Reply to Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, and Others[1]

(May 27, 1942)

Your telegram of the 27th[2] at five o’clock has been received. The headquarters was raided, and Zuo Quan died in action.[3] We are deeply grieved. Have Ruiqing and Lisan[4] escaped danger? We are very concerned. At present, all the headquarters’ radio equipment has been destroyed. We suggest that the headquarters temporarily move with the 129th Division.