In June 1949, after the victory of the Battle of Crossing the River, the ** Military Commission assigned new combat tasks to the major field armies and began to march across the country to liberate the whole of China.
However, when ** saw the assignment of tasks among the major field armies, he fell into deep thought.
In the evening of the same day, he cautiously put forward his opinion to the Military Commission: I asked to change the combat missions of the second and third fields.
So, what is the combat area that the second field and the third field are responsible for?
According to the instructions of the Military Commission, the second field should march to the southwest and liberate Sichuan, Yunnan, Kangqian and other provinces, while the third field should be responsible for liberating the southeast coast and hinterland.
* wrote his opinion in the telegram, to the effect that Erye has fought hard battles and vicious battles over the years, whether it is a breakthrough in the Central Plains or a thousand miles into Dabie Mountain, the sacrifices are very large, but there is not much supplement, therefore, after Zhongye and Huaye joined forces to start the Huaihai Campaign, ** also specially ordered to Huaye soldiers: The captured ** equipment must be handed over to Zhongye first.
Therefore, ** suggested in the telegram that Erye should go to the southeast coast and other areas, because these areas are relatively wealthy, and the ** equipment of the Kuomintang army is also better, which is conducive to the adjustment and replenishment of Erye.
So, for this suggestion, how did the Military Commission consider it?Did you agree with his suggestion?
In fact, the CMC seriously considered it, but in the end, they did not agree to the suggestion, and they also specifically asked the CMC to reply to the CMC, saying that if there were no major objections, especially strategic issues, it would still be carried out in accordance with the established tasks.
So, what are the considerations of the Military Commission in assigning combat tasks in this way?
First, Sanye's strength at that time was very strong, first of all, from the commander's point of view, Su Yu's command ability of the corps became more and more perfect, and Sanye's troops and equipment have also been rapidly improved in the years of the Liberation War.
At that time, the strength of the Kuomintang in the southeast was still very strong, and the hundreds of thousands of troops were all elite, so the liberation of the southeast was a tough battle.
Even if Sanye went to war, in order to ensure that he won the overall initiative, the Military Commission also specially sent Siye to contain the Bai Chongxi group in the central and southern regions, with the purpose of reducing the pressure on Sanye to liberate the southeast.
Therefore, in terms of Erye's strength, it will still be very difficult for them to liberate the southeast region.
Second, Sanye has been fighting in East China, and the geographical environment is very adaptable.
As everyone knows, the foundation of Sanye is the New Fourth Army, and many cadres have experienced guerrilla warfare in the eight southern provinces, are very familiar with the geographical environment of the south, and are also very handy in commanding troops.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, most of the New Fourth Army was also active in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and they were accustomed to fighting here, so they could give full play to their advantages.
However, the second field has been fighting in the Dabie Mountain area for a long time and is more suitable for fighting in the mountainous areas, while the southwest region is a mountainous environment, so it is also more conducive to the second field troops.
Third, it is easier to liberate the southwest than the southeast.
On the surface, in the later stage of the Liberation War, the Kuomintang stationed a large number of troops in the southwest, with nearly 800,000 troops, and the terrain in the southwest was dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. But in fact, the Kuomintang's troops in the southwest region are all warlord troops, and their combat capability is not strong, and they have evil intentions and are not united.
This can be seen from the fact that after the attack was launched by Erye, many warlord troops retreated on all fronts after a while, and Erye's liberation of the southwest was like a devastating state, and there was no strong resistance.
In the process of liberating the southwest, Erye not only won the battle, but also got supplements, and its own losses were not large, therefore, it was indeed a wise move for the military commission to let Erye liberate the southwest!
It can also be seen from this example that although Mr. Chen is also a strategic master, there is still a lot of gap compared with ***.
(Reference: "Liberation War", "Erye Quanwar", "Sanye Quanwar").