Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northeastern Guizhou
Campaign to Suppress Nationalists in Northeastern Guizhou (黔东北剿匪) was a counter-guerrilla / counterinsurgency campaign the communists fought against the nationalist guerrilla that was mostly consisted of bandits and nationalist regular troops left behind after the nationalist regime withdrew from mainland China. The campaign was part of the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era fought in northeastern Guizhou, and resulted in communist victory. This campaign is a major part of Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Southwestern China during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era. Order of battle Nationalists: (32,000+ total): Northeastern Guizhou People's Self-Salvation Army commanded by Shi Zhaozhou (史肇周) Sichuan – Guizhou – Hunan – Hubei Popular Self Defense Army commanded by Chen Quan (陈铨) Other bands such as those commanded by Liu Gongwang (刘公旺) Communists (13,000+ total) under unified command by Zen Shaoshan (曾绍山): Detachments of 31st Division of the communist 11th Army Detachments of 32nd Division of the communist 11th Army Detachments of 34th Division of the communist 11th Army Detachments from communist Peiling (涪陵) Military Sub-District Detachments from communist Youyang Military Sub-District Detachments from communist Zunyi Military Sub-District Detachments from communist Tongren Military Sub-District Campaign After communist takeover of Guizhou