During the War of Liberation, the heroic People's Army, under the leadership of Chairman Mao, waged a series of classic battles against Chiang Kai-shek's reactionary military clique. And in the process, there were ten battles, and the number of heroic people's troops annihilated at one time reached more than 100,000. It can be called the top ten annihilation battles with the largest scale and the greatest impact on the battlefield of liberation.
The first battle of Jinzhong broke out in June 1948. This battle was a campaign launched by the First Corps of North China, under the command of Xu Shuai, against the Yan Xishan military group, and its success or failure directly affected the situation on the battlefield in Shanxi. As a soldier known as the immortal, Xu Shuai, with an army of 60,000, took advantage of the favorable terrain to create a record of destroying more than 100,000 enemies in a battle. This move played a key role in speeding up the destruction of the Yan Xishan military clique and also made an indelible contribution to speeding up the liberation of Shanxi.
The second battle of eastern Henan, this battle was a model for General Su Yu to command a large-scale corps for the first time during the liberation period. As General Su Yu, who commanded a series of classic battles on the Shandong battlefield before that. In the Eastern Henan Campaign, great results were also achieved, destroying the Shounian Corps, annihilating more than 90,000 enemies, liberating a large area, and causing the enemy to lose the initiative on the battlefield in the Central Plains.
The third Battle of Jinan, this battle was the first battle of the heroic people's army to liberate a large city on the battlefield in Shandong. For this reason, the Jinan Campaign made the Supreme Command attach great importance to it, and telegraphed to Chen Su and the others that they must fight this battle well and set an example for the whole army.
Chen Su and the others naturally did not dare to slack off under the instructions of their superiors, and invested 140,000 troops to attack Jinan, including the eighth and ninth columns of sharp knives, and 180,000 troops were responsible for blocking and sending reinforcements. After seven days of bloody fighting between the two sides, the East China Field Army conquered Jinan, captured Wang Yaowu alive, and annihilated 110,000 enemies.
The fourth Liaoshen Campaign, this battle was the most influential battle in the Northeast Battlefield, and it was also the most influential battle in the entire Liberation War. Its success or failure has a direct bearing on whether the three eastern provinces can be liberated and whether the Northeast Field Army can enter the customs ahead of schedule to support the North China battlefield.
The scale of the Liaoshen campaign was very large, and the number of troops invested by both sides reached 1.5 million. In this process, the heroic people's army, under the command of General Lin, successively launched the Tashan Resistance Battle, the Jinzhou Campaign, the Liaoxi Battle, the Changchun Campaign, and the Shenyang Campaign with the enemy. After these battles, the heroic people's army completely won the Liaoshen Campaign, destroying 500,000 enemy troops.
The fifth Huaihai Campaign, this battle is known as the largest and most influential decisive battle in the entire Liberation War. Because Chiang Kai-shek invested 800,000 troops in this battle, including 200,000 American armoured troops. The enemy is powerful and wants to turn the tide in a war. But this time, I am afraid that Chiang Kai-shek, who was far away in Nanjing, would be disappointed.
Because, the Huaihai Campaign was a classic battle that the three famous generals of our army cooperated and commanded during the revolutionary war years. The first is the military god Liu Bocheng, the second is the uncrowned marshal Su Yu, the third is the Confucian commander Chen Lao in the army, plus the political commissar Deng who is very capable in all aspects.
Isn't such a lineup very strong. The Huaihai Battle not only had a strong lineup, but also created the highest record in the history of our army's war in terms of the number of enemies annihilated, causing the enemy to lose 800,000 troops.
The sixth Pingjin Campaign, this battle was the largest battle on the battlefield in North China. In this battle, the people's army had a certain advantage, because the million-strong army led by General Lin entered the pass ahead of schedule to support the Pingjin campaign. Liberate Tianjin as quickly as possible, thereby deterring Fu Zuoyi in Beiping and putting him on the road of uprising.
The seventh Taiyuan Campaign, this battle was the longest battle during the Liberation War, and the largest number of troops were invested. The early commander of the Taiyuan Campaign was Xu Shuai, who fell ill on the front line and was arranged by his superiors to recuperate in the rear, and General Peng Da served as the commander-in-chief of the Taiyuan Campaign. The two sides spent half a year in Taiyuan, and finally with the artillery of the Fourth Field Army and the reinforcement of the 19th Corps, they successfully liberated Taiyuan and eliminated more than 130,000 enemy troops.
The eighth battle of crossing the river was the first large-scale operation launched by the people's army in the strategic pursuit stage. The troops participating in the battle were the Second Field Army and the Third Field Army, and the main commanders were Comrade Bo Cheng, General Su Yu, and General Chen.
Although the reactionary military group also invested 700,000 troops in the battle of crossing the river, it had no combat effectiveness, and it was all 700,000 troops that were temporarily put together from various regions. In the face of a million-strong army that had experienced a hundred battles, Chiang Kai-shek's 700,000-strong army was defeated and powerless. The people's army completely defeated the enemy in the battle of crossing the river, destroying 400,000 enemies.
The ninth battle of Shanghai, this battle was the last classic battle commanded by General Su Yu and Mr. Chen on the battlefield of liberation. In order to protect this industrial city, in the Battle of Shanghai, the people's army participating in the battle refused to use combat weapons with greater lethality, but engaged in fierce street battles with the enemy, and the battle resulted in the destruction of 150,000 enemies and the successful liberation of Shanghai.
The tenth southwest campaign, this battle was a decisive battle commanded by the military god Liu Shuai, as well as political commissar Deng and Mr. He, in the strategic pursuit stage. At that time, the enemy claimed to have a million troops in the southwest, but Chiang Kai-shek still clamored that relying on the favorable terrain in the southwest could block our army from entering the southwest.
The editor can only say: this time Chiang Kai-shek's hopes are dashed again. The Second Field Army and the 18th Corps, under the command of three famous generals, allowed Chiang Kai-shek's million-strong army to retreat on all fronts in only 57 days, destroying 900,000 enemy troops, and only a few remnants of the troops escaped.