"After three times of talking on the evening of September 4, the mind has been cleared and I still return to work in the Tenth Column."
On the morning of September 5, 1948, Su Yu, deputy commander of the East China Field Army, with his bloodshot eyes open, personally supervised the dispatcher in sending these words to Xibaipo. He knew that the chairman did not have a good impression of his fierce general, and if the contradictions were not bridged in time, he did not know what would happen later.
The general whom Su Yu wanted to protect was General Song Shilun and the commander of the 10th Column of Huaye.
Song Shi is a man of his own, with a fiery personality, a big temper and a stubborn nature. Although he is a fierce general, he is a fierce horse that is difficult to tame. Especially when facing Commander Su Yu, his temper was particularly large, and even made people think that he was targeting Su Yu. In fact, from the perspective of song shilun, it is indeed a bit targeted. He was not very convinced of Su Yu, and the reasons for this were more complicated.
At the beginning of their lives, Su Yu and Song Shilun's growth trajectory can almost be said to be consistent. Two men were born in the same year, joined the Communist Youth League in the same year, and were almost identical in seniority in the Red Army. However, Song Shilun was a cadet of the Fifth Stage of Huangpu, and Su Yu did not attend a military academy for a day. However, during the Liberation War, Su Yu became the deputy commander of the East China Field Army and the decision-maker of military operations, while Song Shilun stopped at the commander of the column. It made him wonder.
In addition, Song Shilun was Chen Yi's old subordinate. When Chen Yi took over the Shandong Field Army, the situation was not smooth. In the end, Chen Yi took the initiative to cede military command to Su Yu after the Shandong Field Army and the Central China Field Army were merged into the East China Field Army. This made many old people of the Shandong Field Army feel difficult to accept, and they always disobeyed Su Yu, the commander of the "airborne". This also made Song Shilun have an opinion on Su Yu.
And the most important point is that Song Shilun felt that Su Yu was more sinister. This was, of course, a misunderstanding, caused by the defeat in the battle to cross the Yellow River in the north.
In 1947, the People's Liberation Army began to launch counter-offensives on various battlefields. According to Chairman Mao's orders, the Central Plains Field Army led by Liu Deng advanced thousands of miles into the Dabie Mountains. This was a very risky operation, the Central Plains Field Army threw away all heavy equipment in order to speed up the march as much as possible, and its combat effectiveness dropped sharply. In order to cover Liu Deng's army, Su Yu sent Song Shilun to command ten columns and launch an attack around Liangshan, trying to firmly attract the enemy here and reduce the pressure on Liu Deng's army.
The task is enormous. At this time, the Ten Columns were already in continuous combat, the troops were exhausted, and the attrition was very serious. Their opponent was one of Chiang Kai-shek's five main forces: Qiu Qingquan's reorganized Fifth Division. The reorganized Fifth Division, although nominally a division, had the strength of an army. Not only were there more than 31,000 soldiers, but the equipment was also a watery American weapon with fierce firepower. Moreover, near the reorganized Fifth Division, there was Wu Huawen's Reorganized Eighty-fourth Division. This is also an integrated division at the military level. That is to say, Song Shilun wanted to attack his tired division with twice as many troops as himself and his firepower far superior to his enemy.
At this time, Song Shilun showed the quality of an excellent commander. With his flexible tactics, he really attracted the enemy firmly. However, Qiu Qingquan was not a generalist, and soon found himself deceived, so he gathered heavy troops to pounce, wanting to fight with the Eighty-fourth Division from north to south, and destroy the 10th Column on the bank of the Yellow River.
Song Shilun sensed the danger, so he decided to lead his troops north across the Yellow River, seeking a glimmer of life in the enemy's cracks. He telegraphed his plan to Chen Yi, Su Yu, and Chen Shiyu, but due to the urgency of the military situation, he crossed the river on his own without waiting for a reply. As a result, the original combat deployment was disrupted, leaving the 10th Column isolated. Qiu Qingquan's troops, on the other hand, quickly caught up with the mobility of mechanized troops. Although in the end, Song Shilun fought desperately and brought back some troops, the losses of the 10 columns were still huge. From a local point of view, this battle was lost by Song Shilun.
The impact of this defeat was very great, not only disrupting the military deployment of Chen Yi and Su Yu, but also alarming Chairman Mao in the mountains of northern Shaanxi. Chairman Mao was very angry and telegraphed Liu Deng Chensu: "It is a great mistake for the Song column to cross north and suffer losses." Chen Yi and Su Yu wanted to maintain the Song Wheel of Time, so they said that they would let the Wheel of Song "wait for processing." But in reality, they suppressed the matter.
But Song Shilun has a very good opinion on this sentence. He believes that he has already told you before crossing the Yellow River in the north, so he is definitely not fleeing from the battlefield. Isn't it unjust to face a great enemy and fight to the death, but instead become a person who is "waiting to be dealt with"? Song Shilun was not the kind of person who was willing to defend himself, and he did not say a word and continued to fight. But the knots in my heart are getting bigger and bigger. At the same time, he also recorded this account on Su Yu's head.
In 1948, Su Yu decided to launch the Jinan Campaign in order to cooperate with the counteroffensive of the national battlefield. At this time, almost all of Shandong has become a liberated area, and only an isolated city in Jinan seems to have victory at hand. However, the Kuomintang general Wang Yaowu of Shandong still had 200,000 troops in his hands, and with the fortification of the city, it was not necessarily defeated. In order to strengthen the offensive force, Su Yu decided to let Song Shilun lead the 10 columns to participate in the siege.
