On this day, 89 years ago, on February 20, 1936 (January 28, 1936, the Chinese Communist Party organized the Anti-Japanese Eastern Expedition Campaign. The Communist Party of China organized the Anti-Japanese Vanguard Army of the People's Red Army of the China to prepare to cross the Yellow River eastward and march to the Anti-Japanese Front. On February 20, 1936, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to organize the Anti-Japanese Vanguard Army of the People's Red Army of the China People's Red Army to launch the Eastern Expedition Campaign. On January 10, 1936, a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee decided that the main force of the Red Army would cross the Yellow River in northern Shaanxi and make the Eastern Expedition to Shanxi, and the time for the Eastern Expedition was set to be mid-February. Focus on attacking the traitor Yan Xishan. The Battle of the Eastern Expedition ended on May 5. A total of about 7 regiments of the Kuomintang army were eliminated, more than 400 people were captured, more than 4000 guns of various types and more than 20 artillery guns were seized. The Red Army expanded about 8000 new recruits and raised more than 300,000 yuan. Red Army general before the Eastern Expedition. From left: Zuo Quan, Peng Dehuai, Nie Rongzhen, Chen Geng, Sun Yi, Nie Heting