Speaking of the "God of War" Su Yu, everyone knows it. He not only enjoys prestige at home, but is also known as the "father of modern warfare in China" among the world's military powers.
He joined the revolution (National Revolutionary Army Teaching Team) in 1927, participated in the Nanchang Uprising, stayed in the south during the Long March and insisted on guerrilla warfare, and commanded Gaoyou, Menglianggu, Jinan, Huaihai, crossing the river and other battles in the War of Liberation, and fought horses for more than 22 years in his life, and was known as the "God of War".
In the Battle of Menglianggu, General Su Yu commanded the East China Field Army, annihilated the 74th Division of the Kuomintang Army (one of the five ace main forces of the Kuomintang Army), which was equipped with all-American equipment, and killed the division commander Zhang Lingfu (Huangpu Phase IV, Jiang's favorite general), which was even more famous!
In 1955, at the first award ceremony in New China, but surprisingly, Su Yu was not on the list of marshals, and Su Yu was awarded the rank of general, ranking first among the top ten founding generals.
So, Su Yu, who is known as the "God of War", has made outstanding achievements in his life, why was he not awarded the rank of marshal? Today, let's talk about this story in detail!
In fact, before the award ceremony, some people actually proposed to award the rank of Marshal Su Yu, and spoke highly of Su Yu's outstanding military exploits in the War of Liberation.
Whether it is military merits, qualifications or talents, it is reasonable and logical for Su Yu to confer the rank of marshal. Therefore, some people believe that Su Yu's appointment as a general is the result of his initiative to give up his position.
So, is this really the case?
In fact, here we have to talk about the evaluation and rating criteria of the founding marshal, not only on military merits, but also on qualifications.
For example, in the rating criteria for the founding marshals of New China, there is one of them: led or participated in the creation of the people's army, such as the Nanchang Uprising and the Autumn Harvest Uprising.
Although it is said that Su Yu participated in the Nanchang Uprising, he only participated in the revolution and did not have too many outstanding military achievements, and when Su Yu showed his talents, it should be during the Liberation War, compared with other marshals, his qualifications are still shallow.
For example, Marshal Zhu De, who was the main founder and leader of the Red Army, and a "Zhu Debian Dan" was famous in Jinggangshan, so naturally there is no need to say much.
Then, Marshal Peng Dehuai, who served as deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, served as commander-in-chief of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and his military status was second only to Marshal Zhu De.
Then, there are marshals such as Chen Yi, Lin Biao, and He Long, who served as senior commanders or high-level military leaders of the large army as early as the Red Army, and their strategic and tactical abilities are quite excellent, and their qualifications are quite sufficient.
Then, some people also say that Chen Yi is the commander of the East China Field Army, but the actual commander of the East China Field Army is Su Yu, so why can Chen Yi rely on the marshal?
In fact, this has to do with the story of General Su Yu, who was once known as the "Commander of the Two Commands".
In 1945, the Central Military Commission was ready to appoint Su Yu as the commander of the Central China Military Region, but Su Yu took into account the ability and talent of the deputy commander Zhang Dingcheng, and he was once a subordinate of Zhang Dingcheng, so considering these factors, he gave up the post of commander to Zhang Dingcheng.
In 1948, Chen Yi was transferred to the Central Plains Field Army, and the Central Military Commission was ready to let Su Yu serve as the commander and political commissar of the East China Field Army, but General Su Yu considered his lack of personal qualifications, so he hoped that the Central Committee would appoint Chen Yi as the commander and himself as his deputy.
In fact, before the award ceremony in 1955, when Su Yu learned that he was going to be given the rank of marshal, he hurriedly found the chairman and the prime minister and asked for his resignation, and then after some deliberation, he agreed to Su Yu's request and listed Su Yu as the first of the top ten founding generals.
During that period of time, there was even a trend of "giving up titles". In fact, the reason why General Su Yu was not awarded the rank of marshal is that many people also think that he is still lacking in qualifications and positions.
In 1955, there was an important measure of rank rating, and that was the position held. To put it simply, it is to evaluate his position during the Red Army, the Anti-Japanese War, and the War of Liberation.
Then, Su Yu once made two commanders, and after the end of the Liberation War, General Su Yu was still the deputy commander, so there was naturally a certain gap in the evaluation of the award of the rank of marshal.
However, for General Su Yu, it did not matter whether the rating of marshal was or not, and his heart was always concerned about the country, the army, and the people.
Anti-landing exercises on the Liaodong Peninsula in 1955
In the first half of his life, he fought with iron and blood, opened up New China with his comrades-in-arms, and guided the military construction and strategic principles of New China in the second half of his life.
Although Su Yu is a general, what he does is a marshal!
In May 1952, General Su Yu, who served as deputy chief of the General Staff, attended a meeting to report on the five-year construction plan of all branches of the armed forces and various departments and institutions of the PLA.
In June 1952, Su Yu and Nie Rongzhen jointly submitted a "First Draft of the Five-Year Construction Plan for Military Construction" to the chairman, which was also the first systematic army building plan since the founding of New China.
He created a precedent for defeating the Kuomintang army's all-American armament.
He set a precedent for defeating one of the five main forces of the Kuomintang army,
He set an excellent record of being the first in destroying the enemy in all theaters in four years
He made two commanders and one resigned as a marshal, which was rumored to be a good story......
I think that a pure communist fighter like General Su Yu only cares about the first rank.
What he has done all his life is to love the country, the people, and the army, and he is our eternal "God of War"!