建国初期,年轻的人民共和国面临相当严峻的形 势,政治、军事、经济等方面都存在许多亟待解决的问 题,其中,平息匪患就是新中国领导人必须尽快着力 解决的一大问题。 毛泽东下令:“必须限期消灭土匪” 匪患成灾是新中国面临的首要的社会问题,而且 土匪武装多为国民党反动派势力所控制,他们袭击基 层人民政权,封锁占领小城镇,控制边远农村;破坏城 乡交通,残杀地方党政干部,绑架勒索,奸淫妇女,无 恶不作。这严重威胁了新生人民政权的巩固和社会的 正常秩序,广大人民群众要求消灭土匪、根除匪患的 呼声十分强烈。剿灭土匪刻不容缓! In the early years of the founding of New China, the People’s Republic of China faced quite a harsh situation. There were many problems to be solved urgently in the areas of politics, military affairs and economy. The pacification of banditry was a major issue that the new China leaders must strive to solve as soon as possible. Mao Zedong ordered: “The bandit must be eliminated within a time limit.” Banditry is the most important social problem that new China faces. And the bandits are mostly under the control of Kuomintang reactionaries. They attack the grass-roots people’s power, block the occupation of small towns and control the remote rural areas. Destruction of urban and rural transport, killing local party and government officials, kidnapping extortion, adulteress women, no evil. This seriously threatened the consolidation of the new people’s government and the normal social order. The mass of people demand that the eradication of bandits and the eradication of banditry be very strong. Exterminate the bandits without delay!