In the summer of 1943, the struggle of our army entered a deeper level, and various policies gradually took effect, and the transition from highly dispersed troops to concentrated operations gradually took effect. In the face of the enemy's resistance, we resolutely responded and immediately launched a struggle to restore and develop the base areas. ** It was clearly pointed out: "It is self-evident that it is impossible to turn the enemy's base areas into guerrilla warfare base areas without defeating the enemy." "Throughout the process of restoring the base area, we have always adhered to the instructions of the first class and firmly grasped the initiative in the struggle.
Under the guidance of the local armed forces, the guerrillas and the broad masses of militia in various sub-districts have formed a powerful force for joint armed operations and are rapidly advancing toward enemy-occupied areas. The militia actively attacked, broke the fighting, and blocked the enemy's puppet strongholds, while the armed engineering team skillfully interspersed between the enemy's points and lines, and seized the enemy's puppet strongholds by means of ambushes, so as to gain the initiative for our army. In the course of the entire offensive, we made full use of the superior mass conditions and political superiority to put the enemy in a deaf situation through blockade, deception, and other means, and then launched a powerful blow, gaining the initiative in guerrilla warfare in the Jizhong Plain, and creating many miracles.
The enemy boasted that its strongholds were impregnable, but in the skillful "axe warfare" of our troops, these impregnable pillboxes also crumbled. We even disguised ourselves as carpenters to quietly enter the enemy's blockhouse while the enemy was asleep, and seized the blockhouse with lightning speed. The clever use of camouflage attacks makes it difficult to distinguish between real and fake enemies, and they are frequently tricked. Taking advantage of the enemy's contradictions and weaknesses, we sometimes disguised ourselves as Japanese soldiers to attack the puppet army, and sometimes disguised ourselves as puppet troops to attack the Japanese army, so that the enemy fell into chaos.
In the tactics of the guerrillas, we gave full play to the power of the masses. By setting up ambushes on both sides of the enemy's inevitable path, using camouflage and ambushes, our troops launched surprise attacks at night and achieved many victories. Even in the event that the enemy forces the enemy to clear the terrain that he may exploit, we are still able to annihilate the enemy forces by various clever means. During the green gauze tent season, the guerrillas even attacked the enemy in a mysterious way, which made them tremble.
The process of conquering enemy strongholds may seem like an easy task, but in fact it is the result of a high degree of combat consciousness and long-term efforts on the part of the masses of the people and the commanders and fighters of our army. Before attacking the enemy, we went through a meticulous investigation and knew all the situation of the enemy. In contrast, the enemy did not know anything about the actions of our army, which allowed us to win by surprise.
Driven by the victory of the war, the enthusiasm of the masses of the people for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has been continuously enhanced. By the end of 1943, guerrilla warfare had developed to the stage of mass character, and whenever the battle was fought, the militia would gather together to assist our army in destroying the enemy. As a result, the Japanese army's division plan gradually collapsed, and our army also had more room for maneuver.
In the face of the enemy's frantic counterattack, we unswervingly overcame conservatism and strengthened our confidence in victory. As *** said: "Conservatism, whether it occurs for the sake of comfort or because of an overestimation of the enemy's strength, will inflict losses on the War of Resistance against Japan, and will be detrimental to guerrilla warfare and its base areas themselves." "By making our commanders and fighters profoundly understand the overall situation of the war and see clearly the essence of the enemy's inevitable defeat, we will enable them to establish great wisdom and courage and have a strategic vision.
The results of the struggle in the central Hebei region are the result of preventing the breeding of extremist ideology in a timely manner under the correct leadership. In the face of the huge disparity in the strength of our enemies, we have not acted rashly, but have always maintained a correct estimate of the enemy's military strength. This kind of correct ideological guidance has enabled us to maintain confidence in difficult circumstances and to attack decisively in a favorable situation.
In the autumn of 1943, when the enemy army was mobilizing troops to "sweep" the Beiyue area and set up a green yarn tent, we quickly launched a large-scale offensive against the green yarn tent, and successfully conquered and forced back more than 1,000 enemy points. The offensive momentum of the various sub-districts is also gradually increasing, forming a situation of attacking cities and seizing towns. In the spring of 1944, we once again took advantage of the spring "sweep" to continue the offensive, conquering and forcing back more than 500 enemy blockhouses. With the support of the broad masses, our fighting spirit is high, the battle situation is becoming more and more favorable, and we have ushered in a more brilliant tomorrow.