In September 1937, the National Government in Nanjing reorganized the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, and the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army was formally established, with Zhu De as the commander-in-chief and Peng Dehuai as the deputy commander-in-chief.
After the establishment of the Eighth Route Army, there were three main divisions, and the predecessors of these three main divisions were the First, Second and Fourth Fronts of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. After eight years of war of resistance, this armed force evolved into the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and won the victory in the War of Liberation, driving the Kuomintang regime out of the mainland.
Therefore, after the founding of New China, in order to commend the generals who have made contributions to the cause of people's liberation, our army has awarded thousands of outstanding PLA generals with the rank of general. Of course, to become a general, for a senior general, it is necessary to have both military merit and qualifications, and from the perspective of the candidates who were awarded generals at that time, if they want to become generals, they must at least be cadres above the rank of regiment commander during the Eighth Route Army period.
It is worth mentioning that when the title was awarded in 1955, although the 129th Division under the Eighth Route Army had five main regiments, the regimental commander only had one general at this level, which was Chen Xilian, while the other four regimental commanders were generally ranked lieutenant generals. But this situation is not absolute, because in the 115th Division, the five main regiments, including the Independent Regiment, in addition to the regimental commanders who sacrificed their lives, as long as the regimental commanders who lived to the founding period of the founding of the people's republic, were all awarded the rank of admiral, and there were three deputy regimental commanders, who were also admirals.
Speaking of this, we have to say that the three generals of the 115th Division who received the rank of general with the seniority of the deputy regimental commander during the Eighth Route Army period were who were the generals? They were Yang Yong, Han Xianchu, and Huang Yongsheng, deputy commander of the Independent Regiment. And these three people were later awarded the rank of general, in fact, there are major reasons, the central leaders who were awarded military ranks at that time, for the merits of the three of them are also considered, how specific, everyone still listens to the small editor to tell the story.
Everyone knows that the North China Field Army and the Northeast Field Army during the Liberation War had the team of the 115th Division, and the reason for this situation is that the 115th Division was divided into troops during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. At that time, in order to expand the base area, the 115th Division was divided into two, one into Shandong, which was the predecessor of the later Northeast Field Army, and the other under the leadership of Marshal Nie Rongzhen, into the Jin-Cha-Ji to open up the base area.
In this case, by the end of the Liberation War, the generals from the 115th Division were spread throughout the four major field armies, and their positions were generally not low. General Yang Yong, on the other hand, had become the commander of the Fifth Corps of the Second Field Army at that time, and later the commander of the Guizhou Military Region, which was itself the standard of a general. Secondly, Han Xianchu and Huang Yongsheng, they were both fierce generals who acted alone in siye, especially General Han Xianchu's liberation of Hainan Island was a great contribution, and later both of them also participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and General Han Xianchu was also the deputy commander of the Volunteer Army, and Huang Yongsheng served as the commander of the 19th Corps, which met the requirements of the general.
Therefore, the three generals Yang Yong, Han Xianchu, and Huang Yongsheng were able to stand out as deputy regimental commanders during the Eighth Route Army, become independent generals, and finally gain the recognition of the people and be awarded the rank of general, the biggest reason for this is their outstanding military achievements. Of course, being conferred the title of admiral, for them, is in itself an affirmation of their great merits. I don't know how everyone views these three PLA generals, welcome to leave a message below to discuss!