In 1955, when the whole army was awarded the rank for the first time, Su Yu ranked first among the top ten generals, and now it has been circulating on the Internet that he could have been awarded the rank of marshal with Su Yu's military exploits, but in the end he let it himself.
In fact, whether it is true or not, these are all illustrating a problem, that is, Su Yu's military talent is very strong, especially during the Liberation War, Su Yu was even more independent, and he was the actual commander of the East China Field Army.
When the commander was selected to resist US aggression and aid Korea, the first thing that came to mind was ** and Su Yu, but due to the physical reasons of the two at the time, they failed to make the trip.
After 1958, due to various reasons, Su Yu left the highest military institution and went to work at the Academy of Military Sciences.
One day in early 1969, ** suddenly found Su Yu, and said to Su Yu as soon as they met:"Now it's rumored that you're already a dead tiger, is it or not?”
What the hell is going on?
It turned out that at the beginning of 1969, a confrontation between China and the Soviet Union began on the northeastern border of China, and the end of the war was about to break out.
At that time, due to ideological differences, the relationship between China and the Soviet Union had frozen to the extreme, and it is said that the Soviet leaders at that time had put their hands on the nuclear button and were preparing to launch a nuclear strike on China.
At that time, there was a prediction from experts in the United StatesA blitzkrieg with the full use of nuclear ** was possible between China and the Soviet Union.
Japanese military experts also analyzed at the timeIf a war breaks out between China and the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union may launch more than 200 nuclear missiles into China, and the bombers of the Soviet Far East Air Force will drop at least 200 nuclear bombs on China, China's ground facilities and objects will be completely destroyed, and 25% of the population hidden underground will be killed or injured.
In the face of such a situation, the leaders of the older generation thought that they should be ready for a big war, so in the spring of 1969, with the approval of the General Staff, the General Staff began to formulate a plan, to the Sino-Soviet border, and began to prepare for a big war.
On the question of who will command the army fighting against the Soviet Union, just like in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Su Yu came to mind again.
Because in the eyes of ***, Su Yu's military talent is very high.
We know that in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, as the remnants of the Kuomintang on the mainland had been basically wiped out, our main task was to liberate Taiwan and reunify the motherland.
And in the process of this strategic change, Su Yu's generals were ordered twice, so that he switched from preparing to liberate Taiwan to command the operation in Korea.
It can be seen that *** attaches great importance to Su Yu.
Especially when he entered the court to elect the commander, Su Yu was seriously ill, and he was afraid that he would not command well and would miss a major event, so he resigned, but *** still insisted that he go.
Su Yu faced a heavy responsibility, regardless of the pain, and began to nervously prepare for the work of entering the DPRK, he said:"If *** has to go with me, I can't shirk it, I still have to go. ”
However, because Su Yu was too sick to continue working, he had to ask for leave.
During the recuperation period in Qingdao, Su Yu saw that his illness had not been good, and he was afraid that he would miss the major event, so he was anxious, so he also wrote a letter to *** to report his illness and mood.
After receiving Su Yu's letter, *** immediately wrote a reply to him, saying that he was very concerned about his condition, saying that the current task was not so urgent, and let him recuperate with peace of mind until **. He also said that if Qingdao is not suitable for recuperation, he will come to Beijing. I was very concerned about his condition.
In the end, due to Su Yu's reasons, ** finally chose to fight in North Korea.
In the eyes of ***, Su Yu is a strategist with a long-term vision.
In September 1947, in order to relieve the pressure of the People's Liberation Army north of the Yangtze River, ** sent a telegram to Su Yu, asking him to lead Huaye's 100,000 troops to cross the Yangtze River and force the Kuomintang army to return to the defense, so as to relieve the pressure north of the Yangtze River.
But after Su Yu received the telegram, he thought about it for more than a month, and finally thought**'s southward strategy is inappropriate.
He believed that the troops of the Central Plains and East China were bound to engage in several major contests with Chiang's army, fight several major battles of annihilation, and wipe out as many of the generals' main forces north of the Yangtze River as possible.
And if troops are sent to cross the river to the south, the troops of nearly 100,000 people will be far away from the rear of our army and fight in the enemy's rear, which will have no advantage at all, and will not play much role in containing the enemy.
Su Yu reported his opinions after comprehensive consideration to **, and then *** personally asked Su Yu to come to Chengnanzhuang and listened carefully to his report that the three columns were temporarily not crossing the river and fighting a big battle in the Huaihai area of the Central Plains.
Su Yu elaborated on his thoughts in detail, and finally agreed with Su Yu's opinion, which led to the later Huaihai Campaign.
It can be seen that Su Yu's strategic thinking has reached a high level, and he has begun to consider the entire war situation from the perspective of the national battlefield.
This time the Sino-Soviet conflict, ** thought of Su Yu again, which shows the weight of his heart.
And *** came up and asked him if he was a dead tiger now, mainly because the Soviet side also heard the news that the Chinese side might send Su Yu to lead troops to fight them.
But the then leader of the USSR, Leonid Brezhnev, was not at all dismissivesaid that Su Yu had too many old injuries in the war, and now that he is over the age of six, no matter how strong he is, he is just a tiger in his twilight years, and he has no teeth, what is the difference between him and dying?
After the Soviet Union's remarks reached the ears of ***, there was ***'s question to Su Yu.
When *** finished asking, Su Yu asked him again:"Are you sure you can fight this battle?”
After listening to ***'s words, Su Yu immediately replied with 16 words, and he said to ***:"I'm just retreating to the mountains, but my claws are still sharp. ”
But in the end, the Great War between the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union did not break out, but only a small-scale conflict occurred on Zhenbao Island, and Su Yu did not make the trip in the end.
From the liberation of Taiwan, to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and then to the Sino-Soviet conflict, Su Yu is the first choice, although he has not made the trip three times, but it shows the weight of Su Yu in his heart.
Su Yu is not tall, has a quiet personality, dresses plainly, is amiable, and talks elegantly, but who would have thought that he is such a very ordinary-looking person, but he is a brave and good general with outstanding strategy.