The days when I faced the loess and turned my back to the sky passed in the blink of an eye.
More and more people are demobilizing and returning home.
It was not until June 6th that the reform came completely.
The written report "Struggle for a Basic Improvement in the National Financial and Economic Situation" proposed that within three to five years, we must first resume production, complete land reform, adjust existing industry and commerce, and significantly reduce the funds required by state institutions to ensure that the country
The entire financial economy has basically improved.
In 1950, the total strength of the Jie Fangjun reached 5.5 million. At the beginning when the country was in desperate need of revitalization, to protect such a large-scale armed force naturally required a large amount of military funds. At that time, military expenditures already accounted for the country's total.
41.1% of fiscal expenditure, which is a very scary figure.
In order to save military expenditures and use state funds on major issues such as people's livelihood construction and restoration of social order, our country has decided to conduct a large-scale streamlining, reorganization, and demobilization of Jie Fangjun.
On May 16, 1950, the Military Commission conducted a study on the deployment of the army's demobilization work and made the decision to demobilize 1.5 million troops, reducing the total strength of the army to 4 million. In that year, 239,000 people were demobilized, which was the new level.
The first major disarmament after the founding of China.
When formulating the economic plan for 1951, it was determined to reduce military expenditures and increase investment in economic construction and culture and education. Military expenditures were reduced from 40% of the budget in 1950 to 30% of the next year's budget.
This resolution is very much in line with the wishes of the military and civilians.
In accordance with the order of the military Wei, the 38th Army also began to streamline and reorganize. A large number of older and weaker cadres and soldiers were to be demobilized and returned to their local areas to participate in the economic construction of the motherland.
In order to enable these comrades to play a backbone role in production when they return to their local areas, we must first gather them to learn the party's principles, policies and laws, as well as production knowledge... This was originally a pleasant thing, but unexpectedly
It will bring many difficulties to comrades working in political and ideological work.
The army started from the Red Army, all the way to the Eighth Route Army, and then to the Liberation Army. Many comrades who joined the team were exploited, squeezed, and tortured by war. They learned the policies of the Red Party, experienced the favor of the Red Party, and felt the Red Party’s friendliness to the people.
, something the Kuomintang cannot do at all.
They volunteered to join the army and were willing to sacrifice their lives.
Along the way from the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, this army gradually condensed into a united and friendly group, a warm and harmonious big family. They came from all over the world, their parents, brothers and sisters, and wives, and some were killed by the invaders and reactionaries.
Killing, some living a life of hunger.
What they have in common is that after joining the revolutionary ranks, they felt the care and love from their comrades and superiors.
Therefore, many comrades regard the army as their home and ask them to leave their "home" and return to their place. How can anyone be willing to do this?
Instructor Hu has been doing ideological work for the demobilized comrades of the company. Most of these comrades were injured in the battlefield and their bodies cannot keep up with the training and labor of the army.
In order to do a good job in ideological mobilization, he specially cooperated with the company commander to convene a special meeting, where he explained the situation of national liberation and the importance of building a new China very thoroughly. He thought he could sleep peacefully.
Who would have thought that late at night, a hurried knock on the door woke up Instructor Hu. He lit the kerosene lamp and looked at his watch. It was already past ten o'clock. He asked in confusion: "Who?"
"I, Lao Liu, instructor, open the door."
"Go to sleep. We have something to discuss tomorrow."
How could Instructor Hu not know why Liu was looking for him, so he immediately turned over.
"No, I really can't hold it in any longer! Old Liu knocked on the door loudly.
Hu Shunchun had to put on his clothes, open the door, and let him come in and sit down.
Da Lao Liu joined the army in 1939 and lived in the army for more than ten years. He is currently the squad leader of the cooking squad. Everyone affectionately calls him Da Lao Liu. Although on weekdays, Da Lao Liu looks out of place. That’s because life is getting better.
There was something somewhere that worried him.
When he was fighting in the past, he could always arrange the cooking team smoothly and deliver hot meals to the trenches on the front line.
Old Liu walked into the room angrily, sat down on the stool, and said nothing.
Hu Shunchun handed him a cigarette, but he didn't smoke. When he poured water for him, he didn't drink. His big, pursed mouth could catch the oil bottle.
"Okay, okay, Old Liu, if you need something, please tell me."
