The 42 deputy corps-level generals are Zhou Chunquan, Chen Zaidao, Peng Shaohui, Chen Bojun, Zhang Aiping, Fu Qiutao, Han Xianchu, Tang Liang, Hong Xuezhi, Li Zhimin, Zhou Huan, Li Tianyou, Liu Zhen, Yang Zhicheng, Wang Ping, Zhong Qiguang, Guo Tianmin, Wei Guoqing, Lu Zhengcao, Xiao Xiangrong, Zhang Jingwu, Zhang Zhen, Liu Zhijian, Yan Kuyao, Zhong Chibing, Tang Tianji, Tan Xilin, Mo Wenhua, Liu Daosheng, Tao Yong, Wu Faxian, Cheng Jun, Cheng Shicai, Li Tianhuan, Liao Hansheng, Guo Huaruo, Tang Yanjie, Zhang Nansheng, Du Yide, Wang Bicheng, Wang Jinshan and He Jinnian. So among these 42 deputy corps-level generals, who is the strongest in military ability?
Among these 42 generals, there are 15 generals who are better at military affairs, including Chen Zaidao, Peng Shaohui, Chen Bojun, Han Xianchu, Hong Xuezhi, Li Tianyou, Liu Zhen, Guo Tianmin, Zhang Zhen, Tao Yong, Cheng Jun, Cheng Shicai, Wang Bicheng, Wang Jinshan, He Jinnian, etc., let's take a look at their performances. Chen Zaidao was born in the peasant Red Guards, participated in the Jute Uprising in 1927, and was one of the famous 72 heroes of Mulan Mountain. Chen Zaidao's exploits in the Red Army were very good, especially in the Red Fourth Front Army's transfer to Sichuan and Shaanxi, and in the battle of our army's eastward expedition to Shanxi after the Long March, his performance was extremely outstanding. In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, Chen Zaidao's performance was as stable as ever, advancing into southern Hebei during the Anti-Japanese War, participating in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, and fighting Huang Wei's Corps in Huaihai during the War of Liberation, successfully blocking Li Yannian's Corps, Chen Zaidao's performance was very good. Peng Shaohui was born in the Pingjiang Uprising system, is a tiger general under the account of Mr. Peng, he fights hard, likes to take the lead, once lost an arm in battle, it should be said that he is a brave general. Chen Bojun, who participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, is very old, and has been a military-level cadre during the Red Army. During the Liberation War, he was Xiao Jinguang's assistant in the early stage, and in the later stage, he went south to take charge alone, and his performance was also remarkable. 
Han Xianchu, needless to say, is an absolute famous general who has won a hundred battles, Weiyuan Fort, Hainan Island, the south bank of the Han River, from the northeast to Hainan Island, from the land of China to the Korean Peninsula, all of which confirm his outstanding military exploits. Hong Xuezhi, a political cadre during the Red Army, served as the director of the Political Department of the Red Fourth Army, during the Liberation War in the Northeast Battlefield, but had good achievements in military affairs, to the Korean battlefield, and focused on logistics, and his performance was praised by Mr. Peng, it can be said that he is an outstanding general who is proficient in all kinds of martial arts. Li Tianyou, a representative of famous generals from the Red Seventh Army system, commanded a series of battles such as the Siping Offensive Battle, the Siping Liberation War, and the Liberation of Tianjin in the War of Liberation, and made outstanding contributions. Liu Zhen, who was also a political cadre in the early stage, was born in the Red 25th Army system, and was a tiger general under Xu Haidong and Cheng Zihua. During the War of Liberation, Liu Zhen became an outstanding military cadre in the Northeast Battlefield, and the 39th Army (2nd Column) led by him was at the level of our army's ace army in terms of combat record and style. Guo Tianmin, a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, mainly served as the chief of staff during the Red Army, assisted Luo Binghui in commanding the Red 9th Army Corps, and assisted Cheng Shicai in commanding the Red 30th Army, and had good performances in the Long March and the Western Expedition. During the Liberation War, Guo Tianmin was best known as the assistant of General Chen Geng, and the two led the troops to liberate the southwest, and Guo Tianmin was also awarded the rank of general in the Fifth Five-Year Plan. 
