The commander was certainly older than the division. If people were to choose, if the average person could choose to be a military commander, he would never become a division commander. Of course, this is only theoretical. In real life, I'm afraid that's not the case.
For example, General Zheng Dongguo today. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Kuomintang army was reorganized, and Zheng Dongguo served as the commander of the Ninety-eighth Army. The former commander of this army was Tang Enbo, who was promoted to commander of the group army, and Zheng Dongguo took over the post of commander.
(Group photo of Zheng Dongguo and Du Yuming and others)
However, Zheng Dongguo was reluctant to become the commander of this army. Why? First, this army was reorganized from the original local army in Hubei, and its combat effectiveness was not strong, and its internal composition was also very complicated. Zheng Dongguo is a native of Hunan and seems to be unable to mingle with them.
Of course, there is a second, that is, Tang Enbo, this person, Zheng Dongguo does not like it very much. Regarding the character of Tombaugh, I am afraid that many people already know a little bit about it. To describe him in four words is to sell his teacher for glory, and to betray his mentor to death for personal gain.
Moreover, Tang Enbo was too selfish, marching and deploying, always favoring his own concubine troops, benefiting himself to others, and when there was danger, he let the miscellaneous troops come forward. He also blindly monopolizes power and is unwilling to let go and let his subordinates go down. Zheng Dongguo believes that Tang Enbo is not a boss worth following, and it is difficult to follow him.
At this time, Zheng Dongguo received an invitation, and it turned out that Du Yuming had served as the deputy commander of the New Eleventh Army, and specially invited Zheng Dongguo to serve as the commander of the honorary First Division. Be a military commander, or a division commander? Zheng Dongguo thought about it all night, and the next morning, he submitted his resignation report to Tang Enbo.
What the? Tombaugh found it incredible. Improper military commander, to be a division commander? You know, one army is in charge of three divisions. Why is this? Tang Enbo couldn't understand it, but he had to let him go.
Why did Zheng Dongguo choose to become the commander of the Honorary First Division? At that time, the honorary first division was subordinate to the New Eleventh Army, with xu Tingyao, commander, and executive deputy commander Du Yuming. Xu Tingyao was once Zheng Dongguo's old boss, and Du Yuming was his Huangpu I classmate. In short, they are all old acquaintances, relatively easy to get along with, not as big as Tombaugh's shelf and difficult to communicate.
More importantly, this New Eleventh Army was the only mechanized unit of the Kuomintang at that time, and its equipment was first-class in China, and its combat effectiveness was also first-class under the training of the famous general Du Yuming. From the commander of the Ninety-eighth Army to the commander of the honorary First Division, Zheng Dongguo can be said to be a phoenix tail rather than a chicken head.
(The far right of the front row is Zheng Dongguo, and behind Zheng Dongguo is Du Yuming)
History proves that Zheng Dongguo's choice is wise. Soon after he came to the New Eleventh Army, the commander Xu Tingyao was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the group army, and the deputy commander Du Yuming took over the post of commander. Zheng Dongguo also rose to prominence and became a deputy commander and a division commander.
The New Eleventh Army also changed its name, that is, the famous Fifth Army, one of the five aces of the Kuomintang, the fighting chicken in the rooster. The Fifth Army can be said to be a gathering of stars, and Dai Anlan and Qiu Qingquan, who are also the commanders of zheng dongguo's division, are well-known generals of the national army.
The whole army is full of vitality, it can be said that this is a tiger and wolf division armed with the spirit of Huangpu, which is as weak as the Ninety-eighth Army? Soon, under the leadership of Du Yuming, the Fifth Army fought a bloody battle at Kunlun Pass, severely damaged the Japanese army, withstood the tempering of the war, and became famous throughout the country. Of course, Zheng Dongguo also opened his own road to fame.