To He Long and Li Jingquan[1]

(August 4, 1946)

Before peace is realized throughout the country, you must not accept Yan Xishan’s stalling tactics or sign any ceasefire agreement that would bind your own hands and feet.

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