Chapter 78 Letter to Lu Dingyi[1]

(September 27, 1946) Comrade Dingyi: The writing method of the article should be changed, because the current central problem among the soldiers and civilians in the Liberated Areas is not the issue of fantasies about the United States and Chiang Kai-shek. The period when such fantasies existed has passed; Necessary, after July it is not only unnecessary, but also has side effects.At present, the central question in the minds of the soldiers and civilians in the Liberated Areas is whether they can win and how to achieve victory, especially after losing some places.Therefore, the focus of our articles and news arguments is not to say how oppressive the enemy is or how fierce it is, but to explain that although the enemy has 200 divisions and US aid, although the enemy has already occupied some places and may still occupy some places, But there are various conditions that our army must win and Jiang's army must lose.Every time we encounter a victory, write an editorial to encourage and prove it; every time we lose an important place, write a short article to explain it, saying that as long as the enemy is wiped out, we can recover in the future. 2] Discuss and implement.As for exposing the deception of the United States and Chiang Kai-shek, you can use the attack on Zhangjiakou to write an article to expose it, but the conclusion should still emphasize that our army will win, so as not to be discouraged.This article can be used for this project, but it needs to be modified.

Mao Zedong September 27 According to the "Selected Letters of Mao Zedong" published by People's Publishing House in 1983. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Lu Dingyi (1906-1996), born in Wuxi, Jiangsu.At that time, he was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and head of the Central Propaganda Department. [2] Qiao Mu, that is, Hu Qiaomu, was Mao Zedong's secretary at that time.Guangsheng, that is, Yu Guangsheng (1906-1978), a native of Zhenhai, Zhejiang, was the editor-in-chief of "Liberation Daily" at that time.