The Communist Party of China’s (CPC) Army, consisting of 90,000-100,000 people, were forced into what is known as The Long March, Oct 1934 – Oct 1935, and was a massive retreat that broke through an encirclement of the CPC Army by Chiang Kai-shek’s allies (Warlords). When they finally reached safety and joined forces with Mao in Shaanxi there were only 7 to 8 thousand of the CPC Army remaining. The CPC had lost between 82 and 92 thousand members of their forces during the Long March. The Long March then is to the CPC what the American Civil War was and is to America with one difference; to this very day in Communist China—one man is nothing.
The Communist Party of China’s (CPC) Army, consisting of 90,000-100,000 people, were forced into what is known as The Long March, Oct 1934 – Oct 1935, and was a massive retreat that broke through an encirclement of the CPC Army by Chiang Kai-shek’s allies (Warlords). When they finally reached safety and joined forces with Mao in Shaanxi there were only 7 to 8 thousand of the CPC Army remaining. The CPC had lost between 82 and 92 thousand members of their forces during the Long March. The Long March then is to the CPC what the American Civil War was and is to America with one difference; to this very day in Communist China—one man is nothing.