During the war years, some of them commanded operations on the front line, some did political work, and some did logistical work; no matter what kind of work they were, they all made important contributions to the founding of New China. In this article, let's take a look at the 10 founding generals who have been commanding operations on the front line for a long time, and of course not only the 10 generals listed in this article.
1, General Xu Shiyou
General Xu Shiyou is definitely a fierce general who has been commanding operations on the front line for a long time. He was a native of Xinxian County, Henan Province, and participated in the Jute Uprising in 1927 and embarked on the revolutionary road. During the Red Army, General Xu Shiyou gradually grew into a fierce general, he participated in the death squad 7 times, served as the captain of the death squad twice, repeatedly defeated strong enemies, and was wounded 4 times. In the Battle of Wanyuan in 1933, Xu Shiyou led the 25th Division to meet the repeated attacks of 4 brigades of the Sichuan Army, held the position for 3 months, and defeated the enemy with absolute superiority in numbers with close combat and night combat.
General Xu Shiyou
During the Anti-Japanese War, Xu Shiyou was appointed as the deputy commander of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in 1938, participated in the command of the Xiangchenggu Battle and the plain guerrilla warfare and other battles, and participated in the Jiaodong War of Resistance in 1940. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, General Xu Shiyou still commanded the operation in Shandong, and in the Battle of Jinan in 1948, Xu Shiyou commanded the troops to capture Jinan in only 8 days and capture alive Wang Yaowu, chairman of the Kuomintang Shandong Province.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xu Shiyou served as commander of the Nanjing Military Region and commander of the Guangzhou Military Region for 25 years, and in 1979, at the age of 73, he commanded the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam in the direction of Guangxi, and was promoted to the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission after the war. He died in Nanjing in 1985 at the age of 79.
2. General Deng Hua
General Deng Hua is a native of Chenxian County, Hunan Province, and a general who has been active in front-line command for a long time. In 1928, he participated in the Southern Hunan Uprising with Mr. Zhu and went to Jinggangshan, participated in all the anti-encirclement and suppression operations in the Central Soviet Region, and during the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" operation, he led his troops to cooperate with the Red 1st Regiment to fight fiercely for three days and nights, repelling the repeated attacks of three divisions of the Kuomintang Army. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Deng Hua participated in the Battle of Pingxingguan, and then went to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region to resist the Japanese, and in the second phase of the Hundred Regiments War, Zeng personally led a battalion to attack the Nanpotou stronghold at night and wiped out more than 70 Japanese soldiers.
General Deng Hua
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Deng Hua went to the northeast to fight, and in 1947, he led the 7th column to destroy 3 enemy divisions in 17 days in 5 cities, including Kefaku, Zhangwu, Xinlitun, Fuxin and Xinqiu. At the beginning of 1949, he commanded two columns to participate in the battle to liberate Tianjin. On the way south, the Shiye Army was appointed commander of the 15th Corps. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Deng Hua entered the DPRK to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, assisted Peng Lao in commanding five battles, and later served as the acting commander and political commissar of the Volunteer Army, commander and political commissar, organized and commanded the autumn tactical counterattack operation, the Shangganling Campaign and the summer counterattack campaign of 1953, and was appointed as the first commander of the Shenyang Military Region in 1955. In 1959, he was implicated by Mr. Peng and left the army, and died in Shanghai in 1980 at the age of 70.
3. General Yang Chengwu
Yang Chengwu is a native of Changting, Fujian, a white-robed junior general in our army, and a powerful general during the Red Army, who participated in five anti-"encirclement and suppression" operations and the 25,000-mile Long March in the Central Soviet Region. During the Long March, he led his troops to seize the Luding Bridge, crossed the grassland over the snowy mountains, broke through the dangerous Lazikou, and brilliantly completed the avant-garde tasks assigned by his superiors. During the Anti-Japanese War, he fought against the Japanese invaders in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region for a long time, fought in the Loess Ridge, and killed Lieutenant General Abe Norihide, the supreme commander of the Japanese army's "Mongolian Xinjiang Garrison Army".
