向和纠正办法。
8月1日，西北局委员会和总学委会联合召开会议，对区级机关学习形势作了初步估计，提出整风学习的总结计划。4日，召开各机关、学校、团体等学委会负责人会议，传达了联合会议的精神，李卓然对整风学习作了初步总结。而后，用3——5天时间，以学习组为单位，本着理论联系实际的原则，切实解决干部的思想作风和工作作风问题，反对学习中的形式主义，进行具体的总结。在总结整顿学习的基础上，转入反对宗派主义以整顿党风的阶段。
其时，西北局召开了边区各分委、特委以及直属县的组织部长联席会议，西北局各部委、群众团体负责人参加。高岗在这次会议上布置了分区、县级整风学习任务，对全区学习文件，领会精神、提高党员素质、整顿基层组织，整顿机关作风，加强边区党的领导，改进党风，确保党的路线、方针、政策贯彻执行起到很大作用，收到良好效果。
边区在整风学习中，始终按照党中央、毛主席的决定、指示进行安排的。从4月下旬开始，除了抓紧边区级机关的整风学习外，西北局先后向基层发出《关于准备整顿三风致各地党委的信》和《关于在各分区及县学习毛泽东同志整顿三风报告等22个文件的指示》。文件中指出，党中央及毛泽东同志号召的反对主观主义、宗派主义和党八股的整风运动，“是党在思想上的革命”，并且规定整风学习为今年下半年各级党委的中心任务。要求各地区党、政、军的主要负责人，以身作则地把参加学习，领导学习作为自己最重要的工作之一。在6、7月间，各地根据西北局的部署，结合下边的实际，采取各种形式，开展了空前的马列主义学习活动。
通过自上而下的全党整风学习，提高了干部的马列主义水平，纠正了一些糊涂观念，树立了正确的学风、党风和文风，使党的思想建设达到了新水平。很重要的一个收获是使共产党人懂得了自己的历史和传统，懂得以独立和创造性的方式解决中国革命的问题。通过一遍又一遍学习规定的22个哲学文件，对照自己走过的道路，寻找马列主义同中国具体实践相结合的方向，使马列主义水平空前提高。整风学习中，特别抨击了“洋八股”。所谓的“洋八股”实质就是王明等离开中国国情而乱套照搬苏联和共产国际的东西，对革命造成极大损失。经过整风运动，使共产党人弄懂了吸收国外好的经验，又要“实事求是”地联系本国的实际、特色，最终目标是：建立适合中国国情的思想体系。通过整风学习，这个目的达到了，为党的“七大”召开作好思想准备。
延安整风始终坚持“实事求是”的思想路线，没有实事求是的精神，就无法搞清什么是“左”，什么是“右”，反对错误倾向就会人云亦云，表面上众口一词，统一得很，而实际结果只会把党内思想搞得更乱。整风把解决主观主义、教条主义问题，作为“第一个重要问题”严肃对待。毛泽东同志指出：“只有打倒了主观主义，马克思主义的真理才能抬头”。高岗强调贯彻毛泽东的这一英明指示，他指出：“只有铲除了主观主义、教条主义、宗派主义，真理才能维护，党性才能巩固，革命才能胜利。”主观主义、宗派主义、教条主义在边区也是严重的，1935年肃反中的错误“就是主观主义、宗派主义的产物”。边区整风和之后的高干会，由于抓住了党内主要矛盾，使长期不明确的问题迎刃而解，达到了统一思想、整顿作风、加强纪律、纯洁组织，实现正确领导的目的。更重要的是通过延安整风，真正找到了把马列主义的普遍真理和中国的具体情况相结合的道路。
在整顿学风、文风取得初步成绩，广大干部的马列主义水平有了一定的提高，对马克思主义的立场、观点、方法有所掌握的基础上，西北局召开历时88天的高级干部会议(1942年10月19日至1943年1月14日)，也是整顿党风的重要步骤。这次高干会在我党历史上占居光辉地位，也是延安整风运动继续深入和发展中的一件大事。在高干会前，西北局组织了整党、整政、整军等七个准备委员会。参加这次高干会的有：陕甘宁边区党政军民学党员负责干部97人，分区党、政和军队旅一级负责干部52人，县级党政及军队团级干部117人。参加旁听的有209人，中央高级干部学习组的同志和中央党校的大部分重要负责干部也都到会旁听。
党中央、毛泽东对高干会极为重视。早在8月下旬召开政治局会议，对加强边区工作进行讨论，毛泽东在会上提议由任弼时代表中央指导高干会议。为了做好高干会准备工作，9月初，西北局根据中央政治局决定，发出关于召开高干会的通知。通知指出，这次高级干部会议主要讨论整风、整政、整军，统一党政军民领导关系，精兵简政和财经等问题。在高干会正式召开前，高岗出席中央书记处会议汇报了高干会准备情况，专门研究高于会有关问题，同意西北局对高干会的准备工作和讨论的各个决议草案，并决定草案先由高干会讨论，在高干会结束前提到中央讨论，然后再经高干会通过。
