In 1958, Kim Il Sung asked the volunteers to evacuate North Korea, and Chairman Mao laughed after he

In 1958, Kim Il Sung made two phone calls to the country about the withdrawal of the Volunteers.

Since the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, a large number of volunteers have been stationed in Korea for eight years.

Over the past eight years, the volunteers have not only helped the Korean people to drive out the invaders, but also helped them carry out a large amount of production and construction.

Now, Kim Il Sung is talking so resolutely about the withdrawal of troops, which makes many people feel uncomfortable.

Could it be that Kim Il Sung wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge?

Kim Il Sung, however, was not angry at Kim Il Sung's request.

After carefully reading Kim Il Sung's letter and some documents sent by the North Korean side, he smiled and said to the staff:"The show begins!”

** Believe that Kim Il Sung's request can be fully agreed.

In the past, the reason for not withdrawing troops was because the time was not yet ripe, but now that the situation in the DPRK has basically stabilized, the Chinese Volunteers are in the final analysis, and it is impossible for them to stay in the territory of other countries forever.

And, to a certain extent, before Kim Il Sung wrote the letter, he and he had already reached a consensus that the volunteers would be withdrawn at this stage in 1958.

The long-term stay of volunteers in the DPRK is actually a special circumstance.

After all, in 1953, the armistice was signed, and it stands to reason that the troops should have been withdrawn at that time.

However, the opponents we are facing are, after all, scheming coalitions, and they have made small moves behind their backs, even if an armistice agreement is signed, most of the coalitions remain on the borders of North Korea.

It is precisely because of this dangerous move of the United ** that the volunteers have not been able to evacuate with peace of mind.

After all, the United States has not torn up the agreement once or twice, and if the volunteers have just left on the front foot and the United States launches an attack on the back foot, won't the blood of the soldiers before it be shed in vain?

In fact, at that time, the relationship between the United ** and the Volunteer Army was somewhat deadlocked, and if one side did not withdraw, the other side would resolutely not withdraw.

However, such a long-term confrontation is a huge drain on both sides, so everyone is waiting for the opportunity.

By 1958, the situation on both sides was in danger of deteriorating as the United States began to conduct large-scale military exercises with South Korea.

Although they did not dare to cross the 38th parallel easily in this military exercise, Kim Il Sung was still uneasy.

If the United States does not leave, the situation in North Korea cannot be truly stable, so Kim Il Sung turned to ask *** to withdraw the volunteers.

Because, given the situation at that time, it was impossible for the United States to easily move against North Korea, and as long as the Chinese troops withdrew, there would be no reason for the United States to continue to stay near the 38th parallel.

In fact, there have been many voices of opposition within the US military for a long time, and those soldiers have been uprooted from their homes for eight years, and they have long been unable to endure it.

They are fighting a war of aggression, and they are not supported by ideals and beliefs like the volunteers, if it weren't for the ** pressure, they would have run away a long time ago.

If the Chinese volunteers withdraw from North Korea, then there will be no reason for the United States to even defend, and the United States will have to make concessions.

Therefore, Kim Il Sung's request for China to withdraw its troops is actually precisely for the sake of North Korea's security.

** I also understood Kim Il Sung's thoughts, so I decisively agreed to his request.

Of course, Kim Il Sung is not without his own little calculations.

At that time, there was an undercurrent in North Korea, on the one hand, the deep friendship between the People's Volunteers and the ordinary Korean people, and on the other hand, the mentality of gratitude and fear among the top leaders for the volunteers.

From the signing of the armistice agreement in 1953 to the complete withdrawal of the volunteers in 1958, the volunteers made a lot of contributions to North Korea in the five years, General Wang Ping recalled

"In the more than five years after the war, the volunteers helped the Korean people build 881 public places, more than 45,000 private houses, and restore and build 4,260 bridges of various kinds4,096 dikes were built, with a total length of nearly 430 kilometers;2,295 large and small canals were built, covering more than 1,200 kilometersMore than 36 million trees were planted, more than 63,000 tons of various materials were transported, and more than 1.88 million people were treated. The commanders and fighters of the Chinese People's Volunteers cut down on food and clothing, saved more than 7 million catties of food, and donated more than 100,000 pieces of clothing and supplies to the Korean people to help them tide over the famine. ”

It can be said that the volunteers truly treat the Korean people as family.

