On an ordinary day in 1994, a secret document, the dust of history that had been sleeping for 41 years, was finally awakened in the archives of the CIA. This intelligence briefing, which was handed over by Allen Dulles to President Eisenhower, documents important secrets from the Korean War. At the time, the document was regarded as the pinnacle of the intelligence community, precise and detailed enough to strike fear into the hearts of any hostile nation. However, when this document was rediscovered and re-examined by the world, a forgotten history gradually surfaced.
The content of this document is surprisingly consistent with the intelligence of the other side. So, does this mean that there is some kind of secret in the protracted contest of the Korean War?
Covert information and initial suspicions
In 1994, a shocking news came out of the CIA that a secret intelligence document had been declassified and made public. This document was submitted by then-CIA Director Allen Dulles to US President Dwight D. Eisenhower during the Korean War. The document detailed the intelligence of the Korean battlefield, and its accuracy was considered an outstanding achievement of the U.S. intelligence system at the time. However, when this document came out 41 years later, it revealed an incredible truth.
After the document was made public, experts conducted an in-depth analysis of its contents and found a striking consistency—this highly classified U.S. intelligence was almost identical to the intelligence obtained by our military back then. The discovery immediately sparked widespread discussion and speculation. During the Korean War, our army's intelligence services operated efficiently and successfully collected a large amount of critical intelligence. This information not only helped our army make key strategic adjustments on the battlefield, but also influenced the course of the war to a great extent.
What is even more shocking is that this U.S. intelligence is so consistent in content and detail with our military's record that experts are beginning to question whether the U.S. intelligence system has inadvertently obtained our military's intelligence and mistaken it for its own work. This possibility points to a more complex and nuanced intelligence battlefield. In those turbulent times, intelligence and counterintelligence activities were like a silent war, and every detail could be the difference between victory and defeat.
Intelligence officers at that time recalled that some specific information in the US declassified documents was obtained by our military through careful layout. For example, detailed information on the enemy's logistical supply lines was collected by a reconnaissance group of our army in a dangerous front-line environment. And this information later somehow came to the American side and became part of their intelligence system.
The release of this document not only reveals the contest between the intelligence systems of the two sides during the Korean War, but also reflects the complexity of global intelligence warfare during the Cold War. For the United States, this discovery is undoubtedly a huge embarrassment, as it not only shows the vulnerabilities of its intelligence system, but also exposes the intricacies of intelligence warfare on a global scale. This incident has sparked widespread discussion in the international community and is regarded as an interesting and important episode in the history of the Cold War. For historians and intelligence analysts, the incident has become an important case study of the history of Cold War intelligence, showing the delicate balance in information warfare and the contest between the intelligence agencies of both sides.
Serendipitous discovery with the initiation of a counterintelligence operation
During the Korean War, our army repeatedly demonstrated outstanding wisdom and courage in the midst of severe war situations. One night on July 26, 1952, in the area of Wannian Deshan, our army accidentally captured an important clue, and this incident became the starting point of the counterintelligence operation.
That night, while carrying out a routine patrol mission, our army's reconnaissance team suddenly witnessed an unidentified plane hovering overhead. The plane dropped a mysterious object in the sky, which slowly landed with a parachute. The reconnaissance team moved quickly and nervously surrounded the landing site. When they got closer, they found that it was actually a North Korean soldier, apparently dropped from a U.S. military plane.
At first, the North Korean soldier vehemently denied being a spy after his arrest, but our reconnaissance team found some unusual clues by carefully examining his equipment and what he was carrying. He was armed with a different equipment than a regular North Korean soldier, and some of the items he carried were communications equipment and password documents for secret agents.
After further interrogation, the North Korean soldier finally relented and admitted that he was a spy sent by the U.S. military. His task was to penetrate deep into the positions of our troops and gather intelligence on the deployment and strategic plans of our troops. The agent's confession made our army realize that the US military was trying to infiltrate our army and gather intelligence through covert operations.
This incident has made our military's top brass realize that in the face of complex and ever-changing battlefield situations, it is not enough to rely only on traditional tactics and tactics. Counterintelligence and intelligence efforts must be strengthened to counter enemy espionage operations. As a result, our army quickly adjusted its tactics and strengthened its monitoring and prevention of the activities of the enemy's spies. In addition, our army has also begun to use captured spies to carry out counter-espionage activities, and to confuse and contain the enemy's actions by setting up situations and misleading and transmitting false information to the enemy.
This serendipitous discovery and the subsequent launch of the counterespionage operation not only broke the enemy's intelligence network, but also significantly increased the initiative of our army in intelligence warfare. It became a turning point in our military's intelligence work during the Korean War, demonstrating the importance of flexible intelligence strategies and tenacious counterintelligence operations to victory in the complex battlefield environment.
Outwitting the enemy's spy and the struggle between the plan
On the Korean battlefield in 1952, our army once again demonstrated its extraordinary wisdom in a contest of wisdom and courage. The captured spy Pu Beishi became the key to our army's outwitting enemy spies. The agent, who was a member of South Korea's Ministry of Intelligence, was sent on a special mission to get in touch with the leader of the Hoidomen in North Korea, Jang Maniac. Huidaomen, a cult organization originating from the Ming Dynasty on the mainland, was used by the Kuomintang elements to carry out reactionary activities during the war.
Ding Gongliang, the head of the Ministry of Enemy Works, was in charge of interrogating Pu Bei. With his rich experience, Ding Gongliang quickly identified the psychological defense line of Park Beishi. Under the high pressure of Ding Gongliang, Park Beishi quickly succumbed and completely revealed his mission and identity. He was sent for the purpose of contacting specific people in the Huidaomen, obtaining intelligence, and then influencing the strategic deployment of our army. Park also revealed the way to contact the U.S. military - a specially made carrier pigeon.
