Information on the People's Liberation Army's million-strong army crossing the Yangtze River

1. Overall understanding

The Battle of Crossing the Yangtze River started on the evening of April 20, 1949 and ended on June 2. The key to the battle was the three or four days after it started. At the moment when the decisive victory was achieved in the Battle of Crossing the Yangtze River, Mao Zedong personally wrote "The People's Liberation Army's Millions of Troops Crossing the Yangtze River" to report the battle situation in a timely manner, which greatly encouraged the people of the country and the entire army. played a huge role.

To quickly understand the main content of the news, read the headlines. "One million troops of the People's Liberation Army crossed the Yangtze River." The majesty of the battle can be felt from the strength of the troops crossing the river. This is an unprecedented spectacle in the history of human war. You can imagine the sight of thousands of ships on a thousand-mile river, braving artillery fire, advancing bravely to reach the other side. You can imagine how excited the people of Jiangnan, who were looking forward to liberation day and night, must be!

To understand the content of the news in more detail, read the introduction. From the introduction, we can also know that the crossing area stretches from Jiujiang in the west to Jiangyin in the east, which is more than a thousand miles long. From the introduction, we can also know the overall situation of the battle. The enemy's position has been broken through and the battle has achieved a decisive victory.

To understand the content of the news in more detail, look at the main part. The main part reports on the progress of the three armies crossing the river. The list is as follows:

Time

Strength

Strength Crossing

Central Route Army

Anqing - Wuhu

The night of the 20th - the night of the 21st

300,000

300,000

West Lu Jun

Jiujiang - Anqing

17:00 on the 21st - 22:00 on the 22nd

350,000

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Eastern Route Army

Nanjing - Jiangyin

17:00 on the 21st - 22:00 on the 22nd

350,000

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The main part also analyzes the reasons why the Chinese and Western enemy forces have no fighting spirit. Our army is brave and good at fighting and unstoppable, while the enemy's fighting spirit has been shattered by the peace talks conspiracy played by us.

This news is magnificent. As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Mao Zedong summarized the battle conditions from all walks of life and comprehensively reported on the Battle of Crossing the River, which reflected the majestic momentum of the entire campaign and showed his magnificent magnanimity.

The language of this news is accurate, concise, sonorous and powerful, and the written and spoken language are interspersed and complement each other.

2. Problem Research

1. How to grasp the various elements of this news?

The elements of news are also narrative elements, including people, time, place, causes, processes, and results of events. The news is relatively short, and it is not difficult to grasp the six elements of news. As long as the six elements are turned into six questions, pay attention to these six points when reading, and there will be no ambiguity at all, and you will be able to grasp it clearly. For example, read "From the night of the 20th, the Central Route Army of the People's Liberation Army on the north bank of the Yangtze River first broke through the Anqing and Wuhu lines and crossed to the Fanchang, Tongling, Qingyang, Diggang, and Lugang areas. It crossed within 24 hours Three hundred thousand people", with six questions hanging in your mind, you will pay attention: Characters? The Central Army has 300,000 troops. time? Within twenty-four hours from the night of the 20th. Place? Anqing and Wuhu lines. reason? To cross the river. go through? Break through the Anqing and Wuhu lines. result? Three hundred thousand people were transported to Fanchang, Tongling, Qingyang, Diggang and Lugang areas. The various elements of general news works are not as concentrated as this, but the method of grasping the elements is the same. Develop the habit of paying attention to the elements, and it will be easier to grasp the plot content when reading other narrative works.

This news will describe the Central Route Army, the West Route Army, and the East Route Army separately. It is necessary to grasp various elements respectively.

2． Research on the layout of the article: Why is it narrated in the order of Central, Western and Eastern? The West Route Army and the East Route Army launched the cross-river operation at the same time. Why do we talk about the West Route Army first and then the East Route Army? Why is it possible to describe the three-pronged battle situation in one go?

The Central Route Army initiated the cross-river operation first, so I will talk about it first. The Western Route Army encountered the same enemy situation as the Central Route Army. The enemy's resistance was very weak, while the resistance of the enemy on the Eastern Front was more tenacious. Therefore, the West Route Army followed the Central Route Army, and together they could be discussed. Finally, there is a fierce battle on the east road, and the story reaches a climax.

The main body of this news has three levels and three levels. If you look at the connection of the three levels, you can understand the truth that the whole text is coherent.

