What do you mean by "reasonable, beneficial and restrained"?

Rationality refers to the principle of self-defense: if people don't attack me, I won't attack, and if people attack, I will attack.

Advantage refers to the principle of victory: winning without fighting and not engaging in uncertain struggle.

Restraint refers to the principle of truce: never fight endlessly, be temperate and be conducive to fighting again.

Winning over the middle forces is an extremely serious task during the period of our anti-Japanese United front, but it can only be accomplished under certain conditions. These conditions are:

1, we have enough strength;

2. Respect their interests;

We will fight resolutely with the die-hards and win gradually. ".

Extended data:

According to the experience of anti-friction struggle, especially the first anti-climax, Mao Zedong pointed out that the basic condition for War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory is the expansion and consolidation of the anti-Japanese United front. To this end, we must adopt the strategy of developing progressive forces, winning over the middle forces and opposing the die-hard forces, and unite all anti-Japanese forces by means of struggle. "

"Unity achieved through struggle is unity and survival; Compromised unity is unity and death. Regarding winning over the middle forces, Mao Zedong pointed out: "This is winning over the middle bourgeoisie, enlightened gentlemen and local elites. These are three different people, but they are all in the current situation.