The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was the first foreign military operation since the founding of New China, and it demonstrated the firm determination of the Chinese people to defy power and defend their homeland.
During the Korean War, the Volunteers faced many difficulties, after all, their opponents were the world's leading superpowers. However, with their fearless courage and wise leadership decisions, the volunteers succeeded in saving the day again and again.
Looking back at that period of history, we see the world after World War II, with obvious polarization, represented by the two camps of the United States and the Soviet Union, which began to fight openly and covertly. The United States, which had a slight advantage in overall national strength, took the first action and joined forces with the United States to send troops to the DPRK.
Next, let's take a look at the situation in the United States.
MacArthur was a very flamboyant and confident military general. In the process of sweeping the North Korean army with advanced ** equipment in the early days of the alliance, he fanatically declared that he wanted to attack China.
In addition, he also sent planes to invade the border areas of our country and blatantly provoked our side.
MacArthur's arrogance was not limited to foreign countries, he was equally arrogant at home, and did not even take the United States into account.
The arrogant army will be defeated, and the arrogant will be a disaster.
MacArthur initially expressed doubts about the strength of the Volunteer Army, believing that China had just ended the civil war, and its military equipment and technology were relatively backward, and it could not compete with the powerful coalition**.
The tide of the war turned in 1951 in favor of the Volunteers. Truman was on the edge of his seat, prompting MacArthur to begin negotiations with our army.
In order to turn the tide of the war, the United States made important personnel adjustments and appointed General Ridgway to replace General MacArthur.
After careful consideration, Li Qiwei discovered a significant operational characteristic of the Volunteer Army: the battles of our army are usually resolved quickly in a short period of time, and will not exceed a week.
According to the shortcomings of our army, Li Qiwei formulated a unique coping strategy.
In the fifth campaign, the Volunteer Army encountered a major challenge. Ridgway launched an air force attack first, but only for show. Then, the ground forces began a frantic attack on the volunteers, and the two sides fought fiercely and were unable to distinguish between victory and defeat.
However, the firepower of the US army gradually weakened, and the volunteers seized the opportunity to counterattack and advance in an orderly manner. At this time, the Volunteer Army began to gradually take the initiative on the battlefield.
Mr. Peng immediately ordered the vanguard troops who were advancing to pay attention to the enemy's movements and plots at all times. Unfortunately, the weather conditions at that time were very harsh, and the communication conditions of our army were relatively limited.
When Mr. Peng learned of the predicament on the front line, he was very anxious. That's a force of 100,000 people, and the rations for these 100,000 people can only last for seven days at most. So, he urgently sent a telegram to ***, reporting the crisis at that time.
** With rich experience in warfare, having commanded many classic battles, he will definitely be able to give appropriate advice and strategies in the face of such a situation.
After Mr. Peng received the order of ***, he immediately took action. He mobilized 100,000 vanguard troops and took the initiative to attack the US troops using roundabout and interspersed tactics, while the follow-up troops also attacked the US troops from the periphery of the encirclement.
This strategy of combining internal and external forces has successfully torn apart the encirclement of the US military, creating many gaps.
Although Ridgway was smarter than MacArthur, he seemed powerless in the face of the most far-sighted strategy and the heroic and fearless battle of the Volunteer Army. In the end, the aggressor can only taste the bitterness of defeat.