Second encirclement campaign against the Honghu Soviet
| Second encirclement campaign against the Honghu Soviet | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Chinese Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Nationalist China | Chinese Red Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Xu Yuanquan |
Zhou Yiqun Duan Dechang | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| >22,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| >4,000 | Light | ||||||
The second encirclement campaign against the Honghu Soviet was an encirclement campaign launched by the Chinese Nationalist Government that was intended to destroy Chinese Communist Party's Honghu Soviet and its Chinese Red Army. The Red Army successfully defended their soviet republic against Nationalist attacks from 1 March, 1931 to early June, 1931.