In 1955, New China carried out an unprecedented award of titles, countless generals were awarded the ranks they deserved, 9 of the ten marshals came from the Eighth Route Army system of that year, and only Marshal Chen Yi was from the New Fourth Army. Among the ten generals, Su Yu, Xu Haidong, Huang Kecheng, and Zhang Yunyi had worked in the New Fourth Army, of which Su Yu and Zhang Yunyi had been working in the New Fourth Army. So which of the 57 founding generals worked in the New Fourth Army from beginning to end? This article will take a look at it with you.
1. Admiral Lai Chuanzhu
Lai Chuanzhu, a native of Ganxian County, Jiangxi, joined the Communist Party of China in 1927 and joined the revolution the following year. During the Red Army period, Lai Chuanzhu served in the Central Red Army for a long time, successively serving as the political commissar of the fourth detachment of the Second Column, the political commissar of the 31st Regiment of the 11th Division of the Red Fourth Army, the political commissar of the 37th Division of the Red 13th Army, and the deputy director of the Organization Department of the First Red Army.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the guerrilla units in the eight southern provinces were reorganized into the New Fourth Army, and Lai Chuanzhu was appointed chief of staff of the New Fourth Army in January 1938 and chief of staff of the Jiangbei Headquarters of the New Fourth Army in May of the following year.
Admiral Lai Chuanzhu
After the Anhui Incident in 1941, the New Fourth Army reorganized its troops, and Lai Chuanzhu was appointed chief of staff of the New Fourth Army, a member of the New Fourth Army Military Commission Branch, and assisted Chen Yi and Liu Shaoqi in commanding the War of Resistance Behind Enemy Lines in East China. At the end of 1941, Lai Chuanzhu was appointed political commissar of the First Column of the New Fourth Army. It can be said that Lai Chuanzhu has been working in the New Fourth Army during the 8-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
During the Liberation War, Lai Chuanzhu was transferred to the northeast to work, and served as the political commissar of the 15th Corps of the Four Fields. After the founding of New China, Lai Chuanzhu served as deputy director of the Management Department of the General Cadre Department and assisted Luo Ronghuan in leading the cadre work of the whole army. In 1955, Lai Chuanzhu was awarded the rank of general. Since 1958, Lai Chuanzhu has served as the political commissar of the Beijing Military Region and the second political commissar of the Shenyang Military Region, and lai Chuanzhu died in Shenyang in 1965 at the age of 55.
2. General Ye Fei
Ye Fei, whose ancestral home is Nan'an City, Fujian Province, was born in the Philippines, was sent back to China by his parents at the age of 5, and joined the Communist Party of China during his studies. During the Red Army period, Ye Fei had been engaged in revolutionary activities in the Fujian area for a long time, and after the Long March, the main force of the Red Army insisted on guerrilla warfare in eastern Fujian for three years.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1937, the Red Army in the eastern Fujian region was reorganized into the New Fourth Army, and Ye Fei was appointed as the commander of the Sixth Regiment of the Third Detachment of the New Fourth Army, after which Ye Fei successively served as the political commissar and deputy commander of the Advancing Column of the New Fourth Army, the commander and political commissar of the First Column of the New Fourth Army's Northern Jiangsu Command, the commander and political commissar of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the New Fourth Army, and the commander of the 1st Division of the New Fourth Army, and participated in the famous Battles of Huangqiao, the Battle of Cheqiao, and the Tianmushan Counterattack.
General Ye Fei
During the Liberation War, Ye Fei successively served as the commander of the first column of the Shandong Field Army, the commander and political commissar of the first column of Huaye, and the commander of the Tenth Corps of Sanye. After the founding of New China, Ye Fei served as deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, commander of the Fuzhou Military Region, and commander of the Navy. Ye Fei was awarded the rank of general in 1955 and died in Beijing in 1999 at the age of 85.
3. Admiral Zhong Zhiguang
Zhong Qiguang, a native of Pingjiang, Hunan, joined the Communist Party of China in 1926 and joined the Red Army the following year. During the Red Army period, Zhong Qiguang served in the Central Red Army for a long time, serving as secretary general of the Fifth Red Army, chief of the Propaganda Section of the Xiang'e-Gansu General Headquarters, secretary-general of the Xiang'e-Gansu Provincial Committee of the CPC, and director of the Political Department of the Red 16th Division.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1937, Zhong Zhiguang was appointed as the director of the Political Office of the First Regiment of the First Detachment of the New Fourth Army, and later successively served as the deputy director of the Political Department of the Jiangnan Command of the New Fourth Army, the deputy director of the Political Department of the Northern Jiangsu Command, the director of the Political Department of the 1st Division and the Central Soviet Military Region, and the deputy director of the Political Department of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Military Region, and participated in the command of the Battle of Cheqiao and the Battle of Huangqiao. During this period, he also wrote many articles to summarize the combat experience of the New Fourth Army.
Admiral Zhong Zhiguang
During the Liberation War, Zhong Zhiguang served in East China, successively serving as director of the political department of the Central China Field Army and director Chinese of the political department of the Third Field Army. Zhong was awarded the rank of general in 1955 and died in Beijing in 1991 at the age of 83 due to a sudden heart attack.
