copy in the Central Archives.
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Use Guerrilla Warfare to Cooperate in the
Operations of Friendly Armies

(October 16, 1937)

To Comrade Lin Biao, and for the information of Zhu [De], Ren [Bishi], He [Long],
Guan [Xiangying], Nie [Rongzhen], and [Peng] Xuefeng:

1. According to Peng Xuefeng, a certain army of the Japanese bandits from
Tianzhen and the Guandong Army1 from Weixian are advancing rapidly toward
Guangling. Yan [Xishan] of Shanxi is planning to concentrate fourteen regiments to
fight a decisive battle against the enemy, and he hopes that our 115th Division will
also participate in the battle, and so on.
2. Our forces should adhere resolutely to the policy which has been decided on
and use guerrilla warfare to cooperate with the campaigns of our friendly armies.
This principle was agreed upon with Chiang [Kaishek] and He [Yingqin] in Nanjing.
Moreover, Zhou [Enlai] and Peng [Dehuai] reaffirmed the same decision in face-to-face discussions with Yan in Shanxi and, generally speaking, this orientation
should not be changed.
3. Please telegraph me at once about the current situation, as well as about your
opinions as to how we can cooperate with the campaign of the friendly armies.
Subsequently, you should inform me promptly about developments.
4. Where is the 115th Division now?

Mao [Zedong]

Our source for this text is Mao Zedong junshi wenji, Vol. 2, pp. 85–86, where it is reproduced from a copy in the Central Archives.
1. I.e., the Japanese army of occupation in the northeast.