The Fifth Corps of the Second Field Army was established in February 1949 in Shenqiu, Henan Province, with the commander of the corps being Yang Yong (the founding general) and the political commissar being Su Zhenhua (the founding general), and the corps had 3 corps under its jurisdiction, with a total of more than 80,000 people.
The commander of the 16th Army was Yin Xianbing (Founding Colonel) and the political commissar was Wang Huiqiu (Founding Lieutenant General), so who was the chief of staff?
The chief of staff is Yang Junsheng.
Yang Junsheng is a native of Ruijin, Jiangxi, born in 1916, joined the Red Army in 1934, served as an instructor of the 2nd Regiment Company of the 2nd Division of the 1st Red Army, participated in the Long March, served as a battalion instructor of the 5th Detachment of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the political commissar of the 5th Regiment of the Canal Detachment, the political commissar and regimental commander of the 7th Regiment of the 8th Military Subdistrict of the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region, the commander of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Column of the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Field Army, the chief of staff of the 16th Army of the Erye Army during the Liberation War, participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, was awarded the rank of major general in 1955, and has been working in the army ever since. He died on 15 February 1998 at the age of 82.
The commander of the 17th Army was Wang Bingzhang (founding lieutenant general), the political commissar was Zhao Jianmin (transferred to a local post), and the chief of staff was Liu Xing.
Liu Xing is a native of Xiaoxian County, Anhui Province, born in 1914, joined the Party in 1935, in July 1937 due to the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, from Tsinghua University, joined the anti-Japanese guerrillas, successively served as the political commissar of the 10 detachments of Luxi Advance Column, the political commissar of the 6 detachments of the Luxi Eighth Route Army, the political commissar of the 8th detachment of the Luxi Eighth Route Army, the political commissar of the 2nd Military Region of the Luxi Military Region, the director of the democratic movement and the director of the United Front Work Department of the Jiluyu Military Region, the political commissar of the 3rd Military District of the Jiluyu Military Region and the political commissar of the Huimin Detachment, and the political commissar and secretary of the prefectural party committee of the 5th Military Sub-district of the Jiluyu Military Region Chief of Staff of the 11th Column of the 2nd Field Army, Chief of Staff of the 17th Army. After transferring to a local post, he retired in 1992 according to the provincial treatment and died in Chengdu on March 21, 2004 at the age of 90.
The commander of the 18th Army was Zhang Guohua (founding lieutenant general), the political commissar was Tan Guanshan (founding lieutenant general), and the chief of staff was Chen Mingyi.
Chen Mingyi is a native of Shangcheng, Henan, born in 1917, joined the Red Army in 1931, served as the operational staff officer of the General Headquarters of the Red Army during the Long March, served as the operational staff officer of the 129th Division Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the chief of staff of the advance detachment, the chief of staff of the newly organized Fourth Brigade, the deputy commander of the Fifth Military Subdistrict of the Jiluyu Military Region, the chief of staff of the Ji'nan Military Region, the chief of staff of the Yuwan Soviet Military Region during the Liberation War, the chief of staff of the Eighteenth Army of the Second Field Army, etc., was awarded the rank of major general in 1955, and has been serving in the army ever since. He died on 24 May 2002 at the age of 85.
The three chiefs of staff of the Fifth Corps, except for Liu Xing, who transferred to local posts and did not participate in the rank appraisal, Yang Junsheng and Chen Mingyi were awarded the rank of major general, and in July 1988, they were also awarded the First Class Red Star Meritorious Service Medal. Therefore, these three chiefs of staff have all received high praise from people later, and history will not forget their merits.
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