First Take Shuo County and Ningwu, Then
Take Shanyang and Daiyue; Make Sure Not
to Disturb Fu Zuoyi1
(June 9, 1946, 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.)
To He [Long] and Li [Jingquan], and for the information of Nie [Rongzhen] and
Liu [Lantao]:2
	 1.	 You can capture the two points of Shuo county and Ningwu either simultaneously or one after the other. After you have those in hand, also consider
capturing the two points of Shanyin and Daiyue.3
	 2.	 Do not disturb the three points of Datong, Kouquan,4 and Huairen.
	 3.	 Do not move the main forces on the northern front and do not disturb Fu
Zuoyi.5
 The Military Commission
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Notes

Our source for this telegram is Mao Zedong junshi wenji, Vol. 3, pp. 261–62, where it is
reproduced from Mao’s handwritten manuscript preserved in the Central Archives.

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1.  Mao Zedong drafted this telegram on behalf of the Central Military Commission.

2.  He Long and Li Jingquan were commander and political commissar, respectively,
of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Military Region. Nie Rongzhen was commander and political commissar and Liu Lantao was deputy political commissar, respectively, of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

3.  Shanyin refers to a city in southern Shanyin county, Shanxi Province. Daiyue is the
county seat of Shanyin county.

4.  Kouquan is a town located southwest of Datong city, Shanxi Province.

5.  Fu Zuoyi was commander of the Twelfth War Zone of the Guomindang army.
DOI:  10.4324/9781315719511-172