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When did Lin Biao join Mao Zedong in the mountains of south-central China?

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Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, and other Chinese officials stand in uniform, holding up Little Red Books during a 1967 Red Guard rally in China. — Lin Biao At a 1967 Red Guard rally, Lin Biao (left) and Zhou Enlai publicly display copies of The Little Red Book.

Lin Biao joined Mao Zedong in the hills of south-central China in the spring of 1928.1