Before 1985, among the 35 armies of the People's Liberation Army, there were as many as 8 former North China Military Region troops, accounting for nearly one-quarter of the total. However, in the subsequent disarmament, the former North China Military Region troops have been rep

Before 1985, among the 35 armies of the People's Liberation Army , there were as many as 8 troops in the former North China Military Region, accounting for nearly one-quarter of the total. However, in the subsequent disarmament, the former North China Military Region troops have been repeatedly targeted for revocation. Before the new round of military reform in 2017, the former North China Military Region troops only had the 65th Army.

Field Force of North China Military Region originated from the two major military regions of Shanxi, Chaji and Hebei and Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan. In May 1948, according to the central decision, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military Region and Shanxi, Chaji and Hebei Military Region were merged into the North China Military Region.

The Jin-Cha-Hebei Military Region troops are the main body of the North China Military Region troops. Some of these troops include the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the headquarters secret service regiment. Most of the rest are new troops developed during the War of Resistance Against Japan. The Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region was developed from the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japan and the directly affiliated headquarters of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region. On August 20, 1945, the Shanxi-Henan Military Region and the Shanxi-Henan Military Region and the Shanxi-Henan Field Army were established.

When the two major military regions merged into the North China Military Region, they were under the jurisdiction of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th and 8th columns of the former Shanxi-Cha-Hebei Military Region and the 8th, 13th and 15th columns of the former Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Hebei Military Region. In February 1949, the entire army unified the number and sequence. The North China Military Region troops successively launched new numbers, renamed the 60th Army to the 68th Army, and established the 18th, 19th and 20th Corps.

After the Party Central Committee arrived in Xibaipo, Hebei, it used the North China Military Region as a direct strategic force directly controlled by Military Commission . Therefore, the North China Military Region troops were not later reorganized into four major field troops like the Northeast, Northwest, Central Plains and East China troops.

Overall, during the War of Liberation, the field troops in the North China Military Region were not outstanding. They were not as good as the Third Field Army and Fourth Field , but they were even not as good as the First Field Army with the smallest number of people, the worst equipment and the most difficult conditions. Even the Pingjin Battle on their own territory was also the "protagonist" by the Northeast Field Army who entered the pass.

In early 1949, the North China Military Region established two new 68th and 69th armies, but these two armies basically failed to catch up with any major wars and were soon withdrawn. After the 61st Army and 62nd Army went south with the First Field Army of to complete the task of suppressing bandits, they were successively abolished within 1952. However, the famous "Pie Brigade" 181st Division in the 61st Army was retained and transferred to the 60th Army.

During the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the 60th Army, 63rd Army, 64th Army, 65th Army, 66th Army, 67th Army and 68th Army of the North China Military Region all went to North Korea to participate in the war. Under the leadership of Fu Chongbi, the 63rd Army fought a " Iron-Yuan Blocking Battle " that shocked the world, saving the situation on the Volunteer Army and the Korean battlefield in a critical situation. The 60th Army was brave after knowing shame and proved itself in the summer counterattack. The 68th Army's "surprise attack on the White Tiger Regiment" is still a battlefield legend that the Chinese people talk about. The 67th Army set the record of the largest number of enemies annihilated by the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, and the commander Li Xiang lies in North Korea forever.

On the Korean battlefield, the former North China Military Region’s “Six” troops showed their own style, which also changed their views on the North China troops. This is the glory and pride of the field troops of the North China Military Region.

After returning from the Korean battlefield, the former North China Military Region troops continued to remain in the sequence of our army's organization. According to the unified arrangement of the Central Military Commission, they were stationed in the capital, Northeast China, and Jiaodong Peninsula to defend national defense.

Let me mention here the 69th Army that was previously withdrawn. Shortly after the 69th Army was withdrawn, the 69th Army was rebuilt in the PLA Army's army's organization sequence, but there was no historical heritage relationship between the two 69th Army. The new 69th Army was adapted by the Kuomintang uprising force Dong Qiwu Army. The previous number was . The 23rd Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was , and it was established in the North China Military Region. In December 1952, the 23rd Corps was abolished and reduced to the 69th Army, with Dong Qiwu as the commander. The 23rd Corps also participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, but did not participate in the war directly, but was responsible for the task of building an airport.

Until 1985, our army troops had maintained a 35 army system for a long time, and 8 were originally from the North China Military Region. Considering that compared with the scale of the other four field armies, this proportion is insignificant.

However, in the million-dollar disarmament in 1985, the former North China Military Region became the "mountain" with the most disarmament. Nanjing Military Region 's 60th Army, Beijing Military Region 66th Army, and Shenyang Military Region 68th Army, accounting for more than one-third of the 11 laid-off armies (the remaining seven armies are the Kunming Military Region 11th Army, Lanzhou Military Region 19th Army, Fuzhou Military Region 29th Army, Wuhan Military Region 43rd Army, Jinan Military Region 46th Army, Chengdu Military Region 50th Army, and Guangzhou Military Region 55th Army).

