Ye Fei and Xu Shiyou were once the column commanders of the East China Field Army, one in charge of the first column and the other in charge of the 9th column. Both of them were excellent and had certain military talents, and if they had to compete in a duel, Ye Fei would have to win.
In the first battle of the East China Field Army, Xu Shiyou and Ye Fei participated, and Ye Fei only surrounded Li Xianzhou's 2 armies with one column without all the men and horses arriving. Later, General Su Yu said that in the Battle of Laiwu, the first column was the first hero.
In the subsequent Battle of Menglianggu, Xu Shiyou and Ye Fei also participated, and they were responsible for both launching offensive and preparatory support, especially the first column, although after the Battle of Laiwu, the army soldiers were exhausted and had a lot of attrition in all aspects. At the Battle of Menglianggu, they were originally used as a reserve army.
However, as the scale of the war continued to expand, the First Column had to play an even more important role. One was to block enemy reinforcements, and the other was to participate in major battles. When the battle situation was severe, Ye Fei had already mobilized all the troops he could mobilize.
On May 15, Mr. Chen called Ye Fei and ordered Ye Fei to capture Meng Lianggu before dawn on the 16th, because the enemy's support army was slowly approaching. In these critical moments, we must unify our command and unite as one. Therefore, Ye Fei of Chen Lao's general team entrusted him with a heavy responsibility and ordered him to command 4 columns.
Among these 4 columns, including Xu Shiyou's 9th column, on the night of the 16th, Ye Fei commanded 4 columns, and the four columns also worked together to cooperate very well, jointly attacking the stronghold, fighting bravely, and taking Meng Lianggu in one fell swoop!
That is, in this battle, Xu Shiyou fought under the command of Ye Fei. General Manager Chen believed that at a critical juncture, Ye Fei's combat command ability of large troops was slightly better than Xu Shiyou's. Later, when the 3rd Field Army was established, Ye Fei was still awarded the commander of the Tenth Army during the period of healing due to illness.
Obviously, during the Liberation War, Ye Fei's honorary status was superior to Xu Shiyou's. However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xu Shiyou was slightly better than Ye Fei. After the establishment of the East China Military Region, Xu Shiyou and Su Yu both served as deputy commanders. After being reorganized into the Nanjing Military Region, Xu Shiyou served as commander.
At the 1955 ceremony, Xu Shiyou and Ye Fei were honored as founding generals, but at that time Xu Shiyou was the deputy chief of the general staff and the commander of the Nanjing Military Region, and Ye Fei was the deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region. That is, Ye Fei once commanded Xu Shiyou in battle, and now he is Xu Shiyou's deputy.
However, Ye Fei is also a well-known and famous general, and has made many military achievements for our party.
The following year (1956), the Fuzhou Military Region was established, with Ye Fei as commander. The strategic position of the Nanjing Military Region is equally crucial. Ye Fei and Xu Shiyou are on the same side, both heroic generals in our country.