The first encirclement campaign against the Honghu Soviet was an encirclement campaign launched by the Chinese Nationalist Government that was intended to destroy the Communist Honghu Soviet and its Chinese Red Army. The Red Army successfully defended their soviet republic against the Nationalist attacks from early December 1930 to the end of January 1931.

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First encirclement campaign against the Honghu Soviet
Part of the Chinese Civil War
Location of Honghu, Jingzhou
Date Early December 1930 – end of January 1931 Location Honghu, Jingzhou, China Result Communist victory
Belligerents
Nationalist China	Chinese Red Army
Commanders and leaders
Xu Yuanquan	He Long
Strength
>22,000	5,000
Casualties and losses
5,000+	Light

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• Outline of the Chinese Civil War
• Outline of the military history of the People's Republic of China
• National Revolutionary Army
• People's Liberation Army
• History of the People's Liberation Army
• Chinese Civil War

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

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