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.