Chapter 27 On the Basic Tactics of Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Warfare——Assault[1]

(January 11, 1938) A raid is the basic form of warfare in guerrilla warfare Guerrilla warfare cannot be separated from the people for a moment, this is the most basic principle.When it comes to tactics, the basic form of guerrilla warfare is nothing but raids.Assault is a type of attack. Guerrilla warfare does not pay attention to the form of regular positional attack, but to the form of surprise attack or surprise attack. So can not achieve the purpose. The essentials of the second attack tactics The essentials of attack tactics in guerrilla warfare can generally be listed as the following twelve items:

First, the basic principle of an attack is to have a secret and careful plan, and quick and sudden actions. Second, the purpose of guerrilla warfare attacks, generally speaking, is to destroy the small enemy, weaken the big enemy, disturb the enemy's flanks and rear, cooperate with the political work of the guerrilla forces, destroy the enemy's political power, arouse the people to rise up against the enemy, maintain or restore The anti-Japanese regime thus created guerrilla bases for the Anti-Japanese War and cooperated with the regular army to fight. The guerrillas gradually developed into regular anti-Japanese troops due to the seizure of armed forces.As for the specific purpose of the attack, it is to destroy the enemy's small troops, disrupt the enemy's large troops, destroy the enemy's militia groups, destroy the enemy's rear institutions, destroy the enemy's communication routes, etc.

Third, the attack must choose conditions that are conducive to the attack.If there is no such condition or the condition is insufficient, care must be taken to cause it.This is possible in many cases, as long as the following methods are adopted according to the quality of the enemy's troops, the personality of the commander, and the use of tactics: (1) Indulge the enemy.For example, deliberately use a guerrilla team with weak combat effectiveness to circle the enemy, making the enemy think that it is not important, and suddenly attack the enemy when he is not prepared. (2) Paralyze and confuse the enemy.For example, attacking east and west, suddenly south and north, making the enemy unpredictable, and thus attacking one point.Another example is the dispatch of guerrilla squads or small groups to use slogans or placards signed by the large guerrilla group to move in place A, and the large guerrilla group will carry out attacks on point B or point C. (3) Fatigue and intimidation of the enemy.For example, mobilizing the people to fortify the walls and clear the fields, so that the attacking enemy will be hungry and exhausted.Another example is to divide the guerrilla group into several groups, or send many guerrilla groups to attack the garrisoned enemy from time to time, so that they will be shocked overnight and fatigued, and then choose the appropriate time to attack.If there are many enemies, but the quality is poor, and the commander is weak, spread rumors and bluff to increase their vacillation, and then attack. (4) Send spies into the enemy's garrison, and gain the sympathy of the local people and the enemy's internal soldiers for our internal response, so as to facilitate the success of the attack. (5) Use guerrilla groups and the People's Self-Defense Forces to move around, make the enemy in other places stick to one place, restrain the enemy who may respond, and make our attack in another place easy to succeed.All of the above are changing the enemy's situation with one's own actions to facilitate the success of the guerrillas. Although they are not necessarily effective, they are often effective.

Fourth, the reconnaissance before the attack, this is the first important.The content of the reconnaissance should pay attention to the following items, namely: (1) the size of the enemy's troops, the strength of the combat power, and the type of weapons.If you are going to attack a stationed enemy, you must know the enemy's deployment, security level, and order of shift changes. (2) Whether there are other enemy troops nearby, the strength of the troops, the degree of possible reinforcements, the speed of transportation, the distance, the situation of telephone and telegram contacts, the minimum reinforcement time, the direction of reinforcements and the road conditions, all must be checked and considered one by one. Of. (3) Situation of nearby residents. (4) The size and size of the road for the attacking force to reach the site to be attacked and whether there is any concealed approach.The detection of the above-mentioned items must be carried out in a secret and ingenious way.The more detailed the reconnaissance, the more accurate the attack plan will be.When possible, it is best to pre-draw a simple terrain map and mark the enemy's equipment.

