Why did Chen Yi say that "the Huaihai Campaign was launched by people in cars"?

After the victory of the Huaihai Campaign, Chen Yi, commander of the East China Field Army, once said with deep affection: "The victory of the Huaihai Campaign was pushed out by the people with cars." The people actively supported the front line in terms of manpower and material resources, and the Huaihai Campaign won only with the support of the people.

On the front line and the vast rear of the magnificent Huaihai decisive battle, the people in the liberated areas launched a vigorous campaign to support the front line, which was rare in the history of war at home and abroad in terms of its scale, tasks and manpower and material resources. According to statistics, during the Huaihai Campaign, 5.43 million migrant workers were dispatched from the four liberated areas of East China, Central China, Hebei, Shandong and Henan, and Central China.

"The last handful of rice was used for rations, the last foot of cloth was used for military uniforms, the last old quilt was covered on a stretcher, and the last flesh and blood was sent to the battlefield with tears." It is this kind of ballad that ordinary people sing, pushing carts and rushing to the battlefield.

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The Huaihai Campaign lasted 66 days and wiped out 550,000 enemies. The results are numerous and earth-shattering, which is a brilliant example in the history of Chinese and foreign wars. After hearing the news of the victory of Huaihai Campaign, Stalin wrote a line in his notebook with surprise and surprise: "Miracle! It's a miracle! "

The victory of the Huaihai Campaign basically liberated East China and the Central Plains north of the Yangtze River, exposing Nanjing and Shanghai, the ruling centers of Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek, directly to the iron flow of the People's Liberation Army, thus creating extremely favorable conditions for the People's Liberation Army to cross the river. The General Front Committee with Deng Xiaoping as its secretary played an important role in the Huaihai Campaign.

According to the strategic intention of the CPC Central Committee and Mao Zedong, they made careful plans and arrangements for the whole campaign, strategized, won thousands of miles, improvised and captured fighters, played a superb art of military command, and created miracles in the history of war. Mao Zedong spoke highly of the excellent command of the General Front Committee headed by Deng Xiaoping.

He repeatedly said that the Huaihai Campaign was a "great victory" and a "victory of a great campaign of national significance". Later, he personally said to Deng, Liu and Chen: "The Huaihai Campaign was well fought, just like a pot of uncooked rice, which is not ripe yet. You can eat it one bite at a time." The General Front Committee is the highest headquarters of the Huaihai Campaign. The high command is headed by, and its members are Deng, Liu and Chen.

These three leaders are close comrades-in-arms and fellow villagers in Sichuan. These three people have different styles, temperaments and hobbies. But they get along well and harmoniously, and they are also famous on the battlefield, which is a much-told story.

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