Grasping the inherent requirements of innovative military strategic guidance

■ Yan Wenhu Wang Xiongchun Tu Qingshan

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Military strategic guidance is a scientific summary and theoretical generalization of the law of war guidance, a concentrated expression of a country’s military policy and strategic intention, a general policy and principle for the army to fulfill its mission and task, and plays a leading role in army building, reform and preparations for military struggle. Military strategic guidance is related to the future of the country, the destiny of the nation and the development of the army, and its vitality lies in changing with the times and responding to the situation; It lies in innovation and development, and grasping the opportunities to win.

In the Party’s Report to the 20th CPC National Congress, President Xi clearly pointed out that military strategic guidance should be innovated. At present, the rise of new science and technology with the main characteristics of "intelligence, ubiquity and green" is promoting the rapid evolution of war form to information intelligence. We must understand the importance and urgency of innovating and developing military strategic guidance from the height of history and times, fully implement the supreme leader’s thought of strengthening the army, implement the military strategic policy of the new era, deeply understand and grasp the inherent requirements of innovating military strategic guidance, and promote the coordination of military strategic guidance innovation with national security needs, consistent with the information-based intelligent war.

Innovating the political nature of military strategic guidance

War is the continuation of politics, and any military strategy is essentially a political choice and a manifestation of political will. To plan and direct war, we must deeply understand the political nature of war, insist that military should obey politics and strategy should obey politics, and think about war from a political perspective: the nature of strategy is determined by politics, its objectives are endowed by politics, and its formulation, implementation and adjustment are dominated by politics. Our army is a people’s army under the absolute leadership of the Party and an armed group that carries out the political tasks of the Party. The military strategy must be planned and guided with the Party’s banner as the banner, the Party’s direction as the direction and the Party’s will as the will.

To innovate military strategic guidance, we must profoundly understand and grasp the strategic intentions of the CPC Central Committee, the Central Military Commission and President Xi, obey and serve political requirements, plan military strategy under the overall political situation, resolutely safeguard the party’s leadership and the national political system, and resolutely obey the command of the CPC Central Committee, the Central Military Commission and President Xi at all times and under all circumstances.

Innovating the overall situation of military strategic guidance

Strategy is the planning and guidance for the overall and long-term issues. Military strategic guidance is related to national security, national rejuvenation and the long-term development of the army. It is at the top of the military field and the highest decision on military issues. Its overall situation is reflected in taking into account all aspects, parts and stages of war and non-war military operations, national defense and army building, and preparations for military struggle from a political and strategic perspective, and playing an overall and comprehensive planning and guiding role, which has a commanding role in army building, reform and preparations for military struggle.

To innovate military strategic guidance, we must firmly grasp the party’s central task of "uniting and leading the people of all ethnic groups in China to build a socialist modernization power in an all-round way, realizing the goal of the second century, and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese modernization", adhere to the overall international strategic situation and the overall national development situation, adhere to the overall national security concept, stand at the strategic and overall height, focus on obeying and serving the interests of safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development, and persist in the struggle in political, economic, diplomatic and military fields organically.

The antagonism of innovating military strategic guidance

War is the highest form to solve the contradictions and struggles between countries, nations and political groups. As a military strategy that guides the overall situation of the war, it reflects the military relationship of national contradiction or class contradiction, which is produced in the contradiction confrontation and the product of combining with the practice of military struggle under certain historical conditions, and plays a theoretical guiding role in the actual military struggle. Obviously, any military strategy is put forward for specific threats, challenges and opponents. Making a military strategy is not aimless and marginal on paper. Strategic planning and guidance always aim at the main threats, strategic opponents and main combat targets, and win by using military power and means around the struggles and games between the two sides.

To innovate military strategic guidance, we should pay attention to the use of military force and military means to create a favorable strategic situation, emphasize the passive response to threats to the active design of wars, and emphasize that according to the strategic needs of national security, we should accurately grasp the development trend of war forms, predict the nature, direction and degree of potential strategic opponents and targets, the possible timing, style, direction, scale, process and outcome of wars, and look forward to where to fight, who to fight and what to fight, with me as the main task.

