In 1985, the Military Commission made an exception to appoint three army commanders to directly govern the large military region, which was unprecedented in the history of our army.
This year, our army began to carry out a large-scale disarmament of one million yuan, with the aim of solving the problem of low joint combat capability of various services and arms and comprehensively enhancing combat effectiveness.
Against this background, the 11 major military regions were reorganized into seven military regions, and the former Wuhan, Fuzhou, Kunming, and Urumqi military regions were abolished. This is a major reform of our army and an important step toward modernization.
A major milestone event in the history of our army - the disarmament of a million. At this important historical moment, the readjustment and merger of the major military regions and the appointment of military commanders are as follows:
The commander of the Beijing Military Region (the jurisdiction has not been adjusted) is Qin Jiwei; The commander of the Shenyang Military Region (the jurisdiction has not been adjusted) is Liu Jingsong;
The Nanjing Military Region took over the Jiangxi Provincial and Fujian Provincial Military Regions and the armed forces under the former Fuzhou Military Region, with Xiang Shouzhi as the commander;
The Guangzhou Military Region took over the Hubei Provincial Military Region and the armed forces under the former Wuhan Military Region, with You Taizhong as the commander;
The Lanzhou Military Region took over the former Urumqi Military Region (based on this to form the Xinjiang Military Region) and armed forces, with Zhao Xianshun as the commander;
The Jinan Military Region took over the Henan Provincial Military Region and the armed forces under the former Wuhan Military Region, with Li Jiulong as commander;
The Chengdu Military Region took over the Yunnan Provincial and Guizhou Provincial Military Regions and the armed forces under the former Kunming Military Region, with Fu Quanyou as commander.
Among them, Li Jiulong, Liu Jingsong, and Fu Quanyou's experiences are very similar. All of them were exceptionally promoted by the ** Military Commission, and they were directly promoted from the regular army level to the Zhengda Military Region level, which is an extremely rare event in the history of our army.
Next, let's get to know the basic situation of these three commanders of large military regions.
Li Jiulong (former commander of the 54th Army of the Wuhan Military Region) came from Fengrun, Hebei, joined the Eighth Route Army in August 1945, and made many achievements in the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
In September 1955, he was already the deputy commander of the 404th Regiment of the 135th Division of the 54th Army, and was later transferred to the division reconnaissance section chief.
In June 1958, Li Jiulong returned to China with the army, and since then he has been fighting and living in the 54th Army for nearly 20 years.
In February 1979, Li Jiulong participated in the counterattack against Vietnam as the commander of the 162nd Division of the 54th Army, creating a brilliant record of five battles and five victories, and a total of 2,085 enemies were annihilated.
In June 1980, Li Jiulong served as the deputy commander of the 54th Army, and in June 1985, he was exceptionally promoted to the commander of the Jinan Military Region by the ** Military Commission.
Fu Quanyou, a native of Yuanping, Shanxi, became a member of the 2nd Independent Brigade of the 3rd Column of the Jinsui Field Army in October 1946.
He fought with his unit for more than two years, and in February 1949, he was assigned to the 2nd Battalion and 5th Company of the 21st Regiment of the 7th Division of the 3rd Army. In July 1952, the 3rd Army was merged into the 1st Army, and Fu Quanyou served as the deputy commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 21st Regiment of the 7th Division of the Army.
In January 1953, Fu Quanyou entered the Korean War, and did not return from North Korea until March 1958. After returning to China, Fu Quanyou was selected to be sent to the General Senior Infantry School for further study.
General Fu Quanyou served in the 1st Army for many years and became commander of the 1st Army in May 1983. In the following year, he led the army to participate in the Battle of the Two Mountains, showing the heroic style of "the first army in the world".
In this battle, they successfully repelled the enemy's repeated counterattacks and harassments, and achieved the result of destroying 5,007 enemies at a relatively small cost. ** The Military Commission gave them a commendation for their heroic performance.
Shortly after the end of the battle, General Fu Quanyou was appointed commander of the Chengdu Military Region. General Liu Jingsong was a native of Shishou, Hubei, and joined the army in July 1951.
