Chen Gengxilian often goes to **'s house, and Qihan suspects him of stealing apples.
In the autumn of 1943, in the headquarters of Yan'an, ** was listening attentively to the work report of Chen Qihan, secretary of the Yan'an Party branch. When Chen Qihan finished reporting, he beckoned to ** mysteriously.
* Leaning over, Chen Qihan asked him, "Your apple tree bears a lot of apples, right?" * Answer: "There are a lot of knots, but there are also a lot of knots." Chen Qihan shook his head and said, "It's just the beginning of autumn, and it's impossible for the apples to fall out so early." ”
* asked, pretending to be confused, "Then why do you think my apples are gone?" Chen Qihan replied in a low voice: "Think about it, is it that every time Chen Geng and *** come to report to you, your apples are less?" ”
To Chen Qihan's surprise, ** seemed to have a premonition, but he just laughed. So, did Chen Geng and *** really steal the apple? Why were apples so precious in those particular times?
During the critical period of the Anti-Japanese War in 1943, Chen Geng and *** were transferred to Yan'an Party School for their outstanding performance. When they fought near the Taihang Mountains, although the environment was dangerous, the abundant fruit trees in the vicinity allowed them to enjoy fresh fruits in the autumn.
However, after arriving in Yan'an, Chen Geng found that there were almost no fruit trees, let alone fresh fruits. Therefore, he often asked around if there were any fruit trees nearby.
General Chen Geng has always been an open-minded and distinctive figure. His intelligent, optimistic and outgoing personality allows him to often say humorous things to amuse those around him.
The biggest dream in his heart is to join the Communist Party of China and realize his great ambition to save the country. In 1921, he met *** in Changsha, and his words and deeds made *** very important, and the two soon became good friends.
The following year, Chen Geng successfully joined the Chinese Communist Party. Two years later, he went to study at the Whampoa Military Academy, where he met *** again and became the "pistachio" of the Whampoa Military Academy with his humorous conversation.
When he was young, Chen Geng) founded a drama club at the Whampoa Military Academy, called "Blood Flower Drama Club". Once, when performing a play, due to the lack of an actress, he boldly went into battle and played a female role, and his excellent performance won the applause of the audience.
Of course, in addition to his sense of humor, Chen Geng's ability is also very good. Therefore, in 1927, after the establishment of the Special Branch, he and the Chief of the Special Branch jointly served as the Chief of the Special Branch.
Soon, Chen Geng managed the work of the first special branch in an orderly manner. In addition to being in charge of intelligence work, he also personally went into battle and infiltrated enemy camps in Shanghai to collect intelligence. In 1928, under the pseudonym Wang Yong, Chen Geng came into contact with all kinds of people in Shanghai, whether it was dignitaries or ordinary people, he had accumulated deep contacts.
On one occasion, due to the emergence of traitors within the party, an office in Shanghai was leaked out, and the Kuomintang reactionaries quickly sent people to surround it.
After Chen Geng received the news, he immediately rushed to the former site of ** Special Branch, and skillfully used his identity as Wang Yong to talk with the spy leader. When the spy leader saw Chen Geng's reputation, he immediately paid his respects and revealed their plan.
Chen Geng pretended to be happy and asked, "Can I participate in such a good thing as catching the Communist Party?" He asked the head of the secret service to give him a few men to defend the exit in the rear. Although the spy leader was a little hesitant, he agreed to Chen Geng's request because of Chen Geng's prestige and the friendship between his superiors.
Unexpectedly, after Chen Geng arrived at the rear exit, he skillfully branched out a few spies, and then passed the news to the comrades inside. After learning the news, they immediately fled through the exit guarded by Chen Geng.
Wang Yong "turned out to be Chen Geng of the Communist Party of China, he used his ingenuity to avoid many major losses, and at the same time obtained a lot of important information.
His performance not only won the respect of the party, but also made a great contribution to the intelligence work of ***. is different from Chen Geng's humor, ** is very honest, always honest, and helpful.
Chen Geng especially likes to deal with ***, because *** is very honest, even if he is teased and joked, he doesn't care, which is very in line with Chen Geng's personality. During the Yan'an period, Chen Geng and *** became iron buddies, they were inseparable, and often visited the leaders of Yan'an together.
Therefore, the title of "Shuangchen" gradually spread.
After Chen Geng learned that there was a big apple tree in Mr. Zhu's yard, he planned to find an opportunity to pick a few apples to taste. So he found ***, and the two discussed that they would find a time to "report work" to **.
The two of them succeeded in "stealing" the apple, but the boss laughed at their behavior.
It turned out that after Chen Geng took a fancy to the apples in the yard, he planned to find a way to get some, so he found *** and planned to take the opportunity to pick the fruit when reporting work.
**Although I was a little embarrassed, I was finally persuaded by Chen Geng. Chen Geng asked *** to knock on the door first, and then waited until *** welcomed *** into the house, Chen Geng took the opportunity to knock down all the fruits on the tree, and then he also knocked on the door and went in, and pretended to be "accidental" and said: "Yo, ** brother is also here to report to work." ”
**Hurriedly replied: "Brother Chen Geng is also here, what a coincidence." So the two began to report to work, and when the report was finished, they were ready to leave. When he went out, Chen Geng would pretend to be surprised and say, "Mr. Zhu, there are so many apples in your yard, it's a pity that no one comes to pick them up!" ”
* He has always been generous, and when he heard this, he immediately said, "Yes, why did you drop so much fruit, since the two of you are here, let's pick up a little fruit and bring it back to eat." ”
*Appreciate the honest qualities of Chen Geng and *** and let them take his apples. He encouraged them to eat more fresh fruit and told them to study more when they returned.
