To He Long, Zhou Shidi, and Others[1]

(October 20, 1941)

The division under He Wending, originally stationed at Taolimin, is moving south to take over the defense duties of the New 11th Brigade of Deng Baoshan's troops, currently stationed in the Anbian area. This move poses a grave threat to the border region. It has been decided to dispatch the brigade under Wang Zhen and units of the Garrison Corps (three infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment), under the command of Wang Zhen and He Jinnian, to block He Wending's division from advancing south. The 5th Regiment of the 120th Division, stationed in Jia County, is also placed under Wang Zhen's command.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram from Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Wang Jiaxiang, and Ye Jianying to He Long and Zhou Shidi, with a copy to Peng Dehuai and Zuo Quan, regarding the blocking of He Wending's division from moving south.