The communists had a huge support from the peasants. This is a major reason why the Communists defeated the Nationalists in the Civil War. There were rules of conduct set up that ensured that the peasants were treated fairly. Land was redistributed from the rich to the poor, further increasing the support given to the communists. Nationalists had many problems feeding their civilians, and made more efforts to helping the army then they did the peasants, thus many began to support the communists. The peasants were convined that communism would be beneficial for them, and this allowed Mao to secure his power and establish a strong government.
Though the Communists had weaknesses in it's army (they weren't able to defeat the Nationalists when fighting head on until the end of the war), they employed the use of Guerilla Warfare.
In Manchuria the Communists had secured a large amount of land. More land led to more power, and the more people to infet with their messages, thus more supporters. The extra land also allowed them to increase their army (so did the extra peasants) and build it up to make it strong.
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