The evacuation led to a drop in morale, and many troops became disobedient and began thieving; this worried Li Lisan and the Central Committee, who saw Mao's army as lumpenproletariat, that were unable to share in proletariat class consciousness.
Evakueringen ledte til at moralen faldt go mange tropper blev ulydige og begyndte at stjæle; dette bekymrede Li Lisan og centralkomitéen, der så Maos hær som pjalteproletariat, der ikke var i stand til at dele med proletariatets klassebevidsthed.