On April 25, 1949, just after the end of the Battle of Taiyuan, the 19th Corps and the 18th Corps received orders from the Central Military Commission to transfer the troops to the First Field Army and quickly enter Shaanxi from Jin to participate in the liberation of the Great Northwest. As a result, the 19th Corps became a strong brigade under the jurisdiction of "Yiye" from the North China Military Region.
The 19th Corps had 3 corps and 12 divisions. Let's tell you who are the commanders of these 12 divisions? How did it end?
1. The 63rd Army (Commander Zheng Weishan, Political Commissar Wang Zonghuai), under the jurisdiction of the 187th, 188th, and 189th Divisions;
The commander of the 187th Division was Zhang Yinghui, a native of Xingguo, Jiangxi, who joined the Red Army in 1930, and the highest position during the agrarian revolution was squad leader, and the highest position during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was battalion commander, and the Liberation War began to be promoted to regimental commander, brigade commander, and division commander.
The commander of the 188th Division was Song Yulin, a native of Huichang, Jiangxi, who joined the Red Army in 1929, and the highest position during the agrarian revolution was company commander, the highest position during the War of Resistance Was regimental commander, and during the Liberation War, he served as the principal, brigade commander and division commander of the school with the battalion.
The commander of the 189th Division was Du Yuhua, a native of Baocheng, Shaanxi, who joined the Party in 1933, engaged in military movement work in Yang Hucheng's department in his early years, led the uprising to join the Red Army in 1936, served as deputy regiment commander and detachment commander during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and served as deputy brigade commander, acting brigade commander, division commander and other positions during the Liberation War.
In 1955, Zhang Yinghui and Song Yulin were awarded the rank of major general, Du Yuhua was awarded the rank of colonel, and in 1961 he was promoted to major general. All three generals were very old, aged 87, 86 and 91, respectively.
2. The 64th Army (Commander Zeng Siyu and Political Commissar Wang Zhao), under the jurisdiction of the 190th, 191st, and 192nd Divisions and Supplementary Training Divisions;
The commander of the 190th Division was Chen Xinzhong, who was a new person in Yongxin, Jiangxi, who joined the Red Army in 1928 and served as a platoon commander of the Red Army, and after the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he successively served as a company commander, battalion commander and regiment commander of the Eighth Route Army, and was promoted to regimental commander, brigade commander and division commander during the Liberation War.
The commander of the 191st Division was Xie Zhengrong, a native of Huang'an, Hubei Province, who joined the Red Army in 1930, and the highest position during the agrarian revolution was company commander, company instructor and battalion commander during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and was promoted to commander of the 191st Division of the 19th Corps during the War of Liberation.
The commander of the 192nd Division was Ma Weihua, a native of Tang County, Hebei Province, who joined the Eighth Route Army in 1937 and held the highest position in the War of Resistance Against Japan as regimental commander, and during the War of Liberation, he was gradually promoted from regimental commander and brigade chief of staff to commander of the 192nd Division.
The commander of the supplementary trainer is named Zhang Fengcan, and his life deeds are unknown.
The three division commanders of the main division later participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and were all awarded the rank of major general in 1955. Xie Zhengrong died in 1977 at the age of 59; Ma Weihua died in 1985 at the age of 66; and Chen Xinzhong died in 1989 at the age of 74.
3. The 65th Army (Commander Qiu Wei and Political Commissar Wang Daobang), under the jurisdiction of the 193rd, 194th, 195th Divisions, Supplementary Training Division;
The commander of the 193rd Division was Zheng Sansheng, a native of Shicheng, Jiangxi, who joined the Red Army in 1931 and served as a company instructor after the Long March arrived in northern Shaanxi, and was promoted to regimental commander during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and division commander during the Liberation War.
The commander of the 194th Division was Zhao Wenjin, who was a Hubei Dawu person, joined the Red Army in 1929, and the highest position during the agrarian revolution was regimental commander, the highest position during the War of Resistance Was commander of the military sub-district, and in the War of Liberation, he successively served as the commander of the military sub-district, the brigade commander, and the division commander.
The commander of the 195th Division was Ruan Ping, a native of Baise, Guangxi, who participated in the Baise Uprising, served as a battalion commander and company commander of the Red Army, served as the commander and deputy commander of the Fourth Military Division of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and was promoted to brigade commander and division commander during the Liberation War.
The deputy commander of the supplementary training division was Yang Shiming, a native of Liuyang, Hunan, who participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising; his highest post during the agrarian revolution was as a company instructor; during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he was the political commissar of the 43rd Regiment of the 2nd Military Subdistrict of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region; and during the Liberation War, he served as the deputy political commissar of the brigade and the commander of the military sub-district.
The above four division commanders all participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, with Zheng Sansheng, Zhao Wenjin, and Yang Shiming awarded the rank of major general in 1955, and Ruan Binh being awarded the rank of colonel. Ruan Binh died in 1970 at the age of 55; Yang Shiming died in 1986 at the age of 79; Zheng San died in 1990 at the age of 74; and Zhao Wenjin died in 1998 at the age of 85.
4. The 5th Independent Cavalry Division of the Corps directly under the corps. The 5th Independent Cavalry Division was reorganized from the 4th Cavalry Division of the 101st Army under Fu Zuoyi's direct command, and the division commander was Liu Chunfang, the former division commander, and was reorganized into the 6th Cavalry Division after July.
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