Hello everyone, today we are going to talk about the two heroes in history, Chen Geng and Su Yu.
But despite all this, why was Chen Geng not named marshal, while Su Yu, who was as famous as him, rose rapidly in the later stage of the Liberation War and became the leader of the large military region?
Curious? Let's find out.
Speaking of Chen Geng, his resume can be described as golden. During the Whampoa Military Academy, he was not only one of the three heroes of Whampoa, but also saved Chiang Kai-shek's life at a critical moment, and this adventure can be described as legendary.
He is able to govern the people in peace, and he can go on horses to fight. Whether it was the Red Army or the Eighth Route Army, the troops he led were all outstanding and were praised by Mao Zedong as a general who could lead the army alone.
In the early days of the Liberation War, Chen Geng's brilliance was even compared to Su Yu for a time, and both of them were regarded as models for the whole army.
However, time passed, and by the end of the Liberation War, things seemed to have changed. Song Qingling, who was in Shanghai at the time, was surprised and asked Chen Geng why he led "so few" troops, and Chen Geng could only answer embarrassedly: "200,000!"
What caused Chen Geng's "backwardness"? We have to mention a battle in 1946. At that time, Chen Geng skillfully arranged an ambush and successfully eliminated the "First Brigade in the World" of the famous Kuomintang general Hu Zongnan.
Mao Zedong was overjoyed by this victory, and he immediately reported to the whole army and praised Chen Geng's bravery.
In the ensuing battle, Chen Geng's performance began to fluctuate. In 1947, Chen Geng was given an important task after the Xiaohe Village Conference, leading a huge corps composed of the Fourth Column, the newly established Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Ninth Column, and the former Kuomintang 38th Army, known as the "Chen Xie Group".
This force was once powerful in the Central Plains War, but then due to some mistakes in strategy, it failed to continue to play the expected role, especially in the Battle of Luoyang, due to the improper use of tactics, resulting in heavy losses, which directly affected Chen Geng's military prestige.
In fact, war is brutal and uncertain, and even the best generals will make mistakes.
But in the high-speed war and political machine, every mistake can be magnified and become a critical juncture that will affect the future. For Chen Geng's mistakes on the battlefield, it seems that they have become a stumbling block in his career.
In the struggle for power within the party and the adjustment of military leadership, sometimes the achievements on the battlefield cannot be completely transformed into political capital.
Although Chen Geng is deeply popular, humorous and friendly, and is known as everyone's "pistachio", in a complex political environment, this popularity may not translate into enough political support.
During the critical period of the Liberation War, Su Yu not only made remarkable achievements on the battlefield, but also played an active role in the political activities of the party. This dual advantage allowed him to quickly rise to a high position after the war, while Chen Geng was relatively inferior.
In retrospect, Chen Geng and Su Yu are not just a simple comparison of the two generals, but more like a symphony of fate. In the torrent of war, every decision, every battle, may rewrite the trajectory of a person's fate.
Chen Geng's experience allows us to see the different faces of a hero in good times and bad times, as well as the twists and turns of personal fate in the complex and changeable historical process.
And for us ordinary people, Chen Geng also has a deeper enlightenment. At every stage of life, we may encounter challenges and difficulties, and sometimes even injustices.
But what matters is how we face these adversities and how we find the strength to move forward in the midst of setbacks. Although Chen Geng suffered setbacks at some critical moments, his overall career is still a heroic epic, full of struggle and perseverance.
Through their experiences, we can see that every choice and decision counts, both on the battlefield and on the political stage. Although Chen Geng failed to achieve his wish at some critical moments, his life is still worthy of our deep reflection and learning.