Yesterday, I saw a video posted by someone in the circle of friends, titled "Who is the commander-in-chief of New China's seven foreign wars?" Did you know? 》。 In the video, a girl talked eloquently and gave the names of the commanders-in-chief of New China's seven foreign wars one by one......
checked it on the Internet, and since March this year, there have been several versions of this video, all of which are young girls facing the camera, but not one person, and the content is the same.
First of all, it is inappropriate to call New China a "foreign war" and it is easy to cause ambiguity. But it is not all a war of self-defense and counterattack, it can be called a war of anti-aggression.
Second, some of the so-called "seven wars" were so small in scale that they could not even be counted as battles, such as the battles of Zhenbaodao, Xisha and Nansha, which could only be regarded as battles, let alone wars.
Third, these "foreign wars" are counted on the Internet, some say it six times, some say it seven times, some say it eight times, and even say it 15 times. The difference is that some of the small-scale ones don't count.
Let's take a look at the seven times mentioned in the video, some of which are somewhat different from the facts:
The first: the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in 1950
Commander-in-Chief: Peng Dehuai
Peng Dehuai was the first commander and political commissar of the Chinese People's Volunteers, and there was no problem in saying that he was the commander-in-chief.
The second time: the 1962 Sino-Indian border self-defense counterattack
Commander-in-Chief: Zhang Guohua
Lieutenant General Zhang Guohua was the commander of the Tibet Military Region at that time, and he was also the commander of the frontline command post of the Tibet Military Region (referred to as the former command of the Tibet Military Region), and was the commander-in-chief of the eastern section (the main operational direction) of the campaign. In charge of the western section is the Kangxiwa Command Post of the Xinjiang Military Region, and the commander and political commissar Major General He Jiachan.
In mid-October 1962, Zhang Guohua (right) and others studied the combat plan at the front-line command post of the Tibet Military Region.
The third time: the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam in 1964
Commander-in-Chief: Yang Dezhi
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam was in 1965. On August 5, 1964, the United States took advantage of the "Gulf of Tonkin Incident" to launch a war of aggression against Vietnam. In April 1965, a Vietnamese party and government delegation led by Le Duan and Vo Nguyen Gia visited China and made specific requests to the Chinese party and government to expand the scale of aid to Vietnam and send support troops to Vietnam. From May 1965 to August 1973, China successively dispatched more than 320,000 troops from air defense, engineering, railway, and logistics units to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam. Because the troops dispatched are relatively scattered and there is no unified structure and command, no special command structure has been set up, and no post such as commander-in-chief has been appointed.
In late September 1965, the Second Regiment of the First Division of the Railway Corps held a pledge meeting to aid Vietnam to fight abroad to resist the United States.
Yang Dezhi was the commander of the Jinan Military Region at the time, he had no affiliation with these units, and he did not go to Vietnam. It is estimated that the author confused the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam with the War of Self-Defense and Counterattack against Vietnam. Regardless of who started this video, such an important and serious topic, isn't it seriously censored?
Fourth: 1969 Zhenbao Island self-defense counterattack
Commander-in-Chief: Xiao Quanfu
Xiao Quanfu was the deputy commander and chief of staff of the Shenyang Military Region at that time, and after the battle of Zhenbaodao broke out on March 2, 1969, the Shenyang Military Region established the front command of the Shenyang Military Region headed by Xiao Quanfu.
Our border guards in the area of Zhenbao Island
After the Battle of Zhenbao Island, the former commander took a group photo. The second from the right is Xiao Quanfu.
Fifth: 1974 Paracel Islands self-defense counterattack
Commander-in-Chief: Chairman Mao
On January 17, 1974, the South China Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy dispatched No. 271 and No. 274 boat formations to the Yongle Islands in Xisha Islands, and set up a maritime formation command post (referred to as "Haizhi"), and appointed Wei Mingsen, deputy commander of the Yulin base, as the commander. On 19 January, Jiang Xueshan, commander of the Hainan Military Region, Luo Wenhua, deputy commander of the South China Sea Fleet, and other relevant units formed the Xisha Operational Command to give unified command to the Xisha self-defense counterattack operation. Some articles say that Wei Mingsen was the commander-in-chief of the Xisha Naval Battle, others said that the commander-in-chief was Jiang Xueshan, and some said that Xu Shiyou, commander of the Guangzhou Military Region.
Xu Shiyou, commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, attended a meeting to celebrate the success of the Xisha counterattack
As a matter of fact, in the self-defense counterattack of the Xisha Islands, our army set up three-level battlefield headquarters (offices) in Guangzhou, Yulin, and Xisha respectively. That is, the Guangzhou Military Region Headquarters in Guangzhou, the Xisha Operational Command in Yulin (West Finger), and the Xisha Front Command Post (West Front Command) on Yongxing Island in Xisha Island.
