To Chen Yi[1]

(August 6, 1946)

It seems advantageous to concur with Su Yu's opinion, fighting one more battle in Central Jiangsu before shifting the main force westward. For if Su's unit is shifted westward too early, first, popular sentiment in Central Jiangsu will not be favorable, and second, the enemy troops will also shift westward earlier.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram to Chen Yi drafted by Mao Zedong for the Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee.