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Long March
Use of Propaganda
Battle of Ludong Bridge
Inter Communist Rivalry
"Strive to annihilate the enemy in mobile warfare, but at the same time pay attention to tactics of positional attack for seizing enemy strongholds and cities."
Quoted in Wilson, D. 1991. China’s Revolutionary War. Lond, UK Weidenfel and Nicholson. P 157
1950
1940
1945
1935
1930
Morale of both troops and citizens much higher
Strategies fit the army
Surveillance
7 Jan. 1941 - 13 Jan. 1941
ROC army and PRC army engaged and PRC suffered heavy losses
ROC point of view and PRC point of view differs
Phase two officially begins when communists attack Manchuria
Communists- 1 million troops, lacked air power and tanks
Nationalists- had support of US, 3 million troops, held major cites in Manchuria. Was facing internal problems such as starving people due to mass inflation. In 1947, it took 100,000 yuan to equal one US dollar.
Formation of the Second United Front
Chiang wanted to eliminate Chinese Communist Party before fighting against the Japanese invasion
ROC Point of view
Xi'an Incident on 12 December 1936 forced the KMT to form the Second United Front
PRC Point of view