Liu Bocheng
Learning that his reinforcements were annihilated, the Nationalist commander Shi Zebo at Changzhi planned a breakout from the west on 8 October 1945, under the cover of darkness, hoping to reach Linfen. Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping immediately ordered the Taiyue column to move to Mabi (马壁) from Siting to intercept the fleeing enemy. On 12 October 1945, the communist force caught up with the fleeing Nationalist force at the Jiangjunling (将军岭) and Peach River (桃川) regions, decimating the demoralized enemy and capturing the Nationalist commander Shi Zebo alive.