First encirclement campaign against the Honghu Soviet explained

Conflict:First encirclement campaign against the Honghu Soviet
Partof:the Chinese Civil War
Place:Honghu, Jingzhou, China
Date:Early December 1930 – end of January 1931
Result:Communist victory
Combatant1: Nationalist China
Combatant2: Chinese Red Army
Commander1:Xu Yuanquan
Commander2:He Long
Strength1:>22,000
Strength2:5,000
Casualties1:5,000+
Casualties2:Light

The first encirclement campaign against the Honghu Soviet was an encirclement campaign launched by the Chinese Nationalist Government that was intended to destroy the Communist Honghu Soviet and its Chinese Red Army. The Red Army successfully defended their soviet republic against the Nationalist attacks from early December 1930 to the end of January 1931.

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