Order of Battle
The nationalist mobilized around 300,000 troops for the planned elimination of the enemy and the subsequent occupation of the enemy base while the enemy planned to leave over half of their 60,000 strong force in the region to fight the guerrilla war after the other half had withdrawn.
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