Under the leadership of Chairman Mao, there were also many generals in the period of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and among the many generals, there were Deng Hua and Han Xianchu, two generals, whose military capabilities were recognized by Chairman Mao.
Deng Hua and Han Xianchu were both prominent figures in the founding period of the People's Republic of China, and their military talents were certainly worthy of praise by the Chinese people, and the two men were also excellent commanders during the Liberation War and the Korean War. Therefore, Deng Hua was the seventh among the generals, and Han Xianchu was the eleventh.
Some people asked in this way, does the ranking of the two people mean that among these two people, Deng Hua should be more powerful, at least in terms of fighting, Deng Hua is more talented? In fact, the military talents of these two people cannot be simply compared.
Why Deng Hua could be ranked ahead of Han Xianchu was actually for a certain reason. In this regard, in fact, Deng Hua threw himself into the revolution earlier, and the two people experienced different things, so there will be a small ranking gap between the two people in general.
Deng Hua grew up in better living conditions, he was educated from an early age, and he also participated in the patriotic student movement during his secondary school years. All this liberated Deng Hua's thinking, so Deng Hua joined the revolution at that time, mainly engaged in ideological work.
Deng Hua was already a civil servant at that time and also had senior work experience. In this regard, Han Xianchu had not received education since he was a child, and when he participated in the battle, Deng Hua was already the director, and Han Xianchu himself had not gone to school, but he dared to charge in battle. He had more experience in fighting wars than Deng Hua.
In many battles, Han Xianchu was a pioneer and a soldier, not afraid of sacrifice, and directly charged. Later, after becoming a general, he led the army to win every battle. Surprisingly, leading troops to fight generally advocates surprising victory, and the enemy has no ability to fight back.
In one of Han Xianchu's battles, Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai ordered a retreat. But Han Xianchu thought it was better to attack. Then the enemy would not have imagined that the army could win. Therefore, Han Xianchu then disobeyed the order of Commander Peng Dehuai. In the end, victory was achieved, but Commander Peng did not criticize Han Xianchu and praised him for his flexibility.
Moreover, at the time of the Battle of Pingxingguan, Han Xianchu belonged to the reserve army, so he did not participate in this campaign, and this campaign achieved great victories and was called "Pingxingguan Great Victory". This is also the difference in the resume between the two.
After that again, Han Xianchu chose to learn to recognize words, he felt that only by studying seriously could he make progress, after all, he did not have such conditions when he was a child, and now he can do it, so he chose to re-learn some knowledge and let himself improve.
The two men were ordered to liberate Hainan Island together, and in this battle of Hainan Island, there was a dispute between the two men over their operational opinions, and at the time of the liberation of Hainan Island, Deng Hua's position was higher than that of Han Xianchu.
The two men disagreed over the timing of the battle. Han Xianchu's own personality is relatively hot, so the two people still can't compete on this matter, and every time they meet on this issue, the two of them argue bitterly, and the time has not been determined.
Han Xianchu believed that it was the most appropriate time to attack Hainan Island in March, and Deng Hua believed that attacking in May was the most stable period, and reinforcements from all directions could be in place, so that Hainan Island could be safely captured. But neither person can convince the other.
Han Xianchu sent a telegram to Commander Peng Dehuai, explaining to General Peng that first, because the wind direction here would change, the wind direction of the entire ocean would be headwinds until April and May, which was not conducive to entering the island as soon as possible. Second, because the situation is unpredictable, I don't know what will happen in two months' time, and the fighter plane is delayed.
So Commander Peng Dehuai sent a telegram to Deng Hua and ordered him to land on Hainan Island in March. Deng Hua obeyed the order, and finally Hainan Island was successfully liberated, and the battle was won. The strategy of this campaign lies in the quick battle and quick decision proposed by Han Xianchu, and there is no delay.
Just two months after the successful liberation of Hainan Island, the U.S. military launched the Korean War. If there had been no quick battle and quick decision at that time, the US military would have sent troops directly to the line of Hainan Island. It can be seen that the importance of the timing of the attack, as well as the military talent of Han Xianchu.
The two men also crossed the Yalu River together in the Korean War to participate in the Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea; in the fourth war of the campaign, the two men fought each other on the same page on the question of whether to attack Pingli or Hengcheng first.
Deng Hua believed that attacking Hengcheng because the number of troops attacking Hengcheng was large, but it was easy to attack, and he thought that it was easy to attack hengcheng first, and attacked Hengcheng first. In this way, the strength of the enemy's large troops can be eliminated, and the success rate of victory is relatively large, so that the support of the army in the later period can be taken into account, and the guarantee is better.
Han Xianchu believes that this place is more important, first of all, because the geographical location of Pingli is an important strategic position, and Pingli looks difficult to attack, but as long as it is attacked, it will be of great benefit to the strategic layout behind. Han Xianchu believed that although Hengcheng had gained a lot, the place in Pingli was more important.
In the end, Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai chose Deng Hua's plan, attacked Hengcheng first, and won the victory, but the next thing was within Han Xianchu's expectations. The commander of the U.S. army believed that this place could not be lost under any circumstances, so the U.S. army sent troops to reinforce Tohei. They thought that in Pingli they could put a deep nail in the Chinese army here.
And it can be better received when attacking our army in the future. These Han Xianchu had actually seen it, but they still lost the fighter. The two men's different opinions on the war are also related to their personalities and experiences.
In fact, from the life experiences of the two people and the two battles, it can be seen that Deng Hua is accustomed to considering the overall situation, can do things safely, and thinks more about it and does things more safely. It may be that some things are overconsidered, resulting in missed opportunities.
Han Xianchu himself is a fiery temper, so Han Xianchu's style of doing things is to fight quickly and make quick decisions. Han Xianchu could seize the opportunity and dare to charge forward. Han Xianchu's main thing is to win by surprise. In fact, when attacking Hengcheng, there were still some restrictions, which could have been the best of both worlds, but it was the limitation of the army's later support. Mr. Peng will choose a safe method.
In fact, from the two battles, it can be seen that the military ability of the two people is very strong, and it cannot be said that who is better than the one who fights the war, and that both people can become the generals of the founding of the country, which shows that the military ability, resourcefulness, and combat layout of the two people have a certain plan.