Speaking of Zhang Lingfu, a fierce general of the National Army, I believe that everyone is no stranger, and he can be described as a controversial figure in modern times. Some people called Zhang Lingfu a famous anti-Japanese general who led his troops to eliminate many ghosts; others called him a "wife-killing villain" and poisoned his wife. But in any case, in the fierce and unprecedented Battle of Meng Lianggu, Zhang Lingfu still completed his legendary life.
At that time, Zhang Lingfu was the commander of the reorganized 74th Division, which was known as one of the five main forces of the Nationalist Army, fully equipped with American equipment, and extremely strong in combat effectiveness. During the civil war, Zhang Lingfu commanded the reorganized 74th Division to capture Huaiyin, and Lianshui in World War II achieved a considerable victory.
Zhang Lingfu, who thought that his opponent was vulnerable, slowly became arrogant, and without waiting for the friendly army to arrive, he went deep alone, and as a result, he was surrounded by Hua Ye and meng Lianggu. After three days and three nights of fierce fighting, the 44-year-old Zhang Lingfu was finally killed on the battlefield, and the reorganized 74th Division was completely destroyed. So after Zhang Lingfu died in battle, what happened to his three brigade commanders? Let's move on.
As we all know, the reorganized 74th Division belongs to the military level, and when the troops are full, they are as high as more than 30,000 people. The three brigades under its jurisdiction were the reorganized 51st Brigade, brigade commander Chen Chuanjun; the reorganized 57th Brigade, brigade commander Chen Shuyun; and the reorganized 58th Brigade, brigade commander Lu Xing.
First look at the commander of the 51st Brigade, Chen Chuanjun, a native of Shandong and graduated from huangpu ivy. Since joining the army, he has been serving in the 74th Army, successively serving as a battalion commander, regimental commander and deputy division commander, and is Zhang Lingfu's right-hand man. He followed the 74th Army to participate in famous battles such as the Battle of Xuzhou, the Battle of Wuhan, the Battle of Changsha, and the Battle of Changde.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the 74th Army was reorganized into the 74th Division, and Chen Chuanjun was transferred to the position of brigade commander of the 51st Brigade. In the Battle of Menglianggu, he led his troops to rely on the terrain to resist tenaciously, and was eventually captured by our army. As for his final ending, it is said that he was later robbed because he resisted reform.
The commander of the 57th Brigade, Chen Shuyun, a native of Pingxiang, Jiangxi, graduated from the fourth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, participated in the Northern Expedition, and successively served as a platoon commander, company commander, and battalion deputy of the National Revolutionary Army. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chen Shuyun served in the 49th Division of the Nationalist Army as a regimental commander and later promoted to brigade commander. In 1940, Chen Shuyun was transferred to the 74th Army, serving as chief of staff, deputy division commander, and division commander in the 57th Division, and participated in the Battle of Changheng, the Battle of Changde, and the Battle of Xiangxi.
During the Liberation War, Chen Shuyun served as the brigade commander of the reorganized 57th Brigade, and was defeated and captured in the Battle of Menglianggu. He has since been held in rehabilitated as war criminals, and was last pardoned in 1975. Later, Chen Shuyun settled in Nanjing, and also became a member of the Nanjing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 1983, Chen Shuyun died of illness at the age of 79.
Lu Xing, the brigade commander of the 58th Brigade, was a native of Tianmen, Hubei Province, and graduated from the ninth term of the Central Military Academy. At the age of 18, Lu Xing joined the army and served as a platoon leader and a company commander. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Lu Xing was promoted to battalion commander and regimental commander of the 51st Division of the 74th Army, deputy commander of the 58th Division, and division commander. Lu Xing was a tiger general of Zhang Lingfu, and basically every time Zhang Lingfu was promoted, he followed suit.
After the outbreak of the Liberation War, Lu Xing served as the brigade commander of the 58th Brigade of the reorganized 74th Division and followed Zhang Lingfu to attack the Liberated Areas of Shandong. During the Battle of MengLianggu, in the face of the desperate situation of no reinforcements outside and no grain and grass inside, Lu Xing was still trapped in the beast. In the end, he died in battle with Zhang Lingfu in Meng Lianggu, and was posthumously awarded the title of lieutenant general by the Nationalist Army.