In 1998, the entire army carried out disarmament again, abolishing 23 army , and 64th Army of Shenyang Military Region and Jinan Military Region 67th Army of (the other one is the 28th Army of Beijing Military Region).

In 2003, our army once again dismissed 200,000 troops. The 63rd Army of the Beijing Military Region, together with the 24th Army and the 23rd Army of the Shenyang Military Region, which belong to the same military region, withdrew from the active organization of our army.

By this time, the People's Liberation Army had a total of 18 armies, and the former North China Military Region troops were only one of the 65th Army.

Most of these 18 armies have the tradition of the Red Army. North China troops with the word "six" retained the 65th Army. If we only talk about the combat effectiveness of the troops, the 63rd Army and 64th Army are not inferior to the 65th Army. During the Liberation War, the 63rd Army and 64th Army were even more capable than the 65th Army. However, the only 65th Army survived. The big reason is that the 65th Army has the bloodline of the Red First Army Red First Division (the former 67th Army also has part of the bloodline of the Red First Division, and the 193rd Division and 99th Division share the reputation of the successor of the "Red First Division").

Before the one-million-distance disarmament in 1985, the former North China Military Region troops did not have a large total force compared to the four field armies, but not few retained, which gave some comrades in the military to have opinions. Why is

retained more? One reason is that the North China Military Region troops have been stationed around Beijing for a long time and have an important strategic position in national defense. For a long time after the founding of New China, the external threats faced by Beijing were very serious, which made the former North China Military Region troops familiar with the environment of the Gyeonggi Province occupy the right time and place, and therefore are highly valued.

Another reason is that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the 19th Corps and the 20th Corps participated in the war in North Korea and were affiliated with the Volunteer Army. When the Volunteers retreated to the country in 1958, our army had completed several large-scale disarmament, and the armies affiliated with these two corps moved into normalized national defense preparations. After the 1960s, the domestic and international situation became tense. In order to resist the military pressure of the northern powers, the " Three Norths " area became the top priority of national defense, so these troops could not be dismissed.

Another thing is that there were also factors of "mountainism" back then. With various factors combined, the former North China Military Region's "Six" unit has always maintained the size of eight armies.

67 Army 199th Division participated in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam

In the mid-1980s, our army's guiding ideology implemented a strategic change, from preparing for the pre-war state of "beat early, fight, fight nuclear war " to the track of construction in peacetime. 11 large military regions were merged into 7. The threats faced by the surrounding areas of the capital were greatly reduced, and there was no need to squeeze so many troops. Therefore, the 63rd, 66th, and 69th Army of the Beijing Military Region, the 64th and 68th Army of the Shenyang Military Region, the 67th Army of the Jinan Military Region, and the 60th Army of the Nanjing Military Region were all successively cut off.

In fact, if the troops with combat effectiveness such as the 63rd Army, 64th Army and 67th Army were transferred to other military regions for garrisoning, they might not have been removed. During disarmament, each military region will comprehensively consider the military history and war history of each unit. It is indeed more difficult for the 63rd Army to compete with the No. 1 ace army of the Third Field and Fourth Fields such as the 27th Army and the 38th Army in the Beijing Military Region.

64 Army is also a good army, and the 190th Division within the establishment is the first mechanized division of the People's Liberation Army. However, since the 64th Army is deployed in the Shenyang Military Region, there are many experts here, and it is obviously unable to compare with "local snakes" such as the 39th Army and 140th Army . Even compared with the 16th Army and 23rd Army, which are also "outsiders" in the Northeast, the 16th Army "has a prominent background" and the 23rd Army is the "northmost Army". The 64th Army's military history and garrison advantages are hard to match.

The 67th Army under the Jinan Military Region is stationed in Boshan, Shandong, but there is the 26th Army in Shandong that was directly developed from Shandong Laoba Road; the 20th Army in Kaifeng, Henan is the "direct force" led by General Su, the eldest brother of Sanye. "; The 54th Army with the military headquarters in

Furthermore, after 1985, there were few factors that balanced the "mountain top". There are more "six" fonts that have been abolished, and this is also to take care of the emotions of other troops.

Although in the previous disarmament after 1985, 7 of the 8 armies of the old North China Military Region were disbanded, some heroic and model troops were retained in the form of divisions (brigades) and transferred to other group armies. For example, after the 64th Army was disbanded, as mentioned above The 190th Division of the "First Mechanized Division" that passed was transferred to the 39th Group Army; the 179th Division (Linfen Brigade) of the 60th Army was transferred to the 12th Group Army; the 199th Division ( Founding Ceremony Red Division) of the 67th Army was transferred to the 26th Group Army, and to a certain extent, they continued to inherit the blood of the original army.

In the new round of military reform in 2017, the 18 group armies were reorganized into 13 group armies, and the 81st group army was formed with the 65th group army as the main headquarters. The original 65th group army troops were also dismantled and reorganized, and adjusted to each new group army structure. The original North China Military Region troops were spread out, but this is a story for another day.