In fact, Su Yu can't be a marshal, not because he is humble, but because his qualifications are not deep enough!
Su Yu was not made a marshal, which makes many people feel sorry, but if you take a serious look at Su Yu's life, you will know that it is also an extremely difficult thing for Su Yu to be able to do this, let alone a commander.
First of all, I want to clarify one thing, that is, Su Yu used to be a marshal, but he has resigned.
In this case, it is simply nonsense. He read all these files, but could not find a single official document to confer the rank of Marshal Su Yu, and none of them were his resignation.
The reason why there is a saying that "Su Yu is humble and handsome" is because Su Yu's character is so good that he gave up the general finger twice.
The first person to resign was in 1945 when the Central China Military Region was established. Su Yu requested that the post of commander of the Central China Military Region be handed over to Zhang Dingcheng so that he could work better. Zhang Dingcheng served as the commander of the Second Division of the New Fourth Army, and Su Yu served as the commander of the Second Division at that time. Su Yu refused to let Zhang Dingcheng take the first step, he took the initiative to resign and made the reason very clear. After discussion, it was decided that Zhang Dingcheng would serve as the commander-in-chief of the Central China Theater, and Su Yu would serve as the commander-in-chief. However, the supreme commander of the Central China Military Region is still him. It can be seen that Zhang Dingcheng, as the commander, is mainly responsible for the establishment of the base and the battle on the front line, while Su Yu is the real decision-maker.
The second retirement was in 1948, when he was transferred to the Central Plains Bureau, he asked Su Yu to be the commander of the East China Field Army. But Su Yu refused and insisted on continuing to serve as commander and political commissar. The CCP approved this proposal and appointed Su Yu as the commander.
In fact, the East China Military Region led by Su Yu was the absolute main force in the entire Huaihai Campaign, and Huaye accounted for 450,000 of the 600,000 troopsAt the same time, Huaye also destroyed many enemies, and among the 550,000 enemy troops, Huaye eliminated nearly 400,000 people. Huaye, led by Su Yu, was responsible for Huang Baitao's first total annihilation in the Huaihai Campaign, and Du Yuming was completely annihilated in the third period. In the process of the second encirclement and suppression of Huang Wei, Huaye's artillery and the army going south also played a key role.
Because of Su Yu's outstanding achievements in the Liberation War, many people suggested that Su Yu deserved the title of Generalissimo, but in fact this was not the case.
Obviously, the 1955 horse leather shroud was not enough to qualify as a general.
Let's hear what the general has to ask for first.
On 8 February 1955, the "Regulations on the Service of Officers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army," after the instructions of Chairman ***, stipulated: "Anyone who establishes and leads the people's army, or commands the army in battle, and has meritorious service, may be awarded the title of Marshal of the People's Republic of China." ”
From this point of view, Su Yu is obviously not competent.
1. Su Yu did not participate in the work of establishing and commanding the people's army.
2, Su Yu is not the main force commanding the campaign corps.
The four words "participating in and leading the people's army" speak of the great deeds of building the Red Army. There are Autumn Harvest Uprising, Nanchang Uprising, Guangzhou Uprising, Xiangnan, Pingjiang, Sangzhi, Jute, Qiongya, Hailufeng.
When building the army, Su Yu only participated in the Nanchang Uprising and served as a squad leader. Among the top ten generals, ** was the lowest level at the beginning of the founding of the country, but he is also a company captain now, and he is still above Su Yu.
Did the remaining ten generals join the army?
That's for sure.
* Dashuai, the commander-in-chief of the Nanchang Uprising, later came to southern Hunan, led more than 800 revolutionary seedlings to Jinggangshan, formed 28 main forces of the Red Army, and was known as the "father of the Red Army". The 800 troops led by the leader were **a regiment and **a company, both of which were high-ranking generals. ** was the commander-in-chief of the Nanchang Uprising and the main leader of the Sangzhi Uprising, and the creation and command of the Red Second Army was created by him. **He served as Chief of Staff of the Whampoa Army, Assistant to Prime Minister Zhou, Nanchang Uprising, Guangzhou Uprising and other important figures. The key figure of the Guangzhou uprising was *** and the leading figure of the Pingjiang uprising was ***, who had participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and at that time he was a special cadre of the division commander.
When the Red Army was just established, Su Yu was only a squad leader, and among the top ten generals, the worst was also a company commander, and there was a world of difference between the two.
During this period, Su Yu held the highest position as Commander and Commander of the Corps. Among the top ten generals, the worst rank is the corps commander.
During the era of the Red Army, ** served as the supreme commander of the three major army corps. Commander-in-Chief of the Red First Army, Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army, Chief of the General Staff, Commander of the First Army Corps, Director of the Political Department, Political Commissar of the First Army Corps, Commander-in-Chief of the Second Front, Commander-in-Chief of the Red Fourth Front, Commander-in-Chief of the Jiangxi Theater.
Su Yu was a teacher in the Red Army era, of course, he was not qualified.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Su Yu's status in the army was still very average and did not meet the requirements of the commander-in-chief.
The Red Army was reorganized into three Eighth Route Corps and one New Fourth Army. The three divisions had a total of 45,000 men, each with 15,000 men, and the New Fourth Army had only more than 10,000 men. This is also why, only the commander of the Eighth Route Army and the commander of the New Fourth Army can be called marshals. And a division (division) and a regimental commander of the Eighth Route Army can be a general.
