In the Battle of Lang Son in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, General Xu Shiyou personally issued a firm order: "When the attack begins in the morning, the houses around Lang Son cannot be kept!" ”
After receiving the order, the squadron quickly concentrated 300 artillery pieces and fired tens of thousands of shells in just 30 minutes, beating the Vietnamese troops in Lang Son to the ground and scattering in all directions.
It turned out that during this campaign, the PLA managed to capture one of the most advanced anti-tank missiles of the Vietnamese army. This missile is regarded as a national treasure in the hands of the Vietnamese army**, so it aroused the anger of Vu Yuanjia.
In the history of the development of Chinese civilization, Vietnam has existed in the territory of China for more than 1,000 years, and was once a vassal state of China.
However, in modern times, the invasion of Western powers and the domestic revolution have made the two countries the target of oppression by other countries. Nonetheless, after World War II, China and Vietnam began to move towards national independence and national rejuvenation, which made the relationship between the two countries close for a time.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Vietnam belonged to the same socialist camp as us, and we generously assisted Vietnam in helping them achieve the reunification of the North and the South and resist the aggression of France and the United States.
According to statistics, in the more than 20 years since 1950, China has given more than 20 billion yuan of materials to Vietnam. This was undoubtedly a huge economic burden for China, whose economic development was not yet mature at that time.
However, our deep friendship was not cherished by the Vietnamese side for a long time. On September 2, 1969, after Ho Chi Minh's death, the political situation in Vietnam began to become turbulent.
After Le Duan came to power, he resolutely implemented nationalism and consolidated his political position, and began an "anti-China campaign" against the Chinese. He not only suppressed and drove out the Chinese in Vietnam, but also sent troops to carry out provocations on the Sino-Vietnamese border and illegally occupied Chinese islands.
In the four years from 1975 to 1979, the Vietnamese army caused more than 20 clashes along the border, killing and wounding more than 200 soldiers and civilians near the border.
Its provocative behavior is very arrogant. After many fruitless negotiations, on February 17, 1979, the ** Military Commission ordered the People's Liberation Army to divide its troops from Guangxi and Yunnan to the Sino-Vietnamese border, and launched the "self-defense counterattack war against Vietnam" that attracted the attention of the world.
In the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, the PLA adopted two strategic offensive lines, east and west, in order to achieve our army's objectives more quickly. Among them, the Eastern Front troops under the command of Xu Shiyou went out of Guangxi, and the primary goal was to take Lang Son in northern Vietnam.
Lang Son is a natural "defensive fortress" with its strategic location in the back of China's Guangxi Province and only 18 kilometers from the Sino-Vietnamese border, surrounded by mountains and highlands.
The northern part of Lang Son is a mountainous area covered with dense jungle and complex terrain, while the southern part is an endless plain with fertile land.
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, can be easily reached from Lang Son by road and rail, making the Lang Son area an important target for a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. The capture of Lang Son will deal a fatal blow to the Vietnamese army, and the historical incident of "going down to Lang Son and crossing the king to surrender" may be staged again.
Beginning on 17 February, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) attacked the enemy all the way, successively capturing important military towns such as Cao Ping and Dong Khe in northern Vietnam, and seized the initiative on the battlefield in just five days.
On February 25, the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam has entered a week. The main force of the Eastern Front was approaching Lang Son, but in view of the fact that the terrain of Lang Son was "easy to defend and difficult to attack", it was necessary to adjust the troops to the best condition in order to take it in one go.
For this reason, General Xu Shiyou ordered the troops to be stationed at the foot of the mountain to rest and recuperate, and after the artillery units arrived, they would cooperate with the heavy firepower to stage the classic "infantry and artillery coordination" operation, and the difficulty of conquering Lang Son would be greatly reduced.
The Vietnamese army is well aware of the importance of Lang Son to the war situation, and has assembled more than 100,000 people, including regular troops, local troops, militia and even police forces, to position themselves in Lang Son and has built fortifications to defend against the PLA attack.
Although the Vietnamese army"Ace troops"It seems that there are a lot of people, but due to the chaos of the establishment, many of them are temporary"Cannon fodder", low combat effectiveness. The real strategic threat is the 3rd Division of the Vietnamese Army, known as:"Venus Division", once defeated the U.S. army on the southern battlefield, implying a victorious division.
The 3rd Division consisted of an infantry regiment and an artillery regiment, totaling four regiments.
During the Vietnam War, the unit fought alongside friendly forces and successfully fought against the U.S. Army on several occasions, including defeating an American armored division. Among them, the 12th Regiment, with its excellent interspersed tactics and night fighting capabilities, became the core force of the 3rd Division and dealt a heavy blow to the US army.
As a result, they were known as the "Heroic Regiment" and the "Flying Tiger Regiment", and left a brilliant record on the battlefield in Vietnam. However, this did not make the officers and men of the 3rd Division complacent.
