War has never been a matter of idealism, and it was so in the past and is the same now.
Clever tactics and decisive fighting spirit will influence an army at all times and lead this army to victory.
On the modern battlefield, the Korean War was definitely the war in human history that best demonstrated the talent of a commander.
Under the huge gap between the enemy and us, the Chinese People's Volunteers relied on their stubborn will and clever tactics to break the myth of the invincibility of the US army.
Especially in the four battles after the Volunteer Army entered the DPRK, every detail shows the wisdom of the supreme commander.
The front-line command has General Peng, who is immediately swordsman, and the *** who is strategizing behind the scenes is also frequent.
With the strategic thinking of *** and the wise command of Marshal *** on the battlefield, it is no wonder that the US army was beaten in armor in the first four battles.
In June 1950, the Korean War broke out.
Under the heroic offensive of the Korean People's Army, the south Korean army was defeated one after another, and in just over a month, more than 90 percent of the territory of the Korean Peninsula was recovered.
At this time, the 25th Division of the US Army received an order to hold the southern defense line and demanded that it should not retreat any further.
In fact, as early as this time, ** reminded the other party not to be too rash when giving advice to Kim Il Sung.
But with Stalin's support, the confident Kim Il Sung would listen to the advice of the *** and still pushed forward forcefully, trying to end the battle quickly.
However, the landing of US troops at Inchon completely shattered the idea of a quick victory for the Korean People's Army.
In the end, the Korean People's Army, which was counterattacked by the U.S. army, was defeated one after another, and it did not take long to withdraw to the Yalu River.
At the beginning of July of the same year, when the U.S. troops had not yet landed on the Inchon River, a group of senior Chinese generals passed a military meeting and formed the Northeast Frontier Army in the northeast region, deployed on the Sino-Korean border, ready to support the Korean war at any time.
The main thing is to be able to correctly understand the situation of the war.
Starting from the Jinggangshan base area and continuing to the Liberation War.
In the strategic thinking of the first country, he has always rejected the theory of quick war and the theory of rash decisive battle, and he is a person who is very good at controlling the pace of the development of war.
From the beginning of the offensive of the Korean People's Army, it was realized that this war could not be won quickly.
This is because an analysis of the US strategy on the Korean Peninsula shows that it is impossible for the United States to abandon South Korea and lose this important chess piece in Asia.
Therefore, the main opponent of the Korean War was not the South Korean army, which was greedy for life and feared death, but the American army, which could join the war at any time.
In the early days of the war, the Korean People's Army (KPA) separated the Korean Liberation and Reunification War and the intervention of US imperialism in the Korean Peninsula issue, and regarded the Korean War as a mere military contest in isolation.
Seeing that the South Korean army was losing ground one after another, they rushed south one by one.
As a matter of fact, after confirming the premise that the United States will not abandon South Korea, it is necessary to fight while fighting.
One should be alarmed to see that the South Korean army has been retreating.
But the Korean battlefield is indeed magical.
In front, Kim Il Sung's army was trying to survive quickly, and it was pressed to the border of the South Korean coastline in one go.
After the U.S. troops landed on the Inchon River, they were also bent on seeking a quick victory, and in just over a month, they pressed the Korean People's Army from Nanda to the north all the way to the Yalu River.
It is precisely because of this that when the People's Volunteers entered the DPRK, they successfully ate the US army in the first battle alone50,000 people.
** It is no accident that he made a correct judgment on the war twice in a row, it is really a great man with unique insight and brilliant strategy.
Although MacArthur was an active thinker, scheming, and good at commanding landing operations, none of these advantages went beyond ***'s perception of him, and he also expected MacArthur to make the mistake of being defeated in successive victories.
In fact, long before sending troops to Korea, ** had already predicted the development of the war.
At the military meeting before entering the DPRK, the main battle was the main battle, and I was afraid that some people at the meeting would not agree to send troops.
So before the enlarged meeting of the ** Politburo on October 8 of the same year, I specially found Mr. Peng, hoping that Mr. Peng could express his opinion on agreeing to fight in North Korea at the meeting.
Why would *** want to send troops to North Korea at this time?
It was determined that MacArthur's arrogant army would be defeated, and the unexpectedly entry of the volunteer army into the DPRK would definitely be able to bite off a piece of the opponent's meat.
Subsequently, as long as the tactics can be properly applied, and taking advantage of the weakness of the US military that is not clear about the situation of the volunteers, and winning several battles one after another, it will be able to strategically deter the US military, and at the same time extinguish the invincible arrogance of the US army, and usher in a turning point for the Korean war situation, at least it will have the capital to negotiate with the US military.
The truth is as *** expected.
On October 19, Mr. Peng led 4 armies and 3 artillery divisions with a total of 260,000 people to secretly cross the river.
The Volunteer Army used the tactics of flanking and rear, combined with frontal assault, to drive the joint ** to the south of the Qingchuan River in one breath and annihilate the enemy50,000 people, 10,000 volunteers sacrificed.
The victory in the first battle allowed the volunteers to quickly gain a firm foothold on the Korean battlefield.
Seeing that the Chinese People's Volunteers had won a tremendous victory, the Korean People's Army and some commanders of our army hoped to take advantage of the situation to press forward and continue to annihilate the enemy and continue to advance.
However, at this time, Mr. Peng asked the front-line troops to stop the pursuit, and the troops only stopped north of the Qingchuan River.
