Soon after the victory of the Liberation War, a group of ** gangsters appeared in the Golden Triangle region, and they were called the cancer of the world. In the spring of 1953, the Burmese side suddenly mobilized 8,000 Indian mercenaries and nearly 20,000 native soldiers to launch an attack on the gangsters in the Golden Triangle!
However, the Burmese army was outwardly imposing, but in fact it was weak and powerless, and was eventually defeated by the gangsters.
Myanmar** has lost face, and the next action is unpredictable. Unexpectedly, they actually targeted the Kuomintang. Immediately afterwards, because of the Huang Guoyuan incident, the relationship between Myanmar and China fell into tension.
However, in 1960, the Burmese side unexpectedly sent a request to our country to cross the border to suppress bandits. Every country sees *** as a top priority, so this request seems unconscionable, especially at a time when there is a rift in this relationship.
So, how do you choose? Do these bandits who have been suppressed have anything to do with our country or with the Kuomintang? How will the final crackdown end?
Under the fog, the guards on the border with China and Myanmar remained firm, and the soldiers continued to patrol despite the extremely low visibility. At this moment, there was a sound ahead, which turned out to be a patrol from Myanmar on the opposite side.
Although the relationship between China and Myanmar is friendly, there have been skirmishes between the two sides due to the long length of the border and the lack of subdivisions. However, at all times and in all places, we must stick to our posts and do our duty for the safety of our country and people.
Obviously, because of the weather, there was some misunderstanding between the two sides. As long as the cause and effect of the matter are clearly explained, the problem can be solved. However, this time, the Myanmar side chose to escalate the situation.
Soon after, the newspaper The Nation published false news in Myanmar claiming that the squadron had invaded, which triggered a large-scale ** offensive. The United States also added fuel to the fire, creating a"China Threat Theory"The atmosphere.
Some small Southeast Asian countries also danced with the wind and made statements against us. For a time, the world had some negative comments about China. In the face of these slanders and rumors, China has been trying to find a peaceful solution to the problem and avoid conflict.
However, due to the lack of cooperation on the part of the Burmese side, the problem dragged on for five years, and it was not until 1960 that the possibility of a solution arose.
In 1960, the raging problem of banditry caused Myanmar** to turn to our country for help, hoping to cross the border to carry out anti-bandit operations. In order to cooperate with Burma, our country decided to cooperate with them and held a joint meeting on the Sino-Burmese border on June 27, 1960.
At the meeting, the Burmese delegates said that the presence of the remnants of the Kuomintang in northern Burma was a major concern for them, and that our country must not ignore it. ** The important task of handling the matter was given to Ambassador Yao Zhongming.
Yao Zhongming understood the long-standing troubles of the Myanmar side and immediately stated China's position: "China will actively deal with the problems left over from history, and will resolutely crack down on those factors that undermine the stability of the two countries......."”
The Burmese delegates were deeply grateful for China's commitment and became more enthusiastic about our delegates, but Yao Zhongming was not confused by the superficial friendliness, but took the initiative to raise the main issue of the trip: "The Huangguoyuan incident is just a misunderstanding, China's attitude is very clear, and the first thing we need to discuss is the issue of the China-Myanmar border......”
Due to Yao Zhongming's resolute attitude, Myanmar expressed understanding.
After the settlement of the Sino-Burmese border issue, the two countries signed the Boundary Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Union of Myanmar. In the process of assisting Burma in suppressing bandits, it is puzzling why the remnants of the Kuomintang fled to Burma, and whether it was related to Chiang Kai-shek.
Despite the joy of victory in the Liberation War, there is still a man who is worried. When the people warmly greeted the People's Liberation Army, he avoided them, took off his military uniform and valuables, changed into shabby clothes, and applied gray makeup.
The man could only remain silent in the face of inquiries or exchanges from passers-by, like a mute. After many journeys, he finally arrived in Nanjing, where he was received by Chiang Kai-shek.
It turned out that he was Li Mi, the fish that slipped through the net of the 13th Corps of the Kuomintang Army, which was annihilated by the People's Liberation Army in the Huaihai Campaign. He pretended to be deaf and dumb all the way to escape the attention of the People's Liberation Army.
In the face of the destruction of the Corps, Chiang Kai-shek no longer blamed Li Mi, because the strength of the PLA could not be ignored. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek sent Li Mi to Yunnan and formed the Sixth Training Department, which was responsible for managing the Eighth Army and the Twenty-sixth Army.
