辽 ㄌㄧㄠ ˊ liáo 沈 ㄕㄣ ˇ shěn 战 ㄓㄢ ˋ zhàn 役 ㄧ ˋ yì 遼 ㄌㄧㄠ ˊ liáo 瀋 ㄕㄣ ˇ shěn 戰 ㄓㄢ ˋ zhàn 役 ㄧ ˋ yì Liaoshen Campaign (Sep-Nov 1948), the first of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War