preface
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was a battle for the founding of the mainland and a special period in which our army's military was mighty. It has a high momentum abroad.
At the same time, the display of the super will and combat effectiveness of our troops in the Battle of Changjin Lake dealt a great blow to the US troops, and it was a difficult and tragic battle for the US army.
In 1950, the United Nations forces led by MacArthur participated in the battlefields of the Korean War, and the Korean People's Army suffered greatly and had no choice but to seek help from China and the Soviet Union.
Thus, Stalin's prejudice against China also became apparent.
I. Stalin's actions
As we all know, during the Korean War, the mainland was also in a moment of crisis. In defiance of the mainland's opposition, US troops repeatedly crossed the 38th parallel. Chairman Mao naturally could not bear this kind of problem of touching the bottom line, so they also had to meet our fierce counterattack at that time.
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was mostly tragic, and the Battle of Changjin Lake was also brutal. It was the first real contest between our military and the US military units.
You know, a large part of the 1st Marine Division sent by the US military has experienced World War II, and the combat experience is quite rich. And the strength of this force reached more than 30,000 people, but do not forget that it also invested a lot of troops on the eastern front.
In this way, the US military has invested far more troops than us. And the original team of our army still had two divisions that arrived a day late, and only four divisions really played a role that day.
Before the start of the war, the two sides were somewhat very tense. After all, no one knows the true strength of the other party. But what I didn't expect was that the US military was very different from the level previously envisaged by our military.
This time, our troops can say that they gave them a good lesson and ended the battle in a relatively short time. And their advanced weapons and equipment are also included in our army.
MacArthur's previous boast of Haikou was severely slapped in the face.
In the second battle, we again saw a huge gap between the two sides. Compared with the well-equipped US army, our army looks somewhat weak.
On a bitterly cold winter day, the volunteers had only thin clothing. Hunger and cold were major challenges for them, but they did not give up and fought to the death on the front lines of the battle. Even if the body is frozen, he still does not give up.
They held out for more than 20 days and finally ushered in the dawn of victory.
Our troops lost 10,000 people and blew up the retreat routes of American troops. It dealt a severe blow to the US troops, and at the same time greatly increased the morale and reputation of our troops.
In this way, when Kim Il Sung asked China and the Soviet Union for help, Stalin, who felt that our troops were weak and unwilling to provide weapons and equipment, was also greatly shocked. Hearing the news of the Battle of Changjin Lake, Stalin could not help but regret and blame himself, and deeply admired the volunteer troops.
Therefore, Stalin hurriedly ordered: "Hurry, quickly prepare the weapons and equipment of the 36 divisions of the volunteer army and send them quickly."
Not only that, Stalin also sent aircraft to support and played a large role in the battlefields of the Korean War.
2. "MacArthur"
In this battle, MacArthur's American troops did have a great advantage. In this way, the arrogant and arrogant still wants to go home for Thanksgiving, but his idea is a joke after all.
MacArthur's background is very good, born in 1880 in a military family, he has a great reputation in the United States. When he was in school, he was also an excellent existence. Even set the highest score in the graduation score of the military school.
Later, MacArthur also served as the principal of the military academy, and under his leadership and guidance, many excellent commanders were produced.
Among them is a marshal named Patton, who can be said to be very arrogant and has a fight with MacArthur. But in his case, he still admired MacArthur very much. Just because once the bomb exploded in front of him, Barton was startled, but MacArthur didn't even move.
In this way, it can be seen that MacArthur still has a certain ability. No matter where MacArthur is, MacArthur's arrogance is obvious, but there is indeed a certain amount of capital.
But this time MacArthur underestimated the enemy, and the volunteers actually slapped MacArthur in the face.
MacArthur's rank and position continued to rise, but he still could not hide his shortcomings. It did not achieve much in combat merit. The only merit that can be called the number one before World War II is somewhat ironic.
Why do you say that? That's because in the 1932 operation, MacArthur's opponents were retired veterans who had a very difficult life.
Later, in 1941, MacArthur was stationed in the Philippines, and then he was attacked by the Japanese, but MacArthur had no way to do anything and was beaten very badly. In the end, as the supreme officer, he ran away.
MacArthur also failed to face our soldiers.
3. The will of the volunteers
With the continuous development of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, our troops are facing more and more difficulties. Even the logistics are not well guaranteed.
Entering the second phase of the Shangganling Campaign, the forward troops of our army also made certain adjustments and turned to the tunnel to hold on. In the tunnel, the task of our troops is very arduous and still long-term, so the material problem of the troops is very important.
With the increasing number of personnel inside the tunnel, coupled with the obstruction of American troops, the food soon bottomed out. The US military has many means, they use stones to block and isolate water sources, and even release poisonous gas, which can be said to be very vicious.
In this way, in order to have sufficient food security, our army has also made a great contribution to the logistics unit. They purchased a large number of apples, radish, etc., and also mobilized many people to steam steamed buns together, it can be said that water and food have been greatly replenished.
But in the end, they could not escape the attack of artillery fire, and in the process of transportation, there were big problems, which made the materials transported up very limited. The people transported were also dead and wounded, and the most desperate thing was that only one apple entered the tunnel after all odds.
This hard-won food is so precious, they are even more reluctant, pushing each other to let each other eat. Finally, the apple was passed around in their hands and decided to eat it one by one. At the same time, their eye sockets gradually turned red.
On the battlefield, they believe that their lives are the country, and they will not give up easily at any time. As we all know, the tragedy of Changjin Lake is that there are many moving stories on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
With their strong will, they dealt a severe blow to the US military units, and also made the US military units truly realize the Chinese's perseverance.
epilogue
After three years of war, the dawn of victory was finally ushered in.
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Chairman Mao adhered to China's bottom line. Facing difficulties has laid a solid foundation for China's development and image, and at the same time enabled New China to gain a firm position in the international community.
The report of the Battle of Changjin Lake made Stalin truly realize the power of the volunteers. If no one trusts our army, then our army must hit them in the face with practical actions.
Compared with the revolutionary martyrs, the life of my generation is undoubtedly happy. It is the selfless dedication of our predecessors that has laid a solid foundation for us, and we must also cherish the good times now. Contribute your strength to the country and live up to everything now!