Chapter 15 Appendix III: The Development Sequence of the East China PLA (partial)

1. In late January 1947, the New Fourth Army, the Shandong Military Region, and the Central China Military Region revoked their designations in accordance with the order of the Central Military Commission, and were jointly organized into the East China Military Region, with six jurisdictions under its jurisdiction: Bohai, Jiaodong, Luzhong, Lufu, Subei, and Suzhong. The military area and the 11th and 12th columns. Commander Chen Yi; Deputy Commander Zhang Yunyi Suyu Political Commissar Rao Shushi; Deputy Political Commissar Li Yu Chief of Staff Chen Shiju Shu Tong, Director of the Political Department; Tang Liang, Zhang Kai, Deputy Director of the Political Department

1. Jiaodong Military Region: Commander Wang Bin, Political Commissar Lin Hao 2. Bohai Navy Region: Commander Yuan Yelie, Political Commissar Jing Xiaocun, Deputy Commander Liao Rongbiao Zeng Sheng 3. Luzhong Military Region: Commander Wang Jianan, Political Commissar Xiang Ming, Deputy Commander Kuang Rennong, Deputy Political Commissar Gao Liangting, Chief of Staff Zhang Renchu 4. Lunan Military Region: Commander Zhang Guangzhong, Political Commissar Fu Qiutao, Deputy Commander Wan Chunpu Guo Huaruo, Chief of Staff Zhao Yiping 5. Suzhong Military Region (11th Column and concurrently): Commander Guan Wenwei, Political Commissar Ji Luo, Chief of Staff Hu Bingyun

6. North Jiangsu Military Region (12th Column): Commander Chen Qingxian, Political Commissar Cao Diqiu, Deputy Commander Chang Yuqing, Chief of Staff Chen Ketian 2. In the second half of 1947, our People's Liberation Army switched to a strategic counter-offensive, and field troops successively carried out external operations.Correspondingly, the East China Military Region has made some adjustments to its subordinate military regions, and has five military regions under its jurisdiction: Jiaodong, Bohai, Shandong Zhongnan, Subei, and Jiangzhun. Commander Chen Yi; Deputy Commander Zhang Yunyi

Rao Shushi Chief of Staff Chen Shiju; Deputy Chief of Staff Yuan Zhongxian Shu Tong 1. Jiaodong Military Region: Commander Tan Xilin, Political Commissar Xiang Ming, Chief of Staff Jia Ruoyu 2. Bohai Navy Region: Commander Yuan Yelie, Political Commissar Zhang Ye, Deputy Commander Liao Rongbiao, Chief of Staff Li Fa 3. Shandong Zhongnan Military Region: Commander Fu Qiutao, Political Commissar Kang Sheng, Chief of Staff Zhao Yiping, Director of the Political Department Zhang Xiong 4. North Jiangsu Military Region: Commander Guan Wenwei, Political Commissar Chen Pixian 5. Jianghuai Military Region: Commander Chen Qingxian, Political Commissar Cao Diqiu, Deputy Commander Rao Zijian Liang Congxue, Deputy Political Commissar Yang Guangchi, Chief of Staff Zhao Huichuan

3. In 1949, with the victories of our army in East China, the area under the jurisdiction of the East China Military Region continued to expand, including the Shandong Military Region, the Northern Jiangsu Military Region, the Southern Jiangsu Military Region, the Zhejiang Military Region, the Northern Anhui Military Region, and the Southern Anhui Military Region. Commander Chen Yi; Deputy Commander Zhang Yunyi Political Commissar Rao Shushi; Deputy Political Commissar Tan Zhenlin Chief of Staff Zhang Zhen; Deputy Chief of Staff Zhou Junming Shu Tong, Director of the Political Department; Tang Liang, Deputy Director of the Political Department, Zhong Qiguang

1. Shandong Military Region: Commander Zhang Yunyi (concurrently), First Deputy Commander Xu Shiyou, Second Deputy Commander Yuan Yelie (also Chief of Staff); Political Commissar Kang Sheng, First Deputy Political Commissar Fu Qiutao, Second Deputy Political Commissar Xiang Ming; Political Commissar Director Wang Jiji 2. North Jiangsu Military Region: Commander Zhang Zhendong, Political Commissar Xiao Wangdong 3 Southern Jiangsu Military Region: Commander Guan Wenwei, Political Commissar Chen Pixian 4. Zhejiang Military Region (concurrently with the 7th Corps): Commander Wang Jianan, political commissar Tan Qilong Tan Xialin, deputy political commissar Ji Pengfei (also director of the Political Department), deputy commander Wang Bicheng