At that time, many people even raised doubts about Mr. Peng's command, especially the generals of the Korean People's Army and Soviet "experts", and even believed that Mr. Peng and the People's Liberation Army were only symbolically sending troops to ensure China's security, and did not really intend to go deep into the Korean War.
The same idea appeared in the minds of the United States-led coalition.
The Volunteer Army suddenly stopped north of the Qingchuan River, and the Americans also thought that the Volunteer Army was just a show, so they hurriedly organized a counterattack.
And at this time, the best in China knows Mr. Peng best.
Not only did he not send a telegram ordering Mr. Peng to continue the pursuit, but he also asked the Xinhua News Agency radio station to revise the battle report in the communication, which would annihilate the US army50,000 people, changed to 6,000 people.
Just when *** made such a cooperation, Mr. Peng's plan to launch a second campaign was also telegraphed to Beijing.
Mr. Peng's strategy is just a few words:"Avoid its sharpness, deliberately show weakness, and retreat while fighting to confuse the enemy and lure him deeper. Our army can retreat 50 kilometers to disperse the enemy, and then seek opportunities to destroy the enemy in motion, which is our army's specialty. We are going to catch big fish on the banks of the Cheongcheon River. ”
**I thought of it with Mr. Peng.
After the end of the first campaign of the Volunteer Army, the U.S. military still adhered to the plan of quickly occupying all of Korea by military offensive.
MacArthur firmly believed that the Chinese Communists did not dare to really be the enemy of the US military, and at the same time, the advanced equipment of the US military was by no means comparable to that of the squadron.
However, the U.S. military was not aware of its problems in the slightest.
Although the U.S. military has an advantage in equipment, it is still in a primitive state organizationally.
It's like a group of monkeys with high-tech **, and those who fight with this group of monkeys** are even more rabble.
Although the interval between the end of the first battle and the second battle was only two days, the volunteers took time out of the war to rest and replenish.
The U.S. military, despite its advanced equipment and materials, has not carried out effective redeployment and gap adjustment.
Even the exact number of people lost in the first battle has not been correctly counted, and they completely believe in the Xinhua News Agency's telegram that "the volunteers annihilated 6,000 enemies".
MacArthur, who was still arrogant, not only did he not expect that he would soon face an even greater defeat, but even vowed to take American soldiers home for turkey before Thanksgiving.
It turns out that the US military can no longer eat the turkey of Thanksgiving, and can only eat the bullets of the volunteers.
Subsequently, MacArthur transferred the US 25th Division, the Turkish Brigade, and the British 29th Brigade on the second line to the Western Front, and the US 3rd Division to the Eastern Front, increasing the ground combat forces on the front line to five corps, with a total of 13 divisions, three brigades, and one airborne regiment, with a total of more than 220,000 troops pressed onto the front line.
The Volunteer Army, on the other hand, adopted the principle of fighting on the inner front, luring the enemy into depth, and breaking through each one, and planned to lure the "United **" to the line of Daeguandong, Onjeong, Myoxiangsan, and Pyongnam Town on the western front, and lure them to the line of Jiujin-ri and Changjin on the eastern front, and then concentrate their forces to annihilate each one.
In order to increase its combat effectiveness, the Ninth Corps, which has three corps and a total of 12 divisions, also secretly entered the DPRK, preparing to give the United ** a big "surprise".
At this time, the eastern and western fronts of the Volunteer Army had gathered 30 divisions and 380,000 troops.
But the U.S. military didn't know anything about it, and thought that the volunteers were ready to retreat.
On November 6, the United ** began a tentative offensive.
The volunteers have been fighting and retreating, entering the combat position in an orderly manner.
And the joint ** slowly advanced for more than 20 days under the resistance of the volunteers.
From November 6 to November 24, it took 18 days to advance to the Tokugawa and Ningyuan lines, and the 1st Marine Division, the main force of the Eastern Front, also advanced to the Changjin Lake area.
The all-mechanized troops have walked this little road in 18 days, and it is obvious that the volunteers do not want to put the US army in their pockets too early, and they will do their best to drag the joint ** before reaching the predetermined battlefield.
And the arrogant union** did not notice it at all.
As a result, from the 25th, the Volunteer Army began to counterattack, and successively won great victories in the east and west battlefields.
Successfully divided and annihilated the "United **" troops on the Western Front in the areas north and south of the Qingchuan River.
At the same time, it surrounded the 9th Army Corps of the United States.
If it hadn't been running fast, the volunteers would have eaten all the 8th Army of the US Army in this battle.
After more than a month of fierce fighting, the Volunteers liberated the entire northern half of Korea except for Yangyang, and pushed the front back to the "38th parallel."
As a result, the Volunteers basically annihilated the 7th and 8th Divisions of the South Korean Army, annihilated most of the Turkish Brigade and 1 reinforced regiment of the 7th Division of the US Army, and inflicted heavy losses on the 2nd US Division, the 1st Marine Division, the 25th US Division, and the 1st Cavalry Division. A total of 3 enemy casualties were killed, wounded, and capturedMore than 60,000 people, 2 US troops40,000 people.
The most unexpected thing is that the "surprise" of the volunteers has become the "fright" of the US military.
Walker, commander of the U.S. 8th Army, was so frightened that he drove away from the battlefield, and was hit by his own vehicle on the road and died in a ravine.
Therefore, war is not a theory of sophistication.
No matter how advanced ** is, it has to be in the hands of smart people to play a role, I have to say, ** and Mr. Peng is really a clever strategist!