Innovating the times of military strategic guidance

An era has its basic characteristics, and an era has its strategic proposition. Innovative military strategic guidance should answer the questions of the times, reflect the new requirements of the war form, and make the development of military strategic thinking resonate with the world at the same frequency, so as not to prepare for the next war according to the way of the last war. Under different times and historical conditions, the connotation of strategic guidance often changes with the changes of strategic opponents, which has obvious characteristics of the times. At present, changes in the world, times and history are unfolding in an unprecedented way. On the one hand, the historical trend of peace, development, cooperation and win-win is unstoppable, and the aspirations of the people and the general trend determine that the future of mankind will be bright after all. On the other hand, the hegemonic bullying behaviors, such as bullying, usurpation and zero-sum game, are extremely harmful, and the peace deficit, development deficit, security deficit and governance deficit are aggravated, and human society is facing unprecedented challenges.

To innovate military strategic guidance, we must firmly grasp the strategic requirement of "realizing the goal of building the army for a hundred years as scheduled and accelerating the building of the people’s army into a world-class army", understand and plan the war issue with the big goal of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, provide strategic support for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and make greater contributions to world peace and development.

Innovating the scientificity of military strategic guidance

"Science and technology are the most active and revolutionary factors in military development, and every major scientific and technological progress and innovation will lead to profound changes in the form and mode of warfare." Innovative military strategy should be coordinated with the development of science and technology, especially the development of military science and technology. Up to now, the war form of human society has experienced four basic stages of development: cold weapons, hot weapons, mechanization and informationization. The military strategic guidance is basically consistent with the scientific and technological level at that time, and follows the objective reality of war and the law of war guidance under this form. To plan and guide the war and understand the winning mechanism of the war, we should pay close attention to the influence of science and technology on the war. At present, with the great breakthrough of artificial intelligence technology and the accelerated infiltration and application in the military field, the trend of war form developing in the direction of intelligence is increasingly obvious.

To innovate military strategic guidance, we should fully predict the development trend of military science and technology, fully consider the influence of science and technology on future wars, accurately grasp the development trend of war forms, actively explore the characteristics and laws of future wars, explore new mechanisms for winning wars, increase the scientific and technological content in military strategic guidance, provide objective basis and demand for formulating, adjusting and implementing strategies, better promote national defense and army building, and consolidate the preparation foundation for military struggle.

The Inheritance of Innovative Military Strategic Guidance

The form of war is a process of gradual development and evolution, and the way to win is both innovative and inherited. This is not only the objective requirement of thinking change, but also a reasonable choice to win the future. Theoretical innovation can surpass predecessors only on the basis of inheriting predecessors. Innovative military strategic guidance is a new development on the basis of traditional theory, and it is a selective absorption of successful experience, rather than cutting off the "transcendence" of history. Our army has always attached great importance to absorbing nutrients from China’s excellent traditional culture and excellent traditional military thought, and accumulated valuable wealth such as active defense strategic thought and people’s war thought in the long-term revolutionary war and the practice of defending the motherland. Every innovation in military strategic guidance is the inheritance and development of our army’s active defensive strategic thinking and people’s war thinking.

To innovate military strategic guidance, we should expand the era connotation of active defense strategic thought, and expand the time and space scope, content system and means style of defense; We should grasp the historical mission and strategic objectives of the military strategic policy in the new era, innovate the strategic guidance of the people’s war in the new era, and realize "you hit you, I hit me" in the modern battlefield.

Innovating the Openness of Military Strategic Guidance

Advanced strategic thinking is the common wealth of mankind, and opening up can draw rich nutrition from the military strategic thinking of all countries in the world. The military theories of all countries in the world contain the deep thinking of all countries in the field of national security and military affairs, represent the unique understanding of all countries, and provide rich nourishment for the continuous innovation and development of military theories. Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out: "All military laws or military theories with principles are summaries of past war experiences made by predecessors or present people. The bloody lessons left by these past wars should be studied emphatically. "

To innovate military strategic guidance, we should inherit and develop the essence of our own military theory, learn from the outstanding achievements of today’s world military theory, learn from and absorb with a broad mind, learn from each other’s strengths and make it more systematic and inclusive. At the same time, we should persist in making the past serve the present and making foreign things serve China, treat them dialectically, and give them new vitality in combination with reality to promote the formation of innovative theoretical achievements.

