Two Incursions, One Betrayal, and Six Points for Attention: The Red Army in Chaling and Suichuan (October 1927 to January 1928)

The early progress of the Red Army in expanding Soviet power in the Jinggangshan region.Further reading:Stephen Averill, Revolution in the Highlands: China’s Jinggangshan Base AreaPang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, Mao Zedong: A Biography, vol. 1: 1893-1949C. Martin Wilbur, The Nationalist Revolution in China, 1923-1928Some names from this episode:Yuan Wencai, bandit leader who joined with Mao ZedongWang Jingwei, leader of Guomindang LeftTang Shengzhi, leader of Guomindang Left military forcesChen Hao, led Communist takeover of ChalingWan Xixian, political commissar in Revolutionary ArmyXiao Jiabi, militia leader in SuichuanSupport the show