The Chinese People's Liberation Army has always been a heroic force that the Party and the people can fully trust. "At the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti Fascist War, President Xi Jinping's important statement not only fully affirmed the glorious history and role of the People's Army, but also profoundly revealed the mystery of the People's Army's invincibility and invincibility in battles - adhering to the Party's absolute leadership over the army. History never goes far, victory is hard won. Looking back at the 14 years of the War of Resistance Against Japan, from the great victory at Pingxingguan to the Battle of Huangtuling, from the Hundred Regiments Battle to the Battle of Cheqiao... how could the people's army, relying on "millet and rifles", defeat and intimidate the enemy time and time again? The fundamental issue lies in having a rock solid military soul to gather strength and guide direction. The reason for invincibility in battle is the soul, and the military soul remains unchanged to forge loyalty. Under the leadership of the Party, the People's Army fought bravely and made important contributions to the great victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan. It will also provide strong support for the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation under the guidance of the Party flag. A loyal base color that never fades, where there is an army, there must be a flag, and where there is a flag, there must be a soul. Looking back, the absolute leadership of the Party over the people's army was not born out of thin air, but was obtained at the cost of blood and through arduous exploration. In the early days of the founding of the party, the young CPC did not realize the extreme importance of mastering the "leadership of armed struggle", and more than 300000 party members and revolutionary masses fell under the enemy's butcher's knife. The CPC, awakened from the pool of blood, launched the Nanchang Uprising and fired the first shot of armed resistance against the Kuomintang reactionaries, thus the people's army led by the Party was born. At the beginning of the founding of the army, the party's organization was mainly established in units at or above the regimental level. "At that time, the army was like a handful of beans held in one's hand, which would scatter as soon as the hand loosened. How to lead and transform this newly formed army? In September 1927, Mao Zedong led the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army across mountains and valleys to Sanwan Village, Yongxin County, Jiangxi Province. He creatively established a branch in the company and established the basic system of party leadership and political work in the army, establishing the fundamental principle of "the party commands the gun" from an organizational perspective. A bullet that doesn't ask the Party cannot be controlled, they are the absolute Party leadership. ”In June 1929, in response to the internal disagreements within the Red Fourth Army regarding the ownership of military command, Mao Zedong fully affirmed the establishment of party leadership by the Red Second and Fourth Regiments, emphasizing that the military should be under the control of the party. This is the first time our party has proposed absolute leadership over the military. The Gutian Conference further established the principles of ideological party building and political army building, giving the Red Army a completely new appearance. It is precisely with the soul of "the Party commands the gun" that the People's Army walked from the city of Nanchang to Jinggangshan, walked the long Long March, and arrived at Yan'an City on the northern Shaanxi Plateau. Despite the harsh environment and difficult conditions, even if we lack guns, ammunition, food, and clothing, even if the enemy is outnumbered and surrounded, our officers and soldiers can overwhelm all enemies without being overwhelmed by any enemy, conquer all difficulties without being conquered by any difficulties. In the arduous and remarkable years of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the reason why our officers and soldiers were able to fight bravely without fear of life and death under the leadership and command of the Party is because they were supported by lofty ideals and beliefs. The officers and soldiers share the same joys and sorrows, and the revolutionary ideal is higher than heaven. With a firm ideal and belief, there is a "ballast stone" and a "set star", which can firmly listen to the Party's words and follow the Party, achieving the goal of "following the Party's instructions, even if it means death". The party flag refers to the direction of the military flag. The People's Army has always acted and fought under the banner of the Party, and loyalty to the Party is a distinct political character of this army, as well as a firm value orientation and political belief of officers and soldiers. In the War of Resistance Against Japan, Zhao Shangzhi went through many hardships but became more and more brave. He said, "I was born a member of the Communist Party, and working for the Party is my lifelong mission. I cannot leave the Party for a day, and I will die on the Northeast Anti Japanese War." Under the heavy siege of the enemy, Yang Jingyu showed no fear and said to his subordinates, "Comrades, for the sake of the revolution, we must persist to the end. Even if we die, we cannot surrender to the enemy!" With the heroic actions of resolutely implementing the Party's decisions and armed resistance against Japanese aggressors, outstanding children of the Party have polished the revolutionary soldiers' absolute loyalty to the Party. Discipline is the lifeblood of an army. 