1985, Million Disarmament Begins. The Central Military Commission finally decided to retain the Beijing, Shenyang, Jinan, Guangzhou, Lanzhou and Chengdu military regions and merge the Urumqi, Wuhan, Fuzhou and Kunming military regions. When Xie Zhenhua left the Kunming Military Region, he declined his full-time position in the military region. When Deng Xiaoping learned this, he specially praised him.
Xie Zhenhua supported Deng Xiaoping's instructions. Xie Zhenhua once said: "I have fought and worked under Comrade Xiaoping, and I have benefited a lot from listening to the teachings, which I will never forget."
1977, Deng Xiaoping held four posts: Vice Chairman the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Deputy chairman of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Prime Minister the State Council and Chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army. In the same year, Luo Ruiqing was appointed Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission and became Deng Xiaoping's right-hand man.
At that time, everything was in ruins. Deng Xiaoping and Luo Ruiqing deeply felt the importance of employing people. Then, at the symposium of the Military Commission held later, Luo Ruiqing proposed to promote a group of young cadres with both ability and political integrity, and use a group of founding heroes in their prime. The motion was approved by Deng Xiaoping.
In this context, Xie Zhenhua, who was "idle", was arranged by Luo Ruiqing to shenyang military area command. The reason given by Luo Ruiqing is that only by sending a general with military and political omnipotence like Xie Zhenhua to "strike hard" can the troops in this area quickly embark on the road of revolutionization and regularization.
On February 23rd, 65438, Xie Zhenhua, deputy commander of Beijing Military Region, was transferred to shenyang military area command as deputy commander. At this time, Luo Ruiqing, known as "desperate Saburo", was admitted to the PLA General Hospital for treatment due to excessive fatigue. Xie Zhenhua went to visit immediately after hearing the news.
Before coming to the hospital bed, Xie Zhenhua gave a military salute to Luo Ruiqing and greeted him: "Secretary-General, I have come to see you. Is the cold better? "
When Luo Ruiqing saw Xie Zhenhua coming, he held his hand tightly and said humorously, "If you come to see me, you will be better than half."
After greeting, Luo Ruiqing told Xie Zhenhua that to do a good job there, he must obey the orders of the Central Military Commission and Comrade Deng Xiaoping. Xie Zhenhua nodded hard.
After bidding farewell to Luo Ruiqing, Xie Zhenhua immediately packed his bags and prepared to fly to Shenyang today. At that time, Li Desheng, commander of shenyang military area command, was in Beijing for a meeting, and Xie Zhenhua took the initiative to find you and say hello to future superiors and partners.
Li Desheng welcomed Xie Zhenhua's arrival. At this time, there is only one week before New Year's Day. Considering that Xie Zhenhua and his wife have not been reunited with their children for several years, Li Desheng asked him to work in the future.
Xie Zhenhua said, since the order has been issued, it is better to go.
Li Desheng comforted him: "There are many things waiting for you in the army, but your family also needs your company. Be sure to have a reunion year in peace this year, which is more conducive to your actual work in the future. "
Xie Zhenhua was very moved and said that she would obey the arrangement.
1On October 8th, Xie Zhenhua and Li Desheng flew to Shenyang on the same plane. After arriving at the military area command, Xie Zhenhua hardly had a rest, so he learned about all aspects of the military area command from the front and side respectively. Then, Xie Zhenhua held a meeting to discuss the existing problems and began to solve them one by one. During this period, he specifically proposed to establish a number of new schools as soon as possible according to the new situation.
Regarding running a school, Deng Xiaoping said that teachers are very important, and we should choose them well and have a good team of teachers. School leaders can take part-time courses, as can leaders of major military regions and subordinate units. In this regard, Xie Zhenhua said that he would also take time to attend some classes.
At the same time, the military region has also restored or established infantry schools, artillery schools, communication schools, health schools and logistics schools. Train outstanding reserve talents for the modernization of the army.
