In the fifth year after the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, that is, in 1958, the ruling leader of North Korea, Kim Il Sung, suddenly issued a statement asking the Chinese volunteers to withdraw from North Korea, but in the face of his move, ** was not annoyed, and said to the people around him with a smile, the show has begun.
His reaction made everyone puzzled for a while, what the hell is going on, why did Kim Il Cheng suddenly make such a statement, and why did he have this reaction. If you want to solve these doubts, you have to start from the beginning.
In 1950, South Korea and the United States-led joint forces launched a fierce and aggressive attack on the DPRK.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Chinese and North Korean soldiers and civilians worked together, helped each other, and worked together to defeat the joint ** team, and in the end their criminal acts could only end in failure.
On July 27, 1953, China, North Korea and the United States jointly signed the 'Korean Armistice Agreement' in Panmunjom, and this three-year joint war of resistance came to an end.
It stands to reason that since the war is over, China, as a helper, should withdraw its troops and return to China, but why did the Chinese volunteers not completely withdraw from North Korea until Kim Il Sung's statement in 1958?
It turned out that there was a joint ** behind this, although they fought a big defeat and signed an armistice agreement, but they still did not die, and their armies did not disband after the defeat.
Instead, they temporarily retreated their troops to South Korea beyond the 38th parallel, far away from North Korea, and their intentions were obvious, and they were still eyeing the fat piece of North Korea and were ready to move.
At this time, the consequences of the Chinese volunteers' withdrawal from North Korea do not need to be thought about, as long as the front foot has just left, the back foot may immediately counterattack, so the first three years of hard resistance against Japan will not come to naught
In order to guard against the enemy harboring evil intentions, and because of the huge disparity in military strength between the North and South Korea, the DPRK urgently needs the squadron to stay in the DPRK to protect its security.
Moreover, after years of war, North Korea has suffered heavy losses in young and middle-aged labor, and it urgently needs a fresh blood injection like the volunteer army to rebuild its homeland. After many considerations and careful discussions, China and the DPRK finally reached an agreement to temporarily stay the volunteers in the DPRK, on the one hand, to defend against foreign enemies, and on the other hand, to help the DPRK rebuild.
What I didn't expect was that I stayed for four or five years.
During these four or five years, these remaining volunteers not only helped the Korean people to prevent and resist the enemy's invasion at all times, but also actively helped them build their homes, open up farmland, and build railways. The construction of schools and other projects have the figure of Chinese volunteers. It is precisely because of their selfless dedication that they are deeply loved by the North Korean people.
In this way, the Chinese volunteers have many advantages for them to stay in North Korea, so why did Kim Il Sung suddenly make such a statement a few years later demanding that the volunteers withdraw from North Korea?
It turned out that the decision of the Chinese volunteers to evacuate from North Korea and return to China was not unilaterally put forward by North Korea, on the contrary, it was our *** who first put forward this suggestion, and the reason why he put forward this proposal was also because he had his own considerations.
First of all, the national situation in North Korea is no longer as necessary for the presence of our troops as it was at the beginning, and since the armistice, the domestic situation in North Korea has gradually stabilized, and it is no longer so urgent to need the help of the volunteers.
In addition, in the statement issued by the DPRK, it is actually demanding that all foreign forces staying in North and South Korea be withdrawn, and as long as China takes the lead in responding, it may make some countries participating in the joint initiative also withdraw their troops, which may cause the United States to fall into a state of isolation and helplessness, which is very beneficial to alleviating the international situation of the DPRK.
In addition, due to China's assistance to the DPRK in all aspects, some untrue remarks from ** with ulterior motives were spread at that time. Although they are all false remarks, they will inevitably have a bad impact if they have been circulated for a long time.
What's more, the evacuation of the volunteer army was actually beneficial to China at that time, you must know that the cost of supporting an army is huge, not to mention the transnational support of the Korean volunteers, this expenditure is even greater and immeasurable.
At the same time, in order to better reduce spending, China is also implementing a policy of reducing the number of troops, and recalling back volunteers from North Korea can not only save a lot of money, but also better implement this policy. At this time, China was in a period of economic recovery, so it was necessary to save money.
