Chapter 87 Officers and Soldiers of the Cruiser Jiamian Chongqing Uprising[1]

(March 24, 1949) Captain Deng Zhaoxiang and all officers and men: Warmly celebrate your heroic uprising.Although the U.S. imperialists and the Kuomintang air force blew up the Chungking, this can only increase the brilliance of your uprising, and only increase the resentment of the patriotic people, the patriotic naval personnel, and the patriotic elements of the Kuomintang army and air force personnel throughout China. Make them more aware that the road you are taking is the only one that patriotic Kuomintang military personnel should take.Your uprising shows that the Kuomintang reactionaries and their masters, the U.S. imperialists, are at the end of their days.They can blow up a Chongqing, but they can't stop more warships coming after you, more warships, planes and army units are going to revolt and side with the People's Liberation Army.The Chinese people must build their own strong national defense. In addition to the army, they must also build their own air force and navy, and you will be the vanguards participating in the building of the Chinese people's navy.

I wish you all the best! Mao Zedong Zhu De March 24, 1949 According to the "People's Daily" published on March 27, 1949. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] The Chongqing ship was the largest cruiser in the Kuomintang Navy.On February 25, 1949, the officers and soldiers of the ship revolted at Wusongkou, Shanghai and joined the Chinese People's Navy.On March 19 of the same year, it was bombed and sunk near Huludao by the Kuomintang Air Force.