Chapter 84 It is extremely important to educate troops on geography knowledge

(February 10, 1949) Lin Luo, Liu Chendeng, Su Tan, Peng Zhangzhao, Xu Zhou[1]: According to Yang Luogeng and Pan Chouyu Dian[2], the cadres of the 193rd Division of the Second North China Corps felt important to study, and they had gone a step further in reading documents, and generally felt that the more they learned, the better they could get.Especially after the current situation and the task were communicated, the mood was very high, and they all said that it seemed that they had been given a blood cleansing injection.At the same time, it was found that the level of cadres was very low. Some of the cadres in the battalion and company believed that in a communist society, everyone in the country would become members of the Communist Party.Education about geography is extremely important.Please consider whether it is possible to print a concise map of the south of the Yangtze River, northwest, and southwest, with large rivers, mountains, provincial boundaries, and the names of large and medium-sized cities on the map.Next to the name of the province and the name of the big city, indicate the total population of the province and city.Mark the names of important counties and towns in the area occupied and worked by each field army.The size of the picture should not be too large, preferably about one meter in length and width.In addition to distributing one to each department at all levels above the battalion headquarters, it would be extremely beneficial if each company could have one so that all literate company platoon leaders and soldiers could read it.We believe that this kind of map knowledge education will increase the courage and clarity of missions for commanders and fighters.It is necessary to handle it at your discretion.

Military Commission ugly gray Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Lin Luo refers to Lin Biao and Luo Ronghuan, who served as commander and political commissar of the Northeast Field Army respectively at that time.Liu Chendeng refers to Liu Bocheng, Chen Yi, and Deng Xiaoping, who were respectively the commander of the Second Field Army, the commander and political commissar of the Third Field Army, and the political commissar of the Second Field Army.Su Tan, referring to Su Yu and Tan Zhenlin, were respectively the deputy commander and second deputy political commissar of the Third Field Army (acting commander and political commissar of the Third Field Army) and first deputy political commissar.Peng, referring to Peng Dehuai, was the commander and political commissar of the First Field Army at the time.Zhang refers to Zhang Zongxun, who was the deputy commander of the First Field Army at the time.Zhao, refers to Zhao Shoushan (1894-1965), a native of Huxian County, Shaanxi Province, who was then the deputy commander of the First Field Army.Xu, refers to Xu Xiangqian, who was the deputy commander of the North China Military Region, commander and political commissar of the Eighteenth Corps.Zhou, referring to Zhou Shidi (1900-1979), a native of Guangdong Lehui (now Qionghai, Hainan Province), who was then the deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the 18th Corps.

[2] Refers to the telegram of the 19th Corps (formerly the Second North China Corps) Commander Yang Dezhi, Political Commissar Luo Ruiqing, Chief of Staff Geng Biao, and Director of the Political Department Pan Zili on February 6, 1949, reflecting the learning situation of the troops.