The Founding of an Army Page #9

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your army had a bloody battle in Sanheba alone.

And after marching for thousands of miles,

800 defeated men became a force

of more than 10,000 strong.

The pillar of strength in our revolution

has been no one but you!

I have long heard of you and your work, Zedong.

To establish a base in barren mountains

that range for miles and miles,

is something only a hero could achieve.

I have eight words hidden in my heart:

"So many extreme difficulties

and a narrow escape."

I also have 8 words for you,

for Dr. Sun Yat-sen,

for Chiang Kai-shek and for all of our enemies:

"A single spark

can start a wild fire."

Salute!

The new China

depends on you!

"In September 1927, Mao Zedong led

the famous Sanwan Reorganization,

"which founded the system under

the leadership of the CCP.

"In December 1929, the Fourth Red Army

held the 9th meeting of the CCP,

"which saw the adoption

of the Gutian Congress Resolution,

"established the principle to build

the Party ideologically and the Army politically

"and pointed the way to construct

a new proletarian People's Army.

"The Red Army had thus entered into a new era

and began to develop and grow."

The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army

is an armed body that can carry out

the political tasks of the revolution.

This is the valuable experience

we gathered from our bitter struggles.

Well said!

I, Zhu De, hereby bear witness.

I as well!

I also!

The Red Army

is the people's army.

Besides fighting to destroy

the enemy's military strength,

it should shoulder such important tasks

as providing propaganda to the people,

organizing the masses,

and arming them. These are it's primary duties.

The central task

and the highest form of revolution

is the seizure of power by an armed force.

We will arm our troops

with proletarian ideology

as a force to correct all errant ideas.

Our principle is that

the Party commands the gun.

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