Both the middle road and the west road start with time. The first floor of the middle road starts with "from the night of the 20th", and the first floor of the west road starts with "from 5 p.m. on the 21st." This juxtaposition is clearly layered and closely connected. . After talking about the battle situation on the West Road, they discussed it together. The last sentence of the discussion was "Tang Enbo believed that the defense line in the Jiangyin section of Nanjing was very solid, and the weakness only existed on the Jiujiang line of Nanjing. Unexpectedly, it was the day Tang Enbo arrived in Wuhu, and the east side The defense line was breached by our army again." The topic changed from "West" to "East", and moved to the next level very cleverly and naturally. It can be seen that the author pays great attention to the connection between one layer and the other, so the whole text flows smoothly and is completed in one go.

3. Language exploration: How does the author's words and sentences become accurate, concise, sonorous and powerful?

To be accurate, first of all, the wording is accurate. For example, the words "break through" and "break through" have different meanings. "Break through the enemy's position", "break through the Anqing and Wuhu lines" and "the eastern defense line was broken through by our army again" are all used accurately. For another example, after a whole day of fierce fighting on the eastern defense line, part of the enemy's army was annihilated and another part was defeated. We do not say "annihilation" in general, or "rout" in general, but "I have annihilated and defeated all resisting enemies."

A word often has differences in degree. Sometimes it is necessary to explain the degree in order for the expression to be accurate. For example, "the enemy's resistance here is relatively tenacious", adding the word "more" is very accurate. Tang Enbo "believes that the defense line in the Jiangyin section of Nanjing is very solid", adding "very" shows his pride and arrogance.

What must be explained clearly is not ambiguous at all. For example, "from Jiujiang in the west" is followed by "excluding" for clarity.

There are two points worth noting about the conciseness and sonority of the language. First, monosyllabic words can be used instead of bisyllabic words. Messages require extreme conciseness, and military language requires cutting and forcefulness. The second is to use classical Chinese appropriately. For example, "until the time when the power is generated" is sharp and powerful, but if it is written as "until the time when the text is generated", it will be procrastinating. For another example, "now occupied" does not mean "now occupied". There are many more such examples.

Many of the sentences in this news article are very elegant. For example, "The enemies facing our West Route Army also retreated one after another, without any fighting spirit. The resistance our army encountered was very weak." But when it comes to the emotions of the Kuomintang officers and soldiers, they are very colloquial: "I don't want to fight anymore" and "I was very discouraged when I heard that Nanjing refused peace." Either elegant or vulgar, each has its own beauty.

Our army liberated Nanyang in the Central Plains

1. Overall grasp

Nanyang has been a strategic location since ancient times. Our army liberated Nanyang, which is of great military significance. It marked that Jiang's army was on the road to successive defeats and our army was on the road to victory. Mao Zedong personally wrote this news, starting with the liberation of Nanyang, talking about the major changes in the military situation in the Central Plains region over the past year, reflecting the good situation that Chiang Kai-shek's army must be defeated and our army must win, and inspiring the fighting spirit of the soldiers and civilians in the liberated areas to take advantage of victory and advance.

This news is not divided into paragraphs. To grasp the full text content, it needs to be divided into layers.

The first level is the introduction, which summarizes the liberation of Nanyang by our army in the Central Plains and points out the background and time when Nanyang defenders abandoned the city and fled south.

The second layer is background information. Two historical materials are used to illustrate that Nanyang has an important strategic position in the military since ancient times.

The third level reviews Chiang Kai-shek's changes from attaching importance to Nanyang to abandoning Nanyang in the past year, and points out the background of the overall defeat of Chiang's army.

The fourth level begins with the basic liberation of Henan province and then reviews the great victory achieved by the People's Liberation Army on the southern front over the past year.

There are three main grades. First, stable base areas were restored and established, seven military regions were created, and the old base areas were greatly expanded.

Second, it annihilated a large number of regular Kuomintang troops and developed our party’s armed forces.

Third, the "Left" strategy was corrected and the correct strategy was adopted to isolate the enemy and consolidate the base area.

On the fifth floor, it is predicted that Wang Lingyun, who is fleeing the enemy in Nanyang, will have a dark future.

Reading this news, you can feel that after the Chinese People's Liberation War entered the strategic offensive stage, our army completely took the initiative on the national battlefield. After more than a year of heroic fighting, Chiang Kai-shek's entire army collapsed. The situation has been won and the defeat is irreversible.

