It was decided to fight against Vietnam,Year.
At the end of the 70s of the last century, New China had just come out of the storm and was faced with various reconstruction tasks. However, during this critical period, a partner who had been helped by our country began to betray his word and became an anti-China minion of other countries, frequently violating our territory, threatening and even taking the opportunity to overseas Chinese in China.
Vietnam, this only once"White-eyed wolf"It has become a great challenge for our country. The complex domestic and international environment has made whether or not to carry out a counterattack against Vietnam an important controversy within China's leading group.
At an important meeting on December 2, 1978, Comrade ** presided over a discussion on whether to carry out a counterattack against Vietnam. However, the opposition of the founding marshal *** and the general Su Yu made him hesitate.
However, at this moment, Comrade ***'s words made Comrade *** firm in his determination to fight back.
It turns out that what kind of views do ** and Su Yu hold? What really happened in that part of history? Despite being colonized by France for nearly a century, Vietnam's friendship with China since the late 19th century has been like a continuous river.
Finally, in September 1945, Vietnam declared independence and established the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, China has always responded positively to the request for assistance from the Communist Party of Vietnam, in appreciation of the special relationship between the two countries.
In Vietnam's war of resistance against France, China was the only country to give assistance. According to statistics, in the five years from 1950 to 1954, China provided a large number of guns, ammunition, cannons and medical equipment.
In addition, China also sent a number of world-famous generals, including General Chen Geng, to Vietnam in the name of the "South China Working Group" and directly participated in Vietnam's war of resistance against France.
China had aided Vietnam's 320,000-strong army to defeat US imperialism, but Vietnam turned to the Soviet Union at a critical time.
In the early 70s of the last century, Sino-US relations gradually warmed up, and the frequent exchanges between China and the United States caused suspicion and dissatisfaction on the Vietnamese side. Although the Prime Minister made a secret visit to Vietnam to inform Vietnam of the issues of the Sino-US talks and made clear China's firm position in US-Vietnam relations, Vietnam did not understand and made insinuating accusations against China's exchanges with the United States on the mainstream.
Nevertheless, my country continues to uphold the attitude of reconciliation and resolution of contradictions, attaches great importance to the visit of the Vietnamese delegation and increases material assistance to Viet Nam.
However, no matter how much China tried to maintain Sino-Vietnamese relations, Vietnam still ignored China's efforts and efforts, and after fully realizing independence and reunification, kicked away China, a "brother and comrade" who had made selfless contributions, and completely turned to the Soviet Union.
In fact, for many years, Vietnam has always had a dream of establishing a "federation of the Indochina Peninsula" in an attempt to dominate Southeast Asia. However, China has been in denial, believing that it would pose a threat to the stability and prosperity of the region.
Before the mid-60s, Vietnam was relatively friendly to the Chinese, but with the abnormal trend of Sino-Vietnamese relations, the Vietnamese authorities began to impose various restrictions and suppressions on the overseas Chinese within their borders.
In particular, in 1977, Vietnam introduced the so-called "clean border" measures, expelled a large number of overseas Chinese, and carried out a purge of Chinese in all departments of the party, government and military.
These measures have not only triggered widespread condemnation from the international community, but also exacerbated the contradictions between China and Vietnam.
On the economic front, the Vietnamese authorities have carried out "socialist transformation" three times, and the industries and property of overseas Chinese have been completely taken over, frozen, and confiscated. As a result, many Chinese lost their hard-earned wealth overnight.
However, when the Chinese applied to leave the country, they were extorted by the authorities for 12 taels per person. According to statistics, in the 70s of the last century, the total number of Vietnamese Chinese refugees reached one million, and even tens of thousands of Chinese were killed in the process of fleeing.
In 1977, Vietnam eagerly set its sights on Cambodia, with the implicit support of the Soviet Union. In September and December, the Vietnamese army attacked the eastern and southwestern regions of Cambodia twice, but met with heroic resistance from the Cambodian army, failed to achieve its strategic objectives, and had to be passively withdrawn.
In November 1978, Vietnam signed the Treaty of Friendship and Alliance with the Soviet Union, which gave Vietnam more confidence. On December 25, the main force of 200,000 Vietnamese troops launched a war of aggression against Cambodia.
Although Vietnam's target is Cambodia on the surface, in fact, they have also carried out rampant armed provocations in China's border areas, and even provoked thousands of disputes in 1978, resulting in hundreds of Chinese personnel**.
In the face of Vietnam's provocations, China can no longer sit idly by. In order to cope with a possible military conflict, Comrade ** visited the countries of eastern Asia in the second half of 1978 and expounded on the threat to the Asian region from the hegemonic activities of Vietnam and the Soviet Union.
Faced with a question from Singapore's leader, Tang Gong said: "It depends on how serious Vietnam's behavior is!" "But apparently, with the support of the Soviet Union, Vietnam's self-confidence has swelled to the extreme.
Shortly after the end of the visit, 200,000 Vietnamese troops rushed into Cambodian territory. In this case, China can only counterattack in self-defense. However, among our senior leaders, there is no consensus on whether or not to send troops to fight back against Vietnam.
