In 1958, 100,000 soldiers of the 20th Corps of the Volunteer Army completed the construction aid in the DPRK, but they did not want to suddenly and mysteriously disappear when they were about to return to the motherland, not only did they have no news about them in China, but what was even more frightening was that the United States sent agents to search for two years and did not find it! Where did this 100,000-strong team go? What are the reasons behind the sudden disappearance? The new friends remember to like and pay attention to the little-known historical story together.
The 20 Corps mysteriously disappeared
The 20th Corps of the Volunteer Army has nearly 100,000 troops, after the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the soldiers of the 20th Corps stayed in Korea to help carry out post-war aid and construction, originally in 1958, they had received orders from their superiors and were about to return to the motherland, but it did not take long for this unit to suddenly disappear without any warning, a team of 100,000 people, not only was there no news in China, but even after the United States knew about this matter, it sent agents to search for two years and did not find it! This can't help but make everyone feel strange.
Volunteer Corps
In fact, long before the departure, Sun Jixian, commander of the 20th Corps, had already received a call from his superiors and secretly returned to China, and this time, Sun Jixian was given the task of not fighting on the battlefield, but leading the troops to the northwest region of the mainland to carry out construction. At that time, the mainland was preparing for the work of "two bombs and one satellite," and Sun Jixian's 20th Corps' next job was to establish a missile test range on the Gobi Desert in the northwest region.
In view of the fact that the development of the "two bombs and one satellite" was carried out in secret at that time, this unit needed to go to the Great Northwest Region under a high degree of secrecy, let alone at home, and even the soldiers of the 20th Corps themselves did not know where they were going.
Soldiers of the 20 Corps
All the way by train, the soldiers do not know the direction of the train, the stop signs along the way are also covered by black cloth, after nearly a month, get off the train to see, in front of the eyes is not the battlefield full of artillery fire, but the vast Gobi Desert. It is not surprising that the secrecy is so high, why such a large number of people have mysteriously disappeared but few people know.
Many people may think that the construction of the range is not to engage in missile research and development, so why do we have to transfer back the 20 Corps that is far away in North Korea? Are there no other troops in the country that can be used?
In fact, our leaders at that time also took into account such problems, and the reason why they chose Sun Jixian was because he was an old revolutionary who had led his troops to the south to conquer the northern war from the period of the Red Army's Long March, and in addition, he had experienced the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and not only was he very experienced in combat, but he was also very good at studying and using his brain.
Sun Jixian
Although the United States and other Western countries at that time had gradually perfected the technology of missile construction, they would also blockade and contain some developing countries in terms of technology and other aspects.
Even if it is not afraid of the United States to know, like missiles such a relatively lethal weapon, the mainland is the first time to conduct research, no one is fully sure, there will be no accidents, once in the development process or launch process of operation errors, construction in the deserted place is fine, if it is built next to the city, it is likely to cause innocent casualties to the surrounding people, after all, the missile this thing, the consequences of the explosion can not be controlled by anyone, in the Gobi Desert to carry out this kind of scientific research work, in order to ensure that there is no mistake.
Missile test range
At that time, some people also suggested that the common people could be organized to carry out the construction of the range, but at the same time, the mainland was carrying out the work of "two bombs and one satellite", the country also needed the strength of the common people in agriculture and industry in many aspects to carry out, and the troops of our army have always been hard-working, able to win battles, and have a good work style.
The conditions are harsh and there is no turning back
The weather in the northwest region, as we all know, where there is no grass, the climate is harsh, and the sand and dust are blown dark, sometimes it is so serious that two people standing together, who can't see who, the only conspicuous place on the whole body, is the big white teeth that open their mouths, and the local temperature changes greatly, the warriors sweat inside the body when they are building, but it snows outdoors, the cotton clothes are wet and can't be dried for three days, but the construction period can't be delayed, the soldiers in the winter are hard, Wearing a damp cotton coat to continue working, although this is not a war, but such harsh conditions are not much better than when the war was fought.
