We all know that at the time of the Liberation War, the rank system of the national army was very strict, from the general lieutenant is very clear, but in the high level there is a rank used very commonly, let people feel confused, this rank is lieutenant general.
In the 1940s, there were a large number of lieutenant general ranks in the Nationalist army from division commander to commander and deputy commander of the corps, so many times when people were not sure about the rank of the national army officer, it was also correct to call out lieutenant general, so what was going on? In fact, the rank is a manifestation of the status of the generals of the national army in the army, an honor and identity, and it is difficult to rise to the top after the lieutenant general in the national army. Moreover, there is no limit to lieutenant generals in the national army, but there are personnel requirements, unless some generals die or leave others to be promoted to generals.
Moreover, all the corps commanders in the nationalist army at that time, without exception, the deputy commanders were all lieutenant generals like the military commanders, and even some acting commanders-in-chief were also lieutenant generals, so what kind of person could become a general? For example, the people who started the crackdown on the commander-in-chief, Wei Lihuang and Fu Zuoyi, these talents met the requirements for the selection of generals.