Who are they?**Commander-in-Chief of the Eighth Route Army,**115th Division,**115th Division,**129th Division,**129th Division,**120th Division,**New Fourth Army,**Ten Marshals,** It can be said that the candidates for the top ten marshals have been decided from the Eighth Route Army. After that, the exploits will only appear between marshals and generals, and will not exceed one level.
In addition, there were three who received the title of marshal but were not awarded the title of general.
, all were the backbone of the Military Council, and after that, they became the Chief of the General Staff of the Military Council. Of course, he is also qualified.
** Former Red.
8. Member of the ** Bureau of the Red 5th Army Corps, during the War of Resistance Against Japan, he served as the leader of the North China Bureau and the Central China Bureau, and was also the political commissar of the Eighth Route Army. **Since 1943, he has been vice chairman of the Military Committee of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and general secretary of the Communist Party of China at the time of the Chongqing talks.
** was the leader of the Baise Rebellion, created the Red Seventh Army, and later he became the deputy director of the Political Department of the Eighth Route Army, the commander of the 129th Division and the secretary of **People**.
Whether it is the top ten marshals or the three "uncrowned marshals", their experience is much higher than that of Ma Chu. And Su Yu, in terms of qualifications and military ranks, is not far from the top ten generals.
The ten generals are: Su Yu, Xu Haidong, Huang Kecheng, Chen Geng, Tan Zheng, Xiao Jinguang, Zhang Yunyi, Wang Shusheng, Xu Guangda, and Zhang Dingcheng, all of whom were named "generals", but none of them were officially appointed in the end.
If you look at these 14 people, you can see that they are indeed at a level.
During the Red Army, Xu Haidong's qualifications were higher than Su Yu's, and he was the commander of the Red 15th Army that protected the base areas in northern Shaanxi. In the Eighth Route Army, Xu Haidong's rank even surpassed him, he was the first commander of the 115 Brigade of the 344 Army Corps. And Su Yu was originally the head of the second regiment, that is, a deputy regiment commander. Huang Kecheng, during the Red Army period and Su Yu were of the same rank, he participated in the year-end uprising in Yongxing in southern Hunan, he was the political commissar of the Red Army, and he was also the director of the political department of the corps. Huang Kecheng served as the political commissar of the 344th Brigade and the political commissar of the 3rd Division during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Chen Geng was the division commander of the Red Army and the chief of staff of the Red Army, and his qualifications were above Su Yu;In the Eighth Route Army, he was the commander of the 386 Brigade, and his rank was half that of Su Yu. Tan Zheng was the director general of the Military Council of the Red Fourth Army during the Red Army, and Su Yu was at the same levelDuring the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the director of the rear political department and the director of the general political department of the Eighth Route Army, and his status was slightly higher than Su Yu. During the Red Army, Xiao Jinguang was the political commissar of the Red 5th Army and the chief of staff of the Red Third Army, and his rank was higher than Su Yu;In the Eighth Route Army, he served as the commander of the garrison, and his rank was still above Su Yu. Zhang Yunyi, he established the Seventh Army Corps together with ***, his military rank was in the army headquarters and ** Red Army headquarters, and his rank was the highest;During the Anti-Japanese War, he was the chief of staff of the New Fourth Army and the deputy commander of the Second Division of the New Fourth Army, and his status was slightly higher than Su Yu. During the Red Army, ** was the political commissar of the Red Army period, with a high military rank;During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, and his military rank was still above Su Yu. Wang Shusheng was the one who led the Yellow Turban Uprising, and was once the deputy commander of the Red Army, with a higher status than Su Yu;During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the commander of the Taihang Military Region and the commander of the Henan Military Region (Second Military Region), and his status was comparable to that of Su Yu (commander of the Soviet-Central Military Region). Xu Guangda was the commander of Xu Guangda's Red 6th Army Corps during the Red Army, with a military rank above Su Yu;During the Anti-Japanese War, he was the commander of the Second Regiment of the 120th Army of the Eighth Route Army, and Su Yu was a figure of the same level.
Even Zhang Dingcheng, who has not yet been formally appointed, is in an important position like Su Yu. ** Served as Chairman of the Central Plains Military Council and Commander of the 5th Army Corps;**Former commander of the Second Regiment of the New Fourth Army;He used to be a member of the Communist Party of China, the political commissar of the Fourth Division of the New Fourth Army, and the director of the Political Department of the Central China Military RegionAs for Zhang Dingcheng, not to mention, he is Ma Chu's direct leader.
Generally speaking, Su Yu had no experience in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, nor did he have any military exploits, these are fundamental. During the War of Liberation, Su Yu performed prominently, serving as the commander of the Central China Field Army, the deputy commander of the East China Military Region and the first commander, which can be described as a cross-level promotion.
Therefore, Su Yu can be ranked first among the top ten marshals, which is the best recognition of Su Yu, you must know that among the top ten marshals, there are many people whose experience is above Su Yu, such as Chen Geng and Huang Kecheng, and their merits are not inferior to Su Yu.
The military rank system in 1955 was, on the whole, relatively fair, and some generals were demoted because they did not have enough qualifications, made mistakes, and fought defeats, but the military committee still kept it as fair as possible, and no one could find out what was wrong.