In the early days of the Liberation War, the regular Kuomintang army had
4.3 million people
, our army only
1.27 million,
The Kuomintang had an absolute numerical superiority.
In fact, not only the number of people, but also the weapons, equipment, and reserve materials of the Kuomintang army are superior to those of our army.
Such an advantage made Chiang Kai-shek full of confidence and declared that he only needed it
3 months
It will "wipe out" the Communist People's Liberation Army.
however
Liberation
After the outbreak, the situation on the battlefield made Chiang Kai-shek jump to his feet.
The Kuomintang army won victories in only a few battlefields,
On the vast majority of battlefields, the Kuomintang troops were
Successive defeats,
They were beaten by the PLA troops without the strength to fight back.
It's here
In early 1948,
The Kuomintang army from the beginning
4.3 million people,
Beaten to the point where only that remains
3.65 million people.
And our army is from
1.27 million people
It's here
2.49 million people.
After the end of the three major battles, the Kuomintang army only had 2.04 million people left, and our army grew to 3.58 million people, and the number of troops on both sides underwent earth-shaking changes.
And the reason why our army has been able to develop so fast is because
Captured many Kuomintang soldiers,
He transformed his captives into PLA soldiers.
And these soldiers who always lost battles in the Kuomintang army will become brave and good at war when they arrive in our army, and they will be able to play a huge role. So why did their strength change so much in a short period of time?
In the early days of the War of Liberation,
Take an absolute advantage
Why can't the Kuomintang army defeat the People's Liberation Army?
How did our army reform its captives and make them stronger?
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Occupying absolute superiority, why did the Kuomintang army repeatedly lose battles?
After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan
The strength of the Kuomintang government reached its peak. The Kuomintang is not only militarily powerful, but also has exceptionally strong economic strength
$800 million
of foreign exchange reserves,
10 million taels of gold.
It can be said that it is
Military strength
and
Economic strength
On, the Kuomintang completely crushed the Communist Party.
Chiang Kai-shek, who occupied such a huge advantage, launched with confidence
civil war
Believing that the Communist People's Liberation Army can be eliminated in a short period of time,
Realize his ambition to unify China.
However, the reality was unexpected, and the news of defeat came from many fronts of the Kuomintang army.
Why is such an advantage lost? Is it because the generals of the Kuomintang army are incompetent? That may be one of the reasons, but it's not the only one.
In fact, most of the Generals of the Kuomintang are there
Whampoa Military Academy, Baoding Military Academy
and other regular military schools have received systematic learning,
Military talent is not low.
In addition, the War of Resistance Against Japan also allowed them to accumulate a lot of experience, so the defeat of the Kuomintang army could not be completely attributed to the military ability of these Kuomintang generals.
Corruption within the Kuomintang is serious,
It was also a major reason for the defeat of the Kuomintang army. At that time, the life style of most of the Kuomintang cadres was very problematic, they indulged in pleasures, disregarded the sufferings of the people, and caused the people's resentment to boil.
Lost the hearts and minds of the people.
The People's Liberation Army, on the other hand, is truly for the people.
In the base areas under the administration of the Communist Party, there is close cooperation between the military and the people, and social order is stable, which has won the support of the local people
Hold and embrace.
So-called yes
He who wins the hearts and minds of the people wins the world,
The Kuomintang relied on strong military and economic strength, but no matter how strong they were, could they be stronger than the people of all Of China?
In the Kuomintang army, not only the upper cadres were corrupt, but the soldiers at the lower levels were also very problematic. They're not doing the right thing.
There is general greed for life and fear of death, greed for money and lust, and poor discipline.
On the battlefield they cowered and fought a slippery head battle, and under the battlefield they robbed the people and endangered women.
How could such a soldier win a battle?
Look at the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army, they are on the battlefield
Charge bravely, kill the enemy bravely,
Under the battlefield
Close to the people and loving the people, a piece of peace,
It was in stark contrast to the Kuomintang army.
But whether it is the People's Liberation Army or the Kuomintang Army, the officers and men in the army are all Chinese, why is the difference so big? The answer to this question is the main reason why the Kuomintang army has repeatedly lost battles.
