After the outbreak of the Korean War, the "United Nations Army" led by the US military crossed the 38th Parallel under the command of MacArthur and marched northward, once hitting the Yalu River. In order to defend the country, the Chinese Volunteer Army, under the leadership of General Peng, entered the Korean War. After the volunteer army entered korea, through the first to fifth battles, the "United Nations Army" was driven from the Yalu River to the area south of the 38th Line. During this period, he also crossed the 38th Line and liberated Seoul. The US military has replaced three commanders-in-chief of the "United Nations Army", but it is still powerless to turn the tide of the war.
In order to escape from this war in which there was no hope of victory, the US military was forced to negotiate with our army at Panmunjom. On July 27, 1953, Clarke, the third commander-in-chief of the "United Nations Army", signed the armistice agreement, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea ended. So the question is, if China and the United States had not ceased hostilities at that time, but continued to fight, which side would have been more favorable to the situation? The answer is obvious: the Volunteers will be in an increasingly advantageous position. Why? The main reasons are as follows.
First, the economic pressure on the United States will become heavier and heavier, and the United States will not be able to afford to continue the war. During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea for more than two years, the United States spent a total of 40 billion U.S. dollars in military expenditure, consumed more than 73 million tons of combat materials, and consumed an average of more than 10 billion U.S. dollars per year. After Clark took office, in order to reduce the casualties of the US army, he began to vigorously expand the South Korean army, planning to expand the front-line troops of the South Korean army to 460,000 people. Because the required funds were too large, they were eventually rejected by Congress. You know, at that time, in addition to the Korean battlefield, the United States was also responsible for the post-war reconstruction of Japan, and it also had to confront the Soviet Union in Europe. No matter how strong the economic strength of the United States is, it cannot withstand this kind of attrition, which is also an important reason why the United States is eager to get out of the Korean battlefield.
Second, the gap between the weapons and equipment of the Volunteer Army and the US military is constantly narrowing. In the early days of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the US military had an overall superiority in weapons and equipment, and it was an overwhelming advantage. The Air Force and the Navy will not say, because we are zero, how to compare with each other? In terms of army equipment, we are basically based on Japanese equipment, and there is a generation gap with the US military. And we don't have tanks and armored vehicles, and the artillery is not only small in number, but also insufficient in ammunition. In the later period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, this situation was greatly improved, and the front-line troops of the Volunteer Army were basically all replaced with Soviet-style equipment. The artillery unit was also remodeled, with soviet-made 122mm howitzers and American-made 105mm howitzers completely replacing the original 75mm mountain guns. In this way, the firepower superiority that the US military relies on most has been basically wiped out. At the beginning of the war, the US military, which had an overwhelming superiority in firepower, still had no way to take advantage of our army, let alone lose its superiority in firepower!
Third, the U.S.-RoK coalition cannot afford the high cost of casualties. After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the sum of the casualties announced by the United States and South Korea was 1.13 million, of which 172847 were american casualties and 930,000 were south Korean casualties. If China and the United States had not ceased the war in 1953 but continued to fight, the casualties of the US-ROK coalition forces would have been even higher, because our weapons and equipment were far from being comparable to those in the early days of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Taking the Battle of Jincheng, the last battle to resist the United States and aid Korea, as an example, in this 15-day campaign, our army invested a total of 1483 large-caliber artillery pieces and 1.3 million shells. After the outbreak of the Battle of Jincheng, our army poured 1900 tons of shells into the enemy's positions in 28 minutes, which was unimaginable before. With the support of fierce artillery fire, our army annihilated more than 50,000 enemy troops and completely subdued Syngman Rhee. If the war continues, the ROK army will be the first to be maimed, so that the US troops who have lost the cover of cannon fodder will have to face the volunteers, and they will inevitably pay a huge casualty price, which the United States cannot afford. Therefore, if China and the United States had not ceased the war at that time but continued to fight, the situation would have become more and more favorable to the volunteer army, which is obvious.