Although Vietnam seems to be a small country, it made the two gods of war*** and Su Yu express their opposition to sending troops at the meeting. What they are really worried about is the Soviet Union, which is eyeing the northern border, with a million troops deployed on the Sino-Soviet border and in Inner Mongolia.
In addition, the terrain in the northern part of our country is open, with grasslands, deserts, and the Gobi Desert, which is extremely favorable for the offensive of the Soviet army.
In the 17 years since India's counterattack, there has been basically no large-scale war in our country, only a small-scale counterattack with the Soviet Union on Zhenbao Island. In addition, combat readiness training has been impacted in a special era, and the combat effectiveness of the armed forces has also been greatly affected as a result.
As a result, many leaders fear that if we launch a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, we could get bogged down in a north-south war against Vietnam and the Soviet Union, putting tremendous pressure on our military and depleting the national strength that our country has accumulated over decades.
**Although he was familiar with military affairs, he was also aware of the serious consequences that could come with a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. However, if we do not teach the arrogant Vietnam a hard lesson, we will face endless troubles in the future.
In fact, at that time, many countries wanted to see China's jokes, and they were convinced that China would not dare to send troops to Vietnam. When *** was constantly weighing the pros and cons, **'s words made him make up his mind.
* Asserts that in light of the current situation, it is imperative to fight a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, and the key lies in quickly resolving the battle. Although the Soviet Union deployed a large number of troops in northeastern China, its main focus remained in Europe, while at the same time committing troops to Afghanistan.
Therefore, even if the USSR was strong, it could not cope with the three-front operation at the same time. If they plan to intervene, it will also take a month to adjust and deploy their forces.
Therefore, as long as our army acted quickly and was able to accomplish the predetermined strategic goals within a month, it was possible to avoid a conflict with the USSR on a frontal battlefield. Moreover, if Vietnam's ambitions are not curbed in time, the situation in Southeast Asia will become more complicated, and our country will face greater pressure.
After comprehensive consideration, **adopted **'s suggestion and decided to launch an attack.
1.As a precaution, our country carried out a large-scale mass transfer in the Ili region, which could become a battlefield, evacuating 300,000 civilians. At the same time, we closely follow the actions of the Soviet side along the border.
After thorough preparations, the Chinese People's Liberation Army launched simultaneous attacks on Vietnam at dawn on February 17, 1979, at 26 operational sites along the Sino-Vietnamese border.
On the same day, China's "People**" published a commentary entitled "Is it tolerable, but it is intolerable", making it clear that our country cannot tolerate Vietnam's provocative behavior and that we will take action to fight back.
The goal of our operation is to protect our territory, and after giving Vietnam the necessary blows, the Chinese border guards will hold our borders. On March 16, the People's Liberation Army captured Lang Son and successfully completed the battle plan.
Subsequently, our country declared victory in the counterattack and ordered the withdrawal of troops. Ten days later, all of our ** team withdrew from Vietnam, once again showing our determination to maintain ***. Conclusion: Everyone is familiar with the story of "The Peasant Woman and the Snake", so we will not be wronged, and we will not tolerate any "enemy" who threatens our country.
Therefore, in the process of retreating back to China, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) took the supplies it had previously aided Vietnam, and destroyed Vietnam's villages, roads, railways and other infrastructure aided by our side, making Vietnam pay the price for what it had done.
Through this operation, China's leadership became more aware that the strength of the Chinese People's Liberation Army had been greatly enhanced, and since then it has begun to modernize the army and set new goals for strengthening the army.
Now, more than 30 years later, Sino-Vietnamese relations have been normalized, but the impact of this counterattack is still there, and it tells us that the belligerent will die, and the forgotten war will be dangerous.
2.In order to ensure security, we carried out a large-scale mass transfer in the Ili area, which could become a battlefield, and evacuated 300,000 civilians. At the same time, we closely follow the actions of the Soviet side along the border.
After making adequate preparations, the Chinese People's Liberation Army launched simultaneous attacks on Vietnam at dawn on February 17, 1979, at 26 operational sites along the Sino-Vietnamese border.
On the same day, China's People** published a commentary entitled "Is it tolerable, but it is intolerable", making it clear that we cannot tolerate Vietnam's provocations and that we will take action to retaliate.
Our operational objective is to protect our territory, and after giving Vietnam the necessary blows, the Chinese border guards will hold our borders. On March 16, the People's Liberation Army captured Lang Son and successfully completed the battle plan.
Subsequently, we declared victory in the counterattack and ordered the withdrawal of our troops. Ten days later, all of our ** team withdrew from Vietnam, once again showing our determination to maintain ***. Conclusion: Everyone is familiar with the story of "The Peasant Woman and the Snake", so we will not be wronged, and we will not tolerate any "enemy" who threatens our country.
Therefore, in the process of retreating back to China, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) took the supplies it had previously aided Vietnam, and destroyed Vietnam's villages, roads, railways and other infrastructure aided by our side, making Vietnam pay the price for what it had done.
Through this operation, our leadership became more aware that the strength of the Chinese People's Liberation Army had been greatly enhanced, and since then it has begun to modernize the army and set new goals for strengthening the army.
Now, more than 30 years later, Sino-Vietnamese relations have been normalized, but the impact of this counterattack is still there, and it tells us that the belligerent will die, and the forgotten war will be dangerous.