The leaders of Lanzhou Military Region are all famous war generals, such as Han Xianchu, Du Yide, Pi Dingjun and Zheng Weishan. 1992 1 65438+1October, 21Qian Shugen, commander of the group army, was appointed as the chief of staff of Lanzhou Military Region. In the same month, his immediate superior was replaced by Liu Jingsong, the former commander of the 64th Army. What are their legendary experiences?
Qian Shugen, 1939 was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu province in March. 1August, 954, 15 years old, after graduating from Shitangwan Middle School in Wuxi, he was admitted to high school with excellent results, but it coincided with the enrollment of military schools. The armistice agreement was signed in 1953 to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, and the story of volunteers defending the country has always inspired their generation of middle school students at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Qian Shugen voluntarily gave up his high school studies and entered Chongqing Artillery School to become a military cadet. Qian Shugen mainly studied Type 54 122mm howitzer at school, which was an imitation of Soviet Type 38 122mm howitzer and was the main battle equipment of the artillery regiment of the infantry division at that time. In addition, I also learned the operation of 76 mm cannon and 120 mm mortar.
Although he only stayed in the military academy for two years, Qian Shugen studied hard and could bear hardships. He not only joined the Youth League, but also became a preparatory party member. 1956, 17-year-old Qian Shugen was assigned to the artillery regiment of an infantry division of the 47th Army of the Guangzhou Military Region as a platoon leader.
The 47th Army, originally a unit of the 359th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, was reorganized into the Northeast Field Army 10 in the War of Liberation. 1948, the serial number of the 47th Army was activated, and the 1st Division of American Ace Cavalry suffered heavy losses in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. 1954 After returning from South Korea, he was stationed in Leizhou Peninsula and attached to Guangzhou Military Region. Then moved from Hengyang, Hunan to Shaanxi on 1970.
Qian Shugen grew up in this heroic army, and successively served as the section chief, head, division commander and deputy division commander of the artillery division. 1March, 985, aged 46, was promoted to the rank of commander of the 47th Army before millions of disarmament.
1984 At the end of April, according to the order of the Military Commission, the Kunming Military Region 14 Army and10/Army recaptured Laoshan and Yin Zhe respectively, and then the "Two Mountains Round Campaign" began. At the end of 1985, Qian Shugen led the 47th Army of 139 Division,14 Division and the 2nd1Army of 6/kloc-0 Division and some troops to Chengdu Theater. After five months of preparation, he officially took over the defense of jinan military area command troops in turn on April 20th 1986.
Qian Shugen gave full play to the advantages of his artillery background, and formulated the tactics of "using soldiers skillfully and guns skillfully", which reduced the daily consumption of artillery shells from 1.20 tons to 20 tons, which not only relieved the pressure of ammunition support, but also caused great harm to the Vietnamese army, and was commended by the Central Military Commission. During the one-year battle, the 47th Army killed or injured 659 1 person, only 149 person was sacrificed, and 892 people were injured, which greatly shocked the Vietnamese army.
After returning from the second war, Qian Shugen was transferred to the 2nd1Army as the commander, and in June 1992, 1 1 was promoted to the position of Chief of Staff of Lanzhou Military Region. In the same month, Liu Jingsong was transferred to Lanzhou Military Region as commander.
1985, 1 1 The major military regions were merged into seven, and the commanders of three armies were promoted to military region commanders. One of them was Liu Jingsong, who was only 52 years old, and was one of the youngest major military regions in the whole army since the 1980s.
1July, 933, Liu Jingsong was born in Shishou, Hubei, six years older than Qian Shugen. 195 1 year, Liu Jingsong, who graduated from middle school, went north to join the army and joined Dandong on the border between China and North Korea. Because of his high academic qualifications and meticulous work, he was chosen to study in Qiqihar No.7 Infantry School. After graduation, he was assigned to the infantry division as an anti-aircraft gun company commander.
1965, at the request of Vietnam, China sent some anti-aircraft artillery units to northern Vietnam for air defense operations, in which Liu Jingsong participated, and successively shot down 12 planes that injured the US military, making great contributions. After coming back from Viet Nam, Liu Jingsong took almost all the posts that a military chief should hold.
1979 after the counter-offensive against Vietnam, although our army won, it exposed the serious aging of senior commanders, and it was urgent to promote a group of young leading cadres who knew how to command and had high military literacy. 1983 in may, 50-year-old Liu Jingsong was promoted from 190 to 64th army commander.
1in June, 985, 52-year-old Liu Jingsong was promoted to commander of shenyang military area command again by the commander of the 64th Army. It is worth mentioning that1May 6, 1987, a great fire broke out in Daxinganling, and Liu Jingsong commanded about 34,000 officers and men in shenyang military area command. After 28 days and nights of fighting, it has made important contributions to putting out fires and was commended by the Central Military Commission.
1992165438+10. After serving in shenyang military area command for seven years, Liu Jingsong was transferred to Lanzhou Military Region as commander and Qian Shugen as chief of staff of Lanzhou Military Region. 1994 14 In February, Qian Shugen was promoted to Assistant Minister of the General Staff. 1served as deputy chief of staff in July 1995.
After five years as commander of Lanzhou Military Region, Liu Jingsong served as president of Academy of Military Sciences from 65438 to 0997. If you add seven years in shenyang military area command, he has been the commander of the military region for 12 years.
1June, 994, Liu Jingsong was promoted to the rank of general. In June 2000, Qian Shugen was also promoted to general. Today, General Liu Jingsong is 88 years old and General Qian Shugen is 82 years old. Both old generals are healthy and still care about the modernization of our army. Pay tribute to the two generals!