On September 16, 1985, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sent a tribute letter to Comrade Huang Kecheng, which said: "You are a loyal soldier of the tested communism and an outstanding leader of our party and the army. Your h

General Huang Kecheng, his birthday and the birthday of the People's Republic of China are the same day - October 1st.

Beliefs are like rocks, visions are like torches, character is like pine

——Reread "Huang Kecheng's Self-Report" to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Huang Kecheng's birth

Zhao Lianjun Gao Suqin

On September 16, 1985, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sent a tribute letter to Comrade Huang Kecheng, which said: "You are a loyal soldier of the tested communism and an outstanding leader of our party and the army. Your historical achievements will always be remembered in the hearts of the people." "You have strong proletarian party spirit, do not blindly follow, do not agree with, adhere to the truth, be upright, and do not be honest, whether in a high position or in adversity, you are devoted to the public and selfless and fearless. Your noble character will always be our role model for learning from." On December 28 of the following year, General Huang Kecheng passed away.

General Huang Kecheng once fought in northern Jiangsu for five years during the war of resistance against the whole nation. He served as commander and political commissar of the Fifth Column of the Eighth Route Army, commander and political commissar of the Third Division of the New Fourth Army, and secretary of the Northern Jiangsu District Committee of the Communist Party of China. His footprints are all over Sihong , Siyang , Shuyang and other places. He once wrote a chapter on "The War of Resistance in Northern Jiangsu" in his memoir "Huang Kecheng's Self-Report". Today, on the occasion of commemorating the 120th anniversary of General Huang Kecheng's birth, we revisited "Huang Kecheng's Self-Report" and once again deeply felt the firmness of General Huang Kecheng's communist beliefs, the profound strategic vision, and the noble ideological and moral character.

"Huang Kecheng's Self-Report" (Second Edition of People's Publishing House) Cover

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General Huang Kecheng's establishment of his belief in communism has a process.

From "Huang Kecheng's Self-Report", we can see that Huang Kecheng was born in a remote mountain village with "closed atmosphere" and "very unopened" (except for the separate explanations, all quoted from "Huang Kecheng's Self-Reporter" second edition - editor's note). Before the age of 18, he studied in private schools and primary schools with the support of his clan members. At this time, his thoughts were very simple. He said, "I was influenced by ancient books, and my horizons were not broad and my thoughts were narrow. I just wanted to keep myself alone and be an indifferent and upright person, be content and enjoy life." In the summer of 1922, Huang Kecheng was admitted to Hengyang No. 3 Normal School. This is a school with a glorious revolutionary tradition. Here, Huang Kecheng's thoughts have undergone tremendous changes and ultimately established his belief in fighting for communism for life.

Huang Kecheng's "autobiography" handwriting

I just entered school, 20-year-old Huang Kecheng "is in a very high mood" and is eager to study. But with the change of the environment and the expansion of the contact area, especially after reading some progressive newspapers, "I began to consider many issues in my mind: the disadvantages of society, the future of the country, the way out of personal, etc., which made me unable to calm down." The emotions are getting lower and the enthusiasm for learning is gone. After entering the second semester, the Third Division started a student wave under the influence of the Communist Party and the Communist Youth League. Although Huang Kecheng did not participate in the student wave, he was already shocked. After the student wave ended, "the entire school was in silence." At this time, he had no interest in his studies, and he was devoted to reading various books, magazines and newspapers that he could come into contact with, and in-depth exploration of political issues such as the country, nation, society, and class. As I read in depth, "All domestic political thoughts have entered my vision together, and I have discovered many problems I didn't know in the past." Huang Kecheng said, "I saw that not only I was suffering from no way out, but the entire Chinese nation was in dire straits. Since the country, nation and society were facing the problem of life and death, how can I talk about my personal way out? In this way, my thinking has undergone great changes, and I began to break out of my personal small circle, no longer considering the problem of personal way out. From finding a way out for individuals in the past to being determined to find a way out for the country, nation, and society."