Although he was not able to participate in the war before the founding of the People's Republic of China like Fu Quanyou and Li Jiulong, he achieved outstanding results in the special battlefield of modern warfare.
In April 1954, he joined the mortar company of the sergeant training battalion of the 1st Mechanized Division of the Shenyang Military Region, where he practiced his skills in killing the enemy.
General Liu Jingsong has taken root at the grassroots level and has constantly worked hard to enhance his modern warfare capability.
In 1965, Liu Jingsong played an outstanding role in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam, shooting down (wounding) 12 US planes of various types.
In May 1983, Liu Jingsong was promoted to the commander of the 64th Army, and it is worth mentioning that the first mechanized division was formed with the 190th division as the backbone, and later restored the number of the 190th division, known as the "first mechanized division of the republic".
In June 1985, the leadership of the Shenyang Military Region was adjusted, and Liu Jingsong was exceptionally appointed by the ** Military Commission and appointed as the commander of the military region.
The main reason for the exceptional use of the three commanders of the large military region is that they are all high-ranking generals with actual combat experience and have been trained in many positions.
Fu Quanyou and Li Jiulong were veteran revolutionaries who enlisted in the army before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and they had experienced the baptism of the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Fu Quanyou and Li Jiulong have been working at the grassroots level for a long time and have been gradually promoted to leading posts at the regular army level.
In contrast, although Liu Jingsong was the first army of the founding of the country, he became the first batch of military cadets in my country, and he had a high starting point.
He worked in the 1st Mechanized Division, the infantry division with the highest degree of mechanization, and also participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam, enriching his actual combat experience.
Actual combat experience is a valuable asset in army building, which can effectively discover deficiencies in training and enhance the combat effectiveness of troops. For example, Liu Jingsong's outstanding performance in actual combat has provided valuable experience for army building.
After inspecting the Liangshan battlefield in March 1986, Fu Quanyou submitted a report to the ** Military Commission and the Third General Headquarters, pointing out that although the battlefield situation was good, the material consumption was huge.
His early experience in the Northwest and Korean theaters convinced him of how to achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost.
At the same time, Fu Quanyou, Li Jiulong, and Liu Jingsong, the three senior generals who are in the prime of life, are able to quickly adapt to the development of our army, which means that they have a strong ability to accept new things.
From 1980 to 1985, earth-shaking changes took place in the principles of our army's organization, training methods, operational concepts, and the proportion of services and arms.
The old photos of a certain group army of our army emphasized the coordinated operation of multiple arms of the armed forces, which was very different from the era of the "infantry army," and the requirements for the chief military and political officers were naturally also different.
This is still the case for group armies, let alone the joint operations of the services and arms in the strategic direction, which is a university question.
* The appointment of the younger generation of senior generals by the Central Military Commission is aimed at promoting the modernization, mechanization, and regularization of our army, which is of extraordinary historical significance.
2.* The Central Military Commission made an exception to appoint three young senior generals, Fu Quanyou, Li Jiulong, and Liu Jingsong, to preside over the large military region, which has a deep-seated historical background.
They have lived up to expectations and made outstanding contributions to the development of the military region by leaps and bounds. In September 1988, our army implemented a new military rank system, and they were awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
In April 1990, the ** Military Commission adjusted the leading bodies of the major military regions of the whole army, and Li Jiulong was promoted to the deputy director of the General Logistics Department, and Fu Quanyou was transferred to the Lanzhou Military Region.
Fu Quanyou has held a number of positions: in September 1991, he was appointed commander of the Chengdu Military Region; In October 1992, he was appointed as the head of the General Logistics Department; In May 1993, he was promoted to general; In May 1994, Li Jiulong and Liu Jingsong were also promoted to generals.
In September 1995, Fu Quanyou took charge of the General Staff. In January 1997, Liu Jingsong was transferred to the president of the Academy of Military Sciences, and in January 1999, he also retired from active service.
In November 2002, Fu Quanyou stepped down as chief executive and gradually faded out of the leadership position.