Acknowledgments

xxv

General Introduction: Mao Zedong and the Chinese Revolution, 1912--1949

xxvii

Introduction: The Writings of Mao Zedong, 1935-1937

xxxv

Note on Sources and Conventions

1935

Three Poems to the Tune ``Sixteen Character Song'' (1934--1935)

(1)

Telegram from the Politburo of the Central Committee and the Central Military Commission to Zhang Guotao (January 22)

(2)

Loushan Pass (February 28)

(1)

Order of the Frontline Headquarters Regarding Dispositions for Action on the Sixth (March 5)

(1)

Order of the Frontline Headquarters Regarding Dispositions to Destroy the Divisions of Xiao and Xie (March 5)

(2)

Declaration Opposing Japan's Annexation of North China and Chiang Kaishek's Treason (June 15)

(4)

Soviet Regimes Should Be Established in the Three Provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu (June 16)

(2)

The Fourth Front Army Must Do Its Utmost to Attack and Take Pingwu and Songpan (June 18)

(1)

The Fourth Front Army Should Hasten Northward (July 10)

(1)

Supplementary Decision by the Politburo of the Central Committee on General Strategic Policy at the Present Time (August 20)

(3)

The Army of the Left Wing Should Change Its Route and March Northward (September 8)

(2)

Dispositions for Destroying the Enemy at Lazikou (September 16)

(1)

Dispositions Regarding Troop Movements and the Problem of Enforcing Discipline (September 18)

(1)

The Long March (October)

(2)

Kunlun (October)

(2)

There Is No Urgency for Us to Seek Combat in the Next Few Days (October 6)

(1)

Mount Liupan (October)

(1)

It Is Necessary to Prepare for Battle when Passing Through Hongde City and Huan xian (October 13)

(1)

Our Troops Should Strive to Concentrate Their Forces and Rest at Wuqizheng and Jintangzhen (October 16)

(1)

Plan to Destroy the Pursuing Enemy in the Area East of Tiebiancheng (October 17)

(1)

Dispositions Regarding the Operations of the Shaanxi-Gansu Detachment (October 19)

(1)

For Comrade Peng Dehuai (October)

(1)

Investigate the Roads and the Topography in the Vicinity of Zhiluozhen (November 6)

(1)

Manifesto of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on the Annexation of North China by Japanese Imperialism, and Chiang Kaishek's Sellout of North China and of the Whole Country (November 13)

(4)

Wipe Out the Enemy in the Zhiluozhen Area (November 20)

(1)

Check the Enemy's 117th Division from the Sides and from the Front (November 22)

(1)

Troop Deployment for the Battle Against the Enemy's 106th Division and Dong Yingbin's Forces (November 22)

(1)

Deployment to Destroy the Two Divisions of Dong Yingbin and Shen Ke (November 23)

(1)

Dispositions Regarding the Actions of the First and Fifteenth Army Groups (November 23)

(1)

Dispositions for Pursuing the Fleeing Enemy, Dong Yingbin (November 24)

(1)

Rebuttal of Chiang Kaishek's Absurd and Shameless Defense of His Treason (November 25)

(4)

The Basic Orientation in Dealing with Shen Ke's 106th Division (November 26)

(1)

Manifesto of the Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic and of the Revolutionary Military Commission of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army on Resisting Japan and Saving China (November 28)

(3)

The Zhiluozhen Campaign, and the Present Situation and Tasks (November 30)

(8)

The Basic Orientation at Present Should Be the Southern and Eastern Expeditions (November 30)

(1)

Letter to Zhang Wentian on Changing the Policy toward Rich Peasants and Other Questions (December 1)

(2)

General Order Concerning Specifications about Subsidies for Fuel and Food, for Recuperation, and for Compensation for Wounded and Sick Armymen (December 5)

(2)

Proclamation of the Central Soviet Government to the People of Inner Mongolia (December 10)

(3)

Order of the Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Soviet Republic on Changing the Policy toward the Rich Peasants (December 15)

(2)

We Agree with the Decision to Take Ganquan and Yichuan (December 17)

(2)

Resolution of the Central Committee on Problems of Military Strategy (December 23)

(7)

Preparing the Operational Plans for the Eastern Expedition (December 24)

(2)

