In 1950, China warned the United States not to cross the "38th Line," which the United States ignored; in 1965, China again warned the United States not to cross 17 degrees north latitude, but the United States obediently obeyed. Why?
Just as Qiao Liang, a well-known military strategist and professor at the National Defense University, said: The Korean War is a war that has left a deep historical memory on the Americans, and it is precisely this war that allowed the United States to understand the strength of the Chinese volunteer army and truly see the energy that burst out after a nation "stood up," so that the United States did not dare to fight against China in the next half century.
According to statistics, from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, the Korean People's Army and the Chinese Volunteer Army killed, wounded, or captured 1093839 enemy soldiers, 397543 of whom were American soldiers, shot down and wounded 12,224 enemy aircraft, destroyed and wounded 7,695 artillery pieces, destroyed and injured 3,064 enemy tanks, and sunk or wounded 257 enemy ships.
Among them, the volunteers killed and wounded 671954 enemy, captured 46,088 enemy, persuaded 435 to surrender, and accumulated 718477, of which more than 290,000 were US troops, destroyed and wounded 10,629 enemy aircraft, 3,165 cars, 2,006 tanks, 583 guns of various kinds, and 44 armored vehicles; captured 5,256 enemy cars, 73,262 guns, 4,037 guns of various kinds, 245 tanks, 51 armored vehicles, and 11 aircraft.
To this day, many American veterans still can't help but weep when they recall the brutal Korean War. Because the History of the U.S. Marine Corps has never encountered such tragic hardships and hardships, this is simply a trip to hell.
Colonel Alpha Bowser of the US Army once said with deep feeling: The First Marine Division was lucky to survive, and if the Volunteer Army did not have sufficient communication equipment and logistical support, we would never have been able to get out of Chosin Lake!
Veteran of the First Marine Division, Ed. Rivers still had a lingering feeling when talking about the volunteers: in the cold battle front, many volunteers wore only a pair of single cloth shoes on their feet, and some even relied on rags to keep warm, their hands and feet were swollen and black, and the blood oozing from the cracked wounds was frozen, but they could still walk, and they still insisted on attacking the front positions... From that moment on, I felt that the United States could not win this battle.
John, an M26 Pershing tanker, recalled that at that time, they planned to cross the mountains from south to north to attack the Chinese volunteers. As a result, the volunteers not only covered their way up the hill with mines, but also cut off the rear roads of the Americans. To survive, they had to be forced to swoop down from the cliff.
Brown, a veteran of the US army, expressed his blunt feelings: It is really terrible, when you encounter these volunteers who are not afraid of death, it is useless for you to be afraid of death!
After the war, Mike, a veteran who guarded the "Korean War Memorial" in the United States, believed that the Chinese soldiers were "very tenacious"! They had captured a squad of volunteers who were so cold that they could not walk, otherwise they would not have been able to capture them alive. Mike said that he never hated Chinese, and hoped that Chinese would not hate him, they were all just small soldiers on the front line at the time, and they had to obey the orders of their superiors or they would be dealt with.
In the heart of Nemo, an American veteran, the volunteers seemed to be not afraid of death at all. The Pentagon also asked the U.S. military to do the same, but american soldiers at the time thought they could only stay there for a year to go home.
Daniel, a veteran of the US Army, said: "Even more terrifying than the blizzard is the volunteer charge! You don't know when, a group of Chinese soldiers will suddenly appear, rushing along the valley! They are behind you, in front of you, still in your midst, especially at night when the volunteers are like Superman, invincible...! It is precisely for this reason that there is a saying circulating in the US military: Do not go to war with the Chinese Army!
Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs confessed: "As an Asian after the Korean War, I finally straightened my waist in front of the British. Before the Korean War, Europeans often had a discriminatory attitude toward the Chinese, but after China's successive victories in the "War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea," the Customs officers of Western Europe were in awe when they saw the Chinese.
Perhaps, in the eyes of american veterans, the reason why the volunteer army, which is extremely backward in terms of equipment, logistics, firepower, and science and technology, was able to win victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was because of its courage of "not being afraid of death." But in fact, in the war of blood and fire, no one can be without fear, but the Chinese volunteer army has the people and the motherland in their hearts, and they are willing to sacrifice themselves in exchange for the peace and tranquility of hundreds of millions of compatriots.
A nation without heroes is unfortunate, and a nation with heroes who do not know how to respect and cherish them is irredeemable. Whether it is the Volunteer Army or today's People's Liberation Army, they are the backbone of the Chinese nation, the blood of China, and the most lovely people. As young people, we should remember that they will have today's peaceful days!