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| − | The Long March was a 6,000 mile retreat of the Chinese [[Communist]] Army back to northwest | + | The Long March was a 6,000 mile retreat of the Chinese [[Communist]] Army back to northwest to Outer Mongolia and the Soviet Union after the rout in 1933-1934. The Long March travelled through Shanxi and Suiyuan where no Japanese troops were deployed. Along the way the the Army of the CCP claimed to be fighting the Japanese. A year later, when the CCP finally arrived at Shanbei (northern Shaanxi province), the main force of the Central Red Army had decreased from 80,000 to 6,000 people. |
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | *[http://en.epochtimes.com/news/4-12-13/24830.html ''On the Beginnings of the Chinese Communist Party''], The Epoch Times, Dec 13, 2004. | ||
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Revision as of 03:04, March 19, 2007
The Long March was a 6,000 mile retreat of the Chinese Communist Army back to northwest to Outer Mongolia and the Soviet Union after the rout in 1933-1934. The Long March travelled through Shanxi and Suiyuan where no Japanese troops were deployed. Along the way the the Army of the CCP claimed to be fighting the Japanese. A year later, when the CCP finally arrived at Shanbei (northern Shaanxi province), the main force of the Central Red Army had decreased from 80,000 to 6,000 people.
Further reading
- On the Beginnings of the Chinese Communist Party, The Epoch Times, Dec 13, 2004.