Pay Strict Attention to Concealment
While on the March
(February 16, 1936, 11:00 P.M.)
Nie [Rongzhen], Cheng [Zihua]:
1. Concealing your movements to avoid being discovered by the enemy is a
crucial condition for winning victory. All army units should act in accordance
with repeated orders to stop any movement while the enemy's planes are flying,
and dispatch the responsible commander to direct the troops around exposed
areas and areas where forces are concentrated. If our plans are exposed for lack
of strict concealment, the commanding officer of the army unit concerned will be
held accountable.
2. Zihua is to order the sailors in Yanshui, and Rongzhen is to order the
sailors in Shuanghemiao to come to Gaojiecun.
3. Zihua is to have someone give this telegram to Chief of Staff Ye [Jianying]. Have all past telegrams that were to be transmitted to Ye been delivered to
him as ordered? Reply immediately.
Peng [Dehuai] Mao [Zedong]

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Our source for this document is Mao Zedong junshi wenji, Vol. 1, pp. 438-39.