Today, 80 years ago, on August 20, 1945 (July 13, 1945), the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to establish the Army District of Zhengzhou. On August 20, 1945, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to establish the Army District of Zhengzhou. With Liu Zhengzhou as commander and Deng Xiaoping as political commander, on the same day, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China instructed the strategic areas to quickly form the army.