1, 1940, Huang Kecheng, commander of the Fifth Column of the Eighth Route Army, took a photo with the military and political leading cadres of the Third Detachment in Zhuxu, Sihong, Jiangsu.From the left row: Zhang Zheng and Wei Guoqing; second row: Zhang Aiping, Huang Kecheng, Sun Chaoxu , Xie Xiyu, Li Haoran, Wang Jingkun, Yang Zhiya, Weng Xuwen; third row: Han Zhenji, Shi Guang, Geng Daoming, Gu Hanxing, Qiu Shichang, Xu Xin, Yang Xun; fourth row: Liu Ruilong (Stand), Shi Qing, Liao Zhuozhi, Zhao Huichuan, Wu Changtai, Zhang Zhenqiu, Sun Xianghan; fifth row: Zhang Zhenhuan, Zhao Yiya.

At that time, Huang Kecheng faced the reality that there were many arguments in China to save the country, education saved the country, science saved the country, industry saved the country, Buddhism saved the country, Christianity saved the country... all kinds of things are diverse. But he couldn't find a satisfactory answer for what exactly is the correct way to save the country, nation and society, and where to go. So he began to have extensive contact and understanding of society and actively participated in some political activities, such as the boycott of Japanese goods, the strike movement for workers, the anti-Christian movement, etc. In the spring of 1924, after the fourth semester started, Huang Kecheng carefully read revolutionary publications such as "Guide" and "New Youth", as well as the Declaration of the First National Congress of the Kuomintang and some works by Sun Yat-sen, and began to understand a truth: "Only by overthrowing imperialism and warlords, China has a way out; to save China, it is necessary to carry out a revolutionary party; to revolution, there must be a revolutionary party, that is, those who are determined to revolutionize join the revolutionary party and lead the people of the whole country to carry out the revolutionary struggle." At that time, Sun Yat-sen implemented the three major policies of alliance with Russia, alliance with the Communist Party, and assistance to farmers and workers, and implemented the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. He believed that the "manifesto" of the First National Congress of the Kuomintang was good, so he joined the Kuomintang organization in the winter of 1924 or before the Spring Festival in 1925. In the second half of 1924, Huang Kecheng initiated the organization of Yongxing County Travel and Heng Xueyou Mutual Aid Club, and everyone raised money to buy a batch of books, and he served as the librarian. Among these books, the one that aroused his greatest interest and carefully read was the " Communist Manifesto " co-authored by Marx and Engels, which aroused his interest in Marxist doctrine. He said: "In order to further study and understand the theory of Marxism, I looked for books such as "Class Struggle" and "The Development of Socialism from Utopia to Science" in the "New Youth" series to read." "By carefully reading these books, I caused new changes in my thoughts, and began to accept the ideas of class struggle and socialism, and realized that Sun Yat-sen's national revolutionary thought was incomplete and could not fundamentally solve the problems of Chinese society. Thus, I further realized that the fundamental solution to the problem of human society was to follow the socialist path, that is, to implement a thorough proletarian revolution. So, I finally chose the path of Marxist class struggle and decided to find the Communist Party of China."

1941, Huang Kecheng was in northern Jiangsu.

1922 to 1925 at the Third Normal School of Hengyang Provincial from 1922 to 1925 was a turning point in Huang Kecheng's life. After three years of exploration and exploration, the Third Division first chose Sun Yat-sen's national revolution among various domestic national saving plans, and then selected the Marxist proletarian revolution among various international thoughts. He said: "My determination is not made up easily, but serious and solemn. After long-term consideration, it is unshakable." After his determination, Huang Kecheng tried every means to find the organization of the Communist Party of China and strive to join the Communist Party of China as soon as possible. In October 1925, he finally joined the Communist Party of China. He said: "I finally found the Communist Party of China and joined the party organization. The excitement made me feel like I had changed someone." "I am not blindly participating in various activities, but under the direct leadership of the party organization, fighting for a great ideal. What a meaningful life! From then on, I have never been negative at any time and under any circumstances. Realizing communism has become my unswerving pursuit goal for my life. No matter what kind of difficulties and difficulties I encounter, I will remain unchanged."

1941, Huang Kecheng (left) and Liu Shaoqi were in the anti-Japanese base in northern Jiangsu.