General Yang Chengwu
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Yang Chengwu continued to fight in North China, serving as the commander and political commissar of the Third Column of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, the commander of the Third Corps of the North China Military Region, and the commander of the Twentieth Corps. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and led his troops to participate in the summer and autumn defensive campaigns on the eastern front of Korea. After returning to China, he served as the commander of the Beijing Military Region and the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region, and died in 2004 at the age of 90.
4. General Han Xianchu
General Han Xianchu is a general who has been commanding on the front line for a long time, and he is the famous whirlwind commander. During the Red Army, he participated in the revolution in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Region, served in the Red 25th Army for a long time, and undertook many combat missions such as charging and assaulting, breaking the formation and destroying the enemy, seizing the pass and opening the road, and intercepting the pursuing soldiers. The Battle of Dushu in 1934 made him famous. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Han Xianchu participated in the Battle of Pingxingguan in the 115th Division, and later led his troops to fight against the Japanese invaders in the southern Hebei region.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Han Xianchu was sent to fight in the Northeast, where his military talent was fully demonstrated, and he was called the Whirlwind Commander by the National Army, and his troops were also known as the Whirlwind Troops. In 1950, without the cooperation of the Navy and Air Force, Han Xianchu personally led the 40th Army and the 43rd Army to cross the Qiongzhou Strait to liberate Hainan Island. In October of the same year, he entered North Korea to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and after returning to China in 1953, he served as the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region and the commander of the Lanzhou Military Region for a long time, and died in Beijing in 1986 at the age of 73.
5, General Liu Zhen
Liu Zhen is a filial piety in Hubei, joined the Red Army in 1931, and is also a member of the Red 25th Army, during the Red Army, he participated in the battles of Laoshan and Yulin Bridge in northern Shaanxi, and during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Liu Zhen led his troops to participate in the Battle of Pingxingguan, the anti-Nine Road siege operation, and after the Southern Anhui Incident, he went south to fight in the New Fourth Army, and fought against the Japanese in the north and east of Hongze Lake and the Huaihai area in northern Jiangsu.
General Liu Zhen
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Zhen was also sent to fight in the Northeast, and the Second Column led by him became a main force of the Northeast Field Army, participating in the battles of Gushantun and Xinlitun, the summer offensive, autumn offensive, winter offensive in 1947, Jinzhou, Liaoshen and other battles. In the Battle of Jinzhou, the 2nd Column annihilated more than 15,000 Kuomintang troops, and the 2nd Column of the Liaoshen Campaign annihilated more than 31,000 Kuomintang troops, and captured 18 generals such as Zhou Fucheng, commander of the Kuomintang Army Corps. On the way south, Siye commanded the troops to participate in the Battle of Hengbao and the Battle of Guangxi. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Zhen served as the commander of the Air Force of the Volunteer Army and the commander of the Xinjiang Military Region, and died in Beijing in 1992 at the age of 78.
6. General Chen Xilian
Chen Xilian joined the Red Army at the age of 14 and participated in all the anti-encirclement and suppression operations in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Region and the anti-siege operations in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet Region. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Xilian won the first battle and won the victory of Yangmingbao, and later led his troops under the command of Liu Deng to participate in the battles of Shentouling, Xiangtangpu, and the southeast of Jin Province against the "Nine Road Siege".
General Chen Xilian
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Xilian led his troops to participate in many battles such as Shangdang, Handan, Southwest Lu, Huaihai, etc., and after the war, he was appointed as the commander of the Third Corps of Erye, the youngest of all the corps commanders at that time. Later, he led his troops to participate in the battle of crossing the river and many battles to liberate the southwest. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen Xilian successively served as commander of the artillery, commander of the Shenyang Military Region, commander of the Beijing Military Region, and vice premier of the State Council, and died in Beijing in 1999 at the age of 85.
7, General Ye Fei
General Ye Fei was an overseas Chinese general, who participated in the establishment of the Mindong Revolutionary Base Area and the Red Army guerrilla force during the Red Army, and after the Long March of the Central Red Army, Ye Fei participated in the guerrilla war in the south for three years. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Ye Fei fought in the New Fourth Army, and participated in many battles against Japan such as the night attack on Hushuguan Station, the Battle of Huangqiao, and the Battle of Cheqiao.
