Telegram to Chen Yi and Others[1]

(September 22, 1949)

Unify command, move toward the Huaihai area, and open up the war situation. It is hoped that you will resolutely carry out this policy immediately.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to Chen Yi, Zhang Dingcheng, Deng Zihui, Su Yu, and Tan Zhenlin.