Mao Tse-tung on Guerrilla Warfare
is, from lower to higher echelons. It is only when such unity is present that units can be said to be powerful combat factors.
There is also a unity of spirit that should exist between troops and local inhabitants. The Eighth Route Army put into practice a code known as "The Three Rules and the Eight Remarks," which we list here:
Rules:
- All actions are subject to command.
- Do not steal from the people.
- Be neither selfish nor unjust.
Remarks:
- Replace the door when you leave the house.*
- Roll up the bedding on which you have slept.
- Be courteous.
- Be honest in your transactions.
- Return what you borrow.
- Replace what you break.
- Do not bathe in the presence of women.
- Do not without authority search the pocketbooks
of those you arrest.
The Red Army adhered to this code for ten years and die Eighth Route Army and other units have since adopted it.
Many people think it impossible for guerrillas to exist for
long in the enemy’s rear. Such a belief reveals lack of com-
* In summer, doors were frequently lifted off and used as beds.
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