On Tactics Against Japanese Imperialism (December 27)

(19)

1936

Dispositions Regarding the Operations of the First Army Group and of the Twenty-fifth Army (January 5)

105

(2)

Approval of Dispositions for the Northern Expeditionary Army to Attack the Enemy's Reinforcements (January 7)

107

(1)

Dispositions for Wiping Out Yuan Kezheng's Regiment and Other Units (January 9)

108

(1)

Rest, Train, and Prepare to Take On New Tasks (January 13)

109

(1)

Letter from the Red Army to All Officers and Men of the Northeastern Army Concerning Its Willingness to Join with the Northeastern Army in Resisting Japan (January 25)

110

(4)

Talk with a Correspondent of Red China Press (January)

114

(4)

Snow (February)

118

(2)

The Problem of Transmission and Discussion of the Order for the Eastern Expedition and of the Advance of the Units (February 12)

120

(1)

Pay Attention to the Promotion of Cadres before Crossing to the East (February 13)

121

(1)

Pay Strict Attention to Concealment While on the March (February 16)

122

(1)

Making All-Out Efforts to Win Victory in the East, and Opertional Dispositions for the Twenty-eighth Army (February 17)

123

(2)

Order Regarding Military Operations During the Eastern Expedition (February 18)

125

(4)

Exploiting the Victory, Both Army Groups Should Advance Swiftly Toward Shilou (February 21)

129

(1)

The Tasks of the Guerrilla Detachments After Crossing the River and the Problem of Organizing Stretcher Teams (February 21)

130

(2)

The Basic Policy of Our Army at Present Is to Establish Base Areas for Military Operations (February 23)

132

(2)

Instruction to Strive to Develop Anti-Japanese Base Areas in Shanxi (February 24)

134

(2)

Send One Division to Advance to Chemingyu, Guanshang, and Other Places of Strategic Importance (February 25)

136

(1)

Wipe Out the Enemy in Guanshang and Shuitou (February 25)

137

(1)

Make the Utmost Efforts to Destroy the Enemy in Guanshang (February 26)

138

(1)

Attack the Enemy in Shuitou If Conditions Are Favorable (February 26)

139

(1)

The Situation as Regards the Battle in Guanshang Village, and Our Dispositions for Continuing to Destroy the Enemy (February 28)

140

(1)

The Principle Governing the Location of the Encampment of Both Army Groups Is That It Should Be Favorable for Striking the Advancing Enemy (February 28)

141

(1)

Create Base Areas for Military Operations in the Region of Guanshang and Shuitou (February 28)

142

(1)

Public Notice Inviting Enrollment in the Northwest Anti-Japanese Red Army University of the Chinese Soviet People's Republic (February)

143

(3)

Everything for the Objective of Winning a Second Victory (March 1)

146

(2)

The Progress of the Battle Since Crossing the River and Military Deployments West of the Yellow River (March 1)

148

(1)

Proclamation of the Anti-Japanese Vanguard Army of the Chinese People's Red Army (March 1)

149

(2)

The Problem of Carrying Out the Policy of Good Treatment of Captives (March 2)

151

(1)

On the Three Basic Conditions for Talks About Joint Resistance to Japan (March 4)

152

(1)

Views Regarding Negotiations with the Nanjing Authorities (March 4)

153

(1)

Dispositions for Wiping Out the Enemy Forces in the Zhongyang Area (March 5)

154

(1)

Destroy the Enemy Forces Moving Toward Damaijiao One by One (March 6)

155

(1)

Use a Unit of Our Main Forces to Attack the Enemy from the Rear, Surround Him, and Wipe Him Out (March 6)

156

(1)

Deployment to Wipe Out the Enemy in Duijiuyu (March 6)

157

(1)

The Fourth Regiment Should Delay the Enemy's Attack on Shuitou (March 10)

158

(1)

Crush the Enemy's Offensive and Achieve the Creation of a Soviet Area in Shanxi (March 11)

159

(2)

The Fifteenth Army Group Should Profit from the Weakness of the Enemy's Defense to Advance Northward, Seize the Opportunity, and Take Jiexiu and Other Places by Surprise (March 17)

161

(1)

The First Army Group As Well As the Fifteenth Army Group Should Expand Their Occupied Territory (March 20)

