Xu ShiyouGeneral, born in a poor family, traveled south and north, studied Xi in Shaolin Temple, and finally embarked on the road of joining the army and became a general.
Wu YuanjiaThe general, a native of Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam, was born as a middle peasant and made great contributions to Vietnam, and was known as the "Red Napoleon".
These two people are in different countries, have completely different educations, and have completely different personalities, why did they produce a plot in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam where Xu Shiyou was happy because he seized something, and Wu Yuanjia was angry because he lost such a thing?
What happened to China and Vietnam, which were originally friendly and cooperative relations? What are the reasons for the war between the generals of China and Vietnam? What is Wu Yuanjia angry for? What exactly is the seized thing?
In fact, in the final analysis, this is due to the self-defense and counterattack war against Vietnam, and there are many factors behind the occurrence of this battle, and the reason for this is to start with the reason why China has no choice but to launch a self-defense counterattack war against Vietnam.
Since ancient times, our country has always respected the "harmony is precious", people do not offend me, I do not offend others, it has always been our way of dealing with people and style.
However, Vietnam in the 70s of the last century made our country, which has always advocated peace, unbearable and unyielding, and launched a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam without hesitation!
In 1971, when the U.S. table tennis team visited China, it began to normalize, and Vietnam was in a more "awkward" situation at this time - it was in the midst of being friendly with China, but at war with the United States.
Affected by the normalization of relations between China and the United States, as well as the tension between China and the Soviet Union, and the continuous co-optation of the Soviet Union, Vietnam gradually turned to the Soviet Union. Immediately after the reunification of the north and the south in Vietnam, anti-Chinese actions began.
Overseas Chinese, disrupting our borders, invading territory, etc., etc, all of which were anti-Chinese traces left by Vietnam at that time.
At the time, *** thoughtVietnam must be taught a lesson, so that the Vietnamese people should be honest and responsible in their own country!
Therefore, from the end of November 1978 to February 17, 1979, in the period of more than three months, the participating troops in Guangzhou, Kunming, and Chengdu of China were quickly assembled.
Under the order of the ** Military Commission, with General Xu Shiyou as the commander-in-chief and General Yang Dezhi as his deputy, the troops launched an attack on 11 counties in 6 provinces of Vietnam from the Sino-Vietnamese border in Guangxi and Yunnan on February 17, 1979.
Although Vietnam's battle-hardened and well-trained border soldiers are among the most battle-tested armies in the world, our ** team was undaunted and launched attacks on 26 strategic points along the 480-mile border, successfully achieving initial breakthroughs at 20 of them.
Subsequently, this offensive line gradually approached Lao Cai, Gao Ping, and Long Son, and in only 17 days, the squadron penetrated 30 to 40 kilometers north of Vietnam and captured the capital cities of the northern provinces.
To sum up, this self-defense counterattack war against Vietnam is mainly divided into three stages: customs clearance campaign, regional target warfare, and seizure of provincial capitals.
The main cities involved in the battle of the provincial capitals were Cao Binh, Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Hangliensen and Laichou, among others, and the purpose of these attacks was to inflict a heavy blow on the regular army of Vietnam through the classic "meat grinder" operation!
The background of this story is the final battle of the provincial capital, the Battle of Lang Son.
As the commander of the western flank of this campaign, General Xu Shiyou was already in his seventies at that time, and he was the oldest commander in the history of our army to personally command the front, and this battle was also the last battle commanded by Xu Shiyou.
As the last battle, Xu Shiyou played a wonderful game and drew a perfect end for himself.
Why?
Because in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, the Battle of Lang Son was the most difficult to fight, first of all, it was Vietnam's ace 3rd Division that guarded Lang Son, which was the first division led by Vu Yuanjia himself.
Secondly, Lang Son, as the provincial capital of Vietnam, is the capital of Vietnam behind it, and as a historical military fortress, it is bound to be difficult to attack.
When Wu Yuanjia heard that it was Xu Shiyou who was attacking, he smiled and said two words: "Victory."
We all know that Vu Yuanjia has a clear understanding of China's strength, and among the Vietnamese leaders, he is against fighting with China, but he does not seem to be afraid of General Xu Shiyou when he really fights. Therefore, his sentence "must win" I don't know if it is because of Xu Shiyou's age or because of the pressure of the regime.
As a leading figure in the Vietnam War, Wu Yuanjia has long made a name for himself in the War of Resistance against France and the United States.
The 12th Regiment of the Third Division, known as the "Flying Tiger Regiment" led by him, was full of confidence, and with the blessing of the military flag with the inscription "Victory" by Wu Yuanjia himself, the whole army revealed its determination to winHowever, the unexpected came quietly
The main force of the 43rd Army of our army was attached to the 2 regiments of the 148th Division of the 50th Army, captured Luping, and fought with the 55th Army from the east. Accordingly, the various units of our Eastern Group quickly attacked and advanced, approaching the periphery of Lang Son.
