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officers and soldiers, at which, in addition to reporting on the
current political situation and the guarantees of our victory, conditions
for competition are also put forward. (“He who is lightly
wounded should not leave the firing line, he who is seriously
wounded should not cry out in pain”; “Let us see who can hand
in the most weapons”; or “Let us see who can take the most prisoners,”)
At the same time, tasks are distributed to all political
workers and activists (supervision, leadership, or propaganda ).
(4) Political workers should be sent to the local population
to gather them together, call meetings, and give talks, inspiring
them to participate in the battle or to join the ranks of the porters
or the transport units. As regards the organizations of the
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popular masses, we should guide them in methods of calling
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meetings, of fighting, and of preparing mobilization.
(5) After the battle has begun, the most important political
training workers should be sent to inspire the units responsible
for the main attack or for particularly important actions. The
less important political training workers should be sent to inspire
the less important fighting units.
(6) Propaganda units and groups of singers and dancers (all
composed of lively and lovable boys in uniform and attractive
clothing) should be sent in advance to positions along the side
of the roads where the army will advance, to give short talks,
sing, dance, or shout slogans, so as to inspire the maximum of
courage in the officers and soldiers.
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8. POLITICAL WORK AFTER THE BATTLE HAS BEGUN
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1. After the battle has begun, we should pay attention to calling
out slogans to the soldiers of the other side, so as to dissipate their
morale. This is one of the forms taken by our work of sabotage.
2. When the situation on the battlefield enters the stage of an
encounter at close range or from positions arrayed opposite one another,
we devise a method for holding a joint meeting with the soldiers
of the opposite side and take advantage of this opportunity to
give them food, in order to gladden their hearts. After this, we carry
on more propaganda work, which must be prepared in advance.
3. After the battle has begun, we must assuredly carry out propaganda
directed toward those outside our army. It is even more