The Battle of Huaihai was an important battle in the Chinese Liberation War, which took place from November 1948 to January 1949. The Huaihai Campaign took place in East China, mainly involving the geographical scope of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces. The following will detail the background, process, and impact of the Huaihai Campaign.
The Battle of Huaihai took place during the decisive phase of the Chinese Liberation War, in which the PLA carried out large-scale attacks on important strongholds of the Kuomintang army in order to quickly crush the living forces of the Kuomintang army and eliminate the main Kuomintang forces on this battlefield.
The Huaihai Campaign was the largest, longest and heaviest battle in the history of China's Liberation War, and an important symbol of the rapid advance of the People's Liberation Army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.
Campaign preparationIn the autumn of 1948, the PLA headquarters planned to launch a full-scale offensive on the front line north of the Huai River and near Haizhou, and the PLA quickly mobilized forces to prepare for an offensive against the Kuomintang army.
The battle broke outIn early November 1948, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) conquered Hai'an, Beizhen, Huaiyin and other cities in a fiery battle, dealing a heavy blow to the Kuomintang army.
Land and water coordination: The main battlefield of the People's Liberation Army managed to break through the defense line of the Huai River, carry out water assembly, launch the main attack, and quickly form a situation of changing the line to encircle the Kuomintang army.
Fierce fighting continuesFrom November 21 to December 25, under the complicated terrain conditions, the two sides fought fiercely, and the PLA adopted flexible and diverse tactics such as brave outflanking, advanced blocking, and accurate artillery fire, and finally broke the enemy's strong defensive line.
The PLA won a complete victoryThe Battle of Huaihai was one of the major victories of the People's Liberation Army in the Chinese Liberation War, in which the PLA defeated the stubborn resistance of the Kuomintang army and completely broke the combat effectiveness of the Kuomintang army.
Inflicted heavy losses on the Kuomintang army: In the Battle of Huaihai, the Kuomintang army suffered heavy losses, lost a large part of the country, and lost control of East China.
Change the tide of the war at homeThe victory in the Huaihai Campaign changed the situation of the War of Liberation, further promoted the process of the People's Liberation Army pushing the war to national victory, and laid a solid foundation for the Communist Party of China to finally achieve a national victory.
To sum up, the Huaihai Campaign, as an important battle in the Chinese Liberation War, took place within the geographical scope of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces. This battle had a profound impact on the course and outcome of the Chinese Liberation War, and also established a good war reputation and victory foundation for the People's Liberation Army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. The victory in the Huaihai Campaign laid a solid foundation for China's peaceful liberation and laid an important foundation for China's future peace and development.