In September 1951, Su Yu returned to his motherland with joy after nearly a year of recuperation in the Soviet Union. Su Yu's return to China was warmly welcomed by leaders such as the CCP, who conveyed to him the decision of the CCP to let him work in the General Staff Headquarters.
At the Tiananmen military parade on the second anniversary of the National Day, Su Yu actively participated, and after the parade, people in Tiananmen Square celebrated the National Day with singing and dancing, and leaders chatted and laughed on the city tower to celebrate the festival.
Su Yu was communicating warmly, and asked Su Yu with a smile: "You are an ethnic minority, right?" Could it be the Hmong? Su Yu shook his head with a smile and said, "Although there are many ethnic minorities in my hometown, my family is of Han nationality. ”
** looked at him suspiciously, after all, Su Yu's file has always been filled in with Han nationality, and he often says to others that he is Han nationality. So, why do you ask such a question?
It all goes back to Su Yu's childhood. * Su Yu can command four or five hundred thousand troops in the future Su Yu was born in 1907 in Fulong Township, Huitong County, Hunan Province.
In 1913, his father sent Su Yu, who was just 6 years old, to study in a private school. Su Yu's family was very wealthy, but instead of being complacent or looking down on the poor, he liked to play with hired workers and the children of the poor.
However, his father was very dissatisfied with Su Yu's social circle and his behavior of dancing guns and sticks all day long, so he sent Su Yu to a private school, hoping that the education of the private school would cultivate him into the talent he hoped for.
In 1918, in order to escape the harassment of bandits, Su Yu's family moved to live in the county seat. Su Yu successively entered Su's Private Junior National School and the first senior primary school of Huitong County.
In March 1924, Su Yu came to Changde, Hunan Province, first to study in the Hunan Provincial Second Normal Affiliated Primary School, and then to Changde Civilian Middle School after graduation.
Su Yu cherished this hard-won learning opportunity very much, he overcame difficulties, except for eating and sleeping every day, he hardly left his seat and studied hard. Su Yu was overworked, and in less than two months, he became seriously ill, coughing**, and his hair fell out, but fortunately, Su Yu was relatively young, and he recuperated in bed for a period of time and survived.
Since then, Su Yu has begun to attach importance to physical exercise, insisting on running 5,000 meters every day, whether it is cold or hot, he can persevere. In addition, Su Yu also actively participated in gymnastics, basketball and other sports activities, and as time slowly passed, Su Yu's body became stronger and stronger.
In the spring of 1925, Hunan Provincial Second Normal School was enrolled, and Su Yu was admitted to the school as he wished. In November 1926, after Qiu Yuzhi's introduction, Su Yu joined the Communist Youth League.
On May 24, 1927, Su Yu came to Wuchang, Hubei, got in touch with the local Communist Party organization, and then joined the teaching team of the 24th Division of the National Revolutionary Army led by Ye Ting, serving as the leader of the cadet squad.
Here, Su Yu listened to the reports of Ye Ting and others, and also received very strict military training, and since then he has completely embarked on the road of armed struggle.
In June 1928, Chiang Kai-shek gathered five regiments and launched an attack on the Jinggangshan revolutionary base from the new and old Qixiling respectively. **and**After consultations, it was decided to concentrate the main forces of the Red Army on the path through which the enemy must pass.
Su Yu, who was the company commander of the 28th Regiment, was ordered to lead his troops to control Laoqixiling. However, by the time he arrived, the vanguard of the Gan enemy on the right had already seized the commanding heights of the old Qixi Ridge.
Although Su Yu organized the soldiers to attack several times in a row, he was unable to recapture the position due to exhaustion. Both sides were exhausted, and as soon as the gunfire stopped, the enemy troops immediately fell down and rested.
He thought that Su Yu would allow the soldiers to rest, but he seized this opportunity and asked the soldiers to carry forward the style of fighting continuously without fear of fatigue, and suddenly launch an attack when the enemy relaxed their vigilance.
Despite the treacherous terrain of Qixi Ridge, Su Yu still rushed to the forefront and successfully controlled the commanding heights. However, Su Yu looked back and found that only 9 people were able to keep up with him, and the others were unable to keep up due to physical exhaustion.
