[7] In 1927, following the collapse of Kuomintang-Communist collaboration and the KMT's systematic extermination of communists, Wang Zhen traversed Changsha and Wuhan, advocating for participation in the workers' movement, clandestine logistics, and military operations.

He subsequently participated in leading the fights of Chenjiahe, Taozixi, Zhongbao, Banliyuan, among others, while also establishing, strengthening, and solidifying the revolutionary bases of Hunan-Anhui-Sichuan-Guizhou.

[13] In November 1935, when the Kuomintang intensified its encirclement strategy, the Second and Sixth Red Army Corps proactively commenced the Long March.

Subsequently, he sent his forces to penetrate the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region, establishing the anti-Japanese stronghold of Yanbei, situated on Hengshan Mountain.

[32] The forces were encircled by ten combined divisions of Hu Zongnan and Liu Zhi at the border of Henan and Shaanxi, subsequently executing many breakouts.

In September 1946, the 359 Brigade returned to northern Shaanxi, having traversed almost 20,000 miles, an expedition referred to by Mao Zedong as the “Second Long March.” Subsequently, Wang Zhen traveled to Lüliang for rest and recuperation, assuming the roles of commander and political commissar of the second column of the Jinsui Military Region [zh].

[34] In March 1947, he directed his forces to cross the Yellow River westward, participating in the defense of Yan'an, and became the commander and political commissar of the second column of the Northwest Field Corps.

He achieved consecutive victories in the Battles of North Shaanxi [zh] alongside other units, which significantly altered the dynamics of the Northwest Battlefield.

[37] In June, he was elevated to the position of commander and political commissar of the First Corps, leading his forces in the Battle of Central Shaanxi [zh] and successfully capturing Xi'an.

Subsequently, the First Field Army progressed westward, with Wang Zhen directing the 1st Corps to bifurcate along the western route,[38] traversing Tongwei, Tianshui, Baoji, and Lintao, ultimately capturing Linxia.

[43] On June 28, 1952, Wang Zhen was dismissed from his primary CCP roles, administration, and military due to the Xinjiang Branch's operations in the pastoral regions.

[45][46] In February 1954, Wang Zhen was appointed as the commander and political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Railway Corps [zh], and later that year, he assumed the role of Deputy Chief of Joint Staff of PLA.

He commanded over 100,000 officers and soldiers in agricultural reclamation, alongside numerous border-supporting youth, engineers, and technicians, to the Junggar Basin in Xinjiang, the Great Northern Wilderness [zh] in Heilongjiang, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan, and other regions, establishing numerous military reclamation farms and local state-run farms.

[52] He aided Zhou Enlai in economic initiatives and endorsed Deng Xiaoping in his endeavors to reform and advance the national economy.

Following the apprehension of the Gang of Four in 1976, Wang Zhen, like Ye Jianying and Chen Yun, advocated for Deng's prompt reinstatement and opposed Hua Guofeng and his "Two Whatevers" policy.