1, Commander China's East Line (Guangxi First Line) was General Xu, then commander of the Guangzhou Military Region;

2. The West Line (Yunnan First Line) was General Yang Dezhi, who was temporarily transferred as the commander of Kunming Military Region because he was familiar with Vietnamese tactics. Later, General Yang Dezhi became ill, and Major General Zhang Zhixiu was appointed commander-in-chief of the Western Front.

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The purpose of China's invasion is roughly as follows:

One is to fight back in self-defense. This is our most magnificent and justified reason, so this battle is named after it. Because Vietnam invaded our frontier, killed our border people and destroyed our villages, we had to "fight back" in order to "defend ourselves".

The second is to punish hegemonism. With the support of the Soviet Union, Vietnam wants to dominate Southeast Asia. It occupied Laos and Cambodia.

Third, Vietnam's treachery must be punished. China supports Vietnam so much, but now he betrays China to take refuge in the Soviet Union, and attempts to form a north-south attack on China with the Soviet Union, posing a threat to China.

Fourth, the persecution of overseas Chinese in Vietnam is unbearable. Thousands of overseas Chinese were deported to China by Vietnam, which suffered serious economic losses and violated China's dignity.

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