Hu Shunchun knew the purpose of Liu's visit and pretended not to know.
Under his urging, the elder Liu roared: "Why should I be demobilized!?"
Hu Shunchun relaxed his frown and said with a smile: "Old Liu, now that the army is out of action, you are getting old and it's time to go home. Get a wife and live a leisurely life, and the government will give you land."
As soon as he mentioned home, Liu suddenly stood up and shouted: "Where do I have a home!?"
His voice was loud, tears welled up in his eyes, and he looked at Hu Shunchun with a painful expression.
Hu Shunchun was shocked. He had been in contact with Elder Liu for a long time and knew him very well.
The eldest brother Liu has been working as a cook in the company since the day he joined the army. He always cheerfully followed the troops on their expeditions to the north and south. When he had nothing to do, he teased the new soldiers and arranged the meals properly.
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As long as the comrades eat well, he will feel the joy of life.
However, the elder Liu was also a farmer with deep hatred and bitterness. The Japanese invaded the village with blood, and all his relatives were captured and killed by the Japanese. He was left alone. The war destroyed his relatives and family, leaving him with a miserable life.
The days of loneliness and helplessness.
Later, I met the Eighth Route Army team and encountered the warmth of family.
He really has no home.
Hu Shunchun said seriously: "Old Liu, you are 42 years old this year. You have no family or hometown. If you go back and marry a wife, if you have a family, you will have a home."
When the elder Liu saw that instructor Hu still mobilized him to go home, he burst into tears and said, "Home, wherever there is a home, my relatives have long been killed by the Japanese. Later I followed the army and fought for more than ten years. The army is
My home! When my comrades fought in the war, I regarded them as my biological brothers and ensured that they would eat well and drink well. Some of those who had eaten the food I cooked became company commanders, some became battalion commanders, and regiment commanders.
Chang... I feel happy when I think about it. Watching them become more and more powerful, I am happy, those are my brothers."
"But there is no war now."
"If there is no war, someone will still have to stand guard for New China. Wherever you ask me to go back, I will not go anywhere."
Hu Shunchun was deeply touched as he listened. He and the company commander also learned from Liu's craftsmanship and came here step by step.
Demobilization was an order from their superiors, and they felt uncomfortable. When they went to bed at night, they would secretly shed tears thinking about those good comrades who had left the army and returned to their hometowns.
However, it is urgent to reduce military expenditures and build the motherland. This is a dead order.
Old Liu was not the only one who came to the door. There were more than 100 people in his company, and more than 30 people were scheduled to be demobilized. Most of them were injured on the battlefield and could not do physical work. We mobilized them to demobilize and return to their places.
Doing production work is far easier than farming.
Everyone firmly disagreed and just didn't want to go back to the place.
They said: "The army is our home, we will not go anywhere, and we will never leave the army until we die!"
The soldiers have the idea that the army is their home, which makes many leaders happy. However, with the current peace construction, the soldiers do not agree with demobilization to local areas. What should we do?
Just when the political cadres of each army racked their brains and repeatedly mobilized some veterans to demobilize and participate in the peaceful construction of New China.
June 25th.
The Korean War broke out.
The outbreak of the Korean War plunged New China, which had just been founded less than a year ago, into a state of tension.
North Korea is close to China, and the outbreak of the Korean War will inevitably affect the security of New China.
Moreover, the situation on the Korean Peninsula is quite complicated.
South Korea and North Korea are not just two places, they represent two super giants today.
A war broke out between them, obviously with the tacit approval of these two giants.
If the war escalates to an uncontrollable level, then World War III is about to come.
At this moment, the whole world is still immersed in the pain caused by World War II.
The outbreak of the Korean War not only attracted the attention of New China, but also suffocated all countries in the world.
The Third World War was not just about tanks, planes, and infantry.
The two suns rising over that small island in the east in 1945 are still vivid in my mind.
It is like a hammer, hitting each country hard on the head.
So that they no longer underestimate nuclear weapons.
Whether the war on the Korean Peninsula will expand or even develop into the Third World War has made everyone nervous and worried.
At home, the first Spring Festival after the founding of the People's Republic of China has just passed, and everything is waiting to be done. The whole country is united and full of energy. The people across the country are full of hope for the future, and they are even more impatient to build China.
The 38th Army reclaimed wasteland in the Yellow River area and basically lived in isolation from the outside world.