162

(1)

The Basic Policy Guiding the Operations of the Fifteenth Army Group in Establishing Base Areas in Northwest Shanxi (March 22)

163

(1)

Create a Battlefield East of the River, and Strengthen the Work on Major Roads (March 25)

164

(1)

Basic Operational Policies of the First Army Group (March 25)

165

(1)

Circular on the Discussion of Political and Military Issues at a Meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee (March 28)

166

(2)

Concentrate All Your Forces to Fight a Contact Battle Against the Enemy Troops Coming from the East and West (March 31)

168

(1)

Reorganization of the First Front Army into the Anti-Japanese Vanguard Army of the Chinese People's Red Army, Its Basic Policy, and Its Tasks (April 1)

169

(2)

The Enemy's Defensive Arrangements, and the Deployment of the Fifteenth Army Group of the Red Army (April 2)

171

(1)

The Operational Plans of the Eastern Expeditionary Army and the Problem of the Expansion of the Forces in Shaanxi and Gansu (April 3)

172

(2)

Manifesto Protesting Against the Action of the Traitors Chiang Kaishek and Yan Xishan in Obstructing the Movement of the Anti-Japanese Vanguard Army of the Chinese People's Red Army to the East to Fight the Japanese and in Disrupting the Anti-Japanese Rear Areas (April 5)

174

(3)

Telegram from Mao Zedong and Peng Dehuai to Wang Yizhe and Zhang Xueliang (April 6)

177

(2)

The Tasks of the First Army Group While It Remains in Southwest Shanxi (April 8)

179

(1)

At Present We Should Unite to Resist Japan, and Not Issue an Order to Suppress Chiang (April 9)

180

(2)

The Seventy-eighth Division Should Exhaust the Enemy Army and Delay His March to the South (April 9)

182

(1)

We Agree That You Should Concentrate Your Forces to Conduct Operations in Xiangning and Other Places (April 12)

183

(1)

Operational Deployments for the Fifteenth Army Group and the Twenty-eight Army (April 12)

184

(1)

Destroying the Defenses Along the River and Seeking the Enemy to Do Battle Should Not Be Undertaken at the Same Time (April 14)

185

(1)

Lure the Enemy in Daning to Advance Westward, and Wipe Him Out (April 20)

186

(1)

The Present Plans of the First and Fifteenth Army Groups for Rest and Reorganization, and the Problem of Expanding the Red Army (April 22)

187

(2)

Order to Cross the Yellow River to the West to Expand the Shaanxi-Gansu Soviet Region (April 28)

189

(2)

Holding a General Review of Red Guards and Young Pioneers of the Whole Soviet Area on ``May Day'' (April)

191

(2)

Circular Telegram on the Cessation of Hostilities, Peace Negotiations, and Joint Resistance against Japan (May 5)

193

(2)

Order Regarding Operations During the Western Expedition (May 18)

195

(3)

Telegram from Lin Yuying, Zhang Wentian, Mao Zedong, and other Comrades to Zhu [De], Zhang [Guotao], Liu [Bocheng], Xu [Xiangqian], and Others on Slogans for External Propaganda, the Political Situation Inside and Outside of the Country, and Relations with [Zhang] Guotao (May 20)

198

(3)

Declaration to the People of Muslim Nationalities by the Central Soviet Government (May 25)

201

(3)

To Yan Xishan (May 25)

204

(2)

The Current Situation and Our Strategic Orientation (May 25)

206

(2)

Circular about the Changes in the Current Military Situation, and Questions Such as Our Basic Tasks (May 29)

208

(2)

To Gao Guizi (Summer)

210

(3)

Set up a Rear Logistics Department for the Field Army, and Establish a Small Rear [Base] (June 1)

213

(1)

Proclamation by the Central Government of the Chinese Soviet People's Republic and the Revolutionary Military Commission of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Red Army (June 1)

214

(2)

The Main Forces of the First Army Group Should Advance Rapidly to Huanxian (June 2)

216

(1)

Operational Dispositions in the Area between Hengshan and Dingbian (June 6)

217

(1)

Talk on the Southwest Incident (June 8)

218

(3)

Basic Principles and Policies Regarding Work Amongst the Muslim Population (June 8)