5. South Anhui Military Region: Commander Liu Fei, Political Commissar Niu Shucai 6. Northern Anhui Military Region: Commander Zeng Xisheng Lin Weixian, Political Commissar Long Qian 4. East China Field Army: In January 1947, it was composed of the Shandong Field Army and the Central China Field Army, with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11. The 12th and 13th Columns, Guangdong-Guangdong, Bohai Columns and Special Forces Columns. Commander Chen Yi (also political commissar); Deputy Commander Su Yu; Deputy Political Commissar Tan Zhenlin Chief of Staff Chen Shiju; Deputy Chief of Staff Liu Xiansheng Zhang Yuanshou

Tang Liang, Director of the Political Department; Zhong Qiguang, Deputy Director of the Political Department 1. First Column: Commander Ye Fei (and political commissar), deputy commander He Kexi, deputy political commissar Tan Qi; chief of staff Zhang Yixiang, deputy chief of staff Zhang Junsheng; deputy director of the Political Department Tang Guanghui 2. The Second Column: Commander Wei Guoqing (and political commissar) Knee Haiqing, Deputy Commander Zhang Zhen; Political Commissar Kang Zhiqiang, Deputy Political Commissar Kang Zhiqiang; Chief of Staff Zhan Huayu, Deputy Chief of Staff Wu Huaduo; Director of the Political Department Deng Yifan, Deputy Director of the Political Department Xu Haishan

3. The Third Column: Commander He Yixiang and Sun Jiguang, Deputy Commander Qin Shimian; Political Commissar Ding Qiusheng; Political Department Director Liu Chun 4. Fourth Column: Commander Tao Yong; Political Commissar Wang Jicheng Guo Huaruo; Chief of Staff Mei Jiasheng; Director of the Political Department Liu Wenxue, Deputy Director of the Political Department Xie Yunhui 5. Sixth Column: Commander Wang Bicheng, Deputy Commander Pi Dingjun; Political Commissar Jiang Weiqing, Deputy Political Commissar Chen Shifu (and Director of the Political Department); Chief of Staff Du Ping; Deputy Director of the Political Department Xie Shengkun

6. Seventh Column: Commander Cheng Jun, Deputy Commander Lin Weixian; Political Commissar Zhao Qimin; Chief of Staff Hu Dingguo, Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang Yuanpei; Director of the Political Department Huang Xingxing, Deputy Director of the Political Department Zhang Chongwen 7. Eighth Column: Commander Wang Jianan and Zhang Renchu, Deputy Commander Sun Jixian; Political Commissar Xiangming Wang Yiping; Chief of Staff Zhang Renchu; Director of the Political Department Wang Yiping 8. Ninth Column: Commander Xu Shiyou Nie Fengzhi; Political Commissar Liu Haotian Lin Hao; Chief of Staff Nie Fengzhi, Deputy Chief of Staff Ye Chao; Director of the Political Department Liu Haotian

