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ON GUERILLA WARFARE
are all working with great energy; the raw material resources and
the economic strength of the nation are waiting to be used; the unorganized
people are becoming an organized nation.
These energies must be directed toward the goal of protracted
war so that should the Japanese occupy much of our territory or even
most of it, we shall still gain final victory. Not only must those
behind our lines organize for resistance but also those who live in
Japanese-occupied territory in every part of the country. The traitors
who accept the Japanese as fathers are few in number, and those
who have taken oath that they would prefer death to abject slavery
are many. If we resist with this spirit, what enemy can we not conquer
and who can say that ultimate victory will not be ours?
FROM MARX
TO MAO
The Japanese are waging a barbaric war along uncivilized lines.
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For that reason, Japanese of all classes oppose the policies of their
government, as do vast international groups. On the other hand, because
China’s cause is righteous, our countrymen of all classes and
parties are united to oppose the invader; we have sympathy in many
foreign countries including even Japan itself. This is perhaps the
most important reason why Japan will lose and China will win.
The progress of the war for the emancipation of the Chinese
people will be in accord with these facts. The guerrilla war of resistance
will be in accord with these facts, and that guerrilla operations
correlated with those of our regular forces will produce victory
is the conviction of the many patriots who devote their entire
strength to guerrilla hostilities.
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Four points must be considered under this subject. These are:
(1) How are guerrilla bands formed?
(2) How are guerrilla bands organized?
(3) What are the methods of arming guerrilla bands?
(4) What elements constitute a guerrilla band?
These are all questions pertaining to the organization armed guerrilla
units; they are questions which those who had no experience in
guerilla hostilities do not understand and without which they can
arrive at no sound decisions; indeed, they would not know in what
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