Fifth, the timing of the attack.But the following four: (1) at night.This is generally taken against the stationed enemy because it is unfavorable to attack at other times.One is to use the darkness of the night to approach the enemy most concealedly; the other is to charge in the dark of night, which can reduce one's own damage, expand one's momentum, and increase the panic of the enemy; three is that it is not easy to reinforce the enemy at night.Therefore, guerrillas must always pay attention to the practice of night movements. (2) AT Dawn.This is generally also carried out against stationary enemies, that is, to use the dark march to approach the enemy and attack at dawn. This is the best time to attack when the guerrillas are far away from the enemy or are not yet familiar with night attack actions. .But it is advisable to start the charge before the enemy gets up. (3) AT Twilight.This generally applies to the stationary enemy. At other times, the enemy is more careful, and the approach to the enemy is relatively concealed. When marching during the day is not a problem or when passing through an area that can be camouflaged, use this time to attack.At this time, if the attack is unsuccessful, they can also use the darkness to retreat safely. (4) IN DAY.The enemy's movements are mostly during the day, so most of the enemies who attack are selected during the day.In order for a guerrilla force to attack the enemy most effectively, it must not lose the opportunity that the enemy is on the move, and such an opportunity must be universally used.Most of these attacks are ambushes.If you want to attack a stationed enemy during the day, you must use it under the following circumstances: 1. The enemy's quality is very poor, not alert, unfortified, and extremely negligent; 2. The enemy has no idea that the guerrillas are coming to attack; 3. Isolated The enemy without help; 4. Heavy rain and fog are the easiest time to conceal the attack action.Under these circumstances, it may be possible to attack the stationary enemy during the day.

Sixth, the attack plan must be kept secret.Although there is a good plan to attack the enemy, if the plan is known to the enemy, not only is it worthless, but there is also the danger of suffering losses.Therefore, the strict secrecy of the attack plan is the most important thing.In addition to using the anti-Japanese people and guerrilla groups as mentioned in the third item to confuse the enemy, you should also pay attention to the following matters: (1) The attack plan should not be fully informed to the subordinates, but only the things that should be known or segmented ( Such as before departure, during the march and after arriving at the destination). (2) Neither the people stationed nor the guides invited should be made aware of the guerrilla attack attempt. (3) When possible, walk in a false direction at the start and then turn around to attack the destination. This can be used in places where the enemy has many eyes and ears.

Seventh, the advance of the raiding force.The following points are worth noting: (1) If there are rivers and obstacles that must be passed, the method of passing and the necessary equipment should be studied before departure. (2) Carry slogan notices, etc. (3) Agree on various marks, such as the mark for the start of the charge, etc., and stipulate the gathering place when the attack is unsuccessful or when special difficulties are encountered. (4) Choose a very hidden path or even a place where there is no road during the journey. (5) Keep extreme silence while marching, and prohibit talking and laughing.Except for the reconnaissance and security personnel, the rest of the team members are not allowed to play red pieces (only dark pieces). (6) At the head of the marching column, send a small number of plainclothes armed scouts to serve as direct scouts and guards. (7) Travel as fast as possible. (8) During the march, we must be prepared for combat when encountering the enemy.

Eighth, the action after reaching the target of the attack.This is an important link in the entire attack plan, and the following points should be paid attention to: (1) Quickly and covertly assemble outside the enemy's cordon. If the enemy does not know it yet, remember not to alarm him.At this time, the head of the army should immediately summon the heads of the various units to instruct the specific attack method.During the day, the heads of each unit should be guided to covertly observe the enemy's configuration, and instruct the specific tasks of each unit face to face.If possible, scouts in uniform quietly capture the enemy's sentry to further investigate the situation. (2) If the troops are large (more than one battalion), they should be divided into two groups (not too far apart) to attack, and if the troops are small (less than one company), they can charge together. (3) Send a small number of men with guns to carry out feint attacks on areas that are not easy to attack, so as to contain one side of the enemy, and use the main force to invest in one or two weaker points of the enemy that are easier to attack, but the forces must not be divided equally. (4) When the troops are sufficient, a small force can be sent to ambush in the direction where the enemy may escape, and cut off the enemy's way. (5) In the direction where the enemy has reinforcements, a small number of people must be sent to guard, and their telephone and telegraph lines, bridges and roads must be destroyed. (6) The position to prepare for attack should be neither too close nor too far away; the time for preparing to attack should be shortened as much as possible; the action of preparing to attack should be as fast as possible. (7) When attacking at night, there must be good identification marks to avoid confusion.

