How many military regions were there in China before?

China has eight military regions: Beijing Military Region, shenyang military area command Military Region, jinan military area command Military Region, Nanjing Military Region, Guangzhou Military Region, Lanzhou Military Region, Chengdu Military Region and Taiwan Province Military Region.

In fact, one * * is the seven military regions (now it has been changed into a war zone). Shenyang, Lanzhou, Beijing, Jinan, Nanjing, Chengdu and Guangzhou.

In 1950s and 1960s, there were 13 military regions: Beijing Military Region, shenyang military area command Military Region, jinan military area command Military Region, Nanjing Military Region, Guangzhou Military Region, Lanzhou Military Region, Chengdu Military Region, Wuhan Military Region, Fuzhou Military Region, Kunming Military Region, Tibet Military Region, Urumqi Military Region and Inner Mongolia Military Region.

1967 May 15 The Central Military Commission decided to change the Inner Mongolia Military Region, which was established in 1955, into a provincial military region and put it under the organization and leadership of the Beijing Military Region. The whole army was reorganized into 12 military regions: Beijing Military Region, shenyang military area command Military Region, jinan military area command Military Region, Nanjing Military Region, Guangzhou Military Region, Lanzhou Military Region, Chengdu Military Region, Wuhan Military Region, Fuzhou Military Region, Kunming Military Region, Tibet Military Region and Urumqi Military Region.

1968 65438+On February 7th, the Tibet Military Region was changed into a provincial military region, and it was placed under the organizational leadership of the Chengdu Military Region. Since then, our army has entered the era of 1 1 military region until 1985. 1 1 Military Regions: Beijing Military Region, shenyang military area command Military Region, jinan military area command Military Region, Nanjing Military Region, Guangzhou Military Region, Lanzhou Military Region, Chengdu Military Region, Wuhan Military Region, Fuzhou Military Region, Kunming Military Region and Urumqi Military Region.

1From May 23rd to June 6th, 1985, the Central Military Commission held an enlarged meeting, which adopted a plan for restructuring, streamlining and reorganizing the army. The strategic decision to reduce the number of military personnel by one million has been made. In this streamlining and reorganization, the major military regions were merged from 1 1 to seven. Previously, there were Wuhan Military Region (Central Plains), Fuzhou Military Region (Taiwan Province Province was liberated) and Kunming Military Region (during the Vietnam War) (Wuhan Military Region was merged into Chengdu Military Region, jinan military area command Military Region and Guangzhou Military Region respectively, Fuzhou Military Region was merged into Nanjing Military Region, and Kunming Military Region was merged into Chengdu Military Region). The four military regions of Wuhan, Kunming, Fuzhou and Urumqi merged, and since then our army has entered the system of seven military regions. The history of Wuhan, Kunming, Fuzhou and Urumqi as major military regions will go down in history forever.

Distribution map of eight military regions

1. Beijing Military Region: The total strength is 400,000. Beijing, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi (Russia, Mongolia)

2. shenyang military area command: The total strength is 430,000. Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang (Russia, North Korea)

3. jinan military area command: The total strength is more than 250,000. Shandong and Henan (opposite the Yellow Sea)

4. Nanjing Military Region: The total strength is more than 320,000. Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, (opposite Fujian Yellow Sea and East China Sea)

5. Lanzhou Military Region: The total strength is more than 280,000. Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Mongolia 6. Chengdu Military Region: The total strength is more than 280,000. Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, (India, Vietnam, Myanmar) 7. Guangzhou Military Region: The total strength is 6.5438+0.9 million. Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan and Hubei (Vietnam, across the South China Sea)

8. Taiwan Province Military Region (under the Kuomintang of China): The total strength is more than 340,000. Taiwan Province Province, China

Comprehensive ranking of the eight military regions:

1, Beijing Military Region: 3 group armies, 2 Class A troops (38 armies, 27 armies), 1 heavy group army. Although the Beijing Military Region has merged the 28th Army, the 63rd Army and the 24th Army after two disarmament since 1998, its strength has been greatly damaged. However, the strength of the ground battle cluster in Beijing Military Region, which is composed of the 38th heavy group army of Red 1 Division, the brave 27th army and the 65th army, is still outstanding, with the Kingsguard in Beijing Garrison in the first place.

2. shenyang military area command: 3 army groups, 1 first-class troops (39th army), 1 heavy army group. Due to the long-term tension between China and the Soviet Union, shenyang military area command's subordinate troops are generally well-equipped and brave in combat. Although Sino-Soviet relations have long been thawed, and the 64th Army and the 23rd Army began to withdraw from 1998, the glory is still there. The 39th heavy army, known as Chang, is evenly matched with the 38th army. Only the 40th Army, which has the reputation of "whirlwind column", is weaker than the 27th Army, and the 16 Army does not have the upper hand compared with the 65th Army. Therefore, its overall strength is second only to Beijing Military Region.

3. jinan military area command: 3 army groups, 1 first-class troops (54th army), 1 heavy army group. Although the jurisdiction area is the smallest, its strength can not be underestimated because it has long served as the strategic general reserve of the Central Military Commission and the defense task in the direction of Japan and South Korea. Although the reputation of the 54th Heavy Army is not as good as that of the 38th and 39th Army, its fighting capacity is not below them. As the successor of the New Fourth Army, the 20th Army has good strength. In addition, the 26th Army, with the pedigree of Sanye, Ye Si and North China Field Army, naturally ranked third.

4. Nanjing Military Region: 3 group armies, 1 A troops (1 troops). The strength of the 1 army, 12 army and 3 1 army he commanded was relatively average. Because it is located in the south, it is mostly light troops. In recent years, due to the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait, the renewal of military equipment has been accelerated, and three amphibious mechanized divisions (brigades) have been formed. The training intensity and level have advanced by leaps and bounds, and the overall strength has been greatly improved compared with more than ten years ago, ranking fourth.

5. Lanzhou Military Region: 2 group armies, 1 A level troops (2 1 troops), 1 deputy corps level Xinjiang Military Region. 2 1 Army and 47th Army are both very strong troops. Together with the three independent divisions of the Xinjiang Military Region, the strength is equivalent to that of the Nanjing Military Region, but the attraction is not as good as that of the Nanjing Military Region, and it can only rank fifth.

6. Chengdu Military Region: 2 group armies,1Class A troops (13 troops). 13 Army and 14 Army are the main forces of the Second Field Army. They all experienced the Vietnam War. One is good at mountain fighting, the other is good at jungle fighting, and their strength is very strong. Only Chengdu Military Region has a small number of troops, and its comprehensive strength ranks sixth after Lanzhou Military Region.

7. Guangzhou Military Region: 2 group armies. Although the 4 1 Army won a great reputation in the Tashan blockade war and the 42 nd Army matured in the Korean War, its combat effectiveness was affected by the economic tide because it was at the forefront of reform and opening up. At the same time, the number of combat troops in Guangzhou Military Region is small, and its comprehensive strength ranks seventh after Chengdu Military Region.

8. Taiwan Province Military Region (under the Kuomintang of China): The total strength is about 340,000, including about 200,000 in the army, 50,000 in the navy, 50,000 in the air force and 30,000-40,000 in other troops, including the gendarmerie and logistics support forces. As a descendant of the national army, Taiwan Province Military Region has a long history and glorious tradition with the slogan of "Spare a brother and help a brother". It has a large number of troops, complete classification of various combat and service departments, and its strength cannot be underestimated.