9. Tenth Column: Commander Song Shilun; Political Commissar Jing Xiaocun Liu Peishan, Deputy Political Commissar Liu Peishan; Chief of Staff Zhao Jun; Director of the Political Department Xiao Wangdong, Deputy Director of the Political Department Zhang Jiguang 10. Eleventh Column: Commander Guan Wenwei Hu Bingyun, Deputy Commander Hu Bingyun (and Chief of Staff); Political Commissar Ji Pengfei Zhang Fan; Director of the Political Department Li Ganhui, Deputy Director of the Political Department Zhou Wendu 11. Twelfth Column: Commander Chen Qingxian Xie Zhenhua, Deputy Commander Qin Jian Chang Yuqing; Political Commissar Cao Diqiu Li Ganhui; Chief of Staff Chen Kelin, Deputy Chief of Staff Li Yuan; Director of the Political Department Sun Keji 12. Thirteenth Column: Commander Zhou Zhijian, Deputy Commander Teng Haiqing; Political Commissar Liao Haiguang, Deputy Political Commissar Chen Huatang (and Director of the Political Department); Chief of Staff Li Youtang 13. Guangdong and Guangxi Columns: Commander Zeng Sheng, Political Commissar Lei Jingtian 14. Bohai Column: Commander Yuan Yelie, Political Commissar Zhou Guanwu, Political Department Director Ouyang Ping 15. Special Forces Column: Commander Chen Ruiting; Political Commissar Zhang Fan; Chief of Staff Zhong Guochu, Deputy Chief of Staff Dong Yaoqing; Director of the Political Department Liu Shuzhou, Deputy Director of the Political Department Yu Xinhua 5. In the second half of 1947, our army switched to a strategic counter-offensive, and focused the offensive on the Central Plains where the enemy's forces were weak.East China Field Army Chen (Yi) Su (Yu) Field Army was ordered to form the Outer Line Corps (also known as the Western Front Corps) to advance into Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu.The field army that insisted on fighting inside the East China Military Region formed the Inside Corps (also known as the Eastern Front Corps, later renamed the Shandong Corps).On January 31, 1948, the Central Military Commission decided to deploy the 2nd Column of the East China Field Army into Central China in order to better support our troops in the Central Plains and Shandong. Together with the 11th and 12th Columns, they formed the Subei Corps of the East China Field Army.The 2nd Column arrived in the Funing area of ​​northern Jiangsu in mid-March, and joined forces with the 11th and 12th Columns to formally form the Northern Jiangsu Corps. (1) Western Front Corps: The Outer Line Corps composed of Chen (Yi) Su (Yu) Field Army, under the jurisdiction of the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 11th columns and special forces columns. Commander Su Yu (and political commissar) Chief of Staff Chen Shiju Zhang Zhen Tang Liang, Director of the Political Department 1st Column: Commander Ye Fei, Political Commissar Tan Qilong 3rd Column: Commander Sun Jixian, Political Commissar Ding Qiusheng 4th Column: Commander Tao Yong, Political Commissar Guo Huaruo 6th Column: Commander Wang Bicheng, Political Commissar Chen Shifu Jiang Weiqing 8th Column: Commander Zhang Renchu, Political Commissar Wang Yiping The 10th Column: Commander Song Shilun, Political Commissar Jing Xiaocun Liu Peishan The 11th Column: Composed of troops from the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region.Commander Wang Bingzhang, Political Commissar Zhang Linzhi Special Forces Column: Commander Chen Ruiting (2) Shandong Corps: It is composed of the East China Field Army that insists on fighting inside the East China Military Region. It has jurisdiction over the 7th, 9th, and 13th columns, the Bohai Column, and the Shandong Central South Column. Commander Xu Shiyou, Deputy Commander Wang Jianan Political Commissar Tan Zhenlin Xie Youfa, Director of the Political Department Chief of Staff Li Yingxi 7th Column: Commander Cheng Jun, Political Commissar Zhao Qimin 9th Column: Commander Nie Fengzhi, Political Commissar Liu Haotian The 13th Column: Commander Zhou Zhijian, Political Commissar Liao Haiguang Bohai Column: Commander Yuan Yelie Shandong Central South Column: Commander Fu Qiutao (3) Northern Jiangsu Corps: It consists of the 2nd, 11th, and 12th Columns of the East China Field Army. Commander Wei Guoqing Commissar Guilo Chief of Staff Qin Jian Zhang Kai, Director of the Political Department 2nd Column: Commander Teng Haiqing, Political Commissar Kang Zhiqiang 11th Column: Commander Hu Bingyun, Political Commissar Zhang Fan 12th Column: Commander Xie Zhenhua, Deputy Commander Chang Yuqing, Political