Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Liuwandashan

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict= Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Liuwandashan
partof=Chinese Civil War
place=Guangxi, China
date=December 20, 1950 - February, 1951
result=Communist victory
combatant1=

combatant2=

commander1=

Yang Fengchi 杨凤池
Da Ou 达欧
Zeng Zhongrou 曾仲荣
commander2=

?
strength1= 15,000+
strength2= 8,000
casualties1= 15,000+
casualties2= Minor|

Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Liuwandashan (六万大山剿匪) was a counter-guerrilla / counterinsurgency campaign the communists fought against the nationalist guerrilla that was mostly consisted of bandits and nationalist regular troops left behind after the nationalist regime withdrew from mainland China. The campaign was fought during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era in the region of Liuwandashan (六万大山, literally meaning Sixty-Thousand Great Mountains) in Guangxi and resulted in communist victory. This campaign is part of Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Guangxi, which in turn, was part of Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Central and Southern China.

Prelude

In June, 1950, three regiments of the communist 45th Army and the Independent 24th Regiment of Canton Southern Front Military Sub-district jointly launched an operation against the local nationalist guerrilla in the southern end of the Liuwandashan (六万大山), succeeding in killing over 1,400 of nationalists. The remnant of the nationalist guerrilla retreated into the heart of the mountain and their number totaled more than 15,000.

Order of battle

Nationalist:
*3rd Column of the Anticommunist National Salvation Army in Southern Guangxi
Communist:
*460th Regiment of the Yulin Military Sub-district
*Independent Regiment of the Yulin Military Sub-district
*135th Division

Battles

On December 20, 1950, communist forces consisted of the 460th Regiment and the Independent Regiment of the communist Yulin Military Sub-district and the 135th Division begun their eradication campaign against the nationalist guerrilla mostly consisted of bandits. The Independent Regiment of the communist Yulin Military Sub-district attacked from the north, and 460th Regiment of the communist Yulin Military Sub-district and the 403rd Regiment of the communist 135th Division attacked from south, and the 404th Regiment of the communist 135th Division advanced toward the regions of Fengshan, (凤山), Ningtan, (宁潭), Yingqiao (英桥), Minzhi, (民治), Wangke, (王科) and Liushui (六水). The rest of communist 135th Division advanced toward the heart of the mountain. After killing over 300 enemy troops, the organized nationalist resistance collapsed, and the remaining battles became part of eradication operations. By the next February, the communist victory was complete.

Conclusion

By February, 1951, the campaign concluded with communist victory, with nationalist commanders Yang Fengchi (杨凤池), Da Ou (达欧), and Zeng Zhongrou (曾仲荣) either killed or captured, and the 15,000 strong nationalist guerrilla force in Liuwandashan (六万大山) completely annihilated. In addition, the communists also captured 14 artillery pieced, 86 machine guns, and over 16,000 firearms.

ee also

*List of battles of the Chinese Civil War
*National Revolutionary Army
*History of the People's Liberation Army
*Chinese Civil War

References

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