| This thesis clarifies the Kuomintang(KMT) guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in Shanxi briefly including the sugguestion, the establishment, the development and the decline on the basis of guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in Shanxi and proves it to be a part of Sino-Japanese War in Shanxi. To a certain extent, it makes positive contributions to the victory of Anti-Japanese War. This paper's purpose is to expound and prove the value of the existence of KMT guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines and its great significance in Shanxi War.The article is divided into four parts, focusing on sugguestion, development, decline, failure reason and detailed evaluation of the KMT guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in Shanxi to demonstrate the process of the KMT guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in Shanxi. The first part mainly discusses in the context of the Sino-Japanese War and Japan's long-coveting to Shanxi. Under the insider's suggestion of Kuomintang and the Communist Party's strategy of guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines the influence of guerrilla warfare, Yan Xishan in the second theater has evolved a systematic ideological theory of guerrilla warfare theory. The second part discusses the development and the decline of the KMT guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in Shanxi. After the failure of the Battle of Taiyuan, Yan Xishan makes the division of the guerrilla zones, establishes base areas of Anti-Japanese invader, implements guerrilla county system and carries out guerrilla warfare, so guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines KMT gradually unfolds in Shanxi, and achieves some results. But due to the policy altering of Janpan and other factors, Yan Xishan gradually changes his attitudes towards guerrilla warfare. it was led by Wei lihuang in the middle and later of guerrilla warfare. Especially after Zhongtiao Shan battle, the guerrilla warfare begins to decline gradually. The third part analyzes the failure from the people, warlord thought of Yan Xishan, internal sectarian strife and the conflict with the communist party. The fourth part discusses the role of the KMT guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in Shanxi, and its significance.KMT guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in Shanxi plays a positive role in the whole Shanxi Sino-Japanese War, which is an important part of Anti-Japanese War in Shanxi and also a major component of guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. KMT guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in Shanxi, to a certain extent, hampers Japanese troops and blocks the pace of Japanese aggression while it also assists the Communist Party's guerrilla warfare and makes some contribution to Anti-Japanese War victory. |