In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, China not only won its reputation and international status, but also emerged a number of outstanding generals in the war with the world powers.
Among them, General Chen Geng has attracted the attention and praise of leaders of various countries with his outstanding combat achievements and tactical ability.
The American general complained after the war: What did General Chen Geng do in Korea to make the American generals so afraid?
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, China was faced with unstable factors in all directions. At the same time, colonial and semi-colonial countries around the world began to rise up in revolt, fighting for independence and establishing their own sovereign states.
This historical period is known as the wave of national independence.
The colony's call for independence was growing louder, but the overlord found it unacceptable. A similar situation is taking place on the Korean Peninsula in the north of our country and in Vietnam in the southwest, where the war for national independence is raging.
The Vietnamese independence movement broke out earlier than North Korea, because France was not as powerful as the United States after World War II. Dating back to the founding of the People's Republic of China, the war between Vietnam and France ensued.
In 1950, General Chen Geng successfully defeated the remnants of the Kuomintang in Yunnan through the Battle of Xichang, and Yunnan officially returned to China's control.
Therefore, if we talk about the strength of the French Army, then in WWII we could not see how good they were. After World War I, France invested heavily in the construction of the Macedonian defense line on the Franco-German border, claiming to be the strongest defensive position in the world, insisting that Germany could not break it.
Despite the fact that France suffered heavy losses in the German blitzkrieg and Paris fell, they did not learn from this defeat. On the contrary, they brought this defensive concept to Vietnam, and even in the face of the Vietnamese army, which was far inferior to their own in combat effectiveness, they still insisted on building strong defensive positions, equipped with a large number of artillery and heavy **.
This is clearly putting the cart before the horse. France was supposed to be the attacker, but they behaved like they were defending against an invasion of Vietnam. After all, the French defensive line was finally broken by the Vietnamese army and the People's Liberation Army led by General Tran Geng.
In the border battle, the People's Liberation Army led by General Chen Geng successfully annihilated more than 3,000 French troops, and this outstanding record made him attract the attention of the leading leaders.
Although the Volunteer Army used stratagem at the very beginning to mislead the joint commanders and make them misjudge the strength of our army and achieve victory, our army has never been able to gain an advantage on the Korean battlefield.
Compared with the joint **, the ** equipment of our army is significantly backward. At that time, the ordnance composition of our army was very complex, and the soldiers of the same unit sometimes used Japanese-style ordnance, sometimes American-style ordnance seized from the Kuomintang, and also used equipment manufactured by the Yan'an Logistics Factory and Soviet aid after the war.
In the confrontation between our army and the United Army, the chaotic tactical layout will undoubtedly bring tremendous pressure to the logistics work, and at the same time, it will also make us lag behind the opponent in hard power.
To win this war, in addition to finding a breakthrough in military strategy, we also need a leading general with strong leadership. Although the commander-in-chief is already commanding on the front line, our second-level battlefield still needs more generals who can take charge of their own affairs.
In the Korean War, the level of our army's intelligence system could not be compared with that of the US army, and it was only equipped with a small number of wired ** and wireless telegraph machines, so it was difficult to meet the needs in large-scale battles.
In such a situation, it is especially important for generals who can make correct personal judgments and gain superiority on the local battlefield. Before entering Korea, General Chen Geng had already begun to think about the upcoming battle situation, and read all the telegrams sent back to Beijing by the commander-in-chief, so he had a general understanding of the battle situation.
It was only after he actually stepped into the Korean battlefield that he realized how serious the challenges awaited him were. In addition to the gap in equipment, the joint combat mode is also something that our army has never experienced.
Whether it is the Japanese army or the Kuomintang army, their combat methods are far behind the times, and most of them are still stuck in the traditional mode of infantry advancing and group combat.
During World War II, the U.S. team showed its industrial strength. Compared to East Asian countries, they are one version ahead in the production of ** equipment.
The material base determines the mode of thinking, and having sufficient ammunition** will lead to excessive waste in use, which can have a profound impact on the combat strategy of the entire army.
In the past, our army often adopted the tactic of small group separation, focusing on cultivating the morale of the army and the tactical skills of the infantry, while the United States has long abandoned this traditional strategy in favor of firepower coverage.
The U.S. military's combat method is mainly based on fire suppression, first using artillery for bombing, then bombers for air strikes, and finally infantry following the tanks to advance and completely clean up the battlefield.
This tactic was widely used by the US military in the joint **, and our army had no experience in it, so it was completely suppressed in battle and suffered heavy losses.
After arriving at the battlefield, General Chen Geng fell into thinking about how to solve the dilemma. One day, he suddenly recalled his experience of playing against the French team in Vietnam. The French were known for building fortifications, digging deep trenches, and building a network of roads.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, our army also widely used tunnel warfare, which dealt a major blow to the Japanese army. Why can't this effective method of warfare be brought to the Korean battlefield?
General Chen Geng proposed a plan to Marshal ***, and Marshal agreed to this plan after careful consideration. Under the leadership of General Chen Geng, the Volunteer Army began to dig tunnels and bunkers underground in Korea.
No matter how the shells of the United ** bombarded, they could not harm the fighters of the Volunteer Army.
It is precisely because of the ingenious use of underground operations that the United ** often cannot track the movements of the volunteers, but is attacked by the volunteers. Therefore, the generals of the United States had strong resistance to fighting against General Chen Geng, and they were well aware of the ruthlessness and precision of General Chen Geng's operations.
The success of General Chen Geng is undoubtedly the epitome of the Chinese people's concerted efforts and courageous advancement.
In modern warfare, the decisive factor is no longer just the difference in the strength of the hardware of the two sides. Just as a sword needs to be sharpened to be sharp, the talent of General Chen Geng is also displayed in difficult battles and firm determination to defend the people.
It is a great blessing to be able to witness the emergence of such a great general, and to fight for the protection of our lives.