Ninth, charge action: (1) The start of the charge should be carried out quickly and suddenly according to the predetermined time, direction, and road.If the charge is divided into several routes, the start time of all the charges will be determined by the time required for one of the main routes to reach the charge location.The other roads should be aligned with the main road to prevent the enemy from discovering it prematurely. (2) At the beginning of the charge, do not make a sound, do not shoot (even if the enemy shoots first), and do not shout to kill, but use bayonets, spears, and broadswords to rush into the enemy's formation, engage in melee, and quickly kill the enemy.If there is a grenade, throw the grenade first (note - don't knock down your own people, only the first few people are allowed to hit, and the ones behind are not allowed to hit.), taking advantage of the moment the grenade explodes, pounce on the enemy and solve it. (3) Only in the aspect of restraint, you can shoot the enemy with a few firearms to attract their attention, so that you can quickly win in the direction of assault. (4) If the enemy sticks to their houses and resists tenaciously, they can set fire to the houses to force them to surrender (only the houses they hold on to are allowed to be burned, and random burning is not allowed), or they can attack from other houses while the enemy is in chaos. (5) If the attack is successful and the enemy retreats, the troops in charge of ambush and interception should try their best to intercept them first. At this time, the intruding troops should disregard the seizure of weapons and property. Except for the necessary troops to manage the prisoners and guard the battlefield, the rest should follow and pursue. It is expected to eliminate a large number of the enemy's vital forces, so that the enemy has no possibility of counterattack.However, when there are concerns about reinforcements to the enemy, they should not pursue them far away.

Tenth, the actions after the attack: (1) When the attack is successful, immediately gather the troops, together with the wounded and the trophies, and bring them to a nearby position where there is a position along the way, and use one to occupy the position to prevent the enemy from counterattacking. (2) If the remnants of the enemy flee far away, there is no counterattack force, and there is no concern about reinforcements, the attacking troops can stay in the local area for a considerable period of time.At this time, a staff member is responsible for distributing the property captured by the enemy to the local poor and helping the people against the famous traitor.The main force of the guerrillas chose a place with a position, assembled and rested, and free movement was absolutely prohibited.Even so, the main force of guerrilla units generally should not camp there, but should move to a good location a few miles away from here to camp. (3) If the situation is tense, the time for dealing with post-war work should be shortened so that the guerrillas can leave the place quickly and victoriously. (4) Regarding the disposal of prisoners, when they are not far from their own base areas or the regular anti-Japanese army, all the prisoners will be escorted to the rear or handed over to the regular army for disposal.Otherwise, ask about the situation and release them immediately after giving proper publicity. The killing of captives is strictly prohibited, and only traitor leaders who hate the people can be executed at the request of the people.Even if the prisoner is unwilling to go with the guerrillas sometimes, he should only be disarmed and released.It should be known that killing captives is only enough to increase the enemy's combat effectiveness, and it is completely detrimental to the War of Resistance Against Japan.But when releasing prisoners, we must pay attention to keeping our actions secret. To achieve this purpose, we should release the prisoners beforehand, and lock those who have not left in a house so that they cannot see the direction in which the guerrillas are retreating. (5) If the attack is unsuccessful, or the enemy reinforcements have arrived just after the attack, they should retreat quickly without hesitation.If you withdraw from the battle under the oppression of the enemy, you should implement a scattered retreat, and at the same time use the most capable old guerrillas as cover.The gathering place after the retreat should be the campsite for the day before or a pre-designated place. (6) Even when retreating without serious enemy situation, the guerrillas should also camouflage, for example, first walk a few miles in a false direction, and then turn to the real road to confuse the enemy and lose the traces that the enemy may follow.