This put Su Yu in a dilemma. If there is a retreat, then all efforts will be in vain; If we continue to advance, the difference between the forces of the enemy and us will be too great, and the danger will be extremely high.
At the moment of life and death, Su Yu did not hesitate to divide the 9 people into two groups, let the 6 people be responsible for covering and receiving the follow-up fighters, and he himself led the 3 fighters to attack the enemy.
Su Yu and his warriors climbed over the col and were surprised to find more than 100 enemies gathered. He immediately rushed forward and shouted, "Put down the **, you have been captured!" ”
At the same time, the trumpeter at the commanding heights had an idea and blew the trumpet of the charge, and the soldiers waved the red flag, showing the charging momentum of the Red Army. The enemy was shocked by Su Yu's might, they didn't know how many men and horses the Red Army had, and they didn't know how many people were waiting behind them, so they surrendered one after another.
Su Yu ordered the captives to unload the bolt and go down the mountain with the gun on their backs. In this way, he managed to capture more than 100 enemies with 3 fighters. This battle allowed Su Yu's extraordinary military command talent to spread widely among the Red Army.
If talents can be divided into two kinds, one is the ambition of young people, and the scenery is unlimited; One is a late bloomer and comes later, so obviously, Su Yu belongs to the latter.
Although he caught up with the bloody boy era, followed ** to Jinggang Mountain, and met ***, but at that time, he was just a small squad leader and did not have a strong academic background.
Although *** has the ability to recognize people, he can't see Su Yu's potential as soon as he sees him.
In June 1929, ** was defeated in the Seventh National Congress of the Red Fourth Army, and he gloomily left the post of former party secretary and went to Tianzi Cave in Yongding, Fujian Province to recuperate.
At this time, who will protect ***? Su Yu withstood a severe test in a long and arduous battle, so ** decided to send him to lead a company of troops to protect ***
Although *** was in a bad mood at the time, he had an in-depth understanding of Su Yu and appreciated his carefulness and thoughtfulness. Moreover, ** thought that security was assured, because Chiang Kai-shek's troops were nearby.
Su Yu is a very honest person, except for the routine visits and greetings every day, he doesn't make too many moves, so he doesn't attract too much attention.
However, everyone knows that *** is an emotional person, and he will remember the people who helped him when he was in trouble. At the end of 1930, Su Yu was promoted to senior commander and served as the commander of the Red 64th Division.
Although the equipment of the 64th Division is somewhat rudimentary, they are the same as the Red Fourth Army, the main force of the Red Army, directly under the command of the Red First Army and under the direct leadership of the Red Army.
Therefore, Su Yu's contact with *** has also increased.
In 1935, the Zunyi Conference was held, and the status of the first was established. Since then, he has often missed those comrades who have fought side by side with him, among them, Su Yu is the one he misses the most.
He sent people to inquire about Su Yu's news many times, hoping that he was safe and sound. However, the news I got was that Su Yu might have been sacrificed. Although sad, he understood that this was an inevitable sacrifice in battle, saying: "There is sacrifice in struggle, and death is a common thing." ”
In May 1937, a meeting of representatives of the Soviet region was held in northern Shaanxi, and in his opening speech, Zhang Wentian first announced the comrades who had died in the battle. ** Hoping that Su Yu could be on the list of martyrs, he was placed in the list of martyrs headed by Li Dazhao and became the 34th.
However, to everyone's surprise, Su Yu did not sacrifice. Seven months later, Zhou Zikun, deputy chief of staff of the New Fourth Army, learned that Su Yu was still alive and immediately reported to ***.
** He was very happy to hear it, and his joy was beyond words. In June 1945, Su Yu won three consecutive victories in Tianmu Mountain, avenging the Southern Anhui Incident.
**Impressed by Su Yu, he told *** and others: "Su Yu can command four or five hundred thousand troops in the future!" ”
In the early days of the War of Liberation, Chiang Kai-shek mobilized heavy troops to attack the Central Plains and the liberated areas of Central China, and the disparity in forces between the two sides was huge. However, Su Yuhe *** commanded the East China Field Army to wage fierce battles with the Kuomintang army in the Soviet-Central region, winning seven consecutive battles and annihilating a total of 5 enemy troopsMore than 30,000 people, this was the first large-scale battle victory since the War of Liberation.
