One night, the brigade urgently assembled and called everyone for a meeting, and everyone was very puzzled, privately guessing what the meeting would be.

On the rostrum sat Captain Wang and Political Commissar Du, their usually kind faces were gone, and they looked very serious, and when everyone sat down, Political Commissar Du began to speak:

"Comrades, today's special meeting, called 'Remembering Bitter and Sweet' Meeting, is to recall the bitter life of the past and think about today's happy life...... Now ask the head cook to tell me about his history of suffering, and don't applaud. ”

The old cooking squad leader stood up and said very painfully:

"When I was four years old, my parents were beaten to death by the landlords and anti-hometown groups, and I was arrested by the landlords to work as a long-term laborer. If you don't wash your clothes and use too much alkali, you will be beaten, you will be beaten if you don't get enough wood or rice, and sometimes you won't be given food, and you will be punished for starving for one meal or a day's meal. …… The landlord's family eats delicacies from the mountains and seas, and even the landlord's big yellow dog eats large pieces of meat, and I don't eat as much as pig and dog food.

I have worked in the landlord's house for more than ten years, and I have never eaten a decent meal, and I end up covered in scars,......" He burst into tears as he spoke.

He angrily lifted his clothes, "Look, these scars are the traces left by the landlord!" The army has saved me from suffering, and I will follow the army to the end! …… The enmity of the landlord class, the blood debt owed by the reactionary reactionaries, we must settle accounts with them,......"

The old squad leader couldn't stop crying when he said this.

The audience immediately sounded: "Don't forget the class suffering!" Remember the blood and tears! The blood debt must be paid with blood!" The students were infected by the blood and tears of the old squad leader, and their emotions were excited, and the flames of anger turned into deafening slogans.

At this time, Commissar Du stood in front of the table and held up the big bowl and said:

"This big bowl is not filled with ordinary rice, but the blood and sweat of the working people in the liberated areas; This bucket is not filled with ordinary meals, but the blood and tears of laborers! Some of our comrades are dumping food indiscriminately, which is wasting the blood and sweat of the working people! Every grain we eat is saved by the people in the liberated areas! Isn't it shameful for some comrades to waste grain? It's forgetfulness! This is a criminal ......" The political commissar's eyes shot a sword-like light, penetrating the back of each student's heart.

Today's meeting is more direct, more vivid, and more educational than the theoretical lectures we have held over the past month or so, and has enabled us to further understand the meaning of why we should make a revolution. This unique educational conference deeply touched my soul and made me receive a vivid class education for the first time, which is truly unforgettable.

In the south of the Yangtze River in August, the sun is like fire. The Nantang Normal School, where the Military University is located, has a spacious campus and a beautiful environment. There is a large playground in the east, some low hills in the west, there are plane trees around the school building, and the classrooms and dormitories are like pearls inlaid in the green shade. Under the sycamore tree is indeed a good place to cool off in summer. When the military university moved in, there were only a few school workers on the campus, but now there are more than 2,000 people studying here, and it is full of vitality and vitality. I am really grateful to my superiors for choosing such a good place for us to study and exercise with peace of mind.

One day, the school department announced: "Clean all the campuses, wash all the clothes and bedding." So everyone got busy.

We reckon some big heads are going to check out. This time, the hygiene requirements are particularly strict, and no squadron dares to be sloppy. After two busy days, the environment of the auditorium, classrooms, and dormitories was completely renewed, and the big red paper slogans on the front sides were plastered all over the walls. On the arch of the auditorium, a huge banner was hung: "The opening ceremony of the fourth branch of the military university" is particularly conspicuous and magnificent. There are also many slogans and slogans on the three walls, and a large velvet-colored curtain on the stage hangs a huge portrait of the leader.

"Oh, it's the opening ceremony of the Military University!"

At three o'clock in the afternoon one day, more than a dozen jeeps of various types drove into the campus, and many unknown leaders entered the venue one after another, and a group of guards and soldiers with shell guns stood guard around the venue. We sat on the floor and had been waiting for a long time. It was the first time everyone saw such a scene, and they didn't dare to come out.

The meeting was presided over by Education Director Fan, who looked serious and full of energy, and said loudly:

"The opening ceremony of the fourth branch of the military university begins now! All stand up! Shoot the cannon and play the Internationale! ”

After everyone sat down, he said loudly: "Please speak to the head of Zero One!" ”

The venue burst into warm applause.

Everyone is guessing, who is this No. 1 leader? A well-informed person whispered, "Chief No. 1 is the well-known Commander Chen." "Wow! It's him! Everyone craned their necks and opened their eyes wide to get a good look at the great general they admired.

I saw a middle-sized, bespectacled, broad-faced, bearded chief walk to the front of the stage, he raised his hand, and the venue suddenly fell silent. The school leader brought a wooden chair for him to sit on, but he stood and began to speak:

"Hello everyone, comrades! First of all, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to all of you...... Listening to your Fan Education Chief, you have studied very well, although the time is short, but the gains are not small, this is right, but you cannot be proud, today you have taken off the old clothes of the petty bourgeoisie and put on the new uniforms of revolutionary soldiers, this is a big change. ”

The No. 1 leader pointed to the military uniform on his body and said, "This is what thousands of martyrs have bought with their blood and lives, and it is very precious!"

He took a sip of tea and said: "Today, you have joined the revolutionary ranks, and you have only grasped the 'tail' of the new democratic revolution, and the whole country will soon be liberated, the new democratic revolution will also end, and the socialist revolution will come." Some people can grasp the 'tail' of the new democratic revolution, but some people may not, and it depends on how they put it into practice. The road to revolution is still very long and arduous, and it will be interesting to see if we can persist in the revolution to the end. ”

He looked at the students in the audience with a sharp eye, "There are many comrades here who have different motives to participate in the revolution, and through study and tempering, we must correct the motives for participating in the revolution and resolutely carry out the revolution to the end!" I hope that everyone will firmly grasp the "tail" of the new democratic revolution and carry the revolution through to the end! ……。 ”

Because the weather was too hot and there was no electric fan, the No. 1 leader was already sweating profusely. He spoke in a Shonan dialect, and although there was no megaphone, his voice was loud, and the whole venue could still hear it clearly. The splendid speech of the No. 1 leader made the venue burst into applause one after another.

Then Chief Fan said: "Our Commander Chen is busy with military affairs, he has just returned from attending a military conference on the front line, and when he heard that the military university has opened, he has come to see everyone in his busy schedule to encourage and cheer everyone up, and his speech is very important, and all major teams should seriously organize discussions and ......."

Finally, in the warm applause, everyone sent Commander Chen off the venue.

After the meeting, the major teams organized serious and enthusiastic discussions, and expressed their desire to strengthen their revolutionary will, firmly grasp the "tail" of the new democratic revolution, never desert the soldiers, and carry the revolution through to the end! Each of us wrote a letter of determination to the organization, and the squadrons also challenged each other to see who was determined to be revolutionary! The letter of determination is full of large articles, and the only one that Deng Xiaolin's letter of determination is only eleven words - revolution to the end, never a bear!

Everyone didn't think so, and some people thought it was "not level, too cheesy". The instructor read everyone's letter of determination and felt dissatisfied, but only found Deng Xiaolin and said: "Your letter of determination has to be changed in two words", Xiao Deng looked at the simple chief with wide eyes, and felt very puzzled, "How to change it?"

"Think for yourself." Said the instructor.