After a long war in modern China, it finally woke up in the East, a new country was born, and China stood tall in the forest of the world with a tenacious spirit and became one of the world's great powers. Those heroes who once shed their blood for the country, they have made great contributions to the cause of China's liberation, from south to north, from east to west, everywhere they have their brave and good fighting figures.
As we know, the Northeast Field Army was organized into 12 main columns, and by the time the Fourth Field Army was established, the columns were reorganized into armies, some patriotic generals were surrendered by the Kuomintang, and some of them were transferred by our own old party members due to the needs of their work. However, when Shino was at its strongest, there were 1.5 million troops, and the front and back were organized into 18 armies, so which eighteen armies were these eighteen armies.
Who are the commanders? Let's talk about who are these 18 commanders? What a merit
Commander of the Thirty-eighth Army
In November 1948, the first column of the Northeast Field Army was renamed the 38th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the former commander of the column, Li Tianyou, was appointed as the commander, and Li Tianyou became the first commander of the 38th Army of the People's Liberation Army.
On January 8, 1914, Li Tianyou was born in Liutangwei GaopoZhai, Lingui County, Guangxi, joined the Communist Party of China in October 1929, participated in the Baise Uprising in 1929, the establishment of the Seventh Army of the Red Army, and later participated in many "anti-encirclement and suppression" battles in 1935. During the Liberation War, he participated in the Liaoshen Campaign, the crossing of the (Chang) River, the liberation of Hubei and other battles, and made great contributions to the liberation of the whole country.
Li Tianyou's 38th Army once fought a bloody battle in the Three Houses of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, blocking the enemy's Songbone Peak and playing the prestige of the people's army, and was called "Long Live the Army" by General Manager Peng, and won the title of the most lovely person. In fact, the first commander of the 38th Army was not Liang Xingchu, but Li Tianyou, a general with outstanding military achievements in Siye, who had commanded the liberation of Siping and the liberation of Tianjin, and was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
Commander of the Thirty-ninth Army, Liu Zhen
The Second Column of the Northeast Field Army was renamed the 39th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army on November 17, 1948, with Liu Zhen, the former commander of the column, as its commander, and Liu Zhen as the first commander of the 39th Army.
Liu Zhen was born on March 3, 1915 in Xiaochang County, Xiaogan, Hubei Province, and joined the Red Army in September 1931 the following year, and joined the Communist Party in 1934. Later, he led his troops to participate in the battles of Laoshan and Yulin Bridge in northern Shaanxi. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Liu Zhen commanded his troops to carry out the Battle of Gaogou, the Battle of Yangkou, the Battle of Lin Gongdu, and the Battle of Yexuzi. He also took part in the Battle of Funing. During the Liberation War, Liu Zhen and Lin Shuai participated in almost all major battles such as the Three Lower Jiangnan Sibao Linjiang, the Blood Battle Siping, the Liaoshen Campaign, the Pingjin Campaign, the Liangguang Campaign, and was a tiger general with outstanding military achievements in siye, and in 1955, Liu Zhen was awarded the rank of general
Commander of the Fortieth Army, Han Xianchu
On November 17, 1948, the 3rd Column of the Northeast Field Army was renamed the 40th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the former commander of the column, Han Xianchu, became the commander of the 40th Army of the People's Liberation Army.
Han Xianchu was born in 1913 in Hong'an County (formerly Huang'an County) in Hubei Province. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1930. Han Xianchu's battle of fame was the Battle of Dushu Town. He then participated in the third anti-"encirclement and suppression" battles of Laoshan and Yulin Bridge.
In the Liberation War, Han Xianchu showed his amazing art of battlefield command, and his meritorious deed was to liberate Hainan Island and play the famous name of "Whirlwind Commander". At the time of the award, Han Xianchu's seniority was originally a lieutenant general qualification, and the chairman personally promoted Han Xianchu to a general in recognition of his outstanding military achievements.
