1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

No one questioned it anymore.

This kind of oath is different from "If this or that happens, God will do this to me", and its credibility is terrifyingly high.

"Let me answer this question!"

Another American officer who had also been assigned to a certain unit raised his hand and stood up: "I think it's similar to the relationship between workers and managers I just mentioned. Perhaps it is precisely because of this equal relationship that they can maintain such high morale in such a difficult environment;"

"Although their food, housing, and supplies are incomparable to ours, there's no such thing as special officer rations. Even the commander-in-chief gets the same, so I believe no one will complain."

"For example, think about it. Ms. Field has always treated us as equals. What do you think of this? Would you disobey her orders because of this?"

"As for the soldiers' hobbies, doesn't Ms. Field often tell us to learn more about various countries, ethnic groups, and disciplines?"

"Well..."

OK, now I understand...part of it.

"If subordinates are allowed to question or even punish their superiors, what will happen during combat?"

"I spoke with one of their officers. This 'Military Committee' was originally called the 'Soldiers Committee', but the name was later changed, apparently to avoid being misunderstood as an organization solely favoring soldiers..."

"In fact, the head of this organization is elected by all soldiers and approved by a higher-level organization. He or she is not necessarily the direct superior, which ensures fairness and justice as much as possible.

"At the same time, the military committee is only allowed to supervise superiors in peacetime, mainly in economic and moral aspects (conduct). When carrying out tasks, subordinates are still required to obey their superiors, and failure to do so will be severely punished."

"Won't that lead to a buildup of conflicts?"

"This is where their other two systems come into play. One is the political commissar system. Starting from the company level upwards, in addition to the military chief, there is also a political chief of the same rank."

"I'm sorry, the time was too short and I didn't get to know him in depth, but I feel like he's very similar to our military chaplains, a supporting role used to guide soldiers. It's just that his functions seem more comprehensive."

"The other is called the Democratic Assembly. They hold regular and irregular plenary sessions to discuss important matters or resolve issues that even the political commissars can't resolve.

"While I was with the troops, a soldier and an officer got into a fight over a language barrier. They held a meeting to discuss the entire situation publicly, and then everyone collectively decided who was right and wrong, and what the punishment should be..."

Huh?

Putting aside the military chaplains, I feel like the Democratic Conference has a similar format to our meeting today...

"In addition to issues related to the military system, I also discovered something even more shocking during my time with the troops."

Another officer stood up:

"I followed the company to a village to complete a grain collection mission. I thought they would face resistance from the farmers, but surprisingly, the farmers were very happy to hand over the grain to them! They even offered to cook for them!"

"...Why? Are they crazy?"

"No, it seems that the land in the hands of the peasants was distributed to them by these soldiers after they executed the largest landlord in the village."

"Repay a favor?"

"That should be... but it doesn't seem comprehensive. The first thing those soldiers did after entering the village was to help the villagers with farm work. It's clear they're quite skilled at this."

"Soldiers... doing farm work? Are they militia?"

"No, no, no, they're regular combat troops. According to the company commander, they're the CCP's most elite troops. Maybe that's a bit of a boast, but the soldiers' mental state and physical fitness are indeed very good. At least they're more flexible than our soldiers."

"I've also seen this phenomenon: all soldiers have to participate in labor every day, not just training. They call it 'the military and the people are one family.'"

"What do you mean? Those farmers are their relatives?"

"It's obvious that the language is different... Oh, there are so many dialects in China... They have to rely on local translators to communicate with the villagers. They are definitely not relatives."

"Then why..."

"I don't understand, but that's how it is. The soldiers have a very good relationship with the farmers. The farmers provide them with food, and they work for the farmers, and then take a small portion of the food."

Huh?

etc?

Where have I seen a similar scene before?

Several officers who had been to the countryside during their research in Northeast China had just begun to wonder, but were quickly interrupted:

"Something like... an exchange contract?"

"Ah? Yes! I think this description is very accurate!"

"The idea of ​​a contract may have some truth to it, but based on my conversation with an officer, I think they are more like being extremely satisfied with their current lives."

"What's the meaning?"

