After the Nationalist delegation was instructed to reject the ceasefire agreement on 20 April, the PLA began gradually crossing the Yangtze River on the same night, launching a full assault against Nationalist positions across from the river.
Setelah delegasi Nasionalis diinstruksikan untuk menolak perjanjian gencatan senjata pada 20 April, PLA mulai secara bertahap menyeberangi Sungai Yangtze pada malam yang sama, meluncurkan serangan penuh terhadap posisi Nasionalis di seberang sungai.