Chapter 33 4. The last rural command post

Xibaipo was the last rural command post where Mao Zedong and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China entered Beiping and liberated the whole of China.In this ordinary small village, the Communist Party of China convened a land conference and led the land reform movement in the liberated areas; organized and commanded the three major battles of Liaoshen, Huaihai, and Pingjin, won a decisive victory in the War of Liberation, and held the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee , depicting a grand blueprint for the new China. In July 1947, after the Central Working Committee came to Xibaipo, it set off a vigorous land reform movement. In just one year, 160 million farmers in the liberated areas obtained land.The farmers who got the land joined the army one after another, and sang this folk song: "The last bowl of rice is used for military rations, the last foot of cloth is used to sew military uniforms, the last old quilts are covered on stretchers, and the last flesh and blood Send it to the battlefield." "Chairman Mao, without you we would starve to death. This time we all turned over, divided the land, divided the horses, divided the clothes and food, and we all had food and clothing, and we all huddled together. We must overthrow the big landlords and the reactionaries." "I saw that it's winter and it's very cold in your place. I brought you a fur coat, a pair of boots, a pair of wool socks, and a hat. This is our turning fruit and our A little thought, please accept it." "We all want to see you, and we are so far away, and we can't see you, please send me a recent photo..." This is Gu Xiang, Harbin City A letter written by farmers in Kaoshantun District to Chairman Mao on September 10, 1947.

Two tables, several wooden chairs, a teapot, and a telephone. In this war room of the Central Military Commission of less than 10 square meters, the Chinese Communist Party directed the world's largest people's war.Zhou Enlai once said vividly that no guns or cannons are fired here, only telegrams are sent.Here, Mao Zedong personally sent 197 combat telegrams to various battlefields across the country. While talking and laughing, the "powerful enemy" was wiped out.The victory of the three major battles marks that the victory of the Chinese People's Liberation War in the whole country is a foregone conclusion, and it is imminent to formulate various principles and policies for the establishment of a new China.

From March 5th to 13th, 1949, the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in Xibaipo.The venue was set up in the big room of the central authority in Xibaipo. The layout of the venue was very simple, with no recording facilities or loudspeaker equipment. The participating central leaders and comrades from the front sat on chairs of different heights to listen to Mao Zedong's report. This is an extremely important meeting.At that time, the Chinese revolution was on the eve of national victory, and the main task facing the Communist Party of China would shift from seizing power through armed struggle to mastering national power and leading the people to build the country, and the focus of work would shift from rural areas to cities.How can all comrades in the party keep a clear head in the face of the great victory, withstand the test of ruling after seizing the national power, always adhere to the nature and purpose of the party, and prevent the danger of complacency, self-seeking, and separation from the masses, which will lead to the death of the government ?Mao Zedong sounded the alarm to the whole party, especially senior cadres, and put forward the famous statement that all comrades in the party must fulfill the "two musts".He said: "There may be some Communists who have never been conquered by enemies with guns. They are worthy of the title of heroes in front of these enemies; but they cannot withstand the sugar-coated shells of people. We will lose the battle in front of the bullet. We must prevent this situation. To win the national victory is only the first step in the long march of thousands of miles... Comrades must continue to maintain a modest, cautious, and non-arrogant, non-impetuous style of work. Comrades continue to maintain the style of hard work."

During the Xibaipo period, the leaders set an example and left a lot of good stories.At that time, life was relatively stable and the conditions were better than those in northern Shaanxi, but Mao Zedong's life was still simple, and he mended a pair of cloth shoes again and again. The Chinese Communists who are about to win are not proud and complacent, but more modest and cautious.This is concentratedly reflected in the conversations of the leaders before and after entering Beijing. The core content is to work hard for the people, "We are not Li Zicheng." On the morning of March 23, 1949, ten days after the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Ren Bishi and other five secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China led the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the headquarters of the People's Liberation Army in 11 jeeps and 10 The American-made ten-wheel truck left Xibaipo for Peking.

When preparing for departure, Mao Zedong said to the people around him: Comrades, we are about to enter Peiping.When we entered Peiping, it was not Li Zicheng who entered Peiping. They changed when they entered Peiping.We Communists entered Peiping to continue the revolution and build socialism until communism was realized.On the eve of his departure, Mao Zedong only slept for four or five hours.He excitedly said to Zhou Enlai: "Today is the day to go to Beijing, and I am happy even if I don't sleep. Today is going to Beijing to 'catch the exam'. I am going to Beijing to 'catch the exam'. What if I am not in good spirits?" Zhou Enlai took it with a smile. The topic said: "We should all pass the exam, don't return it." Mao Zedong said: "If you return it, you will fail. We will never be Li Zicheng, and we all hope to get good grades in the exam!" During the march, Mao Zedong said to the comrades around : I didn't expect to enter Peiping two years after leaving Yan'an.We didn't expect it, and Chiang Kai-shek didn't even think about it.He tried to eliminate us every day, but was eliminated by us instead.The support of the people determines that we must win and Chiang Kai-shek must fail.