毛泽东同志出席了高干会开幕和闭幕会议，并在会议期问作了长篇重要报告，阐述著名的“发展经济，保障供给”的总方针，号召“全边区要团结在以高岗为首的西北局周围。”任弼时代表中央自始至终参加和领导了这次会议，并发表了《关于几个问题的意见》的演说。他说：“如果中央晚来一步，或者是遵义会议以前的中央来到陕北的话，那么，全国仅剩下的十分之一的苏区——陕北苏区，怕是会损失了的。”边区“对于全国、甚至全世界来说，是处在一种中央发言人的地位。”“对于华北、华中各抗日根据地来说，是处于领袖地位。”朱德、刘少奇、陈云、彭真、叶剑英、康生、吴玉章、徐特立等在大会上作了重要讲话，都表示支持西北局以及高岗的工作。会议上，张秀山、马文瑞、习仲勋、张邦英、贺晋年、刘景范、李卓然、贾拓夫等70多人以亲身经历就边区历史和现状以及各方面的工作发了言。
这次会议是在国际国内形势都发生了重大变化的形势下召开的。当时苏联红军在斯大林格勒转守为攻，取得伟大胜利，成了世界反法西斯战争的转折点，迫使希特勒从此把整个方针转入战略防御。美、英两国也加强了它们在太平洋战线上的实力，开始对日局部反攻。国内在中共的领导下，各抗日根据地军民，不断粉碎日寇的“扫荡”、“清剿”，一些解放区逐步得到恢复和发展。蒋介石仍坚持消极抗战，积极反共的政策。日军的力量还是强大的，继续向解放区进攻。作为抗日策源地的陕甘宁边区，有了进一步的巩固和发展。在这种形势下，边区更应统一思想，凝聚力量，在积蓄与培训干部、休整部队，医治接回来的伤员，发展生产，支援前方和准备反攻等方面做出更大贡献，以满足前方和后方军民的要求，进一步提高全国人民争取抗战胜利的信心。
这次高干会议，是一次最实际的整风会议。会议运用了整风的精神，坚持实事求是的思想路线和“惩前毖后，治病救人”的方针，充分发扬党内民主，开展批评与自我批评，全面地讨论了边区的历史和现状，检讨和整顿了边区党、政、军、民、财、学等各方面实际工作中的歪风，取得很大收获。
这次会议，主要解决了三个重大问题：一、总结了边区党的历史经验教训；二、解决了抗战以来边区党内存在的主要偏向问题，纠正党内闹独立性的现象，加强了党的一元化领导；三、批判了地方工作的官僚主义倾向与军队工作中军阀主义倾向。分析了边区的现状，确定了发展生产、教育是边区党政军民等方面今后的基本任务，并为中共六届七中全会总结历史提供了经验。
一、对于边区党内历史上的问题，中共到陕北后忙于东打西征，没有来得及解决党内长期存在的思想分歧与隔阂。同时，边区党内许多同志还没有掌握强有力的马克思主义思想方法，还不容易从理论和实践相结合上很好的说明是非使对方心服口服。陕甘根据地是王明路线的重灾区，革命斗争成果险些被“左”倾路线断送，一批党政军优秀干部没有牺牲于敌手，反而成了“左”倾路线执行者的刀下冤魂。如果不做一个公正的结论，将影响许多同志的工作积极性，也影响着党政军民之间的团结。整风整党不得不接触边区党内过去历史上的一场大争论而未结论的问题。为了解决这个问题，10月21 日，陈正人在高干会上做了整党整风的报告。到11月2日，以讨论会的形式讲了边区党内的历史经验教训问题，澄清这个问题涉及边区党内历史上长期的争论和斗争，是一次现实的马克思主义理论和边区实际相结合的的教育。中央决定召开高干会议，就党内历史争论问题，大家共同认真的总结经验教训，开展了尖锐的批评与自我批评，以整风的精神，采取研究历史文献的方法，进一步明确了政治路线错了，组织路线必然会错的的道理，使到会干部从活生生的历史现实中，深刻懂得了什么是主观主义、宗派主义、党八股及其对党和革命事业带来的危害。会上同志们说：“过去毛主席说了，主观主义、宗派主义、党八股如果发展到极点的时候，可以闹到亡党、亡国、忘头的地步，总是不能理解，想着也许是过分的夸张之词吧！但是，参加了这次高干会后，理论和实践相结合，才了解了毛主席这些话的真正内涵。”
会议对陕北党内朱理智、郭洪涛等少数人的错误进行了揭发批判，指出了土地革命时期，刘志丹、高岗等同志，根据陕甘边当时实际情况，规定的依靠山地农村，发动游击战争，创建根据地，发展党组织，建立红色政权，建立革命武装，实行土地革命的策略路线是正确的，肯定了高岗在恢复二十六军中所起的决定性作用。毛泽东到会听讨论并几次插话发言。朱理智、郭洪涛、戴季英等在会上作了检查。
高岗按照毛主席的指示，11月17、18日用两天时间，代表中央西北局在高干会上作了《边区党的历史问题检讨》的结论报告。他在报告中，把边区党的历史是非曲直过程从头细说