Then, on the issue of "consolidation", Xie Zhenhua considered starting with the 16 Army stationed in Changchun. Xie Zhenhua is familiar with 16 troops. One of the predecessors of the 47th Division was an old army with the Red 3 Corps 12 Corps as the backbone. Xie Zhenhua, the instructor of the Second Battalion of the former Red 12 Regiment, made great achievements in the battle to seize Loushanguan and occupy Zunyi City. Therefore, Xie Zhenhua has close ties with 16 troops.
After Xie Zhenhua arrived in the 16 unit, the commanders and fighters regarded him as an old-timer and an old head. He also regards himself as an old soldier of this army and has a feeling of returning to his "mother's home". Of course, the more contact with the army, the stricter Xie Zhenhua's requirements for it.
The Xie Zhenhua Military Region Working Group first organized an enlarged meeting of the Party Committee of the Military Region. Speaking at the meeting, he said: "Vice Chairman Deng Xiaoping made important instructions at the plenary session of the Military Commission, mainly in five aspects. The first is to rectify the leading bodies, the second is to talk about the situation, the third is to talk about military universities, the fourth is to talk about discipline, and the fifth is to talk about unity. "
For the sake of "reorganizing the leading group", after mastering the basic situation of the 16 Army, Peng, political commissar of the 39th Army, was transferred to the 16 Army. 16 Liu Shengcheng, deputy commander of the army, was promoted to commander; 16 Zhu Dunfa, Chief of Staff of the Group Army, was promoted to Deputy Commander of the Group Army; Li Degong, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Artillery Command of the Military Region, was promoted to Chief of Staff of 16 Group Army; Zhao Wanfu, director of the security department of the military region, was promoted to director of the political department of KLOC-0/6.
Later, under the leadership of the new military party Committee, the military and political training of 16 troops made gratifying achievements. Three years later, Zhu Dunfa was promoted to 16 army commander. Because of his youth and achievements in his work, he was promoted to deputy commander of shenyang military area command and commander of the Guangzhou Military Region within a few years, and later transferred to the National Defense University as president, and was promoted to the rank of general from 65438 to 0995.
1982, 66-year-old Xie Zhenhua was elected as the 12th CPC Central Committee member. Soon, the Central Military Commission appointed him as the political commissar of the Kunming Military Region.
Before taking office, Yang Dezhi's chief of staff, director Yu of the General Political Department and deputy chief of staff personally talked to Xie Zhenhua and gave him the task: "The Kunming Military Region is located at the junction of Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, and stability and unity within the army are very important. At present, it is necessary to unify the thinking within the military and prepare for the counterattack against the enemy. "
After Xie Zhenhua arrived in Kunming, he handed over the task with Liu Zhijian, the first political commissar of the former military region. The two used to be old comrades-in-arms of the Red 3 Army and had deep feelings. At this point, Liu Zhijian has been ordered to be transferred to the president and political commissar of the PLA Political College.
Liu Zhijian said to Xie Zhenhua: "The Kunming Military Region will be handed over to you in the future." Xie Zhenhua replied, "Don't worry."
Shortly after Xie Zhenhua took office, he began to investigate and study vigorously. He personally led the working group to go deep into the units above the regimental level to assess cadres. According to the records of people around him, Xie Zhenhua went deep into the army 100 for more than half a year, and visited all units and armed forces departments at or above the regimental level in more than 80 counties in Yunnan.
Through actual investigation, Xie Zhenhua has mastered the initiative in the work of the military region. For example, he reported to the Central Military Commission for approval to directly promote Liao Xilong, an outstanding teacher in his forties, as commander of the army. Liao Xilong became famous in the counterattack of self-defense against Vietnam. He not only commanded the war bravely and decisively, but more importantly, he paid attention to strategy and dared to fight hard.
