In the 1979 self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, the two sides faced off on the southwestern border for ten years. In the early battle, the founding generals Xu Shiyou, Yang Dezhi, Zhang Gongxiu and others led and commanded the heroic people's army to smash the enemy's offensive on the mainland. The Vietnamese army, which refused to admit defeat, later began to counterattack again with the support of the Soviet Union, and so far, the heroic people's army and the invader Vietnamese army have launched a long-term confrontation in the areas of Laoshan, Zheyin and Faka in Yunnan.
During this time, the fighting between the two sides never stopped. As a result, there were major military regions, which dispatched troops to Laoshan to resist the invaders and fight in turns, which was the "two-mountain round battle" that took place on the southwest border in the 80s.
So, from 1984 to 1989, what were the ace troops sent to Laoshan to participate in the war in the major military regions?
On April 28, 1984, the 40th Division of the 14th Army and the 31st Division of the 11th Army launched a fierce attack on the enemy troops on the front line of Lao Son. But one thing is certain: the people's army won the first battle of the Laoshan Campaign.
The commander of the 31st Division at that time was General Liao Xilong, who was a key general in the people's army in the 80s. After the battle, Liao Xilong was promoted to the deputy commander of the 11th Army, and the rank of army commander. A few years later, he was promoted to deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region, commander.
From December 1984 to June 1985, the 1st Division of the 1st Army, the 36th Division of the 12th Army, the 9th Artillery Division of the 12th Army, and the 3rd Artillery Division of the Fuzhou Military Region from the Nanjing Military Region entered the Laoshan area to take over the 10th Army and the 14th Army and continue to fight the enemy.
The First Army and the 12th Army are both trump cards in the history of our army's war, whether it was during the War of Liberation or in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea after the founding of the People's Republic of China, these two units performed well on the battlefield.
Similarly, in the six-month Battle of the Two Mountain Wheels, the 1st and 12th armies killed more than 5,000 enemy troops and captured 17.
From June 1985 to April 1986, a total of 31,146 people from the 199th Division of the 67th Army, the 138th Division of the 46th Army, and the 12th Division of the Jinan Artillery went to Laoshan to replace the 12th Army and the 1st Army.
In this battle of the two mountain wheels, the 7th Reconnaissance Brigade was formed by the 15th Army of the Airborne Army, which entered the Laoshan Theater for the first time. At that time, the commander of the 67th Army was General Zhang Zhijian, and the chief of staff was Su Rongsheng (he was the son of the founding general Su Yu and one of the few red second generations who participated in the Battle of Laoshan).
In this battle of the two mountain wheels, the heroic people's army fought back bravely and launched a fierce battle with the enemy, killing more than 4,000 enemies.
From April 1986 to April 1987, the 47th Group Army and the 21st Group Army from the Lanzhou Military Region went to Laoshan to participate in the battle.
During the years of the Revolutionary War, these two units were subordinate to the Fourth Field Army and the Third Field Army respectively. The 47th Group Army was a unit brought out by the founding lieutenant general Liang Xingchu. The 21st Group Army was the founding general Wei Guoqing, who single-handedly brought out the troops on the East China battlefield during the liberation period. The two ace armies not only participated in the Battle of Laoshan, but also participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea before that.
In September 1986, the 27th Group Army from the Beijing Military Region took over the defense of the 47th Group Army in the Laoshan Theater. Soon after, the 38th Army formed the 12th Reconnaissance Group and entered the Laoshan area to participate in the battle.
It can be seen that the troops participating in the battle of the two mountains this time are the main force in the people's army.
From April 1987 to April 1988, from the 27th Group Army, the 14th Artillery Division of the Beijing Military Region. In addition, the 13th Reconnaissance Group, composed of the 16th Group Army, the 14th Reconnaissance Group, composed of the 40th Group Army, and the 15th Reconnaissance Group, composed of the 64th Group Army, rushed to Laoshan to participate in the battle of the two mountains.
From April 30, 1988 to December 1989, the 13th Group Army from the Chengdu Military Region entered Laoshan to take over the defense of the troops under the 27th Army and continue to fight the enemy.
In 1990, the south-western border gradually returned to normal. In 1993, the Central Military Commission approved the release of the defensive combat mission in the Laoshan area, and the border troops were transferred to normal guarding.
During the five-year round battle between the two mountains, the troops under the jurisdiction of the major military regions rushed to Laoshan and fought in turns, thus enhancing the combat effectiveness of the troops.
At the same time, in this campaign, a number of outstanding military generals were also trained, such as Liao Xilong, Wang Zuxun, Zhu Qi, Shi Yuxiao, Fu Quanyou, Wu Quanxu, Qian Shugen, Zhang Zhijian, Xu Yongqing, Qian Guoliang and other generals, all of whom were the pillars of the people's army in the eighties and nineties.
In addition, in this battle, a number of combat heroes also emerged, such as the demining hero Yang Zailin, the lonely hero Chen Hongyuan, the combat hero Ma Ping, Zhang Daquan, Yin Guangzhong, Shi Guangzhu, Qin Guofu, Li Haixin, Yang Guoyue and other heroes. Their heroic deeds are worthy of publicity by the world, and at the same time, these heroes are the stars that modern young people should pursue.