221

(1)

Proclamation Regarding the Guangdong-Guangxi Northern March against Japan (June 12)

222

(3)

Our Army Has Decided to Leave Wayaobao and Prepare for Battle (June 14)

225

(1)

The Situation Regarding the Activity of the Northeastern Army, and the Dispositions for the Transfer of Central Committee Organs (June 15)

226

(2)

It Would Be Appropriate That the Second and Fourth Front Armies Move Northward into Southern Gansu (June 19)

228

(2)

Guiding Principles of the Central Committee Regarding Work with the Northeastern Army (June 20)

230

(9)

The Question of the Red Army's Route and Timing in Approaching the Soviet Union (June 29)

239

(2)

Strategic Guidelines and Tasks for the Future (July 1)

241

(3)

Operational Principles of the Western Expedition (July 14)

244

(1)

Appeal of the Central Soviet Government to the Gelaohui (July 15)

245

(3)

Personally Signed and Sealed Letter of Introduction for Wang Feng and Other Representatives of the Chinese Communist Party (July 15)

248

(1)

Interview with Edgar Snow on Foreign Affairs (July 15)

249

(9)

Interview with Edgar Snow on Japanese Imperialism (July 16)

258

(9)

Interview with Edgar Snow on Internal Affairs (July 18)

267

(14)

Directive on Land Policies (July 22)

281

(2)

Telegram to Zhu [De], Zhang [Guotao], and Ren [Bishi] on the Second and Fourth Front Armies' Rapid Advance to Southern Gansu (July 22)

283

(1)

The Principles of Concurrent Concentration and Dispersal of Local Armed Forces (July 23)

284

(1)

Interview with Edgar Snow on Special Questions (July 23)

285

(6)

Our Armies Should Continue to Carry Out the Three Major Strategic Tasks (July 27)

291

(2)

At Present, the Western Field Army Should Give Priority to Rest and Recuperation (August 1)

293

(1)

Soliciting Contributions to Notes on the Long March (August 5)

294

(1)

A Letter to Zhang Naiqi, Tao Xingzhi, Zou Taofen, Shen Junru, and All Members of the National Salvation Association (August 10)

295

(8)

Carry Out Extensive Propaganda Regarding the Victory of the Northward Advance of the Second and Fourth Front Armies (August 11)

303

(2)

Telegram to Zhu [De], Zhang [Guotao], and Ren [Bishi] on the Future Strategic Orientation (August 12)

305

(4)

Putting the Emphasis on the Political Education of Captives from the White Army (August 13)

309

(2)

Letter to Du Bincheng (August 13)

311

(1)

Letter to Yang Hucheng (August 13)

312

(2)

To Take Minzhou Would Bring Great Strategic Advantages (August 13)

314

(1)

Letter to Song Zheyuan (August 14)

315

(2)

Letter to Fu Zuoyi (August 14)

317

(2)

Letter to Song Ziwen (August 14)

319

(1)

Letter to Yi Lirong (August 14)

320

(2)

Seeking Comments on the Operational Deployment of the First, Second, and Fourth Front Armies (August 22)

322

(1)

A Letter from the Chinese Communist Party to the Chinese Guomindang (August 25)

323

(10)

To Lin Biao (August 26)

333

(1)

The Heart of Our Policy Is to Unite with Chiang to Resist Japan (August 26)

334

(1)

Operational Guidelines for the First, Second, and Fourth Front Armies Prior to the Winter Season (August 30)

335

(3)

To Wang Yizhe (August)

338

(2)

Directive on the Problem of Forcing Chiang Kaishek to Resist Japan (September 1)

340

(2)

``Resist Japan'' and ``Oppose Chiang'' Cannot Be Raised Simultaneously (September 8)

342

(2)

To Shao Lizi (September 8)

344

(2)

To Wang Jun (September 8)

346

(1)

To Zhu Shaoliang (September 8)

347

(1)

To Peng Dehuai, Liu Xiao, and Li Fuchun (September 11)

348

(1)

Deployment for the Occupation of Ningxia (September 14)

349

(2)

Nie Rongzhen's Forces Should Move Southward to Engage in Coordinated Action with the Red Fourth Front Army (September 15)

351

(1)

Views Regading the Operations of the Three Front Armies (September 15)

