In 1979, Wu Yuanjia waited in his office for his subordinates to report to him on the situation in the People's Liberation Army. What he is most concerned about is who China will send to command this war. When he learned that Xu Shiyou would be in charge, he couldn't help but smile contemptuously and confidently said that they would win. This move left the subordinates confused as to why Xu Shiyou was treated like this. When the domestic leaders chose Xu Shiyou, they took into account the physical condition of other generals of the same age, because most of the generals of the same age were no longer able to command the battle due to physical reasons.
Xu Shiyou Xi martial arts when he was young, so he still has a relatively strong physique, and even if he is old, he is still capable of facing the challenges of the Vietnam battlefield. However, there is no small pressure to take over the war against Vietnam, which has previously stated that it will conduct punitive military operations against Vietnam, so this war is of vital importance to our army. The squadron has not been in actual combat for more than 20 years, its combat effectiveness has dropped significantly, and it lacks actual combat experience, while the Vietnamese army has experienced more than 40 years of war and has rich experience, so it is not easy to achieve victory.
After receiving the order, Xu Shiyou immediately collected information about the Vietnamese army in order to fully understand the opponent in order to quickly respond to problems in the battle. For Xu Shiyou, Wu Yuanjia did not pose a threat, after all, Wu Yuanjia's previous victory was thanks to the guidance of our army's advisory group, so Xu Shiyou knew his strength and was not worried about him. In contrast, Hsu Shiyou was more worried about Soviet support for Vietnam.
Unlike Xu Shiyou's caution, Wu Yuanjia's contempt and arrogance are incomprehensible, especially after learning that Xu Shiyou will preside over this war, he directly ** the result of the war, which makes the people around him feel confused, and they don't understand why Wu Yuanjia's reaction is like this. After all, they are not familiar with Xu Shiyou's name. However, in Wu Yuanjia's view, China's dispatch of Xu Shiyou to command means that there is no other person available for the squadron. Xu Shiyou is already in his old age, and his quality in all aspects is far from what it was back then, and he cannot lead the battle to achieve final victory at all. Although Xu Shiyou had shown wit when he was young, Wu Yuanjia's subordinates reminded him to be careful.
However, Wu Yuanjia believed that these warnings were only disturbing the morale of the military. He even said that even though Xu Shiyou won many times when he was young, he was still sent to the battlefield now that he was old, which shows that the squadron is no longer available. In addition, they also had the support of the Soviet Union, so they were much ahead of the squadron in terms of equipment, and even if they were short of manpower, they could win by being advanced. Not only is Wu Yuanjia so arrogant and conceited, but even the rest of the Vietnamese army also thinks highly of themselves.
The Flying Tigers stationed in Lang Son directly declared that they could easily capture the Friendship Pass and then go south to Nanning to celebrate the Spring Festival. The Flying Tigers were once the ace of the Vietnamese army, and once defeated the American army, but they did not take this factor into account, but instead believed that the PLA was vulnerable and believed that they would win the final victory. However, the PLA captured important Vietnamese towns in less than a month, something the Vietnamese army never dreamed of.
Even Wu Yuanjia himself regretted underestimating the enemy, and under the command of Xu Shiyou, the generals of the Vietnamese army were also toyed with.