Self-defense counterattack
In 1979, In 1979, Vietnam ignored China's proposal for friendly consultations, frequently harassed the southwestern border, and wantonly provoked China's bottom line. In the case of intolerable, the counterattack war against Vietnamese self-defense was officially launched. He is 74 years old
General Xu Shiyou
Appointed by Deng Gong, he personally took command to meet the Vietnamese army.
A few years ago, in order to help the Vietnamese people resist the French and American armies, China trained many excellent generals for Vietnam. A Vietnamese general who came to China to study before liberation
Wu Yuanjia
, is one of the leaders.
Wu Yuanjia should have been well aware of the gap between the Vietnamese army and the Chinese army.
But after hearing that the Chinese general in charge was General Xu Shiyou, when he was under his command, he smiled and gave a two-word evaluation.
So, what two words did Wu Yuanjia say?
After he heard the news that Xu Shiyou was in charge, what was his real reaction?
Grace will take revenge
After learning that he had been selected as the commander of this counterattack against Vietnam, the 74-year-old General Xu Shiyou's first reaction was to teach this group of people who would take revenge.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Vietnam was a French colony. The Vietnamese government was acutely aware of its limited capabilities and had to turn to the rest of the world for help, but powerful countries such as the United States and the Soviet Union turned a blind eye to their pleas for help. Just when the Vietnamese people were feeling desperate, new China, as their neighbor, was founded.
Realizing that this was its last chance, the Vietnamese government elected representatives and, with trepidation, secretly came to China for help.
The taste of being humiliated and oppressed is no clearer than that of the Chinese people who have been devastated by war. And considering the principle of "cold lips and dead teeth", China is also willing to send troops to assist Vietnam. In 1950, in order to help its neighbor, New China not only provided economic assistance, but also specially sent Chen Geng, who was later awarded the rank of general, and Wei Guoqing, who was awarded the rank of general, to Vietnam to provide strategic support.
In addition, Chen Geng and his men also went with a batch of weapons and equipment and living support supplies this time, vietnam's railway was damaged, and China also sent people to help repair it. During the entire Vietnam War of Independence, the Chinese people who had just been established in the country and were in ruins and waiting to be rebuilt also saved money and squeezed out material rations.
A total of 1.75 billion yuan of free aid to Vietnam was provided
It can be said that it has provided very comprehensive help to the Vietnamese people, and the help given by China is indispensable to Vietnam's successful independence.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, when Vietnam was once again attacked by U.S. troops, China also came to its aid in a timely manner, just as it did during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea that year, and gave a large amount of selfless assistance to vietnam's friendly neighbor, helping the Vietnamese people successfully resist the invasion of foreign enemies.
Liu Shaoqi and Ho Chi Minh planted a friendship tree
What China never expected was that just after Vietnam ended the War to Resist US Aggression and realized the reunification of the motherland, the newly appointed leaders, instead of thanking China for its assistance, regarded China as a new enemy, and with the secret support of the Soviet Union, they first sent troops to occupy Cambodia, and then frequently made some malicious small moves on the dividing line between China and Vietnam.
Resolving the issue peacefully has always been a principle upheld by China. But instead of appreciating it, Vietnam regarded China's forbearance as a sign of cowardice and fear, and even more desperately created armed conflict. These frequent offensive acts make China intolerable,
Finally, in 1979, our army launched a counterattack in self-defense against Vietnam.
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However, the cmC made a decision
Quick
It is only to punish and deter Vietnam with the method of "killing chickens and making monkeys" and protectIng China's southwest border, rather than really going to war with Vietnam. Since it was a quick battle and a quick decision, Xu Shiyou began to think under the premise of following the instructions of the Central Military Commission, and finally decided to launch a full-line attack in the most ideal state.
The most ideal state of attack in Xu Shiyou's concept is to give full play to the strength of the tank unit.
"Red Napoleon"
After learning that China launched a self-defense counterattack, the Vietnamese side responded by moving them out
Famous General Wu Yuanjia
。 Although the vast majority of Chinese will feel confused after hearing the name "Wu Yuanjia", they don't know who this person is and what they can do, but this does not mean that Wu Yuanjia is really useless.
If Wu Yuanjia is mentioned in Vietnam, almost everyone knows its name. In fact, even in the international community, Wu Yuanjia can be regarded as a well-known number one figure. He is a pro-China politician in Vietnam and is in the hearts of the Vietnamese people
。
Wu Yuanjia and Ho Chi Minh
In order to change this situation, Wu Yuanjia first joined the Communist Party established in the French colonies, and then was sent to China by the Vietnamese leader ho Chi Minh at the time to study, and also participated in revolutionary activities in the Yunnan, Qian, and Gui areas for a period of time.
