Many of us know the lyrics "No guns, no cannons, the enemy made us", but what you don't know is that this lyric really speaks to our battle scene at that time.
You can't imagine how we used this old sleeve to change shotguns step by step and finally won the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
What is even more interesting is that after the victory in the War of Liberation, a move by our army made the US army go to hell and eventually beg for itself.
In the War of Liberation, a lot of captures were made
The War of Liberation was the last civil war in our country. After this war, the organizational structure of the regime, with the system of people's representation as the mainstay, was thoroughly determined.
That is to say, the war of liberation completely liberated the people of the whole country and made the people of the whole country the masters of the country.
But the process of the War of Liberation was very brutal. At that time, China had just ended the devastation of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the people needed to rest and recuperate.
At the same time, most of the troops of our Chinese People's Liberation Army are still Japanese equipment, or old Hanyang-made weapons, while the Kuomintang side, with advanced American equipment, as well as aircraft cannons and mechanized troops, is not equal in terms of paper combat effectiveness.
This is also an important reason why the Kuomintang dared to provoke a civil war. Unfortunately, things did not go as smoothly as Chiang Kai-shek had expected.
Although our army is poorly equipped, our will to fight is even firmer than that of the Kuomintang troops.
The War of Liberation was the ultimate victory of the Chinese Communist Party. In the War of Liberation, our army captured a total of 50,000 cannons, 320,000 machine guns, more than 3 million long and short rifles, and 500 million rounds of ammunition.
The number of such seizures was the highest in history, and Chiang Kai-shek was completely named the title of "Captain of the Transport Brigade".
Most of the equipment captured in the Liberation War was American equipment, and even at that time, some troops exchanged shotguns for guns, and all of them replaced American equipment, which shows the number of equipment.
What is even more interesting is that this batch of equipment was later used on the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, which made the US military frightened.
The US military disdained the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
Since the War of Liberation, a problem has arisen in our country, that is, our industrial level is still very poor relative to other countries.
Therefore, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, our army did not have its own standard weapons, and it still used equipment captured during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation.
Therefore, when the United States joined the Korean War and reversed the Korean War situation, the equipment of our army was not looked at by the United States at all. At the same time, on the basis of the unequal military strength of the two sides and in the face of the advice of our army, the United States has no regard for this at all.
MacArthur once said, "If you look at China's terrible recent history and equipment, how dare they join the Korean War."
There is nothing wrong with the saying that weapons are behind and being bullied. Our country does not have so many industries to support us to have our own standard equipment. With weapons made in all countries, logistics will certainly have problems with supply difficulties.
At the same time, most crucially, when we entered the Korean War, we hoped that the Soviet Union would give us equipment support.
But in fact, after entering the DPRK, the Soviet Union did not send the equipment to the country. So the Party Central Committee waved a big hand and gave priority to all The American equipment for the use of the volunteers.
Our army joined the Korean War with American equipment, and the first battle made the Americans suffer losses.
The same equipment, different wills
In the first campaign to resist US aggression and aid Korea, our army went to the battlefield with Tom-style submachine guns, Johnson semi-automatic rifles, and other American equipment, and the first battle completely blinded the Americans.
They watched me Chinese the Volunteers with their uniforms shooting at them, all stunned.
What they can think of is that in the War of Liberation, our country captured a very large amount of American equipment belonging to the Kuomintang, but they did not expect so much.
Almost all of them were holding weapons that were made in their country, but now they turned their guns and started shooting at them.
What is even more interesting is that our army even took out the M2 water-cooled heavy machine gun as an important anti-aircraft weapon of our army, giving the US aircraft a very fatal blow, and the US military no longer dared to fly at low altitudes.
The act of our military violently beating Americans with American weapons has greatly aroused people's addiction.
But the equipment is subordinate to the United States, which makes our logistical supply more difficult. Therefore, when our equipment and supplies are backward, we can only test and wait and see with the US military on the 38th line, and no one can guarantee absolute victory in the war.
However, the reason why our army can use these light infantry equipment to counter the US army is precisely because our army has a heroic and fearless spirit of sacrifice and the soul of a narrow road to meet the brave and victorious.
As Chairman Mao said: "It is not the equipment that determines the outcome of the war, but the people."
Therefore, we can win every war under the premise of extreme disadvantage again and again. Because our people know that we have suffered a lot in history. The warriors in the front fought bravely because they wanted future generations to see a better China.
epilogue
As Mei Sheng said in the "Chosin Lake" movie: "Our sacrifice now is to let future generations never have to experience war again."
It is precisely their heroic and fearless sacrifices that have struck the US army again and again on the battlefield that have made China so rich and strong now.