Messrs. Han Qing and Hu Cheng:

In order to ensure victory in the decisive battle, please make every effort to mobilize the masses, focusing particularly on rallying the people in the counties along the Longhai Railway, the Xilan Highway, and the Xiliang Highway to support the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, endorse the Xi’an Uprising, oppose the advance of the Nationalist Central Army, and defend the anti-Japanese capital as well as the anti-Japanese base areas.

We earnestly request your wise consideration regarding the appropriateness of these suggestions.

Mao Zedong
December 16th