When they went to the front line to fight the PLA, they even said that they would go to Friendship Pass for breakfast, and even spend the Spring Festival in Nanning. This attitude of no one in sight is undoubtedly very arrogant.
In the Vietnam War, the squadron defeated the powerful American army on the Korean battlefield, which was different from the squadron's victory in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. One of the main reasons for Vietnam's victory was that the U.S. mechanized forces were bogged down in the primeval jungles of Southeast Asia, which prolonged the campaign, and long-range operations also brought a high military burden to the United States, and finally chose to withdraw its troops.
A ** from the Internet, which made Vietnam mistakenly believe that it was their military strength that defeated the enemy, which made them arrogant. However, on the Korean battlefield, the Chinese volunteers successfully defeated the main force of the "United **" led by the US army through many large-scale battles and won the victory.
The combat effectiveness and will shown in the battle of blood and fire cannot be compared with the situation in Vietnam at all. Therefore, the ensuing battle came as a surprise to Vietnam.
After a detailed assessment of the terrain of Langshan, Xu Shiyou decided to attack with the 55th Army of the Guangzhou Military Region as the main force. At the same time, the 54th Division of the 162nd Army and some artillery regiments that arrived later were dispatched to fight in coordination with the 55th Army.
In addition, the main forces of the 50th Division and the 148th Army of the 43rd Army outflanked the left and right of the enemy to support the main forces. There is an important Vietnamese military base near Lang Son, known as "Dong Deng", where the 12th Regiment of the Vietnamese Army's ace is stationed.
To capture Lang Son, it is first necessary to take Dong Deng and pull out this nail from the enemy. So, after making all the preparations, the 55th Army crossed the Friendship Pass on February 27, 1979 and went straight to Tongdeng.
To the right of Kuma Hill and the 417 Heights, the 163rd Division launched a fierce attack on the enemy; On the left, the 164th Division launched an attack on Bawaishan. At the same time, other main forces also began to launch fierce attacks on Tongdeng.
The first contact between the two sides broke out into a fierce exchange of artillery. The soldiers of the 12 regiment of the enemy army hid in the positions of the batteries built by the French, defending with machine guns and artillery.
Although they managed to repel two charges from the 55th Army, most of the batteries on the outskirts of Tongdeng were blown up after three rounds of bombardment by the artillery regiments of the 55th Army using bazookas and mortars.
The PLA fighters seized this opportunity, blew the trumpet of the charge, and again rushed towards the enemy with submachine guns in hand.
Under the command of the PLA command, the soldiers of the 12th Regiment of the Vietnamese Army for the first time realized the huge gap in strength between the two sides. As soon as they made contact, the heavy artillery fire of the PLA swept away the enemy's vanguard.
The Vietnamese army formation of three companies was instantly crushed, and wails and cries for help echoed through the town. In order to resist, the soldiers of the 12th Regiment hurriedly hid in the tunnels under the battery, trying to use the underground bunker as the last line of defense.
However, this stupid strategy was skillfully used by the PLA, like "catching a turtle in an urn". The People's Liberation Army first sent sappers to blow up the exit of the bunker, then ignited the firewood and grass with gasoline, and burned the tunnel into a sea of fire with flamethrowers.
According to the network**, the Vietnamese soldiers in the dark fort suddenly lost their fighting spirit, fled one after another, and were captured by our soldiers one by one. The 12th Regiment, which claimed to be able to hold on to Tongdeng for three months before the war, was annihilated by the PLA in less than two days, and even the regimental flag was captured by our soldiers after the war.
Capturing the enemy's battle flag on the battlefield can effectively damage the enemy's morale, especially since the 12th Regiment of the Vietnamese Army enjoys high prestige in both the army and the people. This news greatly shocked the entire Vietnamese army's top brass, and the commander-in-chief of the Vietnamese army, Wu Yuanjia, personally ordered the Third Division to spare no effort to recapture the regimental flag.
Although at the same time, the two main regiments suffered heavy losses, and only a part of the remnants of the army was trapped in the city of Lang Son, it was already very difficult to defend passively, let alone launch an offensive.
On 1 March, Xu Shiyou ordered 300 heavy artillery pieces from several artillery regiments to gather together and fire three salvos at Lang Son City, and the remnants of the Third Division were instantly blown up and scattered and fled, and they hurriedly withdrew from the city and fled southward.
Then, the 55th Army, with the support of tanks and armored units, successfully stormed the city of Lang Son and planted the red flag on the building of the provincial government of Lang Son. This means that after a fierce battle, the Battle of Lang Son ended with a complete victory for the squadron.
After Xu Shiyou took Lang Son, northern Vietnam was in danger of losing its natural resources and was forced to propose a peace initiative to China. The goal of our army's self-defense counterattack was achieved, and the PLA was ordered to retreat in an orderly manner.
In this battle of Lang Son, the 55th Army created a great victory in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, destroying the enemy the most, showing the world the power of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and any force that provokes China will pay the price.