"He told me that he used to be a soldier in the Chinese Central Government Army. He never had a full meal there and was beaten every day. Some people in his company even starved to death."

"Starving to death? Can't the Chinese government even afford to provide rations for the soldiers?"

"No, it's because their commanders took the food to the black market to exchange for money, and then gave the soldiers only one meal of porridge a day, nothing else... He said that this is normal in the Chinese army..."

I thought the material treatment of the Chinese Communist soldiers was bad enough, but I didn't expect there were even "experts"?

"...Oh my God, I really want to kick their butts with my iron-toed boots..." Now, everyone felt a little bit of "empathy".

Although corruption also exists within the United States and the U.S. military, even if there are cases where corruption extends to soldiers' rations, it is a minority among the minority.

American military officers often come from good backgrounds, and the US military is relatively wealthy now, so there are generally no idiots who would make too many changes to the soldiers' rations.

After all, as a direct superior, if you directly sell the soldiers' rations for money, aren't you afraid that someone will secretly put them in a sack or even shoot them?

As for what kind of pig food and dog kennels the gentlemen in Congress provide for the soldiers from the top-level design, that is none of the officers' business.

"No wonder they're so motivated in every aspect after joining the army. It's no exaggeration to say that for them, this place is like heaven, with enough food and warm clothes and no one to scold or abuse them."

"Indeed..."

"Not just material things, but also religious things, my friend." Another officer carefully took out a booklet from his pocket:

"Look at these things. I got them from a rifleman with his permission. If all this is true, I'm sure this army's faith is no less than ours."

"What?"

"These are their military songs and some regulations. I translated the first one as 'Three Big Disciplines Eight Points for Attention'."

The officer briefly read out the contents and said with admiration:

"From what I understand, they basically did everything the song says. They really didn't rob, kill, or rape women, and they treated prisoners well..."

There was a brief silence.

what?

How could there be such an army?

Without looting and raping, the soldiers are not satisfied. How can they maintain their morale during the battle?

Although they wanted to say so, the things they had discussed before were still fresh in their minds, which made them feel doubtful.

The officer took out another diary and briefly described its contents:

"This is the soldier's diary. It records in detail how he trained, how he studied, how he made mistakes, how he reflected on them, and how he corrected them..."

"He wrote in his diary every day, reflecting on his gains and losses in combat and life, on what he had done wrong, and on the shortcomings and errors in his thinking..."

"I thought he was already an extremely good fighter, but he told me he was still far from perfect. He said he once saw a female officer knock down dozens of people in a few minutes... Uh... That's probably an exaggeration..."

"I asked him. He's just an ordinary farmer's child. He's been in the army for less than a year, and he's already..."

The scene fell into deeper silence.

Afterwards, people kept saying similar things:

"I saw them getting all dirty and smelly from helping farmers clean toilets. They borrowed water from the farmers to bathe, and after washing, they helped clean up the area before leaving..."

"I heard that one of their armies in the north captured a Kuomintang city, and everyone from the commander... oh, Chairman Li, down to the lowest soldier, slept on the streets to avoid disturbing the residents!"

"Yes, they are always especially kind to ordinary people. Only during training can you tell that they are an army, but for some reason, I have no doubt about their combat effectiveness on the battlefield..."

"I saw they had a blackboard hanging in the dormitory, on which every soldier wrote their suggestions and opinions for everyone else. Those who were criticized would also respond on it, encouraging each other..."

"They were studying airplanes and airborne troops, tanks and artillery, and even aircraft carriers, battleships, submarines, and gas masks. They argued about who was better in battleships, ours or the Japanese, and which was the future of aircraft carriers or battleships..."

(There were quite a few American delegation members like this, especially those who went to Yan'an. After returning, they were generally full of praise for the CCP—but then they were all labeled "pro-communist elements," and some were even killed.)

The more everyone discussed it, the more astonished they became. Gradually, a consensus emerged: This unit's morals and standards of conduct had a Western counterpart! That was the Paladin!

"We are the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, seeking neither wealth nor land, but fighting for our Lord";

"We are noble and pious knights, determined to protect pilgrims and put an end to all evil thoughts";

"We pledge ourselves to poverty, celibacy, and obedience, devoting ourselves to the service of God." "We guard against thieves and robbers, ensuring the passage of traffic and the safety of the pilgrims."

