To Zhou Enlai, Bo Gu, and Deng Fa[1]

(February 3, 1936)

The river ice has completely thawed; our army is determined to cross the river from the upper reaches, and the main operational direction should still be to the east. The Vice Chairman should quickly arrange the blockade at Qingjian to prevent any leakage of information.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram from Mao Zedong and Luo Fu (Zhang Wentian) and Peng Dehuai to Zhou Enlai, Bo Gu (Qin Bangxian), and Deng Fa.