The Start of Civil War
Capture of Beijing 1928
After Chiang became the leader of Kuo Ming Tang in 1925; two years later in 1927 the Civil War in China broke out after the Shianghai Massacre in April 12, 1927. During the Shianghai Massacre, led by Chiang, many communist were gathered up and arrested, tortured; some were even executed along the way. Due to this event, the Chinese Civil War took its place in history.
Shanghai Massacre
The Start of the Chinese Civil war began with the Shanghai Massacre led by Chiang Kai Shek |
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The Shanghai Massacre of 1927 did not lead to victory of Jiang Jieshi [Chiang Kai Shek] but rather to the collapse of military unity in the NRA [National Revolutionary Army]... The spread of violence in the cities and countryside made it possible for the northern warlords to launch a counter-offensive military campaign... Facing enemies from both directions, warlords in the north and Communist uprisings in the south, Jiang Jieshi's NRA was forced out of North China... As a result of these defeats, Jiang Jieshi announced his 'retirement' and left Naning, leaving a fraction of soldiers remaining in Wuhan and Nanjing..." -Sharron Gu, historia, alphahistory.com |
Kuo Ming Tang people arrest suspected communist in Shanghai,
1927.
1927.
The
civil war continued for 10 years, Chiang persecuted the communist party and
tried to capture Mao Zhe Dong. In 1933, he launched a huge attack in Jiangxi
and Fujian provinces located on the south-east China which was known as where
the Communists had their base. The Kuo Ming Tang troops surrounded Jiangxi to
attack the communist, and they succeeded by being able to take over 50% of the
Communist territory within the year, forcing the Communist troops to retreat to
Yan'an
in 1934, which was later called the “Long March”.
Map of the Long March
Chiang
and his party then focused on capturing the communist troops until the “Marco
Polo Bridge Incident” in 1937.