Speaking of the Eighth Route Army, I believe that everyone is no stranger, as the anti-Japanese armed forces directly led by our party and the predecessor of the People's Liberation Army, we can always see this team in movies and television dramas, but what troops are the four major military regions of the Eighth Route Army.
The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, which was established in November 1937, was the first unit of the Eighth Route Army to remain in the Wutaishan area after the main force of the First Division of the Eighth Route Army went south, and successfully opened up the Jin-Cha-Ji Anti-Japanese Base Area, on the basis of which the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region was established. It was the highest leading organ of the Eighth Route Army in the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region, with Nie Shuai as commander and political commissar, and was awarded the rank of marshal after the founding of the People's Republic of China. In 1942, the anti-Japanese base area in northwestern Jinxi and the anti-Japanese base area in Daqingshan were merged into the Jinsui Military Region, and the founding marshal He Laozong served as the commander of the military region. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Jinsui Military Region annihilated more than 138,000 enemy troops and opened up a base area of 165,000 square kilometers.
The Jinji-Hebei Yu Military Region was established in April 1938 by the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and its commander was Ni Zhiliang. The Ji'nan Military Region was established in April 1938 under the command of Commander Chen Zaidao. In 1940, the Jiluyu Military Region was established, with Commander Huang Kecheng and Political Commissar Cui Tianmin. Then, on August 20, 1945, the central government decided to adjust these military regions, so it established the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region, with Liu Shuai as its commander. Among these commanders, only Ni Zhiliang was a lieutenant general, mainly because in the later stages of the Liberation War, Ni Zhiliang was mainly engaged in military education work, and his military achievements were relatively small. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Ni Zhiliang went to North Korea as an ambassador again. So, in 1955 he was only awarded the title of founding lieutenant general.
Shandong Military Region, founded in 1942. It was first opened by the guerrilla unit independently founded by the Shandong militia, with the Yimeng Mountains as the base center. The local militia was organized into the Shandong Column of the Eighth Route Army in 1938, and in 1939 Russell Ai led the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army to join the Shandong Column. In order to adapt to the new situation of the War of Resistance, in 1943, the New Shandong Military Region was established, with Luo Shuai as commander and political commissar, and became the founding marshal after the founding of the People's Republic of China.