1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"Since you only need such a small piece of land to feed your family, why do you cultivate so much land? You work hard all year round but still can't eat enough. Your mother even starved to death." The soldier who survived because of the last grain of food his mother gave up said with red eyes and a bitter smile:

"Because the harvest was bad, there wasn't enough food to eat!"

"Isn't it good to have a New Year every year?"

"That's not the case. There were some good years."

"During a good harvest, is there plenty of food?"

"many."

"Did your family have enough to eat?" "No..."

"And where is your food?"

"We have to pay 7% of the crops grown on the land to the landlord...huh?"

The soldier was stunned by these words, then frowned and fell into deep thought. Seeing that he vaguely understood, UMP45 continued to guide him:

"Let me ask you again, at the end of the year, are you farming, or is the landlord farming?" "Yes...me."

"Then who took most of the food?" "The landlord!"

"What do we do when the harvest is bad and we have nothing to eat?" "We dig wild vegetables, eat tree roots, or borrow grain from the landlords."

"If I borrow 100 kilograms of grain, how much do I have to pay back the next year?" "130 kilograms, and sometimes 150 kilograms." "So, isn't this question pretty clear?" UMP45 spread her hands.

"You worked hard for a year to grow the food, but most of it has to be given to landlords who never work the land. They eat it to their heart's content while your family starves to death. And then they loan you money so you can't pay it back in your lifetime." "Tell me, why?!"

Why... Why...

This soldier, who had originally disdained the Communist Party's political education, now seemed to have something sprouting in his heart. Yes, why? Why!

Why should I give the crops I grow to the landlord for free? And give so much of them! My family is starving to death!

The landlord just keeps raising the rent and interest! He even won't let me go into the mountains to cut wood!

Because he said it was his mountain!

Why!!!

"Comrades! Soldiers! Officers!"

UMP45 shouted:

"Those of you who are landlords in your family, like him, raise your hands!"

With a bang, almost everyone in the audience raised their hands immediately!

Only a few people hesitated, but when they thought of those "reputable" "village sages" and their actions of lending money and renting land to the poor, they also raised their hands.

"It seems that the landlords in Hunan are like this, the landlords in Hubei are like this, the landlords in Jiangxi are like this, and the landlords in the northwest are like this too!"

"This! This is exploitation!

..boom!

The empty terms and explanations of "appropriating other people's labor or wealth without compensation" that were previously used by Communist Party cadres have suddenly become a reality that has penetrated deeply into the bones of the people!

Exploitation!

Exploitation!

It turns out that it was because of this kind of exploitation that I...

"This is the root cause of your lifelong suffering!" "This is the fundamental reason why the Communist Party wants to carry out land reform!" "Chiang Kai-shek is nothing!"

"As long as this system exists, even if we kill Chiang Kai-shek today, there will be another Li Jieshi, Zhang Jieshi, and Wang Jieshi tomorrow! That includes the Jiachang and Baochang who bullied you! We'll never be able to kill them all!" "By then, you and your brothers and sisters will suffer for generations to come. Tell me, are you willing to do that?"

“I don’t want to!!!”

“I don’t want to!!” “I don’t want to!!!”

From the audience erupted a roar of fury. Every soldier shouted, "No!" at the top of his lungs! "Why should I be exploited by them? Why should I suffer forever?"

Chinese people are not those Indians. Who the hell wants to eat coarse food and be bullied for the rest of their lives?!

"Emperor Zhuanxu severed the connection between heaven and earth" and "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different races born from different species?" have been passed down for thousands of years. Even an illiterate person has likely heard similar stories from elders or storytellers.

"So, what should we do? Should we join the Red Army, join the Communist Party, overthrow the Kuomintang, overthrow this system, overthrow this old society? Tell me, should we?!" "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

The roar from the audience grew louder.

The deafening noise made nearby residents and Red Army soldiers in other locations think a riot had occurred, and they even sent people to inquire about the situation. The morale of the Red 5th Army had reached its peak.

If the CCP asked these soldiers to fight against the army led by the Kuomintang at this time, they would not hesitate at all. This is almost a completely communist army.

The reason I said "almost" was because some things weren't completely done yet. After everyone calmed down a bit, UMP45 asked with a smile:

"But joining the Red Army and the Communist Party means we have to fight against all the landlords in the world. Are you afraid?" "No! No! No!"

"So, do you think we can defeat them?"

"....Well..."

The terrible memories of being beaten and bullied came flooding back.

The voices quieted down considerably, with only a few people answering "yes." UMP45 called out another soldier's name:

"Lin Dagou! Tell me, how many landlords are there in your village? And how many miserable people like you are there?" "One landlord! There should be... three or four hundred people like me!"

"How many people are there in the landlord's family?"

