In 2021, the first 100 years since the founding of the Communist Party of China, a topic of "he saw" rushed to the Weibo hot search list, and Chinese Min addressed Chairman Mao: This is a prosperous world, as you wish! In addition, President Qu Qingshan also made a speech at the symposium commemorating the 100th anniversary of Hua Guofeng's birth, hoping to comfort Comrade Hua Guofeng with the current prosperity of China. Throughout the ages, a country with relatively strong comprehensive strength must have a relatively comprehensive modern military system, and it is indispensable to have a great leader with great foresight.
In 1981, when Hua Guofeng left his post as chairman and Deng Xiaoping was elected chairman of the Central Military Commission, when the international situation was extremely tense and the domestic economy was unprecedentedly scarce, China secretly held the "801" meeting, and the North China exercise caused a sensation in the whole world. What purpose do you want to achieve?
At the time of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, China's various systems have gradually been on the right track, but the international situation at this time is very tense, the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States is intensifying, both countries are preparing for military competition, and war seems to be on the verge of breaking out.
Not only that, but the Soviet Union also tried to invade and occupy the northeast border area of our country. In 1979, when our war with Vietnam was still going on, it was already in full swing. At this time, the leader of Afghanistan, Idie Amin, made a speech.
He called on people to refuse to cooperate with the Soviet Union and to build good relations with China and the United States. At that time, Afghanistan had been suppressed by the Soviet Union, and the speech made by Edie Amin completely angered the Soviet Union, which believed that what Afghanistan was doing this time was provoking them, so the Soviet Union mobilized a large number of troops and annihilated Afghanistan in one fell swoop.
This time, the Soviets completely defeated Afghanistan, and they occupied the Afghan capital as quickly as possible. The first thing the Soviets did in Afghanistan was to overthrow the rule of Edie Amin, and the Soviets indirectly demonstrated their support for Vietnam's aggression against the Chinese border.
Since our country is still in the early stages of the founding of the country, all the energy of the whole country has been focused on fighting wars and dealing with famine, the military strength is now in a relatively weak state, Vietnam has always had the idea of aggression against China, and now with the support of a big country like the Soviet Union, they are even more rampant.
Therefore, in order to strengthen China's military strength, at the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, the state leaders made appropriate changes, among which Hua Guofeng took the initiative to let Xian, and Deng Xiaoping became the chairman of the new Central Military Commission, and the state military power was transferred to his hands.
Comrade Deng Xiaoping held that no matter which aspect, we must keep up with the pace of the times. Just as technology needs to be modernized, so military strategy and training need to evolve with the times. At that time, China was like a newborn, and all aspects had to be carefully cared for, so we needed to build an army, improve the quality of soldiers, and enhance military strength, so that New China could steadily advance in international competition.
Deng Xiaoping focused his work on the rectification and reform of the army, pointing out that China may be about to usher in a period of turmoil, and soldiers must conduct military training, otherwise soldiers lack military quality and are very unfavorable to the construction of new China. Therefore, the government needs to develop a series of plans to carry out this work.
In the face of Vietnam's increasingly strong offensive, our army is indeed struggling. But the disaster is not alone, but at this time, China had the largest oil death accident in history, which not only caused the image of the army to plummet in front of the people, but also caused huge losses to Our economy.
In fact, this is the famous "Bohai No. 2" shipwreck in history, in a trip out to sea to explore offshore oil, due to the sudden change in weather conditions, resulting in Bohai No. 2 overturning in the wind and waves. At that time, there were about 100 people on board, and more than 70 people were killed, because my Kai-2 was a high-tech exploration of offshore oil imported from Japan, so the economic losses caused this time were very high, nearly 40 million yuan.
Even many of those responsible for the accident were put in jail. Originally, the occurrence of this accident had nothing to do with the army, but people have been spreading false rumors, claiming that this is because china's army does not have a complete set of management methods, and there is no organization and no discipline within the army, which led to the occurrence of this accident.
