Chapter 28 Linjiang Fairy to Comrade Ding Ling

The red flag on the wall flutters down, and the westerly wind sweeps across the lonely city. . . ?Three thousand Mausers. . . This poem was first published in the seventh issue of "New Observation" in 1980. Ding Ling has two proud things in her life.One is that she was kidnapped by Kuomintang agents in May 1933 and sent to Nanjing. Mr. Lu Xun heard rumors that she had been killed, so he wrote a poem "Mourning Ding Jun", which said: , cut willows and the spring breeze guides Kyushu. Yao Se condenses the dust and complains, and she has no daughters to shine on Gaoqiu." Then she was rescued by the party organization in 1936 and was released from prison, and she arrived in Baoan in early November in disguise.After going to the front line, Mao Zedong wrote a poem for her, which is "Linjiang Immortal".

Ding Ling was a left-wing writer trained by the party organization and had just been imprisoned by the Kuomintang, so when she arrived at the security guard where the party central committee was located, she was immediately warmly welcomed by the central leadership comrades and the cultural and women circles.The Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China specially held a welcome banquet for her, and Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhang Wentian, and Bo Gu were all present.After the meeting, Mao Zedong once asked Ding Ling what she planned to do. Ding Ling expressed her willingness to serve in the Red Army, and Mao Zedong agreed: "Okay, there may be a battle to be fought recently, and we can catch up." On November 22, the first literary and art group in the Soviet area ——The Chinese Literature and Art Association was established in Baoan, Ding Ling was elected as the director, and then set off with the General Political Department of the Red Army to go to the front.After the Xi'an Incident, the former enemy headquarters of the Red Army led the main force to move towards Xi'an, and Ding Ling followed the army to the south.Mao Zedong wrote this poem, attached it to the telegram sent to General Nie Rongzhen on the Longdong Front, and presented it to her.It can be seen that Mao Zedong has been paying attention to Ding Ling.

The whole word is based on Ding Ling's whereabouts. "The red flag on the wall is fluttering down, and the westerly wind blows across the isolated city." The first two sentences describe that when Ding Ling came to Baoan, it was already the scene of early winter.In Tang poetry, "Gucheng" mostly refers to border towns.And "lonely city" is associated with "sunset", such as "the setting sun in the isolated city" (Gao Shi), "the setting sun is slanting in the isolated city of Kuifu" (Du Fu), and it is often related to the homesickness of the lyrical protagonist.However, in this poem, "Gucheng" refers to Baoan, which has no traditional meaning.Because Baoan, the former "isolated city", after the Red Army's long march successfully arrived in northern Shaanxi, a large number of people were stationed there, and it became the seat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the head office of the Red Army.Although it is already "westerly wind blowing" - the weather in early winter, Baoan City is full of vitality. "The red flag fluttering down on the wall is photographed", the first sentence gives people the feeling of fluttering red flags and strict barriers.Now, Ding Ling has come to the big revolutionary family, breathing the air of freedom, and there is a hint of comfort in the sentence. "Red flag" is a word frequently used in Mao Zedong's writings, and it is a symbol of the red regime. "Western wind" is also one of Mao Zedong's commonly used images. It originally refers to the autumn wind, but it can also refer to the early winter wind.Other famous sentences include "the west wind is strong, and the geese in the sky are called the frost and the moon" ("Recalling Qin'e · Loushanguan"), "On the peak of Liupan Mountain, the red flag rolls across the west wind" ("Qingpingle · Liupan Mountain") and so on.The ancients believed that the main soldier in the West corresponds to gold in the five elements. "It is the righteousness of heaven and earth, and its heart is always to kill." (Ouyang Xiu's "Autumn Sound Fu") "The west wind sweeps across the lonely city", in Mao Zedong's words, there are still battles to be fought, which paves the way for the following writing about Ding Ling's joining the army .

