Again, the communist plan failed to materialize when Nationalist commander Shi Zebo, still at Changzhi, again anticipated the ambush and decided to hold out. When the attack on Changzhi began on 24 September 1945, but the communists failed to take the city (attributed largely to the superior arms of the Nationalist defenders).
The communist initiative failed in its execution when Nationalist commander Shi Zebo anticipated an ambush and decided to resist. On September 24, 1945, when the attack on Changzhi commenced, but the communists were unable to capture the city (owing largely to the superior weaponry of the Nationalist defenders).