In the counterattack against Vietnam, why was the 55th Army that destroyed the most Vietnamese troops and achieved the first victory?
As we all know, in the late 1970s, Vietnam, at the secret instruction of the Soviets, chose to invade the border areas of the mainland. After repeated warnings were fruitless, China's self-defense counterattack against Vietnam officially began. In just twenty-eight days, the Chinese side has completed the strategic task of withdrawing to the territory of the motherland and making a good defensive front on the Chinese border. However, it was only at this time that when the whole army counted the enemy's annihilation data, it was found that the first place was the 55th Army, which had no reputation before.
For such a result, many people are very confused. With many excellent corps fighting together, how did the soldiers of the 55th Army achieve the best results of eliminating the Vietnamese army the most and achieving the first victory? In fact, on this issue, we have to analyze it from the actual combat situation of the 55th Army in that year and its own advantages.
Excellent style and well-trained
First of all, the reason why such impressive achievements have been achieved is that the soldiers of the 55th Army have a good fighting style and dare to fight. In the course of the actual battle, none of the soldiers of the 55th Army showed a hint of cowardice. As long as it is a task assigned by a superior, every soldier will try everything to complete it. With such efficient execution, why worry about not being able to play a beautiful victory.
At this point, in fact, from the usual training of the soldiers of the 55th Army, we can also see a hint. When the soldiers participate in daily training, each soldier has always insisted on conscientiously completing all the training requirements. The so-called sweating more in peacetime and less bloodshed in wartime are vividly reflected in the soldiers of the 55th Army. The previous reputation was not obvious, and it was completely because the soldiers of the 55th Army did not have much opportunity to perform.
Equipment advantage
The second was well-equipped, although at this point all the corps that participated in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam at that time would have the advantage in this regard when facing the Vietnamese army, but the 55th Army was the most advantageous corps. According to relevant data, in order to complete the offensive tasks arranged by the superiors, the artillery density owned by the 55th Army is very rare when looking at all the combat history of our army.
To take a simple example, when suppressing a certain position of the Vietnamese army, the 55th Army continued to attack the enemy with hundreds of thousands of shells, and finally achieved brilliant results. In the face of such a battle, the soldiers of other corps could only express their envy helplessly, but it was difficult to replicate in the narrow territory of Vietnam.
You're at risk
Finally, there is a more objective reason, when launching an attack on the Vietnamese army, the 55th Army actually faced the most enemies. In many cases, the soldiers of the 55th Army attacked while also guarding against counterattacks from the remnants of the Vietnamese forces in other directions. Surrounded by hungry wolves, only by fighting to the death can they break out of a bloody road.
In such a dangerous situation, the 55th Army completely beat the momentum and style of our Chinese soldiers, so that the Vietnamese army never dared to underestimate China again. However, because of this, because the 55th Army attracted a large number of enemy attacks, this also made other brother troops have no way to fight. When the number of enemies in front of you is insufficient, even if you have the intention to kill the enemy, you can only feel that there is nowhere to go.
