In 1894 the Japanese Imperial Navy provokes the Chinese navy to test defenses. Some Chinese want to make concessions while others want to fight. When Japan invades, some naval officers put up a heroic resistance.
Struggle for leadership of the Dongshanwu Cooperative.
Gao Daquan organizes poor peasants into the first agricultural commune in the Tianmen area.
In 1935 the Red Army needs to cross the Dadu River.