A turning point in the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea actually relied on a movie to enter the vision of the Chinese people. Before the Chosin Lake filming, why were so few people who knew about the battle, and what was the problem?
Here we have summarized and analyzed 4 reasons, which may solve this mystery for you.
First, the focus of the direction of assists is less than that of the main attack
The "Blood Battle of Changjin Lake" written by He Chuwu and other three people is very clearly recorded. Before the start of the second campaign, according to our overall campaign planning arrangements, the main target was placed on the Western Front. This can be seen in the large number of telegrams recorded in the book between Chairman Mao and Peng Dehuai.
But then the battlefield situation changed, and the US First Marine Division began to enter our field of vision. This means that the eastern front battlefield cannot simply become an assist or a cooperative battlefield, even if we intend to play an assist on the eastern front, does the enemy agree?
It is indisputable that, judging from the overall positioning of the second campaign, the importance of the Western Front is indeed even higher than that of the Eastern Front, which is irrefutable. Two relatively independent battlefields, due to the emergence of assists and main attacks, of course, the focus of the main direction is more likely to attract the attention of others, but also easier to be remembered.
Second, the battle was fought too badly
This is a battle that neither China nor the United States wants to look back on. A main American regiment was completely annihilated by us, and the entire front withdrew to the vicinity of the 38th Line, and our casualties were too great. The terrible thing is not combat attrition, but rather frostbite. This large number of casualties cast a tragic overhang of the battle.
Compare the victory at the Battle of Menglianggu with the victory at chosin Lake. Meng Lianggu suffered 12,000 casualties and wiped out more than 30,000 Kuomintang troops. However, in the Battle of Chosin Lake, our army destroyed 12,000 enemy casualties with more than 40,000 casualties, and this casualty ratio obviously led us to be reluctant to mention it.
Third, film, television and literary works also rarely mention the bloody battle of Chosin Lake
Although it was also part of the second campaign, the Western Front showed more in film and television literature. For example, Wei Wei's "Who is the Cutest Man", the movie "Surprise Attack" and the like all show the wonderful points of the Western Front, especially the fierce battle of the 38th Army in the Three Houses of the Bloody Song Bone Peak, which won the title of Long Live of the 38th Army, and pushed the Western Front battlefield to the peak.
If we look at the history of the 38th Army, the history of the 40th Army, and other military histories, as well as the relatively well-known historical materials of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in China, we will find that many people's descriptions of the Battle of Chosin Lake on the Eastern Front are indeed not much. Judging from the memoirs of senior generals of our army on the eastern and western fronts, there are also a large number of descriptions of the battles on the western front, but there is little or no mention of the eastern front.
Fourth, the outcome of the Battle of Chosin Lake was very heavy
After the end of the Western Front, the title of Long Live the 38th Army was given. The Central Military Commission also forwarded the combat experience of the 38th Army to the whole army. This shows that the central authorities are very much in favor of the results of the Western Front. Treat the Western Front as a very complete victory, and even as a typical teaching material.
However, this was not the case at Chosin Lake on the Eastern Front, and only a huge strategic task was completed ahead of schedule. Commander Song Shilun later concluded that he had not played well, reviewed it, and explained five reasons.
The commanders of the 26th Army, the commander of the 20th Army, and the commander of the 27th Army of the Ninth Corps all believed that the battle was not well fought. You must know that these people are all generals in a hundred battles, fighting such a battle, killing and injuring so many people, for them the heart is dripping blood, the heart is also full of contradictions and complexity.
This brings out the stark contrast. On the western front, the whole army was asked to study with great fanfare, while on the eastern front, there was a profound reflection within the corps. There is a stark contrast between who fought on the east and west fronts, so much so that we now rarely participate in the Battle of Chosin Lake.
Now go back and watch the Chosin Lake movie, and it allows us to start facing up to this history, which is a very good phenomenon. In addition, "Blood Battle of Chosin Lake" written by He Chuwu and others is also the only documentary book in China that evaluates the battle of Chosin Lake with a very objective and fair attitude.
I hope that everyone will look at the "Blood Battle of Changjin Lake" written by He Chuwu and others, which is indeed a hard-won victory. To write this book well. He Chuwu interviewed 28 veterans of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, all of whom were witnesses of the battle, and they knew how well the battle was fought.
"Blood Battle of Chosin Lake" is also the only documentary literature in China that takes a certain battle of the Korean War as the starting point. It starts from the origin of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and continues to the end of the Battle of Chosin Lake, telling more than 400 stories of heroes with names and surnames, which reflects the turning point of the Korean battlefield in a panoramic way, and can be purchased by clicking on the link below.
Blood Battle of Chosin Lake Korean War Series