2. Problem Study

Why does this piece of news not only report the liberation of Nanyang, but also summarize the achievements of the People's Liberation Army on the southern front over the past year?

The liberation of Nanyang is the inevitable result of the great victory achieved by the People's Liberation Army on the Southern Front for more than a year. Therefore, the day of Nanyang's liberation is the best time to summarize the great victory for more than a year. On the other hand, summarizing the results of more than a year can also explain why Jiang Jun abandoned the city and fled south.

Exercise instructions

1. When reading news, pay attention to its six elements (that is, narrative elements): person, time, place, cause of the event, process, and result. Try to clarify the six elements of these two news articles respectively.

The purpose of setting this question is to allow students to use the knowledge of the six elements of news to comprehensively grasp the content of two news items.

"One Million Troops of the People's Liberation Army Crossing the Yangtze River"

Character: One Million Troops of the People's Liberation Army

Time: From the night of April 20 to April 22, 1949 At 22:00 on the same day

Location: Starting from Jiujiang in the west and ending at the Yangtze River Front of Jiangyin for more than 1,000 miles in the east

Cause of the incident: The Kuomintang reactionaries refused to sign the peace agreement, and the people In order to defeat Chiang Kai-shek and liberate all of China, the People's Liberation Army launched a cross-river operation.

Process and results: The Central Route Army first broke through the Anqing and Wuhu lines, and all 300,000 people crossed over and occupied the south bank of the Yangtze River. The West Route Army's 350,000 troops crossed two-thirds and occupied the vast south bank position. The East Route Army's 350,000 troops have crossed most of them. After a whole day of fierce fighting, they annihilated and defeated all resisting enemies, occupied the south bank positions, controlled the Jiangyin Fortress, and cut off the Zhenjiang-Wuxi section of the railway line.

"Our Army in the Central Plains Liberated Nanyang"

Character: Our Army in the Central Plains

Time: The afternoon of November 4, 1948

Place : Nanyang

The reason for the incident: Due to the overall collapse, Chiang Kai-shek was forced to concentrate nearly a hundred divisions of the entire southern front in two areas centered on Xuzhou and Hankou. Under the coordinated attack of my powerful field army and local army, the Chiang Kai-shek army trapped in Nanyang had to abandon the city and flee south.

Process and results: Since July last year, the Nanyang People's Liberation Army began to march behind enemy lines, annihilating a large number of enemies, expanding and consolidating the base area, strengthening the people's armed forces, and completely isolating the enemy. Nanyang's defender Wang Lingyun abandoned the city and fled south. , our army immediately occupied Nanyang, and from then on all of Henan, except for a few strongholds, was liberated for us.

2. When reading news, you should also pay attention to the five parts of its structure, namely title, introduction, main body, background, and conclusion. The introduction is the first paragraph or sentence at the beginning of the news, which briefly reveals the core content of the news; the main body is the body of the news, which expresses the theme with sufficient facts and further expands and explains the content of the introduction; the background refers to It is the social and natural environment in which news occurs. Background and conclusion can sometimes be implicit in the body. Let’s talk about the introduction of “One Million Troops of the People’s Liberation Army Crossing the Yangtze River” and from what aspects it summarizes the full text; its main part is divided into several levels and how they are connected together.

This question teaches news structure knowledge and requires the use of knowledge to analyze a piece of news in detail on two main points.

The introduction is the first two sentences: "One million troops of the People's Liberation Army broke through the enemy's lines from a front of more than 1,000 miles away and crossed the Yangtze River. From Jiujiang (excluding) in the west to Jiangyin in the east, all It is the crossing area of ??the People's Liberation Army." This introduction summarizes the full text from three aspects: the strength of the troops, the battle line (i.e., the crossing area), and the battle situation. The main part is divided into three levels, describing the operations of the Central Route Army, the West Route Army, and the East Route Army in crossing the river. The second level begins with the time, "On the 21st at five o'clock in the afternoon", which is parallel to the beginning of the first level, "On the 20th at night". The discussion at the end of the second floor mentioned that the war criminal Tang Enbo went to Wuhu to supervise the war on the 21st, and the reason for supervising the war: "Tang Enbo believes that the defense line in the Jiangyin section of Nanjing is very solid, and the weakness only exists on the Nanjing and Jiujiang front lines." Then he mocked Tang Enbo. Said: "Unexpectedly, on the day Tang Enbo arrived in Wuhu, the eastern defense line was broken through by our army again." This sentence played a connecting role between the second and third floors.