The traditional way of writing poetry is "talk about it, add a picture". (Liushahe language) The first two sentences have already been drawn, so let’s talk about it next-"The security figures are new for a while." Fresh blood.But it's not just about Ding Ling.Ever since the Red Army successfully completed the 25,000-mile Long March and erected a banner in the northwest of China, people have been crossing the borders and rushing to Yan'an.That's why there was such a grand welcome ceremony for Ding Ling's arrival.Ding Ling later recalled that the feeling at that time was completely surrounded by warmth and soaked in happiness. There was only one thought: I am home!

"There is a banquet in the cave to entertain the prisoners." Two sentences describe the scene of the welcome banquet.According to witnesses, the banquet that day was held in a cave dwelling of 40 to 50 square meters.It is big enough as a cave dwelling, but it is still limited as a meeting place.These two sentences can be said to be without words, but because of their simplicity, they feel real and even a little humorous. "Have a banquet in the cave", the conditions are difficult, but the love of comrades is sincere.This reminds people of the chant in Cao Cao's "Duan Ge Xing": "The more you cross the fields, the more useless you will be. Qi Kuo talks about banquets, thinking about old kindness... The mountains never get too high, and the sea never gets too deep. The Duke of Zhou vomits his nourishment, and the world returns to his heart." The Chinese call Ding Ling "a prisoner", of course speaking the truth.But it contains at least two meanings. The first is that Ding Ling was imprisoned by the Kuomintang and endured hardships for the revolution, so it means to express condolences.The other is that Ding Ling was finally rescued and regained her freedom, which meant congratulations.

Marx had a famous saying: "The weapon of criticism cannot replace the weapon of criticism." Mao Zedong engaged in armed struggle and also said: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." But he also attached importance to the struggle on the ideological and cultural fronts, and the role of the pen.Some people believe that half of the power of Mao Zedong Thought is due to his eloquence and writing style.Even Hu Shi said that in the Communist Party, Mao Zedong's vernacular is the best.Ding Ling is a writer, and she mainly fights with a pen.Balzac once said: What Napoleon did with the sword, I will do with the pen!There is a widely spread saying: a pen can be worth 3,000 Mausers!The modern poet Ning Tiaoyuan's "Congratulations on the Publishing of a Certain Newspaper" said: "A gleam of light leaks out of the old Beijing, and Kyushu is angry and goes to the spring. Little words are still in the sun, but Mao Zedong's thousands of branches can shake it!"Sun Yat-sen said in a conversation with the press in 1922: "To achieve true unity, we still need everyone to struggle. From now on, the weapon of struggle will be not guns but pens. As the saying goes, a pen is better than three thousand Mausers." (" A Conversation with the Press") is the quote.This sentence is also quoted in the film of Mao Zedong's poem, and "a pen" is said to be "a fine pen", which fits the identity of a female writer and describes her delicate writing. "Three thousand Mauser elite soldiers" resisted the above and led to the following - Ding Ling actually joined the army with a pen, to be precise, she joined the army with a pen. "The formation map opens to the east of Longshan", this sentence depicts the military appearance, subtly echoes the "Three Thousand Mauser Elite Soldiers", and hints at Ding Ling's whereabouts.

"Miss Wen yesterday, General Wu today." These two sentences are a high praise for Ding Ling's service in the army.Mao Zedong has always advocated that intellectuals should learn from workers, peasants and soldiers, that the working masses should be educated, and that intellectuals should be labor (combatant).Ding Ling was willing to join the Red Army, how could he not be happy.The confrontation between these two sentences is bold. "Yesterday" and "today" are mixed in words and expressions, and they are not very particular. "Miss Wen", that's all. "General Wu" is a bit messy in casting sentences, but it doesn't matter.This is done on a whim, regardless of workmanship.It is inevitable for great calligraphers in ancient times to make cursive and alter it, but what later generations appreciate is their willfulness.Reading Mao Zedong's words should also be viewed in the same way.