Huaihai Battle : The war is imminent, why did the Chiang army send a "pig" to guard Xuzhou ? There is really no one anymore!
Huaihai Battle has a unique feature in the three major battles of . With 600,000 to 800,000, it is the only battle in which our army has a disadvantage. However, in this strong collision, the People's Liberation Army defeated the strong enemy and wiped out 550,000 elite troops of Chiang Kai-shek in one fell swoop!
In the Huaihai Battle, outstanding generals such as Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, Chen Yi and Su Yu appeared together, creating an eternal monument and legend on the battlefield.
Mao Zedong highly praised Liu, Deng, Chen and Su.
For Deng Xiaoping, Mao Zedong once in Changsha, to Zhou En: Deng Xiaoping is rare in talent and has strong political thoughts.
To Chen Yi, Mao Zedong said at his memorial service: Chen Yi is a good comrade.
To Liu Bocheng, Mao Zedong said that he was "a dragon descending to earth".
. Regarding Su Yu, Mao Zedong said as early as during the Anti-Japanese War: "Su Yu can command 400,000 or 500,000 troops in the future." - At that time, he and Su Yu had not seen each other for more than ten years.
In the Huaihai battlefield, the People's Liberation Army faces not only the number of enemy troops, but more importantly, most of the elite troops of the Chiang army are almost concentrated here. Among the five main aces, three are in East China. Except for the Zhang Lingfu 's reorganized 74th Division was annihilated by Chen Yi and Su Yu a year and a half ago, the rest, such as the old commander Qiu Qingquan 's 5th Army and the old commander Hu Lian 's 18th Army both appeared in the Huaihai Battle.
Whether in terms of quality or quantity, the enemy is far stronger than our army, but in the end our army still won stubbornly. In Mao Zedong's words, it is: a pot of raw rice is for you to eat!
Why our army won the Huaihai Battle, there are many reasons, but the level of military commanders is definitely an important factor.
In the two major field armies of Huaye and Nakaye, in addition to the five outstanding military strategists, Liu, Chen, Deng, Su and Tan, the commanders of each column are also brave generals who are good at fighting, and none of them are dragging their backs.
Let’s look at the senior generals of Jiang Jun. Judging from the strength of the cards, they are all famous figures.
The supreme commander and commander-in-chief of Xuzhou's "Suppression General" were once powerful in the Central Plains War and were called "General Long-winning".
Xuzhou "Suppression Chief" deputy commander-in-chief Du Yuming is the best general of the Mesozoic era and does have the strength to compete with Su Yu.
As for the commander-level generals of the corps, there are more: Qiu Qingquan is both civil and military, known as " Qiu Crazy ", and the 5th Army under his command is one of the five main forces; Hu Lian was called "as cunning as a fox and as fierce as a tiger" by Mao Zedong, and is the old commander of the 18th Army of the 5 major aces; Huang Wei is also an excellent tactician, and his 12th Corps was gnawed by the middle and the wings for a long time...
Many people attribute the defeat of Chiang army to Chiang Kai-shek's shot to the end. This is certainly an important reason, but I think the key reason for the failure of Chiang army in Xubeng is also the supreme commander with a weak sense of existence: Liu Zhi .
There are many people who say that Liu Zhi is a pig. There are such scenes in the movie. Liu Zhi held a meeting with senior generals in Xuzhou. Qiu Qingquan said that Xuzhou is so important, how could he send a tiger? No matter how bad he has to send a dog, he ended up sending a pig!
Why did Chiang Kai-shek send a pig?
In fact, he has his own difficulties. He also knows that Liu Zhi is different from the past, but there is really no one available.
Jiang Jun does have several strong men with super high military capabilities, but they can't even come. Wei Lihuang military talent is outstanding and has his own opinions, but he has been sent to the Northeast; Chen Cheng is an administrative talent, and is a second-rate military; Gu Zhutong has a reputation that is greater than his ability, and he will only be a presidential response. He was nicknamed "Gu Zhuzhu", so he definitely dared not come to Xuzhou to fight with real swords and guns; Xue Yue has been in Xuzhou, but in the end he was covered in dust; Wang Yaowu guards Jinan and cannot transfer to the south; Fu Zuoyi is powerful, but he cannot leave Suiyuan and Beijing and travel far away to Xuzhou; Liao Yao Hunan , Sun Liren, Chen Mingren, Qiu Qingquan, Hu Lian, including the miscellaneous Huang Baitao , are all very capable, but their level and qualifications are not enough...
Du Yuming is a suitable candidate, but he only has two stars on his shoulders. Xuzhou "Suppression Chief" must be at least three stars. The five major war zones in the country: Northeast "Suppression Chief" Wei Lihuang, Northwest "Suppression Chief" Hu Zongnan , North China "Suppression Chief" Fu Zuoyi and Central China "Suppression Chief" Bai Chongxi , are all generals, including Bai Chongxi, the four stars "first-level superior", one more star than the other three.
Speaking of Bai Chongxi, Chiang Kai-shek hoped that he would unified the command of the two major "suppression chiefs" in Central China and Xuzhou. Bai Chongxi also agreed at the beginning. If this were the case, using Bai Chongxi's ability to deal with Liu, Chen, Deng, Su and others, the result might not be that he would win, but he would definitely not lose as badly as Liu Zhi lost later.
But Bai Chongxi changed his mind. He didn't want to go to Xuzhou. On the one hand, he couldn't deal with these Huangpu in Xuzhou. On the other hand, he wanted to give Chiang a good look and let him step down and get out of office after losing the battle, so that China could clean up the situation with Li Zongren .