Chairman Chiang never connived at factors that undermine social stability. In 1960, General Chen Geng led his troops to fight a fierce battle in southern Yunnan, from Guangxi to Yunnan, and successfully annihilated more than 30,000 enemy troops.
Despite the successes, more than 1,000 escaped to northern Myanmar. In March of the same year, during the campaign to liberate Xinjiang, more than 500 reactionary elements in Xishuangbanna fled to the three islands of northern Myanmar under the encirclement of the People's Liberation Army.
The two armed forces began to collude in northern Myanmar, forming a new reactionary force that began to be active in the tropical jungle areas of northern Myanmar.
Immediately upon discovery, the Myanmar authorities initiated discussions with these outsiders in the hope that they would be able to leave Myanmar voluntarily. However, these troubled outlaws are unlikely to accept such a request lightly.
So, in 1953, Burma was forced to turn to India for help in suppressing the bandits. Eventually, the Indo-Burmese coalition reached 20,000 men, and artillery shells and air force were dispatched.
Despite this, because the remnants of the Kuomintang army launched a guerrilla war by virtue of its geographical advantage, it successfully resisted the attack of more than 10,000 Burmese regular troops. This made Burma, a sovereign country, feel very helpless and angry, and hate this Kuomintang army to the core.
Due to the inability to achieve the effect of military suppression, Myanmar began a war that did not see the smoke of gunpowder.
The United Nations has received a number of ** and documents, and there has been a lot of attention around the world. It is reported that the Kuomintang joined the army to invade Burma, which was obviously carefully planned by Myanmar **, which aroused questions about Chiang Kai-shek around the world.
After receiving the news, Chiang Kai-shek did not panic, but was ecstatic. He immediately summoned Li Mi, who had fled back to Taiwan, and ordered him to go to the Golden Triangle in northern Burma to command the old army and strengthen the army.
Under Li Mi's careful management, the remnants of the Kuomintang army gradually expanded from 2,000 to nearly 20,000 men, and occupied a territory larger than Taiwan, known as the Renaissance Army, with its headquarters in Mengsa.
No matter how arrogant Chiang Kai-shek was, he could not resist the pressure exerted by various countries in the world, and finally had to rely on foreign forces to send the remnants of the Kuomintang army to Taiwan one after another.
Most of these soldiers were sent back to their homeland, but some of the remnants remained in Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek had a plan in mind, and he planned to use these remnants of the Kuomintang army to take the opportunity to attack the mainland from Yunnan as a backup plan.
In 1955, when the time was ripe, Liu Yuanlin, the former deputy commander of the Eighth Army of the Kuomintang, was secretly sent by Chiang Kai-shek to northern Burma to gather the remnants of the Kuomintang army and strengthen his own strength.
Chiang Kai-shek was a good general, and this Liu Yuanlin was good at guerrilla warfare, which was very suitable for fighting in the deep mountains and dense forests of northern Burma.
The addition of Liu Yuanlin made Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang in Burma even more combative, so much so that Burma had to temporarily retreat to avoid its edge. However, Liu Yuanlin's victory carried away his mind, and he was unashamed to declare that he would not only fight the Burmese army that dared to provoke him, but also march into Yunnan to create unrest.
But can his ambitions really come true? Let's take a look at how China and Myanmar counterattack and how to deal with the big hidden danger of the remnants of the Kuomintang entrenched in Burma.
In 1960, the Prime Minister and Myanmar reached a consensus, and the two sides decided to work together to suppress bandits. In carrying out this mission, China and Myanmar decided that Chinese troops could penetrate 20 kilometers into Myanmar to share intelligence and support each other's operations.
However, in order to ensure the smooth running of the operation, and taking into account the international ** and the possible subsequent consequences, we must emphasize China's peace-loving philosophy.
To this end, the chairman gave clear instructions to the participating troops, requiring all participants to mark the 20-kilometer sortie range with a red line and keep it in mind.
More than 20 kilometers in depth, shoot and kill! At that time, the remnants of the Kuomintang army in northern Burma were mainly stationed in 16 strongholds in the "Golden Triangle" region. After consultations between the two sides, the participating units were divided into 22 detachments to strike at these 16 strongholds one by one.
The four strongholds of Mengwa, Jinma, Mengyu, and pedal selling were listed as the primary targets by the ** Military Commission. In addition, the participating units developed a plan for the beheading of 6 of the enemy's main command personnel in order to demoralize the enemy and quickly end the battle.
On November 20, 1960, when the troops participating in the war were preparing to cross the Burmese border, the Operations Department of the General Staff suddenly received the latest instructions from the Military Commission.
