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When rumbling artillery sounded in the Inchon region on the west coast of the central Korean Peninsula, it meant that the Korean War, which had erupted on June 25, 1950, was about to be reversed by the overwhelming offensive of the "North" and was about to be reversed by more than 70,000 "United Nations troops" landing at Inchon. On September 15, the sound of the "United Nations Army" aircraft motors and the roar of 150 ships of various types broke the situation of the Korean War in an instant.
Everything changed in just one day! These changes include not only the situation on the peninsula, but also the sad and bleak face of South Korean President Syngman Rhee, and Stalin's attitude toward our country's troops...
The landing that changed everything
And the fastest change was in North Korean Prime Minister Kim Il Sung, who "felt the defeat of the war was drawing closer to him. As early as the beginning of the war, our country proposed to assist The DPRK, and even sent troops to defend the coastline of the DPRK to prevent the US military from taking advantage of the vacancy in the Korean rear and waiting for the opportunity to land, but the deliberate proposal was shelved, and the successful landing of the "United Nations Army" made Kim Il Sung immediately aware of his negligence.
So only on the evening of September 16, the day after the successful landing at Inchon, a letter from Kim Il Sung was forwarded to our ambassador to North Korea. So what was written in this "distress letter"?
Letter content
It is undeniable that when the "United Nations Army" led by the United States set foot on the land of Inchon and marched on Seoul, the KPA, which was caught between the north and the south, inevitably suffered defeat. Therefore, in Kim Il Sung's letter, he first expressed his determination to overcome all difficulties and not let the enemy colonize Korea! Determined to shed the "last drop of blood," he would fight to the end for independence.
Secondly, it is said that the KPA is concentrating all its efforts on forming new troops in the rear and mobilizing the people to prepare for long-term combat, which shows that the DPRK still has the will to fight to the end.
The key thing is that the "United Nations Army" did not give the north too much buffer time in time, so the letter also wrote that if the "United Nations Army" occupied Seoul and continued to march north across the "38th Line", it would be difficult to overcome the crisis by relying only on the strength of the People's Army. Therefore, we have to ask our country for help, that is, in the case of the Americans attacking the north of the "38th Line", we are extremely eager to hope that our army will directly send troops to fight!
Kim Il Sung's anxiety can be seen in this content, and for the U.S. military at the time, they were also consolidating the beachhead position in Inchon. More than 260 ships of the United Nations Navy, composed of the United States, Britain, and South Korea, and more than 70,000 officers and men of the United Nations Army, have been waiting in the Inchon area, and although the KPA has sent troops to block the attack, they have all been beaten badly.
The U.S. army marched quickly
The units of the U.S. Tenth Army soon landed, and the Marines under their command also began to march to Seoul, and on the 17th they had already crossed the Han River, and there had been an early battle on the outskirts of Seoul, and the actions of the Americans not only cut off the back roads of the People's Army, but also made the People's Army soon face a situation of collapse.
Therefore, at this critical moment, saving half of the COUNTRY, defending the security of the Soviet Union in the Far East, and defending the tranquility of the northeastern border of New China all fell on the shoulders of our volunteer army, which was undoubtedly a heavy burden and an impossible and arduous task.
"What this letter brings us is a heavy choice, which determines the fate of New China in the future, and also determines the national decision-making of North Korea, the United States, the Soviet Union, and South Korea in the years to come, and even the tranquility of the whole world."
However, the final answer we all know is that China did send troops to Korea on October 19, 1950, and my 4 corps and 3 artillery divisions of the 13th Army in the Northeast, a total of 255,000 people, became the first Chinese troops to fight in North Korea. On October 25 and November 1, they exchanged fire with the ROK army and the US military respectively, and since then the three-year-long War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea has begun. So what do you want to say about this distress letter? Welcome to leave a message to discuss, like to like the collection, there will be more articles on the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea continue to update.
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