Send One Division to Advance to
Chemingyu, Guanshang, and
Other Places of Strategic Importance
(February 25, 1936, 10:00 A.M.)

Lin [Biao], Nie [Rongzhen]:

1. The line between Chemingyu and Guanshang, in the upper reaches of the
Zhongyang River, is an important passage to the east, and the enemy is sending
troops there. So as to get there first it is hoped that you will immediately send to
that place one division equipped with a transmitter, mobilize the masses along
the roads in that area leading east, south, and north, and create base areas for
combat.
2. Nuanquanzhen should also be occupied at once.
3. Shuitouzhen, where the three xian of Xiaoyi, Shilou, and Xixian come
together, is also a point of strategic importance for battle, and the Fifteenth Army
Group has been ordered to occupy it.

Peng [Dehuai] Mao [Zedong]