Liberation War Records: Liberation of Siping
by Lin Keke
About This Novel
On March 13, 1948, the Northeast Field Army launched the Fourth Siping Battle. Lin Biao concentrated 100,000 troops to storm Chen Mingren's old garrison. After 23 hours of bloody battle, more than 19,000 people from the 71st Army of the Kuomintang and other units were wiped out, ending the two-year "four battles and four draws" tug-of-war. This battle was the first for the People's Liberation Army to use large-scale coordinated infantry and tank siege tactics (30 tanks were invested), which destroyed the national army's "permanent fortification group" and isolated the Changchun and Shenyang defenders. The liberation of Siping marked the change of offensive and defensive positions in the Northeastern battlefield, clearing the way for the decisive battle of Liaoshen three months later. Mao Zedong said that "the North Manchu Corridor will be open from now on."
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