Mao Zedong wrote in the article Long March how did the Red Army win the Long March?

Why does the Red Army always achieve its goals under such difficult conditions? What is the reason for our victory?

First of all, we have truly brave and tenacious Red Army soldiers who are not afraid of sacrifice. The red army can rush and fight, and at the same time it can retreat smoothly in an organized way. When we attacked two divisions of Wang Jialie in Zunyi, we found the enemy retreating along the highway. So we marched along the path and walked 5 kilometers in eight hours without lighting the fire. When we arrived at Wujiang River, several regiments behind the enemy had not crossed the river. After we burned the bridge, we wiped out the remaining enemy groups. Isn't this enough to prove our Red Army's very flexible mobility and offensive ability? The battle of Chishui lasted all day. At ten o'clock in the evening, we learned that the enemy's reinforcements were coming, so we decided to retreat. We crossed the bridge. The bridge was repaired at night, and by dawn, the main force of the Red Army had crossed the river for 15 kilometers. After eight months of exercise, we can walk an average of 5 to 6 kilometers a day, all of which are mountain roads, and often March at night.

Our soldiers have high political consciousness, so they show a high degree of heroism. When the Red Army was in Jiangxi, they knew that their mission was to defend the achievements of the agrarian revolution. Now they are still very clear about their mission, that is, to fight for national liberation and complete the Soviet revolution in China.

The reason why the Red Army is so brave and tenacious is that it has an excellent and strong cadre team. These cadres all grew up in the civil war. Our cadres are not only excellent military strategists, but also outstanding politicians who carry out our party's line. They are proactive and often make suggestions to the party leaders on the next plan, the tasks and development prospects of the Red Army. They always proceed from the actual situation and are good at adopting flexible strategies. They can all accomplish the tasks assigned to them by the Party independently.

the second reason for our victory in the western expedition is that our party has really matured, especially its leaders. It has been tempered by the fire of the civil war and has indeed become capable of leading such a glorious and great cause as our Western Expedition. The party has always led the army and presided over the formulation of military plans, strategies and tactics. We have been fighting the Kuomintang for many years. Without the truly correct leadership of the Party, we would not have made such achievements. Before each battle, party member of the company held a meeting to elect a reserve commander, about four or five people. If the company commander is injured or killed in the front line, the team will not run away, because the first reserve company commander will step forward immediately; In case of misfortune, the second reserve company commander will take his place again, one after another. After party member was injured, in order not to affect his comrades' mood, he always said to them, "It doesn't matter, you can move on." It should be said that party member, a member of our Red Army, is an outstanding member of our Party.

the third reason for our victory is that we have won the support of the masses everywhere we go. Every time we occupy a new area, we mobilize the masses to confiscate the property and grain reserves of local warlords, landlords and gentry. We distributed the property and food to the poor people. Whenever possible, we have established local revolutionary regimes-revolutionary committees everywhere. We set aside some weapons to organize local guerrillas. Every Red Army soldier knows three disciplines and eight points for attention. These regulations contain our fine traditions, so we ask every soldier to abide by them. Every Red Army soldier carries a piece of chalk with him, and he has to write at least three slogans every day where he walks. It is because of our close contact with the masses that we have won their support and been able to recruit volunteers for the Red Army. We can find porters everywhere to help us carry the trench, and we can put Red Army soldiers in the homes of ordinary people everywhere. When we need food, the people will sell it to us.