352

(1)

The Fourth Front Army Should Use Its Main Force to Take Control of the Major Road between Longde, Jingning, Huining, and Dingxi (September 15)

353

(1)

Block and Delay the Westward Advance of Hu Zongnan's Forces (September 17)

354

(1)

Jieshipu Should First Be Occupied by a Unit of the Red First Army Group (September 17)

355

(1)

To Song Qingling (September 18)

356

(2)

To Zhang Naiqi, Tao Xingzhi, Shen Junru, and Zou Taofen (September 18)

358

(1)

The Main Force of the First Army Group Shall Remain Where It Is for the Moment to Await Opportunities (September 18)

359

(1)

The Key Point of Expansion Is in Ningxia and Not in Western Gansu (September 19)

360

(2)

To Cai Yuanpei (September 22)

362

(3)

To Li Jishen, Li Rongzhen, and Bai Chongxi (September 22)

365

(2)

To Jiang Guangnai and Cai Tingkai (September 22)

367

(2)

To Yu Xuezhong (September 22)

369

(1)

Interview with Edgar Snow on the United Front (September 23)

370

(5)

Block Hu Zongnan's Westward Advance, and Ensure That We Continue to Hold Jieshipu (September 25)

375

(1)

The Fourth Front Army Has Full Certainty of Controlling the Major Road Between Longde, Jingning, Huining, and Dingxi (September 26)

376

(1)

Strongly Raise in the Talks with Nanjing Guomindang-Communist Cooperation and a Halt to the Civil War (September 27)

377

(2)

The Fourth Front Army Should Move Northward Immediately (September 27)

379

(2)

Telegram to Zhu [De], Zhang [Guotao], Xu [Xiangqian], and Chen [Changhao] on Again Ordering the Fourth Front Army to Advance Northward Rapidly (September 27)

381

(1)

It Is Proposed to Order That the First and Second Divisions Support the Northward Advance of the Second and Fourth Front Armies by Coordinated Action (September 28)

382

(1)

It Is Extremely Necessary to Open Schools Attached to the Troops (September 29)

383

(1)

We Must Actively Establish an Anti-Japanese United Front with the Guomindang Forces (October 1)

384

(1)

It Is Appropriate for the Second Division to Be Stationed in the Xiaohecheng Area (October 2)

385

(1)

The Operational Deployment of Our Troops after the Second Front Army Has Crossed the Wei River (October 2)

386

(2)

The Second Front Army Should Take Advantage of the Fact That All the Enemy Troops Are Not Yet Concentrated to Move Away at Once (October 3)

388

(1)

The Fourth Front Army Should Quickly Concentrate Its Main Forces in the Area of Maying and Tongwei (October 3)

389

(1)

To Zhang Xueliang (October 5)

390

(1)

Send Some People to Find Out About the Situation of the Enemy Troops in Ningxia and Suiyuan (October 5)

391

(1)

Cut the Roads Between Hui[ning], Jing[ning], and Ding[xi], and Take Zhuanglang Immediately (October 5)

392

(1)

At Present Ningxia Should Not Be Threatened Too Much (October 6)

393

(1)

My Opinion Regarding the Operations of the Main Forces of the First Army Group (October 6)

394

(1)

Operational Dispositions After Concentrating to the North of the Wei River (October 6)

395

(1)

Strive to Begin Negotiations Quickly with Major Nanjing Representatives (October 8)

396

(2)

The Current Deployment of the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Armies (October 10)

398

(1)

Soliciting Opinions on the Draft Agreement Between the Guomindang and the Communist Party on Resisting Japan and Saving the Nation (October 11)

399

(3)

On the Basis of the October Operational Guidelines, Carry OUt All Items of Preparatory Work (October 13)

402

(2)

I Have Already Put Forward to Nanjing an Opinion on Four Points (October 14)

404

(1)

The Current Situation and Enlarging the Movement for a Ceasefire and Resistance Against Japan (October 15)

405

(2)

Statement about a Cease-fire and Resistance to Japan (October 15)

407

(1)

At Present Our Forces Should Persevere in the Orientation of Rest and Readjustment, and Delaying the Enemy's Advance (October 16)

408

(1)

Conditions for Negotiations Put Forward by the Guomindang (October 17)

