There are many generals who are good at fighting in the mainland, but if you have to evaluate a level, many people will most likely talk about Lin Biao and Su Yu together, just because the two have similar backgrounds and combat experiences.
After Lin Biao became the commander of the Fourth Field Army and Su Yu became the commander of the Third Field Army, more and more people compared the two together.
Some people think that most of the soldiers in the three fields are not convinced by Su Yu, but Lin Biao can say the same thing in the four fields, why is this?
an undefeated general
Su Yu is the mainland's "victorious general", how did this title come about?
In the 40s of the last century, Su Yu fought in the central region of the Soviet Union, and at that time there was a ballad among the people, saying that Su Yu fought devils, puppet soldiers and Kuomintang diehards.
After the end of the Soviet-Chinese campaign, the famous translator Kuai Sihui changed the "battle victory" in the song to "the victorious general", and also specially wrote a report on "Su Yu, the victorious general", which was published in the "Xinhua Daily".
After Su Yu became deputy commander of the East China Field Army, he took part in commanding the Subei Campaign, destroying more than 20,000 Kuomintang troops; in the Lunan Campaign, he eliminated two Kuomintang divisions and a fast column, and captured tanks, artillery, and other materials; and in the Laiwu Campaign, he eliminated 56,000 enemy troops and captured Li Xianzhou alive......
Su Yu almost won every battle, and his achievements spread to the central government, and Liu Bocheng also told the media, "General Su Yu has won every battle and is one of the best generals in the People's Liberation Army." Since then, the title of "Victorious General" has been firmly pressed on Su Yu.
Since Su Yu is a victorious general and often wins battles, why do the soldiers of the Third Field disobey him as a commander?
Disobedient to Su Yu?
According to a CCTV international report, the Third Field Army's disobedience to Su Yu began with the Battle of Menglianggu, what happened at that time?
It is reported that in the Battle of Menglianggu, Su Yu adopted a policy of dividing troops, but was surrounded by enemy troops, and our army went through a brutal battle before coming out of the encirclement.
After the four columns led by Su Yu set out, they learned that the 25th and 64th divisions of the Kuomintang were approaching, and Su Yu urgently turned to Hu Lian's 11th division, preparing to launch an attack on Hu Lian at Nanma.
Who knew that Hu Lian was already ready, as soon as Su Yu came, Hu Lian was in the arms, Su Yu did not take Hu Lian for three days, and at this time, the 25th and 64th divisions had already rushed towards Su Yu, the enemy attacked the two wings of Su Yu's troops, our army suffered large losses, and the overall morale was low.
Su Yu was anxious for a victory to boost morale, and happened to learn that the Kuomintang 8th Division had just arrived in Linqu, and Su Yu thought that now was a great opportunity to attack the 8th Division, and immediately ordered the troops to attack the 8th Division in Linqu.
However, Su Yu still failed, the 8th Division was well defended, Su Yu did not find a chance to attack, but the sky was not beautiful, a heavy rainstorm led to a flash flood, Su Yu's troops suffered heavy losses, and had to retreat.
After Su Yu returned to the army, he sent a telegram to Chairman Mao for review, he believed that he had fought the war of attrition, and asked Chairman Mao to give him severe punishment.
Chairman Mao did not accuse Su Yu or punish him, but comforted and encouraged him, allowing him to regain his strength, continue to lead the troops to fight with the enemy, and turn back the game.
But Su Yu's soldiers and colleagues blamed Su Yu for the defeat.
For example, in Tan Zhenlin's view, there is no problem in strategy, and the problem is in organization, command and tactics, and Chen Yi also agrees with Tan Zhenlin's point of view.
Tan Zhenlin wrote a letter to Su Yu, and he pointed out Su Yu's problem succinctly and clearly.
On the other hand, Lin Biao, who has almost the same life trajectory as Su Yu, said the same thing in the Fourth Field Army, why is this?
Lin Biao "opposed" Su Yu
Many people believe that the reason why the Sanye warriors disobeyed Su Yu was because he lost the battle. But Lin Biao also fought a defeated battle, he had suffered a big loss at the hands of Chen Mingren, and the Battle of Siping can be said to be a shameful battle in Lin Biao's revolutionary career.
Since Lin Biao has also lost battles, why is no one in Siye disagreeing with Lin Biao?
Lin Biao has been involved in the revolution for a long time, and he was also a student of the Whampoa Military Academy, and received relatively systematic military training, and belonged to a person who "brought his own halo".
Su Yu is different, although he has received orthodox military training under Ye Ting, but after all, he did not graduate from the famous Whampoa Military Academy, and some people will think that he is a "wild man", and naturally they will look down on him.
But Lin Biao has always been very respectful of Su Yu, in his eyes, Su Yu is a military wizard and a well-deserved victorious general.
In 1946, Su Yu won seven battles and seven victories in the Soviet-Chinese theater, including one battle that caught Lin Biao's attention. At that time, Su Yu had only 30,000 people, but the enemy was 120,000 Kuomintang troops equipped with American weapons, but Su Yu won the war.
After Lin Biao carefully pondered the information of Su Yu's seven battles and seven victories, he said, "Su Yu fought the battle of the gods", and then he said, "Su Yu is really good at fighting, and I don't dare to make up my mind in the battles he fought."
Chief of Staff Liu Yalou once asked Lin Biao if he wanted to compete with Su Yu for high or low? Lin Biao's answer could just explain why Su Yu was treated differently from Lin Biao in the army.
What did Lin Biao say?
Lin Biao said that because of his different experiences, he and Su Yu have completely different styles of fighting. Because he has long served the important task of protecting the Party Central Committee and directly obeys Chairman Mao's orders, he will think about a lot of things before the war, and only when he is 70% sure will he decide to fight this battle.
But Su Yu is different, he often fights in the encirclement of the enemy, in this case, Su Yu's combat style will be bold and adventurous.
Su Yu is an outstanding general on the mainland, and he is a well-deserved victorious general on the mainland, but his combat style is more prominent.
Resources:
[1] China National Defense News, "Su Yu's "Winning General" Who Should Not Be Questioned", 20110712
[2] CCTV "Meng Lianggu made a lot of mistakes after why the Sanye soldiers disobeyed Su Yu" 20070727
[3] Leader Wen Cui "Lin Biao Respects Su Yu", 20101123