"War of Liberation" (Chinese: 解放战争; pinyin: Jiěfàng Zhànzhēng). " ...executed a "passive defense" strategy. They avoided the strong points of the KMT army, and were prepared to abandon territory in order to preserve their forces....on 30 June 1947, CPC troops crossed the Huanghe river and moved to Dabie Mountains area, restored and developed the Central Plain. eventually captured the northern cities of Shenyang and Changchun and seized control of the Northeast after struggling through numerous set-backs while trying to take the cities, with the decisive Liaoshen Campaign." Mao inscribed this "Light is ahead" to Ren Yuanzhi whom I've known for decades.