409

(1)

The Current Situation as Regards the United Front (October 18)

410

(2)

Letter to Hu Zongnan Drafted for Xu Xiangqian (October 18)

412

(2)

To Ye Jianying and Liu Ting (October 22)

414

(1)

I Agree with Peng Dehuai's Plan for the Ningxia Campaign (October 24)

415

(1)

To Fu Zuoyi (October 25)

416

(2)

Deployment to Shatter the Enemy Forces in the South (October 25)

418

(2)

To Commander-in-Chief Chiang and to All Commanders of the National Revolutionary Army in the Northwest (October 26)

420

(4)

Deployment for the Campaign Against Hu Zongnan's Forces (October 29)

424

(1)

First Strike at Hu Zongnan, Then Attack Ningxia (October 30)

425

(1)

To Xu Deheng and Others (October)

426

(1)

Operations of the Forces Crossing the River (November 3)

427

(1)

Operations in the Guanqiaobao Area Should Be Determined by Objective Circumstances (November 3)

428

(2)

Concentrate All Our Strength to Wipe Out the Hungry and Exhausted Enemy (November 3)

430

(1)

To Chen Gongpei (November 4)

431

(1)

The New Battle Plan (November 8)

432

(3)

Strive to Attack One Enemy Division While You Are On the Move (November 8)

435

(1)

Strive to Destroy One Unit of the Enemy's Forces (November 8)

436

(1)

Calling the Forces on the West Bank of the River the Western Route Army, as Well as Problems Concerning the Title of, and Selection of Persons for, Its Leadership Organ (November 8)

437

(1)

On the Problem of Suspending Attacks and Holding Negotiations (November 9)

438

(1)

Enquiry about the Situation of the Western Route Army (November 11)

439

(1)

The Principles of the Agreement to Negotiate with Nanjing (November 12)

440

(1)

Dispositions for Attacking Zeng Wanzhong (November 12)

441

(1)

About the Methods for Attacking the Enemy (November 14)

442

(1)

Hu Zongnan's Attack on Dingbian and Yanchi, and Our Troops' Deployment (November 17)

443

(1)

Mobilization Order for the Decisive Battle (November 18)

444

(1)

Operational Deployment for Zhu Rui's Detachment (November 18)

445

(1)

Attack Ding Delong First, and Then Attack Zhou Xiangchu and Kong Lingxun (November 19)

446

(1)

The Operations of Hu Zongnan's Forces, and the Deployment of Our Troops (November 20)

447

(1)

After Achieving Victory over Ding Delong, Immediately Attack Zhou Xiangchu and Kong Lingxun (November 21)

448

(1)

Commanders of the Red Army Congratulate the Defenders of Suiyuan on Their Victory against Japan (November 21)

449

(1)

If We Want to Resist Japan, the Civil War Must Be Stopped; If the Civil War Is to Be Stopped, Both Military and Nonmilitary Means Must Be Used (November 22)

450

(2)

Forcing Chiang to End His Annihilation of the Communists Is the Key at the Moment (November 22)

452

(1)

Resolutely Stop the Enemy's First Brigade from Taking Yanchi (November 22)

453

(1)

Organize into Southern and Northern Columns to Attack the Enemy (November 22)

454

(1)

Grasp the Contradictions of the Enemy Forces and Thoroughly Smash Hu Zongnan (November 23)

455

(1)

It Is Better to Destroy One Enemy Regiment Completely Than to Rout Many Enemy Regiments (November 25)

456

(2)

To Chiang Kaishek (December 1)

458

(2)

To Feng Yuxiang (December 5)

460

(2)

To Yang Hucheng (December 5)

462

(3)

Problems of Strategy in China's Revolutionary War (December)

465

(74)

Telegram from Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai to Zhang Xueliang (December 13)

539

(2)

Proposal That the Northeast Army Assure the Occupation of the Two Strategic Key Points, Lanzhou and Hanzhong (December 13)

541

(2)

The Field Army Should Move to the Town of Xifeng (December 14)

543

(1)

Telegram from Mao Zedong and Others to Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng (December 14)

544

(3)

Telegram from the Red Army Command to the Guomindang and to the National Government on the Xi'an Incident (December 15)

547

(3)

