Pressing the Advantage: Pursuing the Remnant Enemy and Liberating North and Northwest China

This book tells the story of pressing the advantage, pursuing and annihilating the remaining enemy forces, and liberating North China and the Northwest. It covers: 1. The liberation of Shanxi: the Central Committee's decision to launch the Taiyuan Campaign; the drafting of the Taiyuan battle plan; the campaign's successful opening battles; its middle phase; its victorious conclusion; and the peaceful liberation of the ancient city of Datong. 2. The liberation of northern Henan: the successful liberation of Tangyin; the Central Committee's decision to launch the Anyang-Xinxiang Campaign; preparations for the siege; and victory in the campaign. 3. The liberation of Shaanxi: the successful liberation of the ancient city of Xi'an; the defeat of the enemy's ferocious counterattacks; the peaceful liberation of the Yulin region; and total victory in the Fumei Campaign. 4. The liberation of Gansu and Qinghai: the Central Committee's decision to attack Lanzhou; the start of the Lanzhou Campaign; a sweeping victory in the campaign; and the successive liberation of areas across Qinghai. 5. The liberation of Ningxia and Suiyuan: securing Ningxia's peaceful liberation; routing enemy forces in Ningxia at the Jinling battle; the final liberation of all Ningxia; and the peaceful liberation of Suiyuan.