The Long March
•Mao led his Red Army on a 9,000 km retreat across China
•Lost 3/4ths of his army
•Settle in the north (Shensi) where he forms the Yenan Soviet
•CCP began to gain power due to their resistance of the Japanese
•Kuomintang was more worried about fighting the CCP
•Lost 3/4ths of his army
•Settle in the north (Shensi) where he forms the Yenan Soviet
•CCP began to gain power due to their resistance of the Japanese
•Kuomintang was more worried about fighting the CCP
Summary: Mao retreated the red Army whilst in the process lost 3/4ths of that army. They eventually settled in the North and created the Yenen Soviet.
This army is powerful because all its members have a conscious discipline; they have come together and they fight not for the private interests of a few individuals or a narrow clique, but for the interests of the broad masses and of the whole nation. The sole purpose of this army is to stand firmly with the Chinese people and to serve them whole-heartedly."
-Mao