四平位于东北中部平原,系中长、四(平)洮(南)、四(平)梅(河口)铁路的交叉点,是东北的重要战略枢纽之一。由沈阳沿中长路北进的国民党军新1军、第71军(欠88师),占领开原、法库后,于4月上旬继续向四平方向进攻。至4月中旬,向北满进攻 Siping is located in the central plain of northeast China, at the intersection of Zhongchang, Siheping (South) and Si (Ping) Mei (Estuary) railways, and is one of the important strategic hubs in Northeast China. From Shenyang along the long road north of the KMT army a new army, 71 Army (owed 88 divisions), the occupation of open the original, the French library, in early April continued to attack the Siping direction. To mid-April, full attack North