Of the three strategic stages (the defensive, the stalemate and the counter-offensive) in the entire process of the war in the country as a whole, the first and last are stages in which regular warfare is primary and guerrilla warfare supplementary.

• 就全国来说，在抗日战争全过程的三个战略阶段（防御、相持、反攻）中，首尾两阶段，都是正规战争为主，辅之以游击战争。