Eleventh, attack fortresses, stockades, soil enclosures and cities.It is not enough to attack fortresses, stockades, villages or cities with the inferior weapons of guerrillas, and only rely on ordinary fighting methods.These things can be attacked, but attention should be paid to the following conditions: (1) It is best to ambush spies or people and soldiers who are sympathetic to the guerrillas in the fortress to be attacked. The team should always do it in a planned way. (2) Choose the point where the enemy's vigilance is the most negligent, take advantage of the darkness of night, take advantage of the unpreparedness, and sneak in.Or in the most dangerous places, the places where the enemy is most safe, are sometimes the best places for us to creep into quietly, but this is by no means always. (3) If the attack is discovered by the enemy, use a small unit to feign an attack in another direction to attract the main force, and use the main force of the guerrillas to attack from its weak point. (4) Carry out long-distance attacks during the day, and if possible, camouflage enemy troops and take the opportunity to attack. (5) Destroy the enemy in the field battle near the castle, follow and pursue, and attack by force. This is the most favorable situation, and this opportunity should not be missed. (6) Fortresses near the anti-Japanese base areas, sometimes in the far rear where the enemy is weak, if the conditions of the people are good and the guerrilla forces are strong, the method of siege and blasting can be adopted.But this method can only be adopted when the enemy is alone and helpless. Twelfth, disrupt or suppress the enemy.Disturbance is a subsidiary part of guerrilla warfare attack tactics, but it is also a necessary part. The purpose is to increase the enemy's anxiety and reduce the enemy's power, so as to create the conditions for us to destroy the enemy or force the enemy back.Its method is as follows: (1) when attacking at night is unsuccessful, then change its task to disturb.Shouting slogans, singing loudly, and shooting guns from all directions are all methods.Slogan leaflets can be distributed in the open space before retreating. (2) When fighting with the regular army, in order to disperse the enemy's forces so that they are stuck in one place and cannot reinforce other directions, the method of disturbance can also be used.At this time, the guerrillas can be divided into several groups, and they will sneak to the vicinity of the enemy's garrison at dusk, midnight, and dawn in turn, shooting and shouting suddenly, making them panic, unable to reinforce or delay the reinforcement time. (3) Another way is to bluff.The method is to plant more flags and hold more fireworks near the enemy's garrison, which is the so-called method of setting up suspicious soldiers in ancient times.The purpose is either to deceive the enemy to facilitate our actions elsewhere, or to intimidate the enemy and increase their panic.At this time, our guerrillas are only playing around, and never enter into serious battles to avoid unnecessary losses. Enemy of Triple Raid Although the above-mentioned twelve points deal with the principles of general raid tactics, they mainly refer to raids on stationary enemies.The greatest opportunity for guerrilla warfare is to attack the enemy in action, so guerrilla units should not give up all opportunities to attack in the presence of an enemy who is on the move and conditions are suitable.According to its nature, this kind of attack is an encounter, but it is divided into two types: ambush and surprise attack.An ambush is the nature of an expected encounter, but in the form of an ambush.A raid occurs when an encounter is not anticipated and takes the form of a surprise attack.The former is an important tactic of the guerrillas, so the explanation is more detailed.The latter is accidental, so it is only briefly mentioned. First, an ambush is an ambush, which is a planned concealed deployment of guerrillas on one or both sides of the road that the enemy must pass through, and a sudden attack when the enemy passes by.This action is called an ambush.According to different situations and configurations, it can be divided into two ambush methods: (1) is to wait for ambush.Ambush in advance on the roads that the enemy must pass, and attack them when they pass. (2) is lure.Use the main force to ambush well, and use a small part to deliberately show weakness, lure the enemy into the ambush circle, and then attack them. Second, according to various conditions such as enemy tactics, troop quality, and terrain, ambush can be carried out on one side, on both sides, on multiple sides, or on multiple layers. Third, the purpose of the ambush is: (1) to destroy or attack the enemy's infantry, artillery, cavalry, transport teams, conscript teams, automobiles, trains, ships, etc. (2) Capture single or multiple communicators, scouts, telephone operators, purchasers, etc. of the enemy to collect information about the enemy. (3) Intercept and defeat the retreating enemy with an ambush. Fourth, ambush, first of all requires a clear understanding of the situation.If the situation is unclear, it may result in failure or loss.Therefore, the reconnaissance before the