Chapter 98 At present, we should focus on rectifying the internal training of cadres

(February 20, 1942) Comrade Enlai: (1) Estimates of the current situation are telegraphed, which are roughly the same as our estimates.The Berlin Agreement seems to have the Soviet Union as the first target. After the spring, Germany and Japan each directed their main forces of land and air to the north, while the main forces of their navy, a part of their land and air forces, and the main forces of Italy's sea, land and air went south.Even this situation is favorable, because Germany and Japan each have three fronts, and Italy has two fronts, and their forces have been greatly dispersed.If the Japanese attack India, it will be more scattered.The entire axis [1] will fail in dispersion and consumption.If Japan invades the Soviet Union, Chiang will force me to go north, and I should be prepared to deal with his pressure.But the Yunnan-Burma Road is broken, and Britain and the United States have to go to the Soviet Union for aid, and they will never dare to break with me internally. (2) We have established five items of thought, politics, policy, military affairs, and party affairs as the business center of the Politburo, and the first item is to master ideas.The implementation of mastering ideas is cadre education, and the party school has been reorganized, and comrades in the central government implement teaching.The decision to reform the cadre school has been announced. I wonder if you have received it? The decision on the education of in-service cadres can also be announced within a few days.Advanced Study Groups are held everywhere and this is a very important key.Recently, the slogans of opposing subjectivism to rectify the style of study, opposing sectarianism to rectify the party style, and opposing party stereotypes to rectify the style of writing have been put forward. Yan'an is in the process of mobilization. (3) Financial and economic measures are also available this year. The border region is actually implementing a semi-coordinated system of unified support and semi-self-sufficiency.The "three-three system"[2] in the border area was well received by the surrounding areas, and all classes were united in the area.The policy of better troops and simpler administration is being implemented everywhere. (4) In short, at present, the basic focus is on the rectification of internal training of cadres, and we must pay close attention to this point to prepare for changes in the current situation. (5) The number of party members was counted at 800,000 in February this year, and the number of troops in September last year was 570,000 (including guerrillas). (6) Lin Biao[3] Huiyan has recovered a lot, but still needs to recuperate.He did a good job in the united front work in Lanzhou and Xi'an, and had in-depth talks with Hu Zongnan[4].According to Lin, the united front work of the Kuomintang is very likely to be carried out, so I want you to pay attention to it.

Mao Zedong No Printed from manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Refers to the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo axis.In order to fight for world hegemony and start a war, Germany, Italy, and Japan formally formed an anti-communist alliance in November 1937.In September 1940, the "Germany, Italy and Japan Triple Alliance Treaty" was signed in Berlin to form an open military alliance. [2] "Three-Three System", see note [2] on page 391 of this volume. [3] Lin Biao, commander of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army during the Anti-Japanese War.He went to the Soviet Union for medical treatment in the winter of 1938, and returned to China in early 1942. He passed through Xinjiang, Lanzhou, and Xi'an, and returned to Yan'an in February.

[4] Hu Zongnan, then commander-in-chief of the 34th Army of the Kuomintang Army.