In 1950, the new China, which was in ruins and waiting to be rebuilt, was in the development stage of post-war restoration and reconstruction. At this time, on the Korean Peninsula, which is only a river away from northeast China, a full-scale conflict broke out between the opposing regimes between the north and the south over the issue of the reunification of the peninsula. North Korea took advantage of south Korea's lack of preparation to swing its army south, and the momentum was like a bamboo. Seeing that the Korean army was about to occupy the entire peninsula, the United States intervened.
In order to safeguard the interests of Western countries in Asia, the "United Nations Army" led by the US military landed at Inchon and defeated The DPRK was gradually defeated by virtue of its strong combat effectiveness, while the coalition forces continued to move north, intending to cross the 38th Line and push the front north. Although China has warned the United States over and over again that once the U.S. military crosses the line, China will not ignore it. But these warnings were treated as "diplomatic blackmail" by the arrogant U.S. military and were not heeded. Because in their view, whether it is reasonable or based on reality, China cannot send troops.
Not only do countries around the world feel that China will not send troops, but even in China, there is great controversy up and down about sending troops. The non-war faction represented by Lin Biao believes that New China has just been founded and the war has just ended. The domestic situation has not yet been completely stabilized, and the development of production is still recovering. And our army is either suppressing bandits, or fighting on the border, or has been demobilized and returned to the fields to support production.
Therefore, we do not have extra troops to prepare for the battle. Moreover, at this stage, the mainland is at a time when its national strength is empty, but its opponent, the United States, is already the world's number one power, with sufficient military supplies and advanced combat readiness. Soldiers from dozens of countries were also gathered to form a "United Nations Army". At the current level of China's military development, to face the United States is undoubtedly to "hit the stone with an egg", and even if it is not good, it will cause fire to burn yourself.
He insisted that our army does not have the ability to fight a big battle at present, but as long as we strengthen the northeast border defense, hold the frontier steadily, and at the same time take advantage of the United States to distract itself from the Korean battlefield, I can use negotiation means to force the United States to abandon Taiwan, and our army can implement the plan for the recovery of Taiwan Island. If China were to invade North Korea, we would miss Out on Taiwan.
Chairman Mao did not agree with this view. However, due to the size of the matter, he could not make up his mind for a while, and he was embarrassed. If no troops are sent, once the coalition forces cross the 38th Line, they will pose a huge threat to the northeast border and endanger the national territory; but once China sends troops, it means that the Taiwan issue must be suspended.
Regardless of the territorial issue of the State, it is necessary to weigh the priorities of both sides with caution. In the end, the coalition forces ignored the warnings and crossed the 38th Line, and the US planes still probed back and forth on the border line, and even directly bombed the mainland Dandong, igniting the fuse of China's expedition.
The CPC Central Committee's decision not to be patient any longer and to resolutely send troops shows the mainland's resolute attitude of not backing down in the face of the issue of territorial sovereignty. Therefore, it is urgent to gather the troops, form the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, cross the Yalu River, and resist the United States and aid Korea. Hundreds of thousands of well-trained troops quietly arrived in front of the enemy. It was not until after the two sides fought that the United States realized that China had really sent troops. Moreover, as soon as the Chinese army came to the scene, with the cooperation of the Korean People's Army, it beat the United Nations army that claimed to be "armed to the teeth" with rudimentary and backward equipment.
The United States was shocked! The world was shocked! How is this possible
？ It's no wonder they react like this. Since modern times, China has gone from being stuck in its own way to being bullied, and then to the time when the people rose up and fought for years, rarely rested and recuperated, and stabilized to develop production. This has led to the continent lagging behind other great powers in every way. Even if we achieve national liberation and establish a new China, China's status in the international arena is still low.
Moreover, in their view, in modern Chinese history, there has never been a victory in any anti-aggression war. Since the Opium War, China has always appeared at the negotiating table as a defeated country. Even after the victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan, Japan never admitted that it was defeated by China, and the great powers felt that we had taken advantage of the favorable situation of the Pacific War.
Similarly, they also believe that under the current domestic and international situation, China's participating divisions are unknown, and they do not have the ability to send troops at present. In the case of the soviet union's knowledge that it is not sending troops, China will certainly not send troops. Therefore, the self-righteous United States does not pay attention to China at all, and will repeatedly trample on China's principles and force China to a situation of intolerableness. It was also their contempt that gave the volunteers a greater certainty of victory in the situation of weak against strong.
Chairman Mao had great foresight and made a wise decision in the current difficult and complicated situation, with a clear conscience. The officers and men of the Chinese Volunteer Army went forward and succeeded one after another, and after their deaths, they won the hard battle of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea at the cost of blood and defended the independence and freedom of the Chinese nation. This battle has brought out the national prestige of the mainland and told the world that China's territorial sovereignty is sacred and inviolable. The emergence of a large number of heroes and sons and daughters in the war and the military wisdom embodied in the war have all made the great powers re-examine China, recognize China's strong strength, affirm our international status, and give us the attention and respect we deserve.