Why did the Ninth Corps, which was relatively poorly prepared, enter Korea to fight in the Second Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea? Our army has 4 million troops, so why didn't we choose the troops stationed in the northern region, but the Ninth Corps, which was dominated by southerners?
Despite the fact that the officers and men had experience of fighting and living in cold regions, this decision was still doubtful.
Many of the commanders in the stills of the movie "Changjin Lake" are southerners, who have never experienced snow, and they have not even worn cotton clothes. But ** sent this team to the Korean Peninsula.
Some people speculate whether the top decision-making level is guilty of "bureaucracy", and it is not clear about this situation. Or is our army not strong enough to have no troops to adjust? This is not the case, and every leader at the decision-making level is clear about the specifics of the Ninth Corps.
Let's talk about the strength of our army. Before the start of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, although our army carried out large-scale layoffs, there were still 4 million servicemen on duty. In the first campaign to resist US aggression and aid Korea, the volunteers invested more than 200,000 people.
This is one-twentieth of the total strength of our army. To put it simply, our army still has at least more than 3 million people to deploy, of which more than half are troops dominated by northerners.
Therefore, when our army launched the second campaign, our country did not have the problem of "no troops to adjust" at all. So why did the Ninth Corps become the first choice for decision-makers to increase troops to North Korea?
On June 25, 1950, the Korean War broke out, breaking with the main task of China's newly established recovery period - to achieve a fundamental improvement in the country's financial and economic situation within three years.
Originally, there were five tasks for the Chinese People's Liberation Army to complete, including marching into Taiwan, eliminating bandits, participating in production and construction, strengthening cultural and ideological education, and reorganizing the troops.
However, the sudden outbreak of the Korean War necessitated the suspension of these missions. So, what specific tasks were the various units of the People's Liberation Army performing at that time?
After the end of the three major battles in 1949, the main front-line troops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army were successively organized into field corps. Among them, the First Field Army has five corps, the Second Field Army has three corps, the Third Field Army has four corps, the Fourth Field Army has four corps, and the 20th Corps of the North China Military Region and three reorganized corps reorganized from the Kuomintang insurrectionary forces.
After the start of the Korean War, all corps of the People's Liberation Army hoped to serve the country, but Chairman *** considered "a game of chess for the whole country", and every corps and every unit was an important chess piece in the big chess game of the whole of China.
Changjin Lake is a war film that tells the story of the First Field Army and the Second Field Army. The 1st Field Army included the 1st, 2nd, 18th, 19th and 22nd Corps, the commander of the 2nd Corps was Xu Guangda, the political commissar was Wang Shitai, and the commander of the 18th Corps was Zhou Shidi.
The Second Field Army included the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Corps, and the commander of the 3rd Corps was *** and the political commissar was Xie Fuzhi.
This old ** records the four corps of the Third Field Army in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, namely the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Corps. Among them, the commander of the 7th Corps is Wang Jian'an, the commander of the 8th Corps is Chen Shiyu, the commander of the 9th Corps is Song Shilun, and the commander of the 10th Corps is Ye Fei.
It is a pity that only the 9th Corps of the 3rd Field Army took part in this war. At the outbreak of the Korean War, both the 9th and 10th Corps were deployed in the southeastern coastal areas of our country and were designated as the main forces for the liberation of Taiwan.
However, after the outbreak of the Korean War, the 9th Corps was designated as the first main corps to be sent to the Korean front after the Siye Army, while the 10th Corps remained in Fujian in order to maintain security in the southeastern coastal area.
Surprisingly, the 7th and 8th Corps were abolished long before the start of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
The army of the wilderness, galloping across the country. The Four Field Corps is mighty and majestic. The 12th Corps, heroic, Xiao Jinguang is in charge, and he wins thousands of miles. The 13th Corps, iron-blooded Danxin, commanded by Cheng Zihua, attacked everything.
The 14th Corps, soaring into the sky, led by Liu Yalou, shocked the enemy. The 15th Corps, guarding southern Xinjiang, Deng Hua was in command, unstoppable. The South China Military Region, guarding the frontier, the South China Heroic Division, swallowing mountains and rivers.
In the North China Military Region, the eagle struck the sky, and Yang Chengwu was the commander, and the momentum was like a bamboo. The public security forces are ready to defend the country and have a heavy responsibility on their shoulders. The Hunan uprising, commanded by Chen Mingren, and the Hunan Xiongshi were invincible.
Xinjiang uprising, ** leader, Xinjiang hero, invincible. Suiyuan uprising, Dong Qiwu sat in charge, Suiyuan Xiongshi, and shocked the enemy. To resist US aggression and aid Korea, the volunteers were brave and invincible.
Why the 9th Corps and not the 19th? This decision may seem counterintuitive, but it is actually well thought out. First of all, the 19th Corps is a strategic mobile force, shouldering the responsibility of the general reserve of the whole army, and may need to carry out strategic maneuvers at any time.
Second, the strength of the 9th Corps is stronger than that of the 19th Corps, and they are all the best in the field army, and there are heroic units that fight tough battles and dare to fight evil battles. In order to strengthen the strength of the 9th Corps, the best equipment was also distributed, and special care was given to recruit replenishment and cadre allocation.
Therefore, the purpose of choosing the stronger 9th Corps to fight in Korea is to show the prestige of the squadron, inspire people, and boost morale.
The movie "Changjin Lake" takes the comparison between the 9th Corps and the 19th Corps as the main line, showing the heroic and tenacious spirit of the Chinese People's Volunteers in an extremely harsh environment.
The differences in size, structure, and combat readiness between the two corps made the 9th Corps the first to enter the DPRK to fight. Their heroic performance has given countries around the world a new understanding of the squadron, and New China has also won the respect of the whole world.
The Battle of Changjin Lake has become a lingering "nightmare" for the US military, and it has also left a strong mark in the world's military history.
The heroic deeds of the Battle of Changjin Lake have now become the teaching materials of military school education, and have been adapted into ** and movies, which are deeply loved by the public.
Films such as "Changjin Lake" and "Changjin Lake Watergate Bridge" have gone beyond the scope of entertainment and become people's memories of history and deep remembrance of the heroes of the Volunteer Army.