Core tip:With the help of the familiar terrain, Chen Xilian led his team to take a shortcut over the ravine, touched the enemy’s rear defense and caught them off guard, killing 15 Japanese soldiers at the expense of one person. Carlson, who witnessed the Eighth Route Army’s tactics, was amazed. He wrote overnight: "Compared with the Japanese army, the Eighth Route Army’s weapons are crude, especially lacking heavy weapons, but the Eighth Route Army has developed a new tactic that has not been used by other troops."
When friends of Anglo-American Allies look back on Yan ‘an in 1944 and 1945, they find that only truly honest and unbiased witnesses can see the crux of the problem at that time and accurately predict the pattern of post-war China.
Lin Maike, a British friend who joined the Eighth Route Army, evans carlson, the deputy captain of the guard of former US President Roosevelt, and the US military observation team who arrived in Yan ‘an and the battlefield behind the enemy lines of the Chinese Communist Party in 1944 are the three "protagonists" of the documentary "Report from Yan ‘an" broadcast on the documentary channel of Shanghai TV from tomorrow. The film tries to focus on the great strategic value of the Chinese Communist Party’s anti-Japanese war behind enemy lines in the eyes of the British and American allies from their perspective.
What conclusion will Lin Maike draw from his contact with the US military observation group and the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party? Can the anti-Japanese armed forces led by the Communist Party of China really become the force on which the Allies can rely in the decisive battle with Japan? And what kind of strategic idea does the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China have for the arrival of the US military observation group? How does documentary show both historical value and textual significance in its hard and powerful core narrative?
Chen Ling, the general director of the film, explained: "We tell the strategic value of the Chinese Communist Party’s anti-Japanese war behind enemy lines from an international perspective, but this does not mean that the great history is boring and the human touch is lacking." On the contrary, the first-hand declassified files and the details revealed by the witnesses all show the subtle connection between the individual characters and the war pattern under the broad historical background, which is the feeling of friends from the Anglo-American allies: "Yan’ an is a magical place."
When these friends from the Anglo-American allies look back on Yan ‘an in 1944 and 1945, they will find that only truly honest and unbiased witnesses saw the crux of the problem and accurately predicted the pattern of post-war China.
"The Eighth Route Army has developed a tactic that has not been used by other troops."
The film begins with the arrival of Colonel Carlson, the deputy captain of American President Roosevelt, in Shanghai at the beginning of the Battle of Songhu in August 1937. Inspired by American journalist Si Nuo, Carlson quietly left Shanghai at the end of the Battle of Songhu and went to North China to observe the anti-Japanese scene of the Eighth Route Army led by the Chinese Communist Party. In Shanxi, he met with Zhu De, commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, and personally experienced a guerrilla war.
"On the eve of Christmas that year, Zhu De took time out to discuss the Pingxingguan campaign with an American soldier." Carlson mentioned in his report to Roosevelt that Zhu De sent an effective commander to escort him across the blockade, but this escort turned into a surprise attack. On the way, because the people sent information in time, they avoided an encounter with the Japanese army. But to Carlson’s surprise, Chen Xilian, who was escorting him, decided to take the initiative to attack the Japanese army. With the help of the familiar terrain, Chen Xilian led his team to take a shortcut over the ravine, touched the enemy’s rear defense and caught them off guard, killing 15 Japanese soldiers at the expense of one person. Carlson, who witnessed the Eighth Route Army’s tactics, was amazed. He wrote overnight: "Compared with the Japanese army, the Eighth Route Army’s weapons are crude, especially lacking heavy weapons, but the Eighth Route Army has developed a new tactic that has not been used by other troops."
