The Department of Civil Engineering was Chen Cheng's starting force, and the word "Soil" was split into "Eleventh" Chen Cheng took the Eleventh Division as the backbone to expand the "Eighteenth" Army, hence the name Department of Civil Engineering, which is also one of Chiang Kai-shek's five main forces. The natural civil engineering department has also produced a large number of generals who can recruit good warriors, such as Luo Zhuoying, Guo Chen, Zhou Zhirou, Huang Wei, Xia Chuzhong, Song Ruike, Hu Lian, Luo Guangwen, Peng Shiliang, Yang Botao, Wang Jiaben and other generals of the civil engineering department.
But who is ranked first, of course, is General Luo Zhuoying, he is a competent general of the civil engineering department, but also Chen Cheng's most trusted person, it can be said that wherever Chen Cheng goes, he takes him with him, and at the same time, General Luo Zhuoying is also a famous anti-Japanese general, and his merits in the War of Resistance can be compared with Xue Yue.
Today I will introduce to you: Chen Cheng is a capable general of the civil engineering department, Chen Cheng takes him with him everywhere he goes, and his merits in the War of Resistance are comparable to General Luo Zhuoying of Xue Yue.
Luo Zhuoying, a native of Dapu County, Guangdong Province, studied in the Eighth Artillery Section of the Baoding Army Officer School, and Chen Cheng was still a classmate, and the two learned from each other in the school, thus forming a deep friendship, and later Luo Zhuoying also became the main backbone and think tank of Chen Cheng's faction.
After graduation, Luo Zhuoying first worked as the principal of Hushan for a period of time, during which time he also founded Hushan Middle School. Later, zou lu recommended him to join the eastern crusade army, and from then on, Luo Zhuoying officially threw himself into the military circle. He began his military career, Li Jing's Eastern Expedition, the Northern Expedition, the Central Plains War, the Chiang Kai-shek War, and the meritorious service of Chiang Kai-shek.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Luo Zhuoying successively participated in the Battle of Weihu, in which he led the 18th Army to fight the enemy's bloody battle of Luodian, which was a strategic place, so the Eighteenth Army fought the most fierce battle with the enemy in order to insist on this place. But in the end, Shanghai was occupied, and Luo Zhuoying led the 18th Army to retreat.
After this battle, Luo luo also threw in, and the enemy and our army threw in the Battle of Wuhan, which had the largest number of troops. Later, he was promoted to commander-in-chief of the 15th Army for his performance in the Battle of Wuhan. At the Battle of Changsha, he served as the commander-in-chief of the 19th Army and the deputy commander of the Ninth Theater, when Xue Yue was the acting commander-in-chief.
When the Japanese army attacked Changsha, he and Xue Yue commanded the First Battle of Changsha, and the most exciting battle since the beginning of the war: the victory of the Shanggao Commandery, which annihilated more than 15,000 enemy troops.
On April 2, 1942, Luo Zhuoying was appointed commander of the First Route of the Expeditionary Force, commanding the Expeditionary Force to fight a battle of international influence: the Great Victory of Ren'an Qiang, and successfully rescued the besieged British army. During the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Luo Zhuoying successively fought in the major battlefields of East China, Central China, Central South China, and Yunnan and Burma, with a large span of theaters and brilliant achievements, it can be said that no general in the Nationalist Army can surpass Luo Zhuoying.
At the same time, he is also the one who holds the most positions, such as: deputy commander-in-chief of the group army, commander-in-chief, deputy commander-in-chief of the theater, commander-in-chief, deputy commander-in-chief of large-scale battles, and commander-in-chief. There were also 22 large-scale battles in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and Luo Zhuoying participated in 8 battles.
During the liberation period, Chen Cheng took Luo Zhuoying with him everywhere, probably to see his performance in the War of Resistance, and he was around to help himself with advice. After that, Chen Cheng succeeded Xiong Shihui as the director of the Northeast Expedition, prepared to do a big job, and invited Luo Zhuoying to Shenyang with his own ability to serve as his deputy and help Chen Cheng train the army. However, at this time, the northeast battlefield was already full of dangers, and Chen Cheng was defeated.
At that time, many people in the Nationalist army demanded the disposal of Chen Cheng, but Chiang Kai-shek was reluctant and let Chen Cheng run Taiwan, and then Luo Zhuoying also came to Taipei to assist Chen Cheng in running Taipei and reorganizing the army.
On November 6, 1961, Luo Zhuoying died of diabetes in Taipei, and Chiang Kai-shek awarded him a certificate of loyalty to the country.