Deng Ping
Deng Ping, formerly known as Deng Shaozhang, was born in 1908 in Fushun County, Sichuan Province (now Zigong City), a native of Liangshan. In 1927, at the age of 19, he went to Wuhan alone, was admitted to the Wuhan branch of the Whampoa Military Academy, and joined the Communist Party of China in 1928.
At the end of 1926, he was admitted to the Wuhan Central Military and Political School. In July 1928, he participated in the organization and leadership of the Pingjiang Uprising, and served as the chief of staff of the 5th Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the secretary of the Military Commission of the 5th Red Army of the Communist Party of China. In the same year, he and Peng Dehuai led the main force of the Red 5th Army to Jinggangshan and participated in the struggle to defend the revolutionary base area of Jinggangshan. In 1930, he participated in the command of the Red 3rd Army in the Battle of Changsha and participated in the anti-encirclement and suppression of the Central Soviet Region. In July 1933, he was also appointed chief of staff of the Eastern Army of the Red Army, and participated in the operation of the command into Fujian. In January 1934, he was elected alternate executive member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Soviet Republic. In October of the same year, he participated in the Long March and commanded the Red 3rd Army with Peng Dehuai to cover the breakthrough of the main force. On February 27, 1935, he died heroically in battle on the front line of the Zunyi Campaign.
Now the hero's hometown has repaired the former residence of martyr Deng Ping, located in the 11th group of Dashan Pujiang Sister Village. It was officially opened in August 2011 and was listed as a municipal patriotic education base in 2012.
Deng Ping's former residence