, a large number of cadres were affected, and the commanders of the military regions, as senior cadres in the army, were no exception. So, which commanders of the major military regions have survived from beginning to end in these ten years?
Han Xianchu
Han Xianchu is the famous "Tornado Commander" of our army. During the War of Liberation, he led the troops from the black land to the ends of the earth. He went abroad to participate in the Korean War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, and established his country's prestige on the other side of the Yalu River.
Someone once said: "Han Xianchu's should be the thickest among the information created by foreign intelligence agencies for Chinese generals."
In the 1955 conferment, Han Xianchu was originally reported as a lieutenant general, but After Chairman Mao saw it, he approved: "Han has merit, Zhong Jin is superior." So Han Xianchu became the founding general.
Han Xianchu
At the beginning of the "Cultural Revolution", he served as the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region. Jiang Qing and his gang slandered him many times and wanted to overthrow Han Xianchu.
But Chairman Mao protected him. August 1, 1967, was the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. At this year's Army Day reception, Mao Zedong said to Zhou Enlai: "Today's reception, Zhu De will attend, Xu Xiangqian will attend, and Han Xianchu will attend."
Mao Zedong did not forget his beloved general, which gave Han Xianchu a lot of confidence in adversity. Great support. On the night of National Day on October 1, Mao Zedong suddenly went to Jingxi Hotel to summon several military region, provincial and municipal leaders who lived there, and Zhou Enlai also arrived shortly after. Mao Zedong held Han Xianchu's hand and said to Han Xianchu face to face: "Comrade Xianchu, you can't be defeated!"
Han Xianchu and Chairman Mao shook hands cordially
Mao Zedong also knew his capable general well and knew that he was brave and good at fighting. Fierce and loyal. Otherwise, he would not have personally selected the general and transferred him to the front line in Fujian in 1957 to take up the post of commander of the Fuzhou Military Region.
Later, when Zhou Enlai was instructing work in Fujian, he once again mentioned Chairman Mao's words. When Han Xianchu returned to Fuzhou and conveyed Premier Zhou's speech to the military region cadres, he only conveyed work instructions and not what Chairman Mao said to himself. He believes that what Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou said to him is a sign of trust and support for him, and he cannot spread it out as a "shield" to protect himself.
In 1972, Chairman Mao issued an order to change the commanders of the eight military regions. Han Xianchu was transferred from the blue sea and blue sky in the southeast to the vast northwest. He was changed to the commander of the Lanzhou Military Region .
Han Xianchu
Jiang Qing and others still look for opportunities to persecute and slander him. Han Xianchu told the staff around him: You must believe in the Party and Mao Zedong Thought. The red ones cannot be blackened, and the black ones cannot be red...
After arriving at the Lanzhou Military Region, Han Xianchu ignored the attacks and frame-ups of the "Gang of Four" and went deep into the border defense many times. , troops, and make a solid effort to implement various combat readiness tasks. For more than six years, he persisted in climbing high-altitude, low-pressure peaks, crossing the desolate, dry, wind-swept Gobi desert, and climbing up wind-sand deserts despite being over 60 years old, disabled, and suffering from chronic diseases in his heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and other major organs. Densely populated with watchtowers, we carefully inspected the bunkers, tunnels, and firepower points of more than 800 kilometers of border defense lines, and learned more about the training, life, and joint military-civilian defense conditions at each border defense post.
When the "Cultural Revolution" ended, he was the first to propose poverty alleviation and improve the lives of people in "old, young, border and poor" areas.
Han Xianchu
Pi Dingjun
Pi Dingjun was a brave general of the Fourth Front Army during the Red Army period. During the Anti-Japanese War, he was also the top general of the Taihang Military Region and the Henan Military Region. In 1946, when broke through the Central Plains, he used more than 7,000 men to contain a large number of enemy troops to cover the main breakout. In the end, the "Leather Brigade" successfully broke through, with more than 500 people left!
Later, he made outstanding contributions in the War of Liberation and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. When conferring the title, thinking of the great achievements of the Central Plains in breaking through the siege, Chairman Mao instructed: "Dingjun has meritorious service, and the young will advance to the middle." Pi Dingjun became the founding lieutenant general of the People's Republic of China.
Pi Dingjun
When the "Cultural Revolution" began, he was serving as the commander of the Lanzhou Military Region.In April 1969, at the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong said to Pi Dingjun: "To make revolution, you must have the spirit of your 'Pi Brigade' who are not afraid of death and hardship."
With such a sentence, the "Gang of Four" Although Pi Dingjun was later persecuted, he was unable to shake his position.
Pi Dingjun and Chairman Mao together
After the "April 5th Incident" in 1976, faced with the perverse actions of the "Gang of Four", the general was furious and was ready to go to the mountains to fight guerrillas and fight against the "Gang of Four" when Chairman Mao died one day. . He said to his subordinates: "The situation is very serious now. I am fully prepared. If the situation continues to deteriorate, I will go up to the mountains to fight guerrillas!" At that time, Luo Ruiqing, who had injured his leg, was being treated in Fuzhou. General Pi said to Luo Ruiqing: " Mr. Luo, you have bad legs, we will carry you, and if you tell us how to fight, we will fight.”
