The total distance of the Long March was about 65,000 kilometers. Specifically, the Red Front Army traveled about 25,000 kilometers, the Red Second Front Army traveled nearly 20,000 kilometers, the Red Fourth Front Army traveled about 10,000 kilometers, and the Red 25th Army traveled nearly 10,000 kilometers. These data have been verified and revised several times. Please note that these are estimates and actual trips may vary.
The Long March, a strategic shift of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army led by the Chinese Communist Party between October 1934 and October 1936. The transfer covered 14 provinces, climbed 18 mountains, crossed 24 major rivers, walked through barren grasslands, and climbed over snow-capped mountains, with a total journey of about 25,000 miles. During the Long March, the Red Army fought more than 600 battles and captured more than 700 county seats.
The Long March is a great miracle in human history, and it marks a great turning point for the Communist Party of China and the Chinese revolutionary cause from setbacks to victory. The end of the Long March marked the victorious rendezvous of the three main forces of the Red Army. In October 1935, the Red Army arrived at the revolutionary base area in northern Shaanxi and joined forces with the Red Army in northern Shaanxi. October 1936, Red.
The 2nd and 4th Front Armies arrived in the Huining area of Gansu and joined forces with the Red Front Army.
The historical significance of the Long March was far-reaching, as it announced the complete failure of the Kuomintang reactionaries' attempt to annihilate the Communist Party of China and the Red Army, realized the strategic shift of going north to resist Japan, and opened a new great march of the Communist Party of China in its struggle for national independence and the liberation of the people.
During the Long March, the Red Army carried out many important battles and events, some of which are famous:
Battle of Xiangjiang: This was the heaviest battle of the Red Army's Long March. The Red Army fought fiercely with the Kuomintang army on the Xiang River, and although it successfully broke through the Xiang River, it also suffered the heaviest losses in the history of the Red Army.
Zunyi ConferenceAfter the bloody battle of Xiangjiang, the Communist Party of China held an enlarged meeting of the Politburo in Zunyi and established the core position of the Communist Party of China, which was the first time in the 14 years since the founding of the Communist Party of China that it independently solved the major problems of the Chinese revolution.
Four crossings of ChishuiIn the battle of crossing Chishui four times, ** commanded the Red Army to carry out flexible strategies and tactics, and successfully got rid of the encirclement and interception of the Kuomintang army.
Skillfully cross the Jinsha River: The Red Army set up ingenious tactics on the Jinsha River and successfully crossed the Jinsha River.
Fly to capture the Luding Bridge: The Red Army fought a heroic battle at the Luding Bridge and successfully captured the Luding Bridge.
Forcibly crossing the Dadu River: The Red Army fought a fierce battle on the Dadu River and successfully crossed it.
Bloody battle in Dushu Town: This was a vicious battle of life and death for the Red 25th Army in the early days of the Long March.
Fierce battle on the Jialing River: The Red Army fought an important battle on the Jialing River, successfully crossing it.
Move to Wumeng Mountain: The Red Army conducted a series of maneuverable operations on Mount Wumeng and successfully got rid of the heavy encirclement of the Kuomintang army.
Wu Qizhen fights: This is an important victory won by the Red Army after it ended the 25,000-mile Long March and arrived at Wuqi Town in northern Shaanxi.
The above are some of the important battles and events in the Long March, but in fact, the battles in the Long March are far more than these, and each battle is full of hardships and heroism, and they are all heroic epics written by the Red Army soldiers with their lives and blood.
The Long March was a great strategic shift, which marked a great turning point for the Communist Party of China and the Chinese revolutionary cause from setbacks to victory. The historical significance of the Long March was far-reaching, as it announced the complete failure of the Kuomintang reactionaries' attempt to annihilate the Communist Party of China and the Red Army, realized the strategic shift of going north to resist Japan, and opened a new great march of the Communist Party of China in its struggle for national independence and the liberation of the people.