Wu Kehua of the Forty-first Army
On November 17, 1948, the 4th Column of the Northeast Field Army received orders for reorganization and was renamed the 41st Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the former column commander Wu Kehua was the first commander of the 41st Army.
Wu Kehua was born in Yiyang County, Jiangxi Province. In 1929, he joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and joined the Communist Party of China in the same year. He also participated in the first to fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" operations and the Long March in northeastern Jiangxi and the Central Soviet Region. During the Liberation War, Wu Kehua commanded the famous Tashan Blockade Battle, and later led his troops to participate in the battles of Pingjin, Dujiang, Hengbao, and Guangxi, and made outstanding contributions to the victory of the Liberation War. In 1955, it was awarded to the founding lieutenant general.
Commander of the Forty-second Army, Wan Yi
On November 5, 1948, the Fifth Column of the Northeast Field Army marched into Yixian County for recuperation, and during the recuperation period, the Fifth Column received orders to change its name to the 42nd Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, with Wan Yi, the former commander of the column, as the first commander.
Wan Yi (August 8, 1907 – October 31, 1997), male, Manchu, formerly known as Wan Yunhe, zi qianbo, a native of Dalian, Liaoning, who participated in the defense of Nanjing, and was killed by the whole regiment. Because of his ideological progress, he was arrested by Lao Jiang and successfully escaped. He secretly joined the Communist Party of China in March 1938 and grew up to become a famous general in the people's army. During the Liberation War, wan Yi participated in the "Three Lower Jiangnan, Four Bao Linjiang", the capture of Siping, the Liaoshen Campaign and the Pingjin Campaign, and Wan Yi served as the commander of the Seven Columns of Dongye, the commander of the First Column, and an ace general of the Four Fields. In 1955, Wan Yi was awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
Commander of the Forty-third Army, Hong Xuezhi
The Sixth Column of the Northeast Field Army was renamed the 43rd Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and Hong Xuezhi, the commander of the Shanggan Brigade, returned to the old unit and served as the first commander of the 43rd Army.
Hong Xuezhi (1913-2006), a native of Jinzhai, Anhui. He joined the revolution in March 1929 and joined the Communist Party of China in May of the same year. He also participated in the creation of the Eyu-Anhui Revolutionary Base Area and the first, second, third, and fourth anti-"encirclement and suppression" struggles, as well as the battles of Huang'an, Shanghuang, Sujiabu, and Huangguang, and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the Hundred Regiments War and the campaign to smash the large-scale "sweeping" of the Japanese puppet army. During the Liberation War, he participated in the Liaoshen Campaign, the Pingjin Campaign, and the Battle of Crossing the River. After the founding of New China, he participated in and commanded the Battle for the Liberation of Hainan Island, the Battle of Wanshan Islands, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. He was awarded the rank of general twice in 1955 and 1988.
Commander of the Forty-fourth Army, Deng Hua
The 7th Column of the Northeast Field Army was also reorganized on November 17, 1948, and was renamed the 44th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the former column commander Deng Hua served as the first commander of the 44th Army.
Deng Hua (28 April 1910 – 3 July 1980) was a native of Chenxian County, Hunan. He joined the Communist Party of China in March 1927. In 1929, he participated in the Gutian Conference, and later participated in the anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaigns in the Central Soviet Region. In 1934, he participated in the Long March. After arriving in northern Shaanxi, he served as the director of the political department of the 2nd Division of the Red 1st Army, the political commissar of the Red 1st Division, and the political commissar of the Red 2nd Division, and participated in the battles of Zhiluo Town, the Eastern Crusade, the Western Expedition, and the Battle of Shan Castle. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he participated in the Battle of Pingxingguan and the Battle of the Hundred Regiments. During the Liberation War, the Liaoshen Campaign, the Pingjin Campaign, the Xianggan Campaign, and the Guangdong Campaign organized and commanded the Hainan Island Campaign. Later, he assisted Peng Dehuai in commanding the first to fifth campaigns of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and organized and commanded the tactical counterattack operation in the autumn of 1952, the Battle of Shangganling, and the counterattack in the summer of 1953. He was awarded the rank of General in 1955.
