In the revolutionary ranks of the war years, there were very few highly educated people, and after joining the army, they were highly valued, like General Li Zhen.
For the story of General Li Zhen, many people do not know. He was a high-caliber student at Tsinghua University, and after joining the army, he became a great talent under the command of Liu Deng.
He only joined the Eighth Route Army in 1938, because of his culture, he became a treasure in Liu Deng's army, and he held a very high position from the beginning. In the Jixi Guerrilla Brigade, he served as the director of the political office of the brigade, the political commissar of the guerrilla brigade directly under the Taihang Military Region, the deputy director of the political department of the 4th Military Sub-district, the political commissar of the regiment, and the director of the political department of the 6th Military Sub-district.
During the Liberation War, his partner was Xiao Yongyin, a generation of warriors. Xiao Yongyin was an old Red Army, born in the Red Fourth Front, and was a very good commander in fighting.
When Xiao Yongyin was transferred from deputy regimental commander of the 13th Regiment to deputy regimental commander of the 769th Regiment, Li Zhen was transferred from deputy director of the Political Department of the Fourth Sub-district of the Taihang Military Region to political commissar of the 13th Regiment.
During the Liberation War, Xiao Yongyin served as the commander of the 6th Column 18th Brigade, and Li Zhen served as the political commissar of the 18th Brigade and became a partner. They complement each other in one article and one weapon.
During the four-year War of Liberation, they joined the Dingtao Campaign, the Battle of Gaoshanpu, the Battle of Wandong and the Battle of Xiangfan, fighting all the way from the Central Plains to the Southwest.
After liberation, after the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the two of them stopped working together.
Xiao Yongyin served as deputy commander and chief of staff of the Nanjing Military Region, deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region, and deputy commander of the Wuhan Military Region.
Although Li Zhen joined the army late in the revolution, he was cultured, and after liberation, he was also a deputy military rank and was awarded the rank of major general.
Later, he served as deputy director and director of the Political Department of the Shenyang Military Region, deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department of the Shenyang Military Region. He was also transferred to the Ministry of Public Security as a vice minister to assist Xie Fuzhi in his work. After Xie Fuzhi's promotion, he took over the post of Minister of Public Security.
For unknown reasons, Li Zhen hanged himself in 1973, and the ending made him very regretful.