The reason why China's armed struggle is essentially a revolutionary war led by the proletariat with farmers as the main body is because:

First, the basic problem of China's revolution is the peasant problem. The China Revolution took the road of encircling the cities from the countryside, and the Party's work must be centered on the countryside, which has long been the main battlefield of China's revolutionary war.

Second, farmers are the main force of China revolution and the most extensive motive force of China revolution. 80% of the population in China are peasants, who are the main plundering targets of feudal forces and the main squeezing targets of imperialism. Therefore, they are the main force and motive force of China revolution and the most reliable ally of the proletariat.

Third, farmers are the main source of China's revolutionary army. The officers and men of the army are basically farmers in military uniforms.