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BASIC TACTICS
(vii) When we pursue the enemy, we should exhort the
soldiers as follows: “Comrades! The enemy has retreated.
Pursue him quickly! Charge and smash the enemy’s holding
units, finish off his main force, annihilate his whole force.
Let us see who can hand in the most arms, and who can take
the most prisoners. To win a battle and not to pursue the
enemy is a great pity.”
(b) On the defence:
FROM MARX
TO MAO
(i) When the order has been received, we should carry
out propaganda as follows: “Comrades! The enemy has ar-
rived. This is the best opportunity to annihilate the enemy.
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Make skillful use of natural obstacles, and shoot with sangfroid.
The more of the enemy we kill and wound, the easier
it will be for our main attack to progress and obtain results.”
(ii) When the enemy charges, we should exhort the troops
as follows: “Comrades! The enemy is about to charge. Fix
your bayonets, and prepare your hand grenades. Let us summon
up our awe-inspiring reputation, preserve the glory we
have already won, and annihilate the enemy in front of our
position.”
(iii) When we NOT are surrounded FORby
the enemy, we should
exhort the soldiers as follows: “Comrades! We are an evervictorious
unit. We are a courageous and invincible iron
army. We COMMERCIAL
will wage a bloody battle to the end for our people
and our country, shed our last drop of blood, hold onto our
rifles to the death, and die rather than surrender. To hand
over one’s rifle is suicide, to surrender is the supreme shame.
Let us smash DISTRIBUTION
their lines at one point and break through.”
(iv) At the time of the counterattack or when the order
to go over to the offensive is received: “Comrades! We are
counterattacking. Let us take away the enemy’s rifles, let us
capture the enemy officers, let us see who is most courageous!”
(v) Propaganda when we retreat: “Comrades! Let us keep
our movements secret and baffle the enemy in his calculations.
Let us open wide our arms and lure the enemy to penetrate
deep. Do not break ranks, do not fall behind, do not
waver, do not succumb to panic, do not fear sacrifice, ex-
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