The Lanzhou Military Region was established in 1955 and abolished in 2016, and has served as a total of 13 military region commanders. At the same time, the Lanzhou Military Region was also the largest military region under the jurisdiction of the seven major military regions in the 1980s, and at that time, the five provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, and Xinjiang were all under the jurisdiction of the Lanzhou Military Region. However, the first commander of such a large military region was General Zhang Dazhi. General Zhang Dazhi may not be familiar with him, but he was also an excellent revolutionary and one of the founders of the northern Shaanxi base area. Moreover, during the Period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Anti-Japanese Base Areas in Northern Yanbei and Daqingshan were created, which made important contributions to the development and growth of our army.
When the time came, during the Liberation War, he served as the commander of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Jinsui guerrilla and led his troops to participate in the battle to liberate the Great Northwest. After the reorganization of the troops, he served as the commander of the 4th Army of the First Field Army, participated in the battles of Suiyuan, Jining, Jinzhong, Taiyuan, lanzhou, etc., and also made certain contributions to the victory of the Liberation War. Therefore, in 1955, after the establishment of the Lanzhou Military Region, Zhang Dazhi was appointed as the first commander of the Lanzhou Military Region and awarded the rank of founding lieutenant general.
Perhaps Zhang Dazhi's reputation is not very loud among the founding lieutenant generals, and even a little unknown. However, the second commander and the third commander of the Lanzhou Military Region are definitely famous.
The second commander was the famous Pi Dingjun, the founding lieutenant general, who fought the most among the founding lieutenant generals. Perhaps everyone's first impression will think of Pi Dingjun, Wu Kehua, Liang Xingchu, Wang Bicheng, Tao Yong, Wang Jinshan, Hu Qicai and other fierce generals. In the Early Stage of the Liberation War, Pi Dingjun became famous in the Central Plains Breakthrough Campaign, because he served as a task to cover the retreat of the main force. Later, he served as the deputy commander of the Sixth Column of Huaye, and worked with the commander of the column, Wang Bicheng, to create many classic battles. The Sixth Column of the East China Field Army was built into a fierce tiger army, which became the strongest combat effective ace unit in Huaye, and made great contributions to the victory of the Liberation War, so he was also awarded the rank of founding lieutenant general. Pi Dingjun not only served as the commander of the Lanzhou Military Region, but later also served as the commander of the Fuzhou Military Region.
The second commander of the Lanzhou Military Region was Pi Dingjun, and among the founding generals, he was also a well-known general who could fight good battles. However, the third commander of the Lanzhou Military Region is even more famous, he is Han Xianchu. Speaking of Han Xianchu, I believe that everyone is more familiar. He was a fierce general in the Fourth Field Army, and throughout the Liberation War, Han Xianchu was almost undefeated.
In the northeast battlefield, he was called the whirlwind commander by the enemy, and after the founding of the country, he became The most admired person xu Shiyou, saying that he had courage and strategy. Because he had liberated Hainan Island, his superiors made him commander of the Fuzhou Military Region, which was actually a deterrent effect. Tell the opposite side that Han Xianchu, who liberated Hainan Island in that year, has returned. Later, when the eight major military regions were transferred, Han Xianchu was transferred to the Lanzhou Military Region as a commander, so he also became the third commander of the military region.
Pi Dingjun and Han Xianchu were both well-known generals among the founding generals, but Zhang Dazhi, the first commander of the Lanzhou Military Region, was famous and should not be as bullish as these two. However, he was the first commander of the Lanzhou Military Region and also made certain contributions to the development of the military region.