In July 1977, Liu Zhen was appointed commander of the Xinjiang Military Region, as the founding general, he had served as a deputy for a long time in the past, and now he was promoted to a full position, which is an important node in his military career.
After working in the Xinjiang Military Region for two years, he was transferred to vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences, and many people were a little puzzled. During his work in Xinjiang, his partner never mentioned his name in his memoirs, so what's going on?
Liu Zhen was born in the Red 25th Army and is a member of the Four Fields. Whether it was the Red 25th Army during the Agrarian Revolution, the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the Dongye 2nd Column during the War of Liberation, they made great contributions to the military aspect.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was transferred to the posts of commander of the Air Force of the Central South Military Region, commander of the Air Force of the Northeast Military Region, and deputy commander of the Air Force. He is also one of the few generals in the Air Force who has actual combat command experience. In 1958, he concurrently served as the president and political commissar of the Air Force Academy, training a large number of outstanding cadres for the Air Force. In 1966, after leaving his post, in 1973 he was assigned to serve as deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region.
After working in the Shenyang Military Region for four years, there is no detailed description in the memoirs of other leaders of the military region or from his memoirs. As a general, he served as a deputy of the Grand Military Region, assisting the major generals in their work, which he was perhaps reluctant to mention?
In July 1977, Yang Yong was transferred to the post of deputy commander-in-chief, and he succeeded him as commander of the military region and third secretary of the autonomous region. In 1978, the higher authorities adjusted the leadership of the Xinjiang military and localities. Wang Feng served as the first secretary of the autonomous region, first secretary of the military region, and first political commissar, Liu Zhen served as the second secretary of the autonomous region and commander of the military region, and Guo Linxiang served as the political commissar of the military region.
There are many introductions about his work in the Xinjiang Military Region in his personal memoirs, but his name is not mentioned in the memoirs of Guo Linxiang, the political commissar of the Military Region. Did someone say that this is not normal? Guo Linxiang has worked in the Xinjiang Military Region for 5 years, and has partnered with Yang Yong, Liu Zhen, and Wu Kehua. In his memoirs, only the names of Yang Yong and Wu Kehua are mentioned, and some things they have dealt with together.
If he mentions Liu Zhen, he will not mention it by name.
For example, in 1979, before the counterattack against Vietnam, the northern border was not peaceful, and the military region launched preparations for war, from military training to political and ideological work, logistical support, and other aspects. When a certain leader of the autonomous region and the military region proposed that the families of the cadres be allowed to retreat to the interior, he objected to it, saying that no one should be treated equally, and no one should leave. Even if the situation forces us to evacuate family members, they can only evacuate to the third-tier area, and cannot evacuate to the interior, which is also to maintain stability and share the weal and woe with ethnic minorities.
As to whether the family members should retreat, they specifically consulted their superiors, but the superiors did not agree to retreat, and the superiors removed the leaders who made the decision and sent new leaders.
Who did you change? At this time, Liu Zhen was transferred, and his superiors sent Wu Kehua to serve as the commander.
After Liu Zhen left Xinjiang, he returned to Beijing to wait for work arrangements. After 1980, he was arranged to serve as the vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences, and was changed to the deputy position of the Grand Military Region. From Guo Linxiang's memoirs, it is not difficult to explain the problem as to why he was changed to the deputy post of the large military region. First of all, the retreat of the cadres' families was not discussed by the party committee and was a personal decision; Secondly, it was not approved by the superiors.
After Wu Kehua took office, he and Guo Linxiang convened a meeting of the military region's party committee to implement the spirit of the central work conference and make a report on how to do a good job in political and ideological work and war preparedness. The meeting also ensured that the troops would gradually shift from a state of emergency combat readiness to a task centered on education and training.
Liu Zhen served in the Academy of Military Sciences for 5 years, and the president at this time was General Song Shilun, who worked in the Academy of Military Sciences from 1957, although there was a few years of interruption in the middle, and he served as the president after resuming work. He worked until 1985, when he stepped back to the second line, and at this time Liu Zhen also retired because of age.