Su Yu's ability to win seven consecutive battles despite such a disadvantage was a surprise to everyone, and of course a miracle. The realization of this miracle was not accidental, but because Su Yu always followed the instructions of the Military Commission: "Fight a few battles first." ”
It turned out that after the Soviet-Chinese campaign, Su Yu was highly praised by the chairman: "The main force of our army is only 15 regiments, but they are indeed very full and very combative!"
Comrade Su Yu's command was very correct, flexible, and courageous, and this was also an important reason for the victory in the battle. Later, the chairman sent a telegram to Su Yu, hoping that he could lead three columns to the south to attract 20 to 30 brigades of the Kuomintang army to return to Jiangnan, so as to relieve the pressure of Liu Deng's army in Dabie Mountain.
However, after careful consideration, Su Yu believed that there was not much benefit to going south to Jiangnan at this time, and staying in the Jianghuai area could also assist Erye in fighting a larger-scale war of annihilation, which would also have an immeasurable impact on the overall situation.
Therefore, he stated his reasons to the chairman and put forward his plan to stay in the Jianghuai region. After receiving the telegram, the chairman immediately asked ** to accompany Su Yu to Chengnanzhuang to report the situation.
In the end, the five secretaries listened to Su Yu's report and felt that it was very reasonable, and the chairman also accepted Su Yu's suggestion. As a result, Su Yu relied on his brave spirit and superb command art to successfully command the Eastern Henan Campaign, annihilating more than 90,000 enemy troops, not only handing over a satisfactory answer to the chairman, but also successfully reversing the situation in the Central Plains and firmly holding the initiative in the hands of our army.
In November 1948, the Military Commission of the Communist Party of China decided to set up a General Front Committee, which was composed of *** and others, with *** as the secretary. The General Front Committee coordinated and commanded the 600,000-strong East China Field Army and the Central Plains Field Army, and launched the Huaihai Campaign on November 6.
The battle lasted 65 days and ended victoriously on January 10 of the following year, and our army successfully eliminated the Kuomintang army 55More than 50,000 people laid the foundation for the liberation of East China and the Central Plains north of the Yangtze River.
In addition, the ruling clique of the Kuomintang gradually fell into a state of disintegration. Every commander in the Huaihai Campaign had his own contributions, but Su Yu's exploits were specifically mentioned.
When asked about the greatest heroes in the Huaihai Campaign, Chief Li Yinqiao said that Huaye Suyu had the greatest merits. In this regard, ** agreed and praised Su Yu for his first contribution in the Huaihai Campaign.
During the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee, when ** talked with **, he spoke highly of Su Yu's contribution in the Huaihai Campaign, believing that he should make the first contribution. There are three reasons: first, Su Yu proposed to hold the Huaihai Campaign; second, he has the heaviest task; The third is his role as the main commander.
**'s evaluation is not only a praise for Su Yu, but also a high evaluation of his life's military exploits. ** He is very important to Su Yu, and whenever he has an important task, the first thing that comes to mind is him.
After the victory of the battle of crossing the river, the issue of liberating Taiwan was placed in front of him, and he thought that Su Yu was the most suitable candidate. Unfortunately, due to the outbreak of the Korean War, this plan was forced to be suspended.
When the Korean War was about to break out and the flames of war were about to burn to the Yalu River, ** considered making Su Yu the commander of the Volunteer Army. However, due to Su Yu's poor physical condition, ** eventually gave up on this idea.
When asked whether Su Yu was an ethnic minority, Su Yu was wounded six times in the rain of bullets in his life. He was wounded in his left arm in a battle in eastern Jiangxi, and due to poor medical conditions at that time, he could not be in time, resulting in his left arm atrophy and disability, and the five fingers of his left hand could not be straightened.
During the battle in the border areas of Anhui and Jiangxi, he was hit in the right arm by an enemy bullet, which could not be removed due to the deep position of the bullet and limited medical conditions.
It was not until after the founding of New China that Su Yu went to work in the Headquarters, and after knowing his situation, he specially instructed him to be hospitalized for surgery, and the bullets that had tormented him for 17 years were removed.
