introduction
In 1979, the 28-day counterattack against Vietnam ended with the Chinese People's Liberation Army inflicting heavy losses on the Vietnamese army, and in less than a month, the Chinese People's Liberation Army annihilated more than 57,000 enemy troops and captured more than 2,200 prisoners.
However, in the course of the battle, more than 6,000 soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army were killed and more than 21,000 people were seriously wounded.
The relationship between China and Vietnam has changed
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, China and Vietnam have always been friendly neighbors, helping each other and supporting each other, in the fifties of the last century, the Vietnam War broke out, the United States was menacing, although the Vietnamese army resisted hard, but the US military was very sophisticated at that time, and Vietnam was difficult to deal with for a while.
At this time, the mainland had just been founded, and everything was in ruins, but it still did not hesitate to come up with a lot of materials to help Vietnam, and with the support of the mainland and the efforts of the Vietnamese military and civilians, the Vietnamese army finally drove the US troops out of Vietnam's borders.
Since then, the two countries have maintained a relationship of assistance, and the mainland has provided Vietnam with a lot of material help.
However, in the late 50s and early 60s of the 20th century, Sino-Soviet relations gradually cooled, and the Soviet Union began to support Vietnam.
Even expelled all the mainland's overseas Chinese in Vietnam and took their property for themselves, and in the face of Vietnam's repeated provocations, the mainland finally decided to counterattack and defend itself.
In this way, the Vietnamese counterattack began in February 1979, and in less than a month, the Chinese People's Liberation Army reached the base camp of Vietnam, won the war, and killed tens of thousands of enemies, but our army was also damaged, and this battle also exposed some problems on the mainland.
Recruits fight, lack of experience
Although the Korean War was won and fought on the mainland, it suffered heavy losses, and both casualties and armaments and materials were very miserable; it can be said that the mainland's victory at that time was entirely due to the people's volunteers' spirit of not fearing death and fighting with flesh and blood.
Therefore, in the post-war mainland army, many soldiers were injured or retired or recuperated, so there were relatively few veterans with actual combat experience after that, so the mainland needed a large number of training recruits, and in the Vietnam War, the mainland's People's Liberation Army was mostly "new recruits."
Their combat experience is relatively inadequate, and even less so in an environment like Vietnam, which is not good for us.
On the other hand, in Vietnam, when the Vietnam War had just ended, the Vietnamese army had accumulated rich experience in the war, and whether it was the experience of fighting in Vietnam or the coordinated operation of the troops, the Vietnamese army had a huge advantage over the People's Liberation Army on the mainland.
After the Vietnam War, the People's Liberation Army on the mainland also began to reflect, improve, sum up lessons and lessons, and improve the combat capability of new recruits.
Fighting from a long distance, not understanding the Vietnamese environment
In the early days of the war against Vietnam, the mainland sent troops from Yunnan and Guangxi to fight, and although Yunnan and Guangxi were close to Vietnam, very little is known about the specific situation in Vietnam.
Vietnam is located in the tropics, the territory of the tropical rainforest, the forest is deep and the trees are high, the Vietnamese army wants to hide in it, it is easy, and although the commander of our army is also rich in combat experience, and has also made great achievements, but its previous battlefield rarely has rainforest operations.
Although it was February, there was still winter on the mainland, and the temperature was relatively low, but the weather in Vietnam was different, Vietnam was a tropical hot weather, and our army entered Vietnam in a hurry, and it still needed to adapt to Vietnam's environment.
And because of the hot weather, so in the process of marching, the soldiers of the mainland will go into battle lightly, so there are many inconveniences when fighting, and the climate of the tropical rainforest is complex, not only hot but also many snakes, rats, insects and ants, so this environment also brings inconvenience to our army.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the mainland has always advocated peaceful development, and the mainland has been forced to helpless for the anti-Vietnamese self-defense war.
Tank units fought, and the terrain was unfavorable
When the counterattack against Vietnam broke out in 1979, the time from the Vietnam War was relatively right, and the combat strength of the Vietnamese army still maintained a high level, and because of the experience of the war, the soldiers were experienced, and at that time, the mainland also supported a large number of military materials.
