After the film "Chosin Lake" starring Wu Jing and others was released, it became a dark horse in the film industry with great attention. Therefore, it did not take long for this film to win the box office championship in the history of Chinese films.
This film uses the most realistic perspective to restore the shocking battle of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and even more highlights the image of countless martyrs of the volunteer army who sacrificed their lives to protect the country. Because it is real, this movie has touched countless Chinese people.
Today, the Battle of Chosin Lake in the movie has been mentioned again, although there is already a sense of being in a trance, but the picture of the volunteer soldiers charging in the artillery fire in order to defend the interests of their homeland still makes people feel so clear.
At that time, the overall international environment could be described as turbulent, and the people of the Chinese could not help but think about how to stand in the forest of the world, so the whole country always paid attention. In stark contrast, Americans have a "leave others to the tiles" attitude.
Because at the beginning of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Americans did not pay any attention to this war at all, and they did not even know which corner of the Korean Peninsula, the land of bullets, was located. After all, a few years before that, the United States had just experienced World War II.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States suffered heavy losses, so after the end of World War II, many Americans are trying to release their long-suppressed wounds, and it is no wonder that the Korean War is called a war forgotten by the Americans.
I. Why did the Battle of Chosin Lake attract the attention of the Americans?
The presence of this war on the Far East is probably the lowest of all the extraterritorial wars in the centuries since the founding of the United States. However, the Battle of Chosin Lake, which was part of the Second Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, was a special case.
After the Battle of Chosin Lake broke out, the Americans instantly became boiling. This battle was hyped up by various platforms and media in the United States, and even spread through various memoirs, film and television works.
The United States released some important data in this battle, the number of casualties and frostbite reduction of the US military alone exceeded 7,000, and these blood-stained figures undoubtedly gave the US military a profound lesson.
At that time, the Chosin Lake area was experiencing severe cold and low temperatures that had not been encountered for half a century. The well-equipped US army has frostbitten so many people, and the volunteer army wore a single suit adapted to east China when it was ready for war, so how can it withstand the cold?
The U.S. army is a very powerful army, and the one that appears in the Chosin Lake area is the Ace Unit of the U.S. Army, the First Marine Division. This team has accumulated a wealth of experience in several wins, and it has the title of "Sword of America".
The cold weather and tough opponents have become the two major challenges faced by the volunteer army, which is also doomed to this battle will be extremely difficult. Because of the extreme cold weather, many soldiers of the volunteer army were frozen off their ears, noses, hands and feet.
However, the volunteers persevered until the last moment with their iron will and dedication to push the limits of mankind. Because of the brave and fearless volunteer soldiers, they finally overcame the cold and successfully defeated the invincible American army in the Chosin Lake area.
In this campaign, the U.S. First Marine Division was directly surrounded by volunteers. What stirred up a thousand waves in the United States was the news that the first marine division of the First Marine Division was surrounded by volunteers at Chosin Lake.
Because it is difficult for the Americans to imagine that the best-equipped Ace unit of the Us army, the First Marine Division, will be surrounded and defeated, and they cannot imagine that the First Marine Division was defeated by the Volunteers. As a result, an unknown war immediately became remarkable.
The tragedy of the First Marine Division was not only a strategic defeat, but also, to a greater extent, the heroism that the Americans were proud of. Because the First Marine Division, a symbol of American spirit and willpower, has fallen, how can this not be a panic?
The weapons of the volunteer army were worse than those of the American army, but the volunteer army launched one fierce attack after another against the enemy with a high will to fight, which made the American army feel unprecedented fear, and also made the American army pay a tragic price, and finally withdrew from North Korea.
The retreat of the First Marine Division made the Americans feel threatened and oppressed. Because they could not believe that an elite force with military strength in the world's first power at that time would be trapped in the quagmire of war in Asia.
Later, when recalling the scene, Bowser of the First Marine Division sighed and said: "I believe that the icy and snowy land of Chosin Lake and the fierce attack of the Chinese army in spite of casualties are a nightmare that lingers in the hearts of every Marine." ”
Why was the Korean War not taken seriously by the Americans?
Since the Korean War has such a large scale and has caused a great sensation in the world, why is it not taken seriously by the Americans? This may be explained from another angle.
First of all, the objective result of the Korean War was the defeat of the powerful US army at the hands of the new Chinese volunteer army, which was still weakly equipped. This result is undoubtedly a serious blow to the self-confidence of Americans who have always been invincible.
Saying that it is forgotten is just an excuse for Americans to defend their faces. In fact, its shame psychology has long been exposed. So it is not forgetting, but not daring to admit defeat at all.
Looking at the entire War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the victory of the volunteer army meant the rise and take-off of an eastern power, while the United States was pulled off the altar of invincibility. This taste is not good for anyone, so it is normal for this memory to be erased.
Second, some stubborn remarks have found new angles for the performance of the US military in the war. This rhetoric claims that the U.S. military is a tactical victory and the volunteer army is a strategic victory. After all, the number of casualties of the volunteers proved that victory paid a terrible price.
This strange view is that the Americans were still the victors on some level, and although their First Marine Division was surrounded by volunteers, they eventually escaped. To be able to escape some people is a victory!
If you look at it this way, then the myth of the US military can still hang high. Therefore, in the eyes of the Americans, such an unremarkable "victory battle" that occurred in North Korea naturally did not need to be overly valued, and it was natural to disappear into the long river of history.
For a self-admiring nation like the United States, they are naturally more willing to choose to forget those disgraceful pictures. At the same time, they are willing to constantly dig into the so-called "heroic characteristics" to stimulate the psychology of the whole country.
epilogue
Looking at the American evaluation and attitude towards the Battle of Chosin Lake, although they whitewashed their defeat with descriptions such as "basically retaining all their heavy equipment" and "an epic of tenacity and courage", the facts speak louder than words.
For all Chinese, the great spirit of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea still affects future generations across time and space. The heroic souls of the volunteers will forever stir in the red blood that we cannot leave, and they will be forever remembered by future generations.