The Fourth Field Army was the main force of our army during the Liberation War and can be said to have made a major contribution to the victory of the War of Liberation. Famous battles such as the Liaoshen Campaign, the Pingjin Campaign, the Hengbao Campaign, and the Battle of Hainan Island, the first battle of our army to cross the sea and won victories, were all completed by all the officers and men of the Fourth Field Army, and played a decisive role in speeding up the pace of victory in the Liberation War, from the Changbai Mountains in the northeast to the ends of the earth.
The fact that the Fourth Field Army was able to achieve such brilliant achievements and achievements had a lot to do with lin Zong's command and the four corps commanders of the Fourth Field Army leading the troops. The commander of the Four Field Corps, like the four pillars of the Fourth Field Army, supported the entire field army and made it the best field army in the Liberation War.
Lin Zong
Xiao Jinguang, commander of the 12th Corps, had been serving as the commander of the Corps during the Liberation War, and before the unit was reorganized, he was the commander of the First Corps of the Northeast Field Army and the deputy commander. He participated in the command of the attack on Shenyang, the siege of Beiping, the north of Yue, the crossing of the Yangtze River, the occupation of Wuhan, and the entry into Changsha, and participated in the command of the Battle of Hengbao and other campaigns. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he devoted himself to the construction of the navy and served as the first commander, making great contributions to the development of Our Navy.
Xiao Jinguang
Cheng Zihua, commander of the 13th Corps, was an excellent commander of our army, and he made great contributions to the country, whether during the period of land reform, the period of the War of Resistance, and the period of the War of Liberation. Before the reorganization of the troops, he served as the commander of the Second Corps on the northeast battlefield, participated in the command of the Tashan Blockade Battle, the Jinzhou Campaign, and played a decisive role in cutting off the retreat of the Nationalist army and forming a trend of closing the door and fighting dogs on the Northeast Battlefield. After the Liaoshen Campaign, Cheng Zihua was the first to lead his troops into the Battle of Pingjin, and then marched south to liberate the land of the Two Lakes.
Liu Yalou
Liu Yalou, commander of the 14th Corps, before the reorganization of the unit, he held the position of chief of staff of the Northeast Field Army, assisting Lin Zong in handling, referring to military affairs, and becoming a famous military iron triangle (Lin Luo Liu) of the Northeast Field Army. However, after the reorganization of the troops, after he served as the commander of the 14th Corps, he commanded the first Tianjin Campaign in the Liberation War, and captured Tianjin alive in less than three days, which played a great role in the peaceful liberation of Peiping. Liu Yalou, who originally wanted to make meritorious contributions in the south, threw himself into the cause of the Air Force and served as the first commander.
The commander of the 15th Corps, Deng Hua, was also the only corps commander of the Fourth Field Army to be promoted from the commander of the column. During his tenure as commander of the column, he commanded the Seventh Column to capture the five cities of western Liaoning, encircled and annihilated more than 10,000 people of Liao Yaoxiang's corps, and captured many senior generals such as Zheng Tingji, commander of the 49th Army of the Nationalist Army. After serving as the commander of the 15th Corps, he commanded the Battle of Tianjin and the Battle of Hainan, setting a precedent for cross-sea operations and creating a miracle of defeating modern warships with backward wooden ships.
Deng Hua
At the same time, Deng Hua was also the commander of the corps with the largest number of commanders among the four corps commanders in Siye, and became the commander of the million army. In the Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, that is, on October 14, 1952, Deng Hua acted as the commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army as the acting general of General Peng, commanding a million troops to participate in the Battle of Shangganling, and the Jincheng Counterattack Drew a perfect end to the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
When the title was awarded in 1955, the commander of the Fourth Corps, Xiao Jinguang, awarded the title to generals, Liu Yalou, General Deng Hua, and Cheng Zihua because they worked in the local area. The commander of the Four Field Corps, a general and two generals, while Deng Hua was the commander of a million troops.