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During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the DPRK awarded Peng Dehuai the Order of the National Flag, but he refused.
As the commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Mr. Peng was obviously eligible for this medal, but why did he refuse?
In October 1951, a year after the outbreak of the Korean War. In order to commemorate the first anniversary of the Volunteers' entry into the Korean War, the DPRK specially awarded a National Flag Medal to Commander Peng Dehuai.
Soon, Peng Dehuai's military secretary informed him of the incident. Unexpectedly, after hearing the news, Commander Peng Dehuai actually rejected it directly.
Peng Dehuai said: "What qualifications do I have to be awarded? This medal should be awarded to those heroes on the battlefield."
Of course, in view of Commander Peng Dehuai's excellent command skills, the North Korean side decided to award him this medal.
On October 25, 1951, in the large mine cave of the Volunteer Army Headquarters. Chairman Kim Bong of North Korea personally wore the medal on Peng Dehuai's chest in recognition of his contribution to the war.
In other words, why did Commander Peng Dehuai say this? With regard to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, what kind of achievements did the soldiers of the Chinese Volunteers make?
On this issue, let's start with the comparison of the equipment of the Chinese and American armies. First of all, on the US side, the US military that entered the DPRK has 1,200 warplanes, more than 300 ships, more than 300 armored vehicles, and more than 1,000 tanks.
On the side of our army, there are less than 300 fighters, and they are all old models retired from the Soviet Union. It can be seen that in the field of cutting-edge combat readiness alone, our army is several orders of magnitude behind.
As for firepower, each infantry division of the US army has 300 guns. These include artillery, howitzers, mortars and anti-aircraft guns, among others.
As for our army, each division has only 12 mountain guns, and the number of shells is extremely limited. As a last resort, our army generally does not fire artillery in order to save ammunition.
In terms of logistics, the US military alone has several thousand vehicles. And one corps of our army has only 45 vehicles. Due to the lack of cars, the transport capacity of our army is limited. Military supplies often have to wait for ten days and half a month before they can be delivered to the front line one by one.
Like the U.S. military, you can eat chocolate, turkey and canned food in normal times. And our army can only eat some frozen potatoes and dried noodles, or eat some crushed corn and crushed sorghum to satisfy hunger.
In addition, in terms of cold protection, the conditions of our army are far inferior to those of the US military. U.S. troops can sleep in eiderdown sleeping bags at night, and they can swing around in rain boots and winter clothing during normal times.
As for our army's side, only one or two quilts were allocated to each squad. More than a dozen people in a class huddle together to keep warm, how cold it is.
The most important thing is that almost all of our army's cotton clothes, cotton shoes, cotton pants and other materials have not been replenished in time. This is because US planes hover in the air at any time, bombing our army's convoys at every opportunity to disrupt our army's logistics system.
During this time, the Soviet Union stood by and refused to send a single plane to support our army. Under such circumstances, the pressure faced by our army on the battlefield is undoubtedly several times that of the US military.
It can be said that the battle between the mainland and the United States back then was completely a purely agricultural country vs a pure industrial country. It is simply difficult for the mainland to win against the United States under such circumstances.
What's more, before that, the mainland had gone through a series of wars such as the War of Resistance and the War of Liberation. The country is riddled with holes, and the economy is in disarray.
At that time, the United States relied on two world wars and made countless war money. Especially at the end of World War II, the U.S. military industrial machinery was set in motion, and aircraft carriers walked out of the production line like dumplings.
In this case, the United States PK China is almost like an adult beating a child.
In short, at the beginning of the Korean War, almost no one thought that the mainland would win. In this way, the Korean War began, despite this huge disparity.
With Chairman Mao's order, countless volunteer soldiers crossed the 38th parallel and attacked the US-South Korean coalition army.
The first to be attacked was the South Korean army. As soon as they saw the volunteers entering the court, they were terrified. Soon, the South Korean soldiers didn't even want guns, so they ran away.
After that, what kind of big war will break out between the Chinese and American armies?
On the first anniversary of the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the DPRK awarded Peng Dehuai the Order of the National Flag, but he refused.
After the battle between the South Korean Army and the Volunteer Army, they were immediately defeated. In the process of fleeing south, they also encountered a part of the American army.
When the US military saw the panicked South Korean troops, they directly put on a sneering look. Then let them get out of the way, and don't stand in the middle of the way.
