Introduction: Now as soon as we mention the Long March, we can think of that arduous and difficult revolutionary years, and the Long March represents a fierce spirit that we bravely move forward and never yield. The revolutionary years of the Long March are a sad memory, when the damage was severely damaged by the Central Red Army, when a total of 86,000 Red Army members participated in the Long March.
However, in the end, less than 30,000 people were able to break through the four enemy blockades, and thanks to the correct command of the leading organization of the CPC Central Committee, the CPC Red Army was able to overcome all difficulties and successfully reach northern Shaanxi, ending this tortuous and difficult long march.
After the Zunyi Conference, What was the final outcome of Li De, who had caused huge losses to the Red Army
Although the Red Army suffered huge losses during the Long March this time, the remaining Red Army elite became the fire of the success of the revolution in the future. Why did the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decide on the Long March? This was because at that time, the fifth "anti-encirclement and suppression" attempt of the Red Army of the Communist Party of China failed, and there were certain reasons for the failure of this anti-encirclement and suppression and the erroneous command of Bogu, Li De, and others.
As a German, why did Li De have the power to command the Red Army? Let's take a look at the historical years and the story of what happened to Li De. Rieter's original name was Otto Braun, and he was born in 1900 in Munich, Germany.
At the outbreak of World War I he joined the Austro-Hungarian forces, was eventually captured by the Russians, and was able to join the Russian Red Army because of the October Revolution in Russia. He was prominent in the civil war that took place in Soviet Russia, where he was appointed chief of staff of the cavalry unit, and after the completion of the Soviet Revolution he returned to Germany when the situation stabilized.
During a workers' movement in Germany he was arrested again and imprisoned, but with the help of his fellow prisoners, he decided to join the Red Army again. He studied at the Frunze Military School and joined the Eastern Department of the Comintern after graduation because of his excellent grades.
In 1932, Li De was sent to Shanghai on a secret mission, where he met his friend Bogu, whose headquarters was preparing to be transferred to the CCP Soviet zone, and Bogu lacked a person who was good at giving advice, so Bogu applied to Factory International to keep Li De as a military adviser to him.
In this way, Li De came to China, and in September 1933, Li De arrived in Ruijin, and at the welcome meeting, Bogu praised Li De's military ability and placed high hopes on him. He also allowed Li De to attend all future meetings of the Central Military Commission and to put forward his own opinions and supervise the military conferences.
Li De's "superior treatment" in the Soviet area at that time was not only reflected in the rights, but also in life, Li De was also treated favorably, and in the Soviet area where living conditions were difficult at that time, not to mention chicken, duck and fish meat, even the basic grain was very scarce, but Li De was still able to eat abundant food.
Later, Li De's power in his work became more and more powerful, and as a military adviser, Li Deben had no decision-making power, only the power to give suggestions, but because Bogu and others trusted Li De very much, they also gave the military command of the army to Li De. Later, due to the decision of the Central Military Commission, Li De and Bogu completely grasped the military command of the Central Red Army.
However, because Li De did not have any actual combat experience, he did not know much about the situation in China and the CCP Soviet zone. Li De stubbornly believed that the guerrilla warfare originally practiced by the Red Army was a wrong act and should be fought in a regular offensive battle, which was very unfavorable to the Chinese Red Army at that time, when the enemy was strong and we were weak.
In September 1933, the enemy gathered millions of soldiers to carry out the fifth encirclement and suppression of the Soviet zone, and due to the great difference in forces between the enemy and us, the wrong command of Li De and others increased, and after more than a year of difficult and bitter fighting, the Chinese Red Army fell into a predicament. The fifth anti-encirclement and suppression campaign was declared a failure, and the Soviet zone became precarious and could only be transferred, and the Red Army decided to carry out the Long March.
In the early days of the Long March, the troops were still controlled by Li Debogu and others, and although the four lines of defense were broken through during the Long March, the Red Army suffered huge losses in the Battle of Xiangjiang, and the demoralized soldiers in the Red Army ranks were confused about the future of the revolution. In this case, the organization proposed a long march to Guizhou and other regions, and after study and discussion, most of the cadres felt that the plan to cross the Wujiang River to Zunyi in the west was feasible.
At the Zunyi conference, the organization criticized the erroneous command of Bogu, Li De, and others. It was decided to dismiss Li De from his post as a military adviser, to hand over the command of the Red Army to Comrade Mao and others, and at the same time to change the strategic policy of the Red Army.
Conclusion: Li De, who lost the leadership of the Red Army, still followed the Red Army to complete the Long March, and unless he learned about the actual situation of the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, he later adhered to the spirit of the War of Resistance and devoted himself to the people. After arriving in northern Shaanxi, Li De was first appointed as a faculty member at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, and in 1939 he received a notice from the Soviet Union to return to work at the Literary Publishing House in Moscow, and in August 1974 Li De died of illness in Germany.