What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
Lin Zong refers to Lin Shuai among the founding marshals, because during the Liberation War, he served as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Field Army and the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Field Army, so everyone called him Lin Zong. At the same time, this Lin Zong was also an outstanding military expert and strategist during the Liberation War, and the number one figure in the field marshal's record. He made great contributions to the victory of the War of Liberation, and his brilliant record ranked first in the whole army in the country. However, such a marshal with great military achievements admired Bai Chongxi in Chiang Kai-shek's camp during the Liberation War, and at the same time had a high evaluation of him.
Bai Chongxi
Bai Chongxi, also a military wizard in the history of the Republic of China, is known as Xiao Zhuge Ge. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Liberation War, he also commanded many battles and was also called the God of War by the Japanese army. If Bai Chongxi is the god of war in Chiang Kai-shek's camp, then Lin Zong is the god of war of our army. During the Liberation War, the God of War and the God of War fought three times, the first in the northeast battlefield, the second in Qingshuping, and the third in the Battle of Hengbao, but the end of these three battles was that Lin lost two battles and won one. Let Lin Zong, who rarely encountered strong opponents in the military, have great admiration for Bai Chongxi and give him a high evaluation; Bai Chongxi is the most talented of the generals in the nationalist army.
Lin Zong spoke highly of Bai Chongxi, but in the eyes of this little Zhuge Ge, he believed that Liu Shuai, one of the marshals, was the number one general in the communist camp, and he also had great admiration for Liu Shuai's theory of military knowledge.
Speaking of "Liu Shuai," you may be familiar with him, but he is also a famous military scientist and strategist in the history of my party, and is known as the god of war. Good at scheming, fighting clever battles, usually with the smallest casualties in exchange for the greatest victory. He became famous as a teenager, and in a battle, he was wounded in his right eye, and due to the limited conditions at that time, there was no anesthesia, and Liu Shuai completed the operation without anesthesia. But at that time, his chief surgeon even claimed to praise the god of war, it was simply, and Liu Shuai's title of god of war was also possessed from this time.
In the later years of the war, After joining our party, Liu Shuai was organized to study in the Soviet Union and studied at the Frunze Military Academy. In fact, many generals in my party history have read the Frunze Military Academy, such as Zuo Quan, Liu Yalou, Lu Dongsheng and others. However, only Liu Shuai, who achieved the highest achievements and the most outstanding military talents later, was Liu Shuai. Moreover, Liu Shuai was successfully transferred to the Frunze Military Academy for further study because of his excellent academic performance at the Moscow Higher Infantry School.
Liu Shuai
After returning from the Soviet Union, Liu Yuan successively served as chief of the general staff of the Red Army, chief of staff of the Fifth Red Army, and then, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the commander of the 129th Division. In the Taihang Mountains, the Jin-Ji Luyu Anti-Japanese Base Area was established, and the surprise attack on Yangmingbao, the ambush of ShentouLing, and the village of Qiaosheng Qiquan were organized and commanded, which crushed the Nine-Way Siege of the Japanese Army and broke the enemy's Thirteen-Way "Encirclement and Suppression." On the eve of the victory of the War of Resistance, he led his troops to counterattack the Japanese Kou in a large scale, annihilating more than 50,000 people and recovering 59 county seats.
However, during the Liberation War, Marshal Liu concurrently served as the commander of the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Field Army, commanding troops to win a series of victories in a series of battles such as Longhai, Dingtao, Juye, Juancheng, Huaxian, Jujinyu, Yuwanbian, and Northern Henan, and annihilated hundreds of thousands of enemies, liberating large areas and counties, and also speeding up the pace of liberation victories.
In 1947, according to the instructions of his superiors, Liu Shuai launched the Southwest Lu Campaign after the strategic decision of "Skimming the Central Plains". In August of the same year, Liu Deng's army marched south in three ways, began the feat of leaping thousands of miles into dabie mountain and directly pounding the heart of the nationalist army, and launched the first step of counter-offensive. Although In the process of opening up a new battlefield, Liu Deng's army also paid a heavy price, but in the end it achieved its strategic purpose. Together with Chen Geng's corps, the East China Field Army formed a mutually horned posture and formed an excellent situation of chasing deer from the Central Plains. It also became a turning point in the War of Liberation.
Next, Liu Shuai, together with Chen Laozong, Commander Su, and Deng Gong, launched the famous Battle of Huaihai, the victory of which shook the foundation of Chiang Kai-shek, and the Nationalist army completely lost its initiative on the battlefield. Chiang Kai-shek's transition from all-out offensive to decisive battle and then to defense also means that Chiang Kai-shek's defeat has been decided. Perhaps everyone knows that after the victory in the Battle of Huaihai, a million troops crossed the Yangtze River, occupied Shanghai, liberated Nanjing, and completely collapsed the Chiang family dynasty.
Later, Liu Shuai led the Second Field Army to liberate the Great Southwest and destroyed the million troops of Chiang Kai-shek in the southwest. It can be said that Liu Shuai made an important contribution to the victory of the Liberation War, so after the founding of the Country, he enjoyed the rank of marshal. And Bai Chongxi also called him the first general of our army and had great respect for Liu Shuai.