The Battle of Huizhou was fought between the 4th Army of Miao Peinan and the 11th Army of Chen Mingshu. Miao retreated to Huizhou after his defeat by
Li Jishen at the
Battle of Guangzhou. After his defeat, Miao retreated to his hometown of
Wuhua, Guangdong. It was one of many internal conflicts within the
Kuomintang in the aftermath of
Chiang Kai-shek's successes in the
Northern Expedition.