At the outbreak of the Korean War, he quickly convened a meeting of the leaders of the country, and invited the heads of the major military regions to Beijing to discuss and listen to their opinions.
Although most people support sending troops, such as the commander of the East China Military Region and the Third Field Army, there are many reasons why *** did not approve this move.
First of all, considering that if China attacks Shanghai, the United States may intervene and trigger a drastic change in the international situation, Shanghai's influence cannot be ignored.
Secondly, as the mayor of Shanghai, he was the mainstay of Shanghai, shouldered important political tasks, successfully won the Battle of Yinyuan and the Battle of Mimian, and showed extraordinary political ability, and even said that this was no less than the victory of the Huaihai Campaign.
In addition, as the military commander of Sanye, he had insight into Wanli and knew his strengths and shortcomings well, so he handed over the command of the campaign to Su Yu, which was completely relieved.
When the Volunteer Army was in command, the first choice was Su Yu, who was good at commanding large corps operations.
After careful consideration, he was not approved to serve as the commander, which reflects his far-sightedness and profound grasp of the overall situation of the country.
* Having fought in the local area for a long time, the command of the volunteer army encountered certain difficulties.
After the Long March, the main force of the Red Army, ** stayed in the south and fought alone, until the New Fourth Army and the East China Field Army, ** has been leading troops locally.
He cultivated a Third Field Army that was good at fighting, but being away from ** for a long time made ** unfamiliar with generals in other places, and it was difficult to control the overall situation.
When the Volunteer Army entered the DPRK, the Fourth Field Army was the main body, and because they did not know enough about them, there were many inconveniences in command.
Relatively speaking, ** is more suitable for this role.
Although he commanded troops in the northwest, he cooperated with him for a long time.
During the period of the Red Army, ** served as the commander of the Red Army, and all the officers and men of the Red Army obeyed him.
During the Anti-Japanese War, ** served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, and all the officers and men of the Eighth Route Army were also under his command.
Whether it is the soldiers of the fourth field, the third field, or the second field, most of them are directly or indirectly commanded by Mr. Peng, such as Deng Hua and Liang Xingchu, who are all generals of the Red Army, and Han Xianchu is also under the orders of Mr. Peng in northern Shaanxi, and no one dares to snub this mighty and domineering Mr. Peng.
Therefore, from this point of view, **Commander is obviously not as suitable as Mr. Peng, so in the end*** did not approve**, but chose ***