"Including the servants, there are about a dozen of them!"

"If three or four hundred people fight a dozen people, who will win?" "Of course three or four hundred people!"

"very good!"

UMP45 looked at everyone:

"It's the same all over the world. The poor are the majority, and the landlord exploiting class is only a minority! As long as we poor people unite together, do you think we can defeat the exploiters and their lackeys?" "...Yes...Yes! Yes! Yes!"

"So, we're going to win?!"

“Yes! Yes! Yes!”

Roars a hundred times more fervent than the last roared from voices, some young and some aged, shaking the very dust on the ground. The eyes of nearly every soldier shone with a gleam, even more resolute than those of many "red" Red Army soldiers. It was clear to anyone that these soldiers believed, from the bottom of their hearts, that the Communist Party would triumph over the Kuomintang and achieve final victory. The CCP cadres who were "visiting" were deeply moved.

It's not like the CCP hasn't done political work in the military before, and those political cadres can't be said to have been lazy, but the results were extremely poor. Only a very small number of people were willing to listen, while the majority didn't take it seriously. There were even cases of people running away after being told political lessons. Why?

The CCP's attack on Chiang Kai-shek as a "national leader" made the officers and soldiers, whose minds were filled with the concept of "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism", extremely dissatisfied.

Even if there was no dissatisfaction, in the eyes of many people, whether the Communist Party or the Kuomintang won, it was just a matter of "the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit." The Communist Party was helpless in this regard.

Can't we just kill everyone?

Then we can only say, "Those who are willing to stay can stay, and we will treat them well. Those who don't want to stay will be given some travel expenses to go home."

Although this method effectively undermined the will of many National Army soldiers to fight to the death, it was simply unbearable compared to the current reform methods.

Their method can only make the newly surrendered soldiers willing to "surrender" or unwilling to become their enemies, but now this method can turn the enemy's soldiers into excellent

Red Army soldiers with firm faith!

There's no need to explain how huge the gap between the two is, right?

Some bright-minded cadres even imagined a terrifying scenario: 100,000 Red Army soldiers fighting 100,000 Nationalist soldiers. After each battle, they would be reformed, leaving the Red Army with a few hundred thousand soldiers. These few hundred thousand soldiers would then fight against a few hundred thousand soldiers. After each battle, they would be reformed, leaving the Red Army with a few hundred thousand soldiers. These few hundred thousand soldiers would then fight against a few hundred thousand soldiers.

Thinking of that scene, everyone's soul trembles. This is the true way to transform the army! However, it seems that UMP45's mission is not over yet.

119 Criticism and Self-Criticism, Exposure and Self-Exposure

Just as everyone thought the "grievance meeting" was over, UMP45 stood at the front of the stage and shouted again:

"Comrades! Just now, we told you a lot about the evil deeds done by Kuomintang officers and officials to bully you. Do you hate them?" "Hate! Hate! Hate!"

"Then I want to ask, have you ever committed similar evil deeds? Petty theft? Rape women? Bully the common people?"

UMP45's words instantly froze the previously high morale, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured down on them in the coldest days of winter. "Have we... ever committed such a heinous act?"

Without a doubt, there is.

Even the relatively strict Northwest Army was not immune to robbing civilians, assaulting fellow soldiers, and even violating Marshal Feng's prohibitions against drugs, gambling, and prostitution. This was even more true of the ordinary Nationalist Army, whose discipline was even worse. Ultimately, it was impossible for bandit warlord armies, especially (mostly) feudal armies like Chiang Kai-shek's, to be free of such practices as drinking, gambling, whoring, harming the people, and oppressing the innocent; it was simply a matter of degree.

After arriving in the Red Army, the rebel soldiers encountered a stricter, even more harsh, military discipline than they had ever seen before, one they couldn't even comprehend. If it weren't for the fact that the officers didn't beat or scold the soldiers, and that all aspects were relatively equal, many soldiers would have deserted long ago because they couldn't stand this kind of military discipline.

Who would dare to confess his past mistakes in front of such an army?

Seeing that no one was talking, UMP45 explained with a smile:

"Why am I telling you this? It's not to hold you accountable, nor is it to punish you! This is for everyone's own good!"

For our own good?

If someone else said this, perhaps no one would believe it, but when it came to this extremely beautiful "Horse Instructor" who could touch their hearts, everyone had some trust in her.

"As everyone just learned, the Red Army is completely different from the Kuomintang and other warlord armies! The Red Army is the army of the poor, the army of the people!" UMP45 said, waving her hand and pointing to the left, then to the right.

"If you want to truly become a member of this team, you must make a clean break with the past! And if you want to make a clean break, you must explain the past clearly!" "Only by clearly explaining all past crimes to the Party, the organization, and the people can we truly and completely break with the old society!"

