First encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet

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First encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet
Part of the Chinese Civil War
DateNovember 1930 – March 9, 1931
Location
HubeiHenanAnhui border region, China
Result Communist victory
Belligerents
Nationalist China Chinese Red Army
Commanders and leaders
He Chengjun (何成浚)
Li Mingzhong (李鸣钟)
Xu Xiangqian
Zeng Zhongsheng (曾中生)
Strength
100,000+ 20,000
Casualties and losses
>10,000 Low

The first encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet was an encirclement campaign launched by the Chinese Nationalist Government against the Eyuwan Soviet, a Communist base located in the border region between Hubei, Henan, and Anhui provinces. The Fourth Red Army responded with its second counter-encirclement campaign and successfully defended the soviet. The Nationalist attacks lasted from November 1930 to 9 March 1931.

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  • Military History Research Department, Complete History of the People's Liberation Army, Military Science Publishing House in Beijing, 2000, ISBN 7-80137-315-4