Pinjin+Campaign


 * Pingjin Campaign

- 29th November 1948 to 31st January 1949**

it was one of three campaigns (Lioshang Campaignand the Huaihai Campaign) that marked the end of the Nationalist dominance northern China.

__First stage:__**
 * The Pingjin Campaign was generally divided into three stages:
 * The campaign began with the People's Liberation Army attacking Zhangjiakou on the 29th November 1948.
 * PLA (People's Liberation Army) continued to attack other various city such as Miyun and Beiping.
 * Nationalist were suprised by the attacks and sent 3 armies to Beiping, in hope of defending the city.
 * The PLA cut off the 35th Army en route to Beiping and in the process cut the connections between Peking and Tianjian
 * the main aim was encirclement, which cut off the line of retreat for the Nationalist in the south and the west


 * __Second stage:__**
 * Nationalist made a desperate attempt remove the communist encirclement on the 35th Army, but in the process the reinforcements were encircled as well
 * The People's Liberation Army then launched Xinbaoan Campaign shortly after, captured the city the very next day and destroyed the 35th Army.
 * Final attack was launched January 14th, in 29hrs the intense action 130,000 men were completely wiped out.

__**Final stage:**__
 * After Tianjin had been captured by the Communists, the Nationalist defenders in Beiping were in the weaker position.
 * Fu Zuoyi (Nationalist army general) decided to open up negotiations with the PLA for a peace seattlement for the city.
 * January 31st PLA took over Beiping - which concluded the campaign.
 * Beiping became the new People's Republic of China and was renamed Beijing.