Conflict: | First encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet |
Partof: | the Chinese Civil War |
Place: | Hubei–Henan–Anhui border region, China |
Date: | November 1930 – March 9, 1931 |
Result: | Communist victory |
Combatant1: | Nationalist China |
Combatant2: | Chinese Red Army |
Commander1: | He Chengjun (何成浚) Li Mingzhong (李鸣钟) |
Commander2: | Xu Xiangqian Zeng Zhongsheng (曾中生) |
Strength1: | 100,000+ |
Strength2: | 20,000 |
Casualties1: | >10,000 |
Casualties2: | 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 first counter-encirclement campaign and successfully defended the soviet. The Nationalist attacks lasted from November 1930 to 9 March 1931.