Who would have thought that at this time, it would become an armament for the war with the mainland, and the Soviet Union also provided a lot of assistance to Vietnam at that time, and Vietnam won the Vietnam War, and Vietnam also captured many advanced weapons from the United States.
Therefore, at this time, Vietnam's armaments and materials were relatively rich and advanced, and of course, the mainland's army was still relatively clear about this, so when our army launched the anti-Vietnamese self-defense war, it dispatched a large number of tanks to fight.
The use of large ordnance such as tanks, which can be attacked in advance and defended in retreat, is relatively advanced and is a more suitable combat weapon.
However, there are many high mountains and jungles in Vietnam, and the movement of tanks is very difficult and the process is very slow, and the mountain roads in Vietnam are narrow, and large tanks sometimes cannot pass, and it is easy to fall into a passive situation.
In the course of the operation, the Vietnamese army also took advantage of this to attack our army, and the anti-tank weapons held by the Vietnamese army were relatively advanced, so our army could not get any benefits.
Tactics on the battlefield are incomplete
In the course of the war of self-defense against Vietnam, the mainland's armed forces had strict military orders, and all operations had to follow the command of the leaders, and only when there were orders could operations be carried out, which was actually relatively unfavorable for fighting in Vietnam, and of course this was inevitable in the course of the operation, because after all, only by obeying the command could the battle be won.
However, when retreating, there will be some drawbacks, such as when evacuating, there are a very small number of people who are not afraid and fail to receive the notice in time, so the slow evacuation will make a small number of troops besieged by the Vietnamese army, and a lot of armor will be lost.
Although it had a certain impact, it was relatively gratifying for the final result of the operation.
Strategic materials are not well prepared, and logistics cannot be guaranteed
In the face of Vietnam's constant provocations, the mainland could not sit idly by and ignore it, so it was forced to send troops to Vietnam, but preparations for this war were also very hasty, and it took only two months from the preparation for the war to the start of the war, so there will be a shortage of preparations for war.
As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass, whether it is in modern or ancient times, to march and fight, it is not only the soldiers who fight on the battlefield, but also need to have sufficient grain and grass, and the logistics supply also needs to be prepared.
At the same time, whether it is the Yunnan region of the mainland or the territory of Vietnam, it is full of mountains and mountains, not to mention the long distance, and the road is also very difficult, so in the process of transportation, there are also many hardships, which leads to the fact that our army's logistics are not particularly sufficient.
In addition to grain and grass, the mainland's large-scale weapons and materials also have a lot of armaments, and there are many difficulties in the process of transportation, so it is probably because although the mainland's national strength has far surpassed that of the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, due to various reasons, the mainland still has some problems with logistics materials in the counterattack against Vietnam.
However, under the planning of the mainland, and the PLA soldiers on the mainland obeyed the command, in less than a month, the mainland PLA invaded the capital of Vietnam, and made Vietnam fearful, while at the same time fulfilling its own proposition of pursuing peace and respecting other countries.
Despise combat
Most of the mainland's fighters in Vietnam are new recruits with insufficient combat experience, and the mainland has not had a major war for many years, and most of the recruits' drills are carried out in the course of drills, and there is no actual combat, and the mainland's war against Vietnam also uses a large number of tank battle frames, so the mainland's fighters have a certain degree of blindness.
However, because the Vietnamese army had experienced the big war and was familiar with the environment in Vietnam, it did not show weakness in terms of operations.
At the same time, the mainland dispatched a large number of tanks, but did not match enough infantry light armor, so in the process of fighting, they were not skilled in cooperating with each other, and sometimes in the process of fighting, many tanks may become a disadvantage.
In this way, the Vietnamese army will be given a certain opportunity to take advantage of, so that our army will be in a disadvantageous situation, and at the same time, our soldiers will suffer a certain amount of damage.
epilogue
As long as the war will have corresponding losses, and there will be certain deficiencies and mistakes, but after the war, it is also necessary to reflect, in the Vietnam War, although the mainland army was fierce, it took less than a month to attack Vietnam, but there was also a certain amount of damage, so there were still certain deficiencies in the war.
Since the beginning of the last century, the mainland has continuously optimized the types of troops, trained soldiers suitable for multi-terrain operations, and enabled the mainland army to adapt to various terrain operations.
Although the mainland now advocates peace, it still cannot be taken lightly.