Sincerity for sincerity, the Korean people are naturally grateful to the volunteers.

In the process of rebuilding the home, there have been many touching stories.

Many volunteer soldiers still remember that when they were helping the Korean people to repair their houses, the Korean women and children in the rural areas came over one by one with basins on their heads and brought them water and food.

These people who have been through the war are poor and can't give anything good in return, but their hearts are sincere.

However, compared with ordinary people, Kim Il Sung, a high-ranking North Korean leader, has more complicated feelings about the volunteers.

On the one hand, Kim Il Sung knew very well that without the volunteers, there would be no peace in Korea today, and he was not ungrateful for it.

But on the other hand, the presence of such a large army in North Korea has always worried Kim Il Sung.

As a matter of fact, as early as the early days of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, there were contradictions between China and North Korea over the right of command.

The commander of the Volunteer Army should be the *** marshal sent by China. However, after coming to North Korea, Kim Il Sung made an excessive demand, that is, the North Korean side would take over the command of the Volunteer Army.

Although Kim Il Sung found a lot of bells and whistles, in the final analysis, he was just worried that the volunteers would break away from the control of North Korea and cause some unnecessary trouble.

Although China was one of the few countries that gave the DPRK a hard time, Kim Il Sung never trusted his friend 100 percent.

For Kim Il Sung's rash request, ** was very angry.

Because, at such a fatal moment, Kim Il Sung was still struggling with the issue of command.

Besides, Kim Il Sung** commanded such a large army, and handed over the volunteer army to him, isn't that irresponsible to the soldiers?

On this issue, ** could not compromise with Kim Il Sung, so there was a stalemate between the two sides for a while.

In the end, the Soviet side was alarmed to come to mediate.

The attitude of the Soviet side was that the command of the Volunteer Army should still be handed over to China.

Seeing that both China and the Soviet Union did not agree to his request, Kim Il Sung died down.

But in the course of the war, Kim Il Sung tried to hold back several times.

At the beginning of the assault on Seoul, Kim Il Sung was overexcited and asked the volunteers to continue the pursuit.

But at that time, the support line of the Volunteer Army was about to be broken, so ** resolutely stopped it.

Another time, it was at the end of 1952, when China and the United States were about to enter the negotiation stage, and in order to compete for chips at the negotiating table, the two sides still fought desperately.

At this time, Kim Il Sung found *** hope and stopped fighting.

Kim Il Sung was worried that if the war continued like this, the pressure on reconstruction would be too great in the future.

This makes *** very angry, don't fight when you should fight, and blindly command when you shouldn't.

Fortunately, Kim Il Sung did not have command in his hands, so he could still execute according to his own tactics.

But the contradictions were still buried from that moment, including after the war, Kim Il Sung's attitude towards the Chinese volunteers was still very entangled.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that in the end of this battle, the DPRK is almost only a supporting role, and if it were not for the bloody struggle of the Chinese volunteers, Kim Il Sung's army would not have been able to carry it for long, and the Korean Peninsula would have fallen under the control of the United States long ago.

But it was precisely because the merits of the Chinese volunteers were so great that Kim Il Sung could not sleep well.

Obviously, this contribution of the volunteers made Kim Il Sung feel that the prestige of his leader had been damaged.

How can a leader who relies on others to win battles rule the country?

This is obviously a bit of a villain's heart.

Later, a report from the Soviet side to Stalin in 1955 was found, and there was a paragraph in the report that went like this:

"The headquarters of the Chinese People's Volunteers is located dozens of kilometers from Pyongyang, and the leading comrades of the DPRK rarely go there At the Pyongyang War Exhibition Hall against Armed Interventionists, only one of the 12 exhibition halls was given to the Chinese Volunteer soldiers, and in the rest of the exhibition halls, the combat operations of the Korean People's Army were interpreted as having nothing to do with the combat operations of the Chinese Volunteers. ”

After the armistice agreement was signed, the contradictions between the two sides became bigger and bigger.

On the question of whether to withdraw troops and how much, there is a disagreement between ** and Kim Il Sung.

Because, ** know, the Americans have wolf ambitions, and we must not withdraw our troops as soon as the armistice agreement is signed.