The office building of the Xisha Working Committee, which was the Xisha front-line command post during the war (later the China Fishery Administration Office Building)
According to the recollections of a comrade of the General Staff Operations Department at that time: When Marshal Ye Jianying, who was in charge of the work of the Central Military Commission, saw that the telegrams exchanged between the three places were all signed with the word "Jiang" of the front-line commander-in-chief, he immediately asked the General Staff Operations Department if there was a mistake in the signature on the telegram. The Operations Department of the General Staff Department explained to Ye Shuai: "The word 'Jiang' on the telegram of the Guangzhou Headquarters is Comrade Jiang Xieyuan, deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, who was the division commander of the 12th Division of the Fourth Column of the Northeast Field Army during the Tashan Blockade War; the word 'Jiang' on the telegram of the Yulin Headquarters is Comrade Jiang Xueshan, commander of the Hainan Military Region, who is the former deputy head of the 'Tashan Heroic Regiment' in the Tashan Blockade Battle; and the word 'Jiang' on the telegram of the Xisha Headquarters is Comrade Jiang Hai, deputy commander of the Hainan Military Region, who also participated in the Tashan Blockade Battle that year. The former head of the Baitai Mountain Heroes Regiment. ”
It turned out that this was the case, Ye Shuai listened to it, applauded directly, and said: "The three 'rivers' go to the South China Sea, and this battle can be won!" ”
In addition to the above-mentioned battlefield headquarters (institutes), in January 1974, the Central Military Commission decided to form a leading group, also known as the "six-member group of the Central Military Commission," led by Ye Jianying, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, who presided over the work of the Central Military Commission, and six people, including Deng Xiaoping, Chen Xilian, and Su Zhenhua, to handle the daily work of the Central Military Commission. During the Xisha Naval Battle, Ye Jianying and Deng Xiaoping were specifically responsible for directly commanding the Xisha Naval Battle in the War Room of the General Staff Headquarters. In addition, Xiang Zhonghua, deputy chief of the General Staff Headquarters, Kong Zhaonian, deputy commander of the Navy, and Zhang Jihui, deputy commander of the Air Force, also came to the war room of the General Staff Headquarters.
Obviously, the author of that video didn't know much about this, and finally came to the conclusion that the commander-in-chief was Chairman Mao. Of course, you say that Chairman Mao is the commander-in-chief, because Mao Zedong is the chairman of the Military Commission. But if you want to say this, Mao Zedong was also the chairman of the Military Commission in the first few battles, so he should also be the commander-in-chief.
For example, on October 15, 1962, at the pre-war combat meeting of the front-line command post of the Tibet Military Region, Commander Zhang Guohua said with confidence: "Comrades, the commander-in-chief of this campaign is Chairman Mao Zedong!" In the general headquarters, there are our famous generals such as Marshal Liu Bocheng, Marshal Xu Xiangqian, and Marshal Nie Rongzhen, who have personally made careful judgments and accurate campaign arrangements for us! It has the command of the Central Military Commission and the support of the people of the whole country, especially the people of Tibet; There are all the generals present; With our commanders and fighters who are not afraid of hardship or death, we will certainly be able to defeat India's 'trump card' army! We will definitely be able to play our national and military prestige! We will definitely let the five-star red flag fly high on the roof of the world. "Warm applause shook the front-line command post and shook the mountains and forests!
Sixth: 1979 self-defense counterattack against Vietnam
Commander-in-chief: Xu Shiyou, Yang Dezhi
At that time, Xu Shiyou was the commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, and Yang Dezhi was the commander of the Kunming Military Region, and they were the commanders-in-chief of Guangxi and Yunnan respectively.
Xu Shiyou and Yang Dezhi, the two old brothers, jointly commanded the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam
Seventh: 1988 Battle of Nansha
Commander-in-Chief: Chan Wai Man
In February 1988, the 502nd, 162nd and 510th Formations of the South China Sea Fleet joined forces in Nansha to establish a maritime formation command post, with Chen Weiwen as the commander.
All personnel of the command post of the maritime formation: Commander Chen Weiwen (middle......
In addition, I saw an article introducing Chen Weiwen, saying that he was arranged to retire early before he reached the retirement age of major general when he was 58 years old. It is necessary to explain here that the person who wrote this article certainly did not work in the army and did not understand the relevant regulations on the length of service in the army. The maximum age of active duty officers of our army is based on the position and has no direct relationship with the rank. For example, at what age does a major general officer retire, depending on his rank, whether he is in the regular army or in the deputy army? The Regulations on the Rank of Officers do not stipulate the maximum age for each rank, but rather the maximum age for service at all levels of service in the Regulations on the Service of Officers. According to Article 15 of Chapter III of the Regulations on the Service of Officers on Active Duty of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the maximum age for officers with the rank of deputy and the rank of officer is 58 and 60 respectively. Rear Admiral Chen Weiwen's last post was vice president of the Guangzhou Naval Academy, deputy military post, and he retired at the age of 58 according to the regulations. Aren't you irtributable......
Chen Weiwen was awarded the honorary certificate of "Outstanding Contribution Individual for the 70th Anniversary of the People's Navy".