In the Sino-Vietnamese War, the death toll of the Vietnamese became a point of contention. Vietnam** claimed that in this battle, they lost only 4,000 killed and 9,000 wounded, for a total of 13,000 dead, while 15,000 Chinese were annihilated and 325 were captured. Is the data reliable? Today, let's take a look at how exaggerated the historical data of Vietnam really is from the perspective of a captive!
First of all, let's see the number of prisoners on the Chinese side. During the Sino-Vietnamese campaign, China captured a total of 152 Vietnamese soldiers, according to the statistics released by the squadron, among these soldiers:
A total of 114 people were captured by 15 reconnaissance teams, 23 were killed during the escort, 1 was Vietnamese**, 2 were Vietnamese militia, and 7 were Vietnamese surrendered. Excluding those who were not prisoners, the reconnaissance unit captured a total of 91 Vietnamese soldiers. The troops involved in the round battle captured 61 Vietnamese soldiers, plus 91 members of the reconnaissance brigade, for a total of 152 people. This figure does not include the prisoners of war stationed on the Guangxi border, for example, Long Zhiyong and they have captured 16 Vietnamese soldiers, 3 of whom he personally captured, and who have been demerited three times with first-class merit. On March 14, 1988, during the Battle of Nansha in China, nine Vietnamese soldiers were also picked up from Nansha by my "Nanfu 4 XX".
Secondly, let's look at the number of prisoners on the Vietnamese side. During the Sino-Vietnamese campaign, Vietnam captured a total of 325 Chinese prisoners of war, and according to Vietnam** statistics, among these prisoners of war were:
In this battle, there were six Chinese soldiers**, who were Wang Bin, deputy captain of the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the 118th Regiment of the 40th Division of the 14th Army Corps, who was captured in the Battle of Laoshan on April 28, 1984. Bai Zhili, deputy captain of the 1st Battalion and 1st Company of the 120th Regiment of the 40th Division of the 14th Army Corps, was captured in the Battle of Laoshan on 28 April 1984. Wang Nianshun, a soldier of the 67th Platoon, 199th Battalion, 595th Brigade, 1st Regiment. On May 31, 1985, in a battle**. Li Linhai, the captain of the second squad of the 9th Battalion of the 595th Regiment of the 1919th Division of the 67th Army. On June 4, 1985, in a battle**. Jiang Wenda, a soldier of the second class of the 9th Battalion of the 595th Regiment of the 1199th Regiment of the 67th Army Corps. June 4, 1985 in a battle**. Miao Furong, captain of the 9th Squadron of the 199th Wing of the 199th Regiment of the 67th Regiment. On June 11, 1985, in a battle**. Three Chinese soldiers captured: On May 4, 1984, a Chinese border guard soldier, Pham Yingquan, was captured by Vietnamese agents. In April 1985, a soldier on the Yunnan border was abducted by Vietnamese agents on his way back to his hometown. On June 25, 1985, on the 425 heights of Kejia, Li XX, a soldier of the 8th Battalion of the 8th Corps of the 3rd Corps of Guangxi.
Ultimately, let's analyze what exactly happened to the number of captives in Vietnam's history. In this regard, we can analyze as follows:
The Vietnamese side did not disclose the number of their prisoners, indicating that they lacked confidence in the condition of the prisoners and were afraid to admit the facts. If they did arrest 152 people, why didn't they announce it? The large discrepancy between the number of Vietnamese prisoners and the number of Chinese prisoners suggests that their statistics are not credible, and perhaps they are simply boasting about their exploits, boasting about their achievements, or concealing their own death toll as a way to cover up their losses. The discrepancy between the number of Vietnamese prisoners and the number of Sino-Vietnamese exchanges suggests that there is a certain amount of moisture in their statistics, which may have been intended to attract public attention both domestically and internationally, or for their own purposes, or in this way to improve their own fighting spirit and that of their enemies. Some of the Vietnamese prisoners were not captives, which meant that there was statistical confusion, either because they wanted to increase the number of their own prisoners, because they wanted to cover up the unsuccessful plans to infiltrate them, or because they wanted to get information from the captives or make deals with other countries.
In short, the record of the number of prisoners in Vietnamese historical materials is not accurate, and there is a large amount of water, which cannot be an objective basis for the Sino-Vietnamese War. In assessing the history and current situation of the Sino-Vietnamese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, we should adhere to the basic principle of "seeking truth from facts, seeking truth from facts, and seeking truth from facts."