As mentioned earlier, the People's Liberation Army is truly for the people's ranks, and the soldiers have it
Clear operational objectives:
That is to build a new China,
Build a beautiful country without a capitalist class, without exploitation, where the people can truly take charge.
Most of the PLA fighters came from poor backgrounds, grew up in the dark old times, and had enough of exploitation and oppression.
They do it for
light
And the battle, the faith is very firm, naturally showing courage.
The soldiers of the Kuomintang, on the other hand, faced the Japanese invaders during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and were filled with hatred in their hearts.
Hatred and the belief in defending the country
It is the source of their combat motivation.
But in the period of the War of Liberation, they had no motivation to fight.
The enemy becomes
Chinese compatriots
After that, they don't know what they're fighting for.
Coupled with the influence of corruption among the kuomintang's top cadres, they also became addicted to pleasure and did not have any faith.
After the transformation, the captive faith awakens
There is no combat motivation and no combat conviction
The Kuomintang soldiers, when faced with the brave and good warriors of the People's Liberation Army, naturally showed a defeat.
Although the PLA soldiers have strong combat strength, the lack of personnel in the team is always a big problem.
In 1948
After the number of the People's Liberation Army rose to more than 2 million, it encountered bottlenecks and encountered great difficulties in recruiting troops.
Because at that time, China's young adults had already reached their limits.
Our army wants it
replenishment of soldiers,
Other measures must be taken.
At this time, many of the captured Kuomintang soldiers entered the field of vision of our army.
The number of Kuomintang troops
The more you fight, the less you play,
From the beginning
arrive
3.65 million people,
And then
2.04 million people,
Only a few of its lost soldiers died in battle, and most of them became prisoners of our army
。 As a result, our army has captured millions of enemy troops, and how to deal with such a huge number of people has become a big problem.
It is absolutely impossible to kill prisoners in the first place, and our army's policy towards prisoners has always been
Very generous,
Either dismiss them, or transform them into soldiers of our army.
But it is unrealistic to dismiss all these millions of prisoners, because many of them will flee back to the Kuomintang army, bringing great resistance to the liberation cause of our army.
So the best way for our army to deal with prisoners is:
Transform them into soldiers of our army.
But how to reform these prisoners, and whether they are useful to our army, has become a new problem.
At first, after many Kuomintang prisoners became soldiers of the People's Liberation Army, they not only did not play a role, but on the contrary, they caused great harm to some of the ranks of our army. They
Lack of discipline, low level of thought,
Lying about military information on the battlefield, fighting a slippery battle, and using the same set of the Kuomintang in the ranks of our army.
Even they are
will rob the people and harm women,
It has damaged the reputation of the People's Liberation Army, so to speak
It doesn't do any good.
This question has aroused the great attention of the generals of our army, and in order to completely make these prisoners change their former bad problems and turn them into treasures, our army must completely change their thinking.
However, a considerable number of these prisoners had been in the Kuomintang ranks for a long time, and it was not easy to completely change them. At this time, our army carried out
Grievance Assembly,
It made a big difference.
At that time, most of the Kuomintang prisoners, like the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army, were born in China
Poor families. They have also suffered oppression, exploitation, and suffering.
In order to awaken their convictions and change their minds, our army gathered them together.
Open a conference of grievances,
Let the captives tell stories of their suffering one by one.
At that time, a Kuomintang prisoner told such a story: he was the second oldest in the family.
oppressed by the landlords,
Life was hard.
One year the Kuomintang recruited soldiers and forcibly pulled his eldest brother into the army, and the next year he was also taken away by the Kuomintang. Later he learned that
At that time, the Kuomintang's demand was that each household should pull one person to join the army.
Corrupt kuomintang cadres and landlords
In order to get rich,
They colluded with each other and came up with a way to amass wealth:
That is, if someone does not want their son to join the army, they can use money to compensate.
In this way, some families who are reluctant to let their sons become soldiers will pay a large amount of money, and this money is naturally received
Landlords and Kuomintang
Corrupt cadres were given a share.
However, it was not enough to take the money, and the Kuomintang cadres still had to complete the conscription tasks required above.
In order to make up for the heads, they forcibly removed some from them
The conscription of the poor,
A few men will levy a few, and there will be no compensation for a penny.