Due to the high tension of the war, Su Yu suffered from high blood pressure, heart disease, headaches, etc., and sometimes he was so dizzy that he couldn't eat and couldn't sleep well. In this case, Su Yu was specially authorized to go to Qingdao for inspection, recuperation, and recuperation.
However, after Su Yu rested in Qingdao for a period of time, his health still did not improve, and in desperation, he had to let him go to the Soviet Union.
In December 1950, Su Yu's family arrived in Moscow. Soon after, Su Yu was diagnosed with a condition caused by long-term excessive stress and fatigue and a high number of injuries. After two months of physical ** in the Caucasus, Su Yu's situation improved.
However, as soon as Su Yu returned to Moscow, he suffered another severe abdominal pain, which he had already suffered many times during the war years. After examination, the doctor decided that it was chronic appendicitis and that open surgery was required.
However, when the doctor performed the operation, it was found that the entire intestine was actually misaligned and kinked together, and in some places it was very finely blocked. The operation lasted nearly six hours to restore Suyu's intestines to a basically normal position.
Doctors believe this is an internal injury caused by frequent tumbling, falling, and stumbling during the war. After the abdominal surgery was completed, Su Yu's cranial nerve disease was ** again. After a period of time, his condition has improved, and his stomach is much better than before.
In August 1951, Su Yu's body was basically recovered, and he returned to China from the Soviet Union in September.
1.Su Yu did not consider working in the General Staff Headquarters, believing that during this transitional period, he hoped to have the opportunity to sum up the experience of past wars and study the problems of future wars.
2.* and ** came to convey **'s decision, hoping that Su Yu would be able to go to work in the General Staff as soon as possible. They said that this is the best point general, and they think Su Yu can do the job.
3.Although Su Yu was surprised by this decision, he still said that he would obey the organization's decision and strive to be competent in the work of the General Staff Headquarters.
At the National Day Ceremony in 1951, before Su Yu took office, he also participated in the National Day Ceremony on the second anniversary of the founding of New China. When *** chatted with Su Yu and others on the tower of Tiananmen Square, ** suddenly asked Su Yu: "You are an ethnic minority, right?"
Is it Hmong? Although Su Yu wondered why *** asked like this, he still answered truthfully: "Chairman, I am from the Han nationality, not an ethnic minority." * After listening to Su Yu's words, he looked puzzled, and looked at Su Yu with suspicious eyes.
General Su Yu's hometown, Huitong County, Hunan, is home to both Han and ethnic minorities, and the Dong population accounts for 45 percent of the county's population8%。The history of the Dong people is relatively long, and their ancestors are also called "Qianshou" in pre-Qin documents.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this long-established ethnic group was renamed the "Dong Nationality". Su Yu said that he was Han at the time, but in fact, when he was a child, the old man in the family once said: "The residents of Su here are all Han Chinese." ”
Therefore, Su Yu always thought that he was Han Chinese.
So, why did the Su Yu family say this? It turns out that in the old society, ethnic minorities were often bullied, especially in areas where ethnic minorities lived in large numbers. Therefore, many ethnic minorities call themselves Han Chinese to avoid being oppressed.
However, this situation has changed with the founding of New China, and now there are 56 nationalities, 56 flowers, and 56 nationalities in the country!
In January 1986, according to the requirements of the local Dong people, the people of Huitong County** finally confirmed that the ancestors of the residents surnamed Su in Huitong County were Dong people.
According to the policy at that time, all the local descendants of the Su surname in Huitong County were restored to the Dong nationality, including the Su Yu family. **Asking like this, I also want to understand Su Yu, which is enough to see that *** cares about him.
In ***'s heart, in his 22-year career, he has experienced countless battles, but only the Huaihai Campaign can be compared with the foreign battles during World War II.
** Zeng modestly said that the truly brilliant military strategist was Su Yu, whose combat strategy was elusive, and his performance in the Huaihai Campaign was particularly outstanding. And in 2006, an old man who served as an operational staff officer in the East China Field Army, Qin Shujin, attended the symposium on the publication of "Su Yu's Annals", and he recalled that when Marshal Montgomery visited in the 60s, he was full of praise for Su Yu.
**This appreciation is the highest affirmation of Su Yu's outstanding contribution in his life, although he did not receive the rank of marshal, his achievements are enough to make him proud.