1932 General Officer Commanding 89th Division, Henan 1937 Commander in Chief Taiyuan Pacification Headquarters' Frontline Forces 1937 - 1938 General Officer Commanding XIII Corps 1937 - 1938 General Officer Commanding 20th Army 1938 - 1940 Commander in Chief 31st Army Group 1944 Deputy Commander in Chief 1st War Area 1944 Deputy Commander in Chief 4th War Area 1944 - 1945 Commander in Chief 3rd Front Army 1949 Commander in Chief defense of Shanghai