Lin Biao

Lin Biao was one of China's ten marshals. He joined the Chinese Communist Party early in his career, participating in the Nanchang Uprising, the Jinggangshan struggle, and the Long March. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he served as the commander of the Eighth Route Army's 115th Division and led the victory at the Battle of Pingxingguan. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Lin held key positions, including Minister of National Defense and Vice Chairman of the CCP Central Committee. He was once designated as Mao Zedong's successor. However, in the 1971 "9/13 Incident," Lin attempted to defect and died in a plane crash in Mongolia, later being labeled a counter-revolutionary traitor.