's pursuit of the ideal goals of communism is "unswerving for life", "this ambition is unchanging". General Huang Kecheng said this and did even more.By studying General Huang Kecheng's self-report, we can find that since he participated in the revolution, he had many "contacts" with the word "right", and he was subject to many wrongful disposals and punishments for this. After the Ma Day Incident in 1927, he "urged to get instructions from the party organization at this time" because he lost contact with the party. When he found the party organization at the end of the year and was preparing for the riot in southern Hunan, Huang Kecheng objectively analyzed the situation and said, "advocating to do mass work first, accumulate revolutionary forces, prepare conditions for the riot, and wait for the opportunity to move forward." However, the leaders accused him of "cowardly and fearful of death, right-leaning opportunism" and refused to join the county party committee. This is the first time Huang Kecheng has been denounced as "rightist". After the Hunan riot, he opposed the implementation of the "left" blind movement route, firmly opposed the big burn and kill, and was once again severely accused of being right-leaning. After the riot in southern Hunan, he lost contact with the party for a year and went to Nanjing and Shanghai to find the party. During this period, he "had all the embarrassment of asking for help from others" and "is still desperate", but in the end he still found the party and participated in the Red Army . In the revolutionary ranks, he was demoted several times for "rightist leaning". On the way to the Long March , he was deeply worried about the safety of the Red Army and said to a leader: "The old base has been destroyed by the enemy, the main Red Army has suffered major setbacks again, and there are not many troops left. It is very important to preserve revolutionary forces at present. We should try to avoid fighting tough battles with the enemy, because the Red Army can no longer withstand consumption." The leader suspected that he lacked confidence and believed that he was not suitable to continue as the leader, so he transferred him out of the army and went to the army to the army headquarters to work in an idle position. "I am not willing to be idle, so I begged the leader to assign me some work. Soon, I was appointed as the chief of the Investigation Section of the Legion Command. Because I had too poor eyesight and had no glasses, it was too difficult to conduct reconnaissance work. I encountered danger several times and was almost beaten to death by the enemy, but I still overcame all kinds of difficulties and insisted on doing it." Later, Huang Kecheng was appointed as the director of the Military Judiciary. Because he refused to execute the order to judge and deal with the fallen ones, a leader once said bluntly: "People like Huang Kecheng and Wu Gaizhi are old and cannot do much work, and they are not even qualified to be a Red Army soldier." Hearing this comment, although he was "afraid of falling behind and being dealt with", he still "marches carefully with the troops" and refused to leave the revolutionary ranks.

1944, Huang Kecheng (left) and Zhang Aiping were in the anti-Japanese base in northern Jiangsu.

After the founding of New China, General Huang Kecheng served as a senior leader of the People's Army for a long time. During the Lushan Conference in 1959, he was wrongly criticized for not "reverseing the enemy" and "adding harm to the wrongdoing" on Peng Dehuai, and eventually "returned to Beijing with a guise of being wronged and wearing the hat of "rightist anti-party". He said that at this time, "I really had no face to see others", but he still did not shake his communist beliefs at all. During his "living at home", he wrote a poem "Seven-character Code: Self-Conception": "You are young and have no ambition, and you are more free to take off your gauze hat. Living in a low house and watching the world, strolling in a small garden to save your hair. Books, newspapers, poems, chess, and chess can be used to entertain you, and you don't worry about eating, drinking, wearing and living. I hope God will not do evil and celebrate the harvest in all directions." The poem expresses his concern for "the five lakes, and all directions". In September 1965, the Central Committee decided that Huang Kecheng would serve as vice governor of Shanxi Province. Before going to Shanxi, he wrote a poem "Seven-character Code: Expressing Thoughts": "The thirteen years have passed in Beijing, half of it is hard work and half of it is idle. I am ashamed of having no achievements to the motherland, but I have regrets left to history. I think back to the past and all things have become dreams, and I look at the beauty of everything. I have no other thoughts when I go west, and I hope that I will do my best to take effect." The poem expresses my aspirations, which once again reflects my innocent heart towards the Party and communism. During the "Cultural Revolution", Huang Kecheng was wrongly detained. "The house was only 9 square meters. Except for a bed, there was only one small table and a small stool. There was nothing else, and he couldn't let go of it." He wrote another song "Seven-character Codes·Documentary": "It is normal to go to prison without reason, and the prison cell is used as a school room. He studied more than a hundred regular script every day, and studied two or three chapters in detail. Coarse grain mussel love preferences, and the bed was thin and mattress was fragrant. He still had leisure to find leisure, and lived a rotating and enjoyable life." In adversity, he was still full of optimism revolutionary spirit. General Huang Kecheng is worthy of being an outstanding proletarian revolutionary.Although General Huang Kecheng is highly myopic, he is an outstanding military strategist with a high strategic vision. By studying "Huang Kecheng's Self-Report", we deeply realized that in the long-term revolution and the construction of the New China, General Huang Kecheng has always based on bottom-line thinking, adhered to problem-oriented approach, and has taken a step further and deeper view on strategic issues, and his strategic thinking can withstand the test of history.

