The habits of the second nymphal stage are likewise similar to those of the larva stage.

The encirclement and the economic blockade proved so effective that the Red Army and Government were forced to adopt the bold strategy of retreat - to escape annihilation by retreating westward, then southward, the northward, and then northeastward, finally reaching their destination in northern Shensi. This retreat has been called the Long March, which lasted for a whole year and covered about 6,000 miles.

Conventional success metrics are not always the best indicator of success.

A similar response is elicited by the genre film, with Langford suggesting that the “combination of sameness and variety is the linchpin of the generic contract”.