February 17, 1936 (25) Rat In the first month, the CPC "Dongzheng Declaration. February

1936 17, the central workers 'and peasants' democratic government and the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army Central Military Commission organization Red Army vanguard, jointly published "Dongzheng Declaration solemnly declared that the Red Army" for the realization of the anti-Japanese, to cross the river Dongzheng ". Red Army 15th Corps, Red, Red 28, Army of 20,000 people, the commander-in-chief Peng Dehuai, general political commissar of Mao Zedong, led by chief of staff of Ye Jianying, on the 20th, Dongduhuanghe enter the Shanxi anti-Japanese front. In late March, the Chiang Kai-shek, Yan Xishan, heavily intercept Dongzheng Red Army. April 5, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, published on behalf of the President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the democratic government of workers and peasants "against the traitor Chiang Kai-shek, Yan Xishan blocked the Red Army with Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Onslaught Dongdu anti-Japanese disruptive anti-Japanese rear Declaration, condemned the Jiang Yan destruction of anti-Japanese crimes, and called to form a broad anti-Japanese national united front, in order to save the Japanese forces, and promote the realization of the united front, the CPC Central Committee decided that the Red Army's return in triumph in northern Shaanxi, May 1 to 5, the Red Army victory to return to the revolutionary base in northern Shaanxi.