Later, Chen Geng and *** often went to ***'s house to pick up apples, but the secretary Chen Qihan saw through the plan. Despite this, ** still allowed them to take the apples, because he and Kang Keqing couldn't eat so many fruits, and it didn't hurt to let Chen Geng and *** take them.
* As the commander-in-chief of the Red Army, he was observant, and when Chen Geng and *** came to get the fruit many times, he knew their intentions. But instead of exposing them directly, he let them continue to take the fruit.
There are three reasons: First of all, ** and his wife Kang Keqing can't finish eating these fruits, in previous years, he gave the fruits to others, and Chen Geng and *** took it by themselves It is not a big deal.
Secondly, **knew that Chen Geng and *** would distribute the fruits to the soldiers, which was also what he wanted to see. Finally, as an important leader, I know that the unity between comrades is very important, and letting Chen Geng and *** take away the fruit can promote the relationship between them, so why not.
Therefore, ** did not break the behavior of Chen Geng and the others, but Chen Qihan told them that ** knew their tricks. Hearing this, Chen Geng and *** felt very embarrassed, and then stopped going to **'s house.
*Asked Chen Geng and *** why they hadn't come to visit the door for a long time, Chen Geng and *** replied that it was because of the heavy task, but ** said that he had kept apples for Chen Geng and *** so that they could eat fruit when they came to visit the door next time.
This story shows the tolerance and humor of Chen Geng. However, we are curious about how apples were so rare at that time that they could have a rare apple tree in the military district.
In fact, this is closely related to the background of the times before the outbreak of the all-out war of resistance. As we all know, Chiang Kai-shek once focused on the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army. However, the Red Army, under the wise leadership of *** and others, successfully completed the Long March and established a revolutionary base in Yan'an.
In the "Xi'an Incident", Chiang Kai-shek was forced to agree to cooperate with the CCP and jointly resist Japan. However, we must admit that the Chinese Communist Party was under tremendous economic pressure at that time.
According to 1938 data, more than half of the Chinese Communist Party's income came from external aid, including donations from domestic and foreign people, as well as part of the military salaries of the people**.
However, as the War of Resistance entered a stalemate phase, neither side broke the deadlock, the Kuomintang began to show slackness in the anti-Japanese resistance, and Chiang Kai-shek began to adopt tactics to suppress the CCP, one of the main ways was to blockade the CCP's base areas.
Such an approach will seriously hinder the transportation of our party and make it difficult for the economy and materials to pass, and the Red Army will also face the dilemma of a shortage of supplies. In addition, the Japanese army also began to sweep the Eighth Route Army, which seriously threatened the supply of materials to the CCP.
Under such pressure, the Chinese Communist Party must respond in a timely manner. In 1939, the Communist Party of China held a meeting in Yan'an, at which it issued a call for "self-reliance" and pointed out that at this moment of crisis, we must achieve self-sufficiency and vigorously carry out production activities in the base areas.
Under the call of ***, the CCP actively carried out self-help actions, focusing on the development of Yan'an and other base areas, and controlled its own life and death destiny. Leaders such as ** and ** set a good example by personally working in the fields, which is the famous "large-scale production movement".
* Outstanding performance in this activity that has lasted for many years, accomplishing three feats. First of all, he vigorously developed the textile and salt industries in the border areas, and effectively improved our party's problems in the areas of clothing and salt.
Mr. Zhu and Xu Teli and other experts and scholars traveled all over the Shaanxi-Gansu border area to study the topography and landform, which greatly promoted the production technology and scale of the party area at that time.
* In the development work of the border areas, in addition to the development of agriculture and agriculture, the most important thing is the concept of "do it yourself, have enough food and clothing" and the slogan of "when the enemy comes, pick it up, and if the enemy does not come, engage in production".
Under his leadership, the warriors reclaimed a large number of unexplored areas, the most famous of which was Nanniwan. Under the personal leadership of **, Nanniwan has changed from a deserted wasteland to a "north Shaanxi Jiangnan" where the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep.
His deeds exemplified the power of military-civilian unity and created a miracle.
The Nanniwan Monument witnessed the discovery of an apple tree, and Mr. Zhu accidentally found several apple trees when he was clearing the wasteland. Due to the rarity of fruit trees in the party district, ** transplanted these apple trees to several places in the border district, and one of them was brought to his own yard.
Surprisingly, the tree grows very well in the yard and is full of fruit in the fall, just like the border area after the big production campaign. Therefore, Shuangchen had the opportunity to go to Mr. Zhu's house to "steal" apples and taste the rare apples in Yan'an at that time.
The Story of Nanniwan: The Power of Unity and the Spirit of Self-Reliance Nanniwan, a vibrant place, has witnessed a historical miracle. Shuangchen went to "steal" the fruit, but Mr. Zhu had no complaints, which reflected the unity of the cadres in the party district at that time.
This kind of united strength has enabled our party to reach the bottom in a desperate situation, flexibly respond to crises, and the enemy blockade, so that we can be self-reliant, achieve self-sufficiency in the large-scale production movement, and create such a spirit as the "Nanniwan Spirit" that is worth remembering.
"Nanniwan Spirit" is not only the spirit of a place, but also a symbol of spirit. This spirit embodies our party's perseverance in the face of difficulties, its deep love for the masses of the people, and its persistent pursuit of the cause.
This spirit has inspired generation after generation of people to continue to advance towards the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Our descendants should remember this period of history and learn from this spirit.
Only in this way can we continue to move forward and create new miracles on the road ahead. Like the spirit of Nanniwan, we must unite as one, be self-reliant, forge ahead, and constantly create new brilliance.
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