A Study On The Eighth Route Army Office In Shaanxi During The Anti-Japanese War

After the Xi’an Incident,the situation of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China gradually formed.In order to establish a broad Anti-Japanese National United Front,and strengthen the connection between the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and the K.M.T-ruled area of Shaanxi,the Eighth Route Army Office in Shaanxi had also changed from a secret state to a public event,becoming the first public office established by the Communist Party of China in the Kuomintang ruled area.The Eighth Route Army office in Shaanxi had experienced ten years from establishment to cancellation.Under the leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Military Commission,the internal organization of the office had been continuously improved,the united front policy of the CPC Central Committee had been conscientiously implemented,playing an important role in the anti-Japanese War and the construction of the border areas.During the specific work,the office procured and transported large quantities of military materiel,promoted the Communist Party’s policy of anti-Japanese democracy,warmly received teams and individuals who wish to the border area,recruited a large number of young patriotic students into Yan’an.During the anti-Japanese War,the Eighth Route Army Office in Shaanxi made full use of its geographical advantages,carried out organized public and covert activities,and strengthened contact with the local armed forces and various organizations.Under the guidance of the CPC organization principles and policies,the office adopted the working mode of combining public work with secret work,principle and flexibility,and made effort to make good relations with the Hu Zongnan’s troops.In addition,they continued to strengthen their own organizational and ideological aspects of the construction,and strive to complete the tasks assigned by superiors.The fruitful work of the Eighth Route Army office in Shaanxi had promoted and strengthened the Kuomintang-Communist cooperation during the anti-Japanese War,consolidated and perfected the anti-Japanese national United Front,and raised the position and the influence of the Communist Party in the international community.The work of the office had forged a large number of outstanding cadres and useful talents for the victory of the whole national anti-Japanese War and the construction of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and even New China.