Prepare for the Firm Defense of the Area Along the Line from Zhangjiakou to Nankou[1]

(September 2, 1946)

Nie:

Along the line from Zhangjiakou to Nankou and in the counties of Yanqing, Longguan,[2] Huailai, and Zhuolu, it is necessary to select key points to build fortifications, delineate defense sectors, assign local corps, stockpile grain and fodder, and prepare for firm defense.

Military Commission

Shen Dong

[1] This is a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee to Nie Rongzhen, commander and concurrently political commissar of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.
[2] Longguan was an old county name. It was abolished in 1960 and merged into Chicheng County, Hebei Province.