Before we crossed the river, the Chiang Kai-shek clique mistook the leniency we extended them for weakness on the part of the people, and believed that the river, a natural barrier, could not be breached, staking their lot on it.

• 在渡江前，蒋介石集团以为我们给他们宽大是表示人民的软弱，以为长江天险不可突破，他们就押这个宝。