In appearance a fully planned strategic retreat is made under compulsion, but in reality it is effected in order to conserve our strength and bide our time to defeat the enemy, to lure him in deep and prepare for our counter-offensive.

• 完全有计划的战略退却，在形式上是被逼出此的，在内容上是保存军力，待机破敌，是诱敌深入，准备反攻。