During the Anti-Japanese Democratic Base Area in northern Jiangsu, Huang Kecheng (second from left) took a photo with anti-Japanese democrats.

firmly believe in "engaging in military struggle". Shortly after the riots in southern Hunan in early 1928, Huang Kecheng accompanied Zhu De and Chen Yi to Jinggangshan to meet with Chairman Mao Zedong. In May and June, Huang Kecheng and others were ordered to lead some teams back to southern Hunan to fight guerrillas, but they failed and were forced to go to Nanjing, Shanghai and other places to find the party. During his time in Shanghai, he repeatedly considered a problem, which was to see that from the failure of the Great Revolution to the current situation where the party organizations in white area were damaged by enemies everywhere, and many Communist Party members and revolutionaries were bleeding. He realized that we only focus on political work in the army, not on military power, so that people are the slaughter and I am the fish. "This lesson is too profound," he said, "I deeply feel that revolution must rely on armed struggle. Without revolutionary armed forces as a backing, it will sooner or later become the enemy's meat and be slaughtered. So, I gradually formed a firm belief: go to the guerrilla zone and return to the Red Army to engage in military struggle." Afterwards, he managed to report to the Central Military Commission. After approval, he came to , the Red Third Army in the first half of 1930 and started his combat career in the Red Army again.

"Oppose attack on the central city". In June 1930, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee passed the resolution "New Revolutionary Climax and One Province or Several Provinces' First Victory" drafted by Li Lisan, and formulated an adventure plan to organize an armed uprising in central cities across the country and concentrate the Red Army across the country to attack central cities. When this plan was conveyed to the Red Third Army, Huang Kecheng "had a premonition that the situation was not good." From his personal experience, he realized that the plan to seize the central city was unrealistic at the time. Subsequently, he expressed his opinions on the attack on the central city at the joint meeting held by the Front Committee of the Red Third Army, the Hunan Provincial Party Committee , and the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Special Committee in Pingjiang City. He said: "It is unrealistic to propose the claim to seize Wuhan now, because we do not have the conditions to seize Wuhan at present." "Changsha is not impossible, but it is not a riot to seize Changsha, nor can it be to take Changsha first and then Wuhan. Instead, it is only a guerrilla military action to try to attract Changsha defenders to the field to annihilate it. If you win, the camera will occupy Changsha, which can achieve the purpose of expanding political influence and expanding the army to raise funds." As a result, after speaking the above opinions, he was immediately severely criticized by the comrades attending the meeting, accused of serious right-leaning opportunism, and "the appointment of the original political commissar of the column was revoked, and I decided to continue to work in the detachment."

On August 25, 1940, Huang Kecheng and others took a photo at the headquarters of the Second Detachment of the Fifth Column of the Eighth Route Army in Weiyingzi. From the left in the front row: Chang Yuqing, ( ), Han Zhenji, Wei Guoqing, Huang Kecheng, Liu Ruilong; from the left in the back row: Jin Ming, ( ), Deng Yifan, Zhang Tianyun, Tian Shouyao, Zhang Aiping, ( ), and Li Xuesan.

