The 12th Corps during the Liberation War was reorganized in November 1948 from the First Corps of the Northeast Field Army, with General Xiao Jinguang as its commander and Xiao Hua as its political commissar. Later, after Xiao Hua was transferred to the Special Forces Column as commander, the commander and political commissar of the newly established 12th Corps were all General Xiao Jinguang.
The 12th Corps was definitely the earliest of the four corps under the command of the Field Army during the Liberation War. For example, the 14th Corps and the 15th Corps were formed after the victory at the Battle of Pingjin. The other three field corps were formed after 1949. In this way, the 12th Corps is the earliest regiment of the army reorganization (and the 13th Corps was also formed in 1948).
The newly formed 12th Corps, under the jurisdiction of the 40th Army, the 45th Army, the 46th Army, these three units are the most aces that have been in the battlefield for a long time. In the campaign to liberate the central and southern regions from the south, the three corps under the command of the 12th Corps all played a very important role. Due to the rapid marching speed of the 12th Corps, to a certain extent, it effectively promoted the uprising in Changsha and made a certain contribution to the peaceful liberation of Changsha. You know, whether it is an uprising or a peace talk, the military is the hardest chip. If the 12th Corps had not quickly approached the outside of Changsha, Chen Mingren might have hesitated.
The 12th Corps fought south, and the largest battle involved was the Battle of Hengbao, and the 12th Corps served as the vanguard of the Middle Road and participated in the largest and most important battle since the Fourth Field Army went south. It should be known that at this point in the War of Liberation, Chiang Kai-shek's military clique was no longer in danger. In the central and southern regions, the one who still has combat effectiveness is the Bai Chongxi military group. That is, in the Battle of Hengbao, the 12th Corps of the Fourth Field Army and its brother troops severely damaged this enemy army in the area of Hengyang and Baoqing, and completely annihilated the enemy's four elite divisions. Bai Chongxi was defeated and fled by train overnight to his hometown in Guangxi, where the famous Battle of Hengbao ended in the victory of the Fourth Field Army.
In December 1949, the commander of the 12th Corps, General Xiao Jinguang, was appointed commander of the Navy. The 12th Corps Headquarters was reorganized into the People's Navy Headquarters, and the 12th Corps was abolished. Under the jurisdiction of the 40th Army, assigned to the 15th Corps to participate in the liberation of Hainan Island. The 45th Army remained in Guangdong to participate in the work of suppressing bandits, and the 46th Army was assigned to the Hunan Military Region.
The 12th Corps, which was able to recruit good soldiers, made great achievements for the cause of liberation. The top ten famous generals under his command are also well-known tiger generals, all of whom are like thunder and can fight well.
The first was definitely General Xiao Jinguang, commander of the Twelfth Corps, who was a general who was both literate and martial. During the war years, he was both an excellent political worker and an excellent military commander. He proved to the world with his own actions that Xiao Jinguang was a great general who could stand alone and the soul of the 12th Corps.
The second was Xie Fang, who was the chief of staff of the 12th Corps and an excellent military theorist. Especially during the period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he served as the chief of staff of the Volunteer Army, and was praised by General Manager Peng as Zhuge Liang in the Volunteer Army. It is enough to see that his military talent has been well played on the battlefield of aiding Korea, and has also been recognized by President Peng.
The third was Han Xianchu, one of the main generals of the 12th Army, who was then the commander of the 40th Army. Presumably, everyone knows that the 40th Army has a tenacious fighting style, is a level that belongs to the ace force, and is definitely the main force of the 12th Corps. As a military commander, Han Xianchu was also the commander of the corps who relied most heavily on the general.
The fourth was Cai Zhengguo, who was the deputy commander of the 40th Army of the 12th Corps. He was also a brave general on the northeast battlefield, and in the famous Battle of Tashan, he led the Tenth Division to fight the enemy for five days and five nights, holding the position and dragging the enemy reinforcements to Jinzhou. Unfortunately, he died heroically in the later Battle of Aid Korea.
The fifth was Deng Yue, who was the commander of the 118th Division of the 40th Army of the 12th Corps. Although General Deng Yue was only a division commander in the famous 12th Corps, he was also a well-known general. The 118th Division led by him had a tenacious fighting style and was one of the number one main divisions on the northeast battlefield. He is also one of the most important and relied generals of the military commander, General Han Xianchu.
The sixth was Huang Yongsheng, who was the commander of the Forty-fifth Army of the 12th Corps and one of the main generals of the corps. Huang Yongsheng, commander of the 45th Army, was a fierce general whose military command ability was no less than that of General Han Xianchu. It is a well-known tiger general on the battlefield of liberation.
The seventh was Ding Sheng, who was the commander of the 135th Division of the 45th Army of the 12th Corps, and like Deng Yue, the division led by the division was also one of the main divisions of the 12th Corps, and his fighting style was tenacious. At the same time, Ding Sheng was also a brave general on the northeast battlefield, after the War of Liberation, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the 69-year self-defense counterattack on the southwest border. Moreover, Ding Sheng was also the first commander of the newly formed 54th Army.
The eighth was Zhan Caifang, the commander of the 46th Army of the 12th Corps, who led the 46th Army and was one of the main forces of the corps. At the same time, General Zhan Caifang was also an older tiger general of the 12th Corps.
The ninth was Zeng Yongya, who was the commander of the 136th Division of the 12th Corps and the 46th Army. He was also one of the ten tiger generals under the 12th Corps, and made great achievements for the cause of liberation.
The tenth was Xiao Quanfu, who was the commander of the 137th Division of the 46th Army of the 12th Corps. Xiao Quanfu's war experience is very rich, he has fought with the Japanese army, fought with the US and Korean troops, and fought with the Soviet army. In the Battle of Zhenbao Island in 1969, the commander-in-chief of the frontier defense of our army was General Xiao Quanfu, who defended the territory of the motherland with weapons and was not invaded. You must know that among the senior generals of our army, there are probably only a few tiger generals who have fought with the Soviet army, and It just so happens that Xiao Quanfu is one of them.