Determined to serve the country Introduction: Nie Rongzhen was born on December 29, 1899 in Shiyuan, Langjia Village, Wutan, Jiangjin County, Sichuan Province (now Jiangjin District, Chongqing City). When he was born, his family was poor and his life was difficult; as a student, he was involved in the Sichuan Road Protection Movement, The Revolution of 1911 and the May 4th Movement broke out successively. Influenced by the democratic revolutionary thoughts, the idea that politics needed to change gradually emerged. In 1919, influenced by the Russian October Revolution, Nie Rongzhen, with the desire to "save the country through industry" and "save the country through science and technology", went to France to work-study and explore ways to save the country and the people. While studying in Europe, he actively participated in the student patriotic movement and studied Marxism-Leninism seriously. Doctrine, convinced that only socialism can change China, and joined the Communist Party of China.