Chapter 27 The relationship between the military system and the political system of the Red Army

1. Before the establishment of high-level local government organs, the military and political organs of the Red Army will carry out their work in parallel under the guidance of the Front Committee. 2. The relationship between the Red Army and the masses: (1) For matters of significance to the entire army, such as the release of political platforms, the two military and political organs will issue them jointly. (2) Mass work, such as publicizing the masses, organizing the masses, building political power, and commanding and supervising confiscation, trial, punishment, fundraising, fundraising, relief, etc., all belong to the political department before the establishment of local government organs.

(3) Where there are no government organs established, the Political Department of the Red Army will replace the local government organs until the local government organs are established.Where local government organs have been established, the principle should be to allow the local government organs to handle all matters independently and consolidate their beliefs among the masses.Only when the local government organs are not yet sound, and matters related to the Red Army and the localities, can the local government organs and the Political Department of the Red Army be dealt with in a joint manner.

(4) It is the responsibility of the Political Department to help the establishment and development of local armed forces.It is the responsibility of the headquarters to assist local armed forces in peacetime military training and wartime operational command.However, they must go through the route of local government agencies as much as possible, and try to avoid direct handling. 3. In the Red Army, the two systems of personnel, administration, and military politics have their own independent lines.When there is a relationship with each other, such as mutual transfer of personnel, mutual communication of information, etc., they shall be notified in parallel by official letters.

4. In the implementation of etiquette and military discipline, the military and political systems shall apply the principle of class[20] obedience to each other, and the excuse that the systems are different shall not be neglected or disobedient to command. 5. The political system should accept the command of the military system in terms of supplies, hygiene, marching, combat, and camping.For political training and mass work, the military system should accept the command of the political system.However, the form of command can only go directly to the subordinate agencies (general affairs department or adjutant's office, etc.) in the other party's agency.

6. All the decisions and expenditures of the command of the Red Army's fundraising and political work expenses belong to the Political Department, and military organs are not allowed to interfere (the procedure for withdrawals is directly directed to the Military Supplies Department of the Political Department), and the expenses of the Party Department are paid by the Political Department. 7. Except for political commissars who must countersign all orders issued by military organs, the director of the political department does not need to sign.All orders of political organs are executed by the Political Department alone, and political commissars do not need to countersign.

The first part of this article was published based on the "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" (Second Edition) published by People's Publishing House in 1991; the other parts were published based on the printed version of April 6, 1930 preserved by the Central Archives. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] This is a resolution written by Mao Zedong for the Ninth Congress of the Fourth Army of the Red Army of the Communist Party of China.This Congress was held in Gutian Village, Shanghang County, Fujian Province in December 1929, so this resolution is also called the "Gutian Conference Resolution".The resolution is divided into eight parts. The first part was reviewed by Mao Zedong and compiled into the first volume of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" published in 1951, entitled "On Correcting Wrong Thoughts in the Party".

[2] Letter from September, referring to Chen Yi’s letter of instruction to the Front Committee of the Fourth Red Army drafted by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and approved by Zhou Enlai in accordance with the spirit of the Political Bureau meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Zhou Enlai’s many conversations (September 2, 1929 18th). [3] Soldiers Association refers to the soldiers representative meeting and soldiers committee in the Red Army, which is a system established to promote internal democracy in the army.This system was later abolished.After the start of the New Army Reorganization Movement in 1947, in the People's Liberation Army, based on the experience of the Red Army period and the New Army Reorganization Movement, a system of soldiers' associations and soldiers' committees led by cadres was established in the company.

[4] After the failure of the Great Revolution in 1927, there was a "Left" putschist tendency in the Chinese Communist Party, which believed that the nature of the Chinese revolution was "continuous revolution" and that the situation of the Chinese revolution was "constantly rising". Willing to organize an orderly retreat, mistakenly using the method of commandism, tried to rely on a small number of party members and a small number of people to organize uprisings in many places throughout the country where there was no hope of victory.This kind of putschism became popular at the end of 1927 and gradually stopped in early 1928, but some Party members still have putschist sentiments.

[5] The Red Guards are the armed organizations of the masses in the revolutionary base areas, and they are not separated from production. [6] Huang Chao (?—884), a native of Caozhou Yuanju (now Heze, Shandong).The leader of the peasant uprising at the end of the Tang Dynasty.The peasant war he led lasted for ten years and was one of the famous peasant wars in Chinese history.Since the Huangchao uprising army simply carried out mobile warfare and did not establish a relatively stable base, it was called "rogue bandits" by the feudal rulers.Li Chuang, namely Li Zicheng (1606-1645), was born in Mizhi, Shaanxi.The leader of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty.The rebel army he led did not establish a relatively stable base, and always fought on the move. It invaded Beijing in 1644, but soon failed when the Ming general Wu Sangui seduced the Qing soldiers to attack.

[7] A column was equivalent to a regiment at that time; a detachment was equivalent to a battalion at that time. [8] The brigade was equivalent to a company at that time. [9] That is, the Front Enemy Committee and the Column Committees of the Fourth Army of the Red Army of the Communist Party of China. [10] The party group, the party constitution formulated by the Sixth National Congress of the Communist Party of China stipulates: "In the various congresses and meetings of non-party organizations (such as trade unions, peasant associations, social groups and cultural organizations, etc.), and in agencies, All those with three or more party members form a party group. Its mission is to strengthen the party's influence in non-party organizations, implement party policies, and supervise the work of party members in non-party organizations." The Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China The formulated party constitution changed the name of "party group" to "party group".

[11] Branch committee, see note [20] on page 77 of this volume. [12] Refers to the eight erroneous ideas about purely military views pointed out in the first part of this article "On Correcting Wrong Ideas Within the Party". [13] Trotsky (1879-1940), served as a member of the Political Bureau of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (Bolshevik) Central Committee and chairman of the Revolutionary Military Committee.After Lenin's death, he opposed Lenin's theory and line on building socialism in the Soviet Union, organized opposition groups within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks), and carried out factional activities. In November 1927, he was expelled from the party.After the failure of the Chinese Revolution in 1927, a small number of Trotskyists also appeared in China. Together with Chen Duxiu and others, they believed that the Chinese bourgeois-democratic revolution was over, and that the Chinese proletariat had to wait until the future to carry out the socialist revolution. , thus canceling the revolutionary movement, known as "Tuochen liquidators".Chen Duxiu was expelled from the party in 1929. [14] The militia and the Jingwei regiment are all reactionary local armed forces. [15] Secretary, that is, the person in charge of writing in the company. [16] Jianggui War refers to the war between Chiang Kai-shek and Guangxi warlords Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi in March and April 1929. [17] Refers to the war between He Yingqin, Li Zongren and Tang Shengzhi, the new warlords of the Kuomintang during the confrontation between Ning (Nanjing) and Han (Wuhan) in October 1927. [18] At that time, the contents of the three major disciplines of the Red Army were: (1) do not take anything from workers, peasants, and small businessmen; [19] Junzuo is the general term for those who assist the commander in managing administrative affairs in the old army, such as military supplies, military doctors, etc.Here Mao Zedong is using this title in the old army. [20] The "class" here refers to the rank of officials in the army.