Huang Yongsheng, commander of the Forty-fifth Army
On November 18, 1948, the Eighth Column of the Northeast Field Army was renamed the 45th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the commander of the Sixth Column, Huang Yongsheng, was appointed as its commander
Huang Yongsheng (November 17, 1910 – April 26, 1983), formerly known as Huang Xuquan, was a native of Xianning, Hubei Province, who joined the Communist Party in 1927 and participated in the anti-"encirclement and suppression" and Long March in the Central Soviet Region. In 1933, he was awarded the Red Star Medal of the Third Class by the Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as deputy commander and commander of the 3rd Sub-district of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, and the commander of the 2nd Brigade of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Jin-Sui Joint Defense Army. During the Liberation War, he successively served as commander of the Rehe Military Region and the Reliao Military Region, commander of the 8th Column of the Northeast Democratic United Army, commander of the 45th Army of the Northeast Field Army, and deputy commander of the 14th and 13th Corps, and participated in the battles of Liaoshen, Pingjin, and Hengbao. He was awarded the rank of General in 1955
Zhan Caifang, commander of the Forty-sixth Army
The Ninth Column of the Northeast Field Army was renamed the 46th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and Zhan Caifang, the former commander of the column, served as the commander of the 46th Army
Zhan Caifang (September 12, 1907 – December 2, 1992), a native of Huang'an (now Hong'an) County, Hubei Province, joined the Communist Party of China in 1927 and successively participated in the Jute Uprising, the First to Fourth Anti-"Encirclement and Suppression" campaign in the Eyu-Anhui Su District, the Struggle to Create the Sichuan-Shaanxi Su District, the Anti-"Three-Way Siege" in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Su District, the Anti-Six-Way Siege in the Chuan-Shaanxi Su District, the Forced Crossing of the Jialing River, the Liaoshen Campaign, the Pingjin Campaign, the Xianggan Campaign, and the Hengbao Campaign. He was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955
Liang Xingchu, commander of the Forty-seventh Army
The 10th Column of the Northeast People's Liberation Army was renamed the 47th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the former commander of the column, Liang Xingchu, served as the commander of the army, and Liang Xingchu became the first commander of the 47th Army of the People's Liberation Army.
Liang Xingchu (August 23, 1912 – October 5, 1985), male, from Ji'an, Jiangxi. He joined the Communist Party in 1930. He participated in successive anti-encirclement and suppression campaigns, and later participated in the Long March. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he participated in the famous Battle of Pingxingguan, the Ambush of Guangyang, and the Fenli Highway. Because of its bravery in battle, it is known as "Liang Tiger".
During the Liberation War, he commanded the famous Black Mountain Blockade. Later, together with the fraternal forces, they successfully carried out the Battle of Yichang, the Battle of Crossing the River and the Battle of Hengbao, and then marched into Guangxi and liberated Baise. In the War of Liberation, Comrade Liang Xingchu led his troops from Shandong to the northeast and from the northeast to Guangxi, fighting many hard, vicious, and victorious battles, and received many commendations. Comrade Luo Ronghuan once praised him as a "tiger general." In 1955, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general
Commander of the Forty-eighth Army He Jinnian
The 11th Column of the Northeast Field Army was renamed the 48th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the former column commander He Jinnian served as the first commander of the 48th Army.
He Jinnian (1910.10.1~2003.05.11), male, a native of Hejiawan County, Anding (now Zichang) County, Shaanxi Province, and one of the founders of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, joined the Communist Party of China in 1928. During the period of the agrarian revolutionary war, he successively served as deputy commander of the cavalry brigade of the Shaanxi-Gansu guerrilla brigade, political commissar of a detachment, chief of staff and commander-in-chief of the general headquarters, and regimental commander, division commander, and commander of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and led his troops to participate in the first, second, and third anti-"encirclement and suppression" struggles in the revolutionary base areas of northern Shaanxi. Later, he participated in the battles of Laoshan, Yulinqiao, and Zhiluo town, as well as the battles of the Eastern Expedition and the Western Expedition, and led his troops to participate in the Northeast Autumn and Winter Offensives in 1947, the Liaoshen Campaign, and the Pingjin Campaign. He was awarded the rank of major general in 1955
Commander of the Forty-ninth Army, Zhong Wei
The 12th Column of the Northeast Field Army was renamed the 49th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the former column commander Zhong Wei served as its commander.
