Chapter VII: Law on the Protection of Military Marriages
In order to protect the stability of the family after the cadres concentrated on the report of marriage, Yang Zhen urgently discussed with Li Yanping, and also ordered the Political Department to immediately come up with a military marriage protection law. In order to protect the stability of the families of military personnel, as well as the treatment of military and martyr's families, it is clear.
This idea was not a whim of Yang Zhen, and a tragedy after the end of this battle reminded him of the awakening. It is very difficult for military cadres to stay at home for a long time, and the situation of separation between the two places should be the vast majority. It's better to find a lover of the army, everyone has military discipline, and they are all soldiers who understand each other.
But after all, the female soldiers in the army are limited, and the environment of more wolves and less meat makes many cadres set their eyes on local young women. Moreover, because of the special environment of the troops, many cadres do not really want to look for them in the troops. However, if the family is local, and there is no law or regulation to protect it, it will be difficult to avoid the tragedy from happening again.
The tragedy was that of a battalion commander who had been married before joining the army, because the troops had withdrawn to the garrison to rest after the battle, and happened to be passing through his hometown. I took a leave of absence and walked a step ahead of schedule, wanting to go home to visit my wife, thinking that it would be good to enjoy even a day of family fun.
For those who have just experienced the test of life and death, there is nothing more relaxing than the warmth of home. A warm family can effectively relax the nerves of cadres on the battlefield. But before the battalion commander left, no one thought that this vacation would cause a tragedy, whether it was the superiors who criticized him for his fake or the subordinates who shouted to see his sister-in-law.
When the battalion commander, who was hurrying home, arrived home, it was almost midnight. He originally wanted to have a warm time with his wife, but he didn't expect to block his wife and a lover in the house. This kind of thing has changed ordinary people, as long as it is a man, no one can stand it, let alone the soldiers who have just come down from the battlefield of blood and fire?
When this battalion commander visited his home, because it was with the troops retreating, he still had the gun on his body. And did not follow the regulations, and handed it over to the camp for preservation when visiting the house. Seeing his wife sleeping with other men, the battalion commander, who was angry and couldn't stand it, shot directly. As a result, tragedy happened, and two lives were lost after a few shots.
And after this battalion commander shot and killed his wife and her mistress, first, it was possible that he himself knew that no matter what the reason was, but he shot and killed people without authorization, especially since the other party was still an ordinary person, and it would definitely be difficult for him to escape the severe military punishment when he returned to the army.
No matter what heinous things that person did, he was just a common man, not a Japanese soldier who was burning and looting. With the army's extremely strict regulations governing the use of non-wartime firearms, he would never have escaped the harshest court-martial. Although there is a reason for the incident, military law is military law.
The second point may also be that this incident happened, and I also felt that my face was lost. In the future, in front of the villagers and comrades-in-arms, I really can't raise my head. Whoever this matter is replaced, I'm afraid it's a shame for a man. Add to that the fear of possible disciplinary sanctions. He turned the muzzle of his gun and shot himself in the head.
The incident happened so quickly that even the correspondent who accompanied him home and was eating at the neighboring village chief's house did not react. When the communicator who heard the gunshots ran to his battalion commander's house in a few steps, he only saw the battalion commander sitting on the stool, although the Tianling cover was lifted by bullets, but still dead, and the pair of wild mandarin ducks on the bed, three corpses that were still bleeding.
The occurrence of this incident almost shocked the entire Anti-Japanese Federation. A battalion commander with outstanding achievements did not fall on the battlefield, but he went to extremes in this kind of thing, which made the entire Anti-Japanese Federation feel sorry for it. Especially this battalion commander, who was the first batch of veterans to enlist in the Japanese Pioneer Regiment after Yang Zhen broke out of the Japanese bacteriological warfare base.
And the one who approved him to take a leave of absence took a step forward and gave him three days off. The political commissar of the regiment, who also handed over his horse to him so that he could rush back early, was even more annoyed and hit the wall with his head. It's not that he regrets giving him family leave, but that he didn't tell the correspondent who accompanied him back to stay by his side at all times. If his correspondent had been there, it would have at least put a stop to his reckless actions.
It was this tragedy that gave Yang Zhen a sense of vigilance in his heart. Compared with later generations, most of the women in this era are still relatively conservative, and even when they are cattle and horses, they rarely cheat. But in conservative times, there is never a shortage of cats who love to steal. What's more, Yang Zhen has heard the sentence that distance is the biggest killer of feelings, more than once.
No matter what the era, marrying a soldier is equivalent to marrying a dead one, but not all people can endure this loneliness. In particular, most of the cadres who were married before joining the army were living separately from each other, and most of their families were in rural areas. Heavy manual labor is a burden, so that some women who are not very strong in character are easy to be taken advantage of.
And this kind of thing happened, although the man who took advantage of it was very despised. Someone's husband was born and died on the front line, and you are doing this in the back, can you still be regarded as a person? But after all, whether it is the wife who did such a thing, or the man who fell into the well at this time, no matter what his thoughts, at least the man who fell into the well at this time should not have died.
Although Yang Zhen disagreed with the extreme way in which the battalion commander handled the problem. If this happens, you can't go on and can you leave, your superiors will definitely support it, why let you take this road? But it also reminded Yang Zhen in disguise that if the marriage of a soldier is not effectively guaranteed, then this kind of thing will not happen just this time.
