In February 48, ** decided to establish the Southeast Field Army, appointed ** as commander and political commissar, Su Yu as deputy commander and deputy political commissar and commander of the First Corps of the Southeast Field Army. Su Yu is the secretary of the Southeast Branch.
South-Eastern Field Army.
Commander and Commissar **
Deputy Commander Su Yu.
Deputy Political Commissar***
The First Corps of the Southeast Field Army (1st, 4th, and 6th Columns).
He is also the commander and political commissar Su Yu.
Deputy Commander Ye Fei.
Chief of Staff Zhang Zhen.
Director of the Political Department, Zhong Qiguang.
The Second Corps of the Southeast Field Army (3rd, 8th, and 10th Columns).
Preparing for departure in February and March 1949. Candidates are decided on an ad hoc basis.
The Southeast Branch of the Party.
Secretary Su Yu. Deputy Secretary Jin Ming.
Note, (1) this warrant is from "Zhang Zhen's Memoirs" (2) Zhang Zhen's appointment was from the discussion between *** and **.
March 30, 48 Mao telegram: According to Chen Shiyu's telegram, it is inconvenient for him to command the operation in the name of chief of staff and director of Tang Liang's political department, please consider:
1) The East China Field Army was stationed in the Jianghuai, Huai and Han wars, and each column was called the Central China Corps, with ** as the commander and political commissar, Chen Shiyu as the deputy commander and chief of staff, Tang Liang as the deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department, and Wang Jian'an and Song Shilun as the first.
Second and third deputy commanders.
2) Currently commanding East China.
The 3rd, 8th, 4th, and 9th Columns fought in the Henan-Shaanxi-Hubei region, and it was planned to set up a field headquarters in Henan-Shaanxi-Hubei. ** is the commander and political commissar, Chen Shiyu is the first deputy commander, before the ** returned to the ministry ** commander work, Chen Geng is the second deputy commander, the position of the former Henan-Shaanxi-Hubei Field Army (4, 9 columns) remains unchanged, Tang Liang is the deputy political commissar, and temporarily acting as the political commissar work, now the Henan-Shaanxi-Hubei Field Army (3rd, 8th, 4th, 9th column) established the former committee, ** is the secretary, Chen Shiyu, Tang Liang, Chen Geng is the member. Chen Shiyu** Secretary. (Note, this article is in the "**Military Annals").