What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation broke out again, a civil war, a war waged by Chiang Kai-shek in order to engage in dictatorship. Although the nationalist army at that time had several million troops, but as soon as the war came down, the number of troops of the nationalist army was less and less, but the number of troops of our army was just the opposite, it was more and more fighting, from 700,000 people in the early days of liberation, it was best to develop to several million, just like a snowball, it was getting bigger and bigger, and the nationalist army was like a hedgehog, rolling less and less.
In particular, after the reorganization of the troops in 1949, our army was successively organized into five field armies, namely the First Field Army, the Second Field Army, the Third Field Army, the Fourth Field Army, and the North China Military Region. The five field armies are the most capable of fighting the Third Field Army and the Fourth Field Army, and the largest number of personnel is also these two, and the smallest number should be the First Field Army. This unit was reorganized from the Northwest Field Army, which at that time had only two corps, becoming the smallest field army in the period of the Liberation War, although the number was small, but during the Liberation War, the First Field Army created three firsts.
First Field Army
The most bitter field army
Why is it said that the First Field Army is the most bitter of the Great Five Field Army? It should be known that the First Field Army has been fighting the enemy in the northwest region, before the troops are reorganized, so it is called the Northwest Field Army. This place is not comparable to the Northeast, Central China, Central Plains, and North China. Although the northwest is large, but the population is sparse, which also led to the First Field Army becoming the smallest field army in the Liberation War, the environment is also very harsh, hot people die in hot weather, and in winter, the cold wind can dry people's faces.
The environment of other field armies is relatively better, such as the Fourth Field Army is in the northeast, you know, the northeast is an industrial city, agriculture is developed, is a natural granary, which is why in the early days of liberation, our army sent the most elite troops into the northeast One of the important reasons is to be optimistic about the resources of the northeast region. The Third Field Army was in East China, which was relatively economically developed and the conditions were good, but the Second Field Army was slightly more bitter, and when it advanced into the Dabie Mountains, the conditions were also very bad, but this was only tentative, and later it slowly became better with the development of the war. North China belongs to the North China Region, which belonged to the provinces directly under the Qing Dynasty, including the Ming Dynasty, the capital of the Qing Dynasty, all in this place, so this place should also be richer than the northwest. Of course, if compared with Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is definitely not comparable. It should be known that Jiangsu and Zhejiang were developed places during the Qing Dynasty, including now Jiangsu and Zhejiang are developed provincial capitals. Judging from the location of the five major field armies, the First Field Army is the most bitter field army.
The most hard-working field army
Because of the harsh environment in the northwest region, the First Field Army is also the most difficult unit of the five field armies. They not only have to face the enemy, but also have to overcome the inconvenience caused by the environment, drought, alpine climate, and if they are not good, they will not be satisfied with the water and soil, and there will be altitude sickness. There are also many mountains, and it should be known that the northwest region is dominated by plateaus, basins and mountains. There are many mountains and deserts, and according to the general category, it can be divided into loess plateau, Gobi beach, desert grassland, and Gobi desert. Fighting in such an environment and winning victories shows that the First Field Army is a very hard-working unit.
The field army that can fight the hardest battles
The environment in the northwest region was harsh and the transportation was inconvenient, so in the course of fighting the enemy, the First Field Army played a role in being able to endure hardships, fight hard battles, and fight bitter battles. You know, the northwest is inconvenient, sometimes combat weapons need to be carried by people, such as cannons, are taken apart, let the soldiers carry the march, and then install them when they are used. In addition, the enemy faced by the First Field Army is the Majia Army, which has been occupying the northwest for a long time, these people are familiar with the environment in the northwest and can also adapt to fighting in this environment; therefore, the victory of the First Field Army in the campaign to liberate the northwest is enough to reflect that this unit is an ace unit with a tenacious style and can fight a hard battle, and no matter under any harsh conditions, the First Field Army can adapt and win victory.
Of the five major field armies, the most bitter is the First Field Army, the one who can bear the hardships is also the First Field Army, and the one who can fight a hard battle is the First Field Army. Don't look at the small number of people, but during the Liberation War, three firsts were created.