The duties of the chief of staff are mainly to assist the military commander in commanding the battle, formulating the battle plan, and proposing the battlefield decisions to the military commander. In the people's army, think tanks are also indispensable, and in the long process of the victory of the Chinese revolution, countless outstanding chiefs of staff have emerged. 
Tenth place: Zhu Yunqing. Zhu Yunqing, who participated in the establishment of the Jinggangshan Base Area and the Southern Jiangxi and Western Fujian Base Areas, served as chief of staff of the First Army of the Red Army, chief of staff of the First Army of the Red Army, chief of staff of the Red Army, chief of the General Staff of the Red Army, and other positions; he was a favorite general of Commissar Mao and the first chief of general staff of the people's army. Zhu Yunqing performed extremely well in the process of establishing the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base Area and the Southern Jiangxi and Western Fujian Revolutionary Base Area, he was thoughtful, resourceful, and good at formulating battle plans, and was the right-hand man of Commissar Mao's military affairs. Ninth place: Wang Erzhuo. After the failure of the Nanchang Uprising, Wang Erzhuo served as the chief of staff of the First Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, and together with Mr. Zhu and Mr. Chen, he successfully brought the remnants of the Nanchang Uprising to Jinggangshan and became a member of the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base Area. Wang Erzhuo had great hopes of showing his strength in the people's army, but unfortunately he was killed by the traitor Yuan Chongquan in an incident to prevent Yuan Chongquan's rebellion, which is a pity. If Wang Erzhuo can live to be awarded the title of fifty-five, he must at least have the rank of general. Eighth place: Yan Kuo. During the period of the Great Revolution and the early stage of the Agrarian Revolutionary War, Yan was mainly engaged in military movement activities in the Northwest Army, instigated many old troops to participate in the revolution, and made great contributions to the establishment and growth of the Northwest Base Area. During the War of Liberation, Yan Kuoruo was the chief of staff of the Northwest Field Army, and assisted General Peng Lao in commanding a series of victories on the Northwest Battlefield, and made outstanding achievements. Although he was at the level of chief of staff of the field army, Yan was only awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955 because he was mainly engaged in underground work in the early stage and entered the army late. 
Seventh place: solution. Xie Fang was born in the Northeast Jiangwutang, was a general of the Feng army, and once served as Zhang Xueliang's adjutant. After participating in the revolution, Xie Fang served as chief of staff of the 358th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, deputy chief of staff and chief of staff of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army, chief of staff of the Liaoning Military Region, chief of staff of the 12th Corps of Siye, and chief of staff of the Volunteer Army. The military ability of the solution side is very prominent, and in the 1952 rank evaluation, it was also a quasi-corps level, which is worthy of the qualification of a lieutenant general. But because Xie Fang participated in the revolution late, his qualifications were a little shallow, and he was only awarded the rank of major general in the end, which is understandable, after all, there are too many famous generals in Siye. Sixth place: ** The famous chief of staff of the Yang Luogeng Corps, in the long revolutionary years, ** served as the chief of staff of the 1st Red Division, the chief of staff of the 385th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and the chief of staff of the 19th Corps of the North China Military Region, and made outstanding contributions to the victory of the new democratic revolution. According to his qualifications, ** was worthy of being a general, but he was no longer in the army at the time of the award, so he could not receive the rank. Fifth place: Zhang Zhen. Zhang Zhen was Peng Xuefeng's chief of staff during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and Su Yu's chief of staff during the War of Liberation, assisting these two famous generals to win a series of battles, and was one of the best chiefs of staff in the people's army. In 1955, Zhang Zhen was awarded the rank of lieutenant general. As a quasi-corps-level cadre, the rank of lieutenant general can be said to be neither high nor low, just right. 
Fourth place: Chen Shiyu. During the revolutionary years, Chen Shiyu served as chief of staff of the 34th Red Division, chief of staff of the Red Fourth Division, chief of staff and commander of the 13th Red Army, chief of staff of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, chief of staff of the Shandong Military Region, chief of staff of the East China Field Army, and commander of the Eighth Corps of the Sanye Army. Third place: Li Da. Li Da was born in the Red Fifth Army, joined the Red Army after participating in the Ningdu Uprising with Ji Zhentong, and rose through the ranks in the people's army with his outstanding performance. In the later period of the Agrarian Revolutionary War, when he reached the position of chief of staff of the reinforcements of the Western Route Army, the commander of the reinforcements at that time was none other than Liu Shuai. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Da served as the chief of staff and chief of staff of the 129th Division, and assisted Liu Shuai, Director Zhang, Deng Political Commissar and others to achieve a series of great victories in the War of Resistance against Japan. In 1955, Li Da was awarded the rank of general. Second place: Liu Yalou. Liu Yalou systematically studied military theory in the Soviet Union, and his level of military theory was one of the best in the whole army. During the Liberation War, Liu Yalou returned to China to serve as the chief of staff of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army and became Lin Shuai's best military assistant. In 1955, Liu Yalou was awarded the rank of general, which was a bit low for his position at that time. First place: Left right. Zuo Quan was a revolutionary pioneer who joined the party during the Great Revolution, and once studied at the Frunze Military Academy in the Soviet Union. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, Zuo Quan served as the chief of staff of the Red First Army Corps and the commander of the ** Corps, participated in the command of the Battle of Guoshan Castle, and led his troops to attack Hu Zongnan in the battle. 
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Zuo Quan served as the deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army and was Mr. Peng's first assistant in military affairs. The Eighth Route Army won a series of anti-Japanese victories, and Zuo Quan contributed indispensably. It is a pity that in the anti-sweeping battle, in order to cover the breakthrough of the Eighth Route Army, Zuo Quan personally fought a bloody battle with the enemy after breaking off, and finally died a heroic martyr. Zuo Quan's military ability was very good, and his theoretical level was also one of the best in the army at that time, and if he had not died prematurely, he would definitely have been awarded the rank of general in 1955, which is very sad. If you want to say that the best chief of staff in our army, you should count ***, but the rank of *** is too high, and it is obviously not suitable for comparison with other chiefs of staff. Among the ten chiefs of staff listed by the author, I think the most outstanding is Zuo Quan, followed by Liu Yalou, and Li Da ranked third. Among the 10 chiefs of staff, Chen Shiyu, Li Da, and Liu Yalou were awarded the rank of general, Zhang Zhen and Yan Kuo were awarded the rank of lieutenant general, and Xie Fang was awarded the rank of major general. **Because he no longer held a military position when the title was awarded, he did not participate in the award, and Zuo Quan, Zhu Yunqing, and Wang Erzhuo died prematurely and became revolutionary martyrs.