sentences:  The nationalists, on the other hand, had a much more solid objective of reestablishing the line of communication and transportation between Xuzhou and Bangbu by eradicating the communist forces in the region.To achieve this, the nationalists would launch a pincer movement from both south and north, with Lieutenant General Qiu Qingquan's () 2nd Army and General Sun Yuanliang's () 16th Army in the north, and Lieutenant General Li Yannian's () 6th Army and 12th Army in the south, with 12th Army attacking toward Xiu County() from Mengcheng.Nationalists
  Communists
  
  On November 23, 1948, the nationalist 12th Army began its attack on Nanping Village (Nanpingji, 南坪集) on the southern bank of the Kuai River(澮河) by deploying the 10th Corps to the left, the 14th Corps to the right, the 18th Corps in the center and the 85th Corps behind the 18th Corps.