A Grand Strategy Must Be Adopted to Strike at the Enemy's Key Positions (December 15)

550

(1)

Telegram from Mao Zedong to Zhang Xueliang (December 17)

551

(1)

Telegram from the Chinese Central Soviet Government and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Concerning the Xi'an Incident (December 19)

552

(2)

Central Committee Directive Concerning the Xi'an Incident and Our Tasks (December 19)

554

(3)

Consult with Nanjing Regarding a Peaceful Resolution of the Problem of the Xi'an Incident (December 19)

557

(1)

Eliminate the Enemy Coming from the East in Coordination with the Forces of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng (December 19)

558

(1)

To Peng Xuefeng (December 20)

559

(1)

Make Five Requests to Chen Lifu for Cooperation in the Resistance to Japan (December 21)

560

(1)

Expose the Joint Plot of the Japanese and the He Yingqin Faction to Murder Chiang (December 21)

561

(1)

To Yan Xishan (December 22)

562

(2)

A Letter to the Chinese National Revolutionary Alliance (December 22)

564

(2)

Regarding the Circumstances Surrounding the Release of Chiang Kaishek (December 25)

566

(1)

A Proposal Regarding Deployment by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng with a View to Defeating the Enemy Coming from the East (December 25)

567

(2)

A Statement on Chiang Kaishek's Proclamation of the 26th (December 28)

569

(4)

For Comrade Ding Ling (December)

573

(4)

1937

Telegram from Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai to Pan Hannian on the Question of Opposing the Pro-Japanese Faction's Obstruction of a Peaceful Solution to the Xi'an Incident (January 1)

577

(1)

Prepare to Deal with the Offensive of the Pro-Japanese Faction (January 1)

578

(2)

Directive on Consolidating the Unity Between the Two Armies of Zhang [Xueliang] and Yang [Hucheng] and the Red Army, and Promoting an Improvement in the Overall Situation (January 2)

580

(1)

The Fifteenth Army Group Should Move to Southern Shaanxi (January 3)

581

(1)

Demand That Chiang and Song Fulfill the Conditions Agreed upon in Xi'an (January 5)

582

(1)

Mao Zedong's Telegram to Zhou Enlai and Bo Gu Concerning Matters of Principle in Negotiations with Zhang Chong (January 5)

583

(2)

The Central Task at Present Lies in Resolutely Preparing for Combat, and in Rejecting Gu and Welcoming Zhang (January 6)

585

(1)

The Work of the Field Army After Concentrating Its Forces (January 7)

586

(1)

Circular Telegram of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the Central Soviet Government Calling for Peace and an End to the Civil War (January 8)

587

(2)

If the Enemy Is Determined to Start a War, the Red Army's Main Force May Advance in Three Stages (January 8)

589

(1)

Strive to Keep the Peace, Avoid Civil War, and Maintain the Status Quo in the Northwest (January 9)

590

(1)

The Red Army's Main Force Should Advance to Shang[zhou] and Luo[nan] (January 11)

591

(1)

To Comrade Ma Haide (January 21)

592

(1)

Negotiating Principles and Military Deployment (January 21)

593

(1)

Demand That Chiang Kaishek Give Concrete Guarantees That War Will Not Break Out Again After the Peaceful Solution (January 21)

594

(1)

Telegram to Pan Hannian from Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai on the Question of Conditions That Chiang Kaishek Is Requested to Carry Out Following the Xi'an Incident (January 21)

595

(2)

Negotiating with Chiang Kaishek on the Question of Places to Station the Red Army, Among Other Matters (January 22)

597

(2)

Demand That Chiang Kaishek Write a Document in His Own Hand to Dispel Misgivings, So That a Thorough, Peaceful Solution Can Be Secured (January 25)

599

(1)

Telegram from Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai to Pan Hannian Regarding the Question of the Decision to Abandon the Demand to Station Troops in Southern Shaanxi (January 29)

600

(1)

To Xu Teli (January 30)

601

(1)

The Red Army Should Advance and Retreat Together with the Forces of Zhang Xueling and Yang Hucheng (January 30)

602

(1)

Message of Condolence to Wang Yizhe's Family from Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and Zhang Guotao (February 4)

603

(1)

