1, which can avoid densely populated and hostile Tibetan areas and get less interference.
2. The Kuomintang did not dare to enter the snowy grassland, and the Kuomintang could not effectively pursue and intercept, thus avoiding combat losses.
3. Crossing the snowy mountain grassland, you can join forces with the Red Fourth Army in the shortest time and get the best anti-Japanese route to the north.
Surprisingly, the Kuomintang army expected that the Red Army would not dare to enter the snowy mountain grassland, but actually the Red Army went and saved its strength.
Extended data:
According to the historical data compiled by the Party History Research Office of Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, the Central Red Army has successively climbed five snow-capped mountains with an altitude of 4 100 meters, such as Jin Jia Mountain, Mengding Mountain, Changban Mountain, Changde Mountain and Dagushan Mountain. Together with the Red Fourth Front Army and the Red Second Front Army, the Red Army climbed as many as 67 snow-capped mountains with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters.
Jin Jia Mountain, located between Baoxing County and Xiaojin County, Sichuan Province, is the first snow-capped mountain that the Central Red Army crossed. Later, the Red Fourth Army crossed the mountain twice.
The main peak of the Jin Jia Mountains is 4200 meters above sea level. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round and the weather is changeable. There is a local folk song: "Jin Jia Mountain, Jin Jia Mountain, birds can't fly, people and animals dare not climb, unless the gods come down to earth, they will climb over Jin Jia Mountain."
Crossing the snow-capped mountains, there is also a grassland called "Sea of Death" on the land that tests the Red Army ahead. The western Sichuan grassland that the Red Army passes through covers an area of about10.5 million square kilometers. May-September is the rainy season every year, and there is no way to make grassland swamp quagmire feasible.
The officers and men of the Red Army must not only undergo extreme physical tests such as cold, hunger and mountain reaction, but also be prepared to smash the enemy's encirclement and interception at any time. The story of equality, unity and friendship among officers and men of the Red Army, and self-sacrifice to save others, happens every day.
They were able to successfully climb the snow-capped mountains and walk out of the grasslands, which proved that this is a people's army that is different from any old army, truly' the branch is built on the company' and the revolutionary ideal is higher than the sky. "
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