What is unexpected is that Su Yu has neither a senior background nor a major. He has risen to prominence entirely due to his own hard work and military exploits, and has achieved many subsequent achievements.

Before the Jinan Campaign was over, Su Yu sent a telegram proposing the Huaihai Campaign to Chairman Mao. After receiving the telegram, Chairman Mao believed that it was necessary to hold the Huaihai Campaign and agreed to implement it. However, Chairman Mao asked Su Yu to take the annihilation of Huang Baitao's troops as the main goal and not to attack the Huaiyin and Huai'an areas.

Battle of Huaihai

Under the correct guidance of Chairman Mao, Su Yu surrounded Huang Baitao the Fifth Army. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek in order to respond to the People's Liberation Army's attack, mobilized troops to Xuzhou . However, both Qiu Qingquan and Li Mi Corps who came from Xuzhou, and Huang Wei Corps who came from the southwest were blocked by the People's Liberation Army and could not support Huang Baitao Corps. Although Huang Baitao Corps built strong defenses, it still could not withstand the People's Liberation Army's attack.

Under the command of Su Yu, the People's Liberation Army changed its strategy from field attacks to close combat operations, using the time difference to dig communication trenches and compete for enemy-occupied villages one by one. In just eight days, all Huang Baitao's troops were wiped out.

Battle of Huaihai

At this time, the Battle of Huaihai entered the second stage. Only by annihilating the Huangwei Corps can it develop to the next stage. Su Yu said that there were three times of tension during the Liberation War. The most tense one was when the Huangwei Corps was eliminated. In order to annihilate the defense corps, Su Yu did not eat, drink, or sleep for seven days and nights. He stayed by the phone all the time, directing the battle. It was not until the Huangwei corps was completely wiped out that Su Yu felt relieved.

So why is Su Yu so nervous? Because there was no complete battle plan before the start of the Huaihai Campaign, and the battlefield was ever-changing, and it was necessary to fight, adjust, and command at the same time. The People's Liberation Army did not have an advantage in numbers, which put great pressure on commander Su Yu.

Battle of Huaihai

Battle of Huaihai, which lasted 65 days, the Kuomintang Huang Baitao, Li Mi, Qiu Qingquan and other regiments were annihilated. Throughout the battle, Su Yu relied on his correct command and correct grasp of the battlefield to lay the foundation for the victory of the Huaihai Battle. Even Chairman Mao praised him. This battle was fought well and beautifully. Su Yu once again left a deep impression on Chairman Mao.

Victory in the Battle of Menglianggu

In addition to the Battle of Huangqiao and the Battle of Huaihai, the legend of Su Yu did not end. In the Battle of Menglianggu, he achieved the feat of "taking the head of a general out of a million soldiers". Let’s see what happened next.

Battle of Menglianggu

In 1947, under the instructions of Chairman Mao and under the command of Chen Yi and Su Yu, the Menglianggu annihilated the Kuomintang reorganized 74th Division and reversed the war situation in East China. In May, 450,000 Kuomintang troops launched a fierce attack on the Shandong People's Liberation Army. Division commander Zhang Lingfu adopted a completely arbitrary style of attack and launched continuous attacks on the People's Liberation Army. The goal was to drive the People's Liberation Army out of Shandong. At this time, Su Yu made up his mind to concentrate Huaye's 270,000 troops and completely annihilate this army. But if you go head-to-head, there is no guarantee of victory.

Soon, Su Yu thought of a way to "invite you into the urn", and fought mobile warfare with the Kuomintang troops in the Yimeng Mountains, looking for fighters in the detours. During these two months, the Kuomintang army was disturbed by our army and became extremely impatient. It decided to mobilize and reorganize the 74th Division to launch an attack on our army. Su Yu also mobilized all the main forces to encircle, annihilate and reorganize the 74th Division. In this way, he could undermine the momentum of the Kuomintang.

Adjustment of the March in the Battle of Menglianggu

First of all, Su Yu analyzed the battle situation. For the Kuomintang, although the troops were strong, the heavy equipment they owned became a burden in the face of complex mountain roads; and Zhang Lingfu, the commander of the reorganized 74th Division, had an arrogant personality. Unwilling to cooperate with other troops.

Therefore, before attacking, Su Yu suggested that Chen Yi use the tactic of "tiger pulling out the heart" and use 5 times the force to attack the enemy as a whole. Use intermediate breakthrough to intermediate breakthrough to defeat the 74th Division. Chen Yi also said that our army must have the courage to take the first rank of general among million troops! In the end, under Su Yu's careful tactics, the reorganized 74th Army led by Zhang Lingfu was surrounded and annihilated in Menglianggu. After the defeat, Zhang Lingfu committed suicide by drinking bullets.

Chen Yi also said that our army must have the courage to be the first general among millions of armies!

What really made Su Yu's military talents famous all over the world were the three battles mentioned above in which he defeated many with less. Su Yu relied on his superb military command skills to keep the enemy unpredictable, thus achieving repeated military exploits.

Su Yu's military talents were also recognized by Chairman Mao. In 1954, Chairman Mao appointed Su Yu as Chief of General Staff. During his tenure as Chief of Staff, Su Yu also proposed a complete army construction plan and realized the construction of New China's first-generation national defense system. The following year, Su Yu was awarded the honor and military rank of "the first general in the founding of the country" .

Su Yu

Among the senior generals of our army, those who can be called "boss" are basically marshals. Su Yu is the only famous general in our army who is directly called "boss" as a general. by This shows that Su Yuli's military exploits were great, and it was enough to show Chairman Mao's appreciation for him.

Su Yu was not a marshal, but he was better than a marshal. He was called "boss" by Chairman Mao. No one in the armed forces expressed doubts. This shows how great Su Yu's honor is!