Telegram to Zhu De et al.
[1]
(August 21, 1939)
Zhu, Peng, Yang:
It would be advisable for the 359th Brigade to transfer two reinforced regiments to northern Shaanxi first; the remaining units can be moved later. The headquarters of the 120th Division should remain temporarily in western Pingxingguan, preparing to relocate to northwestern Shanxi if necessary in the future.

Mao and Wang
21st day

[1] This is the main content of a telegram sent by Mao Zedong and Wang Jiaxiang to Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, and Yang Shangkun.

Inscription and Epitaph Composed in Memory of Martyr Xie Zichang
(August 23, 1939)

A national hero lives on even in death.
Tomb of Comrade Xie Zichang, National Hero.
Xie Zichang, whose given name was Deyuan, was a native of Anding County. In 1925, he joined the Communist Party in Beiping and from then on regarded communism as the path to liberating the Chinese people. He established peasant movement training classes, organized peasant associations, and led the masses in the anti-imperialist and anti-warlord movements, earning him the nickname “Judge Bao” among the people. After the failure of the Great Revolution in 1927, Zichang launched an uprising in Qingjian and subsequently took part in the Weinan Uprising. Despite setbacks, he remained undaunted, traveling extensively throughout northwest and north China. Following the September 18th Incident, he organized the Anti-Imperialist Allied Army between Shaanxi and Gansu, which was later reorganized into the Shaanxi-Gansu Guerrilla Force of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army—the precursor to the 26th Red Army. In 1933, he went to Chahar to join the Anti-Japanese Allied Army; after its failure, he returned to northern Shaanxi to organize the 27th Army, working alongside comrades such as Liu Zhidan to establish the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. In 1934, he was wounded in the Battle of Hekou and passed away from his injuries in the spring of 1935. Deeply appreciating his contributions, all sectors of the Party, government, military, and people renamed Anding County to Zichang County in his honor. This inscription was written when the government and the people erected a tomb for him.

Mao Zedong
Ninth day of the seventh month, Year 28 of the Republic of China

[1] Xie Zichang (1897–1935) was born in Zaoshuping, Anding County, Shaanxi Province (now Zichang County). He was one of the founders of the Northern Shaanxi Red Army and its Soviet base area, as well as an outstanding commander of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. On February 21, 1935, Xie Zichang died of severe injuries at the age of 38.