As the main force of the Vietnamese army, the army personally led by Wu Yuanjia lined up outside Lang Son City, trying to rely on the dangerous terrain to prevent the attack of the army led by Xu Shiyou.
At this time, our army's battle plan was that the entire army was divided into two routes, one of which was to attack Kuma Mountain and carry out an all-round assault with firepower, and the other was to attack from the high ground.
Such a careful battle plan quickly achieved an advantage in actual combat, which made the Vietnamese army demoralized, but as the last barrier in the north of Vietnam, the Vietnamese side actually did its best.
The Vietnamese army defended on the bunker groups and batteries left over from previous battles with Japan and FranceAs the general who led the army, Wu Yuanjia swore that he never thought that he could be defeated.
Influenced by the order of the ** Military Commission to seize Lang Son City, Xu Shiyou ordered the Eastern Group to take action, and after the 55th Army, which was the main force, accepted the order, it was equipped with the 162nd Division of the 54th Army as a mobile group to go to Lang Son to annihilate the enemy army.
In the space of two days, the outlying strongholds of Lang Son fellThe 3rd Division of the Vietnamese Army had already been beaten and retreated to Lang Son, completely lacking the previous "sure to win" mentality.
Of course, the Vietnamese army, which has experienced a hundred battles, is not completely incapable, and in addition to the dangerous geographical location of Lang Son and the backing of Hanoi, on March 1, the Vietnamese army was transferred from the capital Hanoi to support the elite 308th Division.
In this battle,The Vietnamese army used chemical **,This behavior has already shown the timidity of the Vietnamese army, for fear that our army will march into Hanoi. At the same time, the hole cards were also revealedIn any case, this act is a grave violation of international law
The use of chemical ** made Xu Shiyou, the commander of the Eastern Front of our army, angry, and he couldn't solve it for a while, so he ordered: ".After the dawn attack began, not a single house could be left in Lang Son
In the mood of anger, our artillery also seemed to add fire, and shells fired by more than 300 artillery pieces fell into Lang Son one after another.
Originally, the Eastern Group under the command of Xu Shiyou had the advantage of artillery, and this fall completely made Langshan burn, if the sound of the shells fired was only a shock, then the falling shells would be a disaster! Because the bombing made Lang Son a mess.
After the war, Lang Son was in shambles, full of factories that had been blasted, and if they had not been destroyed, they would have generated huge profits, which was definitely a loss for Vietnam.
As a matter of fact, most of these factories were built when China was on good terms with Vietnam, and this bombing really taught the Vietnamese side a lesson from head to toe and was a counterattack to the Vietnamese side's perfidy.
Lang Son was soon occupied by our troops, and the 3rd Division, known as the "Ace Division" of the Vietnamese Army, was beaten badly and almost destroyed。It has been analyzed before that once Lang Son is conquered, Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, will lose an important layer of armor and face the risk of being attacked.
Originally, the current situation is very clear, the squadron has completed the purpose of attacking Lang Son, realized the deterrence of Vietnam, and the idea of "teaching Vietnam a lesson" has also been implementedThen it was time to withdraw its troops and return home, but what Vietnam was doing at this time was simply beyond words.
At this time, we need to first look at the current situation after the two armies have fought and recognize the current situation.
There is a river in the middle of Lang Son City, named Qi Poor, the north and south sides of the river bank are bounded, divided into Henan and Hebei, before our army captured the north of Lang Son City, which is the new urban area, and the south of the Qi Poor River is the old urban area.
The capture of the new urban area was the previous strategy of our army, and we wanted to teach Vietnam a lesson in this way.
In other words, we have already reached the north of the Chi Poor River and occupied the new urban area in the north of Lang Son, and the battle situation is not advantageous for the Vietnamese army, so if we continue to move forward, it will be a piece of cake to capture the southern district of Lang Son.
What's more, behind Lang Son is Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, and it is really not what our side wants to achieve if we continue to fight and occupy the capital of Vietnam, as long as we teach Vietnam a lesson, it will be enough.
But who would have thoughtFor the sake of their own face, the Le Duan clique concealed people's eyes and ears and did not admit that Lang Son North District had been occupied by the Chinese side.
He also asked the news ** to report that the squadron was defeated by the Vietnamese army in Lang Son and was beaten to the point that his head was broken and bleeding, and threatened that Lang Son, as the gateway to Hanoi, was impregnable.
As soon as the news report spread, Xu Shiyou got the news, and it was the first time to see such a reversal of black and white, and Xu Shiyou, who was almost angry, rushed to his heart, and wanted to slam the radio directly on the floor.
After he thought about it carefully, he decided to cross the Qiqiu River to vent the arrogance of the Vietnamese army. At that time, the ** Military Commission did not issue an order to fight the Qiqiu River, and Xu Shiyou did not dare to act rashly.
