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The aim of the army during the Second Civil War was to liberate the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. Their aim was to carry the urgent demand of the people of the whole country, that is, to overthrow the arch criminal of the civil war ( Chiang Kaishek).

The guerilla principles developed by Mao during 1928-29 was the overall plan of the Civil War campaign.

the enemy halts, we harass; the enemy tires, we attack; the enemy retreats, we pursue **
 * The enemy advances, we retreat;

Mao had also developed a strategic defence that the men had to memorise and sing on the march in order to keep morale levels high. ** Keep men, lose land, land can be taken again. Keep land, lose men, land and men both lost. **

Mao Zedong ensured that his army was well equipped for the duration of the battle. Weapons that the People's Liberation Army posessed in order to defeat the enemy included: handguns, rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, heavy machine guns, anti-tank weapons and grenades. With such use of equipment the army could effectively intimidate the opposing team violently, hence, forcing them to retreat.

The PLA's overall concept of operations is a "People's War under modern conditions". The role of its army air force that was established by the Soviet Union was to provide homeland air defence and to direct support to the PLA ground forces. Through this, the army could prevent the enemy from interferring in the PLA ground forces and gain access to wear down the enemy.

A non military tactic employed by the Communists to defeat the Nationalists was their strong 'Intelligent Gathering'. The People's Liberation Army had spying agents so they could be informed of not only their own situation, but that of the enemy's.Through Intelligence Gathering the communists were able to obtain the battle plan of the Nationalists. The plan had given them the opportunity to asses their tactics in making them more effective for defeating the enemy. The Army were also able to attain information on the nationalists every move and harassed them when they were at their weakest.

The Peoples Liberation Army also gained the support of Anti-Japanese Koreans who were willing to particpate in the war on their side. They played an important role in repairing infrastructure that had been destroyed by the Nationalists during the war. Examples of this include repairing Manchurian railroads and bridges which were used by Mao. This tactic enabled for damages to infrastructure seen as vital to the army to be quickly repaired by the Koreans whilst the Communists continued to fight.