This led to the fact that the prisoner who told the story of his experience at the grievance conference was also taken away the following year when the eldest brother had been forcibly taken away by the Kuomintang. The reason is only because his family has no power and no power, and is poor and helpless.
After he and his eldest brother were taken away, only shang was left in the house
Age parents,
There's one more
Underage little sister.
There is no labor force in the family, the harvest of planting crops will be less, and there will be insufficient money and food to give to the landlords.
Therefore, his parents were forced to borrow in order to pay enough food
usury
As a result, he was arrested and imprisoned because he did not have enough money.
At this time, there was only one little sister left in his family, and the little girl who had no one to take care of could not eat, and stole a little vegetable leaf from the landlord's house when she was about to starve to death. When the landlord found out, he took him little sister
Beaten to death.
And the tragic experience of his family is not over here, his eldest brother knows that his parents are in prison, and after his little sister was killed, he was so angry that he took a gun and went back to fight with the landlord.
But his eldest brother was caught on the road by his superiors in the Kuomintang troops.
Stabbed to death.
After the prisoner had spoken of this, he really couldn't say anything more, and he couldn't cry out loud. His encounter was not unique among the Kuomintang troops, and the prisoners generally had this experience.
Soon there was a cry at the grievance assembly, and the prisoners' long-suppressed pain was finally released at this moment.
At this time, the political cadres of our army will guide everyone.
Analyze the reasons for their poverty, suffering, and oppression.
Soon the captives realized that their enemies were not the PLA, but those
oppressive, inhuman landlords,
And also
Aiding and abetting the abusive and overbearing Kuomintang.
And the People's Liberation Army is truly for the people's team, the PLA soldiers have a common belief,
That is to build a free and equal new China.
Build one
A society without a capitalist class, without landlords, without exploitation and oppression.
And when that wonderful world is established,
The people of all of China will turn themselves into masters and become the real masters of the country.
Then the political cadres of our army will take the prisoners to see the base areas of our Party's governance.
there
The military and the people are very close,
There is very little exploitation and oppression, and the people's participation in the army is also the case
voluntary,
The PLA never coerces.
Many captives, after seeing these beautiful scenes, could not help but cry again. They thought of their hungry and unclothed relatives, and their mood was very sad.
And so their faith was awakened:
Liberate all of China, let their relatives and the oppressed people of all of China live a good life!
At this time, the prisoners' thinking had undergone earth-shaking changes, and their convictions had awakened, and naturally they had the motivation to fight.
On the battlefield, they changed their bad habits in the Kuomintang troops and became
Xiao Yong is good at war,
Became real
Qualified PLA soldiers.
Even after some of these prisoners are transformed into PLA soldiers, they will become "treasures" that all units of our army want. Because they were once Kuomintang soldiers, they could play a very important role.
Xiao Yong fought hard and attacked the Kuomintang army
Changed the minds of the captives and helped them
Awakened faith
After that, these captives became brave warriors.
Many Of the Kuomintang soldiers were systematically trained to train theirs
Professional degree and technical level
It's all very good.
It was only because they had been in the Kuomintang army that they had no combat motivation to lose repeated battles. Now, after a great change in the ranks of the People's Liberation Army, they have naturally become an important combat force.
They knew the Kuomintang army very well
combat deployment and combat habits,
With their help, our army was able to defeat the Kuomintang troops with minimal casualties, so many Kuomintang veterans soon became the backbone of our troops.
At that time, the troops of the Jinsui Military Region of the North China Field Army directly indicated to their superiors when replenishing their troops:
I'd rather use 10 recruits to trade for a Nationalist veteran.
And the soldiers of our army also welcomed the arrival of the Kuomintang veterans, because everyone was Chinese and did not have any grudges.
If chiang kai-shek had not launched a civil war, everyone would not have become an enemy.
And Chiang Kai-shek's defeat was doomed, because of the Kuomintang under his leadership
Very corrupt, causing the people's resentment to boil,
The soldiers of the army also have no combat motivation.
What kind of environment will create what kind of people, the KMT is not correct in the upper beam, and the lower beam is naturally crooked.
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