About This Game

Take command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and face a stronger enemy across East China. From the defensive battles in the mountains south of the Yangtze to seven victories in seven engagements on the plains of Central Jiangsu, and onward to Southern Shandong, Laiwu and Menglianggu, your judgment will decide where and when to strike. Outmaneuver encirclements, concentrate your forces and defeat enemy formations one by one.

The base game offers more than 60 scenarios and at least 30 hours of sequential campaign play, covering the East China campaigns up to and including Menglianggu. Break the alliance of Japanese, collaborationist and Nationalist forces in the Tianmu Mountains and fight Japanese and collaborationist troops that refuse to surrender after the war against Japan. Face major offensives at the Two Huai cities and Lianshui, then seize the initiative across Central Jiangsu, Subei and Southern Shandong. Foil a two-pronged advance at Laiwu and strike deep into enemy lines at Menglianggu to destroy the elite Reorganized 74th Division. Assaults, delaying actions, raids and breakouts will test your command.

Other fronts, including Northeast China, North China, the Central Plains and Northwest China, and their later campaigns are planned as separate DLC.

Inspired by the accessible wargame Unity of Command II, Crimson Banner adapts and expands that formula for the battlefields of the Chinese Civil War. It is built for players who value historical detail and demanding tactical choices.

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Chinese Perspective – A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire

Experience China's War of Liberation from the perspective of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Rally workers and peasants and bring down the old Nationalist order.

Command highly mobile light infantry. Use maneuver and determination to draw out the enemy, split their formations and mass your strength where it counts. An encirclement only holds if you can stop the relief force, and a breach matters only if you exploit it. Your troops may be outnumbered and outgunned, but you can still take the initiative.

Your troops grow stronger through the long war. Defeat enemy formations to capture their equipment and recruit former enemy soldiers who come over to your side. Turn raw recruits into seasoned veterans and build a force capable of fighting through the campaigns ahead.

Every attack and march can change the battle. You can undo some orders, but committing to combat or uncovering new enemy positions means living with the result. With incomplete intelligence, deciding when to probe and when to commit your main force is part of command.

Roads and transport behind the lines sustain the troops at the front. Protect your supply routes to keep your forces fighting. Get behind enemy lines and cut their supply to weaken even strong defensive positions. One extra hex can set up an encirclement or leave your own supply line exposed.

You cannot see the whole battlefield. Use reconnaissance and probing attacks to make sense of limited intelligence. Hidden troops and reinforcements can upset your plans, but the enemy faces the same fog of war. Conceal your movements and close the trap before they realize what is happening.

The enemy acts on the intelligence available to it and looks for openings in your deployment. Thin supply lines, scattered units and exposed flanks invite counterattacks. History can guide you, but you decide where to hold, when to pull back and how to turn an enemy offensive into your opportunity.

——毛泽东《忆秦娥·娄山关》

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Generative AI tools were used to assist in the creation of certain in-game icons and textures, as well as portions of the game's translated and localized text. All such content was reviewed and edited by the development team. The game does not use generative AI to generate content during gameplay.