Pictures of four blockade lines of the Chinese Red Army's Long March (Xiangjiang Campaign)
Xiangjiang Campaign refers to the campaign of 1 934165438+1from October 27th to February 65438+/. The Central Red Army fought hard for five days and nights, crossing the Xiangjiang River from Quanzhou and Xing 'an in Guangxi and breaking through the fourth blockade of the Kuomintang army. It is the most heroic and crucial battle since the breakthrough of the Central Red Army. Although the Red Army broke through the fourth blockade, it paid a huge price. The 5th Corps and the International Division of the Communist Youth League, established on the eve of the Long March, lost more than half, and the 8th Corps lost even more. The 34th Division was surrounded by the enemy, and all the officers and men fought bloody battles until the ammunition and food were exhausted, and most of their comrades died heroically. After crossing the Xiangjiang River, the two columns of the Central Red Army and the Central Military Commission have been reduced from 86,000 at the time of departure to 30,000.