After that, the volunteers and the U.S. army were on a par. And this wonderful battle is the Yunshan Resistance Battle.
A regiment of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division, in the process of marching to Yunshan, was suddenly surrounded by the volunteers. At this time, the unit that rounded up the US army was the 39th Army of the Volunteer Army.
This unit once participated in the great victory of Pingxingguan and made a name for itself in one fell swoop. In the War of Liberation, this unit was subordinate to Siye, and it penetrated the north and south all the way, and drove the national army away. It can be said that in this encirclement and annihilation battle, our army is bound to win.
However, the U.S. military, which did not know why, still thought that the opponent was vulnerable. After all, in the eyes of the U.S. military, the volunteers are all wearing straw sandals and holding millet plus rifles, and they don't look like opponents of the U.S. military. Who would have thought that as soon as the war began, the US military would be beaten into doubt.
At that time, the volunteer army took advantage of the favorable terrain to fight the movement war vigorously. The U.S. military didn't even know where the gunshots were coming from, and they were killed.
During this period, our army also showed a wave of riotous operations. At that time, the 4th Company of the 346th Regiment of our army was preparing to enter Yunshan City to ambush. On the march, he suddenly encountered the 8th Battalion of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment of the US Army.
Wang Zhenbin, the commander of the 4th Company, suddenly came up with an idea to pretend to be the South Korean Army. Anyway, the U.S. military can't tell the difference between Asians, who is not pretending?
In this way, Wang Zhenbin spoke broken Korean and greeted the US military. Seeing this, the US military mistakenly thought that they were really the South Korean army, and even shook hands with Wang Zhenbin.
Since the U.S. military is so stupid and sweet, then Wang Zhenbin simply calculated. Soon, the 4th Company, under the leadership of Wang Zhenbin, sneaked into the US military camp headquarters. Fired frantically at the American troops, throwing grenades and explosive packets.
After a fierce battle, the commander of the 3rd battalion of the US army was directly killed. Since then, the first campaign of the first phase of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea has come to an end.
Before the American troops could catch their breath, the second battle began again. At this time, Peng Dehuai decided to lure the enemy deep and give the main force of the US army to dumplings.
In order to achieve the strategic goal, Peng Dehuai directly sent three corps of the 9th Corps to the Eastern Front, asking them to drive the US troops to the area of Changjin Lake.
Speaking of this 9 Corps, the record is not outstanding. Most of the veterans in this army were brought out by Su Yu. During the Huaihai Campaign, they were under the command of Su Yu and defeated the enemy army for thousands of miles.
Chiang Kai-shek's sentence: "800,000 against 600,000, the advantage is mine" instantly became a joke. Even Du Yuming, the fierce general of the national army, was captured. It can be seen that the combat effectiveness of those veterans in the 9th Corps is indeed not boasted.
However, in the face of Commander Peng Dehuai's arrangement, US General MacArthur was not afraid at all. He even vowed to let the children return to their hometown before Christmas. It has to be said that MacArthur is quite confident.
But soon, the self-confidence of the US military will be completely destroyed. In the early stages of the engagement, the U.S. military completely underestimated the tactics of our army. Our army took advantage of the darkness of the night to bring the night battle that would disappear into the future to the extreme, and strangled countless American troops for a time.
Although the U.S. military ostensibly did not recognize the power of the volunteers' night warfare, in the years after the end of the Korean War, the U.S. military began to frantically study night warfare and night vision devices, and once slapped its face with a bang.
In addition to the night battle, our army's fearless will to fight also shocked the US army. When necessary, volunteer soldiers will jump on the tank to detonate it with the explosive bag in their hands. Although the tank itself was not damaged, the driver inside had long since been killed.
In addition, there are also some volunteer soldiers who will directly rush into the enemy army, pull out the grenades on their bodies, and blow up the American troops to pieces.
Seeing that the offensive of the Volunteer Army was so rapid, even if it was as strong as the American army, it did not dare to stay longer, so it could only retreat south.
As the U.S. military fought more and more behind it, US President Truman even began to angrily denounce MacArthur. Truman said, "MacArthur said he knew Asians, but in fact he only knew Filipinos."
Why did Truman say this? How did the US army be defeated by the volunteers in the later period?
During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the DPRK awarded Commander Peng Dehuai the Order of the National Flag.
