Su Yu's courage: how the Central Plains army annihilated the enemy.
In May 1948, Su Yu and others took a group photo with the heads of the columns of the East China Field Army in Puyang County. At that time, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) was facing many challenges in the Central Plains strategy, and Su Yu had the courage to put forward a proposal to fight a war of annihilation in the Central Plains.
Strategic concept: the Central Plains to annihilate the enemy and resolve the disadvantage.
In a telegram sent by Su Yu on January 22, 1948, he suggested that the armies of Liu Deng, Chen Xie, and Chen Su cooperate with each other to fight a war of annihilation in the Central Plains. Although this suggestion was highly valued by the military, it did not adopt Su Yu's suggestion at this time, but continued to plan to lead the war to the Kuomintang-ruled area, to Jiangnan.
Thoughts and Suggestions: How to break through the strategy of destroying the enemy.
Su Yu clearly pointed out in the telegram that it was suggested that the three armed forces should adopt the combat method of gathering and dividing suddenly, and seek opportunities to annihilate the enemy. His proposition was to fight several major battles of annihilation in the Central Plains in order to weaken the enemy's mobile forces and strive for our army to gradually move toward superiority in the number of mobile forces. Although *** did not adopt this suggestion, this courage laid the foundation for subsequent changes in the situation.
Complex decision-making: **Indecision-making.
After receiving Su Yu's telegram, although he read it repeatedly, he finally did not adopt his suggestion. While planning the battle situation in the Central Plains, ** gradually tended to lead the war to the south of the Yangtze River, forcing the enemy to be solved by our army one by one. Although Su Yu's suggestion was not adopted, his courage played a positive role in the development of the Central Plains strategy.
Changing the tide of the war: The strategy of annihilating the enemy lays the foundation for the victory of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
In June 1948, the East China Field Army occupied the Henan Provincial Security Headquarters of the Kuomintang Army and annihilated the Fifth Army, and the trilogy of the Eastern Henan Campaign officially began. Su Yu's bold suggestion may not have been implemented immediately in the Central Plains, but his thinking about the war situation laid the foundation for the subsequent victory of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
River Crossing Plan: A battle of courage is imminent.
Su Yu did not stop there, he once again dared to make a bold statement on the plan to cross the river. Although he had already made preparations, he proposed to concentrate his forces on fighting a war of annihilation in the Huanghuai region of the Central Plains and postpone the southward march across the Yangtze River. This suggestion was highly valued by the ** Military Commission, and for the time being, he did not cross the river and concentrated his troops to fight a war of annihilation in the Huanghuai region of the Central Plains, which was equivalent to Su Yu making a military order to the ** Military Commission.
Abrupt change in the tide of battle: The Central Plains strategy may be a better choice.
Subsequently, in further thinking about the battle situation in the Central Plains, Su Yu put forward a more detailed plan for the strategy of destroying the enemy. He believes that by fighting a few relatively large battles of annihilation in the Huanghuai region of the Central Plains, we can achieve a relatively large victory in a short period of time, so that our army will gradually move toward superiority in mobile forces, and at the same time, we will also be able to gain more time to recuperate and improve our technology because of the victory in the campaign.
Strategic redeployment: Concentrate forces to annihilate the enemy north of the Yangtze River.
* The Central Military Commission conditionally adopted Su Yu's suggestion, did not cross the river for the time being, and concentrated its forces on fighting a war of annihilation in the Huanghuai region of the Central Plains. ** Instructed that Su Yu's corps mission was to open a road across the river with the goal of annihilating the Fifth Army and other units within four to eight months.
Eastern Henan Campaign: Annihilation and reorganization of the Fifth Army, breakthrough in the battle situation.
With the eastward advance of the Huaye Chen Corps after conquering Xuchang on May 24, luring the reorganized Fifth Army to move eastward from the Dingtao and Chengwu areas, the Eastern Henan Campaign officially began. The victory in this battle was a strong confirmation of Su Yu's proposal and also paved the way for the success of the Central Plains strategy.
Conclusion: Su Yu's courage and strategy, the Central Plains strategy seeks a new chapter.
Su Yu's courage played a key role in the process of the Central Plains strategy. Although his suggestion was not adopted immediately, it played a positive role in the development of the Central Plains strategy. With the victory of the Eastern Henan Campaign and the annihilation and reorganization of the Fifth Army, the Central Plains strategy once again made a new breakthrough. Su Yu's courage and strategy have written a new chapter for the victory of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
Su Yu's courage played a pivotal role in the War of Liberation, and although his suggestions in the Central Plains Strategy were not immediately adopted, his profound strategic thinking and accurate judgment of the war situation laid the foundation for the victory of the later Kuomintang-Communist War.
First of all, Su Yu's strategy of annihilating the enemy proposed in his proposal demonstrated his deep understanding of war and keen military insight. He realized that our army was not superior in numbers and technology, so he proposed the strategy of fighting several large battles of annihilation in the Huanghuai region of the Central Plains in order to weaken the enemy's mobile forces and strive to gradually move towards superiority in the number of mobile forces. This kind of strategic thinking of gathering and dividing at once and seeking opportunities to annihilate the enemy laid a tactical and strategic foundation for the PLA's subsequent victory in the Central Plains.
Secondly, Su Yu's courage was strongly confirmed in the Battle of Eastern Henan. The Battle of Eastern Henan was a battle of great significance for the PLA in the Central Plains, which successfully annihilated the Kuomintang and laid the foundation for the success of the Central Plains strategy. Although Su Yu's proposal was not adopted at the beginning, in the evolution of the war situation, his strategy of concentrating troops to fight a war of annihilation in the Huanghuai region of the Central Plains achieved remarkable results in practice.
Su Yu's courage has an iconic place in the history of the Kuomintang-Communist War. He not only put forward innovative strategic thinking in military affairs, but also constantly adjusted his tactics in the changing war situation, and made outstanding contributions to the victory of the War of Liberation. His courage is not only manifested in the tactical level, but also in the profound insight into the entire war situation, and this kind of far-sighted leadership has left a strong mark in the history of the PLA.
However, it is worth noting that even if Su Yu's proposal was not adopted in the early stage, the high importance attached to his proposal and the subsequent adjustment of his proposal by leaders such as ** also showed the characteristics of democratic discussion and scientific decision-making on strategic decision-making within the PLA. This kind of rational debate and decision-making adjustment at the leadership level has enabled the PLA to flexibly respond to changes in the war situation, and finally move towards the other side of victory.
On the whole, Su Yu's courage played a huge role in the Kuomintang-Communist War, and his strategic thinking and military wisdom contributed to the success of the Liberation War. The strategy of annihilating the enemy and the accurate judgment of the battle situation put forward by him had a far-reaching impact on the victory of the PLA in the Central Plains and wrote a glorious page for the victory of the Kuomintang-Communist War.
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