In 1960, the Chinese People's Liberation Army suddenly crossed the China-Myanmar border, and with the sound of gunfire, the enemy fled into the wilderness.
Chased into Myanmar for more than 100 kilometers.
So who is the enemy army? Why did our army suddenly enter Burma to fight? Aren't you afraid of causing panic in various countries in Southeast Asia?
Remnants of the Kuomintang
In fact, the enemy army far away in Burma is not a foreign enemy.
It is our old rival, the Kuomintang army.
As for why they ran to Burma, this also begins with the liberation war.
In the later stages of the Liberation War,
The Kuomintang army was defeated and retreated by our army and fled into the wilderness.
In the end, Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to retreat to Taiwan with a large number of Kuomintang troops.
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However, after Chiang Kai-shek's retreat, there were still many remnants of the Kuomintang in China that could not be withdrawn. thereupon
In order to save their lives, many Kuomintang soldiers found their own way, some soldiers fled abroad, and some soldiers chose to surrender or return to their hometowns to work as farmers.
Of course, there are also some stubborn nationalist generals who continue to be the rebels or bandits, but with the strength of China, they only have to perish.
And those Kuomintang soldiers who fled abroad,
Then they are all officers of the national army who are deeply sinful and rich in money,
During the Chinese war, they made a fortune and looted the people's fat, which was also an important reason for the corruption of the Kuomintang army.
But why did a large number of Nationalist troops suddenly run to Burma?
It turned out that this army was under the command of Li Mi of the Eighth Regiment of the Kuomintang.
After the Battle of Huaihai,
Li Mi's thirteenth corps was basically wiped out, and as the war drew to a close, Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to let Li Mi retreat to Yunnan, and then a large number of remnants and Yunnan defenders formed the Eighth Corps, which was also the last national army to form an organization in the Liberation War.
Battle of Huaihai
In 1950
The People's Liberation Army launched the final battle of the Liberation War:
Battle of Yuanjiang.
The Kuomintang army was again defeated, and countless people began to flee.
At this point,
Many high-ranking officials of the Kuomintang have already fled by plane.
The rest of the soldiers could only find their own way out, so,
Li Guohui of the 709th Regiment of the Eighth Corps led nearly a thousand remnants of the army into Burma.
Myanmar originally bordered China,
Li Guohui and others have been guarding the Yunnan region on the border between China and Myanmar for many years.
So they are very familiar with Burma, and during the War of Resistance Against Japan, these veterans have been fighting the Japanese army in these areas for many years, and they have long been familiar with this place.
Therefore, Li Guohui led a large number of remnants of the army into the tropical rainforest area of the country.
Came to a place that people are very familiar with Myanmar - the Golden Triangle.
The "Golden Crescent Region" at the junction of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the "Silver Triangle" on the border with Colombia have become the "world's three major drug sources".
Such a three-way zone is world-famous, and the drugs here have also caused countless people to panic.
At this time, the remnants of the Kuomintang army seemed very excited.
Although this is the territory of Myanmar,
But no one can take care of it, and the Chinese army is beyond their reach, so they can do whatever they want.
Therefore, the remnants of the Kuomintang army under the leadership of Li Guohui began to take root and develop here.
They also continued to call in the remnants of other units for expansion.
Kuomintang army
After the expansion of the Kuomintang army, it is necessary to find a way for development, and the fastest development here is of course the most characteristic drug. So Li Guohui began to lead a large number of remnants of the Kuomintang army.
Began to attack the city continuously, and raised soldiers with poison.
Although these Kuomintang troops could not defeat the People's Liberation Army, they were more than enough to take down some drug dealers after hundreds of battles, so they were greatly expanded here, and they also attracted the attention of many countries.
First time in Burma to fight
The Kuomintang forcibly occupied burmese territory, why did Myanmar not speak out for a long time? What should they do in the face of an increasingly powerful national army?
It turned out that when the nationalist army first entered Burma, the Burmese government had already noticed them.
But they know the strength of the Chinese army.
In particular, the national army that entered the Burmese anti-Japanese resistance is still fresh in the memory.
So, after the remnants of the Nationalist army entered Burma,
The Burmese government thought they were only on a short break and would soon be heading to Taiwan.
Therefore, the Burmese government ignored it on the principle of not provoking right and wrong.
Myanmar Army
But what they didn't expect was that
The Kuomintang army actually regarded them as the masters there, not only recruiting troops and horses, but also constantly attacking the city and even arrogantly declaring that they wanted to establish a Republic of China there.
This frightens the Burmese government,
Although the place is very chaotic due to geographical reasons, and their government is often unable to administer, it belongs to the territory of Myanmar.
If they were allowed to occupy tens of thousands of square kilometers of land there, their country would have an unpredictable crisis.
The Burmese government can no longer bear it,
Hurriedly warned this national army to withdraw from Burma,
But the Nationalist army paid no attention to the weak Burma.
When the Burmese government is intolerable,
Had to send a large number of troops to expel,
But they faced the experienced national army,
Soon he was beaten into the wilderness and fled.