agrees with Mao Zedong's policy of "tempting the enemy into deeper" and "please come out and command." In October 1930, after the Red Army occupied Ji'an , Mao Zedong judged that after Chiang Kai-shek , after solving Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan , he would transfer his troops to attack the Soviet area on a large scale. He decisively proposed the strategic policy of "tempting the enemy into depth", that is, the main force of the Red Army retreated to the largest Soviet area in Gandong as soon as possible to gather, seize the opportunity to train the troops, and rely on the base to fight with the enemy when the enemy attacks in large quantities. The policy of "tempting the enemy into deep" was completely opposite to the central government's policy at that time, and the central government's policy was widely accepted and supported at that time. However, Huang Kecheng, who was carrying the burden of "right" tilt, "very much agrees with Mao Zedong's policy." As a result, by the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression", the Red Army suffered huge shortcomings due to deviation from Mao Zedong's correct strategic policy.Huang Kecheng recalled: "When the Red Third Army returned to Lichuan from Sha County, Fujian, I said to Peng Dehuai: 'If you continue to fight like this, the Red Army will be destroyed, and there is no way out at all. Your speech can still play a role. Can you give a suggestion to the central government and ask Mao Zedong to come out to command, which may turn the crisis around.'"

keenly feels that the Central Red Army is about to be defeated, avoiding the sacrifice of more comrades. At the end of September 1934, the Red Third Army withdrew from the front line. When they came to report to cadres above the regiment, they claimed that they would transfer their positions and mobilize the troops to prepare for a breakthrough. At this time, "Red China" published Zhang Wentian's signed article "Everything to Defend the Soviet Union". In response to this, Huang Kecheng immediately "aware that the Provisional Central Committee had planned to give up the Central Soviet Area and showed signs of moving to the outside line." So, "I hurried to the Red Third Army Hospital to mobilize the wounded and sick to be discharged immediately and prepared to be transferred with the troops. At that time, there were about 10,000 wounded and sick people in the Red Third Army. They knew nothing about the troops' immediate preparation to transfer to the outside line. Most of the wounded and sick people did not want or could not be discharged, and only a few were discharged immediately. I remember that among the wounded and sick people who were discharged from the hospital and I returned to the front line, there were comrades such as Zhang Zhen, Gan Weihan, and Zhong Wei. Those wounded and sick people who were not transferred with the troops were later lost, and most of them were killed by the enemy."

Division Commander Huang Kecheng made a report at the 3rd Division's anti-"mobilization meeting of the combat against "mopping up"

suggests the restoration of the political commissar and political organ system . After the national war of resistance began, the main force of the Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, abolishing the political commissar system . After the great victory in Pingxingguan, the General Political Department of sent Huang Kecheng to the 115th Division to inspect the political work of the troops. He felt that although the troops were reorganized for a short time, due to the abolition of the political commissar system, political work was significantly weakened, and warlord habits began to grow and spread. "During discussions with the head of the division, I suggested restoring the political commissar system of our army and carrying out the fight against warlordism to maintain the glorious traditions and fine style of our army. The head of the division, agreeing with my idea." So, after returning, he reported to the General Government, and Director Ren Bishi immediately asked him to draft a report and report it to the Party Central Committee. Chairman Mao Zedong quickly approved the fight against warlordism throughout the army, and ordered the restoration of the original political commissar and political organ system of our army, strengthening the political work of the army.

"Cross the Longhai Road and develop towards central China." In the first half of 1940, Huang Kecheng proposed to the Central Committee that "dividing the Second Column into two stalls" and "a part of it crosses Longhai Road and develops towards Central China." This was also an important moment for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Chairman Mao Zedong and Liu Shaoqi to deploy the development of central China. On April 17, the central government immediately stated that "the new Second Brigade and the Third Fourth Brigade have a total of 12,000 people. Departing from Taihang , after trying to eliminate the three Shiyou tribes on the Hebei-Shandong-Henan border, it is ready to be transferred to the south of Longhai Road at any time to cooperate with the Peng Xuefeng tribe's operations." In early June, Huang Kecheng was ordered to lead the main force of the Second Column to Central China, "under the direct leadership of the Central China Bureau of the Communist Party of China, he began the struggle to open up and build the anti-Japanese base in northern Jiangsu." He lived in northern Jiangsu for five years and made significant contributions to the establishment of the anti-Japanese base in central China.

