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Marshal Ye Jianying
Ye Jianying (pronounced Yeh Jee an Yeeng) was born in April 28, , into a well-to-do merchant family north of Guangzhou (Canton).
He was an instructor at the Whampoa Military Academy where he met Zhou Enlai.
Ye jianying biography for kids
He remained close to Zhou during his entire life. He joined the Communist Party in in Germany, came back to China where he rose ultimately to become one of China's Ten Marshals.
Ye commanded the First Military Commission and later served as Chief of Staff of Zhang Guotao's Fourth Front Army.
During the Long March, he assisted Liu Bocheng in directing the crossing of the Yangtze River. Not a man was lost during the crossing. During the danger of conflict between Zhang's Fourth Front Army and Mao's First Front Army Ye intercepted by accident a message from Zhang Guotao attempting to overthrow Mao.
He took the mess