In 1951, under the command of Chairman Mao and General Peng Dehuai, the Chinese Volunteer Army crossed the Yalu River with great vigor to aid Korea and participate in the US war against Korea.
Although China's equipment was rudimentary compared to the well-equipped U.S. military, it eventually won the war. The nations of the world were amazed by the outcome of the war, and the Germans said that Chairman Mao was unmatched. What was it that made the Volunteers invincible in the war?
First, the US military provoked, the lips were cold, and the family defended the country
The DPRK borders the territory of the northeast of the mainland, and the United States chooses to launch a war against the DPRK, which will certainly pose a great threat to the mainland. The US military has the world's most advanced weapons and equipment, and its military strength and combat effectiveness are in a position ahead of North Korea. North Korea, on the other hand, is in a weaker position to deal with the war launched by the United States. If North Korea cannot win the war, once the United States takes control of North Korea, then it will be an extremely dangerous thing for China.
The imperialist forces in the United States and other Western countries have always oppressed and prevented the rise and strength of socialist forces at every turn. If the United States defeats North Korea in the war and shunshi gains power in Korea, it will be a huge threat to China's future development and stability. In the future, it will be necessary to prevent the imperialist forces in the surrounding areas from carrying out a series of activities that may disturb stability and prevent development in China.
Moreover, since ancient times, China has emphasized the word "righteousness". In Chinese culture, "righteousness" refers to morality, both for the country and society, as well as for brothers and neighbors. North Korea, like China, is a socialist country and belongs to the same socialist camp, and China and North Korea are not only territorially neighboring, but also neighbors. Moreover, judging from the characteristics of both socialist countries, China and North Korea still belong to brothers in the same camp.
Fraternal countries have been violated by imperialist countries, and lending a helping hand to help is the embodiment of "righteousness". Helping North Korea win the war not only helped North Korea defend its territory, but also won a friend for China itself, and later a friend and supporter in the international community.
New China has just been founded, and as a newborn country, it needs to establish its prestige in the international community. Aiding the DPRK is precisely to show the countries that are eyeing China as a tiger that although China has experienced the devastation and blows of war, China is still not ready to be slaughtered, and China and the Chinese people are still strong and still strong in defending their motherland.
Moreover, whether it was or is the present, China is a resilient and united nation, and no oppressive force wants to invade China, let alone have the opportunity to eliminate China. Any sabotage force that wants to invade China will not be realized in the end.
Although aiding North Korea and fighting the United States may slow down the pace of domestic development, aiding North Korea is an opportunity for a nascent China to establish its prestige in the international community, and at the same time, it is a great challenge for China, which was at that time in a weak development in all aspects.
Although the United States launched a war against Korea, it provoked China at every turn during the Korean War. The expansion of the United States' Seventh Fleet into China's Taiwan Strait is a manifestation of the great threat to China's territorial integrity. Moreover, during the Seventh Fleet's stay in the Taiwan Strait, U.S. forces also prevented Chinese troops from entering Taiwan, an act that not only threatened China's territorial integrity, but also interfered in the internal affairs of other countries.
During the war waged by U.S. troops against Korea, because China and North Korea were close to each other and borders, their wars often entered China's northeast border consciously or unconsciously. The United States even uses Air Force helicopters to enter the skies over northeast China. On many occasions, the United States has bombed some cities on China's northeast border, threatening the territorial security of northeast China and the safety of people in northeast China.
U.S. behavior is intolerable to China, and without aiding North Korea against the United States, China's northeastern borders will not be calm and secure. Therefore, for the security of China. Chairman Mao immediately made a decision to support the DPRK in its fight against the United States and sent the people's army to the DPRK to provide assistance to the DPRK.
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea ended in the victory of China and Korea and the defeat of the United States. The nations of the world were amazed by China's victory in this war. After that, the military circles of various countries also began to study why the Chinese People's Army Volunteer Army was invincible, creating a myth that broke the well-equipped US military.
After analyzing and studying the war data, Germany discovered the secret of the invincibility of the volunteer army, and no one could praise Chairman Mao. What exactly is this secret?
Second, Chairman Mao made a correct policy decision and made a decision at the moment
The victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was inseparable from Chairman Mao's correct judgment of the situation at that time. Because China was a newborn country at that time, and all aspects of construction were just beginning, many people were opposed to sending troops to aid North Korea. At present, China's top priority should be to base itself on domestic construction and develop its domestic economy as soon as possible.
However, Chairman Mao had a different view on this.
Chairman Mao held that not aiding and supporting the DPRK in its war against the US military is a sign of being afraid of the United States and not daring to resist, and is a manifestation of submission to the United States. Not aiding the DPRK will also be very unfavorable to China's future development.
Therefore, Chairman Mao gave an order to the army in the northeast early on, ordering them to sort out their equipment, be on standby at any time, and prepare to send troops to aid Korea.
