1. The situation of the enemy is as before.
2. On the basis of its original task, this army group will change its route and
advance on Chongren. It has been decided that we will set off from here in three
groups on the 21st of this month, and arrival at the xian seat of Chongren is to be
on the 22nd.
3. The order of battle and the plans for the movement of the troops:¹
Date
First day,
July 21
Place of Encampment
Left route
(Fourth Army,
Commanding
Officer Lin Biao)
Daifang, 80 li
Middle route (Twelfth
Army, General
Command
Headquarters)
Around Zhongxiqiao
and Pengzhou, 80 li
Second day,
the 22nd
Gongpo, 55 li
The area around
Jianglei, Majiadu, and
Xiawan(?)2
Third day,
Chongren, 40 li
Chongren
the 23rd
Right route (Third
Army, Commanding
Officer Huang
Gonglue)
Arrive at Chongren
(40 li) via Niutian (60
li), Le'an (50 li) and
Gongpo (40 li). Arrive
at xian town of
Chongren within 3
days (on July 23). Fix
own marching plan
Our source for this text is Jiangxi dangshi ziliao, Vol. 6, pp. 57-60.
1. The figures on this chart manifestly indicate the distances in li from one point to
another.
2. A question mark appears in parentheses here in the original text, possibly indicating
that the distance is unknown.