At the end of the Pingjin Campaign, the superior leaders of our party began to plan the reorganization of the troops. From the end of 1948 to the beginning of 1949, the reorganization of the troops was successfully completed. After the reorganization, our army has 16 corps, and each corps has a commander, and they are all generals of our party, who can be both military and political in the revolutionary war years. After the formation of the corps, 16 corps commanders led the troops on the journey to liberate the whole country. It can be said that they have all made great achievements for the founding of New China. Then, today Xiaobian will introduce to you the 16 corps commanders who can be both military and political, and after liberation, who have served as commanders of large military regions.
The commander of the First Corps was Wang Zhen, and after leading the troops to liberate Xinjiang, the First Corps was reorganized into the Xinjiang Production Corps, and all the officers and men threw themselves into the cause of Xinjiang construction. General Wang Zhen was also the commander of this corps, but later, General Wang Zhen served as the commander of China's railway troops. Because of his excellent work performance, he was transferred to the base camp by his superiors, so he did not hold the position of commander of the grand military region. The commander of the Second Corps was Xu Guangda, who, after winning the victory in the War of Liberation, threw himself into the cause of building armored troops in our country. He also served as the first commander of the armored corps, and at the same time opened the first armored corps school in China, which made a certain contribution to the cultivation of talents in this area.
The commander of the Third Corps was Chen Xilian, who presided over chongqing for a period of time after completing the Southwest Campaign. After that, he was transferred to China's artillery as a commander, and was also the first artillery commander after the founding of New China. However, he also served as commander of the two major military regions in Beijing and Shenyang, which added up to more than two decades. Among the 16 corps commanders, he was the commander of the Grand Military Region for a long time.
The commander of the Fourth Corps was general Chen Geng who was famous all over the world. He was probably the most accomplished of any corps commander in military command. At the same time, the number of battles involved is also one of the more, and the area of conquest is also the most extensive. However, after the victory of the War of Liberation, he participated in the Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, presided over China's military, scientific research and education work after returning to China, and did not serve as the commander of the Grand Military Region.
The commander of the Fifth Corps was Yang Yong, who served as commander of the Guizhou Military Region after completing the Southwest Campaign, and then participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and did not return to China until 1958. After returning to China, he served as commander of the Beijing Military Region, deputy chief of the general staff, deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region, and deputy commander of the Xinjiang Military Region.
The commander of the Seventh Corps was Wang Jian'an, who was also a general who was both literate and martial, and participated in the Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. However, it is more regrettable that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the position of commander of the Grand Military Region was all deputy. He successively served as deputy commander of Shenyang, Jinan and Fuzhou Military Regions. As Ye Shuai said, Comrade Jian'an, who has held a deputy post for a long time, has worked hard and complained, which is not easy and is worthy of everyone's study.
The commander of the Eighth Corps was Chen Shiyu, who, after the victory in the War of Liberation, served as the first commander of China's engineering corps and devoted himself to the construction of China's scientific research and development. As a result, he did not hold the post of Commander of the Grand Military Region.
The commander of the Ninth Corps was Song Shilun, who was responsible for the protection of Shanghai after he completed the liberation of Shanghai. After that, he led the Ninth Corps to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. After returning to China, he engaged in the work of military education in our country and also presided over the compilation of military encyclopedias.
The commander of the Tenth Corps was Ye Fei, and after he led his troops to liberate Fujian, all the officers and men of the Tenth Corps were uniformly incorporated into the Fuzhou Military Region. The first commander of the Fuzhou Military Region was Ye Fei, and due to the strategic location of the military region, the next commanders of the military region were all generals who could recruit good warriors. Generals such as Han Xianchu, Pi Dingjun, and Yang Chengwu all served as commanders of the Fuzhou Military Region.
The commander of the 12th Corps was Xiao Jinguang, who after the victory in the War of Liberation, threw himself into the cause of China's naval construction and served as a commander, belonging to the one-day naval commander and the lifelong commander of the navy, so he did not serve as the commander of the large army. The commander of the 13th Corps was Cheng Zihua, who, after his victory in the War of Liberation, threw himself into the cause of local construction and became the commander of 16 corps, the only corps commander without a rank.
The commander of the 14th Corps was Liu Yalou, who, after liberation, threw himself into the cause of China's air force. Therefore, he did not serve as the commander of the Grand Military District. Deng Hua, commander of the 15th Corps, participated in the Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea after the victory in the War of Liberation and did not return to China until after the battle was over. After his return, he served as the commander of the Shenyang Military Region. He was also the only corps commander of the Fourth Field Army who served as commander of the Grand Military Region.
The commander of the 18th Corps was Zhou Shidi, who after completing the campaign to liberate the southwest, threw himself into China's air defense cause and served as commander, which was also a newly formed type of army after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The main defense, the enemy aircraft sneak attack, in the sky to play a layer of protective umbrella role. The commander of the 19th Corps was Yang Dezhi, who, after returning to China from the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, successively served as commanders of the Jinan, Wuhan, Kunming, and other military regions, and served for up to 20 years. The commander of the 20th Corps was Yang Chengwu, who after the Battle of North China, he devoted himself to the defense of Beiping. Later, he also participated in the Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and after returning to China, he successively served as commander of the Beijing and Fuzhou Military Regions.
From this point of view, during the Period of the Liberation War, of the 16 corps commanders who were capable of both military and political affairs, only Chen Xilian, commander of the Third Corps, Yang Yong, commander of the Fifth Corps, Wang Jian'an, commander of the Seventh Corps, Ye Fei, commander of the Tenth Corps, Deng Hua, commander of the 15th Corps, Yang Dezhi, commander of the 19th Corps, and Yang Chengwu, commander of the 20th Corps, and seven other corps commanders, served as commanders of the Great Military Region after the founding of the People's Republic of China.