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Peng Dehuai or P'eng Teh-huai (both: pŭng` dŭ`hwī`), 1898–1974, Communist Chinese general and political leader. He held various command positions in the Red Army, and in 1934–35 he joined with Mao Zedong Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung (mou dzŭ-d
..... Click the link for more information. and Zhu De Zhu De or Chu Teh (both: j
..... Click the link for more information. in the long march long march, Chin., Changzheng, the journey of c.6,000 mi (9,660 km) undertaken by the Red Army of China in 1934–35. When their Jiangxi prov. Soviet base was encircled by the Nationalist army of Chiang Kai-shek, some 90,000 men and women broke through the
..... Click the link for more information. . He became well known as the originator, with Mao, of the tactics of guerrilla warfare. In the Korean War Peng commanded the Chinese Communist troops. He was minister of defense from 1954 to 1959, when, after criticizing the Great Leap Forward Great Leap Forward, 1957–60, Chinese economic plan aimed at revitalizing all sectors of the economy. Initiated by Mao Zedong , the plan emphasized decentralized, labor-intensive industrialization, typified by the construction of thousands of backyard steel
..... Click the link for more information. , he was replaced by Lin Biao Lin Biao or Lin Piao (both: lĭn byou), 1908–71, Chinese Communist general and political leader.
..... Click the link for more information. . He served (1959–65) as vice premier. Peng's rivalry with Mao made him an early target of the cultural revolution, and in 1967 he disappeared from public view after being arrested and losing his governmental posts.

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