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3. If the unit carrying out the surprise attack is in an inferior
position, and the covering unit is taking active precautionary measures,
the guerrilla unit should exhaust the enemy by incessant false
alarms, and then when the transport column is passing through a
forest or valley or along a narrow road in some other type of terrain,
where the enemy’s logistic convoy cannot easily turn around,
the attack should be swiftly carried out.
It is not often advantageous to carry out a surprise attack on a baggage
train in a village, for the covering unit and the logistic convoy
can easily make use of the houses and other cover, and offer strong
resistance.
4. If the covering unit has already been dispersed by our attack,
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the resistance of the transport unit has also been overcome, and en-
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emy reinforcements cannot arrive in time, the guerrilla unit can then
destroy the wagons and the goods they are carrying or destroy completely
whatever the guerrillas cannot carry away or have no use
for.
CHAPTER XII
NOT FOR
COMMERCIAL
THE CORRESPONDENCE NETWORK
OF A GUERRILLA UNIT AND THE DESTRUCTION
OF COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES IN THE REAR
1. THE OBJECT OF THE NETWORK
DISTRIBUTION
So that they may be able to call upon one another for aid and
receive information at all times regarding the situation of the enemy,
guerrilla units should do their utmost to maintain the closest
and most solid relations with the local population for the exchange
of correspondence.
2. MEANS FOR MAINTAINING RELATIONS
In order to set up such a correspondence network, we should, in
addition to utilizing the telephone in the greatest possible measure,