Taixing Campaign

Taixing Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Taixing region in central Jiangsu, and was a clash between the Communists and former Nationalists who fought for the Japanese puppet regime and rejoined the Nationalists after World War II. The campaign was part of the Chinese Civil War in the immediate post–World War II era and resulted in a Communist victory.

Order of battle

Nationalists

Temporarily Organized 19th Division of the 2nd Army

Communists

Units of Central Jiangsu Military Region
Local militias

Campaign

On September 8, 1945, units of communist Central Jiangsu Military Region assisted by local militias decided to take the town of Taixing in central Jiangsu by force after learning that the local defenders consisted of former Nationalists turned Japanese puppet regime force who rejoined the Nationalists after World War II and refused to surrender. Three days later all Nationalist strongholds outside the town had fallen into Communist hands. On the night of September 11 the Communists launched assaults on the town itself, and by 8:00 a.m. Communist forces secured the town after capturing more than 4000 defenders, including the commander, Cai Xinyuan. In addition, the Communists captured 12 artillery pieces, over 140 machine guns and more than 2,700 firearms.