At this moment, an urgent telegram came from the Central Military Commission, saying that striving for a greater victory in the war had just given the opportunity to cross the Qiqiao River.
Looking at the Li Duan Group again, even if it is defeated, it is still resisting stubbornly, and it will not work if it does not continue to fight, Commander Xu Shiyou shouted passionately:Our army is now going to fight across the Qiqiao River, so that the Li Duan group can realize the strength of our army and admit defeat!
In the early morning of 4 March, the soldiers fired artillery at Lang Son in accordance with this order, and the shells were fired from the northern district of Lang Son City across the Chi Poor River to the southern district of Lang Son City, and the south side of the river was instantly bombed with smoke and ammunition powder.
The Vietnamese troops on the south bank of the river were caught off guard and fled in all directions, and then the infantry successfully followed the tanks across the river to attack the city, gaining the commanding heights on the outskirts of the city.
After crossing the Qiqiao River, our army continued to advance in the direction of the Vietnamese capital under the command of Xu Shiyou, creating a situation in which a large army was about to enter the city, which brought panic to Vietnam.
The Vietnamese army and the Le Duan group were completely overwhelmed by the large battle of our army, the capital Hanoi had no defensive line, the Vietnamese army had to retreat under the command, the people of Hanoi were panicked, the city defense headquarters was in a hurry to dig fortifications to the city, and the people in the city were notified to quickly move to other safe areas...
At this time, the Le Duan group was terrified, and the city of Hanoi was in chaos.
Hearing this news, Xu Shiyou smiled proudly: ".They are so daring, in fact, it was a false alarm, and I didn't want to hit Hanoi at all
On March 5, my country announced the withdrawal of troops and returned to China.
Since the end of the war requires the battlefield to be cleared, it is inevitable that there will be a lot of loot. But among the items paid this time, there was one item that made Xu Shiyou's eyes light up: it was a piece of "cloth" with a vermilion background.
If you look carefully, you will find that this "cloth" is very strange, there is a tiger embroidered on it, which has the charm of a tiger and a tiger, and there is a badge next to it.
Isn't this the flag of the Vietnamese army! The badge is the military emblem of the Vietnamese army, and the majestic tiger represents the 12th Regiment of the Third Division of the Vietnamese Army under the leadership of Wu Yuanjia - the "Flying Tiger Regiment"!
There is also the inscription by Wu Yuanjia himself, which does not fully prove that the military flag of the best regiment of the Vietnamese army is already in the pocket of our army!
Thinking of this, Xu Shiyou was very surprised, as the strongest army of the Vietnamese army, the highest armed force, and also known as the "Red Napoleon" Wu Yuanjia, the military flag under his leadership was captured by our army.
The seizure of this military flag is an indication of the strength of the Chinese armed forces and the humiliation of the proud army of the Vietnamese army.
Soon, the 12th Regiment of the Third Division of the Vietnamese Army, which had lost its military flag and retreated on the battlefield, knew about this humiliating thing for them, Wu Yuanjia was furious on the spot, and even couldn't control his behavior, and shouted like thunder: The military flag must be snatched back, even if it is dead, it must be taken back!
There are reasons why Wu Yuanjia is so angry: the army has no military flag, just like a student without the guidance of a teacher, and a sunflower without the company of the sun.
To put it bluntly, it is to sweep away the honor, leaving behind an army without direction, without goals, and without confidence! This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Vietnamese army!
Of course, Wu Yuanjia's eagerness to get back the flag was not realized until the end of the war, when our army withdrew to the territory.
However, after this battle, our army gave the Vietnamese army a strong blow, gave the Vietnamese army a heavy hammer, and taught them a lesson.
Speaking of which, Wu Yuanjia had also learned Xi combat with the help of China, and in the border battle in 1950, Wu Yuanjia also humbly consulted Chinese advisers.
Wu Yuanjia benefited a lot from the infantry tactics of defeating the strong with the weak and Chen Geng's explanation, and then he rode in the seat of the commander-in-chief of the Vietnamese army and gradually matured.
This Wu Yuanjia, who is an "apprentice", was defeated in the hands of "**", which is actually expected.
Regarding this battle, Xu Shiyou also said in 1981 that although he occupied two provinces as the commander of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, he thought it was the most difficult battle he had ever fought.
Due to the complex terrain and the fact that it is the south, most of our army fought in the north and rarely marched into the south, so the experience was also insufficient, and the Vietnamese army learned the ten major military principles
In this self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, it was "the first time to wash your face with a rag," but we still won the battle.
From the past to today, our military strength has become stronger and stronger, but we have always used this as a deterrent and for national defense, and we pay attention to not offending others, and I will not offend others.
Peace and development have always been the theme of our times, and China and Vietnam, as a country, have also moved towards another "victory", that is, a "victory" of win-win cooperation! In the future, I believe that China-Vietnam relations will get better and better!