At this time, the Burmese government felt a deep humiliation,
So they brought in thousands of Indian mercenaries.
They wanted to take revenge on Xue Hate, but the combat effectiveness of these armies was really difficult to say, and they did not have any ability to fight back in the face of the regular army.
The Government of Myanmar has no way to do anything,
They had to go to China and ask for help.
China has just completed the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
Many countries are very surprised by China's strength, and the international situation facing China is also very severe.
If there is a sudden transnational war, it is likely to cause panic in other countries and make the situation in China more dangerous.
In the face of repeated requests from the Myanmar government, after repeated consultations by the central authorities,
It was decided to dispatch 22 commandos
, quickly captured the stronghold of the nationalist army,
But the red line, which faces the Myanmar border for 20 kilometres, cannot be crossed.
When the Kunming Military Region received this news, it immediately sent 22 commandos into Burma to fight, but they had been patient with this Nationalist army for a long time.
After the nationalist troops who had fled into Burma became stronger, they repeatedly provoked the border between China and Burma because they knew that they were not the ranks of the People's Liberation Army.
So they often harass China's borders.
Immediately afterwards, they retreated to the Burmese border.
These circumstances have long filled the People's Liberation Army of the Border Region with hatred for them, and now that they have received orders from their superiors, the People's Liberation Army of the Kunming Military Region is very excited and full of morale.
November 1960,
22 PLA commandos quickly entered Burma to launch an attack.
In less than a few days, the commandos captured 14 strongholds of the Nationalist army, and the killed Nationalist army collapsed.
After the remaining Nationalist troops once again saw the strength of the People's Liberation Army,
Hurriedly fled, fleeing into the depths of Burma.
Soon they disappeared 20 kilometers beyond the red line.
The Platons hurriedly requested a pursuit from their superiors, but the central authorities vetoed this decision, so they had to abandon the pursuit and watched as the remnants of the Nationalist army ran away.
Entered Burma for the second time to fight
What should the Burmese government do if the remnants of the Nationalist army flee to the depths of Burma? Will they be able to beat these remnants of deserters?
the battle of the Chinese People's Liberation Army completely stunned the Burmese government, and did not expect such a powerful national army.
The 22 commandos of the People's Liberation Army were solved in just a few days.
At this time, their hearts were full of surprise, but they also faced a huge problem, that is, how to deal with the remnants of the national army.
China is no longer willing to go deeper into Burma.
The Burmese government had no choice but to organize its own army and once again launched an attack on the remnants of the nationalist army, which they thought was defeated by the Chinese People's Liberation Army and was no longer their opponent, but they did not expect that they had encountered a crisis again.
In early 1961, the Burmese government organized tens of thousands of people to launch a clearance campaign against the Nationalist army, which they called the "Mekong Campaign"
The Nationalist army actually used China's famous guerrilla warfare tactics, and they used the tropical rainforest to continuously lure the enemy deeper and break through one by one.
Where has the Burmese army seen this tactic,
Once again defeated by the nationalist army, with heavy losses,
There were even a large number of troops caught up in the encirclement of the nationalist army.
Senior officials of the Burmese government hurriedly found General Chen Yi, who was visiting Burma, and once again asked China to enter the war.
Help Myanmar rescue trapped Burmese troops.
After Chen Yi learned of this news, he hurriedly reported the situation to his superiors, and the central authorities once again discussed whether they should cross the red line, and finally General Luo Ruiqing strongly approved of the matter.
He believes that Myanmar is not afraid, and China is terrible.
As a result, the Chinese army began to enter Burma again to fight, but at first the Chinese People's Liberation Army was unfamiliar with the deep terrain and lacked experience in Burma, so when it was counterattacked by the Kuomintang, the army was also severely damaged.
As the battle progressed, our army quickly adapted to the environment, coupled with the fear of the nationalist army against our army, the nationalist army once again began to retreat and flee.
Soon our army invaded their base camp,
Most of their living forces were wiped out and a large amount of military supplies were captured.
However, many national troops have long learned to be clever, and they have long known that they are not the opponents of our army, so when our army attacks,
They constantly avoided fighting our army and then selected weak Burmese troops to attack.
Then they took a large amount of gold and silver jewelry, led a large number of senior officers, and fled along the Mekong River in a kayak to Laos and Thailand next to them.
This time it involved other countries, and our country had to give up the pursuit.
The battle ended successfully,
China has helped Myanmar recover more than 30,000 square kilometers of land,
It has made the relations between the two countries more friendly, maintained the peace of neighboring countries, and allowed the world to witness China's peace-loving attitude once again.
After the remnants of the national army entered Laos and Thailand, they continued to stir up trouble, causing panic in countless small countries around them, and they had to protest to the United Nations, and finally under the pressure of countless countries,
Chiang Kai-shek sent people to bring these troops back to Taiwan.
Of course, there are also many people who choose to stay there and live what they think is a happy life.