In the sixties of the last century, the main goal of our army's self-defense counterattack against India was to force India into negotiations. After our army took the initiative to cease fire, Nehru began to consider the possibility of negotiations, but the United States intervened at this time to sow discord.
They advocated not negotiating with the Chinese side on the battlefield, taking history as an example, it was precisely because Chiang suffered a big loss in the negotiations. The Americans, in their own opinion, tried to prevent Nehru from negotiating with the Chinese, and their logic was nothing more than the belief that if Chiang had not participated in the Chongqing negotiations in 1945, Chiang's army might have avoided defeat, so he reminded Nehru not to negotiate with the Chinese.
On November 17, 1962, when the Sino-Indian self-defense counterattack lasted for nearly a month, the Chinese side sent a letter to more than 20 countries in Asia and Africa, detailing the background and intentions of the war and expressing China's sincere desire to resolve the issue peacefully.
The cause of the war was India's overconfidence and its attempt to invade our borders, but after being defeated by our army, Nehru pretended to be pitiful and accused our army of provoking the war.
This has caused many countries that do not know the truth to misunderstand our side and help India openly and covertly. In fact, if we do not fight back, according to the speed of India's encroachment, it is estimated that we will be able to occupy half of our snowy plateau in seven or eight years.
Although the war lasted for almost a month, it was basically a war of annihilation, and after careful consideration, our side decided to immediately cease fire and withdraw our troops to the initial Line of Actual Control.
Although we were the victorious side, we decided to retreat on our own initiative for the sake of peace and the possibility of negotiations. Late at night on 21 November, the front-line troops received an order from Beijing to cease fire on 22 December and withdraw to 20 kilometers inside the 1959 Line of Actual Control on 1 December.
At the same time, the whole world became aware of the news: our side took the initiative to cease fire and withdraw its troops.
In 1962, the Indian military stronghold knew our international friends and, of course, knew that we were fighting for peace. And those countries that have been deceived by India are beginning to wonder who exactly provoked this war.
The most uncomfortable are the West, who want India to get bogged down in a quagmire of war, consuming our country's resources and people's lives. However, the British and American countries that supported India immediately secretly contacted in an attempt to prolong the war and let the Chinese continue to bleed.
That night, Kra, the secretary of the Indian cabinet, walked into Nehru's official residence with two American guests. The two men are Galbraith, the U.S. ambassador to India, and Mansfield, U.S. Senate.
They had apparently heard the news of the withdrawal of Chinese troops, so they immediately came to Nehru. At this time, Nehru seemed to have had a nightmare for more than 20 days, and the crushing defeat on the battlefield made his heart twist.
Nehru had thought that he would be judged by history and even lose New Delhi. However, now that the Chinese side wants to cease fire and withdraw its troops, he feels as if he has just woken up from a big dream.
U.S. Ambassador to India Galbraith said: "Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, this Mr. Mansfield is an expert on China, and he may have unique insights. Mansfield, with a thick cigar in his hand, said a few polite words to Nehru, and then got back to business.
Talking about the ceasefire and withdrawal of troops from China, Mansfield said: "They [referring to our army] have always been good at fighting, talking, talking, and fighting, and they call it the two hands of the revolution, and Lenin was proficient in this way back then, and they were also familiar with this strategy."
I have a friend, General Marshall, who is deeply touched by this. At that time, the Jiang family suffered a big loss for this. Nehru did not believe this, and he responded very politely: "As far as I know, ** is a prudent and sincere man."
Since they said that they would withdraw their troops, there is a high probability that they will not go back on their word, otherwise it will arouse public indignation. ”
Zhou Gong and Nehrumansfeld represented the interests of the United States, and it was clear that they wanted continued instability in South Asia. So they incited Nehru again and made a lot of excuses.
The Americans claimed that the squadron temporarily withdrew its troops because of logistical difficulties and the long battle line, which made it impossible to replenish its troops, as well as to avoid sanctions from European and American countries. They quote the Chinese proverb "think before you act," the meaning of which is a temporary consideration and a final action is certain.
This is confusing to listen to, because this way of understanding is very peculiar. Nehru pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Then do you think that the ceasefire and truce of the squadron is to prepare for the next military operation?" ”
Nehru asked Mansfield about the Chinese withdrawal, and Mansfield kept preaching that it was false information in order for Nehru to continue the war. In fact, our army wanted a negotiated solution, Nehru wanted to negotiate, and the Americans wanted the war to continue.
Our troops, having received orders at the front, had a general ceasefire at 0:00 in the morning, without the knowledge of the Indian army. The Indian troops, who were patrolling the front line, were very hungry after discovering the ceasefire, and our army interpreters took the initiative to come forward to explain the current situation and provide food.
Even the front commander, Major General Patagnia, was unwell from hunger. There was a roar in the sky, and several Indian officers told Major General Patania that the Chinese side had a complete ceasefire and would withdraw its troops in the near future.
In 1962, in the Sino-Indian border war, although our army won the victory, we always upheld a friendly and peaceful attitude. In order to express our sincerity, we not only sorted out and packaged the seized equipment according to the list, but also handed over a lot of canned food to the Indian side.
With regard to the Indian troops captured during the war, we have implemented a policy of "not killing, not beating, not scolding, not insulting, and not confiscating the prisoners' personal property" and have given them preferential treatment.
Many prisoners who had been seriously wounded on the battlefield were well treated, and after recovering their health, they returned to India by ***. After consultations between the two countries, the Red Cross Societies of the two countries are responsible for the transfer and reception of prisoners.
In May 1963, India sent a large passenger plane to Kunming, Yunnan Province, to pick up the captured Indian generals. Our Red Cross staff transport captured officers of the Indian Army to the airport.
Led by Darvi, the ace unit of the Indian army and the brigade commander of the 7th Brigade, he wore a crisp suit. Because he received better preferential treatment, he was ruddy and full of energy, and greeted the reporters around him.
It can be seen that the friendship between China and India is based on mutual respect and understanding.
In the Battle of Kejielang, Brigadier General Darvi of India was captured by our army, and many generals of the Indian army resigned, especially Lieutenant General Kaul, who was mainly responsible, and his plan for Livorno really angered our army and led to a large number of personnel**.
With the return of Indian prisoners, the war came to an end, and at the same time, it also showed China's sincerity for peace. Upon their return, they conveyed the goodwill of the Chinese side, in which Dalvi denounced India in his memoirs for provoking this stupid war.
Through powerful military strikes, we have made India deeply aware that negotiation is the only option to resolve the border conflict. Although some Western countries want to sow discord between China and India, peace has always been the main theme.
The United States and the West only need to use their mouths to sow discord, at most giving some outdated equipment, while India has to send a large number of soldiers to the battlefield of bloodshed and sacrifice. This war had the greatest impact on Nehru, whose reputation at home and abroad completely collapsed, and his body and spirit gradually declined.
The more than 8,900 Indian troops annihilated by our army were all historical blood debts owed by Nehru.