I joined the army in December 1990, and before that, in 1988, I had just finished a decade-long self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. Therefore, I am impressed by the heroes of this history, as if I had fought in the same company with these "old squad leaders".
The management team of a unit of the Ninth Company.
First of all, let's understand the responsibilities of the grassroots company cadres and the distribution of responsibilities between various positions, otherwise you may not understand what Jin Kailai said after being promoted to deputy company commander: "Before the war, an officer who was sent to death was rewarded."
I had the privilege of serving as an instructor for four years in a certain film "Garland Under the Mountain", during which Zhao Mengsheng (played by Tang Guoqiang) underwent a "curve transfer" and was finally transferred to the Ninth Company to take on this important role.
The official name of the instructor is the political instructor, and this position and the company commander are the top leaders of the company. Therefore, the instructor can be called a "company leader."'.However, due to his special status, there is a big difference between him and the company commander, and he cannot be directly called a squad leader. Therefore, the instructor must have the appropriate qualifications. For the deputy company commander and deputy instructor, they can only be called "company leaders", which is very clear in the various rules and regulations.
The origin of the position of instructor can be traced back to the adaptation of Sanwan, that is, "the branch is built on the company". At that time, grassroots companies had established party branches, so they needed party representatives to lead. The predecessors of the instructors were called the company party representatives, and the battalion representatives were called the battalion party representatives, and so on.
The reason why the company has established branches, party groups, and party representatives is to ensure that "the party commands the gun" and that the party has absolute leadership over the army, and the duty of the party representatives is to supervise, lead, and implement the orders of the higher-level party organizations.
In that year, we learned a profound lesson. On September 9, 1927, the Autumn Harvest Uprising, led by ***, broke out. At the time, the peasant army involved in the uprising numbered less than 6,000 men, but after the uprising failed to succeed, their forces were torn apart.
When the rebels retreated to Sanwan Village in Yongxin County, Jiangxi Province, they realized that there were few soldiers left in the grassroots companies, with less than 1,000 soldiers left. After in-depth thinking, I finally understood the fact that if there is no party organization in the grassroots company to show its role as a vanguard model and a fighting fortress, then the troops will not have enough cohesion and centripetal force.
Therefore, ** chose to rest in Sanwan and began to build branches on the company, and at the same time set up party representatives at all levels.
At present, the titles of company instructors, battalion instructors, and regimental political commissars (party representatives of units at and above the regimental level are collectively referred to as X political commissars) are actually the previous party representatives, and the official titles of these positions are political instructors, political instructors, and political commissars.
Why did Jin Lai call the deputy company commander a ** who gave his life?
In times of war, the role of the deputy company commander is usually to move forward bravely in the face of difficult and high-risk tasks, and the task of being led by him (including the knife squad and the knife squad) is courageous, and completing such tasks often means taking huge risks.
Obviously, when Jin Kailai was promoted to deputy company commander, he called this an "officer who was sent to death", not really afraid of death, but dissatisfied with the "upper echelons". In fact, Jin Kailai is a real iron-blooded man and a passionate soldier.
The founding general said with tears in his eyes: it is difficult to find such outstanding soldiers and ordinary people in this world.
The reason why this film is hailed as a timeless classic is that in the process of promoting the heroic spirit, it not only does not avoid the deep-seated issues of the time, but also expresses a critical attitude towards history through a colorful storyline.
The film takes a very sharp point of view and directly reveals six in-depth topics:
First, Liang Sanxi's bloody bills sent a message to society that the hometowns of many martyrs were not a wealthy place, especially in the old revolutionary areas, where poverty was even worse.
Secondly, Jin Lai violated the discipline of the masses by cutting down sugar cane, and did not even confer the honor of third-class merit after his sacrifice, which is a problem that requires in-depth consideration by relevant parties.
Third, the problem of curve mobilization raised by Zhao Mengsheng has become more prominent and acute.
Fourth, on the issue of relations with Vietnam. Although we have generously provided up to 20 billion in free aid to the other side, the other side relies on the rice we provide and uses our aid**. In the end, they reciprocated with a backbite that made us wonder who should revisit the issue.
Fifth, the movie's "Little Beijing", which lost its life because of a stink bomb, uses this shocking incident to send a message to everyone: prolonged exercise of some form of movement may lead to the decline of military equipment.
Sixth, although Jin Kailai served as the commander of the artillery platoon for eight years, he has not been promoted
Each of the six major issues revealed in the film is more acute than the previous one, which fully demonstrates the deep thinking of the film. Therefore, I often mention that the censorship power of the film "Garland" is enough to prove that it was very open in the eighties of the last century.
During the script review process of this film, the reviewers had suggested that the content of "outstanding bills" and "not to make meritorious contributions to Jin Kailai" should be deleted, but they believed that these two points were seriously inaccurate. Subsequently, Li Cunbao went to the front line again to conduct interviews, and submitted the relevant facts and evidence interviewed, and finally decided not to cut these relatively sharp storylines.
After the filming of this film is completed, the sample film is usually submitted to the relevant department for review. In Beijing, one of the founding generals saw this sample film, and his name was General Yang Dezhi.
In the early morning of February 17, 1979, the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam broke out, and Yang Dezhi, then commander of the Kunming Military Region, led the Yunnan border troops to launch an attack on the Vietnamese army.