ambush must be thorough and careful.Things to pay attention to in reconnaissance are as follows: (1) Reconnaissance methods: first, use residents who sympathize with the guerrillas to use various methods to get close to the enemy, and obtain necessary information from enemy soldiers and masters.Second, use plainclothes scouts to approach the enemy for reconnaissance.Third, eavesdrop on enemy phone calls.Fourth, capture the enemy's personnel and get information from their whiteheads or documents. (2) The requirements for reconnaissance are mainly the time of departure of the enemy, the size of the troops, the route to be taken, the location to be reached, the strength of the march, whether there are special weapons and special equipment, whether there is luggage, the communication situation during the march, and the situation during the march. special inertia etc. (3) The technique of reconnaissance is based on the principle of being able to conceal one's own intentions and obtain information about the enemy.Information obtained through reconnaissance shall be kept secret, except to those who must be informed, to prevent leakage.It must be remembered that, no matter in the enemy's rear or in the anti-Japanese area, there is the possibility of enemy spies lurking anytime and anywhere. Fifth, the choice of ambush area.The principle of choosing an ambush area is that it is conducive to exerting the greatest power of oneself and not conducive to exerting the greatest power of the enemy.Therefore, the following points should be paid attention to when choosing an ambush area: (1) There is good concealment, so that the guerrillas can easily see the enemy, and the enemy cannot easily see the guerrillas. (2) Good terrain makes it easy for the guerrillas to attack the enemy, but it is difficult for the enemy to attack the guerrillas. (3) The roads near the ambush site must be conducive to the retreat of the guerrillas and not conducive to the retreat of the enemy. (4) The ambush location must be selected outside the front of the enemy's general marching alert search.Sometimes, although the roadside has good terrain, if it is too close to the enemy's road, the concealed assembly area for the guerrillas in an ambush should be selected at an appropriate location further back. (5) There must be a good observation site.It is best to meet these conditions for an ambush, but it is not necessary to have all these conditions in order to set up an ambush. Sixth, the advance of the ambush troops: (1) The time should not be too early, lest the guerrillas be in an ambush for a long time, weaken their tension and prudence, easily reveal their intentions, and increase the danger of the enemy's detection; but it should not be too late, Lest there is no time to set up an ambush. (2) The road to travel should be concealed, preferring to take small roads, even the bottom of mountains and valleys with no roads. (3) When marching, disguised plainclothes armed detectives must be dispatched first to serve as guards.If it is necessary to pass through residential areas, it is best to disguise the whole body to keep the secret of the operation. (4) When arriving at the ambush area, the news should be blocked. Seventh, the implementation of ambush: (1) The allocation of troops should be based on the size of the guerrilla troops, the size of the enemy's troops and the terrain conditions.Usually a small force (less than 30% of the total force) occupies dangerous locations, kills and pinches the enemy with firepower, and uses the main force to lie in ambush at easy-to-attack locations to carry out surprise attacks.Sometimes, a small number of guns should be sent to serve as guards in the direction where there is concern about enemy reinforcements or in cover positions that must be occupied for the convenience of retreat. (2) When attacking the enemy's large force, let go of its front and your own team, and attack its rear.At this time, if the guerrilla team can carry out harassing attacks on the front and side of the enemy's vanguard to seize the enemy, it will be more convenient for the ambush troops to attack.You can also try to destroy roads and bridges to a certain extent (flooding, silting, blocking stones, turning ordinary bridges into bad bridges, etc.), lengthen the enemy's marching column, and make it difficult for them to look at each other head to tail. (3) If you are attacking a small enemy unit, you can block their way out, cut off their way of coming, and wipe them all out. (4) Regarding the signal to start the attack, the specific tasks of each unit, the route of the attack, which department will shoot first, etc., all the heads of each unit must be informed in detail in advance. (5) Before the attack, it is necessary to maintain extreme secrecy and silence, no smoking, no talking, no casual visits. (6) Battlefield observation.It would be best if we could set up two observation posts, the first one would be located about ten miles from the enemy's approach, and we would bring three or four correspondents, all in disguise, to serve as observations.The length of the enemy's march, the number of troops, the alert search situation, and the constant report to the guerrilla leader, so that the commander can