"Three Yang Kaitai" refers to the three founding generals Yang Dezhi, Yang Yong and Yang Chengwu. They took on important responsibilities both during the war years and in peacetime. Yang Dezhi and Yang Chengwu served as the chief and acting chief respectively, while Yang Yong served as the first deputy chief and almost became the chief executive. His colleagues spoke highly of his abilities, believing that he was principled and good at uniting cadres.
After his birth in the Third Army Corps of the Red Army, he has been working in political work, and later changed to military commander, serving as a brigade commander, commander of the Luxi Military Region, and deputy commander of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region. In the War of Liberation, he served as the commander of the 7th and 1st Columns, and led the troops to participate in many battles led by Chief Liu Deng. In 1949, after Nakano was reorganized into Nino, three corps were formed. Although Wang Jinshan excelled in military affairs, in the end the position of corps commander was not held by him, but by Yang Yong.
This is because Corps commanders need to be more capable, not only in terms of tactics, but also in terms of strategy, politics, diplomacy, local work, and cadre rallying responsibilities. Yang Yong's comprehensive ability is more balanced, and with his open-mindedness and optimistic spirit, he can inspire those around him in good times and bad. In November 1982, Song Renqiang calmly faced the last moments of his life in the hospital, maintained an optimistic spirit, talked about work and made suggestions. This kind of calmness is admirable.
During his tenure as commander of the Xinjiang Military Region, he encouraged Political Commissar Guo Linxiang to let go and do it boldly, saying that his energy was in the locality, and Guo Linxiang was responsible for the work of the Military Region. Yang Yong gave strong support to his work, which made the work go smoothly. Song Renqiang is very principled, unambiguous on issues of principle, and dares to express his own opinions. At the same time, he also respects and unites the cadres around him and listens to different opinions. He was promoted to the post of commander-in-chief, and even adjusted the strength of the troops, preparing to replace the old chief.
Although it was eventually changed to Yang Dezhi, he was very familiar with Yang Dezhi and called him "Old Brother Yang", and the two worked together well, but the cooperation time was too short. General Yang Yong's dedication and selfless dedication have won the love and respect of the vast number of soldiers and civilians.