The Liaoshen Campaign, one of the three major battles, is still talked about by countless military fans about its fierceness and strategic significance. Compared with the other two major battles, the Liaoshen Campaign seemed to be a bit "different from the normal", and the Dongye troops completed the comprehensive suppression of the national army in an almost crushing posture. What is the reason behind this?
In the summer of 1948, under the sky of the northeast, the Liaoshen Battle was in full swing. This large-scale battle is not only a contest on the battlefield, but also a contest of wisdom and courage. The Dongye troops showed an overwhelming advantage in this battle, and the accumulation of all these advantages was not achieved overnight.
In terms of troops, the strength of the Dongye Army was almost twice that of the National Army. After the reorganization, the Dongye troops have reached an astonishing 700,000 troops, while the strength of the national army in the northeast is only about 400,000. This disparity in strength allows the Dongye troops to form an overwhelming crowd tactic in any battle.
But more people are not enough, the advantage of equipment and training is the key to ensuring victory. The Dongye troops are well-equipped, with 2,370 artillery pieces, far exceeding the national army. These artillery pieces not only have a wide variety, but also have powerful firepower, and in key battles such as the siege of Jinzhou, the firepower superiority of the Dongye troops played a decisive role. Imagine a concentrated bombardment of more than 500 pieces of artillery, enough to wipe out any impregnable defensive line.
In addition to hardware, the Dongye troops also have an advantage in soft power. The Dongye troops under the leadership of General Lin are not only flexible in tactics, but also adept at psychological warfare and information warfare. They are good at disrupting the deployment and mentality of the national army through rapid mobile strikes, so that the national army often has not stabilized its position, and the offensive of the eastern field troops has already swept in like a tide.
Let's look at the situation of the national army again. Although the national army also had good equipment and training in the early days, as the war continued, especially the elite units suffered heavy losses in continuous battles, there was a huge gap between the newly replenished troops and the veterans in terms of military quality, which directly affected the combat effectiveness. In addition, various complicated political and social factors in the country have slackened the fighting will and organizational discipline of the national army.
Relatively speaking, under the strict training of Mr. Lin, the soldiers of the Dongye Army have reached a very high level in both combat skills and psychological quality. These were gradually cultivated in 1947 during the training of President Lin. Under the guidance of Mr. Lin, they not only learned how to fight, but more importantly, learned how to survive the war, and this survival instinct was transformed into a strong desire to win on the battlefield.
In terms of logistical support, the Dongye troops have also shown extremely strong strength. They not only established perfect supply lines, but also established a number of logistics and transportation lines during wartime to ensure that the supply of front-line troops was always sufficient. However, due to poor internal coordination, the national army often has a shortage of materials, which weakens its combat effectiveness to a certain extent.
War is not just a rain of bullets on the front line, but also the hard work of countless supporters behind it. The fact that the Eastern Field Army was able to achieve an overwhelming victory in the Liaoshen Campaign was inseparable from the strong material and personnel support in their rear. In fact, behind every successful battle is the efforts of countless people who have paid silently.
The Dongye troops also made full use of their geographical advantages. In the Liaoshen Campaign, they carefully chose the place and mode of operation, and tried to avoid head-on battles, but cut off the retreat of the national army through flexible maneuvers and roundabouts, so as to gradually wear out the opponent's will to fight.
There is a detail worth mentioning here: at the critical moment of the campaign, the intelligence system of the Eastern Field Force also played a huge role. They not only obtained information on the deployment of the national army through reconnaissance, but also used psychological tactics to effectively weaken the will to fight of the soldiers of the national army through radio broadcasts and leaflets.
Throughout the Liaoshen Campaign, we can see that the success of the Dongye troops was not accidental. It is the result of the comprehensive action of many factors, and it is a perfect display of the art of command and strategic deployment. Every tiny detail may become the key to affecting the battle situation, and it is precisely by grasping these details that the Dongye troops finally achieved a comprehensive suppression of the national army.
The Battle of Liaoshen was not only an ordinary military conflict, but also a contest of wisdom and courage. The reason why the Dongye troops were able to win the victory by overwhelming superiority was that they did their best in manpower, materials, tactics, and psychology. The victory in this battle not only rewrote China's military history, but also provided a valuable case study for the world's military tactics. From this battle, we can deeply understand that the victory of the war is not accidental, but an inevitable result.