The founding general, who has experienced countless wars and bloody scenes, shed tears many times in the course of the ** movie. When Aunt Liang planned to use the funds from the sale of pigs to pay off her son's debts, General Yang Dezhi couldn't control his emotions on the spot, burst into tears, and immediately expressed his opinion to the people around him:
In this world, it is difficult to find such outstanding military personnel and ordinary people!
In the movie, Liang Sanxi received a martyr's condolence payment of 550 yuan after his sacrifice.
In that year, the sacrificed soldiers, company platoon commanders, battalion-level cadres, regiment-level cadres, and division-level cadres received pensions of 500 yuan, 550 yuan, 600 yuan, 650 yuan, and 700 yuan respectively, so the company commander Liang Sanxi received a pension of 550 yuan.
Li Cunbao is the screenwriter of this work.
The director of the film is Xie Jin.
After the release of the film "Garland Under the Mountain", it had a profound impact on the whole country and brought deep thinking to society, and by the end of that year, the martyr's pension had been increased fivefold.
Here, I would like to once again express my deep respect to Li Cunbao, the best writer, film screenwriter and director Xie Jin.
Lu Xiaohe, Tang Guoqiang, and He Wei bowed deeply to the officers and soldiers participating in the performance in front of everyone and apologized.
In the 80s of the 20th century, because the film and television art market has not yet been fully opened, a large number of mass actors are needed in the film production process, but if it is a military-themed film and television drama, it will receive strong support from the army.
In 1983, after reviewing the film script, director Xie Jin specially wrote a letter asking for assistance for General Yang Dezhi, then chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, hoping to receive support from military personnel and equipment during the filming process.
Surprisingly, director Xie Jin quickly received support from his troops, and specially dispatched an infantry division, a tank regiment and an artillery regiment to the polemic units in Yunnan and Kunming, totaling about 20,000 people, to assist in the filming work.
Before the filming of the film, director Xie Jin issued a clear warning to Li Cunbao, a ** family: If I can't successfully complete this work, I will quit the industry permanently.
Director Xie can be so enthusiastic, mainly because of his high evaluation of the original ** and deep touching, especially after Li Cunbao went to the front line for the second time for an interview, he shared a touching story with Director Xie that was touching to tears.
In the course of the fighting, a company commander from the old district of Shandong left a bill for arrears after his death. In his suicide note, the martyr admonished his wife: "If I become glorious, you can use my pension to pay me back, but be sure to remarry as soon as possible."
In order to present this touching plot wonderfully, Director Xie specially invited senior artist Wang Yumei to play the role of Sanxi Niang. She impressed the audience with her delicate emotions and unique performances. It is precisely because of Ms. Wang Yumei's excellent performance that the plot of "repaying debts" in the movie is portrayed so touchingly, which is also the most touching part of this film.
The bitter cry of the founding general mentioned in the title is actually the sincere emotion that General Yang Dezhi revealed when he saw this plot.
After the support and filming crews of the army were in place, director Xie Jin carefully planned a military celebration activity, aiming to deepen the mutual understanding and emotional connection between the actors and the officers and soldiers participating in the performance, so that they could truly express their emotions after the start of filming.
However, at the beginning of the party that night, Xie Jin unexpectedly found that the main actors of the movie, Lu Xiaohe, Tang Guoqiang and He Wei, were not present, which made him very angry on the spot and hurried to find them to meet him.
In fact, that afternoon, the three men, who were still very young at the time, decided to go upriver to the nearby market town because they decided to go upstream.
Xie Jin and Li Cunbao were on the scene of photography that year.
To the surprise of the three of them, Tang Guoqiang became popular nationwide with the movie "Little Flower" that year, so when he appeared at the bazaar, he immediately attracted a large number of enthusiastic citizens to watch.
A still from Little Flowers.
In the end, Lu Xiaohe and He Wei realized that Tang Guoqiang was no longer there when they walked. Therefore, they started looking for Tang Guoqiang again, but each meeting led to the postponement of the gala, not that they deliberately did not participate.
After the three of them returned, they met Director Xie Jin with a heavy expression. They realized their mistake and apologized to Director Xie many times. However, Director Xie did not respond immediately, but led the three of them to the outdoor party scene.
The scene of the party fell into a dead silence, and Director Xie asked loudly in front of everyone: Do you know who you are celebrating with today?
After the three of them nodded in agreement, Director Xie added affectionately: They are PLA soldiers who have sacrificed their lives and sacrificed bravely for the country, and they are the most respectable and lovable people, are the three of you really worthy of their behavior?
At this stage, the three of them were so embarrassed that they could barely say anything.
Seeing this situation, the high-level of the army immediately rushed to mediate, but Director Xie still insisted on his position, and asked the three of them to stand at the scene of the incident in a loud voice, and bowed to the officers and soldiers on the spot to apologize.
So, the three men immediately followed the instructions, bowing deeply and apologizing, while constantly saying "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”
It was only when the scene erupted in warm applause that director Xie Jin said in a more gentle tone: "Okay, that's the end of the matter." He said, "Let's start with an actor!"Only after that did the three pluck up the courage to straighten their backs.
It can be seen from this that Director Xie always has a sincere and awe-inspiring heart when filming this movie.
Now, the film has been in theaters for 37 years, and Director Xie left our sight permanently 13 years ago. Although Mr. Tong Chao, who plays Captain Lei, has served in the play for 16 years, this classic film they co-produced will be remembered forever.