Founding General Zhou Shidi graduated from the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, and was a classmate of General Chen Geng and Xu Shuai. Zhou Shidi during the Huangpu period said that he was extremely prominent, and joined the party during the Huangpu period. After graduation, Zhou Shidi was assigned to the Guangdong Army, and fought bloody battles with Ye Ting's Independent Regiment in the Northern Expedition War, and made a lot of military achievements, and became the head of the 73rd Regiment of the Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army. The 73rd Regiment is actually the predecessor of Ye Ting's Independent Regiment, so Zhou Shidi actually took over Ye Ting's original position as the commander of the 24th Division. 
Zhou Shidi participated in the Nanchang Uprising, the 25,000-mile Long March, and commanded a series of battles in the 18th Corps to liberate the northwest, and was awarded the rank of general in 1955. Founding General Zhang Zongxun graduated from the fifth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. During the War of Liberation, he served as commander of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningjin-Sui Joint Defense Army, commander of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Field Army, deputy commander of the Northwest Field Corps, and deputy commander of the First Field Army, and was awarded the rank of general in 1955. Founding General Xiao Ke graduated from the fourth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. The fourth phase of Whampoa is like a cloud, Xiao Ke's performance in the military academy was not too outstanding, but after participating in the revolution, he showed great ability, and soon achieved the position of the commander of the Red Sixth Army. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Xiao Ke was the deputy commander of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and during the War of Liberation, Xiao Ke was the deputy commander of the North China Military Region and the chief of staff of the Fourth Field. Judging from his resume, Xiao Ke's rank in the later period was not as good as in the early stage, so he was a general when he was awarded. According to the level of the early stage, the general is no problem. 
Founding General Guo Tianmin graduated from the sixth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. After graduating from the Whampoa Military Academy, Guo Tianmin joined the Guangdong Army, participated in the Guangzhou Uprising in 1927, performed well in the people's army, and served as the commander of the Red 62nd Division, the chief of staff of the Red 3rd Division, and the chief of staff of the Red 30th Army. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the commander of a military division, and during the War of Liberation, he served as the deputy commander of the Fourth Corps. In 1955, Guo Tianmin was awarded the rank of general. Founding General Song Shilun graduated from the fifth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. During the Red Army, Song Shilun served as the commander of the Red 27th Army, and during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the chief of staff of the Shandong Field Army, the commander of the Huaye Tenth Column, and the commander of the Sanye 9th Corps. The army commanded by Song Shilun was known for daring to fight tough battles and being good at fighting resistance wars, and the Ninth Corps fought a bloody battle with the US army in the Changjin Lake War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, which made the world know the powerful combat effectiveness and tenacious style of the volunteers. Founding General Chen Bojun graduated from the sixth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. Chen Bojun graduated from the Wuhan branch of the sixth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising commanded by the chairman, and served as the commander of the Red 13th Division and the chief of staff of the Red Fifth Army Corps during the Agrarian Revolutionary War. In 1955, Chen Bojun was awarded the rank of general. 
Founding General Yang Zhicheng graduated from the fifth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. Unlike the military commander-type generals above, Yang Zhicheng is an expert in logistics. Especially during the Liberation War, Yang Zhicheng did logistics work in the Northeast and arranged the logistics support of Dongye in an orderly manner, which was deeply appreciated by Lin Shuai. In 1955, Yang Zhicheng was awarded the rank of general. Chen Qihan, the founding general of the People's Republic of China, graduated from the Yunnan Army Lecture Hall, and later entered the third phase of the Whampoa Military Academy as a student captain, and was sent to the officer education regiment led by Mr. Zhu in 1927, and participated in the Nanchang Uprising with Mr. Zhu. In the people's army, Chen Qihan showed his extremely strong military qualities, and during the Red Army period, he was mainly engaged in the work of chief of staff, and his performance was extremely good. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chen Qihan served as the commander of the Suide Military Region, responsible for the security work of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region, and during the War of Liberation, he served as the deputy commander of the Jireliao Military Region and the commander of the Jiangxi Military Region, making outstanding contributions to the victory of the New Democratic Revolution, and in 1955, Chen Qihan was awarded the rank of general. 
Founding General Chen Mingren graduated from the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. Chen Mingren is a famous general in the **, when Siye waved his division south to Hunan, Chen Mingren and Cheng Qian, Wang Jinxiu and others launched an uprising together, became the commander of the people's army, the commander of the corps, and was awarded the rank of general in 1955. Among the nine founding generals, Song Shilun, Guo Tianmin, and Chen Mingren are all famous generals with outstanding military achievements, but Chen Mingren's achievements are mainly in the first class, so he will not participate in the discussion.