Author: Forget about the jianghu
If you ask which of the five major strategic units of our army during the Liberation War was the strongest, there is no doubt that the strongest combat effectiveness was the Northeast Field Army (Fourth Field Army). Because Siye gathered elite soldiers from many base areas after the victory of the War of Resistance, and Lin Zong was also an unborn war genius, known as the "eagle of the Red Army" and the "tiger" and "fox" in the People's Liberation Army.
From the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army to the Fourth Field Army, it was the most critical period of growth for Lin Zong, and after that, as soon as he left the pass, he swept through thousands of troops like a sweep, and there were few opponents. Then, lin zong's five major enemies in the northeast, Du Yuming, Bai Chongxi, Chen Mingren, Chen Cheng, and Wei Lihuang, which one is relatively more powerful and more difficult to deal with?
Mr. Lin is strategizing
First, Du Yuming: The ideal is very full, and the reality is very bone
The famous generals Du Yuming, Chen Geng and Xu Xiangqian are the first phase of Huangpu, while Lin is always the fourth phase of Huangpu.
In terms of academic qualifications, Du Yuming, who was born in 1903, was the head of Lin Zongxue, only 3 years older than Lin Zong; in terms of seniority, Du Yuming participated in the Northern Expedition War, the battle of "encircling and suppressing" Dabie Mountain, and in 1936 he was the commander of the major general's division; on the external battle record, Du Yuming participated in the Rehe River War of Resistance, the Kunlun Pass Victory, and the Expeditionary Force's Battle of Swa River. In either way, Du Yuming is stronger than Lin Zong.
Du Yuming went to the northeast, in fact, to supervise Wei Lihuang, but Lin always had three major advantages, which Du Yuming did not have:
First, Lin Zong was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the chairman and the northeast implemented "unification"; second, political commissar Luo Ronghuan and others went all out to assist in conscription and training, and Lin Zong had no worries about the future; third, the PLA "beat up local tyrants and divided the land" and "remembered bitterness and sweetness," which completely stimulated the enthusiasm of the broad masses of rural areas to join and support the army.
Du Yuming's highlight moment was the Second Siping Battle in 1946, when Lin Zong did not complete the chairman's idea of "turning Siping into Madrid" and was forced to abandon the city and retreat north, due to the defection of Wang Jifang, deputy chief of the Operations Section, almost collapsed, but fortunately the armistice gave the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army a chance to breathe.
When Lin Zong had eased up, the Dongye soldiers were strong and strong, and the local armed forces were blooming everywhere, Du Yuming would not be able to eat it. In the end, Du Yuming, who was "ambitious and difficult to reward", was overwhelmed by Lin Zong and became ill and left depressed. Later, he was ordered to organize a retreat, which was not a loss of the demeanor of a general.
In the Battle of Huaihai, Du Yuming, who was not born at the right time, was captured alive.
Du Yuming was full of ambition
Second, Bai Chongxi's ambition is difficult to reward, and Chen Chengzhi's talent is sparse
In addition to Du Yuming, there are two high-powered "famous generals" who have also appeared in the northeast for a short time.
One is Bai Chongxi, who was assigned to the northeast battlefield to "supervise the war" after the "four peaces of World War II". Bai Chongxi, who had the reputation of "Little Zhuge Ge", was sent to the northeast to serve as Du Yuming's superior to supervise the battle, but neither Bai Chongxi nor Du Yuming was fully trusted by Shangfeng.
Therefore, Bai Chongxi did not play much role in the northeast battlefield and was quickly transferred back. In the later stages of the Liberation War, in the South China Battlefield and the Guangxi Base Camp, although Bai Chongxi sat on the advantages of the "land snake", he was defeated in the Battle of Hengbao and the Battle of Guangxi.
The other is that after the "three wars and four draws", Chen Cheng, the chief executive who succeeded Xiong Shihui as the director of the "Northeast Xingyuan".
Among the 5 enemy "famous generals", Chen Cheng not only held a high position of authority and a proud career, but also has always been the first favorite general of President Jiang. But this "first-class general" who is the same age as Peng Zong, whether it is ability or personality charm, is not in the same grade as Lin Zong, who is 9 years younger.
However, Chen Cheng was not only a native of Zhejiang, but also a graduate of the Baoding Military Academy and the Whampoa Military Academy, and was also praised by the military circles as the "small committee chairman" because he deliberately imitated the principal. It is conceivable that a senior general who always thinks about sneaking around can do much on the battlefield.
In the first year of the Liberation War, 1.12 million soldiers were lost, and 70,000 people were annihilated in 50 days in the northeast, and they have been devastated ever since.
Chen Chengzhi is a great talent
Third, Chen Mingren defended the city well, but the level was not enough
In the eyes of many people, Chen Mingren, who fought Lin Zong and fled in a bad way in Siping, is Lin's biggest opponent.
Chen Mingren, who was also the first phase of Huangpu, inflicted great damage on the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army in the northeast battlefield, especially in the summer of 1947, when the famous "Four Ping Offensive" in World War I made Lin Zong suffer a major defeat that was rare in his life, and finally returned home.
This battle is called "Siping Battle" by our army, and the enemy is called "Siping Guard Battle" by the enemy army.
