How fierce was the Sino-Vietnamese 712 artillery battle? 3,400 tons of shells were sold out in one day! Even Putin believes that the direct reason why the West does not dare to confront China is not because of how strong China's nuclear bomb is, but because the July 12 artillery battle in the counterattack against Vietnam has completely played the majesty of the United States, and even the two superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union have completely changed their views on China. To sum up, the July 12 artillery battle can be called a record-breaking artillery battle, which taught Vietnam as an opponent a solid lesson. Today, with the exception of Vietnam, no other country has so far been subjected to such intensive shelling of the same position in a single day. Even Ye Shuai, who has experienced decades of armed struggle and is accustomed to seeing big scenes, can't help but sigh that since the Huaihai Campaign, I have never seen so many enemy bodies. In this way, the 12 July artillery battle may have become a nightmare for all Vietnamese troops.
In the early morning of April 28, 1984, it may be an unforgettable day for countless Vietnamese veterans. In the early morning of the same day, the Chinese heavy artillery group deployed on the Sino-Vietnamese border began the battle to recover Lao Son. There was a cannon sound, followed by countless artillery pieces dragging the red tail flames and bursting up, heading straight for the Vietnamese position. According to the established battle plan, all the artillerymen did not stop, and one after another, a rain of artillery fell over the positions of the Vietnamese army. The phobia of insufficient firepower, which has plagued the PLA for many years, finally got a little ** at this moment. After being covered by intensive artillery fire, China's ground troops launched intensive target operations against the stronghold of the Vietnamese army in Lao Son. However, due to the easy to defend and difficult to attack terrain in Laoshan, the main attacking force temporarily adjusted its strategy to increase the coverage time of artillery fire to match the attack rhythm of the infantry. After the strong attack of the main attack force, the main peak of Laoshan once again raised the five-star red flag.
The Battle of Lao Son was by no means the end of the Sino-Vietnamese confrontation, in fact it was the real starting point. Three months later, Vietnam, which had brought in a large amount of military aid from the Soviet Union, once again provoked a border dispute between China and Vietnam. In accordance with the plan formulated by the Soviet Union, the Vietnamese army launched a sneak attack on our army at Songmaoling, which directly triggered further conflicts between the two sides, and finally caused the end of the Vietnamese army. Compared with the previous battle of Laoshan, the 712 artillery battle was even better. After an artillery battle, Song Mao Ling was completely renovated, thousands of Vietnamese troops were reduced to powder, and Vietnam could no longer afford to provoke a major conflict on the Sino-Vietnamese border. In addition, the July 12 artillery battle reversed the pattern of the great power game to a certain extent. Shoot out 3,400 tons of shells in one day! How did the China-Vietnam July 12 Artillery Battle change the world pattern? As early as after the Battle of Lao Son, the loss of Lao Son, a strategic location, put Vietnam in a very passive situation.
The defeated Vietnamese authorities were still not willing to admit defeat, and they once again turned to the Soviet side, and by this time Sino-Soviet relations had completely broken down, making Vietnam's confrontation with China an excellent means for the Soviet Union. However, the Soviet Union still maintained the last trace of sobriety, and they knew very well that although Vietnam claimed to be the third military power in the world, its comprehensive strength was still far inferior to China's. Despite this, the Soviet Union still did everything in its power to give sufficient assistance to Vietnam. As a result, in the ensuing 712 artillery battle, the Vietnamese army suffered a more complete defeat, and in the face of the rain of artillery falling in the sky, the Vietnamese army felt deep despair. At that time, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers of China's known heavy artillery cluster fired more than 3,400 tons of artillery shells in one day, and many people had no concept of such a set of data, when the US army invested the most intensive ammunition since World War II in the Battle of Shangganling, and the average daily ammunition use was only 128 tons.
The artillery officers and men of our country fired 3,400 tons of ammunition in one day, which was tantamount to a catastrophe for Vietnam, which was the target of the shelling, and Vietnam, which had the full support of the Soviet Union, was still completely crushed, not only to completely extinguish Vietnam's ambitions as a great power, but also to greatly damage the vitality of the Soviet Union behind it, and the huge investment could not get any return, and the Soviet Union, which was already suffering from internal and external troubles, gradually began to embark on a downward slope. What is even more worth mentioning is that the July 12 artillery battle had a considerable impact on the United States and the Soviet Union at that time, and the United States began to truly regard China as a strong partner that could cooperate and rely on to confront the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union has basically weakened its determination to start an all-out war with China, and if it insists on going its own way, the rain of artillery that the Vietnamese army once enjoyed in the July 12 Artillery Battle will also be sprinkled on the territory of the Soviet Union, which is absolutely a consequence that the Soviet Union cannot bear. Based on the consideration of strength, through a counterattack against Vietnam, China further established its international status. Since the war against Vietnam, China has truly obtained a peaceful environment for economic development, although China has not been at war with any country for many years, as long as there are bad intentions, once they think of Vietnam's treatment, they will think twice, this may be the so-called surrender without a fight.