Kuomintang veteran Ding Zhimin left his hometown in 1949 with the defeat of Chiang Lao. In the fifties of the last century, the United States and Taiwan (region) signed a series of military cooperation treaties, including a commitment: the United States will assist Taiwan in training military officers. At that time, Taiwanese soldiers who were able to study in the United States would bring earth-shaking changes to their lives. This opportunity is so precious that it can be described as a "single-plank bridge", and its difficulty is comparable to the challenge of today's civil service examination. Ding Zhimin has talent and is willing to endure hardships, and soon mastered the content of the exam, and was admitted to the American ** school with excellent results.
After arriving in the United States, Ding Zhimin still worked tirelessly, soaking in the library all day long, constantly enriching himself. There, he discovered an interesting phenomenon: there were many *** military works in the library, but he couldn't find a single book by Lao Chiang. As the ruler of old China, Lao Chiang did not even have a record of his conversations, which seemed very undignified. This phenomenon made Ding Zhimin feel very incomprehensible. As a veteran of Taiwan, he has long been instilled with a set of rhetoric from Lao Chiang: "I was the hero of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the Communist Party just pushed the boat along the water." "The main reason why I lost in the Liberation War was that my subordinates were not strong and unlucky.
Therefore, Ding Zhimin believes that the reason why Lao Jiang is not valued is mainly because of the concept of "the winner is king, and the loser is the villain". In his heart, he can't look down on *** theory at all. As time passed, Ding Zhimin began to be curious about the writings of ***, eager to understand what kind of profound theories this people's leader who defeated the Kuomintang. One day, Ding Zhimin opened ***'s book and read the famous "On Protracted War": "The theory of destroying the country is not right, and the theory of quick victory is not right." Only by fighting a protracted war can the Japanese ...... be defeatedThe more Ding Zhimin looked, the more fascinated he became. After he finished reading "On Protracted War", he closed the book and couldn't help but sigh: "* is a hundred times stronger than Mr. Chiang."
As a veteran of the Kuomintang, Ding Zhimin was well aware of Chiang's policy of non-resistance and gradually compromised with the Japanese army. At that time, in his opinion, this was Lao Chiang's "wise move", absolutely correct. However, after reading ***'s writings during the Liberation War, he realized how ridiculous and humiliating Lao Chiang's policies were, and how wise *** appeared. Then, Ding Zhimin read ***'s writings during the Liberation War, and finally understood the reason for Lao Jiang's defeat: "Those who win the hearts of the people win the world." Although Mr. Jiang mastered a million heroes, he lost the hearts of the people. However, *** has won the support of the people of the whole country, and there is no doubt about victory.
Since a certain day, Ding Zhimin's admiration for *** has been rolling like the Yangtze River, and he has given a very high evaluation to this former opponent. A few months later, after Ding Zhimin returned to China, his comrades-in-arms asked him about his experience in the United States, and he replied with a smile: "I have lived very well in the United States and have learned a lot of knowledge. ”。I've heard that there are a lot of *** books in libraries in the United StatesThe comrade-in-arms asked, Ding Zhimin paused slightly, then closed his eyes and replied, "That's true." Decades later, Ding Zhimin was interviewed by reporters and told the above story, as well as his evaluation of *** and Lao Jiang: "Mr. Jiang is a great hero, ** is a great man through the ages, and these two great men are incomparable."
In order to avoid attracting the attention of Taiwan politicians, Ding Zhimin specially instructed reporters not to use his real name when publishing articles. Although he did not reveal his true identity, Ding Zhimin still expressed his inner feelings without hesitation: ** is greater than Lao Jiang. This article is hereby written in honor of history.