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An American netizen said on the American version of Zhihu Quora: "Why was China so weak in the 40s of the 20th century that it could not resist the invasion of Japan, but in the 50s of the 20th century, it was suddenly able to drive the United Nations forces led by the United States back to the 38th parallel?" ”
We all know that China was humiliated by the Western powers, just because we were too backward, when the Western powers carved up China's land, and gradually China became a semi-colonial country, but China suffered much more than that.
With the outbreak of World War II, China was invaded by Japanese fascists, but China was not defeated because of this, but fought bravely, and finally we succeeded in driving the Japanese army out of China, until after the founding of New China, we fought against the American army.
At that time, the Volunteer Army faced the best equipped American army in the world, they not only had hundreds of fighters, but also aircraft carriers for artillery support, while in China, we only had millet plus rifles, but in the Korean War, we successfully won the American army.
As for why in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, China could not stop the Japanese attack, it was entirely because of the inaction of the Kuomintang, when Japan invaded China, the Kuomintang did not immediately organize an army to resist the Japanese attack, but made a decision not to resist.
As the leader of the Kuomintang, Chiang Kai-shek believed that in order to resist the Japanese attack, it was first necessary to resolve internal contradictions, so he introduced the policy of "fighting outside the country must first secure the interior", which was completely wrong.
Under the implementation of the policy, many communists were ruthlessly killed, at that time, our party actively asked the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to cooperate together to resist the Japanese invaders, and at the same time, this was also the voice of people from all walks of life, but Chiang Kai-shek ignored it and still insisted on encircling and suppressing our party.
As a result, the Japanese army soon invaded a large part of China's territory, and our party always emphasized that the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was the top priority, and finally the Kuomintang was forced to choose to join forces with our party to resist the Japanese invaders.
By the end of World War II, Japan's strategic resources had been exhausted, and finally they chose to surrender, and China won the war of resistance against Japan.
However, in the Korean War, when New China had just been founded, under the leadership of our party, the Chinese People's Volunteers crossed the Yalu River with great courage, and although we were indeed inferior to the powerful US army in terms of equipment, we had a strong will to fight.
In addition, our People's Volunteer Army is a modern people's army, which is different from the Kuomintang army, if during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Kuomintang army was a plate of scattered sand, then the Volunteer Army is a people's army twisted into a rope.
In the face of the attack of the US army, we have a common belief, that is, to defend the country and completely drive out the US imperialism, which is why the volunteers can often burst out of the strong combat effectiveness when fighting, and finally we successfully drove the US army out of the 38th parallel.
Therefore, in the face of questions from American netizens, many people also commented below, one of whom said that there is no doubt that there is a big difference between the Kuomintang army and the Communist army, and the Kuomintang army has serious bureaucracy.
Soldiers are not treated equally in the ranks, and the commander treats the soldiers like slaves, whereas in the communist army, you are treated as a comrade, just like anyone else, whether it is a commander or a soldier, they are all equals.
Interestingly, in the communist army, you will often see commanders and soldiers sitting together for dinner, and they have no slightest, while the Kuomintang army has a serious class division.
In addition, there is another biggest difference between the Kuomintang army and the communist army, the communist army is fighting for the country and the people, while the Kuomintang army is only a tool for some bureaucrats to seek personal gains.
Later, netizens from Germany said that there is no doubt that the Chinese army during the Korean War was more united, their leaders had excellent leadership skills, and they were able to arrange very reasonable tactics in battle.
During the Korean War, the morale of the volunteers was high, they had accumulated a wealth of experience after decades of war, and their strategic goal was simply to counter a new imperial power in order to destroy their offensive and protect the newly established state.
Before the war began, the US military was not optimistic about the Chinese army, and the gap in strength between the two sides was too great, and MacArthur even threatened to win against China before Christmas.
After the battle, the U.S. military found that the willpower and combat effectiveness of the volunteers were shocking, and the weapons in their hands at this time were only rifles, grenades and courage, but this was enough to beat the U.S. military to the ground, and in this war, the U.S. military also saw China's strength for the first time.
When fighting against the US military, Chinese soldiers have the spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice, and even if they sacrifice themselves, they must protect the motherland and the people. Every time you fight, even if you are left alone, you will never retreat, and you will live and die with the position.
The victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea not only fundamentally changed the international status of New China, but also greatly enhanced the national self-confidence and pride of the Chinese people.