To He Long and Li Jingquan[1]

(May 31, 1946)

In order to facilitate the concentration of forces to deal with Fu Zuoyi’s offensive, please consider, He and Li, whether there is confidence in capturing within a short period strongholds such as Datong, Huairen, Shanyin, Shuoxian, Shenchi, Ningwu, Daixian, and Fanshi.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the Military Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to He Long and Li Jingquan.