The War of Liberation The battle for the foundation of China s modernization process

Mondo Military Updated on 2024-03-07

The War of Liberation was an important war in China's modern history, which not only changed the course of China's history, but also profoundly affected the development and trend of Chinese society. In this war, the People's Liberation Army under the leadership of the Communist Party and the Kuomintang army fought for three years of bitter fighting.

The first year of the Liberation War was a stage when the Kuomintang army took the initiative to attack, and the Kuomintang army, with its sophisticated equipment and huge strength superiority, launched a large-scale offensive against the PLA. Under the leadership of the Communist Party, the PLA adopted flexible strategies and tactics, employing guerrilla warfare and other tactical means to effectively resist the offensive of the Kuomintang army.

In the second year of the war, the PLA began**. In May 1947, the People's Liberation Army launched the famous Battle of Menglianggu, and after 72 hours of fierce fighting, it completely annihilated the 74th Division of the Kuomintang ace army, killed the division commander Zhang Lingfu, and dealt a heavy blow to the Kuomintang army. The victory in the Battle of Menglianggu not only demoralized the Kuomintang army, but also laid the foundation for the PLA's strategy.

With the victory in the Battle of Menglianggu, the PLA began its strategy. In June 1947, Liu Deng's army leaped thousands of miles into Dabie Mountain, breaking the strategic encirclement of the Kuomintang army, so that the PLA began to occupy the initiative strategically. Subsequently, the People's Liberation Army launched a series of important battles such as the Eastern Henan Campaign, the Jinan Campaign, and the Huaihai Campaign, dealing a heavy blow to the Kuomintang army.

In the third year of the war, the PLA began a full-scale **. In November 1948, the People's Liberation Army launched the Huaihai Campaign, which shocked China and the rest of the world, and after 66 days of fierce fighting, the elite troops of the Kuomintang Army were completely annihilated, laying the foundation for the victory of the Battle of Crossing the River.

In April 1949, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched the Battle of Crossing the River, liberating Nanjing and announcing the fall of Kuomintang rule. Subsequently, the PLA continued to advance southward, liberating the southeastern coastal region.

After a three-year war of liberation, the People's Liberation Army under the leadership of the Communist Party finally won the victory, overthrew the rule of the Kuomintang, and established New China. The victory of the War of Liberation not only ended the civil war and turmoil in China's modern history, but also laid the foundation for China's modernization process.

In this war, the officers and men of the People's Liberation Army showed a heroic and fearless spirit and flexible strategies and tactics, and they wrote a magnificent epic with their blood and lives. At the same time, the strategic thinking and decision-making of the PLA, such as the strategic thinking and decision-making of the People's Liberation Army, played a crucial role in it, making the war a final victory.

The victory of the PLA is not only a military victory, but also a political victory. They have won the support and support of the broad masses of the people and laid a solid foundation for the establishment of New China. During the war, the officers and men of the People's Liberation Army also paid attention to understanding and guiding military issues from a political perspective, firmly grasped the people's will, which is the most important politics, and united the overwhelming majority of the peasant masses to actively support and participate in the people's liberation war.

The War of Liberation was an important war in China's modern history, which not only changed the course of China's history, but also profoundly affected the development and trend of Chinese society. Through this war, the Communist Party of China and the People's Liberation Army won the trust and support of the people, established New China, and started a new journey of China's modernization.

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