Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and Wang Jiaxiang to
Liu Shaoqi, Ye Ting, and Others About How the
Entire New Fourth Army Should Obey the
Command of Ye Ting and Rao Shushi

(January 11, 1941)

The leadership of Xiyi [Ye Ting] and Xiao Yao [Rao Shushi] is absolutely correct.
It is expected that the entire Party and the entire army will obey the command of
Ye and Yao and carry out the task of moving northward. Although you are in a
difficult environment, it is still possible to preserve the backbone force by fighting
guerrilla style and to reach southern Jiangsu.

Our source for this text is *Mao Zedong ji. Bujuan*, Vol. 6, p. 253, where it is reproduced
from *Wannan shibian*.