Fifth encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet

The fifth encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet was an encirclement campaign launched by the Chinese Nationalist Government against the Communist base in the Hubei–Henan–Anhui border region, the Eyuwan Soviet. It was met by the Twenty-fifth Red Army's fifth counter-encirclement campaign. As with the fourth campaign, this campaign ended in a Nationalist victory and the Twenty-fifth Red Army decided in mid-November 1934 to abandon the soviet area and head westwards, joining the Long March.

Fifth encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet
Part of the Chinese Civil War
Date July 17, 1933 – November 26, 1934 Location Hubei–Henan–Anhui border region, China Result Nationalist victory; Red Army forced into retreat
Belligerents
Nationalist China	Chinese Red Army
Commanders and leaders
Chiang Kai-shek Li Jishen	Xu Xiangqian Zhang Guotao
Strength
50,000	7,000
Casualties and losses
10,000	4,000+