Editor's note: Since the publication of the series of columns in Zhang Minggang's self-selected essay collection "Looking Back on Military Performance", it has continued to be well received by readers. As Mr. Fan Xi'an said in the prologue of "Looking Back on Military Performance": "In terms of his writing achievements, I think the highest level is reflected in his theoretical attainments. As a senior cadre of the party, Ming Gang has a very high theoretical attainment, he closely follows the pace of the party's theoretical innovation, closely combines the ideology and work reality, in-depth study, thinking, practice and understanding, many aspects of the insight is unique and profound, and good use of fresh and beautiful language, expound profound and novel truths, so that people are happy to accept, refreshing. Therefore, his articles have been widely used and disseminated, and not only have a large number of Internet readers, but also serve as learning materials for some units and party organizations. At the request of readers, China Shande Network will continue to reprint the series of articles in Zhang Minggang's self-selected anthology "Looking Back on Military Performance", please pay attention to and support!
After the People's Publishing House published and distributed Zhang Minggang, deputy director of a major general of a certain unit of the People's Liberation Army stationed in Beijing, deputy secretary of the party committee, secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and director of the Supervision Commission, a collection of self-selected essays "Looking Back on Military Performance", it aroused widespread heated discussions among readers and was widely praised by mainstream media such as People's Daily, People's Daily Online, Xinhua News Agency, Military Daily, China News Service, China Youth Daily, and China Youth Network.
(Zhang Minggang, male, Han nationality, from Suizhou, Hubei, postgraduate degree, member of the Communist Party of China, with the rank of major general of the army.) He participated in the war and was awarded the title of "Outstanding Communist Party Member in the Front Line" and was directly promoted to officer by a soldier on the front line)
The book consists of three volumes, "The Light of Theory," "The Voice of the Barracks," and "The Window of the Soul," and contains 183 representative theoretical articles, news works, and literary works published by the author Zhang Minggang over the past 40 years in the army, with a total of 550,000 words. More than 30 of these articles have won awards or been selected as teaching models, and some of them have been reprinted more than 100 times on online platforms with more than 10 million views.
In October 2022, after the first edition of the book came out, it was highly praised and loved by Tie Ning, Shao Huaze, Sun Xiaoyun, Sun Jilian, Xu Guixiang, Fan Xi'an and other masters in the current literary circles in mainland China. The second edition will be released in January 2023, and as of August 2023, it has been the sixth printing of the fourth edition in less than one year, with a cumulative print run of more than 120,000 copies. In February 2023, the Youth Development Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and the People's Publishing House, together with the author Zhang Minggang, jointly donated more than 10,000 copies of "Looking Back on Military Performance" to more than 1,000 high schools across the country, which was warmly welcomed by the majority of young teachers and students across the country.
Tie Ning, chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and chairman of the China Writers Association, said: "Reading "Looking Back on Military Performance", I feel that Comrade Ming Gang writes with sincerity and sincerity the vivid and progressive road from a rural boy to a border soldier to a general of the republic. His extraordinary diligence, his awe, passion, and vigor for his career, as well as his simple and affectionate descriptions of his homeland, relatives, and comrades-in-arms, are permeated in a wide range of themes and chapters, from which readers can see the heroic posture and style of a dreamer of the times with flesh and blood, courage and responsibility. ”
General Sun Jilian, former vice chairman of the China Journalists Association and former editor-in-chief of the People's Liberation Army Daily, said: "Ming Gang is a master of writing, a fast hand, and a generalist, and can be called a miscellaneous family...... The book "Looking Back on Military Performance" is the culmination of Ming Gang's 40 years of hard work, wisdom and sweat. ”
Xu Guixiang, vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association and director of the Military Literature Committee of the China Writers Association, said: "In my opinion, 'Looking Back on Military Performance' can be used as a teaching material for life, study, and work in the barracks. ”
Fan Xi'an, former counselor of the State Council and former principal person in charge of Sanlian Bookstore, said: "I feel that Ming Gang's anthology has textbook significance, which is not only suitable for ordinary readers, but also suitable for party members and cadres, journalists, theoretical workers, literature lovers, and veteran cadres and workers to read. ”
【Learning Excerpt】Zhang Minggang's "Military Career Looking Back· Window of the Soul Volume" "Celebrity Interview" section of "Zhi Shunyi: My Good Role Model Dong Cunrui"
(This article was originally published in the third edition of the People's Liberation Army Daily on May 16, 1992, based on an interview)
Zhi Shunyi: My good role model Dong Cunrui
I feel that it is very beneficial to find a practical role model suitable for me to learn from in my life journey as my unswerving goal. A good example in my heart is my old squad leader, Comrade Dong Cunrui.
Back then, in the days when I fought side by side with the old squad leader, my every move made me feel that his belief was so firm, his combat was so brave, and his moral character was so noble...... In a word, there is a spirit of dedication and sacrifice that shines in him. At that time, I silently decided in my heart: In this life, I must learn from the squad leader, and the squad leader is my role model in life.
On May 25, 1948, when the battle of Longhua reached the most critical moment, my old squad leader, Comrade Dong Cunrui, resolutely raised the white smoke explosive bag with his hand and shouted "Comrades, for the sake of New China, rush!" "Honorably gave his young life while blowing up enemy pillboxes.
"We must avenge the old squad leader!" Red-eyed, I picked up the explosives bag and rushed to the wall of Longhua Middle School desperately, blew up the last bunker of the enemy, blew up the wall, and planted the red flag of victory on Longhua Middle School.
Although the old squad leader sacrificed, his glorious image, noble character and his fearless revolutionary heroism will always live in my heart. In all the battles that followed, the earth-shattering call of the old squad leader has always inspired me to charge into battle.
After liberation, there was no war to fight, and a series of new problems followed, such as honor, position, family, children, and so on. For our generation, our own problems are easy to solve, but our children are more difficult.
My two sons have had problems with me: the eldest son lives in a factory in Shenyang after marriage, and his lover is in Jinzhou and wants to solve the problem of separation between the two places; The second son joined the army in his third year and hoped to be promoted. At that time, many people said to me that you are a well-known old hero and a division-level cadre, and with your honor and status, it is not easy to solve this problem!
To tell the truth, there are really some well-meaning comrades who have offered to help in this matter, and as long as I nod my head, there will be no problem in getting it done. But I take into account that if I learn from the old class leader, I must learn from his selfless dedication, and my honor is given by the party and the people, and I must not rely on it to do my children's private affairs. The children also understood me deeply.
After I took a break, I often thought about the question of "if the old squad leader lived to ...... now", so I used my spare energy to do as much as possible to do something beneficial to society. I kept telling about the heroic deeds of the old squad leaders, the stories of battles, and the revolutionary traditions, giving fifty or sixty lectures a year, and answering the questions of the young people with letters. I have also worked as an honorary principal, counselor or pastoral teacher in several schools.
Now, I can comfort the old squad leader: I have learned from you all my life, and my old age is very fulfilling.
Source: "Looking Back at the Military Performance" Zhang Minggang's self-selected collection