▁the ▁Hun an – J i ang xi ▁Soviet . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁accomp any ing ▁Red ▁Six th ▁Army ▁command ers ▁X iao ▁Ke ▁and ▁Wang ▁Z hen , ▁Ren ▁organized ▁a ▁successful ▁West ward ▁march ▁to ▁retre at ▁from ▁the ▁increasing ▁un success ful ▁defense ▁in ▁the ▁Hun an - J i ang xi ▁Soviet . ▁Ren ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁Third ▁Army ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁in ▁Y in ji ang ▁T uj ia ▁and ▁M iao ▁Aut onom ous ▁County , ▁Gu iz hou ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁Red ▁Second ▁Army ▁Group ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁He ▁Long . ▁Even ▁though ▁this ▁army ▁group ▁managed ▁to ▁retain ▁control ▁over ▁parts ▁of ▁Hun an ▁and ▁H ube i , ▁Chi ang ▁K ai - she k ' s ▁National ▁Revolution ary ▁Army ▁adopted ▁a ▁multi - pr ong ed ▁conventional ▁assault ▁which ▁forced ▁the ▁retre at ▁of ▁Commun ist ▁forces . ▁By ▁November , ▁Ren , ▁He ▁Long ▁and ▁Gu an ▁X i ang ying ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁break ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁block ade ▁established ▁by ▁Chi ang ' s ▁army ▁in ▁Sang z hi , ▁Hun an ▁through ▁a ▁joint ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁and ▁Six th ▁arm ies ▁and ▁proceeded ▁on ▁with ▁the ▁Long ▁March . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Ren ' s ▁Second ▁and ▁Six th ▁Army ▁Gr oups ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁Four th ▁Army ▁led ▁by