It turned out that ** and *** had some worries about the current situation after checking the intelligence of the Tatmadaw army. According to the latest intelligence, ** analysis has analyzed that there are weak links in the Burmese army's forces on the southern side of the 20-kilometer red line, and once the fighting begins, the Kuomintang army may flee south.
If this happens, the Burmese army's forces will be unstoppable and may lead to the failure of the joint operation between the two countries.
After receiving the information, Qin Jiwei, commander of the Kunming Military Region, promptly negotiated with the responsible person of the Burmese army to reinforce the troops. The Myanmar side agreed with the Chairman's analysis and immediately deployed a large number of troops on the southern side of the red line.
The battle was originally scheduled for 6 a.m. on the 22nd, but because we learned that the enemy might be alert and might defend or retreat, in order to ensure the success of the strike, our army decided to move ahead of schedule and carry out a surprise attack to strike at the remnants of the Kuomintang army.
New Copy: Under the command of ***, our commando team successfully attacked 14 strongholds of the bandits, of which the attack on the pedal stronghold was the most successful, and none of the enemy survived.
Although the remaining two strongholds were too far away for the bandits to flee, we did not stop the pursuit. At 5:40, our troops successfully attacked the stronghold of Manonai, although the enemy had retreated, we continued to pursue according to the traces of retreat, and successfully killed Li Tai, the commander of the 5th Division of the 4th Army of the Kuomintang.
Unfortunately, the main general of the enemy army, Liu Yuanlin, has fled beyond the red line. Faced with this situation, Qin Jiwei of the command issued an order to continue the pursuit and must annihilate it.
Under the command of Qin Jiwei, the People's Liberation Army was so strong that the enemy had nowhere to escape, and they dived into the depths of the dense forest one after another, crossing the prescribed red line. After receiving the battle report, Qin Jiwei ordered the assault team to pursue the remnants of the enemy in the red line area, and at the same time applied to his superiors for permission to cross the line.
However, in order to prevent unnecessary troubles and traps from the enemy, the ** Military Commission decided to stick to the 20-kilometer red line and let the Burmese army continue the pursuit. Despite the remarkable success of the operation, some enemy troops escaped and slipped through the cracks.
Burma** had been hunting down these recruits, culminating in the Battle of the Mekong in the spring of 1961.
The cunning Liu Yuanlin adopted a strategy of luring the enemy into depth, and his goal was to lead the Burmese army into a narrow, low-lying area in order to carry out an ambush. In order to achieve this goal, Liu Yuanlin pretended to retreat in order to confuse the Burmese army.
The Burmese army hated Liu Yuanlin, a thorn in the flesh, and saw that victory was in sight, and their morale was greatly boosted, but they were overconfident and fell into the enemy's trap step by step.
Although the Burmese army has heavy artillery and aircraft, in the deep mountains and old forests, these ** cannot exert their full strength. Eventually, the Burmese army was surrounded by the enemy.
In this context, Myanmar** remembered their only reliable friend - China. They made a request to the Deputy Prime Minister in Myanmar for a joint operation.
In particular, they emphasized that our army could cross the 20-kilometer red line.
Although China's economy is in a downturn, we cannot refuse Myanmar's request for help. We overcame all kinds of difficulties, agreed to enter the war, and after in-depth discussions by the ** Military Commission, we decided to support Burma.
The Chief of the General Staff stressed the importance of making a decision as soon as possible and believed that if we did not help Myanmar as soon as possible, they could become dissatisfied with us. Therefore, ** approved the request to cross the red line to suppress bandits.
Based on the enemy intelligence obtained, we sent 8 battalions and 2 plainclothes teams to the key theater in the Mengbaili area.
Under the influence of the news that the People's Liberation Army continued to attack southward, the remnants of the Kuomintang also reacted and took the initiative to give up the encirclement and annihilation of the Wang Nankun Burmese army. They crossed the Mekong overnight and fled into Laos, avoiding the front of the PLA.
At this point, the danger of the Burmese army was lifted, and Liu Yuanlin's army finally abandoned the Burmese stronghold and retreated to Taiwan. These two cross-border pursuits of the remnants of the country, which we call the Sino-Burmese border reconnaissance battle, are a special and little-known cross-border combat operation in the history of our army.
This has removed the obstacles to the joint border demarcation between China and Myanmar, and has also demonstrated to Myanmar and the world that we love peace and respect the sovereignty of other countries, which also reflects China's demeanor as a great power.