The Long March

For the entire year Guomindang troops have been encircling the Jiangxi Soviet. The only option is to break free of the blockhouse rings and retreat to the Yanan Soviet in the North.
OCTOBER 1934
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BREAKING
FREE
The first decision you have to make is to decide what you should take on this treacherous march to the North. What do you decide to carry with you?
As little as possible,
so the army can
move rapidly
More equipment to
stop the GMD from
capturing them

GAME OVER
Your army did not carry enough equipment to defend against the Guomindang raids, and are unable to break away from the blockhouse rings. Game over.
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JIANGXI
SOVIET
XIANG
RIVER

XIANG RIVER
Just one month after setting out onto the march, a scout locates heavy Guomindang defensive positions on the Xiang River. Do you decide to carry on with the march and fight against the GMD troops, or turn back to Jiangxi?
Fight with
GMD
Turn back
to Jiangxi

GAME OVER
Your army returns to Jiangxi and is massacred by the GMD troops. Game over.
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AFTERMATH
45,000 men out of the initial 87,000 are killed, wounded or captured at the Xiang River battle. But nevertheless the Red Army has made it through and are able to advance.
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ZUNYI

ZUNYI
At Zunyi the leaders of the Communist Party hold a conference to decide their military tactics. Some suggest Mao Zedong and Zhu De replace Otto Braun as commander, while others suggest keeping Otto Braun. Should the party trust Mao and Zhu or keep Braun in his position?
Keep Otto
Braun
Appoint Mao
and Zhu as CCP
commanders

GAME OVER
Otto Braun continues to lead the army in a straight line and fights head-on battles with the GMD. Within a month the Red Army are all dead. Game over.
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DADU RIVER

The Dadu River gorge is treacherous and heavily guarded by GMD troops. Across the river is the only way towards the Yanan Soviet. The GMD have blown up the suspension bridge and only fragile chains remain. You have a choice to send a small group of soldiers across the remnants of the bridge to ambush the GMD, or to move west towards the local tribes and set up a base there.
DADU RIVER
Send troops
across the
suspension bridge
Negotiate with the
local tribes

GAME OVER
The local tribes do not welcome communists and the exhausted Red Army are without a base. Soldiers desert the army and betray Mao Zedong to the GMD. Game over.
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LUTING
BRIDGE
22 brave communist soldiers cross the Dadu River gorge on chains whilst under enemy fire, and make it possible for the rest of your army to pass through.
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SNOWY MOUTAINS / GRASSLANDS

The Red Army is forced to cross snowy mountains and grasslands towards the Yanan Soviet. They are starving, freezing and constantly troubled by the GMD, but are forced to continue.
SNOWY MOUNTAINS / GRASSLANDS
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YANAN SOVIET