4. Admiral Fu Qiutao
Fu Qiutao, a native of Pingjiang, Hunan, joined the Communist Party of China in 1929, and during the Red Army period, Fu Qiutao served in the Central Red Army for a long time, successively serving as director of the political department of the Xiang'e-Gansu Military Region, deputy secretary of the CPC Xiang'e-Gansu Provincial Committee, and political commissar of the Third Operational Region. After the Long March of the main force of the Red Army, Fu Qiutao rebuilt the Red 16th Division and led his troops to persist in guerrilla warfare for three years.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1937, Fu Qiutao was appointed deputy commander of the first detachment of the New Fourth Army and commander of the first regiment, and in early 1941, Fu Qiutao was appointed commander and political commissar of the first column of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui. After the reconstruction of the New Fourth Army, Fu Qiutao served as the deputy commander of the 7th Division of the New Fourth Army.
Admiral Fu Qiutao
During the Liberation War, Fu Qiutao worked in East China, successively serving as secretary of the LUNAN District CPC Committee, political commissar of the Lunan Military Region, commander and first deputy political commissar of the Luzhong South Military Region, and first deputy political commissar of the Shandong Military Region, and organized a large number of manpower and material resources to support the front.
After the founding of New China, Fu Qiutao successively served as director of the Column Department and The Director of the Mobilization Department of the General Staff Of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and Deputy Director of the People's Armed Forces Committee of the Central Military Commission, Director of the People's Armed Forces Department of the People's Revolutionary Military Commission. Fu Qiutao was awarded the rank of general in 1955 and died in Beijing in 1981 at the age of 74.
In addition to the four generals mentioned above who have been working in the New Fourth Army since the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there are also many generals who have served in the Eighth Route Army and were later transferred to the New Fourth Army.
General Song Shilun, at the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, was appointed as the commander of the 716th Regiment of the 358th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and for a long time served in the Eighth Route Army, and in September 1945, he served as the chief of staff of the Jinpu Front Headquarters of the New Fourth Army, and his time in the New Fourth Army was short.
General Chen Shiyu, who was similar to General Song Shilun, basically served in the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and after the victory of the War of Resistance, Chen Shiyu served as the chief of staff of the New Fourth Army and Shandong Military Region, and then followed Chen Yi to fight in East China.
Admiral Chen Shiyu
General Tang Liang, who also served in the Eighth Route Army for a long time, was appointed deputy director of the Political Department of the New Fourth Army and Shandong Military Region and director of the Political Department of the Shandong Field Army after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
General Liu Zhen, after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, was appointed as the political commissar of the 688th Regiment of the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and after the Anhui Incident in 1941, Liu Zhen's unit was reorganized into the 10th Brigade of the Fourth Division of the New Fourth Army, so in the second half of the War of Resistance Liu Zhen remained in the New Fourth Army to fight, and during the Liberation War, Liu Zhen was transferred to the northeast to work and became a member of the Tiger General of Dongye (Siye).
General Hong Xuezhi, after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Hong Xuezhi worked in the Anti-Japanese War for a long time, and after October 1941, he successively served as the commander of the Yanfu Military Region of the New Fourth Army, the chief of staff of the Third Division of the New Fourth Army, and the deputy commander of the Third Division of the New Fourth Army. During the Liberation War, he led his troops to the northeast and was awarded the rank of general twice in 1955 and 1988.
Admiral Hong Xuezhi
General Zhang Aiping, after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Zhang Aiping was sent to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to organize and lead the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and in June 1939, he went to Jinpu Road East to open up a base area behind enemy lines, served as the director of the Eighth Route Army and the Northeast Anhui Office of the New Fourth Army, and in December of the same year, he was appointed as the commander and political commissar of the 4th General Corps of the 6th Detachment of the New Fourth Army. After the Anhui Incident, Zhang Aiping successively served as the brigade commander of the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army, the deputy commander of the 3rd Division and the deputy commander of the Northern Jiangsu Military Region, and the commander of the 4th Division of the New Fourth Army and the commander of the Huaibei Military Region.
General Wei Guoqing, after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, was appointed as the principal of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters Camp School, for a long time in the Eighth Route Army, after the Anhui Incident, Wei Guoqing successively served as the political commissar and brigade commander of the 9th Brigade of the New Fourth Army, the deputy commander of the 4th Division of the New Fourth Army, and the deputy commander of the 2nd Column of the New Fourth Army.
brief summary:
As one of the two main anti-Japanese forces led by the Communist Party of China during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the New Fourth Army also made great contributions. Of the 57 founding generals awarded after the founding of New China, 11 had worked in the New Fourth Army, and according to the length of their working hours, they could be divided into three echelons:
(1) Has been serving in the New Fourth Army: Fu Qiutao, Ye Fei, Zhong Qiguang, Lai Chuanzhu;
(2) Before and after the Anhui Incident, he served in the New Fourth Army: Wei Guoqing, Zhang Aiping, Hong Xuezhi, and Liu Zhen;
(3) After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served in the New Fourth Army: Song Shilun, Chen Shiyu, and Tang Liang.