Chapter 42 Northeast operations must coordinate the overall situation and make long-term plans

(April 12, 1946) Northeast Bureau and Lin [1]: (1) Agree with Lin Zhenzidian [2], focus on concentrating forces to destroy the enemy, not stick to the city, and must coordinate the overall situation and make long-term plans. (2) If Changchun has a reliable internal response and is sure of the balance of forces, occupy it; otherwise, abandon the occupation plan, but occupy the airport with a part of the force to prevent the enemy's airlift and facilitate negotiations. (3) Zhan Caifang[3] has achieved great results in breaking the road in Suizhong. I hope you will pay attention to breaking the road and regard it as an important method to defeat the enemy. (4) Pay attention to the organization of the militia, and implement the militia system widely in Manchu[4]. (5) Pay attention to the organization of guerrilla units under the command of counties and districts. All counties throughout Manchuria should have guerrilla units. (6) Organize armed forces teams in enemy-occupied areas, with several teams in each county, each with dozens of people, all over the enemy-occupied areas. (7) You have fought well in the last few battles, and the enemy is already complaining. I hope that the victorious troops will be rewarded and their morale will be boosted. (8) Rent and interest reductions are generally implemented throughout Manchuria, mobilizing the masses, consolidating the rear, and starting from long-term plans.

central Maowen Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Lin, referring to Lin Biao, who was then the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army. [2] Refers to the telegram sent by Lin Biao to the Northeast Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Committee on April 11, 1946.The telegram said: In the case of Chiang Kai-shek's continued increase of troops in the Northeast, it is unlikely that our army will stick to Siping and seize Changchun, and quickly realize peace in the Northeast.Therefore, our army seems to focus on destroying the enemy instead of defending the city, so as not to be unable to defend the city and lose strength, resulting in the result that the enemy cannot be wiped out despite favorable conditions in the future.The current policy should be to move away from forced warfare and to take the initiative to attack.For cities that are difficult to capture and consolidate, there is no need to force yourself to win them.It is recommended that our army take the elimination of the enemy's vital forces as the basic policy of the current action, stop the attack on Changchun, and quickly advance the vast majority of all the troops attacking Changchun to Siping, so as to obtain the concentration of our army's Siping combat forces.South Manchuria should also adopt the above policy.

[3] Zhan Caifang (1907-1992), born in Huang'an (now Hong'an), Hubei.At that time, he served as the commander of the Eastern Jidong Military Region. [4] Man, refers to Manchuria, that is, Northeast China.