▁– ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁military ▁and ▁political ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁Chinese ▁Commun ist ▁Party . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Ren ▁commanded ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Red ▁Army ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁central ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁Hun an - J i ang xi ▁Soviet , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁abandon ▁his ▁base ▁after ▁being ▁press ured ▁by ▁Chi ang ▁K ai - she k ' s ▁En circ lement ▁Camp aign s . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Ren ▁and ▁his ▁surv iving ▁troops ▁joined ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁He ▁Long , ▁who ▁had ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁base ▁in ▁Gu iz hou . ▁In ▁the ▁command ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Second ▁Front ▁Army , ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁military ▁commander ▁and ▁Ren ▁its ▁political ▁comm iss ar . ▁Under ▁threat ▁from ▁adv ancing ▁Ku om int ang ▁troops , ▁Ren ▁and ▁He ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Long ▁March ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War , ▁Ren ▁was ▁the ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁C CP ▁at ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁International ▁and ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Central ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Ren ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁rising ▁figure ▁within ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁most ▁senior ▁party ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Polit b uro ▁before ▁his ▁death .