The specific establishment process of the Southwest Bureau

On November 8, the second field commander Liu Bocheng and the political commissar Deng Xiaoping led the second field front commander to Changde City by bus from Changsha. Changde Garrison

cadres from local, county and city government agencies and the general public lined up in the rain from Xiananmen Pier to Ximen Baiyun Middle School (then the military division headquarters and today's geriatric hospital) to welcome them. . The welcoming crowd held red and green triangular flags with slogans such as "Welcome Liu and Deng's army to liberate the southwest". To thank the people of Changde for their hospitality, Liu and Deng decided to get off the car and walk. Holding umbrellas and in high spirits, they frequently waved to the crowd until they reached Baiyun Middle School. The Second Field Command headed by Liu and Deng and the commanders and fighters of the Third Corps were stationed in Changde, Linli, Shimen, Taoyuan and other places for about a month (the Fifth Corps of the Second Field was stationed in Shaoyang and other places). During this period, the two heads of the field worked day and night.

On November 9, Deng Xiaoping conveyed the spirit of the National Political Consultative Conference and the relevant instructions of Chairman Mao and the Party Central Committee at the army cadre meeting, reported on the situation of the combat bureau, and asked all cadres and soldiers to carry forward the hard and simple spirit of the Second Field. Fine traditions, guarding against complacency and enjoyment, mastering policies, and making more contributions to the people of Southwest China. On November 21, Chiefs Liu and Deng issued advice to the Kuomintang military and political personnel in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Xikang provinces, asking them to stop resisting and wait for adaptation.

On November 23, with the approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Southwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was established in Changde. Deng Xiaoping was the first secretary, Liu Bocheng was the second secretary, and He Long was the third secretary.

After the establishment of the Southwest Bureau, it was equipped with cadres from various provinces and cities in the southwest, established the leadership and takeover team of the Southwest Public Security Department and the Chongqing Municipal Military Control Commission Public Security Department, and formulated the "Take Over Chongqing Municipal Public Security Special Work Plan" (draft) ) and the work, policies, tasks, and steps after entering the city.

On November 26, Commanders Liu and Deng issued instructions to the Third Corps of the Second Field and the First Department of the 47th Army of the Fourth Field in Changde to "quickly annihilate the enemy on the south bank of the Yangtze River and occupy Chongqing without any delay." . Before and after this instruction was issued, the Second Field Army left Changde amidst the warm welcome of the people of Changde and advanced to the southwest.

The Tenth Army set out from Taoyuan on October 31, along the Sichuan-Guizhou Highway, passing through Yuanling and Fenghuang, and liberated Tongren, Guizhou on November 11. The Twelfth Army set out from Shimen on November 1, passed through Cili, Dayong, and Huayuan, liberated Xiushan, Sichuan on the 9th, and captured Youyang on the 10th. The 11th Army set out from Linli on November 2, marched westward via Cili and Sangzhi, and cooperated with friendly forces to annihilate the 118th and 50th Army of Song Xilian from Longshan and Laifeng.

In late November, the main force of the Second Field Army advanced rapidly towards southeastern Sichuan and northwest Guizhou. In order to command the troops in time for combat, on November 28, Liu and Deng led the two front commanders to leave Changde and move along the Sichuan-Guizhou Highway towards Chongqing. The second field cadres and soldiers who stayed in Changde also left Changde in December. At this point, the people of Changde have successfully completed the glorious task of welcoming the second field to recuperate and advance into the southwest.

While Deng Xiaoping was busy with everything in Changde, he was also very concerned about and guided the work of Changde in a timely manner, and paid attention to the situation of the establishment of new districts. Not long after he arrived in Changde, he listened to a report from Qiao Xiaoguang, secretary of the Changde District Committee, on the work in the new district after the liberation of Changde.

On November 11, Deng Xiaoping gave a three-hour speech at the People’s Theater (now the People’s Cinema) to a cadre meeting attended by more than 1,000 leaders of Changde prefecture, city, county and garrison. Situation report. He first analyzed the political and military situation across the country, and incisively commented on the tasks, principles and policies in the new era. In his speech, he also affirmed the Changde area’s new district work experience. He said, "Comrade Qiao Xiaoguang, Secretary of the Changde District Committee, has been in the new area for several months and has focused on three main tasks: first, taking over urban and rural political power; second, raising food supplies; third, suppressing bandits and fighting against hegemony. If we do these three tasks correctly, we will achieve results. , especially the front-line work was carried out in a timely manner to ensure the supply and transportation of the troops. In these pioneering tasks, the cadres going south worked together with the underground party comrades to initially open up the new area.

These. The specific experience is worthy of reference for the work in the Southwest New District." When talking about the cadre issue, he pointed out: I heard that there are many cadres going south in Changde area, and there are complete leadership teams at the prefectural, county and district levels, including county ministers, directors and officers. , section members and district secretaries, district chiefs, assistants, etc. are basically equipped in complete sets.

There are many cadres and well-organized teams, which has a good side. However, in Southwest China, the district committee teams are not divided into district committee teams, and even the county team teams are not fully prepared. This also has a good side. They may be forced to take the right path. This is to actively cultivate , Boldly appoint local cadres. Deng Xiaoping used this ingenious method to give clear instructions to the Changde area to boldly train and appoint local cadres.