It can be said that Wu Yuanjia should know the strength of the Chinese army very well.
This may also be the reason why he was chosen as the combat commander.
But before being elected as a combat commander, Wu Yuanjia's life in Vietnam was not good.
Wu Yuanjia survived the difficult period of fighting the French army and his confidence soared. But Ho Chi Minh, who reused him, died, and Wu Yuanjia was ostracized and had no real power in his hands. Later, Wu Yuanjia was appointed secretary of the Military Commission and minister of defense in 1978 and went to the front line of fighting the Chinese army.
Only in spite of this, the actual command was still not in his hands, until when China launched a self-defense counterattack, the general who held the command had another task, temporarily absent, and Wu Yuanjia finally got some opportunities to command the battle.
Wu Yuanjia did not understand China's actual national conditions, and thought that since the Soviet Union had signed the "Soviet-Vietnamese Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation" with Vietnam and given Vietnam a lot of support, the Soviet Union would certainly stand behind Vietnam and help at all times when it went to war.
Wu Yuanjia had visited the Soviet Union before and seen their strong military strength, so it seemed that Vietnam had the strength to fight with China.
Therefore, when Wu Yuanjia learned that the Chinese army had sent the veteran general Xu Shiyou this time, when the soldiers under his command smiled and said two words:
"Victory."
And Wu Yuanjia did not know that he commanded the nationalist troops at that time
Chiang Kai-shek
and commanding the U.S. military
MacArthur
They all had a similar state of mind to him.
And their final fate is also very common - a big defeat.
Shelling Langshan
General Xu Shiyou, who personally took command this year, should have long been the age when he should leave retirement and enjoy a leisurely life. However, General Xu Shiyou has always been a character who is not afraid of heaven, even at this age, let alone let him lead the army to fight, or let him personally go into battle to kill the enemy, he also dares to go happily.
Xu Shiyou
Since it was a self-defense counterattack, from the beginning of the battle, Xu Shiyou was not prepared to take it slowly. After some discussion, Xu Shiyou looked at the location of Langshan on the map and decided to attack this strategic point of the enemy army first.
You know, further south behind Lang Son, a horse Pingchuan, will soon be able to attack Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, and the importance of this position is self-evident.
The Langshan stronghold is surrounded by mountains and jungles, and the road up the mountain is rough and difficult to navigate, easy to defend, but not easy to attack. The Vietnamese army took advantage of this to hide its important strongholds in it, thinking that even if the Chinese army wanted to attack them, it would have to pay a very painful price. But what they didn't expect was that Xu Shiyou didn't want to take it slowly with them, and he didn't expect that today's Chinese army was no longer the appearance of the equipment in the past.
When Xu Shiyou made a battle plan, he then sent his artillery to a suitable distance and ordered a direct fire-covered shelling of the opposite hill. When the ammunition fell from the head, the Vietnamese army was already a bit dumbfounded, and by the time they survived the shelling, the PLA tanks and armored vehicles began to attack under the orders of Xu Shiyou, while other troops encircled the enemy stronghold from the flank.
The battle ended in a matter of days. Wu Yuanjia's carefully cultivated troops were beaten to the ground, and there was no resistance. In order to seize the time to escape, the soldiers of the Vietnamese army actually dropped the important military flags, and Wu Yuanjia was so angry that they scolded and asked them to turn back and get the flags. But no one had the courage to turn back.
Peace is not easy to come by
It is worth mentioning that the 163rd Division of the People's Liberation Army, which was involved in the war at that time, was there
Division Commander Bian Guixiang
Under the leadership, at the same time that the artillery began to shell, the attack began as the main attack. At that time, when General Xu Shiyou was still leading people to attack the bank of the Qiqian River, Bian Guixiang had already led his troops across the Qiqian River and chased all the way to Vietnam. After receiving the news, General Xu Shiyou laughed bitterly.
Bian Guixiang
It should be known that the Qiqian River is located on the Sino-Vietnamese border, and once our army crosses this line and fights again, it will exceed the purpose of self-defense and counterattack. General Xu Shiyou hurriedly called Bian Guixiang, first scolding him bitterly, then praising Bian Guixiang a few words, and then asking him to quickly lead the soldiers back.
This self-defense counterattack against Vietnam took only a month or so from beginning to end, and ended with a crushing victory of the Chinese army. This counterattack war has trained and trained a large number of outstanding commanders and fighters for China, and the army has also been tested and tempered, which is also a valuable asset.
Vietnam was subdued by this battle and had to choose to withdraw from the army, and for many years after that, it did not dare to easily provoke China.
Peace is never spoken of, but is fought with flesh and blood. The real say between countries is strength.
We should all keep this in mind.
In the counterattack against vietnamese self-defense, Zhang Daquan, a soldier who raised the red flag, has been sacrificed