Consolidation,Development and Resistance to Japan:On the Central Red Army's Dealing with Various Forces During the Eastern Expedition
By the end of 1935,after the Red Army joined forces in northern Shaanxi,it actively carried out a movement to carry out its expansion and gather grain.At the same time,the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China reviewed the situation and decided to carry out the Eastern Expedition to ease the pressure of feeding the soldiers in northern Shaanxi.From February to May 1936,when the Central Red Army went east accross the Yellow River to fight against Yan Xishan,Chiang Kai-shek took the opportunity to send troops into Shanxi.In the process of the Eastern Expedition,the leaders of the two sides launched a series of political attacks against the other.The CPC also actively wooed Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng in the Eastern Expedition,and the united front strategy was successful.During this period,the international political situation was unpredictable,and the relationship between the CPC and the Communist International also underwent some subtle changes.In the political tension with international and domestic parties,the CPC's policies gradually matured,laying an important foundation for the second cooperation between the Nationalist Party and the CPC.
Red Army's Eastern ExpeditionRed Army expansionpolitical powerAnti-Japanese War