On the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army’s Long March, CCTV’s "Everyday Learning" specially combs the relevant important expositions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary and learns with you.
Facing the severe test of life and death, from October 1934 to October 1936, the first, second, fourth and 25th armies of the Red Army made a great long March. On the way to the Long March, the heroic Red Army fought bloody battles with Xiangjiang River, crossed Chishui River four times, skillfully crossed Jinsha River, crossed Dadu River, flew over Luding Bridge, fought Dushu Town and Yongkebao, fought in Wumeng Mountain, repelled millions of vicious pursuers, conquered the thin-air iceberg snow ridge, crossed the uninhabited swamp grassland, and drove 25,000 miles.
After the Long March of the main Red Army, the Red Army troops and guerrillas who stayed in the base areas clung to the people to persist in guerrilla warfare under extremely difficult conditions. The Red Army in Northwest China established the Shaanxi-Gansu revolutionary base area, and together with the Red 25th Army, which arrived in northern Shaanxi in advance, it broke the enemy’s heavy encirclement and suppression campaign, creating conditions for the CPC Central Committee to place the China revolutionary base camp in the northwest. The northeast anti-Japanese Coalition forces, the party organizations that insisted on working in the Kuomintang-ruled areas, and the forces led by the party all fought hard and made indelible contributions to the victory of the Long March.
During the long journey, Red Army soldiers fought more than 600 battles with the enemy, crossed nearly 100 rivers, climbed more than 40 high mountains and dangerous peaks, including more than 20 snow-capped mountains with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, crossed the vast grassland known as the "death trap" and conquered the limit of human survival with tenacious will. The Long March’s long duration, large scale, long journey, sinister environment and fierce fighting are unique in the history of China, and extremely rare in the history of world wars and even the history of human civilization.
The Long March is a great expedition of ideals and beliefs. The victory of the Long March is the victory of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people’s ideals and the Communist Party of China (CPC) people’s beliefs. The victory of the Long March depended on the heroism and revolutionary spirit of the Red Army soldiers who overwhelmed all enemies and conquered all difficulties without being overwhelmed by any enemy.
The Long March is a great expedition to test the truth. The victory of the Long March made our party further realize that only by combining Marxism–Leninism’s basic principles with the concrete reality of the China revolution and independently solving the major problems of the China revolution can we lead the revolutionary cause to victory. The victory of the Long March has achieved unprecedented unity of the whole Party and the Red Army on the basis of pursuing and upholding the truth. Without this great ideological and political unity, the victory of China’s revolution would be impossible.
The Long March is a great expedition to awaken the people. The victory of the Long March publicized our party’s ideas, sowed the revolutionary fire, expanded the influence of the party and the Red Army, consolidated the flesh-and-blood ties between the party and the people, and made the party firmly rooted among the people. The victory of the Long March fully demonstrated the strength of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s nature and purpose, and fully demonstrated that the Communist Party of China (CPC) must take root and blossom among the people, and must rely on the people to overcome difficulties and win victory.
The Long March is a great expedition to create a new bureau. The victory of the Long March not only preserved the revolutionary forces, but also enabled our party to find a new foothold for the survival and development of China’s revolutionary forces and a new starting point for the victory of China’s revolutionary cause. Starting from the end of the Long March, our party led the people of China to unfold a magnificent new picture of the China revolution. The victory of the Long March has enabled our party to take the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia revolutionary base area as the center and promote the establishment and development of a large number of revolutionary base areas like mushrooms after rain. The revolutionary fire has gradually become a prairie fire in China, which has effectively promoted the arrival of a new revolutionary climax.
The spirit of the Great Long March is the spirit of putting the fundamental interests of the people of the whole country and the Chinese nation above everything else, strengthening the ideals and beliefs of the revolution, and firmly believing that the just cause will inevitably win; It is the spirit of saving the country and the people, not afraid of any difficulties and obstacles, and at all costs; Is to adhere to the spirit of independence, seeking truth from facts and proceeding from reality; It is the spirit of the overall situation, strict discipline and close unity; It is the spirit of relying on the people closely, living and dying together with the people, sharing weal and woe and working hard.
The spirit of the Great Long March is a vivid reflection of the revolutionary style of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people and the people’s army led by them, a concentrated display of the national character of the Chinese nation, and the highest embodiment of the national spirit with patriotism as the core.
The great Long March spirit, as an important part of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people’s red genes and spiritual genealogy, has been deeply integrated into the blood and soul of the Chinese nation, has become a rich nourishment of socialist core values, and has become a powerful spiritual driving force to inspire and inspire the people of China to constantly overcome difficulties and move from victory to victory.
To carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March and take today’s Long March road well, we must strengthen the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, and strive for lofty ideals and beliefs. The victory of the Long March inspires us: there is faith in the heart and strength at the foot; Without unbreakable ideals and beliefs and strong support from lofty ideals and beliefs, it is unthinkable to win the Long March.
To carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March and take today’s Long March road well, we must strengthen Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s road confidence, theoretical confidence, institutional confidence and cultural confidence, and strive to win new victories in Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s great cause. The victory of the Long March enlightens us that only by mastering scientific theory can we grasp the correct direction of progress; Only based on reality and independently opening up the way forward can we continue to win.
To carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March and take today’s Long March road well, we must put the people in the highest position in our hearts, persist in doing everything for the people, rely on the people, and strive for a better life for the people. The victory of the Long March inspires us that the people have endless wisdom and strength. Only by always trusting the people, relying on them closely and fully mobilizing their enthusiasm, initiative and creativity can we unite the majestic power of unity.
To carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March and take today’s Long March road well, we must grasp the direction, take the overall situation as a whole, and make overall plans, and strive to achieve our overall task, overall layout and overall goal. The victory of the Long March enlightens us that a party must stand at the forefront of the times, closely follow the new historical characteristics, scientifically plan the overall situation, firmly grasp the strategic initiative, and unswervingly achieve our strategic goals.
To carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March and take today’s Long March road well, we must build a consolidated national defense and a strong army commensurate with China’s international status and national security and development interests, and strive to safeguard national security and world peace. The victory of the Long March inspires us that the people’s army is the support of the revolution and the hope of the nation, and the party’s absolute leadership over the army is the fundamental guarantee for the people’s army to win.
To carry forward the spirit of the Great Long March and take today’s Long March road well, we must strengthen the party’s leadership, adhere to the comprehensive and strict management of the party, and strive to promote the new great project of party building. The victory of the Long March enlightens us that the leadership of the Party is the fundamental guarantee for the success of the cause of the Party and the people.
(Central Radio and Television General Station CCTV Network)