... miles. This gave the communists an important strategic advantage, because although it was in effect a tactical defeat militarily-this came with beneficial psychological and organizational effects that included positive involvement of peasants along the route of the march. The CCP proclaimed that they were marching to fight Japan, at a time when people all over China became increasingly disturbed by Japanese ... they freed the peasants form the landlords and the moneylenders. The support of peasants and the intellectuals Peasants, making up the majority of the Chinese population, were fac...

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