Fierce Battle
by Zhang Xinke
About This Novel
"Fierce Battle" is a masterpiece of a novel that comprehensively reflects the Battle of Huaihai. From the end of 1948 to the beginning of 1949, the two major field armies of East China and the Central Plains launched a massive strategic attack on the Kuomintang troops in a vast area centered on Xuzhou, starting from Haizhou in the east, Shangqiu in the west, Lincheng in the north, and Huaihe River in the south. This was the Huaihai Campaign with the largest scale, heaviest casualties, the most complex war situation, and the most far-reaching political impact among the "three major battles" in which both sides participated. The novel "Fierce Battle" focuses on the magnificent story of how under the unified leadership of Mao Zedong, the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, the Huaihai Campaign General Front Committee Liu Bocheng, Chen Yi, Deng Xiaoping, Su Yu, Tan Zhenlin and other senior commanders of our party planned the strategy, and the 600,000-strong army used the momentum of the storm to encircle and annihilate the 800,000-strong army of the Kuomintang's Xuzhou "Suppression General". It reproduces the stormy smoke and clouds of great history, not only vividly depicts the head-on confrontation between the two armies, but also vividly depicts the struggle on the hidden front, shaping the witty heroes such as Yang Yunfeng, the director of the Huaye Enemy Industry Department, Cai Yunmiao, Guo Guangyu, and Li Wanli. It features brave characters, grand and spectacular scenes, thrilling and confusing plots, and endless suspense; the work also leaves a vivid record of the selfless dedication of front-support migrant workers represented by Yang Yunlin and Qingshan, interpreting the profound connotation of the People's War. The work stirs up the righteousness of the world and shows the inevitable history. It is epic, legendary, documentary and speculative; it has a blend of strength and heat; it has realistic details, ups and downs of the plot, and a magnificent style. It can be called a landmark novel that panoramically describes the Huaihai Campaign.
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