In the winter of 1943, Huang Kecheng took a photo with the party, government and military cadres in Huaihai District who participated in the rectification study in Zhuangwei, Sishu County (now Siyang County ). From the left in the front row: Zhang Kexin, Wu Xinquan, Shao Youhe, Liu Zhen, Zhong Wei, Li Shaoyuan; from the left in the second row: Qin Jian, Shen Qixian, Huang Kecheng, Jin Ming; from the left in the third row: Huang Zhongcheng, Yang Chun, Zhang Yan, Tian Yangquan , Feng Zhixiang, Liu Shuzhou, Lu Zhenzhong, and Li Yimang.

"It is recommended that the Central Committee and Military Commission immediately send large troops to the Northeast." It is recommended that the central government seize the Northeast, which is one of the important contributions made by General Huang Kecheng as an outstanding strategist to the cause of the Chinese people's liberation. In response, Huang Kecheng recalled: "In early September 1945, with the approval of the Central Committee, we led the Seventh and Eighth Brigades of the Third Division of the New Fourth Army from the west and east of Jinpu Road in Huainan to return to northern Jiangsu. When we passed by the Central China Bureau station on September 13, we learned that the Soviet Red Army had annihilated the Japanese Kwantung Army and occupied the northeastern region of our country. At the same time, our army also entered the northeastern region.The main force of the Kuomintang army is still in the rear and there is no time to take over the Northeast. I think this is an excellent opportunity for our army to march into the Northeast and open up a strategic base in the Northeast. So, I asked Rao Shushi, who was then the secretary of the Central China Bureau, to send a telegram to the Central Committee, suggesting that the Central Committee and the Military Commission immediately send large troops to the Northeast. Regardless of whether the Soviet Red Army agreed or not, they should make up their minds to march into the Northeast and not miss the opportunity. But Rao Shushi did not agree to sending the telegram at that time. I immediately drafted a telegram in my own name, put forward my opinions on the current situation and military policy to the Central Committee and the Military Commission, and sent it on the 14th using the Central China Bureau's radio station. "Huang Kecheng suggested: "When the Northeast can send teams in, it should be sent as many as possible, at least 50,000 people, and the best way to go to 100,000 people, and send prestigious military leaders to preside over the work, quickly create a general base, and support the struggle within the pass. "His suggestion coincided with Liu Shaoqi, who was in charge of the central work at the time. On September 17, Liu Shaoqi drafted a telegram to Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai in Chongqing to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and proposed the strategic policy of "advance northward and defending southward", and Huang Kecheng's suggestion was specifically mentioned in the telegram. Mao Zedong replied on the 19th, expressing his "complete agreement". On September 20, Liu Shaoqi personally drafted a reply to the Central Bureau of China in the name of the Central Secretariat and transferred it to Huang Kecheng: "You have read your proposal and agreed in principle. The central government has noted that it has been collected on the current strategic deployment. I hope you will give more suggestions in the future. "

People's Daily published Huang Kecheng's article screenshot on the evaluation of Chairman Mao and attitude towards Mao Zedong Thought"

