In detail, the wars of the last century have attracted the most attention than the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and other battles have been rarely discussed in people's mouths, especially the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam that lasted less than a month.
In fact, the entanglement between the two sides has lasted for decades, and in this war, both China and Vietnam seem to have spent a lot. Some people say that the Sino-Vietnamese war, for Vietnam, the economy regressed for many years, but for China, it is a perfect opportunity to show its strong military strength to the world. In fact, Sino-Vietnamese relations were originally very friendly, and China has repeatedly provided assistance to Vietnam to help Vietnam gain independence and help it drive out invaders from other countries, but all this has changed after Sino-Soviet relations deteriorated. The intensification of Sino-Soviet contradictions had a considerable impact, and Vietnam chose to break with China and climb the relationship with the Soviet Union.
However, at that time, Vietnam thought it had climbed the high branches and did not pay attention to any country. The reason why the Soviet Union at that time chose to establish a so-called alliance with Vietnam was nothing more than to achieve the purpose of restraining China. Therefore, at the instigation of the Soviet Union, Vietnam began to carry out a large-scale anti-China operation at home and sent relevant troops to harass the Sino-Vietnamese border, which has affected the normal production and life of the people in China's border areas. At that time, in order to maintain the stability of the border and even more to maintain the security of the people on the border, our army resolutely attacked Vietnam.
The commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front in Vietnam was General Xu Shiyou, General Yang Dezhi was the Commander-in-Chief of the Western Front, and Xu Shuai and Deng Gong were in Beijing. At that time, many people were very puzzled by the selection of this commander, knowing that when the Sino-Vietnamese War broke out, the four marshals Liu, Xu, Nie, and Ye were still alive, why did the commander-in-chief of the entire Eastern Front fall to Xu Shiyou? The reason why General Xu Shiyou was selected by the central government as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front actually had a lot to do with the international environment that China was in at that time.
As we all know, the Sino-Vietnamese War broke out in 1979, and before that, China was in a gray period from 1966 to 1976, and during the two years from 1976 to 1978, China carried out internal rectification, so china not only did not advance in those years, but also went backwards. Therefore, when the Sino-Vietnamese War broke out, China was not favored by the world, and some people even asserted that Vietnam would easily attack the city of Beijing.
Therefore, China urgently needs a special battle to raise its prestige and enhance its international prestige. As for the candidates for the lead, the generals were older and were not suitable for long-distance conquests. Xu Shiyou's brave and fierce fighting style is fully in line with the nature of this battle, and Xu Shiyou is also recognized by many generals as the most suitable person to lead the troops. In fact, another point is that in the early days of the war, Xu Shiyou served as the commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, and Xu Shiyou was commanded to go out on the expedition, and he was able to assemble the combat troops at the fastest speed. Of course, General Xu Shiyou did not live up to the high expectations of Deng Gong and several old marshals, and successfully won the victory in this war, so that the world once again saw what is called Chinese power.