President Xi Jinping today directed China's 2.3 million-member armed forces to strictly follow the orders of the ruling Communist Party and focus on winning wars as he reorganised the military headquarters structure firming up his grip on the world's largest army.

Xi reorganised four army headquarters by replacing them with 15 new agencies under the Central Military Commission headed by him.

He asked officers to unswervingly follow the 'absolute leadership' of Communist Party of China during a meet with the new heads of the reorganised organs of the People's Liberation Army, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Xi, who is also the CPC chief, besides being the chairman of the CMC which makes him the strongest Chinese leader in recent times, said military leaders must adhere to the Party spirit, obey political discipline, and 'be politically intelligent', with firm political faith and right political stance.

Military leaders need to sharpen their political alertness and become better at discerning right and wrong in political matters, Xi said.