Battle of Lazikou | |||||||
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Part of the Long March of the Chinese Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Chinese Communist Party | Republic of China | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Yang Chengwu Wang Kaixiang |
Lu Dachang Zhu Xianrong | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Fourth Regiment |
3 KMT regiments Second battalion Third battalion | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~10,000 | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Heavy | Unknown |
The Battle of Lazikou, also known as the Battle of Lazikou Pass, took place in September 1935 during the Chinese Civil War.[1]
Battle
On 15 September 1935, leader of Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong ordered that Lazikou should be taken within two days. On 16 September 1935, forces from the Chinese Communist Party attack the Lazikou Pass. Initially, the attacks were repelled by nationalist forces. After the Communist army regrouped, they successfully launched an attack at night where 60 men ambushed the nationalist troops and allowed a new offensive to begin. The communist troops soon captured the pass.[2] The victory at Lazikou allowed the Kuomintang's encirclement to be broken.[3]
References
- ^ "Battle of Lazikou: The most critical battle of the Long March, Mao Zedong ordered a retreat at the time of survival, and everything was alive". iNews. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Battle of Lazikou: The most critical battle of the Long March, Mao Zedong ordered a retreat at the time of survival, and everything was alive". iNews. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ laitimes (2023-10-11). "As soon as the Red Army left the meadow, someone sent 400,000 jin of grain and 2,000 jin of salt, who gave it?". laitimes. Retrieved 2024-03-04.