If Not Too Difficult, Quickly Seize the Taiyuan Airfield[1]

(July 18, 1948)

Xu and Zhou:

Starting from the 17th, enemy aircraft have been transporting the 30th Brigade of Lu’s Division[2] from Xi’an to Taiyuan. If it is not too difficult for you, you should quickly seize the airfield.

The Military Commission

Wuqiao

[1] This is a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee, addressed to Xu Xiangqian, First Deputy Commander of the North China Military Region and Commander and Political Commissar of the First Corps, and Zhou Shidi, Deputy Commander and Deputy Political Commissar of the First Corps.

[2] Lu’s Division refers to the Reorganized 30th Division of the Kuomintang Army, with Division Commander Lu Chongyi.