On July 7 of this year, Pi Dingjun took a helicopter from Zhangzhou when he was directing military exercises in Fujian. When I went to inspect the Dongshan Island tri-service exercise site, the helicopter crashed on Zaoshan Mountain in Zhangpu County. Unfortunately, Pi Dingjun died in the line of duty at the age of 62. Mao Zedong lost his beloved general. At Pi Dingjun's memorial service, he sent him the last wreath in his life.
Pi Dingjun
Xu Shiyou
Xu Shiyou, a fierce general born in Shaolin Temple. During his military life, he participated in the death squads 7 times and served as the captain of the death squads 5 times. He commanded a series of famous battles and made great achievements in his long revolutionary career.
At the beginning of the "Cultural Revolution", he served as the commander of the Nanjing Military Region. When the "Gang of Four" instructed the rebels to criticize him, he moved his headquarters into the Dabie Mountains.
The Nanjing rebels are preparing for a long-distance raid to capture Xu Shiyou, who has been hiding in the Dabie Mountains, back to Nanjing. When Xu Shiyou heard the news, he was furious and shouted: If anyone comes to seize him, I will shoot him.
Xu Shiyou
Xu Shiyou's "shooting theory" quickly spread to the central government. Zhou Enlai, who was in Beijing, issued a warning: Do not seize Xu Shiyou. If anyone wants to seize him, I will rush to Nanjing within an hour. Mao Zedong made it clear: Commander Xu is not allowed to be grabbed. Xu has never objected to me.
was protected by Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai. During the entire "Cultural Revolution", Xu Shiyou should be said to be relatively lucky. He stayed in the post of commander of the Nanjing Military Region until the commander of the larger military region was changed. On September 16, 1967, in a conversation, regarding the rebels' desire to overthrow Xu Shiyou and other military cadres, Mao Zedong said: Is it okay to overthrow Xu Shiyou? I want to protect Xu Shiyou. If you want to defeat Xu Shiyou, there is also Han Xianchu and the Northeastern Chen Xilian. Who will command the war? Mao Zedong also said in a tone of approval: (Xu Shiyou) This person is still courageous. If he is wrong, he is wrong, and if he is right, he is right. Very decisive. He was decisive even when he made mistakes!
Xu Shiyou
Later, he was transferred to the Guangzhou Military Region commander. After the "Cultural Revolution", he commanded the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, and made new contributions to the country.
Yang Dezhi
Yang Dezhi, a famous war general, served as the commander of the first regiment of the first division of the First Red Army, a pioneer on the Long March road, and organized and commanded the Seventeen Warriors to forcibly cross the Dadu River.
Yang Dezhi, Yang Chengwu, and Yang Yong, three corps commanders on the domestic battlefield, known as the "Three Yangs" on the Korean battlefield, served as Chief of General Staff, Acting Chief of General Staff, and First Deputy Chief of General Staff respectively in the General Staff Department. long. Among the "Three Yangs", Yang Dezhi was among the best in terms of qualifications, prestige and ability, whether among the founding generals or the commanders of major military regions.
Yang Dezhi
At the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, Yang Dezhi was the commander of the Jinan Military Region. In 1972, he and Zeng Siyu were transferred to the headquarters of the Wuhan Military Region.
When he and several military commanders went to Beijing for a meeting in 1974, Chairman Mao said to them: "We must implement the policy of learning from past mistakes and avoiding future ones, and treating illnesses and saving people. Beating people to death with a stick is not good. Allow people to correct their mistakes. Give them a chance; you These comrades (referring to Yang Dezhi and other commanders of the military region) are senior and now hold great power. You must be cautious and careful. If I am gone, you must be cautious and careful. It may not be in another year or two. The King of Hell invites me to drink soju. .”
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After the "Cultural Revolution" ended, the general commanded the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, with brilliant achievements!
Chen Xilian
Chen Xilian is known as the "little steel cannon" and is a famous tiger general . During the War of Liberation, the "Chen Xie" Corps was invincible across the Central Plains, Jianghuai, and Huaihe Rivers.
At the beginning of the "Cultural Revolution", he served as the commander of the Shenyang Military Region. In 1972, he was transferred to Li Desheng. He first guarded the Sino-Soviet border and fought back the Soviet invasion; then he guarded the capital and made great achievements.
Chen Xilian accompanied Chairman Mao on his inspection of the Shenyang Military Region
During the "Cultural Revolution", like Xu Shiyou, he was not greatly affected because he was deeply trusted by Chairman Mao. However, in that special era, he inevitably made some mistakes.
After smashing the "Gang of Four", Chen Xilian reviewed his mistakes many times to Deng Xiaoping and the central government on different occasions.
His old political commissar, Deng Xiaoping, who had become the chief architect of reform and opening up at this time, said: You don’t owe debts in Beijing, your problems are mainly in the Northeast. If the masses have opinions about you, you should make a profound self-examination.
Chen Xilian's attitude in reviewing his mistakes was extremely sincere, saying: "The responsibility does not lie with the comrades below, but with me. Because I was wrong, everyone followed suit." "(I) bear full responsibility for these mistakes and errors."
Conclusion
In that special era, most of the commanders of the major military regions, as senior cadres of the People's Liberation Army, demonstrated a high degree of principle and firm will. On the one hand, they fought resolutely against the "Gang of Four" and Lin Biao's counter-revolutionary clique; on the other hand, they maintained local stability and defended the security of the motherland. It can be said that he has made a great contribution!
