Among the commanders of the four major field armies, in terms of military command ability, ** can be called neck and neck, no equal, only the commander of the three fields ** seems to be a little worse.
In the early days of the Liberation War, when he first arrived in Shandong, he commanded the troops to lose consecutive battles, so that his subordinates blamed him behind his back, and also asked the ** Military Commission to send another high-ranking person.
However, in the middle and late stages of the Liberation War, Mr. Chen's position in Sanye has always been very stable, and everyone is willing to listen to what he says, what is the reason for this?
Here's an example. In May 1948, the Military Commission was ready to let him work in the Central Plains Field Army, and Su Yu took over as the commander of the East China Field Army, but Su Yu was resolutely opposed.
Su Yu made a special call to the ** Military Commission and said:"Huaye can't do without **, I can't provoke his current position yet, only if he is there, Huaye's various tasks can be smoothly promoted. If the Military Commission considers that it must be transferred, then it would be better to retain the post in Huaye, and I will continue to serve as the deputy commander of Huaye. ”
It can be seen that in Su Yu's heart, only Mr. Chen is the soul and leader of Huaye, even if he is not in Huaye, just by virtue of his name, he can suppress those heroic generals!
So, why does Mr. Chen, who is not good at fighting, have such a high prestige in Huaye?Analytically, there are probably three reasons.
First, the revolutionary seniority is old.
* In 1919, he went to France to work and study, fought side by side with *** and others, and after returning to China, he participated in the Nanchang Uprising, and led the famous Hunan riot with Mr. Zhu, and later, he climbed Jinggangshan with Mr. Zhu, and joined the Autumn Harvest Uprising team of ***, created the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base and the Red Fourth Army, and became the leader of the Red Army second only to *** at that time.
In the early days of the establishment of the Red Fourth Army, because the ranks still needed to be run-in, there was no ideological unity, and there were pure military views such as scattered guerrilla and conservatism, and even *** was squeezed out of the leadership of the Red Fourth Army.
At this critical moment, in order to maintain the overall situation, he went to Shanghai, reported the situation of the Red Fourth Army to **, and brought back the famous "September Letter", and was re-elected as the former secretary of the Red Fourth Army, so that the development of the Red Fourth Army was back on track.
These qualifications have shaped Mr. Chen's unshakable historical position, and any general in our army has to look at him differently, and as for those rising stars in Huaye, they dare not confront him.
For example, in the Battle of Menglianggu, Xu Shiyou had an opinion on Su Yu's arrangement, and spoke to Su Yu very impulsively in **, and Mr. Chen took ** and only said one sentence:"Commander Su's opinion is my opinion, don't bargain anymore!”After Xu Shiyou heard this, he obediently carried out the order.
Even Xu Shiyou, who has the hottest personality, doesn't dare to compete with Mr. Chen, let alone others.
Second, the military record is good.
As I said just now, Mr. Chen's military command ability is not very outstanding, but it also depends on who he compares with, like Su Yu, even in the entire history of China, they are also top-level famous generals, and Mr. Chen is not ashamed of being inferior to them.
Moreover, when Mr. Chen first arrived in Shandong, he fought several defeats, in fact, to a large extent, there were also weather reasons, and it cannot be simply said that Mr. Chen would not fight.
Even the Battle of Nanma, which Su Yu personally commanded, did not achieve victory due to the weather, can it be said that Su Yu will not fight?
In addition, although Huaye's battles are all specifically commanded by Su Yu, the war is a contest of comprehensive strength, logistics support, troop deployment, first-class ammunition, etc., without a comprehensive check, it is impossible to win the battle, and Mr. Chen is the one who makes the decision.
Whether it is the Menglianggu Campaign, the Lunan Campaign, or the Huaihai Campaign, or the Battle of Crossing the River, in fact, they all left the figure of Chen Lao's commander Ruoding, it can be said that without his sitting, decision-making, Su Yu would not have been able to achieve so many achievements.
Just like a company, the project manager who works hard in the front is important, but it is the boss who makes decisions in the back that really determines the future and fate of the company.
Third, high leadership skills.
Mr. Chen has a bold personality, a broad mind, is very good at uniting people, and changes when he knows his mistakes.
At that time, *** was squeezed out of the Red Fourth Army, although *** also played a bad role in it, but he quickly realized his mistake and personally invited *** back, which made *** very moved, saying that he was a "real person".
The same is true for his subordinates, as long as Mr. Chen realizes his mistake, he takes the initiative to apologize to his subordinates without caring about his own face, so that his subordinates trust him very much.
Mr. Chen is selfless, no matter who he is, he will be rewarded for his merits, and he will be punished for his mistakes, and he can make clear rewards and punishments every time, so that everyone can be convinced.
What's even more commendable is that Mr. Chen is also very good at taking care of the psychological feelings of the parties when punishing, so that he can not only be punished as he deserves, but also does not hurt his self-esteem too much.
I have to say that Mr. Chen is a natural commander, and these superb leadership skills have made him like a fish in water, and no one is dissatisfied, and no one is disrespectful!
Therefore, in Huaye, Mr. Chen is the leader, and some people dare to be unkind to Su Yu, but they dare not say half a "no" to Mr. Chen.
(Reference: "* Biography", "Su Yu and *** Tiger Roaring Bloody Field: East China Field Army Expedition Record").