Reply to Yang Dezhi, Luo Ruiqing, and Others[1]

(November 21, 1948)

In order to prevent Fu Zuoyi’s forces from fleeing, it has been decided that the main force of the Northeast will enter the pass ahead of schedule. You have the task of coordinating in combat. You should complete preparations and be on standby before the 25th, and move out on the 25th.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China in reply to Yang Dezhi, Luo Ruiqing, Geng Biao, and Pan Zili, with a copy to the North China Bureau.