General Ye Fei
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Ye Fei fought in East China, successively served as the commander of the First Column of Shanye, the commander and political commissar of the First Column of Huaye, and led his troops to participate in important battles such as Subei, Lunan, Laiwu, Menglianggu, Eastern Henan, Jinan, and Huaihai. At the beginning of 1949, he served as the commander of the 10th Corps of Sanye, and participated in the battle of crossing the river and many battles to liberate the southeast. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Ye Fei served as deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region and commander of the Fuzhou Military Region, and died in Beijing in 1999 at the age of 85.
8, General Yang Dezhi
Among the many founding generals, General Yang Dezhi can be called one of the generals who commanded the battle for the longest time. He is a native of Liling, Hunan, participated in the Southern Hunan Uprising in 1928 and followed Mr. Zhu to Jinggang Mountain, participated in all the anti-encirclement and suppression operations in the Central Soviet Region and the Long March of the Central Red Army. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he fought against the Japanese invaders in the Hebei, Shandong, and Henan regions for a long time, and defeated the Japanese puppet army many times with the tactics of "digging out the old nest".
General Yang Dezhi
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Yang Dezhi fought in North China and led his troops to participate in the battles of Handan, Zhengtai, Qingcang, Qingfengdian, Shijiazhuang, Pingjin, and Taiyuan. After the Battle of Taiyuan, he moved to the northwest and participated in the Longdong Pursuit Battle, the Lanzhou Campaign, the Ningxia Campaign and other battles. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yang Dezhi also entered the DPRK to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and then successively served as the commander of Jinan, Wuhan, Kunming and other large military regions, in 1979 he commanded the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam in the direction of Yunnan, and was promoted to chief of the General Staff after the war, and died in Beijing in 1994 at the age of 83.
9, General He Bingyan
He Bingyan is a famous one-armed general in our army, and in 1929, he joined the Red Army led by He Long with his father. In December 1935, he was wounded for the sixth time in the battle of Wawutang, and his right arm was sawed off with a logging shovel without anesthetics and painkillers. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, He Bingyan served as the head of the 716 Regiment and led his troops to fight in central Hebei, southern Hebei, Hebei, Shandong, Henan and other places.
General He Bingyan
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, He Bingyan fought in the northwest region, serving as the deputy commander and commander of the 1st Column of the Northwest Field Army, and the commander of the 1st Army of the 1st Field Army, and participated in many battles to liberate the northwest. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, He Bingyan became the first commander of the Chengdu Military Region, and died of illness in 1960 at the age of 47, becoming the first founding general to die.
10. General Yang Yong
Yang Yong is a native of Liuyang, Hunan, the Red Army served in the Red Army for a long time, participated in the Central Soviet Region of the anti-encirclement and suppression operations and the Central Red Army's Long March, after the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japan, Yang Yong first participated in the 115th Division of Pingxingguan, Wucheng Jinggou and other battles, in 1939 led the troops to Shandong to fight against the Japanese invaders, during which the Japanese puppet army was thwarted on the Luxi District "sweep", and consolidated the Luxi anti-Japanese base area.
General Yang Yong
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Yang Yong fought under Liu Deng, and successively served as the commander of the Seventh Column of the Shanxi-Shandong-Henan Military Region, the commander of the 1st Column of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army, the commander of the 1st Column of Zhongye, and the commander of the 5th Corps of the 2nd Field. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yang Yong entered the DPRK in 1953 to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and led the volunteers back to China in 1958, after returning to China, he served as the commander of the Beijing Military Region and the commander of the Xinjiang Military Region, and died in Beijing in 1983 at the age of 70.
Brief summary:
During the war years, the above-mentioned 10 generals all commanded operations on the front line for a long time and made important contributions to the founding of New China and the liberation of the Chinese nation. Of course, there are more than 10 generals who have been commanding operations on the front line for a long time, such as General Song Shilun, General Chen Mingren, and General Li Tianyou, all of whom have been commanding operations on the front line for a long time.