The Long March - Chinese History

What actually happened in the long march?
On 16 October 1934 87,000 soldiers of the red army retreated from the jiangxi soviet, planned by Otto Braun. Otto Braun's plan was to bring lots and lots of weapons and ammunition, and March in a straight line. He tactics were proven wrong in the first six weeks because at first they were slow so they were easily spotted, and second they were easily attacked in a straight line.…