Soldiers from the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army, commanded by Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping, force their way across the Yellow River and raise the curtain of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) nationwide attack after the victory of Southwest Shandong Campaign. This photo taken in the night of June, 30, 1947, shows soldiers crossing the Yellow River in spite of the enemy's flare bombs. [Photo By Yuan Kezhong]