In 1977, with the end of the Cultural Revolution and the country entering the stage of putting things in order, a number of important military leaders left their positions, including Air Force Commander Ma Ning, Air Force Deputy Commander Zhang Jihui, Shenyang Military Region Deputy Commander Sun Yuguo, and Wuhan Military Region Deputy Political Commissar Chen Daifu and others. These leaders have a common characteristic, that is, they were promoted and reused during special periods, and they were awarded the title of "combat heroes". Ma Ning was born in Erye and served under the command of Liu Deng's 6th Column Wang Jinshan. As the saying goes, "there are no weak soldiers under a strong general", and this point has been fully reflected in the 6th Column. The 6th Column is a rising star, and it does not have a long history like the 1st Column, 2nd Column, 3rd Column, and 4th Column, and its combat effectiveness is not strong at the beginning. However, under the command of Wang Jinshan, they became the vanguard under Liu Deng. Even without the leadership of Wang Jinshan, the combat effectiveness of this unit has not decreased, and everyone exudes Wang Jinshan's tough demeanor. Ma Ning, a regiment-level cadre at the time, also showed this trait.
He participated in the Battle of Dingtao, the Battle of Northern Henan, the Battle of Southwest Lu and the Battle of the Thousand Miles Leaping into Dabie Mountain, performed heroically, and won the honorary title of "Special Battle Hero". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he transferred to the Air Force and became a leader who could fly airplanes and command air force operations. In 1973, he was promoted from deputy commander of the Air Force of the Lanzhou Military Region to the post of commander of the Air Force, becoming the only "combat hero" in the whole army to serve as the commander of a large military region. However, he was removed from his post in 1977 and retired in the eighties with the rank of deputy corps. Zhang Jihui is the leader of China's new generation of air force, who has won many important victories on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea, challenged the United States, which has absolute air supremacy, and won victory after victory in air battles, the most dazzling achievement is the defeat of the American ace pilot George A. Davis. He was awarded 1 special class merit, 2 first-class merits, and 1 second-class merit;The headquarters of the Volunteer Army awarded him the honorary title of "Combat Hero of the First Class".
A pilot with excellent air combat skills returned home and was selected to study in the Soviet Union to prepare for more important responsibilities in the future. In the 60-70s of the last century, his promotion rate was amazing. It took only 15 years from 1958 when he became regimental commander to 1973 when he was promoted to deputy commander of the Air Force. In 1973, the leadership of the Air Force Command was adjusted, and most of the new leaders came from the air force or combat units of the large military region, such as Ma Ning, Fu Chuanzuo, and Zhang Jihui, who were rapidly promoted from the posts of deputy corps, regular corps, and regular army to the principal and deputy posts of the large military region. However, a few years later, he was removed from his post. In 1980, he transferred to the local government and held a position at the deputy department level. In 1990, he resumed the deputy position of the Grand Military Region and returned to the army. Chen Daifu was awarded the honor of "Battle Hero" for his outstanding performance in the 1962 self-defense counterattack.
At that time, he was just a squad leader, and in the counterattack in the Warong area, he was ordered to carry out the task of destroying the bunker, and when he inserted the blasting canister into the bunker, he was pushed out by the Indian army, and then he inserted the blasting canister through the gap between the logs and pressed it with his chest, which can be called the contemporary Huang Jiguang. After the war, he was awarded the honor of "Hero of Battle". There was no fighting in the 13 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it was even more necessary to set an example in peacetime, so he was awarded the honor of "Battle Hero" and was promoted. From 1963 to 1974, he was promoted from deputy platoon commander to deputy political commissar of the Wuhan Military Region in 11 years. However, due to the speed of promotion and the level of education, when Political Commissar Wang Ping took up his post in the Wuhan Military Region, he expressed doubts about his ability: the position did not match the level, which eventually led to his demotion to a division-level cadre. Sun Yuguo was a combat hero in the 1969 Zhenbao Island self-defense counterattack, and he performed well in the counterattack.
During the special period, like Chen Daifu, he was quickly promoted to serve as the deputy commander of the large military region, and even made a report at the Ninth National Congress, which can be said to be in the limelight. He was reused and promoted during the special period, faster than the veterans who had been in a hundred battles. In 1977, he was dismissed, and in 1982, he was transferred to another job according to the post of a regular regiment, and served as the director of a military factory and the deputy director of the Foreign Trade Bureau of the Military Region. Almost all of them were promoted and reused in the same period, and they all bloomed briefly in special periods like epiphany.