deal with it in a timely manner according to the situation.This observation post must be returned only after all the enemies have passed through.The second is located near the ambush area, and the commander personally observes it, so as to give the signal to start the attack in due time. (7) The time to start the attack must be chosen the best, and one must be able to seize the most suitable time for the enemy to attack when the enemy is marching.At the same time, all team members are required to obey orders absolutely, and are not allowed to move freely, so as not to cause the enemy to find out in advance. (8) The action when attacking must be quick and violent, and it must be able to catch the enemy by surprise.In a short time, all the firearms were quickly released, followed by an immediate charge, and the battle was quickly resolved.Any hesitation and hesitation are disadvantageous. Eighth, if the battle is successful, immediately assemble the troops, dispose of the prisoners, collect the spoils and the wounded, so that they can be withdrawn quickly.If only one part of the enemy is eliminated, the retreat should be quicker to avoid the enemy's counterattack.If there are bulky items that cannot be taken away, they will be destroyed. Ninth, what to do when the ambush is impossible or unsuccessful: (1) If you have just launched an attack and have not yet entered the battle, and suddenly find that the enemy's strength is too large, or the enemy has already detected our ambush and has already occupied the position, and the attack has no chance of winning, you should immediately Stop attacking and retreat resolutely to preserve your own strength.At this time, the highest decisiveness and flexible handling of the commander are required. (2) If you have already entered the battle, but encounter the enemy's tenacious resistance and there is no certainty of victory, you should also terminate the battle and make up your mind to retreat. Tenth, disrupt.Sometimes the purpose is not to destroy the enemy, or the ambush cannot solve the battle, you can perform the disrupting task.The method is to use small troops to disperse in several places, kill and injure the enemy with firepower, and disrupt their marching columns; or push huge rocks and overturn ancient trees on high mountain cliffs to kill their troops and horses. Eleventh, ambushing a single or a small number of enemy messengers, purchasing, and reconnaissance are the tasks of guerrilla groups or plainclothes scouts sent by guerrillas.Such opportunities are many and should not be passed up. Twelfth, ambush cavalry: (1) The enemy's cavalry has greater movement and impact, so when ambushing, you should choose a forest or narrow road (sometimes residential areas are also acceptable), where the enemy's cavalry is inconvenient to move. (2) Concentrate firepower to kill and injure riding horses, and the personnel are easy to capture. (3) If you are sure to capture a small number of enemy cavalry in an ambush, you can set up multiple layers of ambushes. (4) It is possible to pretend to be a resident, lay down in a certain village, and attack the enemy suddenly when the horse enters the village and separates. Thirteenth, ambush cars: the ambush site should be selected in valleys, valley bottoms, ditch bottoms, turns, up and down slopes, and pre-set obstacles, traps, or bury mines (cluster grenades and mortar shells are also acceptable) , so that the car has to stop or be blown up and overturned.The guerrillas, on the other hand, ambushed in nearby hidden places. When the car stopped or overturned, a small part stopped the leader, and another small part cut off the return route, and the main force went straight to the car to capture its characters.If there are guard soldiers, they must be disarmed first, and then the cars should be burned.However, for the captured drivers and soldiers, care must be taken not to kill them. Fourteenth, ambush the train: (1) Turns, up and down slopes, high embankments, depressions, and tunnel entrances are all good places to ambush. (2) Method: loosen the dog head nails on the rail or dismantle a section of the rail, so that the train will fall out of the rail when it arrives.Or on the railroad track, on the mouth of the tunnel, pile up with big stone and big log, to stop the train from advancing.The guerrillas were divided into three parts: one part occupied the position and prevented the guards on the train from resisting.Shooting at the compartment.The other is ready to enter the carriage, confiscate firearms, and capture people.Finally, the vehicle was set on fire. (3) Special attention should be paid to armored trains, because they are mobile forts.On the one hand, the guerrillas not only loosen the dog-head nails in advance, but mainly use landmines to blow them up as much as possible, and wait for them to collapse before attacking. Fifteenth, ambush ships: (1) The ships that guerrillas can ambush are mainly merchant ships for enemy transportation or smaller inland river gunboats. (2) The location of the ambush should be a place on the river bank that is convenient for concealment, a bend, and a place close to our bank. (3) During an ambush, the main firearms and forces of the guerrillas should be