Fifth encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet

The fifth encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet was an encirclement campaign launched by the Chinese Nationalist Government against the Eyuwan Soviet, a Communist base in the Hubei–Henan–Anhui border region. It was met by the 25th Red Army's fifth counter-encirclement campaign. As with the fourth campaign, this campaign ended in a Nationalist victory. The 25th Red Army decided in mid-November 1934 to abandon the soviet area and head westwards, joining the Long March.

Fifth encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet
Part of the Chinese Civil War
Date July 17, 1933 – November 26, 1934 Location Hubei–Henan–Anhui border region, China Result Nationalist victory •Red Army forced into retreat
Belligerents
Nationalist China	Chinese Red Army
Commanders and leaders
Chiang Kai-shek Li Jishen	Xu Xiangqian Zhang Guotao
Strength
50,000	7,000
Casualties and losses
10,000	4,000+

See also

• Chinese Civil War
• Outline of the Chinese Civil War
• National Revolutionary Army
• Chinese Red Army
• Encirclement campaigns against the Eyuwan Soviet
  • First encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet
  • Second encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet
  • Third encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet
  • Fourth encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet

References

Military History Research Department, Complete History of the People's Liberation Army, Military Science Publishing House in Beijing, 2000, ISBN 7-80137-315-4