Order of Battle
Nationalist order of battle: 15 divisions totaling 100,000 troops, commanded by Yan Xishan, including those from:
- 33rd Army
- 46th Division
- (Independent) 8th Division
- (Independent) 10th Division
- Other divisions
- Local garrisons
Communists order of battle: 100,000 troops commanded by Nie Rongzhen, including those from:
- 2nd Column of the Shanxi – Chahar – Hebei Military Region
- 3rd Column of the Shanxi – Chahar – Hebei Military Region
- 4th Column of the Shanxi – Chahar – Hebei Military Region
- Independent 7th Brigade of the Central Hebei Military Sub-region
- Units of Hebei – Shanxi Military Sub-region
- Units of the 10th Military Sub-district
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