The Main Substance of Our Negotiations with Nanjing (February 9)

604

(1)

Supplement to the Substance of Our Negotiations with Nanjing (February 10)

605

(1)

Telegram of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party to the Third Plenum of the Chinese Guomindang (February 10)

606

(2)

Written Reply Regarding Principles of the Negotiations with the Guomindang (February 12)

608

(2)

Demand That Nanjing Expand Our Defense Sector (February 14)

610

(1)

Talk on the Sino-Japanese Problem and the Xi'an Incident (March 1)

611

(13)

Orientation for Negotiations with the Guomindang About the Size of the Red Army and for Dealing with the Anti-Chiang Faction (March 1)

624

(1)

Inscription Commemorating the Founding of the Alumni Association of the Anti-Japanese University (March 5)

625

(1)

Written Reply Regarding the Substance of Zhou Enlai's Negotiations in Nanjing (March 5)

626

(1)

The Situation and Tasks After the Achievement of Domestic Peace (March 6)

627

(1)

Cooperation Has Essentially Been Established Between the Guomindang and the Communist Party (March 7)

628

(1)

To Edgar Snow (March 10)

629

(1)

Telegram of Condolence from Mao Zedong and Zhu De to the Memorial Meeting in Suiyuan (March 13)

630

(1)

To Fan Changjiang (March 29)

631

(1)

Two Principles in Negotiating with Nanjing (April 1)

632

(1)

An Elegiac Address in Honor of the Yellow Emperor (April 5)

633

(2)

Address at the Opening Ceremony of the First National Salvation Congress of Young People from the Northwest (April 12)

635

(2)

The Tasks of the Chinese National United Front Against Japan at the Present Stage (May 3)

637

(14)

Struggle to Win the Masses in Their Millions for the Anti-Japanese National United Front (May 7)

651

(8)

Circular of the Military Commission Soliciting Historical Materials on the Red Army (May 10)

659

(2)

Letter to the Spanish People (May 15)

661

(2)

On Resisting Japan, Democracy, and Northern Youth (May 15)

663

(7)

Two Aspects That Need to Be Addressed When Meeting with Chiang Kaishek (May 24)

670

(1)

The Main Points in the Talks with the Guomindang (May 25)

671

(2)

Address Given at the Evening Reception to Welcome the Central Investigation Team (May 29)

673

(2)

To Guo Huaruo (June 4)

675

(1)

On the Question of the Line and Traditions of the Party During the Past Fifteen Years (June 5)

676

(5)

Letter to the Secretary General of the Communist Party of the United States, Browder (June 24)

681

(1)

To He Xiangning (June 25)

682

(2)

On the Nature, Stages, and Driving Forces of the Chinese Revolution (July 4)

684

(10)

Basic Guidelines on the Elimination of Bandits (July 6)

694

(1)

Telegram of July 8 to Chairman Chiang from the Senior Commanders of the Red Army Concerning the Attacks on North China by the Japanese Invaders (July 8)

695

(1)

Telegram of July 8 to Song Zheyuan and Others from the Senior Commanders of the Red Army Concerning the Attacks on North China by the Japanese Bandits (July 8)

696

(1)

An Inscription Regarding the Basic Orientation in Our Fight Against Japan (July 13)

697

(1)

The Decision on the Political Work Within the Red Army Needs to Be Redrafted (July 15)

698

(1)

Concerning the Organization and Preparation of the Red Army (July 16)

699

(2)

No More Negotiations If Chiang Kaishek Refuses to Compromise (July 20)

701

(1)

Telegram to Yan Xishan Calling for an Effort to Defend Beiping, Tianjin, and Zhangjiakou (July 20)

702

(1)

On the Policies, Measures, and Perspectives for Resisting the Japanese Imperialist Invasion (July 23)

703

(8)

Convey to Chiang Kaishek the Plan to Reorganize the Red Army (July 28)

711

(2)

Open Telegram of the Red Army Senior Commanders Celebrating the Victory at Beiping and Tianjin (July 29)

713

(2)

Bibliography

715

(4)

Index

719

(19)

About the Editors

738

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Mao's Road to Power: Revolutionary Writings, 1912-49: v. 5: Toward the Second United Front, January 1935-July 1937: Revolutionary Writings, 1912-49

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