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manner to begin.
HOW GUERRILLA UNITS ARE ORIGINALLY FORMED
The unit may originate in any one of the following ways:
(a) From the masses of the people.
(b) From regular army units temporarily detailed for the purpose.
(c) From regular army units permanently detailed.
(d) From the combination of a regular army unit and a unit re-
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cruited from the people.
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(e) From the local militia.
(f) From deserters from the ranks of the enemy.
(g) From former bandits and bandit groups.
In the present hostilities, no doubt, all these sources will be
employed.
In the first case above, the guerrilla unit is formed from the
people. This is the fundamental type. Upon the arrival of the enemy
army to oppress and slaughter the people, their leaders call upon
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them to resist. They assemble the most valorous elements, arm them
with old rifles or whatever firearms they can, and thus a guerrilla
unit begins. Orders have already been issued throughout the nation
that call upon the people to form guerrilla units both for local de-
fense and for other combat. If the local governments approve and
aid such movements, they cannot fail to prosper. In some places,
where the local government is not determined or where its officers
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have all fled, the leaders among the masses (relying on the sympa-
thy of the people and their sincere desire to resist Japan and succor
the country) call upon the people to resist, and they respond. Thus,
many guerrilla units are organized. In circumstances of this kind,
the duties of leadership usually fall upon the shoulders of young
students, teachers, professors, other educators, local soldiery, professional
men, artisans, and those without a fixed profession, who
are willing to exert themselves to the last drop of their blood. Recently,
in Shansi, Hopeh, Chahar, Suiyuan, Shantung, Chekiang,
Anhwei, Kiangsu, and other provinces, extensive guerrilla hostilities
have broken out. All these are organized and led by patriots.