There have been four famous strategies in history, which are called "two peach to kill three soldiers", "encircle Wei to save Zhao", "push the grace order" and "coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes".
These tactics are characterized by actively revealing their plans to the enemy, and even if the enemy knows about it, there is nothing to be done but to follow a preset path. This is the so-called "yang conspiracy".
In the long course of history, there are some strategies that are based on the fact that one side has a certain strength and ability to limit the other side and prevent the other side from counterattacking. But in the revolutionary history of our country, there was a strategy that was put forward when the disparity in strength between the two sides was so great that almost the whole country felt hopeless.
This strategy has played an important role in helping our people come back from the brink of extinction. So, who came up with this strategy that could turn things around?
On July 7, 1937, with the sound of a cannon in Beiping City, the "77 Incident" broke out, and the Japanese army had obvious ambitions and invaded China in an all-round way. In less than a month, Beiping and Tianjin fell one after anotherWithin four months, the Battle of Songhu was fierce, and countless hot-blooded young people died bravely, but they still could not stop the Japanese invaders from falling and Shanghai fell.
A month later, Nanjing fell, and the Japanese invaders created the Nanjing Great ** that shocked the world, and the souls of 300,000 compatriots were mourning underground.
In 1938, the Japanese army had already occupied half of the territory of our country, and it was far from their launch"The Seventy-Seven Incident"Only half a year to go. At this moment, our country is facing the crisis of extinction, like a dark cloud hanging over our heads.
Worse still, feelings of sadness and despair permeate the hearts of every Chinese, because we are facing such a formidable enemy, and we are clearly at a disadvantage in terms of strength comparison.
In this case, whether we can defend our homeland has become the focus of attention. Over time, two extreme views have emerged in society, one is:"The Theory of the Death of the Country", the other is"Quick wins"。
Some people believe that the gap between the strength of China and Japan is too large, and that Japan has strong troops and advanced equipment, while China has weak troops and lacks foreign aid, so it cannot defeat Japan, and the country may face extinction.
It is advisable to flee overseas as soon as possible or surrender outright. However, there is also an opinion that China should defeat Japan as soon as possible, gather all its forces, and fight a decisive battle with Japan in order to succeed in the first war.
It is possible to borrow troops, money, and equipment from Britain and the United States, and as long as they can defeat Japan in a short period of time and restore their territory, the conditions of Britain and the United States are acceptable. In particular, after the great victory in Taierzhuang, the voice of the "quick victory theory" became louder and louder in the Kuomintang, and the opinions of the two factions were in constant dispute.
In the face of difficulties, we must not be swayed by negative emotions, let alone blindly follow the trend. Only with firm belief can we stand up in the face of difficulties and find solutions to problems.
Just like back then, he relied on science and truth to find a way out for the victory of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, giving people confidence and hope. Let us strengthen our beliefs, move forward bravely, and face challenges together.
From May 26 to June 3, 1938, a seminar on the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was held in Yan'an. In this workshop, the Chair has made adequate preparations.
He read extensively the war works of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign masters of the art of war, studied the classic battles of all sides, and finally delivered a speech at this seminar, in which he made an in-depth analysis of every issue in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
From the question of why there was a War of Resistance Against Japan, to the refutation of the "theory of national destruction" and the "theory of quick victory," to the proposition that the correct way of war should be a protracted war, to the three stages of a protracted war, to the purpose of the war, and the way to fight the war, a total of 21 parts and 120 paragraphs were made.
** It has been said that there is a huge disparity in strength between China and Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration, Japan has entered modern civilization. After the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan relied on war reparations to rise rapidly and develop wildly.
After the invasion and occupation of the northeast of our country, Japan acquired a large amount of resources. Now, Japan is a formidable enemy for China, and it is not realistic to defeat them in the short term. But that doesn't mean we're guaranteed to lose.
This war in Japan is aggressive, unjust, and cannot psychologically conquer the Chinese people, which will inevitably cause the Chinese people to resist. Moreover, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was fought on the soil of our country, and as a home battle, we had many opportunities.
Our war potential is much greater than that of Japan.
Although the Japanese offensive looked unstoppable, it was only temporary. If we adopt the strategy of "exchanging space for time", we will definitely be able to drag them down. When Japan can no longer afford such war and attrition, our opportunity will come.
As long as we don't give up and persist in the protracted war, we will definitely be able to win.
At the tactical level, a strategy combining movement warfare, guerrilla warfare and positional warfare was proposed. To a certain extent, this strategy reflects the experience accumulated by our Party and the Kuomintang in the course of confrontation, and is a very correct way of cooperation during the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
With its flexibility and deep mass base, the Eighth Route Army was able to conduct mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare, open up battlefields behind enemy lines, and expose the enemy to enemy on all sides on Chinese soil.
The Kuomintang was outnumbered and received international assistance from Britain and the United States, so they were able to confront the enemy head-on, organize large-scale battles, resist the enemy head-on, and gain time for victory. It is the responsibility of every Chinese to resist Japan and defend the territory, and as long as the united front of the whole nation is formed, the enemy can be dragged into the "sea of people's war" and the whole people will be soldiers.
** accurately summarized the characteristics of the times and the characteristics of both sides of the Sino-Japanese War. From a strategic point of view, he expounded the reasons for protracted warfare, including the three stages of strategic defense, strategic stalemate, and strategic stalemate.
