The Red Army Should Advance and Retreat
Together with the Armies of Zhang Xueliang
and Yang Hucheng
(January 30, 1937, midnight)

Zhou [Enlai] and Bo [Gu], Luo [Fu], Wang [Jiaxiang], Peng [Dehuai] and Ren
[Bishi]:

Our opinion is as follows:
1. Peace is our basic policy, as it is that of Zhang [Xueliang] and Yang
[Hucheng].
2. But together with Zhang and Yang, we constitute a trinity. When we
advance, we advance together. When we retreat, we retreat together. We cannot
think only of ourselves, and lose Zhang and Yang.
3. Tell Zhang's and Yang's units that we will travel side by side with them
from beginning to end. Before they agree to withdraw their troops, we shall not
act independently, and shall assist their struggle for better conditions.
4. Strive to win the final peace on the basis of this attitude.

Mao [Zedong]
Zhu [De]
Zhang [Guotao]