(March 24, 1938, 2:00 P.M.)

Zhu [De] and Peng [Dehuai]:

1. At present, the main combat mission in southeastern Shanxi appears to be to
check the enemy who has advanced to Xiuwu and Bo'ai, and is attempting to
invade Luoyang to the south by various methods, such as attacking him, weakening him, and cutting off his line of retreat. Second, it is to attack the enemy, who
has advanced to Changzhi.
2. Consequently, it seems that Liu [Bocheng]'s division and Xu [Haidong]'s
brigade should engage in combat separately. Xu's brigade (or Liu's division) should
move southward via Dongyangguan to reach directly the side of the Dao[kou]-
Qing[hua] railway line, sabotaging this railroad and attacking the enemy along
this railroad. Liu's division (or Xu's brigade) should be deployed near Changzhi
to attack the enemy there.

Mao [Zedong]

Our source for this text is Mao Zedong junshi wenji, Vol. 2, pp. 205-6, where it is reproduced from a copy in the Central Archives.