Studying "Huang Kecheng's Self-Report", we can find that General Huang Kecheng has a profound vision and far-sighted vision on many major issues of China's revolution and construction, and has maintained a high degree of consistency with the correct leadership of the central government and Chairman Mao Zedong. And the best reflects Huang Kecheng's outstanding strategic vision is also the greatest contribution of General Huang Kecheng in his life. They believe that it is his correct evaluation of Chairman Mao Zedong and his persistence in Mao Zedong Thought. "Huang Kecheng's Self-Report" includes his important speech at the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection meeting in late November 1980, "On the Evaluation of Chairman Mao and the Attitude to Mao Zedong Thought". He said that if counts all the mistakes our party has made since the founding of the People's Republic of China and lets him bear the responsibility alone, it is not in line with historical facts. "A comrade asked me: 'Do you bear the responsibility for the mistakes alone? ’I said, ‘I have to take some responsibility too. But I cannot take responsibility for the "Cultural Revolution" because at that time I no longer participated in the work of the central government and had no say. ’I think that whenever I have the right to speak and I do not express my opinion against the wrong decision, then I cannot shirk my responsibility for the wrong afterwards. "He pointed out incisively: "If we lose Mao Zedong Thought and cause ideological confusion among the Party and the people, our socialist country may deteriorate and future generations will suffer. You must not miss this danger! "He clearly called out: "We old Communist Party members, all Communist Party members who truly strive for the cause of the people, should fight against the phenomenon of slandering Mao Zedong Thought and vilifying Chairman Mao's image in order to safeguard the fundamental interests of the Party and the people. "We should not be harsh on our predecessors. We can only make up for the shortcomings of our predecessors through the struggle practice of our descendants, continuously enrich and develop Mao Zedong Thought, and write a new chapter on this glorious banner. "General Huang Kecheng's speech played an extremely important role in correctly evaluating Chairman Mao Zedong and Mao Zedong Thought and unifying the thoughts of the whole party. It also played a public opinion-oriented role in the smooth issuance of the "Resolution on Several Historical Issues of the Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", and has strong guiding significance and far-reaching historical significance. General Huang Kecheng said in his self-report: "The lessons of failure often give people a deeper education than successful experiences. Because these lessons were obtained through a lot of bloodshed and sacrifice. Since the failure of the Great Revolution, I have learned a lot, no longer as blind as before, and naturally think about various problems more naturally. I realize that as a revolutionary, I should have independent thinking and insights, and I cannot blindly follow others and follow others.This is truly responsible for the revolutionary cause. "He recalled that after finding the Party in Shanghai, he focused on studying the large number of materials sent by the organization. He said: "I read it hungrily and learned many new principles from it. "This has improved my theoretical understanding of the issue of the Chinese revolution a big step. "This is not only the personal experience of General Huang Kecheng, but also allows us to see why he has a high strategic vision.

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From "Huang Kecheng's Self-Report", we deeply feel General Huang Kecheng's noble character of being open-minded, loving the people, working hard, and being honest and dedicated.

General Huang Kecheng won the support of the majority of commanders and fighters with his personal charm. He recalled his experience as the political commissar of the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army: "I just arrived at this army for a while. Due to my unfamiliar relationship, it was very difficult to carry out work. Some cadres ignored me, the political commissar. Not only did they not listen to my speech, but they also had some intentional difficulties in life. Despite this, I still do my work patiently and treat others sincerely. I believe that over time, I will make the relationship better. I usually don’t talk much about war at the beginning. Later, when I saw that the troops often suffered losses in combat, I persuaded everyone to study new tactics to avoid passive wars and positional wars. These words don't work much. I was not in a hurry, and I still took the approach of patiently doing my work and gradually persuading me. Later, during the entire War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, I had been sharing weal and woe with this army, living and dying, and forming the closest and deepest combat friendship. ” ”

Huang Kecheng (provided by Huang Nan) in reading

General Huang Kecheng always thinks about the interests of the people. He asked the commanders and fighters of the troops to say: "We are Communists, and we should think more about the masses in everything, and we should know the difficulties of the masses as the mother. When we get some food and get a piece of clothing, we must take into account the burden on the masses. "While leading the anti-Japanese base in northern Jiangsu to fight against the "mopping up" and counterattack the Kuomintang stubborn army, he led the construction of the northern Jiangsu seawall. "With the support of the Central Plains Bureau and the Central China New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army General Command, we adopted the method of issuing public debt for repairing dikes and using to work for relief , mobilizing tens of thousands of migrant workers. The military and civilians joined forces to fight together, and finally, at the end of July 1941, the seawall with a total length of 90 miles was completed. The day after the completion of the new seawall, it was hit by a tsunami again, and it was six inches higher than the previous water level. But the newly built embankment remained firm, ensuring the safety of the lives and property of the people along the coast."