At present, many cadres of the Anti-Japanese Federation have a low level of education, are still a little disabled, and are not young. Everyone is worried about finding a literate one, so that the gap between them is relatively large. Once the enthusiasm of the newlywed has passed, the differences in living habits and cultural levels between the two parties can easily lead to problems in the marriage.
Especially for disabled soldiers, marriage and family problems are more likely. How many people who came down from the battlefield were docile? Not to mention the workers and peasants who have a weak cultural foundation, that is, people who are intellectuals, and after the rain of bullets and bullets all day long, I am afraid that the scholarly spirit on their bodies will be long gone.
And what is not lacking in the army is weapons and ammunition, which are murderous things. Even if the weapons are not allowed to be taken home, who can guarantee that these cadres will not have any loot in their hands? Although the General Headquarters has repeatedly demanded that all captured weapons be handed over in the hands of cadres at all levels, except for standard weapons and trophies specially approved by the higher authorities and not allowed to keep bullets.
But after a big battle, thousands of weapons were captured, and it was possible for the superiors to find out all of them? The rifle can't be hidden, but the pistol doesn't have any problems. Who can guarantee that they won't be able to get a single bullet of the required bullets? Especially the cadres of the front-line combat units, it is easy to get some pistols and bullets.
It is impossible for the troops to search their bodies one by one, and it is not too difficult to hide bullets and captured weapons. Although the troops have been educated for many years, and cadres at all levels have rarely made any concessions in fulfilling the requirements of their superiors, who can guarantee that there will be no exceptions. It is better to prevent some problems from getting worse than to fix them.
A law or regulation protecting military marriages cannot completely prevent this from happening. But at least some people with ulterior motives who want to take advantage of the opportunity of the military wife to stay alone in the empty room and steal anything can be taboo when taking action. There are some regulatory protections for the marriages of military personnel, especially those with disabilities.
Moreover, Yang Zhen also hopes to change the current environment of human rule by formulating some laws and regulations. At present, there is not a single law or regulation in the whole base area, and the law of the puppet Manchurians is mainly referred to for criminal offenses. As for other illegal activities, the method of deciding the outcome of the handling is mainly adopted.
Although the current people are far more policy-oriented than those of later generations, this cannot negate the status quo of the rule of man. There are formal laws and regulations, and although it is difficult to avoid being exploited, all things can be gradually incorporated into the formal. Since the protection of military marriages is imminent, the entire rule of law begins with this military marriage protection law.
Under the personal supervision of Yang Zhen, the Political Department of the Anti-Japanese Federation, which has never formulated such a document, is also very difficult. However, on the basis of consulting a few lawyers during the puppet Manchurian period, and taking into account moral factors, in a very short period of time, he came up with the "Regulations on the Protection of Military Marriages," which is still unique at least for the time being, and is also the first in the world so far that it has been formulated specifically to protect military marriages.
After the formulation was completed, Yang Zhen took the time to personally review it, and convened a special meeting of the Standing Committee of the Military Region with Li Yanping and Gao Yumin to carefully study it, and make certain revisions in accordance with everyone's ideas and intentions. It will be handed over to the Northeast People's Government as soon as possible and officially promulgated and implemented.
In this regulation, which is more precise, not only strict and detailed provisions have been made on all aspects of military marriages and the treatment of military dependents, but also corresponding punishments have been made for the destruction of military marriages. At the same time, because in military marriages, it is not only the military party that needs to be protected, so certain provisions have also been made for the protection of military families in military marriages.
Marriage and family are not one side of the responsibility, but require the contribution of both parties. It is not just one side that needs to be protected, both sides need protection. Among the soldiers, there is no shortage of Chen Shimei. Therefore, Yang Zhen demanded that in this decree, military families should also be protected.
At the same time as the "Regulations on the Protection of Military Marriages" were promulgated the "Regulations on the Pension of Martyrs for Sacrifices," "Regulations on the Placement and Treatment of Disabled Servicemen," and "Regulations on the Preferential Treatment of Military Dependents and Families of Martyrs on Active Duty," a total of four laws and regulations on the treatment of the military and their families.
Yang Zhen's attitude is very clear, and it is necessary to find ways to ensure the reasonable rights that soldiers and their families should have in many ways, and to prevent the occurrence of those things that undermine the stability of military families from the source. During the war years, soldiers had to work hard on the battlefield, and they must not let their subordinates shed blood, sweat, and tears.
These regulations set out unusually severe penalties for those who break military marriages, especially those who want to steal cats. In the event of such an incident, regardless of the cause, the penalty is to be punished as a breach of the stability of the armed forces in wartime, and the maximum sentence is 15 years' re-education through labor. While all those who harbor are treated equally, the sentencing is absolutely higher or lower.
This sanction is not unsevere, and it can even be said that it is a bit excessive, but it is also something that cannot be helped. During the war years, for an army, the stability of the military spirit was the first element. No matter how detailed, comprehensive, and excellent your political work is, no one can guarantee that this kind of tragedy will not happen again.
Can the discipline of the army control the trouser belt of the soldiers, and can it also control the trouser belts of the local people? What is the nature of the problem of soldiers fighting in the front and fighting in the backyard in the backyard? It is not a simple moral question that can be summed up, this is the most basic human problem.