Fourth Encirclement Campaign Against Jiangxi Soviet - Order of Battle

Order of Battle

Nationalist order of battle (totaling over half a million):

  • Left front commanded by Cai Tingkai:
    • 19th Route Army in Fujian consisted of six divisions and a brigade
  • Right front commanded by Yu Hanmou:
    • Six divisions and a brigade stationed in southern Jiangxi and northern Guangdong
  • Central front totaling more than 160,000 commanded by Chen Cheng (Chiang’s own troop):
    • 1st Column commanded by Luo Zhuoying stationed in the regions of Yihuang (宜黄) and Yue’an (乐安):
      • 11th Division
      • 52nd Division
      • 59th Division
    • 2nd Column commanded by Wu Qiwei (吴奇伟) stationed in the regions of Fuzhou (抚州) and Dragon Bone’s Crossing (Longgudu, 龙骨渡):
      • 10th Division
      • 14th Division
      • 27th Division
      • 90th Division
    • 3rd Column commanded by Zhao Guantao (赵观涛) stationed in the regions of Golden Stream (Jinxi, 金溪) and Marginal Bay (Huwan, 浒湾):
      • 5th Division
      • 6th Division
      • 9th Division
      • 79th Division
    • Reserve of Central Front:
      • 43rd Division
  • Counterguerrilla garrisons stationed at regions of Southern City (Nancheng 南城), Southern Abundance (Nanfeng, 南丰), Yue’an (乐安), Chongren (崇仁), and Eternal Abundance (Yongfeng, 永丰)
    • 5 Divisions and 2 Brigades
  • Wings of RoCAF
  • Other nationalist forces mobilized to build and man the blockade lines.

Communist order of battle

  • 1st Front Army of Chinese Red Army totaling over 70,000:
    • 1st Legion
    • 3rd Legion
    • 5th Legion
    • 11th Army
    • 12th Army
    • 21st Army
    • 22nd Army

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