毛泽东在《中国革命战争的战略问题》中指出:“一切战争指导规律,依照历史的发展而发展,依照战争的发展而发展;一成不变的东西是没有的。”“我们研究在各个不同历史阶段、各个不同性质、不同地域和民族的战争指导规律,应该着眼其特点和着眼其发展,反对战争问题上的机械论。”对待战争指导规律如此,对待新时期国防建设指导规律,也是如此。邓小平新时期国防建设理论正是科学地把握新时期国防建设指导规律的正确反映。邓小平在运筹指导新时期国防建设中所把握的基本指导规律,可以概括为以下几条: Mao Zedong pointed out in “The Strategic Issue of the Chinese Revolutionary War”: “All the guiding principles of war are developed in accordance with the development of history and developed in accordance with the development of the war; there is no immutable thing.” “We study various historical stages, The guiding principles of war under different nature, different regions and ethnic groups should focus on their characteristics and focus on their development and oppose the mechanistic theory on the issue of war. ”So are the treaties on the guiding principles of war and the guiding laws governing national defense in the new period. Deng Xiaoping’s theory of national defense construction in the new era is precisely the correct reflection of scientifically grasping the guiding principles for national defense building in the new period. The basic guiding rules that Deng Xiaoping mastered in the operation and guidance of the national defense construction in the new era can be summarized as follows: