97 years ago today, on May 25, 1928 (April 7, 1928 in the lunar calendar), the Communist Party of China decided to name the Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants the "Red Army". On May 25, 1928, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Central Circular No. 51 - Military Work Outline (Adopting the Content of the Resolution on Military Issues of the Expanded Conference of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee) ". The outline stipulates: "The establishment of the Red Army has become a top priority at present, and it is not necessary to wait until the rebellion in one province or one country is successful. As long as a separatist area can be established, the work of establishing the Red Army should begin. The Red Army established in the separatist area can be officially named the Red Army, and the previous name of the Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants should be abolished." "Special attention must be paid to the political work in the Red Army." The Red Army shall be supervised by Soviet political commissars and Political commissars should be party representatives ". On November 13, 1927, the Communist Party of China launched and led an armed peasant uprising in Hong'an and Macheng counties in Hubei Province. The troops called it the Peasant Self-Defense Army, and the famous local calligrapher Wu Lanjie sent a couplet to the Self-Defense Army:" Hate the green forest, pretend to be the green sky during the day, and bury the child in the dark to restore Huang'an. Try to see the blue clouds and purple, and the common people will benefit and support the Red Army. "From then on, the title of" Red Army "began to be used. On May 25, 1928, the Central Committee issued "Central Circular No. 51 - Military Work Outline", which clearly stipulated: "It can be officially named the Red Army, and the previous name of the Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants can be abolished." Mao Zedong and Zhu De also officially renamed the Fourth Army of the Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants as the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants, according to the instructions of the Central Committee. Zhu De served as the commander-in-chief. Subsequently, the Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants across the country was ordered to be renamed the Red Army.