China, Communist victory

Between early November 1948 and early January 1949, the two sides battled for the control of Suchow. Gen. Zhu De concentrated 600,000 men under Chen Yi, Liu Bocheng, and Chen Geng near that strategic centre, which was defended by Nationalist forces of similar size. Both armies were well equipped, but the Nationalists had a superiority in armour and were unopposed in the air. Yet poor morale,