He was born in 1 88665438+February1,Yuji. 1909 was admitted to Yunnan Military Academy, and joined China League in the same year. Participated in the Revolution of 1911. After 19 13, he served as battalion commander, deputy head, head and brigade commander in Yunnan army. Participated in the war to protect the country and protect the law. 1922 went to study in Germany, and joined the China * * * production party in the same year. 1925 went to the Soviet union to study military affairs and returned to China the following year. 1927 Established the National Revolutionary Army Third Army Officer Education Corps in Nanchang, participated in leading the August 1st Nanchang Uprising, and served as the deputy commander of the Ninth Army of the Rebel Army. 1928 Participated in leading the uprising in southern Hunan and established the democratic regime of workers and peasants. In April of the same year, he led the rebel army to Jinggangshan, joined forces with the troops led by Mao Zedong, and formed the Fourth Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants (later renamed the Red Army).
During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he served as the commander of the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Revolutionary Army. /kloc-since 0/930, he has served as the head of the First Corps of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army, the commander-in-chief of the First Front Army, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army and the chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission. Together with Mao Zedong, he commanded the Red Army and won the first, second and third counter-campaigns against "encirclement and suppression". 1in the spring of 933, together with Zhou Enlai, he commanded the Red Army to win the fourth anti-encirclement campaign. 1934 10 participated in the Long March. 1935 1, at the Zunyi meeting held in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he severely criticized the "Left" mistakes and resolutely supported and supported Mao Zedong's leading position in the whole party. On the way to the Long March, we fought resolutely against Zhang's activities of splitting the Red Army and betraying the Party.
During War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's reign, he served as Deputy chairman of the Central Military Commission and Commander-in-Chief of the Eighth Route Army (later renamed Commander-in-Chief of the Eighteenth Army). Moved to Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, Lu Yu and other provinces to establish and expand anti-Japanese base areas. /kloc-0 put forward the "nanniwan policy" in the winter of 940, which made great contributions to developing the large-scale production movement and crushing the blockade of the Kuomintang reactionaries on the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border region.
During the War of Liberation, he served as Deputy Prime Minister of chairman of the Central Military Commission and Commander-in-Chief of China People's Liberation Army. He assisted Mao Zedong in organizing and commanding the three major battles of Liaoshen, Huaihai and Ping Jin, and then issued the order to March across the country with Mao Zedong, directing the People's Liberation Army to cross the river, which made great contributions to overthrowing the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang and winning the great victory of the War of Liberation.
After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he served as vice chairman of the Central People's Government, vice chairman of chairman of the Central Military Commission (member of the Military Commission), commander-in-chief of the China People's Liberation Army, vice chairman of People's Republic of China (PRC) and vice chairman of the National Defense Commission. 1949165438+10 to1955 may concurrently served as secretary of the central commission for discipline inspection.
He is the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s 6th members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, 7th members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Secretary of the Central Secretariat, 8th Vice Chairman of the Central Committee, 9th members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and 10th The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC). From April 65438 to April 0959, he served as the second, third and fourth chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC); Vice chairman of the first national defense commission.
1955 was awarded the rank of Marshal China. He was awarded the First Class August 1st Medal, the First Class Medal of Independence and Freedom, and the First Class Medal of Liberation.
1976 died in Beijing on July 6th at the age of 90.