3. Read the two news items aloud, and then compare the two sentences in each group below with reference to the context, and tell which one is better and why.

① Starting from the night of the 20th, the Central Route Army of the People's Liberation Army on the north bank of the Yangtze River first crossed the Anqing and Wuhu lines and reached the Fanchang, Tongling, Qingyang, Digang, and Lugang areas, and over 300,000 people were killed. .

② Starting from the night of the 20th, the Central Route Army of the People's Liberation Army on the north bank of the Yangtze River first broke through the Anqing and Wuhu lines and crossed to Fanchang, Tongling, Qingyang, Diggang, and Lugang areas. The crossing was completed within 24 hours. Over 300,000 people.

(Tip: Pay attention to the difference in meaning of the words to understand their different expression effects.)

① As a result, on the 20th, the eastern defense line was broken through by our army again. .

② Unexpectedly, on the day Tang Enbo arrived in Wuhu, the eastern defense line was broken through by our army again.

(Tip: Pay attention to the emotional color of the comparison sentences.)

①In all the Jianghuai and Han areas, we are not only trees, but also forests. Not only did it take root, but its branches and leaves grew luxuriantly.

② We have not only established a solid base area in all the Jianghuai, River and Han areas, but also expanded the base area. Our base areas have not only been consolidated, but we have also won the heartfelt support of the people.

(Tip: Pay attention to comparison based on the vividness of language.)

This question guides students to use a comparative method to figure out how to choose words and make sentences. The three questions explore from different angles. A reminder was given. Students should be guided to taste carefully to enhance their sense of language and learn the language better.

For the first question, sentence 2 is good. "Breakthrough" indicates that there is enemy defense, and our army will annihilate or defeat the defending enemy and break through the enemy's formation. Using "over" does not convey that one has passed through the battle. "To" has a richer meaning than "to arrive". It has two meanings: crossing and arriving, and the text is concise and powerful. "It will be done within twenty-four hours", the time is clear, and it also means crossing the river quickly and the battle going smoothly. These meanings cannot be expressed using the word "***".

For the second question, sentence 2 is good. "Unexpectedly, it was the day when Tang Enbo arrived in Wuhu." It was ironic, mocking Tang Enbo for overestimating the solidity of the eastern defense line and underestimating the combat effectiveness of the People's Liberation Army. There is no emotional color, and it repeats the previous sentence "Twenty-one days".

For the third question, sentence 1 is good. The language is vivid and vivid, the image of the forest, the image of lush branches and leaves, full of vitality and momentum.

Teaching Suggestions

1. It is necessary to grasp the characteristics of news in terms of style and the theme of war in terms of subject matter.

"One Million Troops of the People's Liberation Army Crossing the Yangtze River" is a traditional text. In the past, it was placed in the news and communication unit. In teaching, only the characteristics of news genres were often paid attention to. This unit is based on the theme of war. The characteristics of the news must be grasped, and the theme of war must also be grasped.

Grasping the characteristics of news and grasping the content of news are complementary to each other. When talking about the five parts of the news structure, we should not only explain the whole thing, but also highlight the key points. The key point should be the introduction.

As the "Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Certain Historical Issues of the Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China" pointed out: "The victory of the Chinese revolution mainly relies on the completely new type of revolution led by our party. The people's army, which is closely connected with the people, has achieved victory through the long-term people's war against powerful enemies. "Studying these two pieces of news should guide students to improve three basic understandings: the Chinese People's Liberation War created a great miracle in the history of human war; the People's Liberation Army fought bravely and skillfully. ; The victory of the Chinese revolution was hard-won.

2. Appropriate introduction of background information.

The former news needs to introduce an overview of the entire cross-river campaign, and the latter news needs to introduce an overview of the Chinese People's Liberation War, especially the overview after the shift to strategic offensive. Once the background information is introduced, many contents in the news are easy to understand. For example, the peace agreement mentioned in the former news, and Chiang Kai-shek's various measures to adjust the deployment of troops mentioned in the latter news. If you know the background, you will know what is going on.

Third, students should be guided to learn the spirit of innovation from the characteristics of the two news pieces.

