In 1937, the three main forces of the Red Army were reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, with three divisions under its jurisdiction.
There are 3 divisions with a total of 12 regiments, and the commanders of the 12 regiments are as follows.
The 115th Division, the division commander ** Marshal, has jurisdiction over 4 regiments.
343 Regiment of the 685 Brigade, Regiment Commander General Yang Dezhi.
343 Regiment of the 686 Brigade, Regiment Commander General Li Tianyou.
344 Regiment of the 687 Brigade, regiment commander Zhang Shaodong, defected.
344 Regiment of the 688 Brigade, regiment commander Chen Jinxiu, sacrificed.
120th Division, division commander ** Marshal, under the jurisdiction of 4 regiments.
358 Regiment of the 715 Brigade, Regiment Commander Lieutenant General Wang Shangrong.
358 Regiment of the 716 Brigade, Regiment Commander General He Bingyan.
359 Regiment of the 717 Brigade, Lieutenant General Liu Zhuanlian, the commander of the regiment.
359 Regiment of the 718 Brigade, the regiment commander Lieutenant General Wen Niansheng.
The 129th Division, the division commander *** Marshal, has jurisdiction over 4 regiments.
385 Regiment of the 769 Brigade, Regiment Commander *** General.
385 Regiment of the 770 Brigade, Lieutenant General Zhang Caigan, regiment commander.
386 Regiment of the 771st Brigade, Lieutenant General Xu Shenji, regiment commander.
386 Regiment of the 772 Brigade, Regiment Commander Ye Chenghuan, sacrificed.
During the Anti-Japanese War, among the 12 main regiments of the Eighth Route Army, 2 regiment commanders died:
The 688th Regiment, the commander of the regiment, Chen Jinxiu, died heroically in the battle of Wentang in Pingshan County on January 22, 1938. Deputy head of the regiment, General Han Xianchu.
772 Regiment, Regiment Commander Ye Chenghuan, on April 18, 1938, sacrificed his life for the country. The deputy head of the regiment, Lieutenant General Wang Jinshan, is the prototype of Li Yunlong in the bright sword.
There is also 1 person who couldn't stand the ** and became a traitor.
687 Regiment, Regiment Commander Zhang Shaodong, in February 1938, defected with the Chief of Staff Lan Guoqingla's team, and only a few people followed him. After rectification, Tian Shouyao, deputy head of the regiment, took over as the head of the regiment.
Of the remaining 9 regiment commanders, there are 4 founding generals and 5 founding lieutenant generals. The 4 founding generals and regimental commanders have all made great achievements:
General Yang Dezhi, commander of the 1st Column of Jinchaji.
General Li Tianyou, commander of the 1st Column of Dongye.
General He Bingyan, commander of the 1st Column of Nishino.
** Admiral, Commander of the 3rd Column in Nakano.