The Jin army, that is, the troops of The Tu Emperor Yan Xishan in Shanxi. Under the painstaking management of Yan Xishan, the Jin army did not finally collapse until the late stage of the Liberation War, and Taiyuan was really a hard bone to gnaw. In the Jin army, it is natural that the famous generals are like clouds, and Yan Xishan has the so-called Thirteen Taibao, that is, Sun Chu, Wang Jingguo and the like.
But the later achievements of these people are not very large. The three most accomplished people in the Jin Army were the most successful. They are Fu Zuoyi, Xu Yongchang and Shang Zhen. Why?
You see Fu Zuoyi—Fu Zuoyi was one of the thirteen Taibao of Yan Xishan. Fu Zuoyi later served as the commander of the "Suppression General" of North China, commanding the King of North China in the five provinces of North China. Of course, these five provinces also included Shanxi Province, but Fu Zuoyi could not control yan xishan.
Fu Zuoyi's later achievements were so great that it could be said that he had already overshadowed Yan Xishan.
Let's look at Xu Yongchang. Many people do not know Xu Yongchang, he is a very prominent figure. After the Great War of the Central Plains, Yan Xishan was crushed and had to go to the wilderness and leave Taiyuan. Before leaving, Yan Xishan appointed Xu Yongchang to take over the administration of Jinsui Andui Provinces.
It can be said that Xu Yongchang is a general and main general of the Jin Army. What about his later achievements? During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Xu Yongchang served as the head of the Military Command, and together with Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi, and He Yingqin, he was known as the four giants of the Central Military Commission. On behalf of the National Government, Xu Yongchang also went to Tokyo Bay to participate in the ceremony of Japan's surrender.
Later, Xu Yongchang served as the National Government's Minister of National Defense. Ironically, Yan Xishan also served as defense minister after his downfall, and he took over Xu Yongchang's post. Xu Yongchang was a subordinate of Yan Xishan, but he became Yan Xishan's predecessor, and he ran faster than Yan Xishan.
(Xu Yongchang)
Finally, there was Shang Zhen, who was also the core general of the Jin Army. When Yan Xishan had the strength of four brigades, Shang Zhen was the brigade commander of the first brigade. Later, with the expansion of the Jin army, Shang Zhen successively became the commander of Yan Xishan's First Division and the commander of the First Army.
What happened to Shang Zhen later? He ran to Chiang Kai-shek's side, became the director of the general office of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, the director of the attendant office, and other positions, and became the hot general manager of the Great Interior, a close minister of Tianzi. Chiang Kai-shek took cairo for meetings with him.
This achievement is probably also a little envious and hateful to Yan Xishan.
So, the same Jin generals, why did the three of them achieve so much later? Because all three of them are in the same big pattern, they have big ambitions and no servility. They all worshiped under Yan Xishan, but they were not foolishly loyal to Yan Xishan, especially Shang Zhen, and maintained their independence from beginning to end.
(Shang Zhen)
When they first entered the gate of Yan Xishan, it was only a temporary measure, and when they encountered the opportunity, they would spread their wings and soar. Both Shang Zhen and Xu Yongchang later left Yan Xishan and followed Chiang Kai-shek. Fu Zuoyi was also appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as the commander-in-chief of the "North China" crackdown and flew away from Yan Xishan.
The pattern of Yan Xishan was a small pattern, and he only wanted to stick to Shanxi and be his tu emperor. Those Jin generals who were foolishly loyal to him, such as Sun Chu Wang Jingguo and the like, were the same, they were also small patterns, they only wanted to follow Yan Xishan in Shanxi to promote officials and get rich, and to be a rich man, they had no great ambitions. Therefore, they did not leave until the liberation of Taiyuan, and finally tied their hands.
Yes, for any General of the Jin Army, following the small pattern of Yan Xishan, you must leave Yan Xishan to have greater achievements. In fact, why isn't life like this? To achieve more, you must leave the boss of the small pattern.