Public opinion spread very quickly, and it didn't take long for this statement to reach the army, and all the soldiers felt particularly sad. They risked their lives to fight on the front lines and protect their country, but in the end the people did not believe them and even threw dirty water on them. Military-civilian relations suddenly became tense, and improving military-civilian relations was imminent.
In the face of these circumstances, the state realized that if the army is not rectified as soon as possible, then the development trend of new China will certainly be self-contained. From this point of view, the occurrence of the Bohai No. 2 accident has accelerated the progress of China's military reform. So in 1980, the national government planned to hold a conference in secret.
This meeting is the famous "801" meeting in history, at which Deng Xiaoping stressed that war may be late, but it will never be absent, so we must make adequate preparations. In this way, in September 1981, a mighty modern military exercise was carried out in the northern part of Zhangjiakou in northern China.
Since the founding of New China, China has conducted a total of three relatively large exercises, but the scale of the exercises is far inferior to that of the North China Exercise. The first exercise, which amounted to about 50,000 people, was an anti-landing exercise held on the Liaodong Peninsula in 1955 and presided over by Ye Jianying; the second was a sea-crossing landing exercise in 1959, with a scale of only 20,000 people; the third was an anti-enemy tank exercise held in the Beijing Military Region, which was also 20,000 people.
The North China Exercise is a real-combat exercise with the largest number of troops in China's history, the first joint operation of naval and army units, and the most suitable for the requirements of the modern army, and it is also the most expensive exercise since the founding of New China. Why, then, did Deng Xiaoping just take office and plan such a massive exercise in the face of such a tense Chinese economy? What kind of impact did this exercise have on New China?
The purpose of the "801" secret meeting is threefold: First, to regulate military-civilian relations, eliminate public opinion, and correct the erroneous perception of the existence of the people and soldiers; second, to achieve the effect of deterring China's neighboring countries, especially those supported by the Soviet Union, so that they no longer have any signs of wanting to invade China. The third is to straighten out the army, improve the quality of the soldiers as a whole, and realize the modernization of military strategy.
At the meeting, Deng Xiaoping analyzed China's current national strength and international situation, and he emphatically pointed out that although there are inferior points in the weapons of our army at present, we also have our own military combat advantages, and as long as we can give full play to our strong points and avoid our weaknesses, we will be able to achieve success. The most important thing in fighting a war is morale, and the first thing we have to do is to have confidence in ourselves.
Because we didn't have the extra money to buy a large number of advanced weapons, we had to fight with the weapons we only had now. But the advantage of the Chinese army is that it is good at fighting protracted wars, which means that as long as we can consume with the enemy for a long time, we can achieve the final victory.
Deng Xiaoping not only grew up in the barracks, but also in famous wars such as the Hundred Regiments War, the Huaihai Campaign, and the Battle of Crossing the River, so he knew what military training meant to an army after hundreds of battles. Deng Xiaoping held that building a modern army, improving the quality of soldiers, and enhancing military strength are what Our country needs most at present.
After the unanimous decision of the central government, it was decided to implement the "active defense" plan put forward by Deng Xiaoping and extend the combat time as much as possible. The defeat of the Nationalists with only millet plus rifles over the Nationalists with aircraft cannons is the best proof.
However, Yang Dezhi, chief of staff, proposed that whether carrying out military exercises under today's tense situation will arouse the vigilance of neighboring countries? Will Soviet politics be affected? And Deng Xiaoping responded directly, do not take into account any reaction of the Soviet Union, they will conduct many drills every year, and there is no cause of any trouble, so rest assured.
Finally, after discussion, a total of three schemes were selected: large, medium and small. The scale of the large-scale plan is nearly 100,000 people, and it is planned to hold defensive combat exercises in North China; the scale of the medium-sized plan is half of the large-scale plan, but the exercise method has become a combination of three wars, that is, mobile warfare, defensive warfare, and guerrilla warfare. The small program was organized in Bohai Bay in the form of intensive training, but even this cost nearly 800,000 yuan.
