There has always been a saying on the Internet that Chen Yi is not as good as Su Yu in battle. Can Chen Yi be a marshal, and is it better to fight a war than a general?
Naturally, this statement is difficult to establish.
In fact, Chen Yi's military talent is completely superb, he is strategically limited to those inside and outside the military, and in terms of small tactics, it is also difficult to reach, and he is absolutely top-notch.
Let's give an example.
In July 1941, the Japanese army concentrated all the 12th mixed brigades, one part of the 15th and 17th divisions and a large number of puppet troops, nearly 20,000 people, and the troops were directly inserted into Yancheng in four ways, in an attempt to force the New Fourth Army to withdraw to Funing and Liandong, and annihilated them in one fell swoop.
On July 22, the Japanese army occupied Yancheng.
On July 24, the second team of the Lu Yihua Central Branch encountered the Japanese army and suffered heavy losses. At this time, the New Fourth Army Headquarters, the Central China Bureau, Chen Yi, Lai Chuanzhu and other responsible persons, musician He Luting, artist Xu Xingzhi and others were hiding in a small village where ducks were fishing in the Beitang River more than ten miles away. Three Japanese planes hovered low over the village, blindly strafing and throwing bombs. Chen Yi and others could only hide, not expose, and the situation was very critical.
Suddenly, an old master rushed over from outside the village and said, "Report chief, the devil's motorboat has arrived at the Dragon King Temple, and it is not far from here, and it is about to drive to this side.
Chen Yi said calmly: "Thank you old man, but it is very dangerous to transfer now, and it is easy to expose the target during the day." He also poured a cup of tea for his fellow countrymen. When he finished drinking, Chen Yi sent a guard to send him out of the village safely.
Then, Chen Yi said to Lai Chuanzhu: "Chief of Staff, please ask the driver to raise the fire of the small motorboat and be ready to go." If necessary, please take everyone else to the boat and take care of their safety. ”
Then he said to the guards, "Order the captain of the guard squad to lead the whole squad of combatants and four machine guns with me to meet the Japanese."
There were only thirteen or four members in the guard squad.
Chen Yi led them in the direction of the sound of Japanese motorboats.
Japanese motorboats were approaching, and Chen Yi and the soldiers quickly hid in the grass outside the embankment of the great river. The Japanese motorboats, with a few tugboats, strafed the road with machine guns and rushed straight over with full horsepower. Chen Yi witnessed this and ordered: "Fight! I hit hard! ”
The soldiers of the guard squad immediately opened fire on light and heavy machine guns, rifles, and barge guns. The Japanese motorboats and several tugboats were caught in flames. The enemy never expected that the New Fourth Army would be so powerful, crowded on the ship, in a mess, some killed, some fell into the water. A Japanese officer points fingers in the cockpit. Chen Yi looked carefully through the telescope and ordered, "Sniper, kill the leader in the cabin!"
"Good!" The sniper responded, aiming at the Japanese officer, "Snap—" With a shot, the Japanese commander fell.
"Good! Well played!" Chen Yi praised excitedly.
"Commander, can the driver fight?" The sniper asked.
"No more fighting," Chen Yi said humorously, "we don't have a pilot, let him drive the boat back to the mission."
The Japanese pilot did indeed quickly turn the bow of the ship, fled in a hurry, and gradually ran farther and farther.
Chen Yi stepped out of the creeping grass, and the sniper suddenly said, "Report Chief, I have an opinion, why don't you let the driver be killed?"
"Yeah, how to let the boat drive away!" Another warrior echoed the question.
"Ha, it turns out you have an opinion." Chen Yi smiled and said, "Don't you understand, what we just played with the devils was an 'empty city plan.'"
"Empty city plan?"
Chen Yi continued: "This is an 'empty city plan'. If we kill the pilot of the enemy motorboat and it cannot go back, the ghost soldiers on the motorboat will all come ashore and fight with us with bayonets. We are not afraid of fighting bayonets, but it is not an 'empty city plan', but the bayonet is red. What then?"
The soldiers finally understood: "If you fight hard, you will be afraid of exposing the objectives of the military department."
"By the way, by the way, in case something goes wrong with the military headquarters, it will be repaid, and I Chen Yi can't afford to be guilty." After Chen Yi finished speaking, he added another sentence: "However, we didn't hit it, and it couldn't run away." ”
Sure enough, the Japanese motorboat did not run far, and it was finished.
Because, two or three miles to the northwest, the main force of the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army arranged by Chen Yi was ambushing on both sides of the river. As soon as the Japanese entered the ambush circle, they opened fire from a commanding height, and the Japanese motorboats could only advance slowly. Since the enemy commander had already died, the Japanese and puppet troops, like dogs that had lost their families, were hit and fell into the water. As a result, the Japanese motorboats and tugboats lay like a long dead snake in the great river.
The battle was soon over. Chen Yi returned to the village with the soldiers of the guard squad. Cadres of the military department, several cultural circles, and murakami men, women, and children rushed up and cheered in unison: "Well fought!" Welcome to the Triumph of the Commander! ”
Chief of Staff Lai Chuanzhu also took the lead in applauding.
Chen Yi unbuttoned his clothes, took off his hat, and waved his hand to thank the people.
This battle was not too big, but Chen Yi cleverly won more with less, repelled the Japanese army without alarm, and defended the army headquarters. Is this kind of tactics that is almost a soldier who surrenders without a fight clever or not? It is estimated that few people can do it.
This is Chen Yi's military ability -- you have to obey if you are not convinced!
Because, in history, all the enemy generals who were not convinced of Chen Yi's military ability were proved to be his defeated generals!