**On July 11, 1936, I met *** for the first time, and he also took a few pictures of him in front of ***'s cave**. His first impression was that *** was a little eccentric, but he was impressed by his absolute self-confidence.
He has what Mark Twain called "the composure and self-confidence of a thug with four trump cards." The four trump cards include Marxism in Asia, his in-depth understanding of China and Chinese history, his trust in the Chinese people, and his practical experience in training peasants to become generals.
The summed up "four trump cards" have truly grasped the pulse of history, and it is with these four "magic weapons" that the victory of the Chinese revolution has been achieved. First, he proposed "Marxism in Asia", which he believed was the best way to solve the Chinese problem, and this theory quickly spread among intellectuals.
** Since childhood, he has the belief of saving the country and the people, and he is very supportive of the Xinhai Revolution led by Sun Yat-sen. When he was 18 years old, he even signed up for the army, hoping to respond to the revolution in this way.
However, he soon discovered that Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary theory did not really change the lives of Chinese, but only solved the superficial problems. So, half a year later, ** left the army and began to read widely in the Changsha Library, looking for a real way to save the country.
Perhaps it was at that time that ** discovered communism and gave himself the pseudonym "Twenty-Eight Painters", which is actually a "communist".
Since then, he has made communism his life's pursuit, unswerving.
The solution of China's problems cannot rely solely on pure Marxism, and this is the failed experience of Wang Ming, Bogu and others. However, by combining the universal truth of Marxism-Leninism with the practice of the Chinese revolution, Comrade *** created a revolutionary theory suited to China's reality, and successfully led China out of the darkness and into the light.
This is what is called "Marxism in Asia", or "ideology". Secondly, Comrade ** is also known for his deep knowledge of China and Chinese history.
He loved reading since he was a child, whether he was working in the fields or studying in school, he was a bookworm, and he read all kinds of books, so that he knew Chinese history well.
Moreover, he also paid attention to social practice, and through trekking to the countryside, he gained an in-depth understanding of the customs and customs of various places, which not only enriched his knowledge, but also enabled him to have a deeper understanding of the character and needs of the Chinese people.
This spirit of "reading 10,000 books and traveling 10,000 miles" has made Comrade *** a leader with profound knowledge and practical experience.
When Hunan students went to France for work-study, ** had the opportunity to go to Europe together as the person in charge, but he chose to give up, he thought that he should study the problems of the Chinese themselves.
It is precisely because of his in-depth understanding of China and profound knowledge of Chinese history that when the Chinese revolution fell into a trough, he quickly found the root of the problem and put forward revolutionary strategies such as "power comes out of the barrel of a gun" and "the countryside surrounds the city".
These seemingly rustic ideas are incomprehensible to those who studied in Europe, but history has proven that it was these simple strategic ideas that pushed the Chinese revolution to victory.
His thinking has always been people-centered, which is unanimously agreed by the historical circles. The reason why the Xinhai Revolution failed was that it did not mobilize the masses of the people at the bottom and did not recognize the power of the masses of the people, but over-relied on the power of the ** and the army.
And *** chose to start from the bottom, although the initial difficulties were difficult, but once the bottom was mobilized, the power above would easily keep up.
Grandpa Mao once said: "It is the people who decide the victory or defeat of the war." The outcome of a war is determined by the political, economic, military, physical geography, and subjective guidance capabilities of the opposing sides, and this decisive role must be reflected in the final analysis through the masses of the people. ”
Whether it was in the period of the Agrarian Revolution, or the War of Resistance Against Japan, or the War of Liberation, we were fighting a people's war, logistics materials came from the people, the treatment of the wounded depended on the people, and intelligence collection relied on the people, and once the enemy army dared to challenge, it would be drowned by the vast sea of the people's war, whether they could swim or not, they would be exhausted!
The reason why Grandpa Mao was able to mobilize the masses was because he believed in the power of the masses and believed that as long as the masses could awaken, they would choose to stand in the ranks of the Communist Party and become a continuous source of strength for the Communist Party.
In addition, he also explored in practice a set of experiences in training peasants into generals. Unlike the Kuomintang generals, most of whom came from the Whampoa Military Academy and underwent formal military training, most of the Communist generals were peasants and had never attended military schools, and many of them did not even know a few words, but they could become famous generals who won all battles.
One of the important reasons is that they have been carefully taught by Grandpa Mao.
**, a great military strategist and educator, founded the Red Army University as early as the Red Army period, and personally lectured to students, not only imparting combat experience, but also teaching political theory, and he worked hard to cultivate politically firm and militarily outstanding revolutionary talents.
* Zeng praised: "From the Zunyi Conference to the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, one of the greatest achievements of Comrade ** is to train a generation, including us and the cadres of the '38 style'.
They now have important responsibilities in various positions across the country. It's a huge task. * had expressed his desire to become a teacher.
This is not his modesty, but his true thoughts, because he understands that the strength of one person alone is far from enough, and it is necessary to cultivate enough talents in order to accomplish great things together.
In 1955, when the title was awarded, more than 1,000 founding generals were produced, most of whom were *** students and studied fighting with him. Therefore, the "four trump cards" summarized by *** make sense, which also shows that ** has a fairly deep understanding of ***.