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May 19, 1946, CCP general Lin Biao was defeated and retreated from the Siping battlefield. This is the first fight in the "Four battles in Siping", and also one of the few victories of the nationalist army in the post-WWII civil war. After the fall of Manchuria, CCP army advanced really soon to conquer the south. This prooves the control over Manchuria was essential in the civil war. Regarding the situation when KMT abandoned Manchuria, you may refer to the memories of a Manchuria civil officer at that time: Records of Interviews with Mr. Zhang Shilun interviewed by the institute.
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