American netizens choose who will be the opponent of the third battle
In the long course of history, the armies of two countries have been hailed as opponents of the U.S. military – China and Japan. A year ago, a British netizen asked an American major general an interesting question: "In the unfortunate event of the outbreak of World War III, who would the United States prefer to choose as an adversary?" ”
This question sparked heated discussions among netizens in the United Kingdom and the United States. By delving into historical sources, we can learn that these two armies were the only ones that could compete with the U.S. military in history"Heavyweights"。
So, who exactly will the United States choose as an adversary in World War III? In this episode, we will take history as a mirror and give you a detailed analysis. Please note that this program is compiled from online information and does not take any personal position, I hope you will look at it rationally.
When the Korean War broke out in June 1950, the Korean People's Army was well-equipped and well-trained. However, with the joint intervention led by the United States, the situation of the war gradually reversed.
In October 1950, the DPRK made a request to the Chinese people to "send troops", and the Chinese People's Volunteers crossed the Yalu River at the request of the DPRK and bravely resisted the US-led coalition.
After careful consideration, the great men made the decision to "resist US aggression and aid Korea, defend the homeland and defend the country." On October 19, 1950, the predecessors of the Volunteer Army "crossed the Yalu River with great vigor and high spirits".
However, the U.S. military at that time did not wake up from the "Spring and Autumn Dream", and even the U.S. military that hit the Yalu River thought that China would not send troops to North Korea. MacArthur, the supreme commander on the Korean battlefield at that time, even promised the United States Truman** that the Korean War would be ended by Christmas.
However, the appearance of the Chinese People's Volunteers gave the US military a "head start". In late October, the volunteers who secretly entered the DPRK and the South Korean army met in the Onjeong area, and a battle broke out, which is known as the "Onjeong Battle" in history.
At that time, the South Korean army called itself the "Asian Lion", and the volunteers had heard of it for a long time. The Volunteers initially thought that this would be a trump-to-ace battle, but the Korean army collapsed at the first touch, which gave the Volunteers a huge morale boost.
After the battle of Onjeong, the U.S. Army received a report of defeat at the front, but MacArthur remained convinced that it was the Korean People's Army. It was not until the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division was attacked by the Volunteers that MacArthur was sure that the Volunteers had entered the Korean Peninsula.
This war gave the US military a headache, and even fought a "no victory" war in history. The volunteers used millet and rifles to endure the harsh combat environment and beat the 1st Marine Division, known as the "ace of the US army," to the point of retreat.
What made the US army's jaw drop was not only the two victories won by the Volunteers at the beginning of their entry into Korea, but also the fact that during the Battle of Changjin Lake, the Volunteers laid an ambush at the preset ambush location and waited for the combat orders of the troops.
Some soldiers even became eternal "ice sculptures" because of the extremely cold weather. The combined tactics of the Volunteer Army, such as assault, intersperse, and encirclement, forced the United Army-led coalition to withdraw from the 38th Parallel.
In the three subsequent large-scale battles in Korea, the U.S. military was also defeated one after another. Even the top brass of the US military, who suffered defeat, could not understand how the spirit of treating death as if it were home made the Chinese People's Volunteer Army have heroes like Huang Jiguang and Qiu Shaoyun.
What kind of spiritual will can make the volunteers of millet plus rifles endure such a harsh combat environment? Until the end of the war, the U.S. military still failed to figure out this problem, but they fought the first "unwon" war in history, and the U.S. military top brass concluded that whoever wants to fight a ground war with China in the future must be a madman.
In the early days of the Pacific War, the U.S. military suffered serious setbacks. In the Pearl Harbor incident, the Japanese attack caused heavy losses to the US capital ships, putting the US military at a disadvantage in terms of the number of capital ships except aircraft carriers.
General MacArthur was forced to abandon the city and flee during the Philippine campaign, and the U.S. Army lost its colonies in the Pacific. The Japanese also captured a number of islands garrisoned by the American army, forming a chain of three islands to defend against the American attack.
It was not until the Battle of Midway in 1942 that General Nimitz took advantage of the characteristics of aircraft carrier operations to defeat the Japanese army with fewer victories and more victories, and restored the initiative of the US military in the Pacific theater.
In the subsequent battles of Iwo Jima and Kuah Island, although the US army was victorious, it also endured tens of thousands of people. In the end, in order to carry out a landing operation on the Japanese mainland, the U.S. military estimated that it might have to pay millions**, so it was forced to end the war early and use the atomic bomb.
Therefore, even if the Japanese army was finally defeated in the Pacific War, from the perspective of the overall situation of history, British and American netizens still agreed that the Japanese army may be another tricky opponent facing the US military after the Chinese People's Volunteers.
But if World War III breaks out in the future, who will the US military choose as their opponent? Netizens have not yet reached a unanimous opinion on this issue.
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