(Author: Institute of War Studies, Academy of Military Sciences)

　　Gaoyou, a county-level city belonging to Yangzhou, has been called Shennong County, Yucheng, Ping ‘a, Sana ‘a and Gaosha for thousands of years. The organizational system in past dynasties was different from county, county, army, state, road and government, but the name "Gaoyou" has been inherited to this day.

Gaoyou Shenju Mountain

　　Prehistory: the fragrance of rice flowers 7,000 years ago

　　Between 7000 and 5000 years ago, there was a primitive culture with unique cultural features and complete cultural series in the Jianghuai basin, which was confirmed by experts at the 1997 Long Qiuzhuang Site and the Symposium on Ancient Culture in Jianghuai Area. The most precious thing is that carbonized rice was unearthed in all cultural layers of the site, which was identified as artificially cultivated japonica rice. Its discovery advanced the history of artificially cultivated rice in China to 5,500 years ago, and the cultivation area was divided from the south of the Yangtze River to the south of the Huaihe River.

Longqiuzhuang Site

　　Qin: Build a high platform and a postal kiosk.

　　In the late Spring and Autumn Period, Fu Cha, the king of Wu, dug a ditch, and after the unification of Qin, he built a gallop, which made Gaoyou at the crossroads of land and water transportation between Jianghuai and Jiangsu. In 223 BC, Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, built a high platform and a postal kiosk here, so it was called Gaoyou, which is the only city named after "postal" among more than 2,000 counties and cities in China.

Qinyou pavilion

　　Han Dynasty: Jia Hesheng, Shennong County

　　In the fifth year of the inaugural ceremony of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty (the first 118 years), gaoyou county was located in Guangling, where Gaoyou City is located. Gaoyou has become an important political, economic and cultural city between the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the war lasted for years, and the Jianghuai area was a place of war, and Gaoyou was deserted. In the 18th year of Xian Di Jian ‘an (213), gaoyou county was abolished. After a lapse of 67 years, the first year of Emperor Taikang of the Western Jin Dynasty (280) relocated the county, belonging to Guangling County. In August (441), in the 18th year of Yuanjia of Liu Song Wendi in the Southern Dynasties, "gaoyou county Jiahe was born, and the emperor ordered it to be changed to Shennong County."

　　Sui Dynasty: Dredging Gully and Building Imperial Road

　　In the first year of Emperor Yangdi’s great cause (605), more than 100,000 people in Huainan, including Gaoyou, were collected to dredge the gully, and "imperial roads were built along the river, and trees were planted with willows". Gaoyou section of Hangou became the main channel of Hangou, and gradually formed a distinctive landscape of "Yanliu", one of the eight ancient "Qin postal sights".

Canal old road

　　Tang Dynasty: Pingjin weir was waterproof.

　　The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of feudal society. There were 60,000 residents in Gaoyou county, and the scale of Gaoyou city was further expanded. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong (874-888), Emperor Xuanzong raised Zen Master Zhi to build Zhenguo Temple on the foundation of Taipingfang in the southwest of Gaoyou Institute, where he practiced. In the third year of Xian Zongyuan’s reign (808), Huainan made Li Jifu build a Pingjin weir in Gaoyou to regulate the water level and prevent water from being invaded.

gaoyou zhenguo temple

　　Song Dynasty: Dayi where boats and cars meet.

　　Song Dynasty is a heyday of Gaoyou city construction, trade and cultural development. In the fourth year of Kaibao (971), Gaoyou Army was set up, and the imperial edict said: "Only he Gaoyou was called Dayi in ancient times. When boats and cars meet, land and water will rush. It is advisable to build a name for the army and look at it with pride. " Knowing that the army is high, it is necessary to build Gaoyou city. The city wall is slightly square, with a circumference of 10 miles and 316 steps, a height of 2.5 feet and a width of 1.5 feet. There are trenches all around. The street in front of the military headquarters was initially formed, with Minglun Hall and other related buildings, which became the political and cultural center at that time.

Wenyoutai

　　Yuan Dynasty: Kyle Polo once walked.

　　In 1283, Yuan Shizu changed Gaoyou Road to Gaoyou House, which governed Gaoyou, Xinghua and Baoying counties. In the 26th year of Yuan Dynasty (1289), Kyle Polo, an Italian traveler, visited Gaoyou along the canal and described it as "… … Gaoyou &hellip, which is well-built, extensive and prosperous; … To make a living by doing business and crafts, life must be extremely rich, rich in fish, animals and birds, and a lot of game. "

The statue of Kyle Poirot

　　Ming dynasty: "a street in front of the house" became a grand view.

