Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and Wang Jiaxiang
Inquire of Ye Ting and Others Whether or Not
Chiang's Forces Have Ceased Fire and
Lifted the Siege, and About the Situation of the
New Fourth Army in Southern Anhui

(January 14, 1941)

1. Chiang Kaishek has issued orders to cease fire and lift the siege in southern
Anhui. Please inform us immediately as to whether or not the fighting has stopped.
2. If the fighting has not ceased, please encourage all the troops to hold firm,
and there will certainly be a way out.
3. Please find out and report to us without delay the number of our men who
have been killed, wounded, or arrested, and the name and rank of our cadres who
have been killed, wounded, or captured, so that representations may be made to
Chiang.

Our source for this document is *Mao Zedong ji. Bujuan*, Vol. 6, p. 269, where it is reproduced from *Wannan shibian*.