The Long March
Mao led the Red army on a 9000km retreat across China
Lost 3/4ths of his army
Settled 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
Settled 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
If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience. Mao Zedong
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Would the CCP have been significantly stronger if they hadn't lost so much of their army.
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