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The Long March (1934-35)
- Why?
- Guomindang had trapped the
communists in Jiangxi province
after a series of extermination
campaigns
- With no extra soldiers, food and
equipment from outside, the
communists were faltering
- Fifth extermination campaign led by
General Hans von Seekt led to the loss
of half the territory and loss of 60,000
communist soldiers by October 1934
- Guomindang had trapped the
communists in Jiangxi province
after a series of extermination
campaigns
- What?
- Russian Otto Braun organised a retreat
to the Hunan-Hubei province to meet
the second communist army group
- 16 October 1934: retreat started, with communists
taking all equipment and 87,000 men
- Nov.-Dec: Communists lost 45,000 men at the
Xiang River battle
- Jan. 1935: Otto Braun was dismissed as he
was blamed for the great losses of men
- Mao Zedong and Zhu Ye regained control
- Mao Zedong and Zhu Ye regained control
- Crossed the Yangzi river and Dadu river, where 22 soldiers had to
swing across under enemy fire and the Snowy Mountains
- October 1935: Arrived in Yanan province and met 2nd+4th army
- Less than 10,000 of the 87,000 men remained
- Less than 10,000 of the 87,000 men remained
- Russian Otto Braun organised a retreat
to the Hunan-Hubei province to meet
the second communist army group
- What importance?
- Provided a life-line for the trapped communists
- Restored strength of communist army as they got
back to 80,000 men in Yanan
- Its success was big propaganda
- Mao was re-established as unchallenged leader of CCP
- The good behaviour of the Red Army impressed many
- Provided a life-line for the trapped communists
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