Who created the 16-character formula of guerrilla tactics of the Red Army: "When the enemy advances, we retreat; Enemies stationed in our country disturb us; The enemy is tired and I fight; There are three different views in the field of history: one is specifically summarized by Zhu De; The second is the experience of collective creation; Thirdly, it was formed and put forward by Mao Zedong in his combat practice. Mao Zedong wrote in the article "Strategic Issues of Revolutionary War in China": "Our war began in the autumn of 1927, when we had no experience. Nanchang Uprising and Guangzhou Uprising failed, and the Red Army in Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Border Region also failed several times, and moved to Jinggangshan area in Hunan-Jiangxi Border Region. In April of the following year, the troops saved after the failure of Nanchang Uprising passed through southern Hunan and moved to Jinggangshan. However, since May 1928, the basic principles of guerrilla warfare with a simple nature that adapted to the situation at that time have emerged, that is, the so-called 16-character formula of' the enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy is stationed and disturbed, the enemy is tired and I fight, and the enemy retreats and I chase'. " (Selected Works of Mao Zedong, vol. 1, People's Publishing House, vol. 199 1, p. 204. )

The "16-character formula" was formed in the guerrilla warfare in the winter of 1927 and the spring of 1928, and was widely publicized after 1928 joined forces.