Chapter 026 Vice Chairman of the Military Commission

At the press conference, the members of the Standing Committee only met with you in their capacity as new members of the Politburo Standing Committee, and in fact, in the election of the Central Committee, there were also elections for the Central Military Commission, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and other institutions.

In fact, after the successful conclusion of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xiao Chen has been elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Vice Chairman of the Military Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and at the same time appointed as the president of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China is different from the vice chairman of the Chinese People's Republican Committee in his official position, but in fact, although the names of the two military commissions are different, they are actually two brands and one set of institutions, and since Xiao Chen has been appointed vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, it is obvious that he will definitely be the vice chairman of the Chinese People's Republican Committee in March next year.

At the same time, the post of vice president of the People's Republic of China will, according to the usual practice, be formally elected at the National People's Congress to be held in March next year.

It is worth noting that when the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China elected the chairman and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, in addition to the fact that General Secretary Xue Yuanlan was undoubtedly elected chairman of the Central Military Commission and Xiao Chen was elected vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, the election of the other two vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission is intriguing.

After Xiao Chen, the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission is General Li Chengyong, former director of the General Political Department, and after being elected vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, General Li Chengyong is still mainly responsible for political work within the Central Military Commission.

After his election as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, General Zhang Tai was mainly responsible for military training and development within the Central Military Commission.

General Li Chengyong was the favorite general promoted by General Secretary Gu Banglan that year, and General Zhang Tai is the younger brother of the former Air Force Commander Zhang Yue, the third in the family, he is an outlier in this air force family, and has been working hard in the army. Since Zhang Yue is Xiao Chen's cousin-in-law, Xiao Chen should also call Zhang Tai an uncle. But this does not mean that Zhang Tai is a member of the Xiao faction, whether it is Zhang Yue or Zhang Tai, they are all from the Lao Jing faction, but they are quite close to the Xiao family. This is also the habit of the upper class, and the jī eggs cannot all be put in one basket.

Judging from the final election results of the Central Military Commission, excluding Xue Yuanlan and Xiao Chen, the Hui faction and the Laojing faction each occupy one seat, and the strength of the Oriental faction seems to be further weakened, but it is difficult to say that people are not breaking into parts, laying out in the middle level, and focusing on the future.

Although Zhang Tai was close to the Xiao family, neither Xue Yuanlan nor Xiao Chen would relax their vigilance because of this, they were very concerned about the arrangements of the Beijing Military Region, and finally adjusted several main leadership positions in the Beijing Military Region.

Among them, the commander of the Beijing Military Region was replaced by Lieutenant General Wang Yufeng, Xue Yuanlan's favorite general. Wang Yufeng was a member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangnan Provincial Party Committee and the political commissar of the Provincial Military Region when Xue Yuanlan was the secretary of the provincial party committee in Jiangnan. In the five years since Xue Yuanlan came to power, Wang Yufeng has adjusted his position twice, and before becoming the commander of the Beijing Military Region, he was the deputy chief of the General Staff.

The Beijing Military Region not only changed the commander, but also the deputy commander, and this person was none other than Xiao Chen's cousin Zhang Yicheng. Zhang Yicheng had already been promoted to the rank of lieutenant general three years ago, and at this level, there were a lot less shackles, and the soldiers who used to specialize in the Second Artillery Corps are now more extensive. In this adjustment, Zhang Yicheng was appointed as the commander of the 38th Group Army, known as the "Long Live Army," the first ace army in China, and concurrently served as the deputy commander of the Beijing Military Region.

The predecessor of the 38th Army was the 1st Column. The main force of the army, the 1st 1st Regiment, in the 19th 5th Army, in 1930, the Red 3rd Army, dominated by the Red 5th Army, conquered Xingcheng, the capital of Xiaonan Province, which was also the largest city captured by the Red Army during the ten-year civil war. The Red Third Army Corps, one of the two main forces of the Red Army in the Central Soviet Region at that time, was organized as the 686th Regiment of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and participated in the famous Battle of Pingxingguan. The 1st Division marched with Luo Ronghuan to Qidong and created a base area behind enemy lines.

The predecessor of the 113th Division was the 1st Division of the Red 25th Army led by General Xu Haidong, which fought alone in the Long March and was the first to reach northern Shaanxi. In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it was organized as the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army and went to the anti-Japanese front in North China. One of them entered Qidong, and during the counteroffensive of the Anti-Japanese War, it was organized as the 111th Division of the 53rd Army of the Qidong Military Region, and in the War of Resistance against Japan, an uprising was held in Qidong under the command of General Wan Yi, an underground party member, and was incorporated into the Eighth Route Army.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, it was incorporated into the 2nd Division of the Qidong Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, and successively exited the customs and entered the northeast. After that, the first column of the Qidong Military Region, General Li Tianyou served as the first commander. 1st Column. In the Northeast Liberation War, the 1st Column was famous all over the world for "three times to the south of the Yangtze River" and "four battles and four draws". In the Battle of Pingjin, he served as the main attack on Tianjin.

