As we all know, the Eighth Route Army created four major military regions during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region was one of them. Unlike the other three first-class military regions, the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region was the latest to be established, and it was not formally established until August 1945.
The Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region was created by the troops of the 129th Division of the former Eighth Route Army, and at the time of its establishment, the military region had four second-level military sub-districts under its jurisdiction, namely The Taiyue, Taihang, Jiluyu and Ji'nan Military Sub-districts. So, who are the commanders and political commissars of these four military sub-districts? How did they develop later?
Among the four military sub-districts of the Jin-Hebei Luyu Military Region, the Southern Hebei Military Region was the earliest, and it was established in April 1938. After the establishment of the Ji'nan Military Region, it was led by Song Renqiang for a long time, and later, Song Renqian took up a post in a first-level military region, and the military region changed its leadership. In 1945, the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region was established, and the commander and political commissar of the Ji'nan Military Region at that time were Du Yide and Li Jingyu, respectively.
Duyed. Du Yide was one of the founders of the Ji'nan Military Region, and he was an old subordinate of General Renqian of Song. Duyed had joined the Army as early as the Red Army, and he had served as the commander of the Cavalry Division of the Red Army. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Du Yide was organized and transferred to the 129th Division as the vice principal of the school with the battalion, and trained the military backbone for the 129th Division. In 1955, our army awarded the rank, and Duyed was awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
Li Jingyu. Li Jingyu was a senior general of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, a native of Nangong, Hebei. In 1929, with the support of relatives and friends, Li Jingyu was admitted to the Yantai Zhifu Army Officer School to study, in this school, Li Jingyu met Zhang Xiheng and others, through Zhang Xiheng's introduction, Li Jingyun joined the organization and officially participated in the revolution.
During the Red Army period, Li Jingyu presided over underground work in Hebei for a long time, and he served as the secretary of the Tianjin Military Commission and the secretary of the local county party committee of Nangong, and he also had rich experience in revolutionary struggle. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Jingyu was ordered to form a guerrilla group in Shanxi, and later, Chen Zaidao led an eastward column into Ji'nan, and Li Jingyu also participated in it, and officially became an important leader of the Ji'nan Military Sub-district. Li Jingyu has been presiding over the work of the Southern Hebei Military Region for a long time, and his conscientiousness and positive enterprising have also won the trust of Song Renqian and others. After the founding of New China, Li Jingyu accepted the appointment of the organization and began to preside over the agricultural management of our country, she served as the director of the Agriculture and Forestry Bureau, and made important contributions to the economic development of our country.
The Taiyue Military Subdistrict of the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region was founded by General Chen Geng and was established on the basis of the 386 brigade of the former Eighth Route Army. The Taiyue Military Region is the core military region of the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Base Area, and this military subdivision has long been led by General Chen Geng, who was transferred to Yan'an in 1943, and the military region was taken over by other leaders. When the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region was established, the then commander and political commissar of the Taiyue Military Region were Wang Xinting and Wang Hefeng, respectively.
Wang Xinting. Wang Xinting was one of the founders of the Taiyue Military Subdistrict and was once the right-hand man of General Chen Geng. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Xinting led his troops to the southeast of Jin dynasty together with Chen Geng to open up a base area, and when Chen Geng was the brigade commander, Wang Xinting was the political commissar, and later the military sub-district was formed, and Wang Xinting became the political commissar of the Taiyue Military Sub-district. In 1943, Chen Geng was transferred back to Yan'an, and Wang Xinting began to formally serve as the commander of the sub-district. Wang Xinting was awarded the rank of general after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Wang Hefeng. Wang Hefeng, the political commissar who was in the company of Wang Xinting, was an old-time party member from Puyang County, Henan. Wang Hefeng had attended middle school in Caozhou and Kaifeng in his early years, and in 1931, he met Fu Zhongzhen, and through Fu Zhongzhen's introduction, Wang Hefeng joined the organization.
Wang Hefeng was arrested and imprisoned during the Red Army, and later, he was rescued by the organization and released again. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Hefeng was ordered to form the Shanxi New Army Anti-Enemy Death Squad, which also made certain contributions to the victory of the War of Resistance. In the 1940s, Wang Hefeng was first transferred back to Yan'an by the central government to participate in the rectification work, and later, when Chen Geng returned to Yan'an, he went to Taiyue to lead the work. In 1949, the central government began to form a railway corps, and Wang Hefeng subsequently served in the Ministry of Railways.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wang Hefeng mainly served in local offices, and he served as the deputy secretary of Heilongjiang Province and made important contributions to China's economic construction. In November 1999, Wang Hefeng died of illness in Beijing at the age of 88.
The Taihang Military Region under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Route Army's Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region was established in 1940, its predecessor was the Jinji-Hebei Yu Military Region, and the commander and political commissar of the military region were Qin Jiwei and Li Xuefeng.
Qin Jiwei. Qin Jiwei is a famous general of our army who has made great achievements in battle, and he is very famous in the sequence of our army. When the Taihang Military Region was established, Qin Jiwei was the commander of the 1st Sub-district of the Military Region, and later the 129th Division was added, and he was succeeded as the commander of the Military Region. Qin Jiwei was awarded the rank of lieutenant general after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Li Xuefeng. Li Xuefeng is a proletarian revolutionary of the older generation, and he is a native of Yongji, Shanxi. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Xuefeng mainly led the work in the Taihang Military Region, participated in the construction activities of the base areas, and made outstanding contributions to the development of our army.
The Jiluyu Military Subdistrict of the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region was led successively by General Huang Kecheng and General Yang Dezhi, and only after Yang Dezhi returned to Yan'an in 1944 was the military region held by other leaders. When the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region was established in 1945, the commander and political commissar of the Jiluyu Military Sub-district at that time were Wang Bingzhang and Zhang Xi, respectively.
Wang Bingzhang. Wang Bingzhang was an old subordinate of General Yang Dezhi, and when Yang Dezhi founded the base area in Jiluyu, Wang Bingzhang served under him for a long time. After the establishment of the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region, Wang Bingzhang led his troops to participate in the counteroffensive against the Japanese army, and later, the army was expanded, and he became the commander of the Erye 17th Army. When he was awarded the rank in 1955, Wang Bingzhang was awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
Zhang Xi. Zhang Xi, who was in the company of Wang Bingzhang, was an excellent leader in political work in our army, and he was a native of Pingxiang, Hebei Province. Zhang Xi has experience in leading underground work struggles and is one of the founders of the Jiluyu Anti-Japanese Base Area. After the founding of New China, Zhang Xi mainly served in local offices.
It can be seen from the above that the commanders of the four military sub-districts of the Eighth Route Army's Jinji-Hebei Luyu Military Region were all awarded military ranks after the founding of the People's Republic of China, while the four political commissars were respectively involved in local work. Among the four commanders who were awarded the title, Wang Xinting was the rank of general, and Qin Jiwei, Wang Bingzhang, and Du Yide were the rank of lieutenant generals, all of whom were generals who came out of the war, which was admirable.