Northwest Gobi Desert
Although the soldiers of the 20th Corps had the conditions to live in tents, they slept in the underground nest, drank bitter water, ate dried vegetables, and ate such a large-scale missile test range, at that time, New China was also a time when everything was in ruins, and there was no modern machinery and equipment to use, and could only rely on the most primitive way.
Relying on the strength of the number of people, with shovels, sacks, bamboo baskets and other tools to complete little by little, although at that time when the mainland was carrying out scientific research and construction, there were Soviet consultants and experts to help, but when they saw such a simple site construction, they could not bear to shake their heads, not to mention when the missiles could be developed, just for the construction of this range, it would be good to use shovels and hoes to build in 15 years.
However, at that time, the United States, the Soviet Union and other major countries were in the development of missiles, there were breakthrough developments, time is pressing, really until 15 years later, the yellow broccoli is cold. Although the soldiers of the 20th Corps have just experienced the baptism of the Korean battlefield, the construction of the range is the same as the war, and the more difficult the danger, the braver they must face it.
Construction of the Gobi Desert range
In order to complete the construction before the deadline, the soldiers carried wood on their shoulders, ate while working, sometimes even the steamed buns were stuffed in their mouths before they could chew, the morning in the Gobi Desert was frozen to wear cotton clothes, and at noon, the surface temperature could be as high as forty or fifty degrees, there was no mechanical tool, and they could only carry the rails with their bare hands.
Chinese in the face of hardships, he does not believe in this evil. Because we never lay flat in the face of difficulties, under such harsh conditions, the 15-year construction period in the mouth of Soviet experts was completed in 3 years with the efforts of the soldiers! Sun Jixian had been on the battlefield and had been injured so many times, but when he recalled the scene of that year in his later years, he could not help but leave tears for the soldiers.
Construction of the range
Fight in blood to make a name for yourself
The 20th Corps entered the Korean battlefield in the late period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and in the Battle of Wendenchuan in the autumn defensive war, the 20th Corps that had just entered the DPRK only had light weapons and equipment, but it was under such conditions that they blocked the joint attack of US aircraft, artillery, and tanks, and the soldiers of one army annihilated the enemy in only 3 days.
Not only that, in the last battle of the Korean battlefield, the Battle of Jincheng, the US army has no strength to fight again, and the two sides almost signed the final step at the negotiating table.
Syngman Rhee (right)
The soldiers of the 20th Corps showed no mercy, directly using the Katyusha rocket in their hands to cripple four divisions of South Korea, and even south Korea had always been proud of it, the commander of the White Tiger Regiment of the ace unit was directly killed, and the ten thousand artillery bombardment positions allowed the 20th Corps to annihilate 53,000 enemy troops in that battle, such a scene not only made the AMERICAN army die, but also made Lee Sung-wan no longer have the strength to resist.
After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the 20th Corps, as a contingent that entered the DPRK in the later stages, was assigned by its superiors to stay in Korea and help the Korean people carry out post-war construction.
Volunteers
On the other hand, the US military was unwilling to suffer defeat, and also left a part of its troops in the South Korean region, and part of our army stayed in Korea for the sake of those US troops to prevent them from taking advantage of the opportunity to counterattack. In 5 years, the volunteer army helped the Korean people to successfully complete the task, and just when it was about to withdraw to the motherland in 1958, the 20th Corps was once again tasked with continuing their legendary monument in the deserted Great Northwest.
Seventy years ago, on the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the soldiers of the 20th Corps played a Chinese backbone and played out China's national prestige, and after the war, they originally thought they could recuperate well, but they did not want to be given the only heavy responsibility again before return Chinese ing to China. Although some people sacrificed in this work, their contributions to the country are as great as fighting on the battlefield, and in the years of peace, a generation has suffered several generations, and it is precisely because of them that China today has become more confident and dignified in the international community!