Zhong Wei (October 26, 1911 – June 24, 1984) was a native of Pingjiang, Hunan Province; formerly known as Zhong Buyun, also known as Zhong Detai; he joined the regiment in 1929 and joined the Party in 1930. He successively participated in the first to fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" operations in the central revolutionary base areas and the Long March.
In October 1936, he served as the director of the political department of the 73rd Division; participated in the Eastern Expedition and the Western Expedition; during the Liberation War, he successively served as the commander of the 10th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army and the commander of the 5th Division of the 2nd Column.
In April 1948, the 12th Column of the Northeast Field Army was established and he served as its commander. In November, he was appointed commander of the Forty-ninth Army of the Fourth Field Army. He led his troops to participate in many important battles to liberate the northeast and march into central and southern China. He was awarded the rank of major general in 1955
The commander of the Fiftieth Army, Zeng Zesheng
On January 2, 1949, the Central Military Commission ordered that the former Kuomintang 60th Army led by General Zeng Zesheng in the uprising was reorganized into the 50th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, which was under the system of Siye, and appointed Zeng Zesheng as the first commander of the 50th Army.
Zeng Zesheng (October 1902 – February 22, 1973) was born in October 1902 in Daxing Town, Yongshan County, Yunnan Province, and participated in the bloody battle of Yuwangshan during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. During the Liaoshen Campaign, Zeng Zesheng served as the commander of the 60th Army, led the uprising, and threw himself into the camp of the people's army.
However, for Zeng Zesheng, participating in the Changchun Uprising was not the only "highlight moment" in his life. During his military service in the Kuomintang, he himself had certain achievements, which is also an important reason why when he launched an uprising in Changchun, his subordinates gathered to respond. In 1924, he studied at the Yunnan Army Lecture Hall and graduated as an outstanding graduate, and finally in 1925 he became the captain of the Whampoa Army Campus, responsible for the reorganization of the army. In 1938, he personally followed Li Zongren's troops to participate in the Battle of Taierzhuang, which defeated the Japanese army around Taierzhuang.
In 1945, when Japan surrendered, he went to Vietnam as a general of the victorious Chinese powers to participate in the surrender of the international Japanese army, and it can be said that Zeng Zesheng had seen the world several times in his life.
However, during his service in the Kuomintang, Zeng Zesheng also deeply felt the corruption of the Kuomintang many times, and when he studied in the Yunnan Army's Wutang, he was determined to "be a good person", but because his family was poor, he had to join the Kuomintang army at that time to seek military salaries and live in a bad mood. In his autobiography, he mentioned more than once that he regretted initially defecting to the Kuomintang. But fortunately, the party gave him the opportunity to reform himself in his life, and the Changchun Uprising saved his life from then on, which can also be regarded as the realization of his wish when he was a teenager.
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the 50th Army fought a bloody battle on the south bank of the Han River and performed very well; although the old army was transformed, it still played the great and mighty style of the people's army. In 1955, Zeng Zesheng was awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
Commander of the Fifty-first Army, Zhang Yi
On May 20, 1949, Zhang Yi led his troops to revolt in Jinkou, and the unit was reorganized into the 51st Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, under the command of Siye, and Zhang Yi was appointed as the first commander of the 51st Army
Zhang Yi was also a patriotic General of the Kuomintang, and the commander of the 51st Army was Zhang Yi, a senior Kuomintang general, who was one of the few high-caliber students of that era compared to other generals. In 1908, he was admitted to the Henan Army Primary School, and since he was a teenager, he had made up his mind to become a soldier, and then transferred to the Baoding Army Officer School because of his excellent grades. In 1919, he became one of the few Chinese students in his class who were sent to Japan for further study, and studied at the Japanese Army Non-Commissioned Officer School, where generals and warlords such as Cai Yi, Jiang Baili, Sun Chuanfang, and Yan Xishan graduated.
