What was Mao using to make the soldiers join his army? By sheer numbers the war was lost in the beginning but....
"As online encyclopaedia Wikipedia notes, Chiang started the war with an army of 4,3-million soldiers, but by the time it ended his army had shrunk to 1,5-million. During the same period, Mao's army grew from 1,2- million fighters to 4-million. Desertions from Chiang's army to Mao's are identifiable as a major factor in the reversal in the fortunes of the two men."
A surprising turn of history
Mao´s army