　　In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368), Huang Keming of Zhizhou built the government office on the foundation of the former military office, and successively rebuilt the Xuegong, expanded the Xingtan and built the Yinyun Building. The "street in front of the house" has become a grand sight. Because of the change from sea transportation to water transportation in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Gaoyou was at an important node of water transportation and salt transportation, and its strategic position as a transit station and distribution center for grain and salt became increasingly prominent. In addition, Yucheng Post itself undertook the heavy responsibility of providing materials for the imperial court and troop transportation, which greatly promoted the urban construction of Gaoyou and the prosperity of business and service industries.

Gaoyou prefecture yamen

　　The area in the original city can no longer adapt to its development, so outside the south gate and the north gate, it gradually develops to the north and south ends by the canal, forming the south gate street and the north gate street, and gradually develops into the south gate block and the north gate block with clear texture and supporting functions.

City map in Ming dynasty

　　Qing dynasty: a "small bridge with flowing water" in Jiangbei

　　In Gaoyou in Qing Dynasty, the relationship between urban construction and water became closer and closer. Many ferries, rivers and bridges are important features of Gaoyou city. According to historical records, there were 26 bridges in Gaoyou City in the Ming Dynasty, which grew to 46 in the Qing Dynasty, forming a unique charm of "small bridges flowing with water". Gaoyou still retains the names of many ancient rivers and bridges, such as Beichengzi River, Yunyan River, Yudai River, Gaogong Bridge, Fuguong Bridge, Fenghuang Bridge and Taishan Bridge.

City map of Qing dynasty

　　After the mid-Qing Dynasty, the functions of the post station were gradually exercised by the state department, and Yucheng post station was resold to the landlord named Zhao. Due to the development of modern postal services, the traditional functions of the post station gradually lost, and in 1912, the post station was returned to postal services. After nearly 600 years of operation, Yucheng Post has been preserved as a rare legacy of post culture.

Yuchengyi

　　In the Qing Dynasty, Gaoyou’s commercial trade was more prosperous. According to the Third Continuation of Gaoyou Prefecture Records, there were 6 pawn shops in Gaoyou during the Qianlong period, and the number increased to 11 during the Tongzhi period. The largest and longest-running one is the North Pawnshop, which is now a state-level cultural relics protection unit.

Pawnshop in Qing dynasty

　　In Gaoyou in the Qing Dynasty, education was generally valued, and 10 places including Zhuhu Academy, Pragmatic Academy, Huaihai School and Yixue were successively restored and founded. According to the Records of Gaoyou Prefecture, 343 authors left 707 works. The method of "seeking righteousness by sound" advocated and practiced by Wang Niansun and Wang Yinzhi is of epoch-making significance in the history of exegetics, which is called "Gaoyou Wangshi" in academic circles.

Statues of Wang Niansun and Wang Yinzhi’s father and son

　　Republic of China: Gaoyou on Panama Exhibition

　　In the early years of the Republic of China, modern transportation industries such as automobiles and ships, modern communication industries such as postal services and telephones, and modern financial industries such as banks rose one after another, county junior middle schools and county junior normal schools were established one after another, and national industry and commerce also developed by leaps and bounds. In 1914, at the Panama Games, Gaoyou produced wicker plaid, Wang Wanfeng wine and balsamic vinegar, various beans, wheat, rice and handmade products, which were classified as second-class, third-class or fourth-class products respectively.

　　New China: a place where people live happily.

　　After the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening up, the pace of urban construction has been accelerated. In 1991, Gaoyou withdrew from the county to build a city. There are 1 World Heritage Site, 2 4A-level scenic spots, 5 3A-level scenic spots, and 6 national key cultural relics protection units: Yucheng Post, Longqiuzhuang Site, Gaoyou Pawnshop, Gaoyou Ancient Canal in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zhenguo Temple Tower and Pingjin Weir. Gaoyou folk songs have been included in the national intangible cultural heritage list, and Gaoyou section of the Canal has been included in the World Heritage list.

　　In 2018, it was ranked 21st in the list of China’s top 100 happy cities and "Top 100 Gourmet" in China.

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