Facing a counter-attack from the Nationalists, the Communists decided to retreat towards the province of Guangdong, to try to take over the city of Guangzhou while spreading influence to the peasants and farms in that area.
Facing a counter-attack from the Nationalists, the Communists decided to retreat towards the province of Guangdong to the south. Once there, they would try to take over the city of Guangzhou while spreading influence to the peasants and farms in that area.