'Strengthening discipline makes revolution invincible.'. The eternal presence of the military soul ensures that the people's army always maintains strict discipline. It is precisely with the iron discipline prescribed by the Party that the people's army can unite its iron will, temper its iron style, generate strong combat effectiveness, and win one victory after another in the life and death struggle against the Japanese invaders. In the autumn of 1937, in Shiqiao Town, Jingyang County, Shaanxi Province (now part of Chunhua County), the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army held a reorganization and expedition oath taking ceremony in the rain. The officers and soldiers slowly took off their military hats adorned with red five stars, replaced them with gray cloth military hats, and adorned them with blue sky and white sun hat emblems. Rain mixed with tears falls, but it cannot extinguish the sincerity in the hearts of the officers and soldiers. Commander Liu Bocheng said affectionately, "The coat of arms is white, but our hearts will always be red." Crossing the long river of history and looking back at the years of the Anti Japanese War, no matter how the number changed or the clothing changed, the absolute leadership of the Party over the army has never changed or been lost, becoming the greatest advantage for our army to overcome all difficulties and obstacles, and the fundamental guarantee for defeating all enemies. Firmly grasping the gun barrel with an independent struggle strategy - the Kuomintang and the Communist Party engaged in intense negotiations around cooperative resistance against Japan and the reorganization of the Red Army. Chiang Kai shek attempted to control, annex, and ultimately disintegrate the Red Army through reorganization. Wang Ming, who had just returned to China from the Soviet Union, advocated that the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army should obey the unified command, organization, armed forces, discipline, treatment, operational plans, and actions of the Kuomintang. This was actually to give up the Communist Party's absolute leadership over the military. Mao Zedong clearly pointed out that the CPC in the complex environment of the national war of resistance can no longer suffer from childish disease on the issue of military power. Communists do not fight for individual military power, but fight for the military power of the party, the people, and the nation. In August 1937, our party established a new Central Revolutionary Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, followed by the establishment of the Front Army Branch of the Central Military Commission in the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army Branch of the Central Military Commission in the New Fourth Army, firmly grasping the gun barrel in our hands. The restoration and establishment of institutional principles always holds the leadership power - when the Red Army was reorganized, starting from the overall situation of unity and resistance, the political commissar system was abolished and the Political Department was changed to the Political Training Department. After the great victory at Pingxingguan, Huang Kecheng, who was then the Minister of Organization of the General Political Department, went to the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army to investigate the political work of the troops. He found that compared with before the reorganization, some people's work style had become noticeably relaxed, and bad habits had grown and spread. Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, and Ren Bishi felt that the problem was serious and sent a telegram to the central government, pointing out that "the restructuring of the military and the reduction of the public status and authority of political workers have affected their enthusiasm and caused some losses to political work." They proposed that "appropriate organizational solutions are needed actively. Three days after the telegram was sent, Zhang Wentian and Mao Zedong replied, "We fully agree with the restoration of the original system of political commissars and political organs. Please order its immediate implementation." Soon after, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made a decision to strengthen the Party's leadership in the military, officially restoring the original system of political commissars and political organs, ensuring the Party's absolute leadership over the military as solid as gold and rock. Forge a strong and powerful ideology to continuously strengthen purity - In the early stage of the full-scale resistance against Japan, there were varying degrees of subjectivism, sectarianism, the Eight legged Communist Party, and erroneous tendencies in the people's army that violated the strategic principles of guerrilla warfare and did not adhere to the principle of independence and self-reliance in the united front, which caused certain losses