1. The enemy forces under Wu Qiwei, numbering approximately four regiments, arrived at Dianqian this morning and appear to be coordinating with the main enemy force to encircle Yongxing Bridge from the flanks.

2. Our Front Army, with the First and Fifth Armies as the main attacking units, is tasked with annihilating the enemy at Dianqian. The Third Corps will be responsible for keeping watch over the enemy forces in the Yihuang and Chongren areas.

3. Comrades Lin and Nie of the First Corps are appointed as the forward command headquarters; the Fifth Corps will come under their command for tomorrow’s operations.

4. The Fifth Corps Headquarters, together with the 13th Army, will move from Pingxia to Nan Village. This afternoon, they will follow behind the Fourth Army (which is currently advancing along the line from Guyuan Village toward Nan Village), passing through Bin’kou and Bin’yuan to encamp in the vicinity of Xu Jia and Leyuan. In addition, a representative should be dispatched to the First Corps Headquarters in Chongwudu to receive tomorrow’s attack order.

5. The 15th Army will immediately proceed from Yongxing Bridge via Luyuan to Yangfang for overnight encampment. It should also immediately dispatch one regiment to Zengjiashan to take over defensive duties from the Third Army. The remaining troops are to occupy the high ground ahead of Yangfang and establish defensive positions, preparing for an active offensive tomorrow. Furthermore, all intelligence on the enemy situation and updates on the progress of combat must be reported by radio to the First Corps Headquarters, and direct orders from that headquarters are to be obeyed without question.

6. The General Command Post will be located tonight in Xiaonan Village (referred to locally simply as Nan Village). The Commander-in-Chief is Zhu De, and the Political Commissar is Mao Zedong. The Central Red Army’s Fifth Counter-Encirclement Campaign [Excerpts from National Heaven Data Compilation and Academic Journal (Social Sciences Edition) – Editorial Department Publication, 1979, December]