In the first campaign to resist US aggression and aid Korea, the volunteer army took advantage of the blind self-confidence of the enemy and combined with flexible and changeable tactics to directly win the opening. However, MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the "United Nations Army", still did not pay attention to the volunteer army, and then assembled most of them, divided into east and west lines, and tried to take all of North Korea in one fell swoop.
The Second Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
Against this background, the second campaign to resist US aggression and aid Korea was launched. On the eastern front, our army dispatched the 9th Corps to take on combat tasks in the direction of Chosin Lake and jiangjie, while on the western front, our army sent six armies, including the 38th Army, the 39th Army, the 40th Army, and the 42nd Army, which performed well in the first battle.
It is only true that our army has abundant troops, but in terms of weapons, equipment and logistical supplies, it is still not an opponent of the "United Nations Army". Moreover, in the US 8th Army, which was responsible for the Western Front, there were also a number of ace units such as the US First Cavalry Division. This makes people wonder how the volunteers defeated the American army on the western front of the second battle of the Korean War.
Lure the enemy deeper
First of all, the volunteer army continued to lure the enemy deeper through the way of "showing weakness", and, in order to convince the American army, the volunteer army also deliberately dropped some equipment and materials in the process of retreating. It is precisely in this way that with the passage of time, the US military has slowly relaxed its vigilance. So when they arrived at the ambush site, our army immediately launched a counterattack, which caught the US army by surprise.
In addition, the volunteers also adopted the tactics of roundabout encirclement and division, using small raids to continuously disperse the American troops. You must know that the US military has always been worried about being
Therefore, when the team dispersed, they immediately panicked and could only launch an onslaught in a certain direction, and our army, with its tenacious will, blocked the US offensive again and again, so with the passage of time, they slowly lost their momentum.
Logistics are brilliant
It is worth mentioning that the volunteer army also learned the lessons of the first battle, so in the second campaign, our army not only prepared more dry food for the volunteers fighting on the western front, but also mobilized tens of thousands of people in the rear to build multiple transportation lines. In the midst of the enemy's indiscriminate bombardment, a large amount of food was still delivered to the front.
In fact, there were three main reasons why the Volunteers were able to defeat the well-prepared Americans on the Western Front of the Second Campaign, one of which was that our army's tactics were properly used and always able to make the enemy scratch his head; the other was that the Volunteers had a steely will, and their indomitable momentum made the enemy feel frightened. Finally, the logistics of the volunteer army is very strong, no matter how the enemy obstructs, we can always quickly repair a transport line.
Of course, no matter what, the gap that should be there always had to be faced, and the lack of equipment still caused the volunteers to pay a lot of casualties. But at the same time, the result was also important, and it was through the second battle that the enemy was forced back hundreds of kilometers, which laid the foundation for the victory of the entire Korean battlefield.