Five days after the end of the National Day holiday, the film "Changjin Lake" with the background story of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea exceeded 4.25 billion yuan at the box office, officially surpassing "Avengers 4: Endgame" and ranking sixth in the list of Chinese film history. Such achievements can be described as a phenomenon-level performance, and it reflects our unity in patriotism. Not only that, but the film is also famous, and even South Korean netizens have poured into major forum platforms for discussion.
As a film based on historical real events, the Western world is also eager to Chinese how the Volunteer Army defeated the United Nations army led by the United States and Britain on the Korean Peninsula. South Korean netizens did not think so far-reachingly, and they left messages one after another: "Why can't we see the shadow of our South Korean army in the movie?" Is this our country, and our fighting heroes? More conspiracy theorists analyzed: It turns out that China has only regarded the United States as its only enemy from beginning to end, and we in South Korea have not been taken to heart at all!
Suddenly, the Korean internet was a group of excitement, accompanied by denigration of the Chinese star. In the previous hit TV series "Squid Game", the style of a sportswear happened to be similar to the clothes worn by the lead actor Wu Jing. South Korean netizens have identified it as plagiarism!
Of course, we don't have to pay attention to the clamor of the beam-jumping clown, and still return to the movie "Chosin Lake" itself, the figure of the South Korean army is indeed not much. So in the real world, what are the "eye-catching" performances of the ROK army in the Battle of Chosin Lake?
At that time, the combat effectiveness of the South Korean army was even weaker than it is now, and at first when there were no external forces on the peninsula, the Korean People's Army defeated the South Korean army and almost unified the country. When the U.S. army entered the war, the task of the Roks was often to hold on to unimportant cities and protect some of the rear supply lines. After all, even if the COMMANDER of the US Military is arrogant, he does not dare to entrust important tasks to the rabble.
Therefore, in the Battle of Chosin Lake, the main combat task of the ROK army was to cooperate with the Ace troops of the US army at that time to hold the Chosin Lake area, and at that time there were 3 Korean formed troops, namely the Capital Division, the Third Infantry Division and the 1st Marine Regiment of the Roks first army, adding up to no more than 20,000.
If there is a US military commanding from the side, the combat effectiveness of the ROK army can still be used. However, as soon as the Battle of Chosin Lake began, the 9th Corps of our Volunteer Army interspersed and surrounded 1 division of the US army, and the ROK army suddenly had no shelter and began to panic. According to the reason, at this time, the commander of the ROK army should lead the troops to break through and join forces with the SURROUNDING US troops, so what did they do?
"After the soldiers fought bravely, the commander of the regiment, Major General Jin Baiyi, in order to minimize the casualties of the soldiers, ordered the switch from attack to defense, and began to withdraw on the 28th to avoid engagement with the enemy, and the troops and headquarters were transferred to the Jizhou area for recuperation." This is a record of the Korean War History, which is an interesting glorification of the more than 20,000 soldiers who fought in the war at that time.
No sooner had the battle begun than the Rok army ran non-stop to the rear. Don't even say, even the volunteers can't catch up. Therefore, in the actual Battle of Chosin Lake, it is natural to find the "brilliant" scene of the volunteer army against the South Korean army. Even the U.S. military itself was angry later! People traveled thousands of miles to help Korea fight, but as soon as the enemy arrived, the locals ran away without a trace, leaving themselves to wander around in the ice and snow.
The Battle of Chosin Lake was able to proceed so smoothly, and it was also due to the rok army's retreat without a fight, and the Ninth Corps of our volunteer army seized these gaps to complete the encirclement and counterattack. The US 1st Marine Division and the 7th Cavalry Division, which were lined up in the Chosin Lake area, were successfully divided into 5 parts and eliminated one by one.
Under the extreme weather of more than 30 degrees Celsius below zero, the heroes of our volunteer army were not afraid of sacrifice and did not fear the cold, and finally annihilated more than 13,000 enemy personnel, turning the battlefield situation in one fell swoop and also bringing a positive impact to the entire war. After this battle, the Volunteer Army, in coordination with the Korean People's Army, recaptured the vast eastern region north of the 38th Parallel, laying the foundation for future peace talks and laying the final victory.
So if the South Koreans ask again: Why can't the South Korean army be seen in "Chosin Lake"?
We can answer: your "heroes" have run away at this time! When the volunteers and the Americans were engaged in fierce fighting, the Roks ran to the port and filled all the ships. If it were not for the powerful naval and air force firepower of the United States, the South Korean army would not even be able to withdraw anyone!