In 1955, the People's Liberation Army awarded the title for the first time, in addition to the ten marshals and ten generals, there were 55 generals, 175 lieutenant generals and 800 major generals. Generally speaking, the criteria for awarding titles should comprehensively consider the qualifications of the generals, their military achievements, and their mountain heads. Therefore, we find that as far as military merit is concerned, it is not that the higher the rank, the greater the battle merit.
Some generals have more military achievements than some marshals, such as General Su Yu, whose battle achievements are comparable to those of marshals; some generals' military achievements may also exceed those of some generals, such as Yang Dezhi, Liu Yalou, Han Xianchu, etc.; there are also many lieutenant generals, whose battle achievements are not inferior to those of generals, and there are more typical of these 5.
The first is Lieutenant General Wang Jinshan, one of Li Yunlong's prototypes in Bright Sword. He joined the Red Army at the age of 15 and became the youngest division commander of the Red Fourth Front at the age of 20. Wang Jinshan was brave and good at fighting, and he was the first soldier in the battle, and people gave him the elegant title of "King Crazy". In 1943, when Wang Jinshan led a regiment to Yan'an and passed through Hanluo Village, he grasped the fighter plane in time and annihilated the "Field Watch Regiment" of the Japanese North China Front in one fell swoop, including the brigade commander of Major General Hattori Naotoshi, 6 Daisa's squadron leaders, and more than 120 officers below. This is also the prototype of the story of Li Yunlong killing the Japanese military observation group in episode 6 of "Bright Sword".
In the Liberation War, Wang Jinshan, a fierce general under Liu Deng, led the 6th Column in the Battle of Dingtao to fight a bloody battle at Dayang Lake, crushing the elite Zhao Xitian 3rd Division of the Nationalist Army; the Xiangfan Campaign annihilated 20,000 enemy troops, capturing the commander of the 15th Appeasement District Lieutenant General Kang Ze and the lieutenant general Guo Xunqi alive. During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Wang Jinshan, as the acting commander of the 3rd Corps, led his troops to participate in the Fifth Campaign and the Battle of Shangganling, and made outstanding military achievements. On the merits of battle alone, Wang Jinshan even surpassed many generals.
The second lieutenant general with outstanding military achievements is also Wu Kehua, who is enough to award the rank of general. He was a native of Yiyang, Jiangxi, who joined the Red Army with his fellow villager Fang Zhimin in his early years, and served as the commander of the second detachment of the Shandong Column and the deputy commander of the Shandong Military Region during the War of Resistance. During the Liberation War, Wu Kehua was transferred to the northeast. As the commander of the 4th Column (later the 41st Army), the main force of Dongye, Wu Kehua led his troops to fight many major battles, especially the Tashan Blockade Battle, Wu Kehua led the 4 columns to fight fiercely for 6 days and nights, repelling the attack of 11 divisions of the Nationalist Army, ensuring the victory in the capture of Jinzhou, and creating a typical example of the famous earthquake-prone blockade battle.
Although Wu Kehua only held the rank of lieutenant general, after liberation, he was "low rank and high use," serving as commanders of artillery, railway troops, and other services, and commanders of major military regions such as Chengdu, Xinjiang, and Guangzhou.
The next lieutenant general is even more famous, he is the commander of the 38th Army, Liang Xing, who is known as the "Long Live Army". Liang Xingchu was a native of Ji'an, Jiangxi, an old Red Army member who joined the army in 1930 and participated in the Long March and the Battle of Pingxingguan, and won the reputation of "Liang Tiger" in the War of Resistance. In 1947, Liang Xing was first appointed commander of the 10th Column of Dongye, and in the Black Mountain Blockade Battle of the Liaoshen Campaign, he led his troops to hold out for five days and nights, resisting the enemy's heavy attacks in turn, and contributing to the complete annihilation of liao Yaoxiang Corps of our army, which made him famous.
To resist the United States and aid Korea, Liang Xing initially served as the commander of the 38th Army. In the second campaign, he meticulously organized and commanded, and the 38th Army annihilated the pseudo-Seventh Division, fought a bloody battle at Gari Ridge, boldly interspersed with the seizure of Sanshouli and Longyuanli, prevented the enemy from fleeing south to aid the north, and annihilated more than 10,000 enemy troops, which played an important role in the victory of the entire campaign. The fierce battle of Song Bone Peak was written by Wei Wei in the newsletter "Who is the Cutest Man" and passed through the ages! After the war, General Manager Peng excitedly added "Long live the 38th Army" to the commendation telegram, the 38th Army became the ace army of our army, and Liang Xingchu became the ace general of our army!
The fourth lieutenant general, whether famous or successful, is no less than those famous generals, he is General Xu Shiyou's old subordinate and old partner Nie Fengzhi. If it is said that General Chen cannot fight without General Su Yu, Commander Xu relies on Nie Fengzhi a lot of times when he fights.
Whether it was the Battle of Laiwu, the Battle of Menglianggu, the Battle of Jiaodong, the Battle of Huaihai, the Battle of Crossing the River, and the Battle of Shanghai, Nie Fengzhi's troops were the main force. In the Battle of Jinan, Nie Fengzhi changed the "assist" to "main attack", and the 73rd Regiment of his 9th Column 25th Division first attacked Jinan. On the eve of the Battle of Crossing the River, Nie Fengzhi, who was the commander of the 27th Army, crossed the river in a small detachment to conduct armed reconnaissance, and this story was later made into the movie "Reconnaissance of Crossing the River".
Nie Fengzhi is also an all-round general of land, sea and air. In 1952, Nie Fengzhi served as the acting commander and commander of the Sino-DPRK Joint Air Force, dealing a fierce blow to the invincible US Air Force, creating one miracle after another in the history of world air combat. In 1955, in the Battle of The Great Exhibition Island, Nie Fengzhi was responsible for the unified command of the Air Force and naval aviation, which fully demonstrated his comprehensive command ability.
The fifth founding lieutenant general, who is even more famous general who makes the US army afraid, is Qin Jiwei, the first commander of the PLA's ace 15th Army. Qin Jiwei, a native of Huang'an, Hubei Province, joined the Jute Uprising in 1927 at the age of 13. During the Red Army period, Qin Jiwei had the nickname of "Qin Dadao" for his bravery and good fighting, and during the War of Resistance Against Japan, he fought on the Taihang Mountains and served as the commander of the First Military Subdistrict of the Taihang Military Region. By the time of the Liberation War, Qin Jiwei was already the commander of the 9th Column under Liu Deng and the commander of the 15th Army.
Qin Jiwei's classic work was the last vicious battle of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea- the Battle of Shangganling. On a hill of less than 4 square kilometers, the 15th Army, as the main force, fought a bloody battle with the "United Nations Army" for 43 days, and when the battle was fierce, Qin Jiwei also sent his guard company. The Battle of Shangganling brought out the national prestige and military might, making the 15th Army and Qin Jiwei famous in one fell swoop. In 1988, Qin Jiwei was promoted to general (the highest rank in peacetime) and served as minister of national defense!
Of course, in addition to these 5, there are many founding lieutenant generals with outstanding military achievements, such as Guo Peng, Zhang Dazhi, Zhou Xihan, Wang Bicheng, Tao Yong, Pi Dingjun, Zhang Renchu, Wu Xinquan, etc. In the future, old Yang will talk to you slowly.