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On 12 October 1932, Chen and Zhang's Red Fourth Army was forced to leave the Anhui and Hunan Soviets due to a series of military defeats. Consequently, they set up the Shaanxi/Sichuan Soviet. Chen was elected to be an alternate member of the Central Committee in January 1934. Chen supported Wang Ming and Bo Gu in purging key founders of the Red Forth Army, such as Xu Jishen, Zhou Weijiong and others.