In 1973, the eight major military regions of the People's Liberation Army were transferred. Before the reassignment, Chairman Mao had carefully considered it, and in order to avoid negative factors in the commander staying in one place for a long time, Chairman Mao made up his mind and asked the commanders of the eight major military regions to be transferred. In the course of the transfer of commanders of the eight major military regions, Chen Xilian, commander of the Shenyang Military Region, and Li Desheng, commander of the Beijing Military Region, were transferred. After the completion of the transfer, Li Desheng served as commander of the Shenyang Military Region, while Chen Xilian served as commander of the Beijing Military Region.
After the transfer of the eight major military regions, Chen Xilian, who served as the commander of the Beijing Military Region, was gradually reused, and in 1974, Chen Xilian became a member of the six-member group of the Central Military Commission, and in 1976, he replaced Marshal Ye in presiding over the work of the Central Military Commission and took charge of the three armed services. However, in 1980, Chen Xilian voluntarily resigned, giving up the opportunity to more young people. So, what is the story of Chen Xilian?
Born in 1915, Chen Xilian began to join the Red Army at the age of 14, and later he entered the Eyu-Anhui Soviet Region and was incorporated into the Red Fourth Front. In the Eyu-Anhui Soviet District, Chen Xilian participated in the previous anti-"encirclement and suppression" in the Eyu-Anhui Soviet District, and in 1935 participated in the Long March with the Red Fourth Front. In 1936, Chen Xilian followed the Red Fourth Front to northern Shaanxi. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, Chen Xilian had brilliant performances, especially during the Liberation War, Chen Xilian led his troops to participate in the Battle of Huaihai, and surrounded the Twelve Corps of the Kuomintang's ace unit in Shuangduiji, completely annihilating the Twelve Corps.
After the founding of New China, Chen Xilian served as the commander of the artillery and did a lot of work for the development of artillery in the early days of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, and when he was awarded the rank in 1955, he was awarded the rank of general and became the founding general. Shortly after the award, Chen Xilian was transferred to the Shenyang Military Region and served as the commander of the Shenyang Military Region. In the Shenyang Military Region, Chen Xilian worked for more than ten years until the arrival of 1973.
In December 1973, at a meeting of the Central Military Commission, Chairman Mao thought that it was necessary for the commanders of the eight military regions to be transferred. Chairman Mao's old man had great foresight, and he believed that it was easy for a person to have accidents when he stayed in the same place for a long time, especially the commander of a military region, who held the great power of a military region, and it was easy for negative factors to appear after staying for a long time. In order to prevent trouble before it happened, Chairman Mao instructed the commanders of the eight major military regions to make adjustments.
As far as Chen Xilian was concerned, he had been in the Shenyang Military Region for 14 years at that time, and belonged to the people who had been in the same place for a long time in the mouth of the chairman; of course, Chen Xilian also fully agreed with the chairman's proposal to transfer the commanders of the eight major military regions, and soon after, he completed the exchange with Li Desheng, who was then the commander of the Beijing Military Region, and began to take charge of the Beijing Military Region.
After the completion of the transfer, Chen Xilian became more and more important, and the next year, that is, in 1974, he entered the six-member group of the Central Military Commission, became a member of the group, and began to participate in the daily affairs of the Central Military Commission. In 1975, Chen Xilian became vice premier and became a deputy state-level cadre. In 1976, Marshal Ye, who presided over the work of the Central Military Commission, was recuperating from illness, and the Central Military Commission urgently needed a person who knew both military knowledge and loyalty and reliability to preside. Chen Xilian had become a member of the six-member group of the Central Military Commission two years earlier, familiar with military affairs, loyal and reliable, and a founding general, so he was once again used heavily, replacing Marshal Ye in presiding over the daily affairs of the Central Military Commission, and taking charge of the three armed forces until February 1977.
After this, Chen Xilian continued to serve as vice premier, and with the convening of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, reform, opening up and economic development became the focus of the country, and Chen Xilian also continued to provide suggestions and suggestions for the country's economic development. However, in 1980, after the Fifth Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, Chen Xilian voluntarily resigned from his post and returned to a dull life since then.
At that time, Chen Xilian was 65 years old, and he considered himself a "general on the horse", who had no chance to study in the revolutionary years of the southern conquest and the northern war. Reform and opening up and economic development require knowledgeable young people, so they take the initiative to resign, leaving opportunities for more young people and allowing young people to better display their ambitions. Chen Xilian thinks and does this, and his high style and bright festival are admirable.