However, it was such a "tomorrow general star" who was first poached by Cheng Qian during the Northern Expedition and became a favorite general under Cheng Qian. During the Northern Expedition, Zhang Yizeng and Cheng Qian led the Sixth Army of the Northern Expedition to conquer Nanchang and push straight into Sun Chuanfang's hinterland.
However, Chiang Kai-shek, who was sitting in the rear, saw that Zhang Yi and Cheng Qian's front line had made repeated military achievements, and his reputation was getting bigger and bigger, and his heart was unhappy, and on the occasion of the Battle of Xiushui, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Ben to support Zhang Yi and Cheng Qian's Second and Third Armies of the Northern Expedition to be stationed and repaired, resulting in Sun Chuanfang catching the flaw and attacking Cheng Qian's Sixth Army at night. In the end, Cheng Was probably panicked and could only pretend to be a cattle herder and flee, and Zhang Yi had to become a fisherman in the rout army to save a life, and from then on, Zhang Yi and Chiang Kai-shek formed a bond, which also laid the groundwork for his later surrender.
Finally, at the time of the Battle of the River Crossing in 1949, Zhang Yi ushered in a turning point in his life, leading 25,000 of his men to launch the Jinkou Uprising, which opened an important part of the Kuomintang Yangtze River Graben. In fact, at that time, Zhang Yi's uprising plan had been revealed, and Gu Zhutong and Bai Chongxi were ready to encircle and suppress Zhang Yi's uprising and lead the troops, but fortunately, with the help of Xiao Jinguang of the 12th Corps of the People's Liberation Army and Deng Zihui, deputy political commissar of Siye, Zhang Yi and more than 20,000 of his subordinates finally surrendered to our army safely.
Commander of the Fifty-second Army, Wang Jinxiu
Wang Jinxiu was born on May 24, 1900 (April 17, 29th year of Qing Guangxu). A native of Changsha, Hunan Province, the character Jianfei; Changsha Daowutang, huangpu army officer school graduate of the first phase, is the "old Huangpu people" of the Eight Classics, more senior than other military commanders, in 1929 he served as the deputy commander of the kuomintang's newly organized fifth division, which can be called the fastest appreciation, in 1932 he was transferred to the tenth division of the fourteenth army as a deputy division commander, subordinate to the "Nengwen Nengwu" Department of Li Mo'an.
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek transferred Wang Jinxiu because he wanted this veteran soldier to deal with the Red Army. However, although Wang Jinxiu studied in Huangpu for many years, he was not an opponent of the Red Army. At that time, it was Chen Geng who fought Against Wang Jinxiu, so it was not unjust to lose--on a dark and windy night, Chen Geng's Red Twelfth Division directly touched Wang Jinxiu's headquarters and blew it up. In the ruins of the headquarters of the flying sand and stones, Wang Jinxiu was fortunate to pick up a life, and the Red Army did not chase after him.
After the defeat of the Red Army, Wang Jinxiu's career began to go unsmooth, and the political enemy Wei Lihuang repeatedly used his defeat to satirize Wang Jinxiu, and Wang Jinxiu was discordant with him, and eventually failed to be promoted smoothly in the later career. It was not until 1948 that Wang Jinxiu was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General of the Kuomintang – but during this period, the title was already a dog-tailed sable for the Kuomintang.
In the end, Wang Jinxiu, who was desperate, launched an uprising in Hunan along with Cheng Qian, Chen Mingren and others, and served as the commander of the 52nd Army in Siye. However, Wang Jinxiu shot himself nine months after the uprising, and did not wait for the day of the award.
Commander of the Fifty-third Army, Chen Mingren
Chen Mingren (1903-1974), a native of Hongyuan Village, Hongyuan Township, Liling City, Hunan Province (now Hongyuan Village, Nanqiao Town).
