To Xu Shiyou, Tan Zhenlin and Others[1]

(June 17, 1948)

You should still carry out the original plan, attack Yanzhou, and draw the 83rd Division and the 25th Division to come to the rescue, thereby reducing the enemy’s pressure on Su and Zhang’s side. This is the best way for you to assist Su and Zhang and enable Su and Zhang to succeed in their operations.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee, addressed to Xu Shiyou and Tan Zhenlin, with copies to Su Yu and Zhang Zhen, the East China Bureau, and the Central Plains Bureau.