With Su Yu (** in the network).
During the Huaihai Campaign, Su Yu disobeyed the order to start fighting in advance, and instead of reproaching, he gave them the right to "arbitrarily decide on the spot". Also during the Huaihai Campaign, when Su Yu surrounded Huang Baitao's corps in Nian Zhuangwei, Su Yu's Huaye was at a disadvantage in the attack. On the surface, Su Yu's counterattack after adjusting his playing style is a reflection of Su Yu's clever tactics, but in fact, behind all this is the result of God's assist.
During the attack on Nian Zhuang Wei, Su Yu's Huaye ** was very miserable, not only because Nian Zhuang Wei was originally the station of Li Mi's corps and had strong fortifications, but also because Nian Zhuang Wei was basically plain on all sides, and the troops could not find a cover point at all when attacking.
In the three-day offensive, how many ** are there in Huaye? Su Yu guessed the approximately, but he still wanted to know the exact number, even if it made him anxious.
So, Su Yu called Tao Yong, the commander of the 4th Column, about the specific ** of the troops. Tao Yong didn't dare to say the specific number for a while, and only replied, "The soldiers are in high spirits and fight bravely and tenaciously." When Su Yu heard this, he said loudly with red eyes: "*I'm asking **!"
Tao Yong reported the number that scared both him and Su Yu: "In a few days, there are already more than 4,300 people in just 4 columns. ”
Su Yu was silent, and he quickly calculated the account: "The total strength of the four columns is about 2."50,000, with a loss of 4,300 people, which means that the front-line soldiers have lost more than one-third, and the losses of the sharp knife company and the backbone soldiers who rushed to the front are much greater than this proportion. ”
Su Yu's face was gloomy, and then, the atmosphere inside the entire Huaye was also solemn. Su Yu felt unprecedented pressure, and at the critical moment, ***, who learned about the situation, sent a telegram to Su Yu in time. In the telegram, ** clearly stated:
This battle is an unprecedented battle on our southern front, the time may be about two months, the wounded may be more than 100,000, the need for ammunition and civilian workers is extremely huge, please the East China Bureau and the Central Plains Bureau to organize and support the work with all their might. ”
**'s telegram not only appeased the discouragement of the troops due to the unfavorable attack before, but also greatly boosted Huaye's morale. At the same time, it is also equivalent to reassuring Su Yu, this telegram is equivalent to saying: "We believe in you, you can rest assured and slowly rectify, and the victory must belong to us." ”
After Su Yu was reassured, he adjusted his tactics in time, and at the meeting of the heads of the columns of the siege of Huang Baitao's corps held on November 14, he decided to make the following changes in the style of fighting:
First, change the way of playing blindly seeking speed, make it clear that the current goal is hard bones, sharpen your fangs and sharp mouth, and gnaw bite by bite.
Second, change the previous style of attacking Nian Zhuangwei in all directions, and change it to "first attack the weak enemy, and then the strong enemy; Attack its head and disrupt its deployment. Su Yu also clarified the specifics of weak and strong enemies, and he made the 44th Army and the 100th Army clear as weak enemies; The 25th Army and the 64th Army were clearly strong enemies.
Third, start the tunnel war, since the surrounding area of Nian Zhuangwei is basically plain, there is no cover, then we dig our own trenches and build cover for ourselves.
Su Yu also made it clear that each column should use the night time to dig the communication trench to 30 to 50 meters in front of the enemy's position, and the troops should jump up from the trench and charge during the attack, so as to minimize the time for the attacking troops to be exposed in the open area without cover.
Fourth, the various columns will be handed over to the unified command of Wang Jian'an, and the coordination between the various columns will be strengthened.
Less than a week after Su Yu adjusted his tactics, Huang Baitao's corps was completely annihilated, and Huang Baitao committed suicide with a gun in despair.
Obviously, Su Yu's style of play is mainly to "slow down", just imagine, if it weren't for *** timely telegram that left him a lot of spare time, how could Su Yu dare to adjust his tactics so much?
Su Yu later said in his recollections: "In the first stage of the campaign, some troops became discouraged and complained: ** is too big, the troops are not full, and they can no longer fight. Later, the Military Commission came with a telegram preparing **100,000 people, which overcame this emotion. ”
Everything in the world has cause and effect, and Su Yu's admiration for *** is especially so.