(September 4, 1930, 8:00 P.M.,
at General Headquarters in Baitianpu)

1. The First and Second Brigades, as well as the Supplemental Regiment, the
Independent Regiment, the Sixth Regiment, the espionage battalion, and the
engineer battalion of the enemy Tao Guang's Division, which launched an attack
from Houzishi yesterday, were all driven to the edge of the river by one unit each
of our Third Army, Twelfth Army, and Fourth Army. Most of them surrendered,
seven or eight hundred were shot dead in the river, and more than a thousand
were taken prisoner. We decimated Li Jue's troops, and they retreated back to
their enemy stronghold in Houzishi.
The enemy Chen Guangzhong's brigade, which tried to cross the river surreptitiously from Datuopu at 10:00 A.M. yesterday, was met, attacked, defeated, and
put to flight by our Fourth Army. They retreated to Yijiawan at 11:00 P.M.
yesterday, and we have no reliable report on whether or not they have yet
crossed the river. The enemy Luo Lin's division, which launched an attack from
Laodaohe at the north gate, was met and attacked by our Sixteenth Army, so they
did not succeed either. The forces of Gong Bingfan, Wang Dongyuan, and Luo
Shujia were also met and attacked by our Fifth Army and Eighth Army, so they
dared not advance.

2. To achieve the goal of luring the enemy out of their strongholds and
annihilating them outside their fortifications, this Front Army will remain tomorrow (the 5th) at its present location (from Yangjiachong on the left to
Dongsigang on the right along the line of Taohuaduan, Liaojiachong, and
Bozhutang), lure the enemy closer, and use our concentrated forces to surround
and destroy them.

3. The First Army Group will remain at its present location of the
Yangjiachong, Taohua, and Baitianpu area. It should post sentries in the direction of Houzishi, Shimapu, Yijiawan, Tianxinqiao, and Zhuzhou.
The Third Army Group will remain at its present location of the Liaojiachong,

Our source for this order is Jiangxi dangshi ziliao, Vol. 6, pp. 114-15.
Bozhutang, and Dongsigang area. It should post sentries in the area to the right
of Xujiachong to Dongshan, and pay particular attention to the movements of the
Gong and Luo divisions, in preparation for an attack on these enemies by this
army group. If the enemy approaches our front, each of our guard units should
immediately take up their positions, meet and attack the enemy, and await orders
to concentrate large forces to surround and destroy them.

4. If the enemy does not come out and attack tomorrow (the 5th), then the
entire Front Army is to rest for one day at its present location.

5. We are now at General Headquarters in Baitianpu.

Commander-in-chief
Political Commissar
Zhu De
Mao Zedong