Menglianggu campaign

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Menglianggu campaign
Part of the Chinese Civil War
Date 13 May 1947 – 16 May 1947 (3 days) Location Shandong, China Result PLA victory
Belligerents
National Revolutionary Army	People's Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Gu Zhutong Tang Enbo Zhang Lingfu † Huang Baitao Qiu Qingquan Hu Lien	Su Yu Chen Yi
Strength
600,000[citation needed]	200,000[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
14,000 killed 18,000 captured[citation needed]	3,500 killed 7,500 wounded[citation needed]

The Menglianggu campaign (Chinese: 孟良崮戰役) was fought between the nationalists and the communists during the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era and resulted in communist victory. The campaign was later used by the communists as a specific battle example in their military science and history, as well as a propaganda piece. The battle mainly took place in Menglianggu of Linyi region in Shandong Province.