In 1955, not only 10 generals were awarded the rank of marshal, 10 generals were awarded the rank of general, 57 generals were awarded the rank of general, and 175 generals were awarded the rank of founding lieutenant general for their outstanding military exploits. In fact, two more generals were awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1956 and 1958, bringing the total number of founding lieutenant generals to 177. However, of the 175 generals who were awarded the rank of founding lieutenant general in 1955, ten performed with distinction. They achieved the most outstanding results during the War of Liberation, in no particular order. The first was General Liang Xingchu of the Fourth Field Army, who was one of the tiger generals with outstanding military achievements and the largest number of achievements. During the years of the Revolutionary War, he successfully blocked the strategic intention of Liao Yaoxiang's corps to reinforce Jinzhou, in the famous Liaoshen Campaign. He intercepted this powerful corps in the Heihushan area, and made important contributions to the victory of the Jinzhou Battle and the annihilation of this powerful corps by the Northeast Field Army. During the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, Liang Xingchu led the 38th Army to win the reputation of the Long Live Army, which shows that his exploits on the battlefield are very prominent. Luo Shuai is known as the political commissar of the tiger general.
General Wu Xinquan ranked second, also from the Fourth Field Army. During the War of Liberation, General Wu Xinquan participated in the liberation of Northeast China, the liberation of Tianjin, and the South of Huazhong. However, the most glorious moment of his military career was during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, when the 39th Army under his command became the most outstanding and outstanding volunteer general in this war. The third is General Tao Yong from the Third Field Army, he is a brave Huaye general, who dares to fight to the death on the battlefield, leads his troops to attack, fights with the enemy, and is not afraid of life and death. The fourth column led by him became an ace sharp knife unit with the largest number of enemies destroyed in the East China Field Army. In addition, General Tao Yong also has a resounding nickname and is known as the desperate Saburo. The fourth is Wang Bicheng, commander of the Huaye Sixth Column from the Third Field Army, who is also a tiger general. Among the many founding generals, only three of the founding generals, Xu Haidong, Wang Bicheng and Pi Dingjun, have the title of "Tiger". General Wang Bicheng, known as "Wang Laohu", was a founding lieutenant general who made outstanding military achievements. He distinguished himself in the battles of Menglianggu, Eastern Henan and Huaihai.
He was followed by General Wang Jinshan, who came from the Second Field Army and was known for his bravery, so he was called the "madman general", and he showed bravery in many battles and became the first fierce general in Nakano. General Zhou Xihan, also from the Second Field Army, was known as Zhao Zilong on the battlefield, he single-handedly challenged the first brigade in the world during the Liberation War, captured the brigade commander Huang Zhengcheng, and was known as "herding cattle to defeat Huangpu Sheng", and captured the most enemy generals during the entire Liberation War. General Nie Fengzhi of the Third Field Army performed brilliantly on the battlefield of liberation, made miraculous achievements in the Jinan Campaign and the Huaihai Campaign, took the lead in storming into the city of Shanghai, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he commanded the naval and air forces to fight in concert to liberate Dachen Island and Yijiangshan Island, making great contributions to the liberation of the country. General Wu Kehua bravely defended the battle of Tashan in the Liaoshen Campaign, and made outstanding achievements for the liberation of Jinzhou by the main column of Dongye, so he was known as the "famous general of Tashan". General Wen Yucheng led the 40th Army of the Volunteer Army during the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, and made outstanding achievements in battle, and was known as one of the top ten tiger generals of the Volunteer Army.
Finally, General Wan Yi from the Fourth Field Army had outstanding performances in the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and made important contributions to the liberation of the country and the victory of the war.