Title: Military Successors: The Lifeblood of China's Military Development
The development and expansion of China's armed forces cannot be separated from the training and selection of military successors. In the long river of history, our army has continuously emerged military successors of various periods, who have played an important role at critical moments with their outstanding military talents and outstanding command ability. However, our army also had some tragedies of missing its hands, and the Kuomintang army failed to make timely adjustments in the face of the changes of the new era, thus dooming it to the fate of defeat. Therefore, cultivating and selecting military successors is of great significance to the development of the Chinese military.
During the Red Army period, Xu Qianqian made great contributions to the war with his outstanding military command skills. In the Long March of the Red Army, Xu Qianqian led the Red Army to defeat the enemy under difficult conditions and win the victory of the Red Army with a united and cooperative fighting style and flexible tactics. During the Anti-Japanese War of the Eighth Route Army, Peng Dehuai was also an excellent military successor. He led the Eighth Route Army to launch a hundred regiments battle, eliminating a large number of Japanese troops with surprise attack tactics, showing strong combat ability. During the Liberation War, Lin Biao and Su Yu also became representatives of military successors with excellent command skills. The million-strong army led by Lin Biao spanned thousands of kilometers and successfully liberated most of the territory on the mainland. Su Yu, on the other hand, used mobile tactics to turn the tide of the battle in the face of a desperate situation and became a lifesaver on the battlefield.
Relatively speaking, the Kuomintang army did not succeed in training and selecting a number of outstanding military successors. During the Sino-Japanese War, the Kuomintang army still relied on the "pre-Whampoa" generation of military commanders, whose tactics were no longer adapted to the changes of the new era. During the Liberation War, the Kuomintang army also failed to adjust the military command system in time, and the new generation of our army, Huangpu, has all taken over and become the chief general of the theater. Such a difference led to the defeat of the Kuomintang army.
The historical experience of the self-defense and counterattack war against Vietnam tells us that the army cannot rely on veterans to shoulder the heavy responsibility of fighting. Although our army achieved a brilliant victory in the war, the advanced age of veterans such as Xu Shiyou was worrying. The military should always keep a forward-looking vision and pay attention to training young military successors to meet the needs of war in the new situation. Only by continuously cultivating and selecting military successors can we ensure the long-term development and growth of the Chinese military.
The cultivation of military successors requires not only professional skills, but also comprehensive quality training. Young military successors should have excellent leadership, strategic vision, and a concept of warfare adapted to the new era. At the same time, the military should also provide more training and practical opportunities for young military successors to help them grow rapidly. Only in this way can the Chinese military continue to develop and ensure the national security of the mainland.
To sum up: the training of military successors is the lifeblood of the development of the Chinese army. Military successors such as Xu Qianqian during the Red Army period, Peng Dehuai during the Anti-Japanese Period of the Eighth Route Army, and Lin Biao and Su Yu during the Liberation War all achieved major victories in the war with outstanding military command skills. On the contrary, the Kuomintang army failed to adjust the military command system in time, leading to the fate of defeat. When training military successors, the military should pay attention to the cultivation of professional skills, but also cultivate their leadership, strategic vision and innovative thinking. Only by constantly training and selecting military successors can we ensure the development and growth of the Chinese military.
