To urge the Nanjing troops to withdraw, to prepare for any unforeseen changes, and to facilitate the expansion and reinforcement of the field army, the original plan should still be carried out, except that instead of stationing in Xianyang, the troops should be deployed along the line of Xingping, Wugong, Fufeng, and Fengxiang in the order of the First, Second, and Fourth Front Armies, positioning themselves between the Nanjing army’s Tianshui Group and Tongguan Group, while remaining on the outer flank of the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army.

Fifty thousand yuan has already been sent from Xi’an to Qingyang. All purchases shall be made without attacking local landlords. Troops shall be stationed in villages, not in county towns.

[1] This is the main content of Mao Zedong’s telegram to Peng Dehuai and Ren Bishi.
[2] The Tianshui Group refers to the Western Group of the “Punitive Expedition Army” organized by He Yingqin, commanded by Gu Zhutong, and assembled in Tianshui and other areas. The Tongguan Group refers to its Eastern Group, commanded by Liu Zhi, and assembled in Tongguan and other areas.