I believe that everyone knows that the commanders of the four major field armies during the Liberation War were General Manager Peng of the First Field Army, Liu Shuai of the Second Field Army, Mr. Chen of the Third Field Army, and Lin General manager of the Fourth Field Army. In the later period of liberation, these four men commanded the four major field armies to participate in the heavy task of liberating the whole country. However, the commanders of the four major field armies fought against the reactionary military groups for four years. Every commander of the field army, in the process, encountered a strong opponent.
So, today Xiaobian will introduce to you, the four national army tiger generals who are regarded as strong enemies by the commanders of the four major field armies, what is the subsequent outcome?
The first was Zhong Song, a famous general of the Nationalist army who was regarded as a strong enemy by Mr. Peng on the northwest battlefield during the Liberation War. Perhaps Zhong Song's fame in the Nationalist army group is not as good as Wang Yaowu, Du Yuming, Song Xilian and others. But his performance on the northwest battlefield is definitely the best among the generals of the National Army. He can be regarded as a strong enemy by Mr. Peng, and there is no doubt that he has achieved achievements in the northwest battlefield.
During the Liberation War, Zhong Song was subordinate to the Hu Zongnan military clique. Although he and Hu Zongnan were both Huangpu students, Zhong Song was a straight man, did not like to sneak and pat horses, and never became a concubine general of the senior Hu Zongnan. However, Hu Zongnan had to reuse Zhong Song in the northwest battlefield, the reason was because he could fight.
Zhong Song on the northwest battlefield was known as Hu Zongnan's firefighting captain, such as Yulin to break the siege, he cleverly avoided the main force of the Northwest Field Army and successfully rescued the besieged Nationalist army. In the course of the battle, Zhong Song annihilated more than a thousand enemy troops. There was also the siege of Luochuan, forcing Nishino's 3rd Column and 6th Column to retreat, and the siege of Luochuan for 22 days ended in failure. Of course, in the northwest battlefield, Zhong Song was not a victorious general, and the famous Battle of Shajiadian caused Zhong Song's reorganized 36th Division to lose more than 6,000 people.
As such a fierce general, Zhong Song's final ending was still very good, at least he did not die on the battlefield like Zhang Lingfu, nor did he become a prisoner like Du Yuming. Instead, after Chiang Kai-shek's defeat, he first went to Taiwan, settled in the Netherlands in 1970, and died of illness in 1995.
The second is Hu Lian, and the third is Huang Baitao. There are still some differences between these two generals of the Nationalist army, and everyone may know that Hu Lian is a general of the Huangpu clan and belongs to Chiang Kai-shek's concubine line. Huang Baitao was born as a local general and belonged to the miscellaneous generals.
Why put these two generals together? Mainly because during the Liberation War, Hu Lian and Huang Baitao fought with Liu Shuai, commander of the Second Field Army, and Chen Laozong, commander of the Third Field Army. Friends who may know the history of the Liberation War know that the Second Field Army and the Third Field Army cooperated with each other many times during the Liberation War and fought in concert on the battlefield, such as the famous Battle of Huaihai and the Battle of Crossing the River, which were the brilliant achievements jointly created by these two field armies on the liberation battlefield.
In the process of fighting with Liu Shuai and Chen Laozong, Hu Lian also achieved some results, whether it was because of the environment or weather factors. Judging from the overall performance, Hu Lian was stronger than other nationalist generals in the process of fighting the commanders of the two major field armies, and was regarded by Liu Shuai and Chen Laozong as a more difficult enemy general. Probably because of his cunning and the favor of heaven, every time Hu Lian was able to escape the encirclement of the two major field armies.
At the same time, his ending was also good, after successfully escaping from the Battle of Huaihai, Chiang Kai-shek asked him to reorganize the 12th Corps and serve as the commander of the corps, stationed in Kinmen. In the Battle of Kinmen Island, the Tenth Corps of the Third Field Army suffered a defeat and won a great victory in Kinmen for Chiang Kai-shek. To this end, Hu Lian also became one of the more important generals relied on by Chiang Kai-shek during his time in Taiwan, and was regarded as one of the generals of the Nationalist Army who developed well in the later period. In 1977, Hu Lian died of illness.
Although Huang Baitao was a miscellaneous general, his performance during the Liberation War surpassed Chiang Kai-shek's Huangpu generals and was hailed as an ace general who came out of the miscellaneous army. Huang Baitao's achievements in the Liberation War were mainly reflected in the Reinforcement Battle of Nanma, the Jiaodong Sweeping Campaign (the troops in the Liberated Areas could not stop Huang Baitao's reorganized 25th Division), the Battle of Dabie Mountain, the Battle of Eastern Henan, the heavy damage to the Eleventh Column, holding on to Diqiudian, leading the counterattack, and breaking through the encirclement of Huaye. In the Battle of Nianzhuang, although Huang Baitao was defeated and killed, he still made great achievements in this defensive battle, causing Hua Ye to suffer the largest number of casualties since its inception. It can be seen that Huang Baitao's strength is not blown.
The fourth was Bai Chongxi, who was the most admired opponent of the Commander of the Fourth Field Army, Lin Zong, during the Liberation War. As we all know, Lin Zong fought a fierce battle and was praised by Chiang Kai-shek, Stalin, and others. Coupled with his performance during the Liberation War, he was also very outstanding, so he won the title of God of War.
As an enemy general, Bai Chongxi was able to win Lin Zong's praise, and there was no doubt that it was a fierce battle. Lin Zong has the title of God of War, Bai Chongxi also has the title of God of War, and is still a little Zhuge of the Republic of China. Although, during the Liberation War, the two god-level generals did not have many confrontations, only three times. However, Lin Zong said that Bai Chongxi was the most talented of the Nationalist army, and the only nationalist general who was regarded as a strong enemy by Lin Zong during the Liberation War.
After the Fourth Field Army liberated Guangxi, Bai Chongxi rushed to Hainan Island on a warship and was invited by Chiang Kai-shek to Go to Taiwan. On December 2, 1966, a famous general Bai Chongxi died of illness at the age of 74. It is rumored that he was poisoned by Chiang Kai-shek, but this is unlikely. If old Jiang really wanted to harm him, he could get rid of him as soon as Bai Chongxi arrived in Taiwan, so why wait until 16 years later?