On October 18, 1962, the Indian General Staff gave the order: Start attacking! Tens of thousands of shells flew to Chinese soil.
War! The Indian side, which has always coveted and repeatedly encroached on China's border territory, brazenly provoked a large-scale war to encroach on China's territory in the face of great disobedience in the world.
China has always been peace-loving, and for many years, it has maintained a restrained and tolerant attitude towards The Indian side's picking quarrels and provoking troubles. However, despite the patience and patience, the other side had to make inches and step up its encroachment on China's territory.
It's tolerable, it's intolerable!
The eldest elder slashed his hand again and said, "Fight and fight." You've been with us for three years. Endure to the extreme, and it will be time for the volcano to erupt. Forced. Sweep it up and hit it hard! ”
On October 20, our army officially began to fight, carrying out a self-defense counterattack to defend the territory, and fiercely attacking the invading enemy.
After the Sino-Indian war began, Admiral Felt, commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Fleet, led by Chen Cheng, went to the Shilin Official Residence to pay an urgent meeting with Chiang Kai-shek.
The guests and hosts sat down and began to talk.
Felt said: "Mr. Jiang, regarding the war between the Chinese side and the Indian side, don't you think that it is an excellent opportunity for you to counterattack?" At present, the Sino-Indian war has broken out, the Chinese side is powerless to go to war on both sides, as long as you are willing to counterattack, we can do our best to help you, this is what our president specifically asked me to tell you. ”
Chiang Kai-shek glanced at Felt and said solemnly: "Your Excellency, General, you know in your heart that the Chinese side is fighting with the Indian side for the sake of territorial disputes, and this is the best time for the Chinese side to recover its national territory." Now, chiang kai-shek, absolutely cannot act from behind and take advantage of the opportunity to counterattack the mainland. If I do this, I will be sorry for the ancestors and the descendants of Yan Huang, and I will be scolded by all the worlds. ”
When the translator had finished speaking, Admiral Felt was embarrassed and immediately appeared fidgety.
The talks lasted for an hour and a half. Felt stood up and resigned.
Chen Cheng sent the guests away, turned back to the living room, and carefully asked: "President, did we really miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?" ”
Chiang Kai-shek sighed and said, "Three hundred and sixty days a year, I don't want to go back a day earlier." However, although they have suffered repeated economic setbacks in recent years, their national strength and military strength are no longer comparable to those of the past. In the Sino-Indian war, they used less than one-tenth of the troops, and the heavy troops gathered in the northeast, central China, and east China were waiting for them. If we act rashly, they are bound to do their best against us. At that time, don't say that I have no hope of returning to the mainland, that is, this small island under my feet, I am afraid that I will fall into his hands! ”
Chiang Kai-shek was very concerned about the Sino-Indian war. One day, while he was having lunch, he heard that the People's Liberation Army had killed Brigadier General Singh, the commander of the Seventh Brigade of the Indian Army, and he was so happy that he closed his mouth and even smiled off his dentures.
Later, when he heard that the Chinese army had announced a unilateral withdrawal, he hesitated for half a moment and did not say a word.
In the month-long "self-defense counterattack", the Chinese army won successive battles and killed and captured more than 7,000 enemy troops.
Commenting on the Sino-Indian war, the supreme chief once said: "This battle can at least maintain the stability of the Sino-Indian border for ten years." ”