When it comes to the Sino-Vietnamese border war, in addition to the initiator Le Duan, there is another person who has to be mentioned is the leader of the Vietnamese army, Vu Yuan Giap.
Wu Yuanjia went from an old friend of the Chinese people to an old rivalThe change in the posture of friend and foe also completely shattered his reputation as a "Red Napoleon".
But in fact, Wu Yuanjia's international prestige is largely blown out, and Wu Yuanjia's actual ability is not outstanding, let alone competing with the CCP generals.
The older generation of Chinese is very familiar with Vu Yuanjia, whose high status in the Vietnamese army can probably be equated with that of President Zhu in the people's army, who is the founder of the Vietnamese armed forces and second only to Ho Chi Minh in the Vietnamese party.
Interestingly, Vo Nguyen Gia was not on the opposite side of China from the beginning, and was part of the Vietnamese army until Le Duan was in powerHardcore pro-China, for which he was even marginalized by Li Duan.
If it weren't for the outbreak of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam in 1979Le Duan's subordinates have no generals availableWu Yuanjia doesn't have to meet his old friends.
But Wu Yuanjia, who was able to retire successfully, why did he take the risk of not being able to protect himself in the evening to face the PLA?One is because he is touted by the West as having a somewhat lost mind, really thought of himself as the so-called Red Napoleon, and felt that it was enough to compete with his Chinese teacher.
The second is that his situation in Vietnam at that time was really not goodIf he didn't submit his name to Li Duan, life would be very difficult, so Wu Yuanjia decided to change his pro-China stance in the past.
Interestingly, when Wu Yuanjia learned that it was Xu Shiyou who was fighting on the Chinese side, he said confidently to his subordinatesThis battle will be won.
Wu Yuanjia gave three reasons, one of which is that he thinksChina's intimidation is real, and the war is fakeRelations between China and Vietnam have been very close in the past, and China has invested a lot in VietnamHe doesn't believe that the Chinese will turn their faces when they say that they will turn their faces
Putting aside whether Wu Yuanjia's speculation is right or not, this kind of thinking of taking advantage of China is really shameless.
The second is that Wu Yuanjia thinksThe last time China entered a large-scale foreign war was more than a decade agoMore than 10 years is almost a change of battle for an army, and the soldiers and grassroots commanders of the PLA have no actual combat experience, and their combat effectiveness will inevitably decline.
The fact that a veteran like Xu Shiyou went on the expedition is also very telling: the PLA's personnel with actual combat experience have already grown old, while Vietnam, on the other hand, has just finished fighting the Vietnam War with the US army, and its combat effectiveness is at its peak.
The third isWu Yuanjia's superstition about the Soviet-Vietnamese military alliance,Thinking that once China uses force, the Soviet Union will definitely help Vietnam contain China and put China in a two-front war, Wu Yuanjia even told his subordinates that China and Vietnam only need to go to warWithin 30 minutes, the Soviets would send troops to northeastern China
The facts also speak for themselvesWu Yuanjia's political vision is worse than his military vision.
Seeing that Wu Yuanjia, who was worshiped as the god of war by the Vietnamese, actually gave a promise of victory, the Vietnamese military and civilians were also full of fighting spirit.
Unfortunately, the war did not go as Vo Nguyen Gia had hoped, and the 150,000 Vietnamese defenders assembled in the north were completely crushed by the PLA's devastating offensiveMany of Vietnam's ace troops were even completely annihilated by the PLA
After the fall of Lang Son City, Wu Yuanjia was liquidated by Li Duan, and heHe was dismissed for dereliction of dutyThe cowhide that the "Red Napoleon" boasted eventually broke.
In fact, the reason why Wu Yuanjia was slapped in the face on the battlefield was becauseFrom himself to the Vietnamese military and civilians, they did not carry Wu Yuanjia's cattiesHis status in the Vietnamese People's Army is similar to that of **, which does not mean that his military level is as good as that of Chinese generals.
Whether it is the War of Resistance against France or the War of Resistance against the United States,Wu Yuanjia's strength is greatly overestimated
In the war against the Western invaders, it was not so much Vu Yuanjia who commanded the operation, but China behind it that did the dirty work on the battlefield, and even the Chinese advisory group often directly commanded the Vietnamese army to fight on the battlefield.
As the commander of the Vietnamese army, Vu Yuanjia finally got the advantage of his military exploits, but he didn't know anything at all, and he felt that it was all his own credit.
The most direct evidence of this is that before the Chinese advisory group arrived in VietnamWu Yuanjia was a mess in the battle with the French colonial army, the main force of the Vietnamese army was sent clean by him, and he could only shrink to the Sino-Vietnamese border to ask for help from China.
After receiving a reply from China, it was the People's Liberation Army that helped Vietnam purge its army and train it, which gave Wu Yuanjia the capital to launch a counterattack.
What's even more interesting is,The great victory in Dien Bien Phu, which made Wu Yuanjia famous, actually has nothing to do with Wu YuanjiaThe command of the Vietnamese army was the PLA advisory group led by Chinese general Wei Guoqing, and the commanders and fighters of the grassroots combat units of the Vietnamese army were also PLA troops.
In this way, Wu Yuanjia can still enjoy the reputation of the tiger of Dien Bien Fu with peace of mind, and his cheeks are indeed scary.
The origin of Wu Yuanjia's other better-known title, "Red Napoleon", is even more interesting.
The French suffered a defeat in Vietnam and could not raise their heads when they returned to Europe, so in order to give the historic French ** team a step down, the French beganCrazy boasting about how invincible Wu Yuanjia is.
The implication is that the French ** team has tried their best, but Wu Yuanjia is too powerful to lose the war, not that the French army is too weak.
But in fact, Senior General Tran Geng, who led an advisory group to assist Vietnam, has already made an accurate evaluation of the Vietnamese and French armies, that is"Rookies pecking at each other"., the discipline and tactical level of the Vietnamese army is low enough, and it can still fight back and forth with the French army, which makes Chen Geng, who has been fighting all his life, shoutIt was an eye-opener.
Wu Yuanjia still wants to defeat the PLA at such a level, which is just wishful thinking.
Facts**:
1] Vietnam's ** Big Four is Vu Yuan Jia Fu Ling at the age of 102 Global Network [Citation date: 2013-10-14].