Chapter 39 "Eighth Route Army Military and Political Magazine" release speech

(January 2, 1939) When the Anti-Japanese War was developing towards a new stage, the Eighth Route Army colleagues published this "Military and Political Magazine" for obvious reasons: to improve the Eighth Route Army's anti-Japanese strength, and at the same time to provide reference materials on the Eighth Route Army's anti-Japanese experience for the anti-Japanese allies and anti-Japanese people. During the one and a half years of the War of Resistance, the Eighth Route Army, under the leadership of Generalissimo Jiang and the commanders of the theaters, under the leadership of Zhu and Peng[1] the deputy commanders-in-chief and the heads of various ministries at all levels and members of the Communist Party, cooperated with all friendly armies of various ministries to carry out The heroic war of resistance carried out the correct strategic policy of "basic guerrilla warfare, but mobile warfare under favorable conditions", persisted and developed guerrilla warfare in North China, established many anti-Japanese base areas in the enemy's rear, and narrowed the enemy's The occupied areas restrained a large number of enemy troops, cooperated with the main frontal force in the war of resistance, delayed the enemy's attack on the northwest, excited the hearts of the people throughout the country, and broke the relationship between those national defeatists who believed that "it is impossible to persist in the war of resistance behind the enemy". The erroneous views of the pessimists exposed the shameless rumors of the Chinese Trotskyist reactionaries, Wang Jingwei's pro-Japanese faction, and some old-fashioned diehards in China.In addition, a part of the Eighth Route Army, the left behind troops, also defended the river defense, and is now preparing to cooperate with the friendly forces in the northwest to fight against the enemy's attack on the northwest.These achievements of the Eighth Route Army are obvious to all, except for the Trotsky reactionaries, Wang Jingwei's pro-Japanese faction and some old-fashioned diehards, they are unanimously recognized.This is fully proved by the fact that the enemy not only dare not underestimate the Eighth Route Army, but also grows increasingly fearful of the Eighth Route Army.The loyalty and invincibility of the Eighth Route Army in defending the motherland are clearly laid out in front of the whole country and the whole world. Except for the reactionaries, pro-Japanese factions and some diehards, it cannot be denied.The detailed or rough records of Chinese and foreign journalists, observers, and travelers have long been numerous.It is certainly not accidental that all unbiased people are willing to study the experience of the Eighth Route Army.Is the existence and development of the Eighth Route Army with the Communist Party members as the backbone beneficial or useless to the Chinese nation? If someone raises such a question, we can only answer with one sentence: those who think it is "useless" must be unwilling to do so. The winner of the War of Resistance is just nonsense that directly helps the enemy.

Where did the achievements of the Eighth Route Army come from? The correctness of the superior leaders, the bravery of the commanders and fighters, the support of the people, and the assistance of friendly troops are the four reasons for the achievements of the Eighth Route Army.Among them, the assistance of friendly forces is obvious. Without the heroic resistance of the main force in the front, guerrilla warfare in the enemy's rear cannot be carried out smoothly; without the cooperation of friendly forces in the enemy's rear, such great achievements cannot be achieved.The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army should thank the friendly troops who cooperated directly and indirectly in the battle, especially the friendly soldiers who gave them all kinds of kind assistance and loyal encouragement.In the face of national enemies, the Chinese army has forgotten the old grievances and has become close friends who help each other. This is the basis for China's never-ending perish.The ancients said: Those who read Zhuge's "Chen Qing Biao" [2] without shedding tears must be unfaithful; those who read Li Mi's "Chen Qing Biao" [3] without shedding tears must be unfilial.Today we should say: Anyone who sees or hears that the Chinese army forgets old grievances and helps each other, and is united in closeness without being moved is definitely not patriotic.Here, those characters who "made money in the country's misfortune and lived on friction" should arouse a little reflection!

Does the Eighth Route Army have any shortcomings? Not only that, but many.First of all, the technical equipment is not as good as that of the enemy, and it is also not as good as some friendly troops. This is the basic shortcoming of the Eighth Route Army, and it is also a general shortcoming of the Chinese army.Therefore, how to strengthen technical equipment in order to defeat the enemy has become a serious task for the Eighth Route Army in the new stage of the War of Resistance.Second, the Eighth Route Army is famous for being good at guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, but some cadres still have insufficient understanding and application of anti-Japanese strategies and tactics. The general cadres, especially the newly promoted cadres, still lack preliminary knowledge of the management and command of the modern new army. Research.Some cadres with worker and peasant backgrounds have not yet solved the problem of raising their cultural standards to the necessary level.Solving these problems has become the second task of the Eighth Route Army.Third, consolidating and expanding the national united front is the general goal of achieving victory in the War of Resistance and building the country. The cadres of the Eighth Route Army have made great achievements in this regard, but some cadres, especially new cadres, still have insufficient understanding of the united front. The party, allies and the army worked together to adjust the relationship between various social classes to make it beneficial to the war of resistance, and in some places they did a poor job.Therefore, strengthening united front education has become an important task.Fourth, the work of winning over the enemy and puppet troops has long been one of the three main directions of the Eighth Route Army's political work, and has achieved many achievements. The propaganda of the anti-aggression united front between soldiers and lower-level officials is still very insufficient.We have made great achievements in winning over the Mongolian and puppet troops, but we still need to go further.Here, it is very important to collect and study the entire situation of the enemy and puppet troops, but the achievements in this regard have not yet reached the necessary level.Fifth, one of the most difficult problems in the long-term war of resistance will be financial and economic problems. This is a difficult problem in the war of resistance throughout the country, and it is also a difficulty for the Eighth Route Army. It should be raised to a higher level of understanding.This problem has attracted the attention of certain sections of the Eighth Route Army, but it has not yet attracted general attention.How to not only pay attention to the implementation of correct local financial and economic policies in the various anti-Japanese base areas, as has been implemented in the past, but also raise and implement the problem of having the army itself participate in production without hindering combat operations? On a relatively solid basis On the ground, the combat troops are in charge of combat, and the personnel of the rear organs are in charge of production.When the battle permits, combat troops can also use the opportunity to mobilize soldiers to make clothes, shoes and socks, and gloves.On a solid base, planting vegetables, feeding pigs, and collecting firewood can all be done by mobilizing non-combat troops, and it is even more appropriate to start a cooperative.By doing so, on the one hand, it improves the life of the army and subsidizes the shortage of supplies; on the other hand, it will definitely inspire the spirit of the army and enhance its combat effectiveness.

The above-mentioned increase in technical equipment, in-depth study of strategy and tactics, correct application of the united front policy, extensive work of winning over the enemy and puppet troops, and the participation of the army itself in the production campaign are important issues that the Eighth Route Army should pay more attention to in the new stage. Its shortcomings will be overcome by progress on these important issues. Carrying forward achievements and correcting shortcomings is the task of all officers and men of the Eighth Route Army, and it is also the task of "Military and Political Magazine".The War of Resistance was long-term and brutal. Carrying forward the achievements of the Eighth Route Army and correcting the shortcomings of the Eighth Route Army was urgently needed to improve the Eighth Route Army's resistance to the war; The "Eighth Route Army Military and Political Magazine" should work hard for this purpose.

According to the first issue of the "Eighth Route Army Military and Political Magazine" published on January 15, 1939. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Zhu, refers to Zhu De.Peng, referring to Peng Dehuai, was the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army at the time. [2] See. [3] See.