At about 10 o'clock in the evening on January 21, 1968, the streets of Seoul, South Korea were unusually cold, the north wind was howling, the cold wind was biting, and the whistling north wind blew on people's faces like silver shining knives, sending out a chill.
Coincidentally, Zhong Chong, the director of the police station near the Blue House, happened to pass by here after work, and met these 6 people who looked like Han **, it stands to reason that there are often police and military police passing by here, which is not surprising, but these 6 people are wearing black rubber shoes, even at night, they are very conspicuous under the illumination of street lights, which attracts the attention of Zhong Chong, the director of the police station, Zhong Chong has also served in the field army, he is very aware of the clothing of the field troops, perhaps the sensitivity of the profession, so that Zhong Chong immediately suspected that this is a North Korean soldier. So he stepped forward and interrogated. But the six people mistakenly thought they had been discovered.
So directly towards Zhong Chong**, the gunfire immediately alarmed the South Korean ** team stationed on the Beiyue Mountain Road to defend the Blue House, and then, a large army arrived, ** Park Chung-hee learned about it, declared martial law nationwide, and afterwards, learned that this time the North Korean special forces were not only 6 people, but 31 people, they planned to sneak attack the Blue House, and the goal was to behead the then South Korean ** Park Chung-hee. In the end, all but one of the 31 people was captured and one fled back to North Korea (Park Jae-kyung is now a North Korean general with a prominent position), and the rest were all killed in battle. South Korea suffered 214 casualties, a staggering proportion of battle losses.
With only 31 people without backup, they dared to sneak attack the core ** mansion of a country that was heavily guarded. This shows how powerful the North Korean special forces are, and their individual combat capability is comparable to that of the US special forces "Delta", and Russia's "Alpha" can be compared with them. So the North Korean special forces are so powerful, how big do they really be?
According to public information, North Korea has a land area of 123,000 kilometers and a population of 25 million, which is a small country compared with the world's major powers, but it has a regular army of 1.2 million and 4.3 million reserves. Moreover, according to Swiss think tanks, the number of North Korean special forces is estimated to be as high as 200,000, which is the largest in the world.
In Korea, the Songun policy is implemented, all the people are soldiers, and once a war breaks out, everyone can pick up **. North Korea raises troops on such a large scale, its own economy is backward and small, and it is subject to economic sanctions, the country is closed, and 70% of North Korea's land is mountainous, lakes, hills, and arable land is very small, and the grain yield is low, and it is often attacked by natural disasters, which is why North Korea has always been often out of food. And what income will be relied on to feed such a large-scale military machine?
First, North Korea is a mountainous country, but it is rich in mineral resources, and mineral exports have exchanged a large amount of foreign exchange for North Korea, which has also led to the development of North Korea's shipbuilding and steel industries.
Second, the wages earned by North Korean workers working abroad can also create a large amount of foreign exchange, although the workers can only take a small part. According to data, 50,000 North Koreans work in China, the Middle East, and Russia every year, and this income is very high.
Third, grain is an important strategic material for any country, and North Korea is no exception, although the grain harvest is small, but North Korea implements a strict food rationing system, like China in the 60s and 70s, according to the level of food stamps, the higher the level in North Korea, the more naturally distributed, and their housing, recuperation, education, etc. are also free of charge.
Fourth, North Korea often receives international economic assistance from the United Nations and other countries, which can also be subsidized to ordinary people from all walks of life, even the military.
Summary
There are so many North Korean special forces, but it is also a helpless move for North Korea, because at present, the North Korean Navy has left a lot of ships in the 6 and 70s, except for some submarines, there are almost no hands, and South Korea's tens of thousands of tons of ships are not the same, North Korea's air force is even more backward, they are still using J-6, J-7, a small number of MiG-29 fighters and Su-24 attack aircraft are still purchased from the former Soviet Union in the 80s, and even their Kim leader and Trump met in Singapore to lease Air China Boeing 747, which is also an important reason for North Korea's massive development of special forces, that is, to develop asymmetric military strength, you fight yours, I fight mine。 Like a sharp blade, the DPRK's special forces play an irreplaceable role in carrying out special operations missions at any time, opening up a second battlefield behind enemy lines, destroying communication arteries and military fortresses, sneaking up on logistics and the adversary's command posts, and carrying out battlefield decapitation operations.