A FORECAST
IF JAPAN ATTACKS CHINA. “Japan will practise positional warfare with the purpose of crushing the Chinese armies in a few decisive battles. China should avoid decisive engagements at all costs in the early stages of such a conflict, and should seek to utilise the strength of its masses to encircle the enemy and harass it with guerilla tactics. In ?. long war, Japan will not have sufficient man power- and supplies to sustain a large-scale campaign. Another point in postponing any early pitched battles is that China in the beginning will be at a disadvantage in that her supply of arms and ammunition will be inferior to that of Japan. This may be compensated for later by capture of enemy equipment and importation of munitions from friendly powers. Before our arms have been modernised we must make use of partisan warfare and every other dilatory method to weaken the enemy. Only when we have adequate military equipment can we risk positional warfare involving decisive battles.” —Chu Teh, chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council and commander-in-chief of the Red armies in China.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 55, Issue 3941, 18 August 1937, Page 4
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182A FORECAST Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 55, Issue 3941, 18 August 1937, Page 4
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