After Achieving Victory over Ding Delong,
Immediately Attack Zhou Xiangchu and
Kong Lingxun¹
(November 21, 1936, 3:00 A.M.)
As of yesterday, the situation on the enemy's side was fairly clear. The First
Brigade and Kong Lingxun are in the Dashuikeng area, Zhou Xiangchu is in the
Panjiagou and Baoningbao area, one unit went to Shanchengbao yesterday, and
its main forces should be advancing to the area about 30 to 40 li north of
Shanchengbao on the 21st. Ding Delong is in the Shanchengbao area. It seems
that the Second Brigade is regrouping in Yuwang and Hu's army headquarters
has arrived at Yuwang. If we attack Ding's division today, then apart from
Zhou's division, which may arrive in the afternoon, the rest will not be able to
arrive until the third day, and, if so, they will be too tired and exhausted to fight.
After defeating Ding's division we should reorganize our troops right away to
attack Zhou's division.
Mao
We have translated this telegram from Mao Zedong junshi wenji, Vol. 1, pp. 671-72,
1. Mao addressed this telegram to the Red Army's Front Headquarters, of which Peng
Dehuai was commander-in-chief and political commissar.


where it is reproduced from a copy in the Central Archives.