Prevent the Forty-Sixth Division from Fleeing toward Linyi[1]

(February 17, 1947)

Chen, Su, Tan:

It is hoped that Wei Guoqing’s column and the Eighth Division will be positioned between Linyi and Xintai to prevent the Forty-Sixth Division from fleeing toward Linyi.

The Military Commission

February 17

[1] This is a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the Military Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, addressed to Chen Yi, commander and political commissar of the East China Field Army; Su Yu, deputy commander; and Tan Zhenlin, deputy political commissar.