Chapter 104 We are able to overcome difficulties[1]

(July 31, 1949) one The Nanchang Uprising and many uprisings across the country at that time were decided by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.After the Chiang Kai-shek reactionaries announced the counter-revolutionary coup on April 12, 1927, the Chinese Communist Party decided to lead the people to resist Chiang Kai-shek's counter-revolution.The August 1st Nanchang Uprising was the first of a series of revolutionary uprisings at that time.Twenty-two years have passed since this uprising.Young people at that time are now middle-aged.The middle-aged people at that time are now old people.But the revolution finally triumphed.

two The composition of this army is workers, peasants and revolutionary intellectuals. Workers and peasants make up about 90 percent, and revolutionary intellectuals make up about 10 percent. Revolutionary intellectuals have accepted Marxism-Leninism.They not only know how to educate the army with the revolutionary spirit, resolutely implement the political line of the Communist Party and its various specific policies, but also know what the future of the revolution is, that is to say, the revolution will steadily develop from the republic of the people's democratic dictatorship to socialism and communism. doctrine.

three Now the working people and revolutionary intellectuals all over the country deeply trust the Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army.However, some people in the newly liberated areas (including well-meaning and enthusiastic intellectuals) feel bewildered by the economic and personal difficulties caused by natural and man-made disasters and the enemy's blockade. This is because they have just been liberated and have not yet joined the Communist Party. The experience of overcoming difficulties under leadership.The twenty-two years of the People's War of Liberation have shown us that in any region where the enemy is driven out and the people's regime is established, a difficult period is inevitable.Such difficulties can be overcome, but only with the necessary time and hard work.In some places, a few months or a year is enough, while in other places it takes two, three, or even more time to completely free military, political, economic, cultural, etc. The old chaotic track, and completely embarked on a new track of consolidated development.In order to overcome the difficulties, several tasks of a fundamental nature must be accomplished, namely: (1) eliminate the feudal forces so that the peasants can obtain land; On this basis, initially restore and develop all beneficial industrial and agricultural production.Without these fundamental tasks, the so-called overcoming difficulties is just empty talk.However, in order to complete the above-mentioned tasks, in the newly liberated southern and northwestern provinces, generally speaking, we must be prepared to spend about three years, and it is useless to be too hasty.In a big city like Shanghai, under the condition that the imperialists and their lackeys have imposed a blockade policy on us, we must add the task of evacuating the population.

We can overcome difficulties, no matter what kind of difficulties we are not afraid of.The twenty-two years of struggle history of the People's Liberation Army have given us such experience and confidence that as long as the Communist Party, the People's Liberation Army and the people of the whole country understand the nature of the difficulties they encounter and resolutely implement various fundamental policies to overcome them, we will be able to overcome them. Can achieve the purpose. Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------

note [1] These are the three paragraphs Mao Zedong added when reviewing the editorial draft written by Xinhua News Agency to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.The title of this article is the editorial title revised by Mao Zedong.