After analyzing the complicated situation, Chairman Mao finally made the final decision to send troops to the war and aid Korea. The commander-in-chief, Chairman Mao, after careful consideration, selected General Peng Dehuai. Considering that Peng Dehuai has sufficient war experience and tactical flexibility, he can lead the army to respond flexibly in emergency situations.
After selecting Peng Dehuai as the commander of the army, Chairman Mao also asked him for his views on sending troops to participate in the war to aid Korea. In this regard, General Peng Dehuai expressed his approval of Chairman Mao's decision and that if he wanted to carry out construction at home with peace of mind, he must first have a stable environment. At present, the domestic environment has stabilized, but the various behaviors of the United States in North Korea and on China's borders are very unfavorable to China's future stability. Therefore, it is necessary to go to war and deal a heavy blow.
Third, the volunteer army fought flexibly and was resolute and indomitable
When it received news that the United States had launched a war against North Korea, the Chinese side had already responded. The army in the northeast sent special personnel to North Korea and took the lead in making contact with the North Korean authorities.
Low-level knowledge is the key to winning the war. The intelligence officers operating in Korea brought back to China the first time the information they received about the war situation, which not only helped Chairman Mao's judgment of the current situation and the war situation, but also bought time for the Chinese army to prepare for war. After entering the war, we can learn the dynamics of the war in time, and it is also very necessary to adjust the strategy.
At that time, the United States made a wrong judgment about whether China would enter the war. The United States believes that China has just experienced a long war and is in a very weak period of national strength, and China is already unable to take care of its own domestic development, and in order to stabilize the domestic situation and promote domestic development, it will not have the energy to help North Korea win this war.
MacArthur, an Officer in the Korean War in the United States, also made predictions of victory in the war before Christmas and an end to the war. However, it is precisely because of the erroneous analysis of the Attitude of the United States to Send Troops to China that China's entry into the war to aid North Korea was very unexpected by the United States.
With the experience of the War of Resistance Against Japan and the flexible command of General Peng Dehuai, the tactics of the Chinese volunteer army were very flexible. The Chinese volunteers crossed the Yalu River into Korea at night and camouflaged it, so when the Chinese Volunteers entered Korea, the U.S. army was unaware.
A dozen days later, the 40th Army of the Chinese Volunteer Army and other troops formally engaged the South Korean army on the battlefield. Because the arrival of the Chinese army was not expected, the enemy was caught off guard and won the first battle. Moreover, the discipline of the volunteer army was strict, and the soldiers strictly obeyed the orders and obeyed the commands.
In one campaign, the volunteers camouflaged themselves in the grass because of their operational strategy. The soldiers hid motionless in the grass for more than a dozen hours, making no noise, and even the American patrol troops passed by, unaware of the presence of Chinese troops. In the evening, when the time was ripe, the volunteer army obeyed the orders and won the victory in this battle.
Because it was winter, the weather was cold and the conditions were harsh. But a military order is an order. Faced with the advanced and sophisticated equipment of the US side, and the situation that the equipment of the US side was exhausted and the ammunition was exhausted, even if it was a machete, the People's Volunteer Army did not flinch.
The United States also uses a weapon called napalm. The power of this petrol bomb is very powerful. As long as a person is contaminated with a petrol bomb, the whole body will catch fire and it is not easy to be extinguished.
In the war at that time, as long as the U.S. army fired such napalm bombs, there was no grass for a few miles, and there was a scorched trace. The martyr Qiu Shaoyun was burned by a petrol bomb and was forever buried on the Korean battlefield.
During a battle in October 1950, when Qiu Shaoyun and the army were ordered to lurk on the battlefield, the U.S. army fired gasoline bombs. Because it was winter, the cotton clothes were more flammable when they encountered Mars, and after the Mars fell on Qiu Shaoyun's clothes, it burned up.
In order to conceal the entire army and not expose the hiding place of the team, Qiu Shaoyun lay motionless in the grass until he was burned alive, without moving. Finally, when Qiu Shaoyun was found at the Warrior Gate, he still maintained the posture of holding a gun and preparing for battle.
Because the lethality of gasoline bombs is terrible, but it cannot extinguish the flames on their bodies, many soldiers at that time chose to hold the enemy and die with the enemy after accidentally staining the flames of gasoline bombs. The spirit of sacrifice, perseverance, and endurance of the volunteer army are also the key to victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Chairman Mao's son, Mao Anying, was also sacrificed in this war. When Chairman Mao received the news, he couldn't help but shed tears. Someone asked Chairman Mao if he wanted to see his son for the last time, and Chairman Mao said that so many soldiers who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield did not see the last side of their parents.
China's victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea dealt a major and painful blow to the United States and other imperialist forces. Even if MacArthur personally wrote holiday greeting cards at Christmas, greeting the army, and boosting morale, he could not resist the perseverance of the People's Volunteers.