Xie Zhenhua appreciates Liao Xilong's ability and political integrity very much, and evaluates his ability and political integrity. He has been trained in military command colleges and universities, has withstood the test of actual combat, and has good knowledge of modern military science and organization and command ability. 1995, Liao Xilong was appointed commander of Chengdu Military Region. In 2000, Liao Xilong was awarded the rank of general.
Thanks to the efforts of Xie Zhenhua and others, the entire military region has been adjusted. The average age of the leading group of the First Field Division is about 42 years old, and the average age of the leading group at the regiment level is about 32 years old.
Next, Xie Zhenhua focused his work on the Vietnamese troops who invaded my Laoshan Mountain and Shade Mountain. 1984, according to the order of the Central Military Commission, the Kunming Military Region organized and directed a self-defense counterattack against the enemies of Tian Peng, Gong, Marin, Dulong, Qiaotou, Nafa, Laoshan and Shading Mountain who occupied the southwest border of China.
Before the war, Xie Zhenhua and Zhang Zhixiu, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Commander of the Military Region, often visited Yunnan together or alone, especially in Laoshan and Shade Mountain occupied by the enemy, and made detailed observation and thorough analysis.
After returning home, Xie Zhenhua organized an enlarged meeting of the Party Committee of the Military Region. He said at the meeting: "This is the third large-scale self-defense counterattack conducted by our army since 1979. The main purpose is to combat the arrogance of the enemy, maintain border security and improve the defensive posture. Facts have proved that the China People's Liberation Army is a mighty division that always wins the generals, and the territory of China is sacred and inviolable. "
Xie Zhenhua's words inspired the officers and men to fight.
Later, when discussing the battle plan, I sat in front of a big sand table and listened to the speeches of 14 army commander Liu Xiaobo and 1 1 army commander Ma.
14 army and 1 1 army are Liu Dengjun's trump cards. 14 Army was formerly the main force of the 4th column of Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army led by Chen Geng. 1 1 The predecessor of the Army was the 3rd column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army under the command of Chen Xilian.
After listening to the reports of the two armies, Xie Zhenhua was satisfied and adjusted his personal tactical arrangement. Finally, Xie Zhenhua stressed: "For such enemies, we must fight resolutely, accurately and steadily, and we must strike hard, so that it will be shattered at once and there will be no chance to strike back. In this operation, we will recover first and then defend. Quick and decisive when recovering, firm and tenacious when defending. "
In order to effectively attack the enemy, the artillery units of the Kunming Military Region were ordered to shell more than 30 targets of the enemies of Laoshan and Shading Mountain on April 2 and 3 in advance. On the night before the general attack, Xie Zhenhua went to 14 military headquarters to listen to Liu Xiaobo's report on operational deployment.
After analysis, Xie Zhenhua thinks that the location of the existing command post is likely to be the focus of the enemy's artillery attack after the fighting started the next day. So, he said to Liu, "tonight, move the command post to a cave more than 800 meters behind the mountain, and an observation post can be set up on the mountain as an aid."
Liu is unwilling to transfer back from the front line of command. He said: "The fortifications of the command post have been repaired, the communication facilities have been buried underground, and the operational sand table has been set up. Enemy gunfire may not be able to blow up our underground facilities. Political commissar, I think it's better not to move. "
Xie Zhenhua insisted: "In order to ensure the stability of the command post, I think it should be moved, otherwise there will be big problems."
Later, Liu Xiaobo earnestly carried out Xie Zhenhua's instructions. As expected, the next morning, the enemy's artillery hit the original command post of 14 Army. Afterwards, everyone lamented: "Xie political commissar is really ingenious!"
In the early morning of April 28th, Xie Zhenhua personally sat in the war room and directed the self-defense counterattack. Under the command of Xie Zhenhua and others, the 40th division recovered Laoshan in 9 hours, and 3 1 division annihilated the enemy of Yinshan in 6 hours. In order to hold the frontier position for a long time, the Central Military Commission also ordered the Army 1 Army and other troops to go to the Sino-Vietnamese border in Yunnan to carry out combat missions.
