Among the four major field armies, the fourth field army is recognized as the ace field army. This field army not only surpasses the other three field armies in terms of quantity, but also has more tiger generals who are good at fighting than other field armies.
The fourth field army is a field army with the largest number of tiger generals, and the quality is also high. This also directly led to the fact that when the ranks were awarded in 1955 after the founding of the People's Republic of China, generals from the Fourth Field Army received the largest number of military ranks. Everyone may know that among the ten marshals, two are from the Fourth Field Army. Three of the ten generals were from the Fourth Field Army. Among the founding generals, lieutenant generals, and major generals, there are countless generals from the Fourth Field Army.
There are as many as there are. Maybe the conditions of the Fourth Field Army in all aspects surpass the other three field armies. However, as first field army as opposed to fourth field army. During the liberation period, it should be the field army with the smallest number of people.
You must know that when the First Field Army was first established in February 1949, the number of troops was about 150,000. In comparison, compared with the Second Field Army with about 300,000 soldiers, the Third Field Army with about 700,000 soldiers, and the Fourth Field Army with about 1 million soldiers, the number of the First Field Army is indeed a bit small. However, in order to help the First Field Army solve the problem of few soldiers, and at the same time to speed up the liberation of the northwest region.
In April 1949, our army headquarters decided to transfer the 18th and 19th Corps of the North China Field Army to the First Field Army. As a result, the First Field Army doubled in number than before, and its numbers caught up with the Second Field Army. Although, the First Field Army and the Second Field Army are about the same number of soldiers. If we compare the number of tiger generals produced by the two field armies, the second field army may be slightly better.
You must know that the Second Field Army may not be as good as the Third Field Army in terms of number of soldiers, but its quality is high and it has produced many tiger generals who are good at fighting. It can be said that in terms of tiger generals, they are comparable to the Third Field Army.
Of course, as the first field army that grew up in the flames of war, there were also nine generals who obtained the rank of founding general after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The first one is General Zhang Zongxun, who serves as deputy commander of the First Field Army. Among the 57 founding generals, he ranks among the best in terms of qualifications and military exploits. At the same time, it still has great influence. Therefore, his ranking among the founding generals is at least within the top five.
The second one is General Wang Zhen, who serves as commander and political commissar of the First Corps of the First Field Army. Judging from the positions he held, it is enough to show that Wang Zhen was a general capable of both military and political affairs. At the same time, Wang Zhen was also the first field army, one of the few generals who developed well after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The third is General Gan Siqi, who serves as deputy political commissar of the First Field Army and director of the Political Department. I believe friends who know history know that Gan Siqi was an outstanding political general in the history of our military. At the same time, he is also an excellent political general.
The fourth is General He Bingyan, who serves as the commander of the First Army of the First Corps of the First Field Army. As a general at the level of military commander, it is still relatively rare for someone to be awarded the rank of general after the founding of the People's Republic of China. According to statistics, there are no more than ten soldiers in the entire army. This also shows that He Bingyan, commander of the First Army, was a general with great military exploits. Only the rank of general can match his achievements.
The fifth is Peng Shaohui, who serves as the commander of the Seventh Army of the Second Corps of the First Field Army. His situation is very similar to that of General He Bingyan. During the liberation period, both were generals at the level of military commanders, and finally achieved the rank of general. At the same time, the two generals are also the brave and invincible one-armed tiger generals in the history of our army.
The sixth place is Tao Zhiyue, he is the general of the national army uprising. After joining the people's ranks, the insurgent troops were reorganized into the 22nd Corps, which was under the jurisdiction of the First Field Army, and Tao Zhiyue was the commander of the 22nd Corps. As an uprising general, it is very rare to obtain the rank of general.
The seventh is General Zhou Shidi, who serves as the commander of the 18th Corps of the First Field Army. He was originally the main general of the North China Field Army. In April 1949, he transferred the First Field Army.
The eighth is General Yang Dezhi, who serves as the commander of the 19th Corps of the First Field Army. His situation is very similar to Zhou Shidi, both were transferred from the North China Field Army to the First Field Army.
The ninth is General Wang Xinting, who serves as deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the 18th Corps of the First Field Army. From the positions he holds, it is not difficult to see that Wang Xinting is also a general with both military and political excellence. During the liberation period, he and Zhou Shidi assisted Xu Shuai in liberating Shanxi and successfully eliminated the Yan Xishan military group. In April 1949, he was transferred from the North China Field Army to the First Field Army.
Summary: Although the First Field Army has few tiger generals, there are still nine generals who have achieved the rank of general. They are nine generals including Zhang Zongxun, Wang Zhen, He Bingyan, Peng Shaohui, Zhou Shidi, Yang Dezhi, Gan Siqi, Tao Zhiyue, and Wang Xinting.