Commissar Li Ganhui 6. The Third Field Army: In January 1949, the East China Field Army was renamed the Third Field Army under the order of the Central Military Commission, with jurisdiction over the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th Corps and the Special Forces Command. Commander Chen Yi (also political commissar); Deputy Commander Su Yu (also second deputy political commissar); first deputy political commissar Tan Zhenlin Chief of Staff Zhang Zhen Tang Liang, Director of the Political Department; Zhong Qiguang, Deputy Director of the Political Department (1) The Seventh Corps (and the Zhejiang Military Region, under the jurisdiction of the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 35th armies) Commander Wang Jianan Political Commissar Tan Qilong, Deputy Political Commissar Ji Pengfei (and Director of the Political Department) Chief of Staff Li Yingxi 21st Army: Army Commander Teng Haiqing, Political Commissar Kang Zhiqiang The 22nd Army: Army Commander Sun Jixian, Political Commissar Ding Qiusheng 23rd Army: Commander Tao Yong, Political Commissar Lu Sheng The 35th Army: Army Commander Wu Huawen, Political Commissar He Kexi (2) Eighth Corps (under jurisdiction of the 24th, 25th, 26th, and 34th armies) Commander Chen Shiju Political Commissar Yuan Zhongxian, Deputy Political Commissar Jiang Weiqing (and Director of the Political Department) Chief of Staff He Yixiang 24th Army: Army Commander Wang Bicheng, Political Commissar Liao Haiguang The 25th Army: Army Commander Cheng Jun, Political Commissar Huang Huxing 26th Army: Army Commander Zhang Renchu, Political Commissar Wang Yiping The 34th Army: Army Commander He Jifeng, Political Commissar Zhao Qimin (3) Ninth Corps (jurisdiction over the 20th, 27th, 30th, and 33rd armies) Commander Song Shilun Political Commissar Guo Huaruo Chief of Staff Qin Jian Xie Youfa, Director of the Political Department 20th Army: Army Commander Liu Fei, Political Commissar Chen Shifu 27th Army: Army Commander Nie Fengzhi, Political Commissar Liu Haotian, Chief of Staff Li Yuan, Director of the Political Department Zhong Xidong The 30th Army: Army Commander Xie Zhenhua, Political Commissar Li Ganhui 33rd Army: Army Commander Zhang Kexia, Political Commissar Han Nianlong (4) Tenth Corps (under jurisdiction of the 28th, 29th, 31st, and 32nd armies) Commander Ye Fei Political Commissar Wei Guoqing Chief of Staff Chen Qingxian Liu Peishan, Director of the Political Department 28th Army: Commander Zhu Shaoqing, Deputy Political Commissar Chen Meizao 29th Army: Army Commander Hu Bingyun, Political Commissar Zhang Fan The 31st Army: Army Commander Zhou Zhijian, Political Commissar Chen Huatang The 32nd Army: Formed in the spring of 1949, it first belonged to the Shandong Military Region, and later changed to the Ten Corps.Army Commander Tan Xilin, Political Commissar Peng Lin (5) Special Forces Command: Renamed from the former Special Forces Column. Commander Chen Ruiting, Political Commissar Zhang Kai 7. East China Military Region: In June 1949, the Third Field Army merged with the East China Military Region, and the designation was revoked in 1950. Commander Chen Yi, Deputy Commander Su Yu Zhang Yunyi Political Commissar Rao Shushi, Deputy Political Commissar Tan Zhenlin Chief of Staff Zhang Zhen, Deputy Chief of Staff Zhou Junming Director of the Political Department Shu Tong Tang Liang, Deputy Director of the Political Department Zhong Qiguang Zhang Kai 1. Seventh Corps (and Zhejiang Military Region): Commander Wang Jianan; political commissar Tan Zhenlin Tan Qilong Ji Pengfei 2. Ninth Corps: Commander Song Shilun, Political Commissar Guo Huaruo 3. Tenth Corps (and Fujian Military Region): Commander Ye Fei, Political Commissar Zhang Dingcheng Wei Guoqing 4. North Jiangsu Military Region: Commander Zhang Zhendong, Political Commissar Xiao Wangdong 5. Southern Jiangsu Military Region: Commander Guan Wenwei, Political Commissar Chen Pixian 6. Northern Anhui Military Region: Commander Zeng Xisheng (and political commissar) 7. South Anhui Military Region: Commander Ye Fei, Political Commissar Niu Shucai 8. Shandong Military Region: Commander Zhang Yunyi, Political Commissar Kang Sheng 9. Songhu Garrison Area: Commander Guo Huaruo (also political commissar), 10. Nanjing Garrison District: Commander He Yixiang, Political Commissar Zhang Fan 11. Naval Command: Commander Zhang Aiping (also political commissar) 12. Special Forces Column: Commander Chen Ruiting, Political Commissar He Kexi The book is over!