1 Fu Quanyou, the army commander, immediately led his travel-stained troops to the front. After coming to the command post, he immediately reported to the head of the military region and received the combat mission. Xie Zhenhua knows Fu Quanyou well and knows that he is a good soldier who dares to fight and fight.
1984 September 10, Deng Xiaoping, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, issued a commendation order to reward all commanders, militiamen and migrant workers who participated in the self-defense counterattack in Laoshan and Zheyinshan.
On September 6th, Deng Xiaoping issued an order granting honorary titles to 6 units and 65,438 individuals in Kunming Military Region. On September 15, the Kunming Military Region held a celebration meeting for the Battle of Two Mountains. Xie Zhenhua presided over the celebration meeting and delivered an opening speech. He said: "The Kunming Military Region has successfully completed the counterattack task entrusted by the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, achieved great victory, and played the prestige of the country and the army!"
Later, Xie Zhenhua wrote a long article entitled "The Victory of Heroes Dominating the Mountains and Rivers", praising the heroes who fought in the "Two Mountains".
In June, 1984, 1 1, Deng Xiaoping called the leaders of the three headquarters, as well as the air force, navy, the Second Artillery Corps, the commission of science, technology and industry for national defense,1/commander and political commissar of the military region, and held a forum of the Military Commission in Jingxi Hotel.
At the meeting, Deng Xiaoping delivered a 90-minute speech, expounding a far-sighted strategic decision: "The army should lay off a large number of employees!" At this time, in the conference hall, Xie Zhenhua listened and wrote it down, thinking: This will be a big move.
Later, in the course of work, the initial plan of the General Staff Department was to abolish the Chengdu Military Region and form a new Kunming Military Region. The leading organ of the merged military region is located in Kunming.
Xie Zhenhua believes that Yunnan lies at the junction of Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. At present, China has good relations with Myanmar and Laos. As far as Vietnam is concerned, although it is unwilling, it has to stop here. The border is relatively stable.
As far as Chengdu is concerned, it shoulders the heavy responsibility of defending Tibet's frontier at present, and Chengdu is the center of southwest China, commonly known as the land of abundance, and has always been a military stronghold. Therefore, from a strategic point of view, Xie Zhenhua believes that it is also appropriate for the merged military region organs to be located in Chengdu.
Later, the Central Military Commission's decision to "withdraw Kunming and retain it" was similar to the situation analyzed by Xie Zhenhua. Because of preparation, he will soon be able to get rid of unstable emotions. He made it clear that he supported the final decision of the Central Military Commission.
For the appointment of the main leaders after the reorganization of the two military regions, Xie Zhenhua suggested to the Military Commission that Fu Quanyou, the commander of the 1 Army, be the commander of the new team of the Chengdu Military Region; Liao Xilong, commander of the 1 1 Army with outstanding achievements, went to Chengdu Military Region as the deputy commander.
Regarding his whereabouts, his superiors asked him if he would like to work in the Academy of Military Sciences. At that time, after the army is streamlined and reorganized, the rank system will be restored within one or two years. As long as you stay in the military region and work mainly, you will be awarded the rank of general, while those who retire from the front line, old and young, will no longer be awarded the rank of general. These, Xie Zhenhua is very clear.
However, after Xie Zhenhua returned to Kunming, he thought more about how to streamline and reorganize and how to resettle tens of thousands of cadres. So, he said to CMC leaders:
When Deng Xiaoping learned about it, he praised him and said, "He brought a good start."
Since the merger of the two military regions for more than half a year, comrades in the aftermath office headed by Xie Zhenhua have done a lot of work and played a role as a link. On June 3rd, 1986, Xie Zhenhua finally successfully completed its historical mission.
General Xie Zhenhua deserves our eternal memory!