中国革命史上伟大的军事家、中国人民解放军的创建人之一叶挺,在1946年3月的一封入党申请电至今仍保存在中央档案馆中。寥寥数语背后,浓缩了叶挺对革命事业无比忠诚、不懈追求的生命底色,透露出对党真挚深厚的感情,刻画出一个铁血忠魂的高大革命将领形象。1946年3月4日,被蒋介石扣押长达五年之久的叶挺终于获释。在出狱后的第二天,叶挺即致电党中央,请求加入中国共产党。新华社发(中央档案馆提供) Ye Ting, one of the great military strategists in the history of the Chinese revolution and the founding member of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, still holds in the Central Archives a petition to join the party in March 1946. After a handful of words, Ye Ting has enriched the lifelong loyalty and relentless pursuit of revolutionary cause, revealed sincere and profound feelings toward the party and portrayed a tall, revolutionary general with an unshirkable spirit. On March 4, 1946, Ye Ting, who had been detained by Chiang Kai-shek for five years, was finally released. The day after his release, Ye Ting called the Central Party Committee and asked to join the Chinese Communist Party. Xinhua News Agency issued (Central Archives)