On June 6, 1950, the Third Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing. During the break in the meeting, Su Yu went to ***'s residence to ask for his opinion on the plan to attack the treasure island. Su Yu suggested that 500,000 troops of the three corps be gathered to attack Taiwan, and proposed that *** should serve as the commander of the corps and assist in commanding himself. However, ** smiled and said to him: "Su Yu, you are ready, just wait for the east wind." Didn't I rob you of your credit as the commander of the corps?
Su Yu hurriedly stood up and said, "Chief, I need you to suppress the formation. With such a large corps, you need to coordinate all parties, and there is no more suitable candidate than you. Su Yu's actions were not humble, but deliberate. He was already ready and the plan was ripe, so why did he want *** to command this battle at this time? There are several considerations that should be taken into account. First of all, Su Yu has always respected *** as a mentor. ** Returned from the Soviet Union during the Red Army and served as the rector of the Red Army University.
He preferred Su Yu to be the cadet captain of the Red Army University, so the two began close contact, and Su Yu learned a lot of military theoretical knowledge from ***. ** He also devoted himself to leading Su Yuxue Xi military and command, laying a solid foundation for his outstanding command ability of the large corps in the future. Secondly, Su Yu knows very well that both theoretical level and actual combat experience are the best choice among commanders at all levels. Such a campaign to capture Taiwan requires such a commander to be in charge.
Su Yu believes that the ability to integrate troops is very strong, and he fought many hard battles during the Liberation War, and also fought many hard battles, but all of them achieved the final victory under the specific command of the first class. He believed that in the future attack on Taiwan, all kinds of difficulties will certainly be encountered. **Like a firm needle in the sea, it can calm the turbulent wind and waves.
The first priority is to mobilize 500,000 troops, which must be run by a commander who is trusted by all parties, and ***, who has long served as the commander of Erye, has performed well in the campaign to liberate the southwest, especially in the Huaihai campaign. Although Su Yu has won many battles on the battlefield and won the trust of ***, he knows that his qualifications are still shallow and not enough to command many large armies, so he believes that if he can command this battle, all troops will fully cooperate and greatly improve combat efficiency.
However, there are also considerations of their own. He knew very well that Su Yu's command talent on the battlefield had been fully demonstrated and had surpassed himself. He expressed his deep appreciation for Su Yu's growth and the overall concept he showed. In his later years, ** once said to his son Liu Taixing: "During the Huaihai Campaign, Nakano ** was poorly equipped and had insufficient troops, and when he fought Huang Wei, he was a thin dog pulling hard." Fortunately, the troops sent by Su Yu were supported in time, otherwise we would not have been able to win even if we were exhausted.
Such a summary is enough to show the importance he attaches to Su Yu. He also recalled the Battle of Eastern Henan, at that time, Su Yu decisively changed the operational deployment, first captured Kaifeng, and then lured the enemy to reinforce, avoiding direct hard encounters, but finding the enemy's weak links to attack, and finally annihilated 100,000 people of the Shounian Corps in the Kuomintang District, creating a miracle in the history of our army's war. **After reading the battle report of the Battle of Eastern Henan, he said with emotion: "Only Su Yu dares to fight like this, I dare not fight!" This is enough to prove his recognition of Su Yu's combat ability.
Although *** rejected Su Yu's suggestion, he still firmly believed that *** was the most suitable to command this battle. In the end, after expounding the general plan for attacking Taiwan at the Third Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee, he proposed that *** be responsible for the command and assist himself. However, ** failed to approve it in the end, and it was decided that Su Yu would take command. Unfortunately, due to the outbreak of the Korean War, the plan to attack Taiwan was shelved. Su Yu's leadership of this campaign will add a new glorious chapter to his military journey.