Then in May 1938, where Si Nuo’s red star shone, Carlson met Mao Zedong in Phoenix Mountain in Yan ‘an, and finally realized that this new method of warfare was "guerrilla warfare". "The great man in front of me, his lion-like head dominates a very strong body, with long and thick black hair separated from the middle. A pair of kind eyes looked at me … "As the first official of the U.S. government and military to contact the Chinese Communist Party, Carlson should be thankful, because Mao Zedong was writing an important book behind closed doors at that time, that is, On Protracted War, which is of strategic guiding significance to War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. That day, Mao Zedong had a long talk with Carlson, and for the first time, he directly reflected the anti-Japanese strategy of the highest level of the Chinese Communist Party to President Roosevelt. He said to Carlson: "The Japanese army occupied one place and we turned to another place; They chase, we retreat. Japanese forces are insufficient to occupy all of China. As long as the people have the ambition to endure difficulties and have the desire to continue to resist, China will not collapse. " Mao Zedong’s excellent insight is in sharp contrast with the humble cave dwelling and simple life in front of him, and Carlson was moved. As the first American government official to visit Mao Zedong, he realized that what he had heard was about the most fundamental strategy of the Chinese Communist Party’s anti-Japanese war. He remembered the entrustment of President Roosevelt before his departure, and this information was too important.
"communist party is a force supported by the public."
Carlson predicted that the United States and Britain would eventually go to war with Japan. When the Pearl Harbor incident broke out, this prophecy was unfortunately right. Lin Maike, a British scholar in Peiping, started his escape journey. His escape route is very similar to where Carlson went. But the difference is that Lin Maike was retained by Nie Rongzhen, commander of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and joined the Eighth Route Army.
Lin Maike graduated from Oxford University. One day, he will inherit his father’s knighthood and become an English aristocrat. Future generations can’t find out the real motivation of Lin Maike’s joining the Eighth Route Army. Perhaps it was that he hit it off with Bethune, perhaps it was Nie Rongzhen’s retention, or it may be the infection of his wife from China. But one thing is certain: Lin Maike once wrote: "It is obvious that anyone who is bloody and thoughtful has the obligation to oppose the Japanese army." In the eyes of this elegant British gentleman, "compared with the Japanese army, getting the support of ordinary people is the greatest advantage of the Eighth Route Army". Since 1939, Lin Maike began to transport some equipment and medicines that were in short supply to guerrillas. At the same time, he applied what he had learned and supported the Eighth Route Army with superb radio technology.
Different from Lin Maike’s study tour, Americans are eager to come to Yan ‘an, and there are doubts in their hearts: Can communist party people really become the force on which the Allies can rely in the decisive battle with Japan? Their military observer group is code-named "Dixie Mission", and this is the moral. Adolf Susdorf, a former member of the US military observation group, said: "Dixie is an American folk song, originally referring to the south, referring to those romantic things. Calling us’ Dixie Mission’ is asking, what is the truth in communist party. "
A lot of facts piled up in front of the observation group. First, the United States received a military map provided by Ye Jianying, which was of great benefit to the allied landing operations plan in North China and Central China. Xie Weisi, the political adviser of the US military observation group at that time, got the map and compared it with the report of the American pilots, and concluded that the map given to them by Ye Jianying was completely consistent with the investigation results of the American independent intelligence personnel.
In Yan ‘an, Americans felt not only the frankness of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people, but also the deep friendship. Durham was the farthest person in the US military observation group who went deep into the enemy-occupied area. He arrived at the Jizhong base near Baoding. There, he saw Yang Chengwu who led his troops to kill Japanese Lieutenant General Abe. Durham well-documented to Yang Chengwu, hoping to go to the village where the enemy is in danger. I don’t want to. After getting the information, the Japanese not only offered a reward for the capture of Durham, but also sent a team of six or seven hundred people to hunt him down. As a result, in the tunnel of the villager Lu’s maiden, Durham escaped the Japanese, and Auntie was unfortunately chopped off by the Japanese to cover him.
"communist party is a force supported by the public, which has also given us the protection of the US military observation group." In an important report, john davis, the founder of the U.S. military observer group and political adviser to General Stilwell, wrote, "The Chinese Communist Party is likely to win in the future. My reason is that they have won the support of the people and extensive support from the people. " Xie Weisi also solemnly wrote: "Unless the Kuomintang cooperates with communist party people in political and economic reforms to prove that it can compete with the leaders of the people, communist party people will become a decisive force in China within a few years."
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