On the basis of 20,000 regular troops, Chen Mingren temporarily mobilized 15,000 miscellaneous troops and deployed 5 divisions to "scatter beans into soldiers" in 5 areas, causing considerable trouble for Lin Zong, and Li Tianyou commanded 1, 3, and 7 columns and 100,000 men and horses to fight fiercely for more than ten days, but never won Siping.
However, it is a bit far-fetched to say that Chen Mingren is smarter than Lin Zong. The reason is very simple: the Siping Offensive is the first large-scale offensive of our army in the northeast, there is no experience and coordination, and the Zhu Rui artillery has not completed the formation. Thirty years of Hedong and thirty years of Hexi, by October 1948, Lin Zong's 600,000 troops went south, and Chen Mingren, who had 100,000 people, had only one way to revolt.
In fact, Chen Mingren and Li Tianyou are one level. As for the chairman's remark when he invited Chen Mingren to a banquet, "Lin Biao is not as good as you in fighting a war," it is more of a "spiritual encouragement" to General Chen Mingren, who "understands the great righteousness" and stands on the side of the people, and also shows the chairman's art of encouragement.
Cheng Qian and Chen Mingren
4. Wei Lihuang: In Cao Ying's heart in Han
Since Du, Bai, Chen Cheng, and Chen Mingren were not the most dangerous opponents, only Wei Lihuang.
It is not bad at all, the Wei Lihuang who has always "stood still" in the northeast battlefield is Lin Zong's most dangerous opponent.
Wei Lihuang, born in 1897 in Hefei, Anhui Province, joined the Cantonese Army at the age of 18 and became a defender of Sun Yat-sen at the age of 20. In 1920, because of his meritorious crusade against the Gui clan, he received a photograph signed by Mr. Zhongshan, which was a unique honor.
During the Northern Expedition, Wei Lihuang was promoted from regimental commander to division commander, and in December 1927, he married Zhu Yunheng, a girlfriend of Song Meiling. Because of this relationship, in the following ten years, Wei Lihuang's official Yun Hengtong has been promoted. In September 1936, at the age of 39, Wei Lihuang was awarded the rank of general of the army.
After the outbreak of the All-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wei Lihuang served as deputy commander in the Second Theater of Yan Xishan and established friendship with Zhou Gong, Zhu Laozong, Liu Bocheng, and others in the War of Resistance. In April 1938, Wei Lihuang arrived in Yan'an and was warmly welcomed by the chairman and personally invited to a banquet.
In the later period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wei Lihuang successively served as the commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force and the deputy commander-in-chief of the Army, and he was prominent for a while. In November 1946, Wei Lihuang, as the first candidate to sit in the northeast, because he did not want to kill each other, took his wife Han Quanhua abroad to investigate, and Nanjing repeatedly urged him to return to China.
In January 1948, as soon as Wei Lihuang returned to China, he was appointed commander of the "Northeast Suppression General". However, Wei Lihuang's large cities turned a deaf ear to the emergency of various places. Especially in the most critical rescue of Jinzhou in the Liaoshen Campaign, Shenyang's 120,000 troops have not moved, watching Jinzhou fall.
Wei Lihuang
Fifth, different choices, different endings
Many people were puzzled by Wei Lihuang's inability to sit in Shenyang and watch Jinzhou fall.
In fact, Wei Lihuang's fourth wife, Mei Yiqi's wife and sister Han Quanhua, was a classmate and friend of Sister Deng. Because of this layer of relations, Wei Lihuang, who had a good relationship with the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, has always been well aware of the great righteousness in the liberation battlefield, and at the same time has left a back road for himself.
In 1948, Yan'an published a list of 43 first-class war criminals, and Wei Lihuang and others were impressively listed.
Among them, Chen Cheng ranked 3rd, Bai Chongxi ranked 4th, Wei Lihuang ranked 28th, Fu Zuoyi ranked 31st, and Du Yuming was 36th. In fact, the inclusion of Wei Lihuang, who had taken refuge on Hong Kong Island, and Fu Zuoyi, who was about to revolt, was the chairman's divine stroke to protect them.
Wei Lihuang never let Shenyang's 120,000 troops go south to reinforce Jinzhou according to Nanjing's instructions, so that the balance of victory was tilted toward Lin Zong, and after the war, many generals in Nanjing reported Wei Lihuang's "collaboration with the enemy", but there has been no conclusive evidence to shake this big man.
Du Yuming was captured
After the founding of New China, Lin Zong's five former strong enemies had all been blown away by rain and wind: Du Yuming was captured in the Battle of Huaihai, Bai Chongxi fled to an isolated island and was assassinated, Chen Mingren was the current affairs official for Junjie's uprising in Changsha, and only Chen Cheng followed the principal.
In March 1955, Wei Lihuang and his wife Han Quanhua returned to Guangzhou, and on April 6, they arrived in Beijing.
Premier Zhou, Sister Deng, and Chairman Wei Lihuang successively invited Wei Lihuang and his wife, and in order to welcome Wei Lihuang's return, the chairman who had been away for 17 years in Yan'an even asked 8 of the ten marshals to accompany him.
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