Marshal was the founding marshal of the People's Republic of China and one of the founders of the People's Army. ** He has dedicated his life to the revolution and made a lot of contributions.
In the War of Liberation, there was ** in the Northeast, *** in the Northwest in the Huaihai Battlefield, and Nie Shuai was in North China, but there was no ** marshal.
**The marshal doesn't seem to have any presence, it's like "disappeared".
What's going on? What is the marshal doing?
After the surrender of Japan, ** was the commander of the joint defense of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningbo and Jinsui at that time, and he waved his army north according to the instructions of the chairman and occupied the vast area of Jinzhong.
The Battle of Datong Jining in early 1946 became a turning point in his military career.
The battle lasted one and a half months, and although more than 10,000 enemies were eliminated, it was actually a failure.
Because Datong was not conquered, nor did the two liberated areas be connected, what was even more depressing was that the collateral result of this battle was the loss of Zhangjiakou.
There is one thing to say, ** compared to other marshals, there is something lacking in the command of large corps.
This also led to the fact that after the start of the Liberation War, ** rarely commanded the big war.
Moreover, after the Liberation War began, the main battlefield was in the northeast and north China and the northwest region of the Central Plains, and the Jinsui liberated area led by the first leader became a large rear.
The combination of these two reasons has caused everyone to have the impression that the presence of ** in the Liberation War is not high.
But ** although he did not command the battle on the front line, in fact ** appeared in another way in the war of liberation.
* Became the "Minister of Logistics" of the Northwest BattlefieldHe raised money, food and ammunition for the Northwest Field Army, and it can be said that the victory of the Northwest Field Army is inseparable from the Northwest Field Army, not to mention that the Northwest Field Army itself is the old department of the Northwest Field Army.
For some objective reasons, **decided to let *** take over the command of ** the troops, ** agreed without saying a word, he said:
"The army is the army of the party, not the army of individuals. The army I lead, others can also lead, and the army must obey the party's command."
In May 1947, the Northwest Field Army of ** encountered a difficulty: it was in dire need of ammunition. After receiving a telegram asking for help, he immediately transferred 20,000 rounds of ammunition from the Logistics Department of the Jinsui Military Region and sent them over quickly, and then continued to coordinate and sent ammunition to the Northwest Field Army three times, alleviating the urgent need of the Army.
The difficulties on the front line were temporarily solved, but ** did not stop, and he set up an industrial department in the Jinsui Military Region to concentrate the forces of the two districts in Hexi and Hedong to strengthen the output of the arsenal.
Under the command and dispatch of the first military region, the military engineering of the Jinsui Military Region has developed rapidlyBy 1948, eleven arsenals and one industrial school had been developed, with a total of 7,500 employees.
A large part of the arms and ammunition used by the Northwest Field Army came from here, and the advance layout of the Northwest Field Army effectively guaranteed the victory of the Northwest Battlefield.
In addition to munitions, ** is also responsible for coordinating the entire logistics of the Northwest Battlefield**.
* Decided"The work of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningbo and Jinsui will be led by **. We should solve the three problems of reunifying the rear, streamlining and economizing, and local work, so as to concentrate all human, material, and financial resources to support the Northwest Liberation War. ”
From this time on, ** became the "logistics minister" of the Northwest Battlefield, and food, munitions, soldiers, medicines, etc. were continuously sent to the Northwest Field Army from **.
In order to solve the urgent need for grain on the battlefield, a large amount of grain was urgently transferred from central Shanxi, southwest Shanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Shanxi, and Henan, and a large number of personnel were mobilized to rush to transport grain.
The winter of 1947 was approaching, and the Northwest Field Army was short of winter clothesThe solution was to send two cavalry regiments to do business, to do business,The native products of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo were transported to the edge of the national control area and resold into the national control area, so as to obtain the necessary funds and materials.
Since 1947, he has continuously replenished the troops, and in order to better replenish the troops, he has reduced the organization of the army, enriched the company, and mobilized the separated soldiers in the old area to return to the team; The new district organized the participation of the masses, organized guerrilla units, expanded the local troops, and then gradually upgraded these local units into field regiments.
At the end of 1948, the Northwest Field Army expanded from less than 20,000 people at the beginning to 7 columns and three brigades; By June 1949, the Northwest Field Army had grown into 18 divisions, six corps, two corps, and a total of 220,000 troops.
Many years later, ** once sighed, "It's really not easy for some people to play with such results and such a situation." ”
And behind all this, there is a shadow of **.
** Once said with emotion in 1954:
"** desperately supported the Northwest War, very enthusiastic to mobilize new soldiers, build hospitals, get food, and personally go to the troops to agitate."
then praised ** is Xiao He in the border area.
People are always more likely to be attracted by swords and swords, Jin Ge Iron Horse, and people are always easier to cheer for the famous generals who strategize and win thousands of miles, but it is often easy to ignore the heroes who silently pay for victory behind the war.
On the surface, the ** marshal had no presence in the war of liberation, as if he "disappeared", but in fact he created another kind of glory.