to the party and the army. On June 16, 1942, the Central Military Commission and the General Political Department issued the "Instructions on the Study and Inspection of the Rectification of the Three Winds in the Military", deploying the rectification work throughout the army. In 1943, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Military Commission transferred leaders working in the rear areas and military leaders from various base areas back to Yan'an to participate in rectification studies. Through rectification, all troops have basically overcome the remnants of warlordism and bureaucratic style, and strengthened their consciousness of obeying the leadership of the Party. Through rectification, the theoretical level of the entire army, especially party members and cadres, has been improved, the ideological construction of the army has been strengthened, the unity and solidarity of the whole army have been enhanced, the army cadre team has been purified, and new achievements have been formed in adhering to the absolute leadership of the party over the army. The key to winning the decisive battle on the battlefield is not only a material struggle, but also a competition of wisdom and will. In the early stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the theories of "national destruction" and "quick victory" were rampant. Will China ultimately perish? How long will the Anti Japanese War last? How can we win? The entire Chinese society urgently needs an answer. In 1938, in a cave dwelling in Yan'an, Mao Zedong pondered for the long term and wrote over 50000 words of "On Protracted War" with a giant pen like a beam. This great work not only scientifically foresaw the three stages of strategic defense, strategic stalemate, and strategic counterattack, but also came to the scientific conclusion that 'the War of Resistance Against Japan is a protracted war, and the ultimate victory belongs to China'. The publication of 'On Protracted War' was like a thunderbolt that struck the ears and provided direction for the Chinese military and civilians at a critical moment in the War of Resistance Against Japan. When the Nationalist Army resisted the Japanese attack with rigid defensive tactics and was passively attacked, Mao Zedong, based on reality, formulated a strategic policy for the People's Army of "basic guerrilla warfare, but not relaxing mobile warfare under favorable conditions". Anti Japanese military equipment such as the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army were caught off guard and elusive on the complex and arduous battlefield behind enemy lines, repeatedly creating war miracles where the inferior defeated the superior. Faced with the rounds of crazy "sweeping," "clearing," "encroaching," and "strengthening public security movements" launched by the Japanese aggressors, as well as the barbaric "Three Alls" policy implemented by the Japanese army, the People's Army resolutely implemented the policy of "enduring long-term struggle," adopting all forms of struggle including politics, military, economy, and culture to deal with the enemy. Guerrilla warfare, mobile warfare, positional warfare, and various forms of warfare work together to resist the enemy; The dialectical and unified combat policy should be flexibly applied to offensive warfare in defensive warfare, decisive battles in protracted warfare, and external warfare in interior warfare; Ambush warfare, breakthrough warfare, landmine warfare, tunnel warfare, sparrow warfare, and tactical tactics created by the people have blossomed everywhere. The night attack on Yangmingbao weakened the air assault power of the Japanese army, forcing them to strengthen their rear defenses with a large number of troops, thus providing strong support for the frontal battlefield operations; In the Battle of Huangtuling, our army fully utilized the tactical advantages of combining guerrilla warfare and ambush warfare, and killed the Japanese general Abe Guixiu, demonstrating what tactical wisdom is; The Hundred Regiments Offensive dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese army and boosted the confidence of the Chinese military and civilians in the resistance against Japan... 'Without guns or cannons, the enemy built for us'. Amidst the flames and smoke of war, the People's Army always adhered to the leadership of the Party, resolutely implemented the Party's decision-making intentions, and became the backbone force in persisting in and winning the victory of the Anti Japanese War. The Party's leadership of the people's army not only plunged the enemy into the vast ocean of people's war, but also creatively achieved a good situation of promoting training, production, and victory in battles. From the spring of 1939 to 1940, and from the summer of 1944 to the summer of 1945, the entire army conducted large-scale military and political training twice. Each unit adhered to the principle of training while fighting, focusing not only on party education and discipline construction, but also on basic skills training such as bombing and assassination, as well as military theory learning such as tactics and topography. They also discussed various tactics and tactics such as night fighting, close combat, and assault warfare, effectively improving the abilities of the vast number of officers and soldiers