Chapter 6 "Long March" A+B

A.
1) the first army moved from their starting place to Xiang. Then they moved into Zunyi by splitting the army in half.
2)Instead of taking a straight route, the red army began to make their own path and did not begin taking a straight route.
3) the army was trying to go around blockades. a straight path would not have gotten around, therefore they were forced to make their own to secure a possible route of travel.
4) If they had not changed direction they would have been stopped and defeated before reaching their destination.

B.

1)
A. The statement in A I do not believe when it says they were  not defeated. The communists were left with next to nothing when the Long March started. Quote B I do agree with. The Red Army was not defeated by Chiang Kaishek though he tried hard to do so.
2)
I think that the first source is more accurate. The Red Army marched a long way and though suffered many losses, they deafeated the other army. This quote is accurate becaues it provides more of an evidenciary base.