Zhang Zhen, whose style is similar to Guo Tianmin, is an outstanding talent in military assistantship. Zhang Zhen served as the chief of staff of Peng Xuefeng and Su Yu, and was good at studying battle plans and making suggestions for campaign preparations. In 1955, Zhang Zhen was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, which is actually a bit low. Tao Yong, Wang Bicheng, and Ye Fei are collectively known as Ye Wang Tao, and they are outstanding generals under Su Yu's account. Tao Yong and Wang Bicheng have followed Su Yu since the middle of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and participated in a series of battles commanded by Su Yu, such as the Huangqiao Battle, the Cheqiao Battle, the Gaoyou Battle, the Soviet-Chinese Campaign, the Menglianggu Campaign, the Huaihai Campaign, and the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou Campaign. As deputy corps-level generals and with outstanding military exploits, two generals, Tao Yong and Wang Bicheng, were finally awarded the rank of lieutenant general, which is actually low. 
Cheng Jun, during the Liberation War, was the commander of the seventh column of Huaye and the commander of the 25th Army of Sanye. In the battle of crossing the river, Cheng Jun led the 25th Army to march 160 miles in a row and annihilated the 20th Army. The 20th Army was the unit left by Yang Sen and was one of the trump cards in the Sichuan Army, but it was easily defeated by Cheng Jun, which fully confirmed Cheng Jun's outstanding military talent. Cheng Shicai, with super high qualifications in the early stage, served as the commander of the Red 30th Army in the Red Fourth Front Army. During the Liberation War, Cheng Shicai entered the Northeast, and his early performance was also good, but in the later period, he mainly held the position of the military region, and there were not many opportunities to command operations, and his performance was affected, and he was finally only awarded the rank of lieutenant general when he was awarded. Wang Jinshan, this must be very familiar to everyone, he is the historical prototype of Li Yunlong, the head of the famous independent regiment. Wang Jinshan commanded the battle bravely, holding a broadsword to charge into battle, and his ability to attack fortifications was one of the best in the Red Fourth Front Army. During the Liberation War, Wang Jinshan continued his outstanding performance and achieved the position of deputy commander of the corps in Erye. Originally, when Erye appointed the commander of the corps, Wang Jinshan actually had a chance, but in the end, Yang Yong, who had a better view of the overall situation, was chosen organizationally. But if you talk about military ability alone, Wang Jinshan is actually not one of Yang Yong, for this reason, Wang Jinshan is a little unconvinced, and he personally went to Political Commissar Deng to theorize. The last one is He Jinnian. When the Red Army in northern Shaanxi was founded, he was a high-level general of our army in the northwest, and together with Liu Zhidan, Xie Zichang, Yan Hongyan, Wu Daifeng and others, he made outstanding contributions to the establishment of the Red Army in the northwest, and became the commander of the Red 27th Army. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, He Jinnian continued his outstanding performance and served as the commander of the Third Brigade of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Garrison, with outstanding meritorious achievements. During the War of Liberation, He Jinnian accepted the organizational dispatch and entered the Northeast Military Region, where he served as the commander of the column, the commander of the army, and the deputy commander of the corps. 
As a deputy corps-level general and a regular army-level cadre during the Agrarian Revolutionary War, He Jinnian's last military rank was indeed only a major general. He is also the lowest rank among the 42 deputy corps-level generals. In terms of He Jinnian's qualifications, in fact, the rank of general is qualified, and his rank of major general is really low. To sum up, among the 42 deputy corps-level generals of the people's army, the six famous generals with the most outstanding military ability should be Han Xianchu, Liu Zhen, Li Tianyou, Wang Jinshan, Wang Bicheng, and Tao Yong. Judging from various factors such as comprehensive combat achievements and military capabilities, I think Han Xianchu is the strongest among them, he has outstanding performances in the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and has experienced a hundred battles without tasting defeat.