Exercise in the morning, work in the fields around nine o'clock, have dinner at twelve o'clock, and then continue working in the fields after rest, reclaiming wasteland and planting crops.
The only thing that surprised everyone was that the demobilization, which had been in full swing some time ago, was like a candle that went out in the past two days, burning out without warning.
This actually caused a lot of discussion among the soldiers, who were curious about what happened.
The happiest people belong to Liu and the soldiers who are about to be demobilized.
When he found that there was no movement in demobilization, Old Liu smiled crookedly. He even ran to Hu Shunchun and asked, "Instructor, why aren't we demobilizing?"
Hu Shunchun was also puzzled. Two days ago, demobilization was suddenly stopped by his superiors. He didn't know what happened and felt quite surprised.
"Old Liu, just have fun secretly."
"Instructor, it depends on what you said. If nothing happens, I will go back first. I still have to cook for everyone at noon."
After running home, the elder Liu asked Xia Yuan and Xiao Heping to go to the market town to buy vegetables.
"Hey, you said it was a coincidence that he suddenly stopped demobilizing. It's good if you don't demobilize. You little guys can continue to eat the food cooked by our old Liu." Old Liu led the two of them as they walked on the ridge of the field and passed by
After more than half a year of land reclamation and planting, looking around, patches of green crop fields come into view.
These bookmakers are the result of their hard work.
There are still soldiers checking the fields.
The wind blew across the fields, and the banker swayed gently with the wind.
Liu's mood suddenly improved a lot, and he was obviously not as depressed as he had been a few days ago.
Xia Yuan guessed that the time was almost up. It was estimated that the Korean War broke out and the original plan was to lay off 1.2 million people, but the layoffs were stopped suddenly after half of them.
The outbreak of the Korean Civil War has already disturbed the nerves of superiors.
When the Korean War broke out, once the U.S. military entered the war, this was not a multiple-choice question, but a must-choose question.
It is not a question of whether New China wants to fight, but a question of whether it must fight.
The origin of this involves the two-level struggle for hegemony.
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From 1945 to 1950, it was the era when the Cold War had just begun. At that time, no place in the world had a stronger smell of gunpowder than the Korean Peninsula.
To the north is the North Korean government controlled by the Soviet Union.
To the south is the stick government controlled by the United States.
Separated in the middle is the illusory 38th Parallel. After the end of World War II, the Korean Peninsula became a landmark for the division of power between the two major powers, the United States and the Soviet Union.
However, under the intervention of the United States and the Soviet Union, the two had to maintain a confrontation and cold war.
The smell of gunpowder between the North and the South is so strong.
Especially after the Berlin Crisis, the relationship between the two camps of the United States and the Soviet Union became even more tense. Especially on the Korean Peninsula, which is only separated by the 38th Parallel, the conflicts between the two sides are constantly escalating.
As a result, the United States and the Soviet Union, which had been avoiding the outbreak of World War III, did not want to stay on the Korean Peninsula. In addition, the Soviet Union focused on Europe and was mainly on the defensive in Asia.
After weighing the pros and cons, Sri Lanka decided to ease the situation in North Korea and began to call on the two countries to jointly withdraw their troops from North Korea.
The Soviet Union and the United States withdrew their troops from the Korean Peninsula in 1948 and 1949 respectively.
During the period when the United States and the Soviet Union retreated, more than two thousand armed conflicts broke out between North Korea and Bangzi on the 38th Parallel.
In these conflicts, North Korea has shown an extremely strong willingness to use force to achieve reunification.
However, North Korea's idea did not win the approval of the Soviet Union, which was worried that North Korea's military actions would trigger armed intervention by the United States.
Once the US military joins the war, the Korean War will undergo serious changes. Will the Soviet Union, which he represents, join the war? If they intervene, then World War III will be inevitable.
However, what happened next had to be taken seriously by Su.
With the founding of New China, the dazzling eastern sun rises on the horizon.
The two poles made full efforts to absorb this sun.
In the end, Su Yi signed a friendship treaty and obtained the shining sun.
Since then, the two naval and military ports of Brigade and Dajiang, and the China-Eastern Railway have returned to the motherland.
Su lost its only naval military port.
In order to find a new military port for the navy, Su turned his attention to the Korean Peninsula, which he was about to abandon, and quickly found a solution to the problem of military ports.