After learning of this situation, Ding Gongliang immediately decided to use Park Beishi and carrier pigeons to implement a counter-espionage plan. They decided to release carrier pigeons to simulate the completion of the mission in Pak Bei, so as to induce the US military to send more important agents. The implementation of this strategy requires extremely cautious and precise operation, and our army has made meticulous arrangements for this.
After the pigeon was released, our special forces set up a tight surveillance network on the east coast. They used the cipher and signaling equipment provided by Park to maintain elaborate fake contacts with the U.S. military. In order to ensure the success of the strategy, Ding Gongliang personally commanded the entire operation to ensure that every link could be accurately executed.
However, the situation developed beyond everyone's expectations. Although it has been months since the carrier pigeon was released, there has been no expected activity of U.S. agents on the East Coast. This anomaly aroused the alarm of Ding Gongliang. He realizes that there may be more complicated situations than a mere agent infiltrating. Ding decided to remain vigilant and further strengthened intelligence gathering and analysis on the battlefield.
Although this operation to outwit the enemy's spies failed to immediately bring out the enemy's core agents, it greatly enhanced our military's vigilance and response capability to intelligence work. Ding Gongliang's calm judgment and flexible response to changes have won our army valuable time in complex intelligence warfare and provided important information support for subsequent strategic deployment. This struggle within a plan is not only a contest of wisdom, but also a test of will and patience.
The collapse of the enemy's spy network and the victory of wisdom
On the East Coast in 1952, the patience and resourcefulness of our army in counter-espionage operations gradually showed results. After months of intense surveillance and waiting, the U.S. military finally showed its flaws. On September 25, our military received information that the US military planned to put more high-level spies in the east coast area. The special forces of our army under the command of Ding Gongliang moved quickly and made preparations to capture the enemy's special forces.
Just two days later, on the night, US military planes dropped seven agents on the east coast. Our special forces reacted quickly and launched an arrest operation immediately after the enemy landed. In the fierce fighting, several enemy agents were killed due to stubborn resistance, and finally three agents were captured alive by our troops.
In the interrogation room, Ding Gongliang quickly locked on the key figure among the three - Sun Xian. Sun Xian tried to keep silent at first, but under Ding Gongliang's unique interrogation skills and psychological tactics, he soon began to reveal information. He confessed the purpose of the operation: to penetrate deep into the east coast area, to conceal in camouflage, and to report an important operation of our army as soon as possible. What's more, Sun Xian revealed the password and key to contact the US military.
After learning this information, Ding Gongliang decided to continue to use this opportunity to carry out a deeper counter-strategy. He instructed our army's special forces to use the radio carried by Sun Xian to transmit carefully choreographed false news to the US military. This tactic is designed to go deep behind enemy lines, grasp more of the enemy's plan of action, and disrupt its plots at critical moments.
During the execution, the unexpected happened. After Sun Xian came into contact with the atmosphere of sincerity and justice in our army, his mentality gradually changed. He began to take the initiative to cooperate with the plans of our army and provide more information. This change has not only had an important impact on our army's counter-espionage operations, but has also demonstrated the strength of our army's soldiers' noble character and wisdom.
Through this series of intelligent struggles, our army not only succeeded in dismantling the enemy spy network of the US military, but also misled the enemy through false news, making it impossible to effectively implement its plan. The collapse of the enemy's spy network is not only a contest of intelligence and strategy, but also a victory of will and conviction. The outstanding performance of Ding Gongliang and our army's special forces won our army a valuable strategic advantage on the Korean battlefield and laid a solid foundation for the final victory.
The dawn of victory and the truth of history
With the progress of the Korean War, the results achieved by our military in counter-espionage activities began to show their far-reaching impact. The success of outwitting enemy spies and dismantling the enemy's intelligence network not only dealt a major blow to the enemy's forces at the tactical level, but also won valuable initiative for our army at the strategic level.
At the beginning of 1953, our army showed an incomparably tenacious will to fight in the Battle of Shangganling. Through this campaign, our troops not only held their positions, but also effectively weakened the offensive of the enemy troops. In this process, the information obtained by our army through previous intelligence activities played a key role. The US military's repeated attempts to undermine the internal structure and morale of our army through various means have failed because of our army's timely intelligence response and correct strategic deployment.
In addition, throughout the course of the war, Ding Gongliang and the special forces under his leadership constantly transmitted false information to the enemy, effectively misleading the enemy's judgment and actions. This superiority in intelligence enables our army to always be one step ahead of the enemy on the battlefield and to deploy troops and resources more effectively to adapt to changes on the battlefield.
Over time, the internal contradictions and problems of the enemy army began to be exposed, and their actions became more and more inefficient and inaccurate. On the contrary, our army, supported by the accumulation of intelligence, built impregnable fortifications, formed a powerful front, and effectively resisted the attacks of the enemy.
The victory at the Battle of Geumseong marked the complete collapse of the machinations of the U.S. military and its ally, the Syngman Rhee regime in South Korea. Subsequently, China, the United States, the DPRK and the ROK signed an armistice agreement, marking the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and our army ended this cruel war with the attitude of a victor.
End:
In this war, our army showed unwavering fighting spirit and a high degree of wisdom. Whether in direct confrontation on the battlefield or in intelligence warfare behind the scenes, our army has demonstrated excellent strategic planning and execution capabilities. These historical moments and heroic deeds have become glorious chapters that we will always remember. And with the passage of time, the truth and details behind these gradually became known to the world and became a valuable asset in historical research.