Image Shaping Of The Eighth Route Army By The CPC During The Anti-Japanese War

During the period of the overall anti-Japanese war,the CPC did not put forward the concept of "army image",but it paid enough attention to the image of the Eighth Route Army and made lasting efforts to create a good image of the Eighth Route Army.Based on the extensive possession of historical materials,this research is based on party historiography and history,drawing on or applying theories and methods of communication,imageology,propaganda,iconography,art and other disciplines,and is committed to solving the CPC's A series of questions on how to shape the Eighth Route Army,how to shape the Eighth Route Army,what kind of effect it ultimately achieved,and what kind of influence it had.During the period of the Anti-Japanese War,the CPC actively shaped the good image of the Eighth Route Army with a profound historical background and motivation.After the July 7th Incident broke out,the CPC reorganized the Red Army into the Eighth Route Army and entered the front line.At the same time,the CPC has formulated a comprehensive national anti-Japanese war route,and mobilizing the broadest masses to participate in the anti-Japanese war is the most important link.However,due to the anti-communist propaganda of the Kuomintang during the Agrarian Revolutionary War,the people in North China misunderstood the CPC and its army,which made the newly-arranged Eighth Route Army face many difficulties in mobilizing,organizing the masses,and fighting and living.This is not only related to the practical effect of the overall anti-Japanese war route,but also directly affects the survival and development of the Eighth Route Army.Creating a good image of the Eighth Route Army,breaking the existing perceptions of the people,and eliminating misunderstandings have become an urgent task for the CPC.With the advancement of the Anti-Japanese War,out of vigilance and hostility towards the CPC,the Kuomintang continued to rumors that the Eighth Route Army "swim without striking" and slandered the Eighth Route Army for "attacking friendly forces" with "unauthorized actions" and "destroying the War of Resistance".The Japanese puppets also actively carried out propaganda wars,falsely accusing the Eighth Route Army of being unable to withstand a blow,bullying the people,and annexing to the KMT.Affected by the Kuomintang,Japan forged rumours and slander,public opinion once questioned or criticized the Eighth Route Army for failing to do its best to resist the war and hinder it.This in turn requires that the CPC's activities to shape the Eighth Route Army must be sustained.The shaping of the military image is based on the positioning of the military image.In the early days of the overall anti-Japanese war,based on the nation's requirements for the Japanese anti-Japanese war,based on the Red Army's political and cultural traditions,and the reality of the strong and weak of the enemy,the CPC Central Committee,especially Mao Zedong,quickly identified the image positioning of the Eighth Route Army.Politically,it declares and guarantees that the Eighth Route Army is still an army under the leadership of the party.It also points out that the Eighth Route Army is still a human army and will fight for the people.I believe that the masses rely on the masses.In terms of style and discipline,it emphasizes the need to maintain the excellent style of the Red Army,that is,the unity of officers and soldiers,democratic unity,bravery in fighting,initiative and flexibility,hard work,modesty and prudence,etc.At the same time,iron discipline must still be enforced.In the military,there are two interdependent and forward development aspects: First,the Eighth Route Army will implement active and flexible strategic tactics;Second,based on the former,in terms of status and responsibility,the Eighth Route Army will gradually change from a strategic detachment to a decision Role and directly defeat the strength of the Japanese army.The shaping of the army's image is inseparable from the open source image and media communication,but the source image is the basis of media communication.This requires that the Eighth Route Army must have a recognized performance in daily life.In response to this,the CPC guided the Eighth Route Army's active combat against Japan based on its positioning of the Eighth Route Army's image and gradually developed into the main force of the nation's anti-Japanese war.The discipline of the masses has made the military-civilian relations more harmonious;the army consolidation campaign and the regularization of effectiveness have been carried out,which has increased the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army.At the same time,in the face of the new situation of the Kuomintang undermining unity,it has never given up its position of maintaining cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.As a result,the foundation of the Eighth Route Army's image of resolute resistance,good conquest,good style,strict discipline,and willingness to cooperate with the Kuomintang was laid,laying a solid foundation for the CPC to display the Eighth Route Army through different media and methods.While consolidating the image of the Eighth Route Army,the CPC spread the image information of the Eighth Route Army through various media and methods.In terms of text,it mainly uses newspapers and periodicals to promote the Eighth Route Army 's record,fighting heroes,good relations with the people,and the position of upholding and maintaining the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party,helping the friendly forces,and refuting the KMT 's rumor.Propaganda,explaining that the Eighth Route Army is an important force for the victory of the Anti-Japanese War,striving for and achieving military-civilian unity,has strict discipline,and directly refutes the Kuomintang 's slander;etc.In terms of literature and art,it actively uses songs,dramas,pictures,photos and movies to visually display The Eighth Route Army fought bravely,loved and won the support of the people,worked hard,and so on.At the same time,many Chinese and foreign journalists and observers had entered the CPC base to observe and investigate during the Anti-Japanese War.The Eighth Route Army resolutely fought with effective strategies and tactics and achieved tremendous achievements.It has excellent style and discipline to achieve unity between officers and soldiers,and between the military and civilians.The military image finally exists as a cognitive subject's evaluation and speech on the military.Under the influence of the CPC's shaping of the "deeds" and "words" of the Eighth Route Army,different cognitive subjects all held an approval attitude towards the Eighth Route Army.The people in the base think that the Eighth Route Army can fight,have a way,are not afraid of death,and have strict discipline.The Japanese puppet puppeteers believed that the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla warfare was at its peak,and in fact admitted that the Eighth Route Army was the most determined resistance.They had a firm political belief and strict discipline,and gained popular support.Foreign journalists and observers also believe that the Eighth Route Army has developed an effective combat mode,resolutely resisted the war and is willing to cooperate with the Kuomintang,as well as outstanding qualities such as unity of officers and soldiers,unity of the military and civilians,and hard work.In the true statements of folk opinion in the Kuomintang area,the Eighth Route Army was also active in the war of resistance,had a good record,and had strict discipline.It valued the people and gained the support of the people.A good army image has an important appeal,and the CPC has had an important historical impact on the successful shaping of the Eighth Route Army image.First of all,the Eighth Route Army gained the support and support of the people in the base area,which became an important reason for the Eighth Route Army's development and growth and victory in the battle.Secondly,it expanded the influence of the CPC and the Eighth Route Army and became an important factor for the support of the CPC and the Eighth Route Army outside the base.In addition,the construction of the status discourse of the "mainstay" of the CPC during the War of Resistance was also closely related to the CPC shaping the Eighth Route Army.