In October 1934, the Red Army broke through
the enemy forces around Juichin(瑞金)and began the Long March. When it
came to Tsunyi(遵义),an
important meeting was held there by the Chinese Communist Party, which then
made Comrade Mao Tse-tung the leader. After that,the Red Army went on ,fighting its way to the north,
until it came to the Tatu River.The
enemy thought the Red Army could not cross(渡过)the
river, because it was unusually deep and rough.But
the Red Army got the only boat and heroically went over. Another unit (部队)went ahead by the mountainside and reached the Luting
Bridge (泸定桥). The enemy set fire (放火)to the house on the bridge, trying to stop the Red Army. But a
number of Red Army fighters broke through the fire and took the bridge. The enemy
sodiers ran away,and the
Red Army under Comrade Mao Tse-tung crossed the Tatu and continued its march.It
went over the Snow Mountain and crossed the Grasslands,and
finally in October 1935 reached Yenan(延安).The Long March showed the world that the heroic people's army led
by the Communists was ever victorious.
