Although Su Yu did not receive a formal military education, he benefited from two outstanding military mentors, *** and **. He once said: "The most profound experience gained from following the *** war is that war has its own inherent laws, and the way to win must be found according to the actual situation of both the enemy and the enemy and the internal laws of war." I realized this truth and benefited for life. However, Su Yu's understanding of war is also a process of gradual deepening. Initially, he was suspicious of **'s guerrilla tactics and even complained. In January 1929, the main force of the Red Fourth Army left Jinggangshan and opened up a new base area, and Su Yu immediately launched an operation with the ** troops. However, the battle of the Red Fourth Army did not go well, and in the first battle, the Battle of Dayu, it suffered heavy losses and had to urgently retreat. Then, the Red Fourth Army was attacked by the Kuomintang Liu Shiyi's troops, and his wife Wu Ruolan died tragically, and he was almost captured.
The Red Fourth Army had to march continuously, engage in guerrilla warfare with the Kuomintang army, and hide and hide. Su Yu recalled: "It was the middle of winter, and we walked through the mountains. There was snow and ice on the mountain, and the clothes he wore were in tatters. We walked on two legs non-stop, ranging from forty or fifty kilometers a day to more than sixty kilometers a day. At night, we slept under the straw cover in the quilt;On rainy and snowy days, the clip quilt is draped over the body as a raincoat. Because of the rapid march all the way, the burden of cooking fell behind, so the meals were made by themselves. Under such circumstances, the Red Army soldiers naturally inevitably complained, feeling that it was too depressing to run around every day, so why not fight a bitter and hard battle with the enemy!At that time, Su Yu served as the company commander, and some soldiers approached him, hoping that he would complain to the ** army commander, feeling that it was too uncomfortable to just run around without fighting, and they were eager to find a head to fight. In fact, Su Yu himself has the same idea, and he doesn't understand the tactics of ** very well.
However, he was convinced of the ** army commander and thought that Commander Zhu's decision must be reasonable, so he told the soldiers that it was not difficult to fight, and the enemy was behind him, so he went to Commander Zhu to propose it and let him give the order. Unexpectedly, these fighters really found **, and even a few brave warriors said loudly, If you are afraid of death, let us command!** The commander is right, no one raises objections anymore. ** I did not get angry because of this, but took the opportunity to explain the essence of guerrilla warfare: "The enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy is stationed and disturbs me, the enemy is tired and I fight, and the enemy retreats and I pursue". He pointed out that now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, far away from the base areas, if we fight hard against the enemy, it will only increase, we will not be able to treat the wounded, and the losses will be too great, so it is not appropriate to start a war at present. However, this is not a blind retreat, but for the sake of the future. solemnly admonished Su Yu: "Love and war are the courage of a husband, and it will not save the revolution;When it is time to fight, we must resolutely continue to fight, and show the true colors of the Red Army and the majesty of the revolution!”。
Su Yu was deeply ashamed. Soon, the opportunity came, the Red Army ambushed the enemy in the mountains and forests, and it was decided that Su Yu's company would serve as the main force. Under the command of ** and Su Yu, the Red Army gave full play to the advantages of flexibility and maneuver and achieved a beautiful ambush battle, not only destroying many enemies, but also capturing seventy or eighty guns, and won a complete victory. After this small test, ** once again set up an ambush in Dabaidi, annihilated two enemy regiments in one fell swoop, captured more than 800 people, and was known as "the most honorable war since the founding of the Red Army". These two battles enabled Su Yu to understand more deeply the essence of guerrilla warfare. In "Memoirs of the Suyu War", he wrote: "Since the Battle of Dayu, we have been relatively passive, and we were still very tight for a while, until Dabaidi won a battle before we won the initiative. This shows that in the process of transfer, it is necessary to properly handle the relationship between fighting and leaving.
Su Yu believed that although the transfer was necessary, it must be carried out carefully, not only to avoid unnecessary battles to preserve strength, but also to seize the favorable moment to take the initiative to attack in order to win the victory. Therefore, he gave full play to the advantages of guerrilla tactics, won victory after victory, and finally became the invincible top general of our army!