Order of Battle
Nationalist (eight regiments totaling 6,000):
- Reorganized 82nd Division commanded by General Ma Jiyuan (马继援)
- Reorganized 100th Brigade commanded by General Tan Chengxiang (谭呈祥)
- Reorganized 8th Cavalry Brigade commanded by General Ma Buluan (马步銮)
- Independent 5th Cavalry Regiment (Brigade strength) commanded by General Ma Bukang (马步康)
Communist (three regiments and a cavalry division totaling 9,500):
- 2nd Regiment of the 1st Garrison Brigade commanded by Wang Shitai (王世泰), who was also in charge of overall command
- 3rd Regiment of the 1st Garrison Brigade commanded by Wang Bingxiang (王秉祥)
- 5th Regiment of the 3rd Garrison Brigade commanded by Huang Luobin (黄罗斌)
- 6th Cavalry Division of the communist 4th Column
- Gao Xuewen Independent Battalion commanded by Gao Xuewen (高学文)
- Northern Wei (Guerrilla) Column commanded by Yao Pengfei (姚鹏飞)
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