Telegram to Peng Xuefeng[1]

(13 February 1941)

Li Xianzhou’s two divisions are attacking you. Your main force should first withdraw northward, then counterattack and annihilate them when the opportunity arises. Rely entirely on yourselves to solve the problem.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram from Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Wang Jiaxiang, and Ye Jianying to Peng Xuefeng, with information copies to Chen Yi and Liu Shaoqi.