"One Million Troops of the People's Liberation Army Crossing the Yangtze River" covers a thousand-mile front line and is majestic. "Our Army in the Central Plains Liberated Nanyang" is written in a vertical and horizontal manner, elegant and broad. Both pieces of news have their own characteristics, and students should be guided to study and absorb nutrients.

Relevant information

1. General knowledge of news

News, also known as news, is usually divided into four categories: dynamic news, comprehensive news, typical reports and news reviews. kind. Among them, dynamic news is the most commonly used one in newspapers and broadcasts. It reports on the latest major events, new trends, and achievements at home and abroad.

The structure of each news generally includes five parts: title, introduction, main body, conclusion and background. The first three are the main parts, and the last two are the auxiliary parts.

The title generally includes the introduction, main title, and subtitle; the introduction, generally refers to the first sentence or paragraph of text after the "electric header", which is used to remind the important facts of the message so that readers can understand it at a glance; the main body, following the introduction, is the content of the message The backbone is the central part that focuses on narrating events, elucidating issues and expressing opinions, and is the key to the entire news; the conclusion generally refers to the last sentence or paragraph of the news, which is the end of the news. It may or may not be based on the needs of the content. None; background refers to the historical status of things or the environment and conditions of their existence. It is a subordinate part of the message, often inserted in the main part, and also in the "introduction" or "conclusion".

Characteristics of news: clear stance and opinions, true and specific content, quick response, concise and accurate language.

How to write news: mainly narrative, sometimes also discussion and description.

(Excerpted from "Middle School Chinese Text Research Information Collection" Junior High School Volume 4, Sichuan Education Press, 1988 edition)

2. The background of the era of "The Millions of People's Liberation Army Crossing the Yangtze River"

From July to September 1947, the Chinese People's Liberation Army shifted to a strategic offensive across the country. In the autumn of 1948, the People's Liberation Army launched the three major battles of Liaoshen, Huaihai, and Pingjin, dealing fatal blows to the Kuomintang reactionaries. In order to get a chance to breathe and make a comeback, Chiang Kai-shek announced his resignation on January 21, 1949, and Li Zongren acted as president to support the end of the war and launched a conspiracy of peace negotiations. At this critical juncture in history, Chairman Mao wrote a New Year's message for Xinhua News Agency on December 31, 1948, "Carrying the Revolution to the End," pointing out: The victory of the People's Liberation War is certain and beyond doubt. The Kuomintang reactionaries saw that China The victory of the People's Liberation Army across the country could no longer be prevented by pure military struggle, so a "peace" conspiracy was launched. We cannot allow the enemy a chance to breathe and make a comeback. We must carry out the revolution to the end. On April 15, 1949, during the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, we proposed 8 articles and 21 paragraphs, limiting Chiang Kai-shek to express his position 20 days ago. On the 20th, the Nanjing Kuomintang government refused to sign the peace agreement, and the negotiations broke down. On April 21, Chairman Mao issued an "order to march across the country," ordering the People's Liberation Army to "advance bravely and resolutely, thoroughly, cleanly, and completely annihilate all Kuomintang reactionaries in China who dare to resist, liberate the entire Chinese people, and defend the Chinese people." The independence and integrity of territorial sovereignty”. In the early morning of the 21st, the People's Liberation Army executed the march order of the Supreme Commander and launched the Cross-River Campaign on a front line stretching over a thousand miles from Hukou in Jiujiang in the west to Jiangyin in the east. The Kuomintang reactionaries had been running a bleak campaign for three and a half months. The Yangtze River defense line collapsed at the first touch. On the evening of the 23rd, the People's Liberation Army liberated Nanjing, announcing the demise of the Kuomintang reactionary regime.

(Ibid.)

3. Three hundred thousand troops crossed the Yangtze River yesterday

Xinhua News Agency, Yangtze River Front Line, reported at 2 o'clock on the 22nd that the heroic People's Liberation Army About 300,000 people had crossed the Yangtze River on the 21st. The battle to cross the river began at midnight on the 20th, between Wuhu and Anqing. The Kuomintang reactionaries had been operating the Yangtze River defense line for three and a half months, but when they encountered the People's Liberation Army, they seemed to be overwhelmed. The troops had no fighting spirit and retreated one after another. The Yangtze River was calm and the waves were calm. Our army launched thousands of ships and marched straight to the other side. In less than twenty-four hours, the 300,000 People's Liberation Army had broken through the enemy's lines and occupied the vast area on the south bank. It was now heading toward Fanchang, Tongling, Qingyang, Digang, and Shandong. During the attack on Hong Kong and Zhucheng, the People's Liberation Army was fighting heroically and resolutely carrying out the orders of Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu.