At that time, Kim Il Sung was also very frightened, so he also hoped that the Chinese volunteers would stay longer.

As a result, as many as 440,000 volunteers remained in North Korea until 1956.

In the past few years, of course, the volunteers have not been idle, and they have to guard against the United States and help the North Koreans rebuild their homeland, and they are very busy.

As a result, after a long time, Kim Il Sung's suspicion became old.

The Volunteers were very popular in North Korea, so around 1956, there was often a saying that the Volunteers had taken over Pyongyang.

At that time, the Volunteer Army did do some assistance in the management of the city, but it would be too exaggerated to say that it was taken over.

The volunteers came to North Korea to protect their families and defend the country, so how could they take care of Pyongyang's affairs for no reason?

The much-discussed takeover is nothing more than the volunteer army helping the police in Pyongyang to maintain order in the city.

But for Kim Il Sung, the presence of volunteers made him increasingly unacceptable.

More crucially, the United States is taking advantage of Kim Il Sung's mentality.

In terms of the situation at that time, the United States was similarly entangled.

If they go to war, the price they will have to pay is too great, but if they withdraw their troops, they are not reconciled.

Therefore, the United States thought of using the matter of the garrison of volunteers to sow discord between China and the DPRK.

With the help of the mouthpiece, the United States has made more and more trouble in the international community, and Kim Il Sung cannot help but become more suspicious.

Later, Kim Il Sung also approached the Soviet Union, hoping that the Soviet Union would intervene and get China to withdraw its troops.

On the one hand, he was reluctant to have a friendship with China, and on the other hand, he was unwilling to let the volunteers stay too long.

However, this time, the Soviet Union did not give Kim Il Sung a good face. The authorities were confused, the bystanders were clear, and the United States was eyeing it, and if Kim Il-sung forcibly demanded the withdrawal of the volunteers at that time, he would have fallen headlong into the trap of the United States.

Kim Il Sung did not expect to be resolutely opposed by the Soviet Union. However, after all, he was still the leader of the country, and after thinking about it, he also understood that the garrison of the Volunteer Army was necessary, so he endured it.

However, with Kim Il Sung's character, the withdrawal of troops will eventually be on the agenda.

In 1958, ** thought that the time had come.

With the changes in the international situation, the United States is almost no longer in a position to send troops.

Therefore, China's withdrawal in turn to force the United States to withdraw its troops is the best of both worlds.

In addition, we have to consider the psychological feelings of Kim Il Sung. Over the years, there has been constant friction between China, North Korea, and the Soviet Union on the side of the garrison.

Our goal of defending the country has been achieved, and there is no need to further expand the contradictions for the sake of garrisoning the army.

So, after receiving Kim Il Sung's letter, ** was in a very happy mood.

At this moment, those volunteer soldiers can return to their hometowns with honor. Kim Il Sung no longer has to worry about this matter, and China, having relieved the pressure of the war, has more energy to devote itself to the great cause of national rejuvenation.

That's why ** will say that this is the beginning of a good show.

After the withdrawal of troops, China will usher in a new stage of development, and China-DPRK relations will also enter a new stage.

So, in 1958, the Volunteer Army began a large-scale withdrawal.

It was not until October 26 that the last group of volunteers withdrew from the territory of North Korea.

Over the years of the garrison, there have certainly been a lot of frictions, but when it comes to parting, people are more reluctant in their hearts.

After the plan for the withdrawal of the volunteers was decided, the DPRK soon decided to hold a grand farewell ceremony for the volunteers.

In the days after the volunteers left, tens of thousands of North Korean people spontaneously came to the railway station to see off the volunteers.

Of course, there were also some volunteer fighters who were not able to return to their hometowns.

In this war, they paid for their most precious lives, and their heroic souls are buried in a foreign land.

The Korean people have guarded the tombs of heroes for generations.

After many years, the remains of these volunteer soldiers were brought back to the motherland in batches and buried in the land of their dreams.

It's a long way home from North Korea to China, but one day, they'll all come back.

Reference: Zhou Bin, "Building Pyongyang with the Momentum of Building Beijing, the Capital of the Motherland: The Comprehensive Withdrawal of the Volunteers from North Korea".

He Sai, "Why did the Chinese People's Volunteers withdraw all five years after the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement?".》

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