"Think about it. If you don't do this, one day the Communist Party will unify all of China and lead the people to rule the country, and then you still have things you haven't explained clearly about bullying the people." "By then, will the people forgive you?! If the people want to punish you, how can the Party help you explain to them? How can you seek their forgiveness?"

Everyone was silent for a while, and finally a soldier raised his hand timidly: "Instructor Ma, if I tell this, will I really not be punished?"

"Haha, maybe you think my words don't count. Then I'll invite two people whose words count, okay?" UMP45 said, waving towards the corner.

"Comrade Wu Hao! Comrade Li Desheng! What do you think we should do?" The soldiers basically knew the identities of these two people and looked over.

Wu Hao didn't expect that he would be discovered even though he came to watch the conference secretly. He secretly perked up his mind, discussed with the people around him, and finally gave an answer: do as Agent Matt said.

The Red Army lacks experience in this area, so it is better to listen to the experience of those who have experience! There is nothing shameful in learning.

"Okay! Since they've already said it, I'll emphasize it again! Even if you confess your crimes, the Communist Party will never punish you for it! As long as you take the initiative to explain your mistakes, no matter what crimes you've committed, the Communist Party and the Red Army will no longer pursue them! No additional punishment will be imposed!"

"For those who have committed truly heinous crimes, the Red Army offers two choices: either join the death squad and exterminate the reactionaries to atone for your sins, or leave the Red Army and become a good person from now on!"

"In short, no matter what, as long as you clearly confess your past sins, even if it's just picking a watermelon from the common people, you must tell them, and everything will be over!" "Is that okay?!"

".…"

Under UMP45's repeated assurances, soldiers finally came forward and confessed their crimes, including but not limited to petty theft, robbery, prostitution, drug use, and molesting women.

However, compared to the crimes of military officers and landlords, their crimes seemed quite "insignificant." The most serious crimes were "forcing ordinary people into forced labor, defrauding merchants of their money," and so on.

Wu Hao and others who were listening couldn't help but shake their heads and didn't believe it at all.

We are all human beings. Even if we have made promises, how could we possibly confess such horrific crimes?

Anyway, they don't believe that these soldiers who have served in the national army for a long time are completely saints who have emerged from the mud and are not stained. Seeing that the effect is not very good, UMP45 is still not anxious:

"It's okay! Some things are hard to explain face to face, so go down and write them yourself! For those who can't write, we'll arrange for someone to teach you how to do it! Political cadres, listen up! You'll have a lot of work ahead of you!"

After hearing this, Li Desheng and others immediately prepared to record.

"First, we will be divided into groups of 20 people based on their origins and military unit backgrounds. Everyone will write down their crimes and keep a record.

"Then, everyone takes out their criminal record and gives it to everyone in their group for an initial review. If everyone agrees that you haven't missed any crimes, then you've passed!

"If you don't pass, you'll have to reflect a second time based on everyone's opinions! Confess your crimes again! If you still don't pass, the instructor will call in more people to help you reflect until you pass!" "Finally, after everyone's review is passed, it will be submitted to the instructor for approval. For people with different crimes, we'll handle them differently as I just said!"

"But in short, as long as you explain your past crimes clearly, the Communist Party and the Red Army will forgive you!"

After hearing this, Wu Hao, Li Desheng and others' eyes lit up.

One saw the ruthlessness of this tactic—no one could guarantee that their crimes wouldn't be exposed, so to protect themselves, they would proactively confess and expose their crimes. Another saw its underlying purpose—a call to mobilize everyone's strength, to settle accounts with everyone's crimes and past, and to avoid concealment and deception. Regardless of one's perspective, one had to admit that this tactic was powerful.

The faces of some officers and soldiers had turned pale.

But UMP45's words were not over yet:

"I know that revealing one's crimes is a very uncomfortable thing, but in order to settle accounts with the past, this is what must be done!"

"Yesterday and today, we denounced the persecution we suffered from the Kuomintang warlords' former army, former officers, landlords, village chiefs, headmen, and county magistrates. We all cried bitterly!" "It's truly detestable that these people bullied you and your families. But have you ever considered that when you bully others, they also cry bitterly?"

"Your mother, your sisters, your wife and daughter are being bullied, and you go and bully other people's mothers, sisters, wives and daughters. How can you feel at ease with that?" "We are all poor people! They eat the same pig food and wear the same rags as you do, and live the same hard life as you do.

What a hard life!"

"You are human beings! They are human beings too! How can people bully each other?"

"They are your class sisters! Class brothers! Class parents! Class children!" "Bullying them is the same as bullying your own sisters, brothers, parents, and children!"

“Remember this!”

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Before he finished speaking, some soldiers began to cry loudly.