At dusk we arrived in Yehtao, military headquarters for the Shansi-Hopei-Shantung-Honan Border Region. General Liu Po-cheng, at the moment, was not around, being off with the troops in west Shantung.

• 傍晚时我们到达冶陶。这是晋冀鲁豫军区总部所在地。刘伯承将军这时不在家，上鲁西视察部队去了。