To Comrade Huang Yongsheng [2] for his consideration.
Mao Zedong
November 15th
If possible, please look for it.

[1] This article was published in the "Important Letters Digest" issue 408, published by the
Letters and Visits Office of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, on November
14, 1968. The diary reports that Mu Zhongyue, a researcher at the Wuhan Municipal
Advisory Office (a former major general in the Kuomintang government army who revolted
in western Sichuan), wrote to Mao Zedong: "I have committed many crimes against the
people. To atone for my sins by performing meritorious service to the Party, I began
researching the history of Chinese wars in 1957. By August 1966, I had compiled a draft of
the major battles of each dynasty, from the Eastern Jin-Chucheng Campaign to the Zhenrong
Campaign, the Northern Song Dynasty's war against the Western Xia. This draft, totaling 31
volumes and over 2.7 million words, covers the major battles of each dynasty." He also
stated, "The draft of the battles was confiscated by Red Guards in the early days of the
Cultural Revolution. I have now compiled my memory of each volume into a table and a brief
summary of the compilation of 'A History of Chinese Wars,' to report to the Chairman."
When Mao Zedong read it, he wrote a comment next to this sentence. This is the second
part of this item.
[2] Huang Yongsheng was then the Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's
Liberation Army.