In the War of Liberation, the 1st Column was one of the three Tiger Armies of the Northeast Field Army, and was the first-class main force of the Four Fields, famous for being good at fighting big battles and tough battles. The 38th Army's three fierce spirit is very special, and the history of the army is actually not very long, but his combat effectiveness is something that no one dares to underestimate, and its subordinate 112th and 113th divisions are the trump cards among the trump cards: the 112th Division has a strong ability to attack fortified positions, and the 113th Division has a strong ability to run long distances. The two divisions cooperated with each other to stage a lot of good performances, and several "firsts" in the four fields were involved in the first battle of annihilation; Organized as the first column; Known as the first "tiger" ...... Many, many "firsts" have formed a good relationship with the 38th Army.

The 38th Army fought against the elite units of the Kuomintang army and the United States in the black soil, and fought many famous battles. "Four battles and four draws" was the first battle to become famous. In the entire War of Liberation, the 38th Army crossed the Shanhaiguan from the northernmost Songhuā River of the motherland, fought to the Yunnan-Vietnam border, and fought all over half of China.

After the end of the Liaoshen Campaign, the 151st Division in 1948, with nearly 50,000 men, and artillery, engineer and automobile units were formed. Then quickly entered the customs and participated in the Battle of Pingjin. The 38th Army served as the main attack on Tianjin in the Pingjin Campaign, taking the lead in breaking through the defense of Tianjin, annihilating 27,000 Kuomintang troops, capturing Chen Changjie, the commander of the Tianjin garrison, and the main attack on Tianjin became the second famous battle. On the way to the whole country, the 38th Army also participated in Xuansha, Hengbao, Guangxi, Southern Yunnan and other large and small battles. In the entire War of Liberation, the 38th Army fought from the northernmost Songhuā River to the Sino-Burmese border in Yunnan, 5,000 kilometers longitudinal and horizontal, fought in 11 provinces and cities, annihilated more than 16 million enemies, captured more than 100 large and small cities, and liberated half of China.

In 1950, the 38th Army entered North Korea with the 13th Corps to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the commander was General Liang Xingchu.

In the first battle, because the 5th Regiment was slow to move and delayed the fighter, the army commander Liang Xingchu was scolded by Mr. Peng at the senior combat meeting of the Volunteer Army, and said, "If you delay the fighter again, I will send you to the military court."

In the second battle, the 38th Army, under the command of General Liang Xingchu, undertook the key task of wearing chā. The 113th Division boldly pretended to be the retreating unit of Li's puppet army, marched more than 70 kilometers in 14 hours, rushed ahead of the fully mechanized American army, and successfully passed through Chā Sansholi and Longyuanli. The 3rd Company of the 337th Regiment seized Songgu Peak with bold movements, cutting off the southern retreat of the US 8th Army in one fell swoop; Jī fought for two days and nights, ignoring the enemy's frantic breakthrough, stubbornly defending the position, repelling many attacks by the American army, so that the enemy's north and south were less than 1 kilometer apart but could never meet the division, forcing most of them to turn to Sinuiju to avoid the end of the entire army. In this battle, the 38th Army destroyed more than 11,000 enemies, captured 14 tanks, more than 200 cannons, and the second battle of the 30th Automobile was the third battle of fame, and it was also the battle that made the army famous all over the world. Peng Dehuai, commander of the Volunteer Army, wrote in his own handwriting at the end of the commendation telegram: "Long live the 38th Army!" ”。 Since then, the "Long Live Army" has become famous all over the world.

"Who is the cutest person," a well-known reportage included in today's middle school textbooks, was written by the famous writer Wei Wei in interviewing the heroic deeds of the 337th Regiment of the 38th Army in the "Songgufeng Resistance Battle," which won the praise of "the loveliest person" for the volunteers.

In the 4th battle, the 38th Army backed the Namhan River, which was about to freeze, relied on simple fortifications, stubbornly resisted the troops, and faced the counterattack of the joint ** with absolute superiority in firepower, so that the enemy could only advance less than 900 meters per day and night, and successfully completed the battle cover task at a huge cost, and was commended by the Volunteer Army Headquarters.

The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea left a rich page in the history of the 38th Army. Three companies of the army have been awarded the title of "second-class combat hero company" by the headquarters of the Volunteer Army, 2 "first-class combat heroes" and 14 "second-class combat heroes" have emerged, and more than 10,000 commanders and fighters have been awarded combat merits.

Today, the 38th Army is equipped with helicopters, tanks, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, Qi shè rocket artillery, engineering and technical equipment, high shè guns, car transporters, refueling trucks, etc. It is organized into five divisions (tank division, mechanized division, motorized infantry division, infantry division, and artillery division), three brigades (missile brigade, antiaircraft artillery brigade, and engineer brigade) and army aviation regiment, as well as anti-chemical warfare regiments, engineer regiments, communications regiments, electronic countermeasures detachments, and other support units, with an establishment of nearly 100,000 people. Garrisoned in Baoding and guarded the Beijing Division, it has always been regarded as the strongest army in China.

At this moment, Xiao Chen, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, is receiving General Zhang Yicheng, newly appointed deputy commander of the Beijing Military Region and commander of the 38th Group Army, in a small office building in Yiquan Mountain.