In October 1934, after the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, the Red Army was forced to leave the central base area, and the great 25,000-mile Long March officially began.

In October 1934, after the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, the Red Army was forced to leave the central base area, and the great Twenty-five Thousand Mile Long March officially began. In the early days of the Long March, the situation of the Red Army was not good. It was not until January 1935, when the Red Army outsmarted Zunyi and held the Zunyi Conference that the Red Army turned the corner.

After the Zunyi Conference, Zhang Wentian became the top person in charge. Since then, he has witnessed many important occasions in the Chinese revolutionary stage and witnessed the birth of New China. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Wentian served as the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and was engaged in diplomatic work for a long time. So, what’s the story about Zhang Wentian?

When talking about Zhang Wentian, we have to mention the Zunyi Conference. After the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, the Red Army carried out a long march. When it arrived in Zunyi, our party held a famous meeting at No. 87 Baihuizhang Mansion on the east side of Pipa Bridge (later renamed Ziyin Road and Hongqi Road) in Zunyi City. Zunyi Conference. At that time, Bogu and were still the top people in charge, and the meeting was chaired by Bogu. Bogu symbolically summarized the reasons for the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, evading the most important and assigning the blame to the too strong Kuomintang.

After Bogu finished his speech, Premier Zhou spoke again. Premier Zhou took the initiative to assume the responsibility for the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign. After he finished his speech, Zhang Wentian began to speak. Zhang Wentian's speech was very exciting. He not only pointed out the errors in Bogu's speech, but also emphasized that the Red Army should make changes. After Zhang Wentian finished speaking, Bogu could no longer control the atmosphere of the venue. After that, the Zunyi Conference got on the right track, solving the mistakes since the fifth counter-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, and also pointed out the future direction for the Red Army.

After the Zunyi meeting, Zhang Wentian became the temporary person in charge. On the other hand, Bogu also actively cooperated with Zhang Wentian's work, especially his contact with the Communist International. With Bogu's efforts, the Communist International also recognized Zhang Wentian's position. After that, the Red Army gradually turned the corner and successfully arrived in northern Shaanxi and achieved victory. The victory of the Long March.

During the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation, Zhang Wentian spent most of his time engaged in propaganda work. Especially during the War of Liberation, Zhang Wentian drafted the "Outline on the Basic Principles of Northeast Economic Structure and Economic Construction". This outline received the attention of the organization and also It pointed out the direction for the economic construction of various liberated areas.

After the founding of New China, Zhang Wentian was transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as China's ambassador to the Soviet Union. After that, he has been engaged in diplomatic work for a long time, participated in famous international conferences such as the Geneva Conference and , and made an indelible contribution to the development of my country's diplomatic career in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In 1955, Zhang Wentian returned to China after resigning as ambassador to the Soviet Union and served as the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, continuing to participate in leading the diplomatic work of New China.

However, in 1959, Zhang Wentian was dismissed from his post. What happened? It turns out that this year, our party held the Lushan Conference in Lushan. The original intention of the Lushan Conference was to correct the mistakes made since the "Great Leap Forward", strive to adjust the economic structure, and promote economic development. At this meeting, Mr. Peng pointed out some problems existing in the "Great Leap Forward" realistically. However, he was also criticized wrongly. Zhang Wentian supported Mr. Peng's views at the meeting, and he was implicated and was dismissed from his post after the Lushan Meeting.

In 1960, Zhang Wentian was transferred to the Institute of Economics of the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. During that period, he visited many cities across the country and put forward some rational suggestions for economic development. However, after the ten-year special period began, Zhang Wentian was hit again and was sent to Zhaoqing, Guangdong, where he suffered great physical and mental persecution.

In 1972, the relevant departments restored Zhang Wentian's salary. However, although the salary was restored, Zhang Wentian did not come back. After that, he mainly lived in Wuxi and died of illness in Wuxi in 1976 at the age of 76. In 1979, relevant departments vindicated Zhang Wentian and restored all his reputation.