Introduction:
At dawn on November 6, 1948, the fog in the sky had not yet dissipated, and the first shot of Huaihai Battle fired . The biggest war in the history of the Liberation War was only a moment, but the preparations made for this were long-lasting. From the election of commanders and the preparations for military dispatch, all of them are testing the Party Central Committee centered on Chairman Mao.
After all, at that critical moment in 1948, both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party had zero tolerance for the occurrence of mistakes.
1. Point the problem
As of the end of October 1948, as Liaoshen Battle entered the end stage, Chairman Mao clearly realized that Fu Zuoyi's Pingjin and other areas had been firmly restrained. Fourth Field led by Lin Biao is now strong. The Kuomintang army in the Northeast has shrunk in several large cities such as Shenyang and Changchun. It is only a matter of time before Lin Biao annihilated Chen Cheng in the Northeast.
Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou are very clear that after the problem in the north is a little stable, what comes immediately is to fill the gap in the People's Liberation Army South troops under the command of our party. At this time, our army's military front cannot yet guide Nanjing and Shanghai. In Chairman Mao's strategic concept, when will we launch an attack on Shanghai and Nanjing? That is the moment when our War of Liberation can see the dawn.
It is precisely because of this that Chairman Mao presided over the "Five Secretaries Meeting". Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Ren Bishi, Liu Shaoqi and others at the meeting made their own judgments based on their subjective perspectives combined with objective facts.
The opinions and opinions of the people tend to be more conservative . It is best if Peng Dehuai can completely and completely annihilate the Ma family army in the northwest of and then mobilize troops to go south.
plus Lin Biao in the northeast. If Chen Cheng can be completely solved, then the troops will be brought south. In this way, Peng Dehuai and Lin Biao will join forces, and our total strength will be more than 1 million . At that time, only one person needs to be elected from Peng and Lin to command, and then our chances of victory will be very large.
Seeing that the opinions and opinions of the people in front of us were basically consistent, Chairman Mao took a puff of cigarettes and slowly said: I heard the opinions of the people in , and I did see the serious shortage of troops in the south in front of us.
But have you ever thought about it? What is the difference between the advantages and disadvantages of the People's Liberation Army under the leadership of our Communists and the Kuomintang army under Nanjing Chiang Kai-shek ?
As soon as Chairman Mao said this, everyone didn't know how to answer for a while. Seeing that no one said anything, Chairman Mao continued to say: When Chiang Kai-shek tore up the " Double Ten Agreement " in 1946, I talked about this issue, that is, the War of Liberation is different from the War of Resistance Against Japan.
The War of Resistance Against Japan requires us to have enough patience to be able to hold the Japanese army firmly. If the Japanese army is dragged for a long time, it will undoubtedly be defeated. The facts prove that "on the protracted war" is correct.
However, the War of Liberation must not be delayed, and it must be decided quickly. This is also analyzed and judged based on actual conditions.
Chiang Kai-shek has American aircraft support, and his soldiers can appear on positions hundreds of miles away overnight .
But is our PLA soldiers who have to walk on their own pair of iron feet. This is a major disadvantage for us, so it is absolutely impossible to count on Peng Dehuai and Lin Biao to go south.
At the same time, Chairman Mao also gave his own views on the incident of Peng and Lin leading their troops south.
in the northwest provinces in the Ma family army seems not to be a direct descendant of the Kuomintang Central Committee, but as local snakes, they , I'm afraid it will take some time for Peng Dehuai, the strong dragon, to suppress it, , and we are now using time to exchange space.
As for Lin Biao, he led his troops step by step and was used to being cautious. If you ask him to lead hundreds of thousands of troops into the pass in a short time, he may not be willing.
Besides, once he leaves, Chen Cheng from the Northeast must be waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, and the land we seized in the Northeast may be completely defeated by the opponent in an instant.
After listening to Chairman Mao's incisive and meticulous analysis, the other major secretaries nodded in agreement, but for a moment, no one had a good idea.
or Ren Bishi broke the brief silence. He said: Chairman, you have analyzed the problem very clearly, so we will listen to your countermeasures next!
