Su Yu was a very modest man, he twice resigned as commander, and finally missed the rank of marshal. Of course, modesty is a virtue, but Su Yu should not be modest, his modesty not only delayed himself, but also delayed his subordinates.
(Ding Cheng on the left, Su Yu sitting in the back)
In 1945, the Central Committee appointed Su Yu as the commander of the Central China Military Region, and Su Yu said that Zhang Dingcheng was his old chief, and his revolutionary qualifications were older than him, so he resolutely only became the deputy commander, and let Zhang Dingcheng be the commander. The Central Committee agreed.
In 1948, Chairman Mao personally transferred Chen Yi out of East China and made Su Yu the commander and political commissar of the East China Field Army. Su Yu became humble again, he only served as a commander, and insisted on retaining Chen Yi's position. Su Yu gave up the rank of marshal.
If Su Yu served as the commander of the East China Field Army, then it was logical that he would become the commander of the Third Field Army, then he would definitely have to be evaluated as a marshal, and the top ten marshals would probably not have anything to do with Chen Yi.
In the face of fame and fortune, Su Yu does not stretch out his hand, this is a beautiful talk, but it also has drawbacks. Everyone knows that Su Yu's military talent is very high, and Su Yu relied on Su Yu to fight in the East China battlefield, and Su Yu's ideas may not always be the same as everyone's, in order to implement his own fighting style, he needs to apply to his superiors, and to persuade his superiors, he must first obtain the consent of his superiors.
And this process takes time. When the Soviet Union and China won seven battles and seven victories, Su Yu personally rode a bicycle, drove a day and a night away, and rushed to the Central China Bureau to convene the Standing Committee and persuaded everyone.
If Su Yu was like Lin Biao, he was the number one, and he wouldn't need to spend all these twists and turns.
Fighters are always fleeting, and it would be bad if the best time to destroy the enemy was delayed. With Su Yu's ability, sometimes it is necessary for the cadres to be independent, and the premise is that he must be the number one. But Su Yu resigned, is it easy to make a mistake?
Su Yu did not get the rank of marshal because of his own modesty. obviously has the military exploits of the marshal, Liu Shaoqi supports him, and Chairman Mao also supports him, but he is too modest and misses the rank of marshal. Su Yu's modesty delayed himself and his beloved generals.
Su Yu is the god of war, fighting the battle of immortals, this is what Lin Biao said. But Su Yu is the commander, he can't go to the front line by himself, he needs to have a large number of capable generals, the most typical representative is the three tiger generals under him, Ye Wang Tao.
Ye Fei, Wang Bicheng and Tao Yong are also very competitive, and they all give Su Yu a long face. Those vicious battles in the East China Battlefield, the Laiwu Battle captured Li Xianzhou alive, the Menglianggu Battle captured Zhang Lingfu alive, and the Eastern Henan Battle captured Ou Shounian alive, every battle was inseparable from Ye Wangtao.
(Su Yu and Ye Wangtao)
If Su Yu's status is further improved, his love will naturally rise with the tide. If they go to a higher position, they will be able to create greater victories, which will be beneficial to the cause of the party and the people.
Su Yu was humble, and they couldn't continue to improve. When the Third Field Army was established, with their military exploits and strength, Ye Feiwang Bicheng and Tao Yong should both serve as corps commanders, and if that was the case, all three of them could be rated as generals.
It's a pity that Su Yu is not the number one, so he doesn't have the absolute right to speak. In the end, only Ye Fei became the commander of the corps and was rated as a general. Wang Bicheng and Tao Yong were both only army commanders, and both of them were only awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
Further down, if Wang Bicheng or Tao Yong had served as the commander of the Ninth Corps, then the Ninth Corps might not have suffered such huge losses in the Korean battlefield. Make good use of good talents, and those who can live in them.
Capable people should be allowed to go to higher positions, not to let qualified people go to higher positions. Only in this way can the revolutionary cause achieve greater victories. In this sense, did Su Yu's modesty also delay Wang Bicheng and Tao Yong?
Humility is a virtue, but it also has to be timed. If it is really both ability and political integrity, it is necessary to take the responsibility and not shirk. Being too modest is tantamount to pride, and being too modest is also irresponsible to the cause of the party and the people.
(Reference books: "Memoirs of Su Yu's War", "Su Yu's Biography")