The decision to elect a "grand plan" was also approved by the Central Military Commission and provisionally named the "802 Conference," but the final outcome was decided by Deng Xiaoping. Therefore, the chief of the general staff of the Central Military Commission and other entourages went to discuss with Deng Xiaoping.
After listening to their reports, Deng Xiaoping felt that all sides were very reasonable, so he voted in favor. However, he also pointed out a very important issue, if the military parade and column of the troops can be added to it, so that the people can see the heroic appearance of the soldiers, this is also conducive to adjusting the current stalemate of military-civilian relations.
After the discussion was concluded, the final exercise plan was finalized, and on the basis of the original, the military parade that had not been held for twenty years was added. Finally, Deng Xiaoping also arranged that although we are now economically scarce, we should not spend any less money, but every penny must be used on the blade.
After the exercise plan was determined, the leaders of the military regions in various localities formulated a more detailed plan for the exercise. Through on-site investigations, the leaders of military regions in various localities have repeatedly revised their plans and finally determined that the mode of warfare is "Red Army" and "Blue Army" on-the-spot confrontation. The specific content is that the "Red Army" resisted the sudden heavy weapon attack of the "Blue Army", and made an active defense against it, and finally defeated the "Blue Army" with a protracted battle.
On September 14, 1981, the North China Exercise officially began, and Deng Xiaoping and other leaders were invited to watch the exercise, and each of them was in high spirits and waiting for a wonderful exercise. More than 100,000 troops gathered in North China, the war was about to break out, the calm space was cut open, the entire area was instantly burst into flames, and the sound of bombing resounded through the clouds.
The exercise was divided into four subjects, the first of which was aviation firepower assault, which was also the most exciting subject. Eight fighter formations suddenly appeared in mid-air, and then the bombers dropped bombs one after another, followed by a group of strike aircraft, spewing out clusters of flames. The cannon did not seem to be outdone, and a shell landed precisely on the target point. In an instant, the whole area was filled with smoke and the ground shook. Immediately after, the "Red Army" began a fierce counterattack ...
The four subjects were continuous and wonderful, and Comrade Deng Xiaoping and other leaders were full of energy during the viewing period, clapping their hands and praising them many times. When he saw that the "Red Army" had finally counterattacked the "Blue Army" with the superiority of a protracted war, Comrade Deng Xiaoping stood up even more excitedly and loudly praised: "Fight well, fight well!" It took a total of five days to complete all four subjects, and in these five days, Comrade Deng Xiaoping was not absent once.
After the big exercise, we held a military parade. During the military parade, Deng Xiaoping waved to everyone on the parade car, and every soldier stood tall and performed a solemn gaze ceremony, waiting for the leaders and the people of the country to review.
After the completion of the Great North China Exercise and the military parade, Comrade Deng Xiaoping delivered an important speech, in which he expressed his belief that all the participants present were shocked by this magnificent exercise, which also vividly embodied the remarkable characteristics of the modernization war.
The successful completion of this large-scale exercise not only greatly boosted the fighting spirit of our soldiers, but also eliminated the covetousness of neighboring countries for our country, and many countries sent congratulations one after another, and China's national relations have also been transformed into jade and have been very well improved. Until now, although the North China Exercise has been over for a long time, its impact has lasted forever, and when it is mentioned, all Chinese people will proudly pat their chests and say, "I feel honored for it."
The North China exercise not only showed the trend of China's armed forces advancing toward a modern army, but also a crucial turning point in the development of China's armed forces, and it also embodied Comrade Deng Xiaoping's far-sighted military strategic vision and superb leadership. This exercise has also become a business card of our country, which represents that no matter when, China's strength is immeasurable, and China's development will only become more and more prosperous.