prepared to attack the bow of the ship, and a small part should be used to intercept the stern of the ship, so as to block the enemy ship with firepower when it turns around.As soon as the enemy ship arrives, use rifles and machine guns, preferably artillery (if you don't have foreign guns, you can also use large earthen guns and pine tree guns), and release them all at once. (4) If it is a wooden ship, it will be ordered to stop berthing, and its ordnance and assets will be searched.The private boats were returned, and property was given to the boatmen, while the official boats were burned. Sixteenth, ambush the enemy conscript team: (1) Ambush the enemy conscript team before it approaches the village.The guerrillas must lie in ambush along the roads that the enemy must pass in advance, and when the enemy arrives, attack and destroy them suddenly. (2) Or attack the enemy's conscript team when it has entered the village and distributed to each house.At this time, the enemy is scattered and unable to gather, and is the easiest to destroy. If a small part of the enemy is disguised and ambushed in the village in advance, and the majority of them are attacked from outside the village, the effect will be easier.But those who ambushes in the village must wait for the large troops outside the village to act first, so as to prevent the enemy from fleeing in panic. (3) Or when the above two methods cannot be implemented due to lack of time, you can wait for the requisition and return with a full load, and ambush them by the side of the enemy's way.After the ambush is successful, the property obtained should be returned to the people who were requisitioned. Only when the people voluntarily comfort the guerrillas can they share part of it to help the guerrillas with supplies. (4) However, whenever an enemy conscript team is ambushed, it is necessary to use a sudden action to destroy its covering troops first, so as to achieve the goal. Seventeenth, ambush the enemy's transport team: (1) Choose narrow roads or narrow roads. (2) If the enemy's cover force is relatively large, the guerrilla unit can be divided into two parts, with the main force fighting against the enemy's cover force to attract them to us, and a small part to seize the transported goods or burn them. (3) If the enemy's covering force is small, first destroy its covering force, and then seize its transport. (4) The general principle of ambushing the enemy's transport team is to first shoot at its head, causing confusion in the transport column, the commanders running around, and blocking the road; secondly, violently destroy or expel the covering troops, and then seize the luggage. (5) To prevent the convoy from escaping backwards, it is necessary to cut off its escape route with a small part. Eighteenth, Assault: This is the method of dealing with unexpected encounters. (1) A guerrilla unit in action may encounter an enemy crusade, requisition team or transport team in action, so the guerrilla unit should always be prepared for this when it is in action. (2) When the guerrillas are marching, they should often send plainclothes detectives to march three to five miles ahead of the troops, so that when they encounter the enemy, they can quickly get news and decide how to deal with them. (3) In case of encountering a small force or an enemy with equal strength, we should immediately seize the opportunity to quickly turn the guerrillas to the enemy's side, and suddenly open fire on them, charge violently, and wipe them out with one blow.At this time, if the enemy is defeated and there are no other concerns about the enemy's situation, follow up and pursue them to destroy them all, but the pursuit should not be too far away. (4) In case of encountering a large number of enemies or the situation is unclear, the principle is to retreat quickly without hesitation, and to separate from the enemy.If the enemy shoots first, we should use a small force to occupy the position to resist, the main force of the cover will withdraw first, and then the cover force will withdraw to avoid losses. (5) In short, when encountering an enemy suddenly, one must have the quickest determination to fight or leave without hesitation.Indecision is dangerous. The above eighteen points are all methods of attacking the enemy, and the anti-Japanese guerrilla units should study them. However, all tactics are based on the principle of suiting the situation, and the text can only be used as a reference for actual combat, and cannot be applied rigidly.There must have been many new and valuable experiences in the War of Resistance Against Japan, which are better than those written in the past. I hope that everyone will encourage us to defeat Japanese imperialism. According to the twenty-eighth issue of "Liberation" published on January 11, 1938. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] This article is an excerpt from Mao Zedong’s book Guerrilla Warfare written in 1934 on guerrilla tactics by Chen Bojun, commander of the 359th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, when he was studying at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. , revised and corrected by Mao Zedong, and published in the twenty-eighth issue of "Liberation".