When marching towards Luxi, the uprising troops were attacked by the enemy, and the commander-in-chief Lu Deming died heroically and suffered heavy losses. At that time, the army had not had time to carry out transformation, did not form the strong leadership of the party, and was frustrated one after another. Therefore, there was a repressed emotion in the army, and many people abandoned the revolution and fled into the open. Mao Zedong made an in-depth investigation and study on the political and ideological education of the army, and thought that in order to consolidate the army, it was necessary to establish the Party's grass-roots organizations in the company and vigorously develop party member among the soldiers.
During a March after Luxi was frustrated, Ada, the vice monitor, talked to Lion and asked him about his situation. Lion guessed that he was party member, so he told him his experience. He said: "I used to be a paper worker and joined the Communist Youth League when I was working in a trade union. After Ma Ri incident was wanted, he fled his hometown and went to Xiushui to find the Pingjiang Workers and Peasants Volunteers led by the people and joined the revolutionary team. " After listening to Lion's account, Ada said, "Well, you can talk to the party representative." Later, Lion asked Party representatives to join the Party. The party representative said, "It's good that you asked to join the party. Chairman Mao instructed to develop a group of workers and peasants to join the party. " Every few days, the party representative asked him to fill out an application for joining the party. Soon, the troops marched to Shuikou in Lingxian County and stopped to have a rest. The next afternoon, the party representative secretly informed Lion that he would go to the regimental headquarters for a meeting with him in the evening.
The regimental headquarters is stationed in a big ancestral temple in Shuikou. Lai Yi and the fifth monitor Hengli followed the delegates to the attic, where there were several long benches. There is a square table near the north wall with a kerosene lamp on it. There are two hanging rectangular red papers on the edge of the table, one with the pledge of joining the party and the other with three crooked foreign characters. At this time, there are already many people in the room, and representatives from all companies have come. Most of the rest are the monitor of each company. Mao Zedong is here, talking to some comrades in a low voice. When everyone was here, Mao Zedong stood at the square table and declared the meeting open.
First of all, the introducers introduced the resumes of the development targets respectively. Then, Mao Zedong went to the front of the six development goals and asked them many questions in turn. When it was Lai Yi's turn, Mao Zedong asked, "Why did you join * * *?" "To turn over, to overthrow the local tyrants and evil gentry, and to carry out a more determined revolution!" Lion answered firmly. Mao Zedong nodded his head. After asking, he pointed to the three foreign words and explained that this is English C.C.P He pronounced "Sispi", which is the English abbreviation of China. He also explained the pledge of joining the party in detail.
The atmosphere at the venue was solemn and serious. Mao Zedong raised his fist-clenched right hand and personally led the six development goals to take the oath. He read a sentence, and Lion and others read a sentence: "Sacrifice individuals, obey the organization, keep secrets, and never betray the party ..." The loud and solemn voice echoed in the attic.
After taking the oath, Mao Zedong said, "From now on, you are all honorable members. In the future, we should unite with the masses, do more propaganda, do more mass work, strictly organize our lives, and strictly observe the party's secrets ... "At the meeting, Mao Zedong told the party representatives of all companies to pay close attention to the development of party member's work, and all companies in the future should hold the swearing-in ceremony of the new party member Party in batches like today.
Soon, party branches of all companies were established. Prior to this, the Party branch was located in the regiment, and each company had only one party group. As soon as the party branch was established, the company had a core of leadership and all the work was carried out very quickly. Party groups are set up in shifts. Lion and Ada are in a party group, and Lion is the leader of this party group. Almost every day, they study the current situation and actively recruit those comrades with firm revolutionary will, active work and strict discipline to join the party.