In the formation of the Nationalist Army, the five corps of the 18th Army, the 74th Army, the Fifth Army, the New First Army and the New Sixth Army were called ace troops, and this was also the most elite presence of the Kuomintang troops. However, during the Liberation War, the five aces of the Nationalist army were annihilated in turn, first the 74th Army was completely dismantled in the Battle of Menglianggu, and then in the Liaoshen Campaign, the New First Army and the New Sixth Army were also destroyed in the Liaoxi Battlefield, and the Fifth Army and the 18th Army were also completely annihilated by the East China Field Army in the Huaihai Campaign. With the annihilation of all five main forces, the Kuomintang's dominance on the mainland was basically over, and it completely lost the initiative in the war.
However, in addition to these five aces, the 52nd Army of the Nationalist Army is also known as the "Sixth Ace". Moreover, it is worth mentioning that although this team has experienced several major wars, the final structure was retained until the time of withdrawal from Taiwan, which is also the only complete army in the withdrawal of Taiwan. Then, even the five aces of the national army have been annihilated, why can only the 52nd Army survive?
The 52nd Army was formed in 1937 when it was organized into two divisions, namely the 2nd Division and the 25th Division, of which the commander of the 2nd Division was Zheng Dongguo and the commander of the 25th Division was Zhang Yaoming, both of whom were famous anti-Japanese generals in the War of Resistance. Moreover, the commander of the 25th Army was the famous general Guan Linzheng. It should be known that these three people are all from the huangpu first period, so it can be seen that the staffing of the 52nd Army is still quite excellent, which also lays the foundation for it to become the sixth ace. After the outbreak of the Liberation War, the commander of the 52nd Army was Liu Yuzhang, and this person was also known for his fierce role and had a considerable record.
In the early days of the Liberation War, Liu Yuzhang led the 52nd Army to cause a lot of trouble to our army's Northeast Democratic Coalition Army, but after the Battle of Xinkailing in 1940, with its main force being the 25th Division defeated by our army, this army went downhill. However, since the 52nd Army had always been known for fighting night battles and rushing marches, this also facilitated their escape, and under the leadership of Liu Yuzhang, the 52nd Army eventually escaped from Yingkou.
Moreover, after successfully escaping from the northeast, this unit also escaped from experience, and in the later Battle of Shanghai, the 52nd Army encountered two armies of Huaye, which were not only not annihilated, but successfully escaped again. After that, the 52nd Army fled all the way to Zhejiang, and finally successfully withdrew from Taiwan, and finally saved the establishment. It has to be said that if it can escape from the hands of the two major field armies of Dongye and Huaye, the combat ability of the 52nd Army is also quite strong.