(Ibid.)

4. Characteristics of the writing of "One Million Troops of the People's Liberation Army Crossing the Yangtze River"

(1) Narrative in time. The situation of the three armies crossing the river is arranged in chronological order. With this arrangement, although the scene is large, it is large but not chaotic; although the content is large, it is numerous but not complicated.

(2) The details are appropriate. When reporting on each front, the writing power was not evenly used, and the battle situation of the Eastern Route Army was written in more detail and prominently. This is because the enemy's defense line is relatively solid, and secondly, "the enemy's resistance here is relatively tenacious." More importantly, this area is strategically important and is directly related to whether the enemy can be surrounded and liberate Nanjing. Therefore, when reporting on the progress of our army, there are several differences from the Chinese and Western Route armies. First, the battle situation is written in more detail; second, the results of the battle are written in more detail.

(3) Combination of narrative and discussion.

After reporting on the progress of the Central Route Army, a brief discussion was inserted, pointing out that the reasons why our army won the victory were, first, that our army was brave and good at fighting and unstoppable; second, the majority of the officers and soldiers of the Kuomintang unanimously hoped for peace and did not want to fight anymore. This kind of discussion not only explains the political and military reasons for our army's victory and the enemy's defeat, but more importantly, it allows readers to further understand the inevitable demise of the entire Kuomintang reactionary regime, thus deepening the theme of the report.

(4) Eliminate the rough and select the essence. For such a great and unprecedented battle, there is much that should be reported, such as how to prepare beforehand, how to mobilize before the battle, how the soldiers geared up, how the broad masses of workers and peasants actively supported the front, etc., but the author only chose the most expressive ones. The basic situation of this battle and the most prominent center of it are the time, location, number of people, results and reasons for victory of our three-pronged army crossing the river. Although this is a special need of the "news" genre, it also reflects the author's ability to summarize and record events.

(5) Language refinement. News reports have high requirements on language, especially for reports of major events. The language must be accurate and concise, and of course it must be clear and vivid. This press release is a good example of this. When reporting on the encounter between the enemy and ourselves, the resistance encountered by our troops on the central and west routes was summarized with the words "very weak"; while on the east route it was summarized with "fierce fighting all day long". When reporting the results of our army, the words used were also very measured. The Western Route Army occupied a "vast south bank position" and was "expanding southward." The East Route Army occupied "vast areas" in several counties, and focused on the two strategic locations of Jiangyin and the Shanghai-Nanjing Line (Zhenjiang-Wuxi Section). The verb "control" was used in the fortress, which very accurately showed that it was not only It was occupied and controlled by our army. Because of this, the Yangtze River could be "blocked".

(Ibid.)

5. Background information on "Our Army Liberated Nanyang in the Central Plains"

This news said, "In July last year, the People's Liberation Army on the Southern Front Begin a heroic march into the enemy's rear", and also talk about "the great and victorious offensive of the People's Liberation Army". In the first year of the Chinese People's Liberation War, 1.12 million Kuomintang troops were annihilated. At the end of June 1947, the People's Liberation Army shifted from strategic defense to strategic offensive. It advanced into the Central Plains with its main force, led the war to the Kuomintang-controlled areas, and annihilated a large number of Kuomintang troops on the outside. ; Use part of the main force and local armed forces to persist in internal operations and regain lost ground. On October 10, the People's Liberation Army headquarters issued a declaration calling on the people of the country to overthrow Chiang Kai-shek and liberate all of China. In the second year of the war, the People's Liberation Army annihilated 1.52 million Kuomintang troops and captured a large number of key fortified cities, creating conditions for a strategic decisive battle with the Kuomintang troops. From 1948 to January 1949, the People's Liberation Army continuously conducted three major battles: Liaoshen, Huaihai, and Pingjin.

This news was sent on November 5, 1948. The Liaoshen Campaign had ended successfully. The cable said: "Du Yuming just flew to the Northeast from Xuzhou. He was defeated miserably in the first battle and fled to Huludao." , which refers to the defeat of Chiang Kai-shek's army in the Liaoshen Campaign. The Huaihai Campaign was launched on November 6, 1948. This news was published on the eve of the Huaihai Campaign.