Anyone who knows history knows that the Vietnamese region was once a jurisdiction under China's administrative planning. It was not until the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, after Vietnam became independent from China, and the Song Dynasty failed to successfully recover the Annam region, that Vietnam officially became a vassal state recognized by our country as independent. That is to say, at that time, although Vietnam was independent, it was still dependent on China for survival.
In the modern period, when Vietnam was successively attacked by French and American organizations, it was also the Chinese side that provided continuous help and finally succeeded in defending Vietnam's territorial sovereignty. However, after the end of the Vietnam War, our country was regarded as the number one enemy by the other side, and many people expressed difficulty in understanding this. However, in fact, according to the information disclosed by vietnamese authoritative historical materials, the Vietnamese army had made relevant preparations before the outbreak of the Sino-Vietnamese War.
Background of the times
In 1972, US President Richard Nixon visited China, marking the gradual thawing of Sino-US relations. This move has made Vietnam, which is still struggling to fight the United States, very nervous. The Vietnamese side is very worried that in the process, if China changes its political stance, then Vietnam will have no way to resist the sino-AMERICAN attack.
However, it turns out that speculation about Vietnam is nothing more than the trepidation of a small country.
For our country, the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States is just a normal diplomatic event, and the Vietnamese people's idea is purely unfounded.
Unfortunately, until the end, the Vietnamese at that time could not understand this truth. Especially after the death of the pro-Chinese Ho Chi Minh, the newly established Lê Thanh regime began to advocate a pro-Soviet foreign policy. Under the influence of this policy, the relationship between China and Vietnam has gradually begun to appear in the gap.
Soviet support
But even so, in terms of the balance of strength between China and Vietnam at that time, Vietnam obviously did not have any ability to launch any attack on China, but why did it still have a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam? In fact, the main reason for this was the arrogance of the Vietnamese and the tacit support of the Soviets.
After the end of the Vietnam War, some Vietnamese even inflated the belief that Vietnam had become the world's third-largest military power, which made them completely misestimate the gap in Vietnam's strength.
Many of the agreements signed between the Soviet Union and the Vietnamese side allowed the Vietnamese to start attacking Laos and other countries. It is only because the Vietnamese understand that if the Chinese side chooses to intervene, then all the previous vietnamese attacks will be in vain, which has led to some continuous conflict and friction on the Sino-Vietnamese border. In the imagination of the Vietnamese, taking the initiative to clash and friction can not only test the attitude of the Chinese side, but also seize the opportunity to seize some benefits.
Defending the Northern Frontier
More importantly, in addition to the historical background and the support of the Soviet Side to help Vietnam make a "choice", the relevant Vietnamese authoritative historical materials also mention the combat preparations with the Chinese side. In the "Northern Border Defense War" recorded by the Vietnamese Army, it was predicted that once Laos, Cambodia and other countries were used, then the Chinese side was bound to intervene. Under such circumstances, the Vietnamese army must not only achieve a quick battle and a quick decision, but also take the initiative to delay the Chinese army in the border area.
It can be seen from this that in fact, after the end of the Sino-Vietnamese war and the ten-year confrontation period on the Sino-Vietnamese border, the "misunderstanding" expressed by the Vietnamese side to the outside world has always been just an excuse.
It is also worth mentioning that when China completed its military offensive and withdrawal from Vietnam in less than a month, the Vietnamese side still said to the outside world that its country had won the final military war victory.
Unfortunately, facts have proved that the ten-year confrontation period on the Sino-Vietnamese border is, as far as our country is concerned, mainly the actual training battlefield of the major military regions. As far as Vietnam is concerned, it has seriously depleted Vietnam's overall national strength, and eventually has to take the initiative to seek opportunities to make peace, hoping that the relations between China and Vietnam can return to normal.