Since the withdrawal of volunteers from North Korea is beneficial to both countries, and given many internal and external factors, it is clear that now is the best time.
After careful consideration, ** decided to be the first to hand the 'olive branch' to North Korea**, and he wrote a letter to Kim Il Sung, in which he expressed his intentions.
Kim Il Sung received a letter from ***, and coincidentally he had similar thoughts in his heart before that, so the two sides hit it off, and immediately held close discussions on the return of the volunteers, and finally reached an agreement.
First of all, Kim Il-sung, the ruler of the North Korean side, issued a statement that China would respond positively, and in order to reassure the DPRK, he also promised Kim Il Sung that as long as the DPRK needs it, the volunteer army will go to the aid of the DPRK.
On February 5, 1958, the DPRK suddenly issued a public statement, in which they demanded that all foreign units in the DPRK withdraw from the DPRK in order to realize the peaceful reunification of the DPRK. His statement caused an uproar, and while everyone was waiting to see China's reaction, ** smiled unhurriedly and said that the show was about to begin.
On February 24, 1958, an airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, was unusually lively on this day, and North Korean leader Kim Il Sung led the North Korean people to welcome a distinguished guest, who was our esteemed ***
It turns out that since the DPRK issued its statement, rumors have spread all over the country and abroad, and some people with ulterior motives have even taken the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, sow discord, and attempt to worsen relations between China and the DPRK.
In order to quell all kinds of rumors, as early as February 7, China issued a statement saying that China was ready to consult with the DPRK side on this issue.
And in order to show sufficient attention, the CCP decided to send ***, known as the 'general of diplomatic victory', to North Korea for negotiations.
This measure not only indirectly shows China's attitude, but also effectively quells those senseless turmoil and crushes the conspiracy and tricks of people with good intentions.
However, this trip to North Korea seems to be just to show an attitude, but in fact it is far from that simple, ** there are other tasks on this trip.
You must know that it is absolutely not a simple matter to evacuate all the nearly 220,000 volunteers from the DPRK in a short period of time, not to mention that they have lived in the DPRK for five years and have established a deep friendship with the DPRK people.
After detailed discussions, the two sides finally signed a statement on the withdrawal of troops, and starting in February, the volunteers will be divided into three groups to withdraw from the DPRK one after another.
This is also to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the retreat of the volunteers to counterattack, causing the DPRK to be caught off guard. On October 26, 1958, this was the time when the last Chinese volunteers withdrew from Korea.
Before leaving, they took the initiative to clean up their homes, help the surrounding people repair their houses, and in the last days they stayed, they were still helping the North Korean people.
The day of parting has finally come, and the train platform where the volunteers are riding is crowded with North Korean people, some of them holding all kinds of gifts in their hands and desperately stuffing them into the train window, some of them holding the hands of the volunteers tightly and refusing to let go, and some of them are crying silently.
With sobs and farewell songs, the train carrying countless soldiers from their homeland slowly moved away from the platform.
This warm scene vividly demonstrated the inseparable feelings between the Chinese volunteers and the Korean people, and broke the untrue statement that Sino-DPRK relations had deteriorated.
After all the Chinese volunteers were evacuated, the United **, which had been dormant south of the 38th parallel, suddenly felt that the time had come, and just when they were about to be unable to bear it, a sentence from ** broke their illusions.
The volunteers are still volunteers, and they will continue to help the Korean people. * Said so. And this sentence of *** is equivalent to giving Kim Il Sung a reassurance, which is also one of the reasons why he can completely rest assured that the Chinese volunteers will evacuate North Korea.
With this promise of ***, the conspiracy of those with bad intentions will be self-defeating before it can be implemented. With the trajectory of the train's departure, the Chinese volunteers who had been away from their homeland for a long time finally returned to the embrace of the motherland, and as soon as the train stopped, they couldn't wait to get off the train and rush out, waiting for them was the arms of their relatives who had been absent for a long time.
To this day, the years when the people of China and North Korea jointly resisted the enemy are often talked about. 'Majestic, high-spirited, across the Yalu River', whenever this familiar melody sounds, those who fight side by side still can't help but burst into tears.
May the friendship between China and the DPRK last forever, and may there be no more wars in the world.