After Chiang Kai-shek learned of the victory of the Volunteer Army in the Battle of Shangganling, he showed a complicated look on his face, and sighed to his son Chiang Ching-kuo and the high-ranking generals of the Kuomintang: "I'm afraid that there is no one who is the opponent of ***."
If you can't say that I, Chiang Kai-shek, then Truman can't do it!They can't compare with the CCP at all!Then he said: "I admit that I am indeed inferior to ***, so we must study*** study ***, otherwise, *** mainland will always be just empty talk!.""This is an evaluation of sincere admiration as an opponent for decades.
Chiang Kai-shek has been drilling the horns all his life, he is like a stubborn donkey with a hot temper, confronting *** in various ways, which can be seen from the fact that he has never given up on the mainland. However, why did he say such unfitable words after the Battle of Shangganling?What is different about the Battle of Shangganling?
First of all, the Korean Civil War and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. With the end of the Second World War, the world pattern underwent earth-shaking changes, and the forces of all parties were reshuffled, and finally the camp of socialist countries led by the Soviet Union and the camp of capitalist countries led by the United States were formed.
In 1910, the Korean Peninsula was forced to sign the Japan-Korea Merger Treaty with Japan and became a Japanese colony. It was not until the end of World War II that Japan announced its unconditional surrender and Korea was finally liberated, but the United States and the Soviet Union intervened at this time.
On August 8, 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, and on the 14th of the same month, Japan announced its surrender, and the two sides agreed to return to the Soviet Union in the north and the United States in the south with the 38th parallel as the boundary. With the assistance of the United States and the Soviet Union, the DPRK was established as a provisional **, but the two countries disagreed on major issues.
On August 15, 1948, Korea ** was established in the south, and on September 9 of the same year, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was established in the north, and then the Soviet Union transferred power to North Korea**.
Almost simultaneously, two opposing regimes emerged on the Korean Peninsula, armed conflict on the 38th parallel became increasingly intense, tensions grew, and both sides wanted to unify the Korean Peninsula. On June 25, 1950, the Korean War broke out, and the Korean People's Army advanced south, and only three days later, they captured Seoul, the political center of South Korea.
Under the powerful offensive, the Korean army retreated, and the Korean People's Army occupied more than 90% of the land and population of South Korea, squeezing the South Korean army into a narrow area of about 10,000 square kilometers east of the Nakdong River.
In order to safeguard US interests and leadership in Asia, Truman ordered the US Far East Army, which was stationed in Japan, to cooperate with South Korea in combat. On September 15, 1950, the U.S. 10th Army landed at Incheon, a port on the South Peninsula, and the Korean People's Army was pinned down and forced to retreat strategically until it withdrew to the vicinity of the 38th parallel.
However, MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the US forces at the time, believed that China would not dare to send troops against the US forces, so he ignored the repeated warnings of the People's Republic of China and openly crossed the 38th parallel and advanced northward in an attempt to occupy the entire Korean Peninsula.
In order to maintain border stability and the security of the people at home, China made the decision to "resist US aggression and aid Korea, defend the homeland and defend the country," and on October 19, 1950, it sent Chinese volunteers across the river to fight in Korea, officially opening the prelude to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, many large-scale actions and battles took place, among which the Battle of Shangganling was hailed as the most representative and tragic battle, which can be called a model for showing the heroic spirit of the Chinese people.
The Battle of Shangganling was described as a "meat grinder", originally a small mountain village, but before the battle began, it had become a wasteland, ** had ordered: "Hold Shangganling no matter what, once this place is lost, the next target is Wusheng Mountain!."”。
Shangganling is basically the gateway to the Five Holy Mountains, and the loss of the Five Holy Mountains will make the Five Holy Mountains vulnerable to enemy attacks, so Shangganling is very important to the overall strategic deployment of our army, which is also the reason why the first order was ordered to defend it. Before the battle began, the US commander confidently pointed to Shangganling and said: "This is not a big place, and we will try to take it within six days."
However, in the end, the U.S. military suffered a heavy tens of thousands of people in Shangganling**. In the Battle of Shangganling, the Chinese People's Volunteers demonstrated their steely and indomitable will and superb strategic wisdom, and successfully defeated the advanced US troops.
Although the 135th Regiment of the 45th Division of the 15th Army was inferior to its opponent in terms of equipment, they resisted hard with grenades, grenades, submachine guns, etc. on the chaotic battlefield, and finally won the victory after more than a month of fierce battles. On July 27, 1953, China, the United States and North Korea signed the Korean Armistice Agreement, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea ended successfully.
After Chiang Kai-shek learned the report of the Shangganling War, he deeply realized that neither he nor Truman could defeat *** He understood that he was retreating to Taiwan with a poor and white China, and the victory of the People's Liberation Army in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea made him realize that he could not ** the mainland.
Although he hoped to take advantage of the Korean War to inflict heavy losses on the PLA and asked Truman for cooperation, he was refused.
In the face of the victory of the Chinese People's Volunteers over the powerful American army, Chiang Kai-shek's heart was full of mixed emotions, not only gloating because Truman did not trust him, but also because he could not realize the sorrow of the mainland, and even had the idea of reconciliation, and in the end, all this turned into admiration for the Communist Party of China.
South Korea and North Korea originated from the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, although they did not directly fight, but North Korea's **, the civil war and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea all have the shadow of the United States and the Soviet Union. The confrontation between the two sides of the Cold War deeply affected these small countries. Korea was a vassal state during the Qing Dynasty and later became a Japanese colony.
After the end of World War II, it became the first battlefield of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Chinese People's Volunteers won the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with their blood, and the Battle of Shangganling demonstrated the indomitable will of the soldiers of New China. Although the war is gone, we cannot let our guard down because there are still potential threats around us.
Born in sorrow, died in peace"We must not forget the hardships of the past because of a comfortable life.