He emphasized that the power of the people is the key to the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and that the national united front is the strategy of the War of Resistance against Japan, and firmly believes that victory will eventually belong to China. At the end of his speech, the audience was struck by his profound, grandiose, and wise remarks.
His speech was compiled and published in the July 1, 1938 issue of Liberation magazine, and became the programmatic document "On Protracted War" for our Party to lead the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Both the course and the results of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression proved the correctness of "On Protracted War."
The publication of "On Protracted War" caused a huge repercussion in Chinese society, and almost all Chinese were shocked by the views of ***. The new ideas presented therein are seen as transcendental"The Theory of the Death of the Country"with"Quick wins"The argument was also quickly suppressed, as there was a general perception that the analysis of "On Protracted War" was correct.
After reading "On Protracted War", Bai Chongxi immediately reported to his superior, Chiang Kai-shek, and had an in-depth discussion with Chiang Kai-shek. Subsequently, they contacted our Communist Party, and finally issued "On Protracted War" nationwide in the name of the people, and used it as the guiding ideology of the War of Resistance Against Japan.
It was not surprising that the Japanese invaders saw "On Protracted War". This book reveals the laws of the development of the Sino-Japanese war, ** uses the ideas of dialectical materialism to foresee the facts of the future.
Even if the Japanese invaders saw this book, they could not change the objective laws. After reading it, Gangmura Ninji was deeply worried and could not forget the situation described in the book.
In 1939, Japan's domestic resources were in a hurry, so Okamura Ninji formulated the strategy of "nourishing war with war and containing China with China" in an attempt to break the prophecy of "On Protracted War".
To this end, Japan set up a "military distribution group" in central China to strictly control cotton, cotton cloth, industrial medicines and other materials, and gave priority to "military supplies". In November 1940, the "Transmission and Distribution Federation" was established to control grain, cotton, and other primary agricultural products, implement forced buying and selling, carry out military management of the economy in the occupied areas, issue war bonds, and set up the North China Development Co., Ltd. to provide funds to the Japanese army and enterprises.
In the northeast, the Japanese army planted opium in exchange for war funds, and formed a number of Japanese puppet armies to fight Chinese with Chinese.
Although Japan is struggling, objective laws will eventually punish them. Their military control, which prioritizes military supplies, has led to the economic collapse of the occupied territories.
Their policy of forced buying and selling is like robbery, which makes the people's lives miserable and makes them even more resentful of Japan. The war bonds issued by the Japanese side, whether issued by the military, enterprises or Wang pseudo**, few Chinese are willing to buy them.
Resistance in the Northeast has never stopped, and opium has torn up countless families and endangered almost entire countries and nations. However, Japanese control only strengthened the Eighth Route Army, as they mainly controlled the cities and could not penetrate deep into the countryside.
In rural areas, many families dig a cellar in the ground, and they can hide the whole family's food, clothing, vegetables, fruits, and other materials, and then press stones and floating soil on them, so that the Japanese cannot find them.
In our anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines, most of our Party is rooted in the rural areas, the broad masses of workers and peasants, and the broad masses of the poor. The aggressive behavior of the Japanese invaders has aroused the hatred of more Chinese, which has inspired us to resist Japan.
At this time, various "fortress households" and "bunker households" sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the Japanese invaders had to invest a lot of manpower and material resources to "wipe out" the anti-Japanese forces and "maintain public order."
In addition, more and more people have seen a shift in their thinking after reading "On the Protracted War". As a great idea, "On Protracted War" is becoming more and more powerful.
Air raids on Chiang Kai-shek to aid the diehards of the Japanese defenders.
But after reading "On Protracted War", he was deeply moved by ***'s thoughts, and immediately cried bitterly. In 1956, Saburo Endo personally came to China to apologize and left his command knife in China to express remorse for his past actions.
The younger brother of Emperor Hirohito of Japan, Prince Takahito Mikasanomiya, was also a staunch militarist. In 1943, he came to China in disguise, from Inner Mongolia to Hubei, extensively inspected the situation on the Chinese battlefield, and prepared to propose to the "emperor" to attack China.
But at this time, he read "On Protracted War" and was deeply influenced by it. He came to the headquarters of the Japanese army invading China, angrily accused Gangcun Ningji of his crimes, and even shouted loudly that "the Japanese army will be defeated and is not worthy of confrontation with the CCP."
When Takahito returned to Japan in 1944, he contacted the anti-war faction led by Army Major Tsutsunoda, and after careful planning, they decided that since they could not convince Emperor Hirohito, they would directly assassinate Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo.
Soon after, there was an assassination in the Japanese cabinet, and Takahito even used a hydrocyanic acid gas bomb as a manifestation of his determination to kill Hideki Tojo. However, sensing danger, Hideki Tojo quickly fled and met with Emperor Hirohito of Japan overnight, and Takahito was placed under house arrest.
This is the power of "On Protracted War". It's like a heavy sword, edgeless but delicate. "On Protracted War" is such a natural strategic thinking**, with his unique strategic vision, it has pointed out the direction for the Chinese people who are confused by war, opened up a road for the survival and development of the Chinese nation, and reassured them.
The research value of "On Protracted War" cannot be ignored to this day, and it can bring profound enlightenment to modern people. This is because its laws are correct and what it expounds is the truth. The truth cannot be distorted, the law cannot be changed, and the victory of thought is eternal!