After saying that, everyone laughed!
2. Cut off the fire from the bottom of the pot
Seeing that the heat had arrived, Chairman Mao no longer hid , he had to point it out clearly.
Now we want to point to Shanghai and Nanjing in Jiangnan, and take down Chiang Kai-shek's wallet and administrative power. The best way is to launch a Huaihai Battle between 1 million and 1.5 million in , Xuzhou, and other areas.
In this way, we are equivalent to inserting a knife into the heart of the Kuomintang. of course. In the "Thirty-Six Strategies", this kind of troops is called " to remove the fire from the bottom of the pot " .
is good, Chairman's "cutting off the fire" is good . Although it is a little risky, has a very good revolutionary mass base in northern Jiangsu. so that our logistics will be guaranteed, Liu Shaoqi also said excitedly.
is very good! Liu Shaoqi's thoughts also opened up and he reached the point, Chairman Mao said with a smile.
After the " Southern Anhui Incident ", after Ye Ting and Xiang Ying were captured by Chiang Kai-shek, they would rather die than surrender. After being brutally killed, the Party Central Committee seemed to have voices saying that they would disband the New Fourth Army on the spot. At the insistence of Chairman Mao, they sent Chen Yi as the acting commander and political commissar of the New Fourth Army.
This allowed this New Fourth Army army to be retained. The masses were not disappointed with the New Fourth Army. Isn’t this the mass base? After listening to Chairman Mao’s explanation, everyone at the meeting also lamented Chairman Mao’s foresight.
Seeing that the strategic policy of has been determined , everyone at the meeting also raised their hands unanimously to pass it. The next step is how to switch from strategic policy to tactical deployment level.
3. The first recommendation Su Yu
is obviously able to command more than 500,000 troops or liberated generals of our party and our army who have command experience. was the only one who was Lin Biao and Peng Dehuai at that time. The two were politically reliable and had strong military level. They also had this high prestige in the army, and it was convenient to command the army.
But because Chairman Mao had analyzed before, the two of them could not withdraw from the command of the Huaihai Battle.
So who can do it? The
meeting entered a new silence again. At this time, everyone was thinking about who could. The generals in the army kept reappearing in their minds.
Chairman Mao saw that everyone was thinking, so he talked about two essential qualities that the commander of this battle needed.
One of them is that this is a different approach. You must be able to look at the big picture and look at the small picture.
This is a very important first point. Peng Dehuai's command style is tough, but the command in detail may be relatively weak. ; Lin Biao's command style is cautious everywhere and takes every step, but it is too conservative. In this way, he cannot command .
The second is . You must be very familiar with the geographical environment and customs of the Huaihe basin and the Yangtze River north and south. This requires a commander who has been in charge of combat command on both sides of the Yangtze River for a long time.
After listening to Chairman Mao’s explanation of these two standards, Zhu De suggested whether everyone imitated the ancients in the Three Kingdoms to guess the words in the palm of their hands to see if everyone was thinking of the same person. The proposal of
was unanimously agreed by everyone.
After writing the words, the five major secretaries, including Chairman Mao, spread their hands together with their hands facing up. Everyone has neatly written the words " Su Yu" . In this way, the actual command task of the Huaihai Campaign fell on Su Yu.
From November 1948 to January 10, 1949, 600,000 People's Liberation Army, under Su Yu's military command, annihilated 556,000 of the 800,000 Kuomintang troops. Su Yu was awarded the gods in a battle, and he did not disappoint Chairman Mao and others, breaking the deadlock of the confrontation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in one fell swoop.
has given our party and army a full initiative.
The Huaihai Battle was the battle with the largest number of people in the "three major battles" during the Liberation War. However, at the same time, the number of enemies was annihilated, with the greatest political influence and the most complex war style.
Among the thousands of troops, Mao Zedong favored Su Yu only. This is completely for the best use of the people, and it also shows that Chairman Mao’s is not limited in one style to reduce talents.
In the great war of liberation, Su Yu made great contributions.
