1927年7月，國共合作破裂後，中共轉向武力革命，組織發起諸多暴動。伴隨著暴動而來的是大規模的殺戮，此一現象，也被稱為「紅色恐怖」。後來的研究及追憶習慣性的將此一時期的殺戮緣由歸結為「左傾盲動主義」，這恐怕失之過簡。革命者為何在這一段時間內嗜殺成性？其理據何在？或許需要做更細緻的探索。此外，「紅色恐怖」席捲過後，革命形勢並未好轉，中共黨人的本意是要借「紅色恐怖」激發革命，但事實上，「紅色恐怖」所起的「反正」效果，或又是革命黨人所始料不及的。

In 1927 July, the cooperation between the Communist Party and the Kuomintang (KMT) broke down. The Communist Party turned to combat the KMT with violence. There was a burtal slaughter accompany the resistance. The slaughter was also called Red Terror. Most research attributed the reasons to left putschism, however, that cannot completely explain why the revolutionary killed so many innocent civilians. The deeper reason for the slaughter needed to do further investigation. In addition, the Red Terror did not promote the victory of the Communist Party. So, the effect of the Red Terror needed to be re-evaluated.