Finally, in the end, Chiang Kai-shek had to use Liu Zhi, the "pig" to guard the gate of Xuzhou.
Let’s take a look at what Liu Zhi did after he took office, and was he a competent commander-in-chief of the "Suppression Chief"?
Liu Zhi was once glorious in his early years. He made many military achievements during the Northern Expedition during the Northern Expedition. Especially in the "Dragon Tan Battle" on which Chiang Kai-shek became famous, he was called a "blessed general". Later, he made a name for himself in the Central Plains War. Even the famous general Fu Zuoyi became his defeated general. He made great contributions when he encircled and suppressed the Red Army and was deeply trusted by Chiang Kai-shek. Therefore, Liu Zhi is not an ordinary person in terms of qualifications and past achievements.
But Liu Zhi's era is obviously over. After he got older, he became foolish and greedy for money. He was defeated by the Japanese army in the War of Resistance Against Japan and was ridiculed as a "long-legged general" and often fled without fighting.
Therefore, Liu Zhi was dismissed from office and investigated by Chiang Kai-shek and was in a state of trouble for a long time. Before the Huaihai War, Chiang Kai-shek was really useless, so he was asked to put on his horse again.
But this time Chiang Kai-shek dug a big hole for himself and almost buried himself.
Give three examples to illustrate Liu Zhi's performance in Xuzhou, and you will know how this "pig" general cheated Chiang Kai-shek.
First, Liu Zhi, as the supreme commander of Xuzhou, only stayed in Xuzhou for more than ten days in the battle and then flew away. The entire battle lasted about two months, which means that for most of the time, he was not in Xuzhou at all, let alone sharing the joys and sorrows with the officers and soldiers.
Compared with Du Yuming, he was with the soldiers in the last ice and snow of Chenguanzhuang; compared with Hu Lian, he had hope of escape, but he asked to drop back to the battlefield twice at critical moments; compared with Huang Baitao and Qiu Qingquan's death on the battlefield, Liu Zhi's approach was completely a coward.
Second, the enemy is facing, Liu Zhi is still greedy for money!
Before retreating from Xuzhou, Liu Zhi did not inform the commanders of the retreat at the first time. On the contrary, he secretly told the merchants who had interests in his first interest. Liu Ruming and Li Yannian, the generals of the corps who saw the merchants causing chaos in Xuzhou, only then did they know that Liu Zhi was ready to escape! Retreat turned into escape, which shows Liu Zhi's nature!
Third, I was helpless against changes in the battle situation and dared not give up.
Liu Zhi, the commander-in-chief of the "Suppression Headquarters", took it very easily. Chiang Kai-shek issued an order from above, and Du Yuming pushed left and right to block it. He flew to Bengbu to watch the fun.In fact, when Huang Baitao's army was surrounded by mills, Du Yuming came up with an idea: to abandon Huang Baitao and siege the weak Liu, Chen and Deng's central and female forces in the west regardless of everything. In this way, Huang Baitao's siege can be resolved, and the Xu-Beng battlefield will not be in danger. Liu Zhi thought with a sad face for a long time, thinking that he still wanted to save Huang Baitao. As a result, Huang Baitao was not rescued and even took over the Huang Wei army.
fourth, unable to control the situation, Xuzhou's "Suppression Headquarters" means that there is no commander-in-chief.
After arriving in Xuzhou, Liu Zhi only showed great anger at the battlefield situation during an inspection, but did nothing since then. He knew that everyone was not convinced by him, and everyone knew that everyone was not convinced by him, so he was even more dissatisfied with him. Xuzhou area gathered hundreds of thousands of troops, Chiang Kai-shek flew around and directed directly, and Du Yuming could only follow the small repairs and repairs. Liu Zhi, the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou's "Suppression Chief", did almost nothing, and it was useless, which was equivalent to nothing.
Jiang Jun has a characteristic: it is better to do bad things than do bad things, and it is better to not do bad things than do bad things.
Those who did "good" work, such as Qiu Qingquan, the direct line and Huang Baitao of the miscellaneous brand, are already considered rare and they died in the battlefield; those who did "bad" work, like Du Yuming, failed the principal's trust, ruined hundreds of thousands of troops, and were imprisoned in Gongdelin for 10 years; those who did nothing like Liu Zhi finally fled to Taiwan to have a good death...
Liu Zhi was a powerful role in Chiang's army in his early years, and was awarded the "second-level general" with three stars on his shoulders, and were called the "Five Tiger Generals". But in fact, if we look at who these "Five Tiger Generals" are, we will know how valuable they are.
Chen Cheng: As I said just now, he is an administrative talent, but his military level is average, so he has to bear a lot of responsibility to lose the Northeast. Later, Chen Cheng went to Taiwan and served as the "Vice President" and achieved great success. Chen Cheng is a first-level general.
Gu Zhutong: This is a very obedient figure to Chiang Kai-shek. He has almost no opinion of himself. He has served as the Chief of Staff, but he has never seen any outstanding opinions from the Chief of Staff. Gu Zhutong is also a first-level general.
Wei Lihuang: Wei Lihuang is very outstanding in military affairs, but since he is not a direct line, he is always intimate with Chiang Kai-shek. Later, although he became the commander-in-chief of the Northeast "Suppression Chief", he refused to obey and stood firm in Shenyang and refused to leave, which eventually ruined the entire Northeast. However, Wei Lihuang later returned to the motherland and was warmly welcomed by Mao Zedong. Wei Lihuang is a second-level general.
Jiang Dingwen : He is a second-level general. Since he was not important in the War of Liberation, this article did not mention him. His name and record were accumulated before.