Why did Peng Dehuai say this? Who is eligible to receive this medal?
After the defeat of the US army at the hands of the volunteers, US President Harry S. Truman immediately angrily rebuked MacArthur, saying that he did not understand Asians, but only Filipinos.
Of course, Truman was not unreasonable in saying this. After all, MacArthur had been an island owner in the Philippines for many years, so it was normal for him to regard all Asians as Filipinos.
But the problem is that the combat effectiveness of the volunteer army is obviously several levels higher than that of the Philippine army. If MacArthur still thinks about the war situation according to his original thinking, he will certainly not get any good fruit to eat.
Soon, this defeat will be fulfilled. The next thing that will come out is the 1st Marine Division of the U.S. Army.
This unit participated in the Battle of Okinawa and beat the Japanese army to the point of losing its armor and abandoning its armor, and was known as the trump card of the American army.
At this time, the 1st Marine Division had the most sophisticated equipment in the U.S. military, including M3 submachine guns and water-cooled heavy machine guns. It is also this army that is about to push the Battle of Changjin Lake to a climax.
As soon as the battle began, the American army was instantly cut into several parts. During this period, our army used the three-three system tactics to launch a charge against the enemy and carry out infiltration attacks at the same time to make up for the generation gap in weapons.
In close combat, the U.S. forces were almost unable to fight our troops, and they suffered heavy casualties in the end.
Of course, although the U.S. military fought extremely embarrassed this time, the industrial strength of the people was relatively strong. In order to evacuate the soldiers as much as possible, the U.S. military directly built countless temporary airfields and bridges.
For example, when it was in the corner, the US military actually dispatched bulldozers in order to build an airport. When the airfield was completed, the U.S. military evacuated 4,000 wounded in an instant. At the same time, more supplies and ammunition were delivered.
On the side of the volunteers, the losses are due to the lack of supplies and firepower.
Judging from the relevant information, almost all the weapons used by the volunteers at that time were Japanese-style small-caliber rifles. This rifle was left over from the Northeast Arsenal in those years, and its lethality was not great. Every time he hit the US army, he pulled to the rear and saved him again.
In addition, in terms of cold and frost resistance, our army has also suffered a big loss.
During the encirclement and suppression of the U.S. military, countless volunteer soldiers needed to march in an environment of minus 30 degrees. Because of the lack of warm clothing, the proportion of frostbite attrition of the volunteer army is unusually large. For example, the famous ice sculpture company is a tragic deed at that time.
According to incomplete statistics, during the Battle of Changjin Lake, the number of non-combat attrition of the entire 9th Corps was as high as 20,000. It can be seen that the real enemy facing our army at that time was not the US army, but the severe cold.
In fact, at the end of the Battle of Changjin Lake, our army was expected to encircle and annihilate the US troops in the area of Changjin Lake. It's a pity that the U.S. military used planes to blow up a way out, showing the image of wealth and wealth to the extreme.
When crossing the Watergate Bridge, our army blew up the bridge several times in order to block the US troops. I thought that the U.S. military had no way out, but who would have thought that the U.S. military directly customized several sets of steel from Japan to build the Watergate Bridge into a steel giant.
During this period, the Watergate Bridge was repaired and bombed, blown up and repaired. It was by virtue of this unnatural industrial strength that the U.S. military finally escaped.
Of course, although the main force of the US army ran away, our army still gained a lot. For example, the famous Polar Bear Regiment in the US Army was killed by our army.
Their flag was also captured by the Volunteers, and it is currently stored in the Military Museum for future generations to see.
During this period, many heroes emerged in the volunteer army. For example, Yang Gensi, the demolition king, in order to stop the U.S. army, directly held an explosive bag and died with the attacking U.S. army, beating out the soul of the volunteers.
After the end of the second battle, our army annihilated a total of 36,000 enemy troops, including 24,000 American troops. Since then, MacArthur's dream of coming home for Christmas has officially been shattered.
It can also be seen from the above achievements that what Commander Peng Dehuai said is not wrong at all.
The victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was entirely due to the blood and tears of the volunteer soldiers. If it weren't for their dedication and sacrifice, the mainland would not have ended the war because of this.
Although so many years have passed, the heroic souls of those volunteers will always remain in people's hearts. Let's pay tribute to the heroes and the martyrs!
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