In 1955, China held a ceremony to award titles to the founding generals, and Su Yu was named a general. However, although Su Yu was only a general (not a marshal), he was known as the "first general", and he also had the "father of Modern Warfare in China", and his reputation was well-known at home and abroad.
However, it was such a general-level figure who served the country and the people, but he was hurt during that special period, and he could not wait until his death to be rehabilitated, which made many people feel sorry.
What is more worth mentioning is that at the meeting to criticize Su Yu, there was once a person who bluntly said su Yu's "fault", and after hearing this person's words, He Long said bluntly: "This person is credible and can be handed over", this person is Wang Bicheng.
Born in Hunan in 1907, Su Yu was a revolutionary and military scientist in China, especially his military skills were called "genius", and the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan was vividly displayed.
At the beginning, Su Yu only had more than 400 soldiers in his hands, but under the strategy of "feeding the war with war", a few years later, the number of troops under Su Yu's command reached 30,000.
After the outbreak of the Liberation War, Su Yu belonged to the Huaye Column and participated in the Battle of Northern Jiangsu, the Battle of Eastern Henan, the Battle of Menglianggu, the Battle of Huaihai and other turning points.
Among them, Meng Lianggu annihilated the Kuomintang's ace unit, the "Reorganized 74th Division", in one fell swoop, and the Kuomintang general Zhang Lingfu also killed Meng Lianggu, which is still very famous in this battle.
The Battle of Huaihai was also basically planned by Su Yu, and after winning this battle, it laid the advantage of the People's Liberation Army in the Central Plains in one fell swoop and changed the situation between the Kuomintang and the Communists.
In general, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, Su Yu made great contributions to the birth of New China, and it was an irreplaceable and indelible merit.
Someone once said: "In 1955, Su Yuben was qualified to be appointed to the position of "marshal", but he voluntarily resigned, "mainly because his performance during the agrarian revolution was not too prominent, and the standard of "marshal" was a little worse.
However, even so, Su Yu is still the "first person under the marshal" and "the first general in 1955" in the hearts of many people, and his influence has not faded to this day.
However, although Su Yu's military ability was relatively outstanding, because the level of interpersonal relations and political work was slightly lower, he also received some criticism during that special period.
At that time, in order to confirm Su Yu's accusations, some people found several of Su Yu's old subordinates and asked them to accuse him of the mistakes he had made at the criticism meeting, and Ye Fei, Tao Yong, and Wang Bicheng were among them.
Ye Fei, Tao Yong, and Wang Bicheng were once known as the "Three Great Generals of Huaye", who had a great reputation on the battlefield of the Central Plains and cooperated with Su Yu on many occasions on the battlefield.
At Su Yu's criticism meeting, Ye Fei was the first to speak on stage, and although he thought about this speech for a long time, he did not say a word after taking the stage.
Tao Yong was the second to speak on the stage, and as a result, after taking the stage, he said a lot of "counter-words", disrupted the plan of the criticism meeting, and then was pulled out of the venue.
The last person to speak on the stage was Wang Bicheng, who came to the venue generously and said: "Someone asked me to expose Su Yu's conspiracy, and I feel that there is no conspiracy that can be exposed and criticized." ”
"I fought with Su Yu for many years, and his military ability and military talent made me deeply understand, and when he was in the Jinan battlefield, he put forward the idea of the Huaihai Campaign to Chairman Mao."
"It's a big strategy and a plot, I'm just a small person, I'm afraid to comment on it, and I'm not qualified. However, I believe chairman Mao and his old man know..."
At that time, before Chu Qing went to Wang Bicheng's grave, he told him this good news, hoping to cover the sky before his death
At that time, He Long was also at the scene, and after hearing Wang Bicheng's remarks, he firmly said: "This person is credible and trustworthy." However, after thinking about it for a while, He Long said: "This person can be deeply believed and deeply friends." ”
Under the circumstances at that time, Wang Bicheng did not hesitate to support Su Yu regardless of his political future, and It was reasonable for He Long to have such an idea.
Then, who is this Wang Bicheng, why does he dare to speak like this, and why is he so desperate to support and support Su Yu?
Wang Bicheng was born in Hubei in 1912 and attended school for several years as a child. Later, driven by patriotism, he joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and began his military career.
After entering the army, Wang Bicheng successively experienced anti-encirclement and suppression, 25,000 miles long march, he has been serving in the Red Fourth Front, step by step from soldier to regimental commander.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Bicheng's unit became a unit of the New Fourth Army, because he fought bravely and achieved brilliant results, so the regiment led by Wang Bicheng was called the "Tiger Regiment".
However, in the early days of the Liberation War, Wang Bicheng suffered a crushing defeat. Anyone who has watched the TV series "Red Sun" knows that Zhang Lingfu led the reorganized 74th Division and attacked Lianshui City with all its might.
As a result, the People's Liberation Army in Lianshui City suffered a crushing defeat, and in reality, Wang Bicheng had participated in the Battle of Lianshui, and also suffered a fiasco, and the number of troops was even more heavy.
At that time, after Chen Yi heard this news, he was so angry that he directly wanted to shoot Wang Bicheng. At this time, Su Yu persuaded Chen Yi that Wang Bicheng was a rare general, and that it might be better to "wear the crime and make meritorious contributions".
Under such circumstances, Wang Bicheng changed from the so-called "delisting investigation" to "staying on probation." After that, Wang Bicheng was ashamed and then brave, and became the number one general under Su Yu.
In this battle, there is a very important "node", that is, Wang Bicheng's "surprise attack on the stacked village". Originally, after Zhang Lingfu found himself surrounded, he wanted to take advantage of the advantages of the location of the stacked village to hold on.
However, the success of Wang Bicheng's "surprise attack on Duozhuang" forced Zhang Lingfu to give up his heavy weapons and rush to Meng Lianggu to hold on, which led to the defeat of Meng Lianggu and the death of Zhang Lingfu.
It can be said that in the Battle of Meng Lianggu, Wang Bicheng's "flying army and surprise attack" played a crucial role, changing the situation of the entire battlefield in one fell swoop.
After this battle, Wang Bicheng successively followed Su Yu to participate in the battles of eastern Henan, Huaihai, and crossing the river, and his battle achievements were also worthy of the word "Hehe". Therefore, when the title was awarded in 1955, Wang Bicheng was also awarded the rank of "lieutenant general".
Looking at Wang Bicheng's military career, his friendship with Su Yu was accumulated bit by bit in the fire of war, and it is no wonder that he spared no effort to support "Su Yu when he fell into distress".
In 1984, Su Yu passed away, because his grievances had not yet been rehabilitated, so Wang Bicheng once wanted to write to his superiors to reflect it. However, when Chu Qing (Su Yu's wife) learned of this, he immediately stopped Wang Bicheng.
Five years later, Wang Bicheng died, and before his death, he had always felt guilty and obsessed about not being able to rehabilitate Su Yu. It took another 5 years for Su Yu's affairs to be rehabilitated.
At that time, before Chu Qing went to Wang Bicheng's grave, he told him this good news, hoping to dispel the obsession he had before he was alive.