Shortly after the end of the Battle of Changjin Lake, General ** arranged for personnel to go to the 9 Corps to investigate in order to understand the mental and physical condition of the soldiers. However, what is surprising is that even during the recuperation period, the fighters' mental state is still tense, and they do not even dare to take off their cotton clothes when they sleep.
It turned out that the soldiers' habit of wearing clothes and sleeping stemmed from their vigilance against the US bombing in order to enter the bomb shelter at the first opportunity. Half a year later, the Battle of Changjin Lake still did not improve the mental condition of the soldiers, which made *** deeply worried, and there was a defeat on the battlefield.
Chen Geng's appearance brought hope to *** and eased the tense atmosphere. The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was the first time that Chinese soldiers went abroad to fight, and compared with the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation in the past, they faced more challenges and difficulties.
The first problem is that the terrain is not familiar, although there are maps, many of them are old maps from a few years ago or even more than ten years ago, resulting in maps that cannot adapt to the development of the times and bring a lot of trouble to operations.
The second problem was logistical support, the logistics of the Eighth Route Army during the Anti-Japanese War mainly relied on "self-reliance and reliance on the masses", but due to the difficult life of the people at that time, the logistics support of the Eighth Route Army was also very difficult for a time.
Not to mention the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, fighting abroad brought greater challenges to logistics support.
Although the challenges we face are severe, our opponent is the world's most powerful US military, they have the most advanced equipment, including air and sea supremacy, although our volunteer army also has some heavy **, but the number is limited, and the gap with the United States is huge.
However, the difficulty and intensity of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea were incomparable to those of our previous War of Resistance and Liberation. Despite all the difficulties, our volunteers still resolutely faced the battle and showed great courage and perseverance.
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the second battle played a crucial role and brought about a fundamental change in the situation of the war. The volunteers were brave and fearless, and successfully dealt a blow to the arrogance of the United States.
However, our army and the Korean People's Army also paid a huge price, and in the face of US planes and tanks, our army suffered a heavy price. This collision of flesh and steel undoubtedly cast a deep shadow on everyone's heart.