Su Yu, a military strategist who was good at commanding large corps of soldiers, showed a flexible and mobile combat style in enemy-occupied areas, and won many battles, so he won the reputation of "military god" and can be called an admirable military commander. With his outstanding military exploits, Su Yu attracted a large number of supporters, and his historical status continued to rise. However, although Su Yu served as the actual commander many times, he failed to replace ** as the main commander of Huaye, which raised many questions. However, this perception underestimates the important role of ** in Huaye. In fact, at the critical moment of the Liberation War in May 1948, the Military Commission considered transferring ** out of Huaye, but when Su Yu was consulted, Su Yu resolutely opposed this proposal, on the grounds that "Huaye is inseparable" At that time, ** not only held the position of commander of Huaye, but also served as the commander of the East China Military Region. Although the Military Commission had planned to transfer ** to Nakano to assist, it was finally decided to let ** continue to serve as the commander of Huaye and concurrently serve as Nakano's responsibilities. In this case, the departure of ** is unthinkable for Huaye.
If ** leaves Huaye, then who will be the next commander of Huaye?Although Su Yu is undoubtedly the most likely candidate, he does not agree to transfer ** out of Huaye. As he said, the East China Field Army was formed by the merger of the Central China Field Army and the Shandong Field Army, and the two armies had different combat styles, of which the Central China Field Army was good at sports warfare, while the Shandong Field Army was good at tackling tough battles. The formation of this difference is related to the length of time that the two armies have been developing behind enemy lines and how rich their resources are. Therefore, after the establishment of Huaye, the two armies often had inconsistent ideas when they cooperated in battle. In order to ensure the unity of thought and achieve victory, both Su Yu and Chen Shiyu made varying degrees of effort. In order to achieve victory in the Northern Jiangsu Campaign, Su Yu seized the fighter plane and personally went to the headquarters of the Shandong Field Army, and finally won the battle. And what about Chen Shiyu?After Huaye became Huaye's chief of staff, he put forward a strategy for attacking fortifications, which did not agree with Su Yu's ideas, so he tacitly assumed the heavy responsibility of attacking fortifications. As a chief of staff who was unwilling to stay at the headquarters, he always personally led his troops to the battlefield to relieve Su Yu's pressure.
With the joint efforts of the revolutionaries of the older generation, the war situation in Huaye gradually developed in a favorable direction. However, it is undeniable that since the troops are a combination of the New Fourth Army and the Shandong troops, there has always been a run-in problem. The cadres on both sides are similar in seniority and strength, and neither is subordinate to the other. Although Su Yu is a military wizard with the ability to learn from a teacher and has a high chance of winning against the enemy, he is a little powerless when facing the problem of integrating the two armies, after all, his qualifications are poorer. On the contrary, the intervention of ** solves this problem. ** Shandong generals from the 115th division system make it difficult for cadres to talk about their qualifications in front of him. As for the generals of the New Fourth Army system, it is even more needless to say, because ** was their old leader!In other words, the problem that Su Yu can't solve is not a problem at all in front of **!So, is it only by virtue of the seniority of the Red Army that he is firmly in the position of commander of Huaye?Of course not, if you look at ** like this, it would be too much to underestimate our founding marshal. He is not only old, but also extremely capable of military affairs.
Although Su Yu was powerful, he was still in the growth period at that time, and he had also received guidance from the military side. **The guidance and help to Su Yu are mainly reflected in two aspects: on the one hand, it is to give Su Yu guidance in the military aspect to avoid him from taking detours;On the other hand, he gave Su Yu full support behind the scenes, so that Su Yu, who was obviously underqualified, quickly established a leadership position. In 1941, he served as the commander of the New Fourth Army and commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, but Su Yu had not yet grown up at that time, and he relied on himself to lead the army to fight. Subsequently, ** led Shan Ye to fight against the Kuomintang army in the Battle of Jinpu Road, defeated the enemy army one after another, and controlled the Shandong battle situation to an equal extent, showing extraordinary military talent. During the Battle of Laiwu, although Su Yu had grown into a commander, he did not reach the level of "God of War" and was still not mature in strategy and tactics. In fact, in this key battle, ** contributed to his help, and it can be said that ** was a key figure in the battle of Laiwu. At that time, the Kuomintang army marched to Linyi in three ways, each of which was equipped with a powerful integrated division, and the situation was pressing, and there were no flaws.
Su Yu is good at defeating the strong with the weak and winning more with less, but his long-term experience in guerrilla warfare in enemy-occupied areas has led to his tactical limitations, and his thinking always revolves around finding opportunities to destroy the enemy and breaking them one by one. However, in the face of the three-way advance of the Kuomintang army, Su Yu could not find an opportunity to break through one by one. Therefore, Su Yu changed his plan and decided to use Linyi as a bait to attract the Kuomintang army to advance, and then take advantage of the inconsistency of the enemy's three armies to annihilate the first "rising" soldiers and horses. Although Su Yu changed his tactics, he still adopted the strategy of breaking through one by one and seeking opportunities to destroy the enemy. The enemy had suffered a lot of losses under Su Yu, and it was obvious that the precautions would not be relaxed, and this old routine would hardly work. At this time, ** put forward a proposal to abandon the southern front and open up a new battlefield on the northern front. Once the two sides move to a completely new battlefield, the original front of the Kuomintang army will collapse, and the offensive must be reorganized to provide our army with new fighters. Following the advice of **, Su Yu's thinking suddenly jumped out of the rhythm of the Kuomintang army, got out of the rapidly changing battlefield situation, and finally won a major victory in the Battle of Laiwu.
In 1948, he was ordered to return to report to work. **, who knew Su Yu's lack of experience, praised him and attributed Huaye's achievements to Su Yu. **knows very well** as a person, and naturally understands his intention to do so. In the tense battle situation, Hua Ye was under tremendous pressure, ** considering countermeasures, planning to let Su Yu lead the troops across the Yangtze River, and set off a bloody storm behind Chiang Kai-shek's waist. In this way, Su Yu will have a legitimate reason to become the commander of the Southeast Field Army, which will not only realize the first-class military strategic concept, but also solve the difficult problems of Huaye. However, Su Yu did not consider his personal future, but based on the situation at that time, he wrote a detailed book of thousands of words, analyzing the pros and cons of fighting across the river and not crossing the river. In the end, ** adopted his suggestion and let Su Yu continue to look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy, and temporarily shelved the plan to cross the river. Therefore, when ** was transferred out of Huaye, Su Yu objected, believing that Huaye could not do without **. This is not a hypocrisy, but an objective fact. Huaye is inseparable from **, which has to do with his qualifications, but not only.
Subsequently, ** went to Nakano and still served as the commander of Huaye, which was also recognized by Su Yu, because ** was able to stabilize the entire Huaye at a critical moment, and even the East China Military Region was difficult to shake, which was an ability that others could not reach.