Second encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet

The second 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. It lasted from April 1931 to July 1931.

Second encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet
Part of the Chinese Civil War
DateApril 1931 – July 1931
Location
HubeiHenanAnhui border region, China
Result Communist victory
Belligerents
Nationalist China Chinese Red Army
Commanders and leaders
Chiang Kai-shek Xu Xiangqian
Zeng Zhongsheng (曾中生)
Strength
100,000+ 20,000
Casualties and losses
10,000+ Low

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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