This was the creed of the Knights Templar when they were first formed, namely "maintain poverty, abstinence, and protect the common people."

Of course, everyone present knew that this was an ideal Paladin, one that hadn't appeared in the real world for many, many years. Those "Paladins" that had been recorded before seemed so distant and distant that they seemed like fictional legends.

Crusaders?

Come on!

Ms. Field has deconstructed the history of the Vatican, and everyone knows that it was mostly just a group of scum under the banner of God.

However, a true "Paladin" who was almost identical to them in every respect except their religious beliefs suddenly appeared before them.

Humility, piety, mercy, bravery, justice, sacrifice, honor, perseverance, generosity, gentlemanliness, helping the weak and the poor...it is simply the real-life embodiment of the most perfect Paladin!

The only "flaw" is that they are not very "moral and ascetic". On the contrary, apart from the fact that most people do not drink or smoke, this army has more entertainment activities than the US army.

But even so, they were still a force of "Paladins"! Seeing that their goal had been basically achieved, Haruta clapped his hands:

"Okay, everyone, I believe you have fully understood the power of the CCP. Yes, they are the paladins in my eyes;"

"Whether they believe in God or not, or even what religion they follow, is irrelevant. What matters is that their morals and conduct perfectly align with the standards of my ideal paladin."

"I hope you will seriously think about this: how many of our people, our officials, our soldiers have reached their standards? Why can't they?"

Everyone was speechless.

As Springfield said, there are similar people in the United States, but they are very few, and it is even less likely that they will appear on such a large scale and in such a concentrated manner as the Red Army.

So what is the reason?

Why do we behave worse than a group of atheists when we are the believers in God?

In just a few days, even if this group of people tried harder and the CCP opened up more, they would probably only be able to see some superficial symptoms and not dig out the deeper reasons. Therefore, someone made a request:

"Ms. Field, can I skip the rest of the visit and stay here?"

453 Breaking the Ice, Changing the Name, and Establishing Diplomatic Relations

"...These are the main problems you currently face in the industry. We will provide you with a more complete report later."

In the room, Chuntian informed Li Desheng, Wu Hao, Wang Jiaxiang and other high-ranking members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee of the results of the conference discussion. The latter were of course very grateful:

"Thank you, Ms. Field. If you and your companions hadn't pointed out many of these problems to us, we wouldn't have noticed them at all..."

This is not just polite talk from the Chinese Communist Party.

Nanchang's industrial level is not good. Except for a very small number of people who have been locked up in the mountains for a long time and have never seen the world and are inexplicably self-satisfied, everyone else is very clear about this.

However, how poor the industrial base is and in what aspects it is poor are not something that the CCP members, most of whom have not received a complete industrial education, can fully understand.

Therefore, let alone the subsequent reports and assistance provided by the United States, even just the minutes of the meeting are invaluable to the impoverished and weak CCP and China.

Such valuable experience and in-depth analysis cannot be purchased with money.

"Don't thank us. In fact, as I said before, the US government and I chose to help you because of very practical interests..."

Haruta smiled and stretched out his right thumb and index finger, squeezing them together. He looked like a businessman, but surprisingly not annoying.

"Or to put it more simply, it can make money, develop the economy, provide more jobs, and eliminate some of the inherent problems of capitalism in the United States..."

3

During this period of communication, everyone has initially understood Chuntian's ideas, namely;

Choose a power that is friendly to the United States and has sufficient capabilities to invest in, and let them lead China and even the entire East Asia to prosperity and strength, so that the United States can continue to benefit from this process;

Springfield has no clear preference for capitalism or socialism, but rather combines the advantages and disadvantages of both. He has no bias towards any country that is willing to cooperate.

She even said that as long as we do business well with the United States, she doesn't care even if you are anti-American, as long as you don't go too far.

how to say...

The vision is broad, the vision is grand, the logic is coherent... The only problem is that it doesn't feel like something an American would do. These days, things are getting weirder and weirder.

Not Japanese like the Japanese, not American like the Americans.