Chen Mingren can also be called a great fortune, which is reflected in his own public confrontation with Chiang Kai-shek. In 1941, Chen Mingren was responsible for the construction of the Xishan fortifications, and Chiang Kai-shek came to supervise. During the inspection, Chiang Kai-shek found that the soldiers brought by Chen Mingren were all ragged, so he called Chen Mingren, who was a lieutenant general at the time, and asked him why the soldiers were dressed like Hanako. If the previous commanders had nodded their heads and confessed their mistakes to Chiang Kai-shek. But Chen Mingren said sarcastically at that time that it was not the chairman of the committee who wanted us to dress like this, the cloth given by the central authorities was broken in a week, and now we can only do this -- this is one of the few officers chiang kai-shek who was confronted by officers during the inspection, and Chiang Kai-shek quickly scolded and ordered the gendarmerie to tie up Chen Mingren and escort him to Chongqing to interrogate him. However, because Chiang Kai-shek was on official business at that time, he did not arrest Chen Mingren in the end, and although he repeatedly killed people later, he had to give up because he was busy with other things.
On August 4, 1949, Cheng Qian and Chen Mingren led the Hunan Security Forces and the 77,000 officers and men of the six divisions of the two armies of the First Regiment of the Kuomintang to hold an uprising in Changsha, making outstanding contributions to the peaceful liberation of Changsha. Chairman Mao Zedong and Commander-in-Chief Zhu De sent a special telegram to praise the "righteous voice, the whole country welcomes, looking south to Xiangyun, I would like to extend congratulations."
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen Mingren also served as chairman of the Provisional Government of Hunan Province, and was eventually awarded the rank of general. Later, he was awarded the title of commander of the 55th Army, sitting in Zhanjiang to defend the southern gate of China, and participated in the task of suppressing bandits in Guangxi, serving the new China for a lifetime.
Commander of the Fifty-fourth Army, Ding Sheng
The 54th Army was formed by the merger of parts of the 44th Army and the 45th Army, the 44th Army was the unit brought out by Deng Hua, and the 45th Army was the unit brought out by Huang Yongsheng. Therefore, in the process of merging and organizing, the two different armies did not let each other, and each wanted to keep its own name.
Therefore, the leadership adopted a compromise method, taking a number of "5" and "4", and the 54th Army came into being.
(Commander of the 54th Army, Ding Sheng)
Ding Sheng (1913-1999.9.25), founding major general of the People's Republic of China, a native of Yudu County, Jiangxi Province, was also a general from the Red Army, and from 1930, Ding Sheng joined the Chinese Red Army and threw himself into the revolution. Starting from the squad leader and company instructor, he has been working from the grass-roots level to the position of commander of the 54th Army, and can be called a "military cadre who came out of the grass-roots level." He himself also participated in many battles, successively participating in the Long March, the Hundred Regiments War, the defense of Siping, the Liaoshen Campaign, the Pingjin Campaign, and the Battle of Crossing the River.
Before serving as the commander of the 54th Army, Ding Sheng held the position of commander of the 135th Division of the former 45th Army, considering that he had presided over the work of the 45th Army for many years before the merger and had rich grassroots experience, so the state let the first generation of 54th Army commander be held by him.
After serving as the commander of the 54th Army, he participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and on July 13, 1953, Ding Sheng led his troops to severely damage the "Capital Division", the Sixth Division and the Eighth Division of the South Korean Army, annihilating more than 14,000 people of the South Korean Army. Let the South Korean soldiers hear Ding Sheng's prestige and flee.
In June 1953, he led his subordinates to participate in the Battle of Kimseong, repelling a total of 53,000 U.S.-led Un troops, extending the theater of operations by more than 160 square kilometers, and opening up the situation of the Korean battlefield.
It is worth mentioning that after the end of the Korean War, he presided over the 1962 self-defense counterattack against india, annihilating a total of 12,000 Indian troops.