The Nationalist army group led by Chiang Kai-shek was also a mighty brigade that once dominated the Central Plains during the Republic of China period. Including many local warlords during the Republic of China period, this unit was taken care of by this unit, and during the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, this unit was also the mainstay of this battle against foreign enemies. It is enough to see that the National Revolutionary Army under the command of Chiang Kai-shek is also a very powerful army. In particular, Chiang Kai-shek's five ace armies, which were praised by posterity, were called the National Revolutionary Army, the trump cards among the trump cards. Whether it is equipment, or individual combat capabilities, or the commanders of the five ace armies, they are the best in the national army.
Then, as Chiang Kai-shek's five ace sharp knife troops, which year were established, and which national army general had the honor of serving as the first commander of these five ace armies. In order of priority, the earliest birth should be the 18th Army of the National Revolutionary Army.
The 18th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, one of chiang kai-shek's five aces, was born in August 1930. It was based on the 11th Division of the National Revolutionary Army and expanded the 18th Army. At this time, it should be regarded as the earliest unit in the five main forces of the nationalist army. Moreover, soon after the establishment of the 18th Army, the famous Central Plains War broke out on the land of China. Therefore, the newly established 18th Army, under the leadership of the first commander Chen Cheng, threw itself into this battle. It can be said that the 18th Army can become one of the five aces of the National Army, in addition to the army itself has a steely discipline, tenacious style, and bravery in the process of fighting with the enemy, it also has a great relationship with the first commander Chen Cheng.
As we all know, Chen Cheng is Chiang Kai-shek's concubine and beloved general, and naturally the 18th Army has also been favored by Chiang Kai-shek, and all the good equipment is given priority by the 18th Army, including soldiers. These factors added together, and it was difficult for the 18th Army not to become the capital of the five ace main forces of the Nationalist Army.
The 74th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the second of Chiang Kai-shek's five ace armies, was born on September 1, 1937. The historical background at that time was the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, and the birthplace of the 74th Army was the Songhu Battlefield. This was also doomed, and the 74th Army played a big role in the ensuing War of Resistance Against Japan. It should be known that the 74th Army was formed by the 51st Division, the 57th Division, and the 58th Division, all of which began at the beginning of the fifth. By coincidence, the only one in the Nationalist Army was the 74th Army. It can be seen that the birth of the 74th Army has many special features. It was because of its specialness that the 74th Army became a special ace army.
The first military commander, Yu Jishi, was both Huangpu Sheng and Chiang Kai-shek's nephew. The dual identity of the commander also brought a different identity to the Seventy-fourth Army, which was destined to be a concubine unit. Coupled with the repeated military achievements during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the 74th Army won the title of Iron Army and was praised by friends outside as Chiang Kai-shek's Imperial Forest Army.
The Fifth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the third of Chiang Kai-shek's five ace armies, was born in 1938 in Xiangtan, Hunan. The Fifth Army was also established during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and this unit was the only mechanized unit in the Nationalist Army at that time, with very strong combat effectiveness and good equipment, which was regarded as a treasure by Chiang Kai-shek. Because it is a treasure, since the establishment of the Fifth Army, it has never been easily put into use on the battlefield, unless it is a critical moment, the Fifth Army is like a sharp knife inserted into the battlefield. The first commander of the Fifth Army was Du Yuming, who graduated from the Huangpu Phase I, and was also a fierce character in the Nationalist army, one of the generals that Chiang Kai-shek relied on more.
The New First Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the fourth of Chiang Kai-shek's five aces, was born on the battlefield of Yunnan and Burma. It was formed in 1942 by the newly formed 38th Division and the newly formed 22nd Division, please note that both divisions are called ace divisions in the Nationalist Army. Well equipped, strong individual combat ability, division commander Sun Liren and division commander Liao Yaoxiang are all tough generals of the national army. Another difference is that from the moment it was born, the new First Army has all the same American equipment, and it is in accordance with the training of the US military to train the new First Army. It can be seen from this that the new First Army is destined from birth and is the trump card among the trump cards. The first commander of this army was also the famous general Zheng Dongguo of the first phase of Huangpu.
The New Sixth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the fifth of Chiang Kai-shek's five ace armies, was also born on the burmese battlefield. Founded in 1944, it was expanded under the basis of the new First Army and the newly organized 22nd Division, and the first commander was Liao Yaoxiang. Don't look at the late establishment of the New Sixth Army, but the achievements are brilliant, in the Burmese battlefield, severely damaged the 18th Division of the Tiger of the Japanese Jungle, so the army was praised by Chiang Kai-shek as the tiger of the national army. To be able to receive this honor, the only one in the National Army is the New Sixth Army.