Huang Kecheng and his eldest daughter Huang Nan maintained a lifelong style of hard work and integrity. When recalling the decision of the central government to be the vice governor of Shanxi Province, he said: "So he immediately prepared to leave, pack up his things, hand over public property and housing, etc. In the past, someone gave me a few calligraphy and paintings, as well as some revolutionary relics I preserved, such as the currency in the Soviet area, and then they were given to relevant museums for preservation. The remaining more than 1,000 kilograms of military food coupons in recent years have also been handed over to the public. "

General Huang Kecheng and his wife Tang Dihua took a photo with the children (provided by Huang Nan)

What best reflects General Huang Kecheng's integrity and dedication is the so-called "gold problem". He described this matter in more detail in his self-report: "The so-called 'gold problem' refers to part of the funds brought by the Third Division of the New Fourth Army when he was ordered to drive from northern Jiangsu to northeast. At that time, tens of thousands of troops were dispatched thousands of miles away, so of course they could not without money. However, local anti-coins can only be used locally and cannot be used once they leave the base. The Third Division has been operating in the northern Jiangsu base area for several years and its economic conditions are good. When the army was dispatched, in addition to changing some fiat currency , it also tried to exchange some gold for emergency situations. Due to the savings, the gold brought by the division headquarters was still left until the Northeast base was established and the troops were reorganized. I obtained the organization's consent to bring this part of the fund to the Ximan Military Region. After the liberation of the Northeast, I became the director of the Tianjin Military Control Commission and the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. At that time, the remaining gold was still in the hands of Weng Xuwen, who was responsible for keeping it. My husband asked me what to do? At that time, I knew that I would be the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee in Hunan. There are many martyrs in Hunan. They used to be an old revolutionary area, but now they are a newly liberated area.I have always considered difficulties and feared that there were special needs, so I asked Weng Xuwen to ask for instructions and obtain Li Fuchun's approval, and brought the money to Hunan again. After arriving in Hunan, I also used a few relief to the military and martyrs. However, the economic situation of the province has improved rapidly and the problems can be solved, so the money is no longer needed. So I asked Weng Xuwen to hand over the money to the Hunan Provincial Finance Department. The funds were managed by Weng Xuwen from beginning to end. Although I have the right to approve it, I have never handled it directly. Weng Xuwen is very honest, never seeking personal gain, and very cautious. He managed the money for the revolutionary team, and worked diligently, with clear and complete procedures and accounts. After the money was handed over, he still kept the account receipt and dared not destroy it. When I transferred Beijing back to the army, he still stayed in Hunan to work. He once asked me if these accounts were still kept by him? I have always been a cautious person, but this time I have a clear conscience and very confident answered him nonsense and said: This is the account you handle, who should I hand it over to? If you think it is cumbersome, it is OK to destroy it. After the Military Commission Struggle Association exposed this issue, I became really worried. What I am afraid of is that Weng Xuwen is old and can’t remember the whole story, and he is also afraid that he has destroyed the accounts. And if Weng Xuwen dies, I will be hard to tell. Although I have committed the crime of "rightist anti-party", I am really ashamed of my reputation of "corruption". To this end, I wrote to Lin Biao, who was in charge of the work of the Military Commission on behalf of Peng, and asked someone to quickly find out the case. In order to find out the matter, I heard that Luo Ruiqing led a group of personnel to Hunan in person and summoned all the personnel who had worked in accounting to Changsha to check, and took out all the old accounts from many years ago, and checked and questioned them day by day. Fortunately, Weng Xuwen is more careful than me. It is related to money and is afraid of criticism. The books and documents are kept intact, and even the documents approved by Fuchun are there. (Fuchun himself forgot about this matter. People asked him, but he said he didn't remember it.) After checking this for half a year, no problems were found. In the end, it was left alone and no longer mentioned this matter. I was thus relieved of being falsely accused. This is really thanks to Weng Xuwen's cautious style. "General Huang Kecheng "thanks Weng Xuwen for his cautious style". In fact, we think he should be more grateful for his "real shame for his reputation of 'corruption'".

In terms of integrity and dedication, there is no more narrative in "Huang Kecheng's Self-Report". Perhaps he thinks it is not worth telling, but among the vast military and civilians in the anti-Japanese base in northern Jiangsu, many stories about General Huang Kecheng's aspects are circulated, and this article will not be reprinted. Finally, let us use a poem by Marshal Chen Yi to commemorate the 120th anniversary of General Huang Kecheng's birth: "The heavy snow presses against the green pine, and the green pine is straight and straight. You must know that the pine tree is noble and clean, and wait until the snow melts. ”