The 10th Column is the most "hard" unit in Huaye and has always been the absolute main force on the battlefield. They are known for their proficiency in blocking battles, and each time they face almost one of the five aces of the Kuomintang. The Liangshan blockade battle before crossing the Yellow River in the north was also difficult to defend most of the main forces against an enemy with both firepower and numerical superiority. This time, Su Yu let them fight the attack, in fact, there was some meaning that they wanted Song Shilun to make a contribution.
However, Song Shilun's idea was different from Su Yu's. The last "waiting to be dealt with" decision is still a thorn in his heart. He thought, the last time he said to deal with it and not to deal with it, did he want me to lose the battle again this time, and then "two sins into one"? When Song Shilun was in Shandong, he was infected with the straight-forward personality of Shandong Hanzi. The last time things were not explained, it was difficult for him to concentrate on fighting the next big battle! Moreover, the 10th Column had not been idle before, the blockade battle had been fought a lot, the consumption of personnel and materials was very large, and if he wanted to fight another battle, his heart was not scored.
Several thoughts tangled together, causing Song Shi Chakra to lose control of his emotions. At the conference table, he unceremoniously asked Su Yu for ammunition. Su Yu looked into his eyes, and Han Yan didn't speak. Song Shilun was even more angry, patted the table, and said, "I can't participate in the war without replenishment!" As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and walked straight out of the conference room!
At this time, Hua Ye played a big chess game in the next round. The next battle in Jinan City is just a bait for reinforcements. Each unit was assigned a corresponding combat mission. Therefore, the ammunition of each unit was tight, and Su Yu really could not deploy materials to support the 10 columns. Therefore, not giving ammunition is definitely not Su Yu's embarrassment to Song Shilun. But Song Shilun's attitude is really out of line.
Su Yu, who was intimidated, first thought of how to use his position to suppress Song Shilun, but how to keep Song Shilun's position and let him lead the team to participate in the war. The last time the Yellow River was crossed north, the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao had already gained an opinion on the Song Dynasty. At this time, if you don't want to find a way to make up for it, your superiors are likely to punish Song Shilun. If the consequences were more serious, Song Shilun was really removed from his post, and the combat effectiveness of the 10 columns was bound to be damaged. So he sent a telegram to Xibaipo before the minutes of the meeting were sent, reporting the meeting truthfully. Only at the end he added a sentence: "The problem lies in communication, and now we are trying to solve it." ”
In the days that followed, Su Yu chatted with Song Shilun many times and asked bluntly where the other party's heart knot was. Song Shilun told the truth: "Last time I said to wait for the processing, but then I didn't believe it." In this way, I am not sure in my heart. If you want to fight, you can scold, and I can't stand the accounting after the autumn! ”
When Su Yu heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and replied, "I blame this matter, I didn't tell you clearly." At this time, a year has passed, and the punishment has long been punished, can we wait until now? Waiting for punishment is not punishing! In the future, if you have anything to do, you can directly find me, or find Mr. Chen. Communicate well, don't be bored in your heart. ”
Hearing Su Yu say that there was no punishment, Song Shilun put his mind at ease and immediately said that he had taken over the task of attacking Jinan City and would never put forward conditions with Ye Si again. Su Yu applauded song shilun's change and immediately called Xibaipo to tell the chairman that the problem here had been solved. This is the scene at the beginning of this article.
But in Chairman Mao's mind, this matter was not so good. Since huaye's establishment, it was not the first time that the commander of the old Shandong department disobeyed Su Yu's command. Xu Shiyou, the commander of the 9th Column, even stayed at home because of the contradictions and did not come out. If this situation is allowed to happen again, something big may happen in the future. So he called Hanano Noji to dismiss Song Shilun!
Receiving the chairman's telegram, Su Yu immediately sent another report to Xibaipo in his personal name: "It is recommended that Song Shilun continue to stay in office. If it is necessary to remove from the post, please deal with it after the end of the campaign. The next day, the chairman's reply came: "Agree to Su Yu's suggestion, and Song Shilun will stay in office for the time being to see the after-effects!" Also: Give this telegram to Song Shilun to read! ”
That night, Su Yu personally found Song Shilun and showed him the chairman's telegram. Song Shilun immediately said that he would fight to the death and repay the expectations of Noji and the chairman. Moreover, he also took the initiative to make a review and admitted his mistakes in front of the whole army.
Song Shilun did what he said, and in the Battle of Jinan, he suddenly rose up like a fierce tiger descending the mountain. Thanks to his efforts, the battle, which was originally planned for 20 days, was won in only 8 days. The speed was so fast that even the enemy reinforcements could not move. The strength of the Song Dynasty wheel has once again been proved. His position as commander of the column was also preserved.
In the years that followed, two generals, Song Shilun and Su Yu, worked together to push the PLA's combat effectiveness to a new height. In the Battle of Huaihai, in the Battle of Xudong, the 10th column of the Song Dynasty wheel firmly blocked Qiu Qingquan's rescue troops on the outskirts of Nianzhuangwei, providing a strong guarantee for the annihilation of Huang Baitao. This battle cast the enemy out of the shadows, and even left behind the praise of "the platoon does not move, it must be ten columns". In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, General Song Shilun commanded the 9th Corps, and won the Battle of Chosin Lake under the condition of extremely unfavorable material support, allowing the world to see the style of Chinese soldiers.