a rear area

The guerrilla units, which extend the battle lines into the enemy rear, are separated from the rear area of the country as a whole.

脱离总后方，而把作战线伸至敌后的，是游击队。

The case is different with the guerrilla detachments which are dispatched by a guerrilla area for short-term operations in the rear of the enemy in the same area; such detachments have no rear, nor do they have a battle line.

和这个区别的，是每一游击区派遣出去向该区敌后临时活动的游击队，他们不但没有后方，也没有作战线。

The Korean War and the Formation of an International Strategy of Building a Major Rear Area

抗美援朝战争与中国建设大后方国防战略思想的形成

"Leaving room for maneuver" means that the rural farmland contracted by farmer workers should not be taken back rashly. This aims to create a secure rear area for farmer workers who can take care of their contracted land part time while working in cities.

留退路就是不要急于收回他们在农村的承包地，为农民进城打工营造一个稳定的后方。

Furthermore, the introduction of Virginia tobacco expanded the revenue of Nationalist Government which been faced with predicament in the war, and also supported the development of rear area economy in a manner.

美种烤烟的引进，更是为战时面对窘境的国民政府扩大了税源，在一定程度上支持了大后方经济的发展。