The Bush War ended a few days later and measures to demobilise the nationalist guerrilla forces were started.
Most of the escaped nationalist guerrillas retreated to Sichuan.
For much of the 1970's, Rhodesia was convulsed by warfare pitting nationalist guerrillas against the white minority government.
The Rhodesian Army fought bitterly against the black nationalist guerrillas.
The desire to recover it drove many black peasants to support the nationalist guerrillas in the war against white minority rule.
The remnant of the nationalist guerrilla retreated into the heart of the mountain and their number totaled more than 15,000.
As communists learned the news, they immediately decided to launch a preemptive strike against the nationalist guerrilla despite absolute numerical inferiority.
In the final battle, thirteen nationalist guerrillas led by Shaban Bunjaku fought to the death.
Because of increased activity of Chinese troops and nationalist guerrillas, they could take no more Chinese land.
By July 1953, the campaign ended in communist victory with over 90,900 nationalist guerrilla /insurgents killed, captured or surrendered.