The Long March marked the emergence of a new leader for the Chinese. With the Long March, Mao Zedong secured an undisputable place in Chinese history.
In 1931, Communist leader Mao Zedong was the elected chairman of the newly established Soviet Republic of China. In the next four years, Mao successfully resisted four Nationalist attacks using guerrilla tactics.
The Long March was a massive military retreat undertaken by the Chinese Communist Army to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang army. The Communist Army of the Chinese Soviet Republic, led by Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, was on the brink of complete annihilation by Chiang Kai-Shek’s troops in Jiangxi Province in October 1934. The communists escaped in a retreat to the north, which ultimately covered some 8,000 km (4,960 miles) over 370 days. The route branched through some of the most difficult terrain of western China and arrived 9,600 km (5,952 miles) west, then north, to Shaanxi.
Mao’s heroism and determination inspired thousands of young Chinese.
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