In October 1962, the Sino-Indian border war broke out, and the Indian army frequently provoked, and China had to take armed counterattacks in order to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity. When this news reached the ears of Douglas MacArthur, a five-star general in the United States, he couldn't help but shake his head and uttered the famous prophetic saying: "To dare to fight with China is to have a broken brain."
1. India's unreasonable provocation has angered China.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, China has always pursued a foreign policy of peace and independence. India, on the other hand, has been refusing to budge on the border issue and has frequently provoked China. As early as the 50s of the 20th century, India began to encroach on China's territory and successively occupied various important places on China's ** border. In 1955, India also unilaterally designated the McMahon Line as the Sino-Indian border. In the face of India's unreasonable demands, China has exercised maximum restraint, but India's provocative behavior continues.
On September 8, 1962, the Indian army crossed the Sino-Indian border line and attacked Chinese border posts, triggering border clashes. On October 10, Prime Minister ** personally called Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and called on the troops of both sides to retreat 20 kilometers to each other in order to ease tensions on the border. But the Indian side not only refused to carry it out, but also launched an offensive on all fronts on October 14. Unable to bear it any longer, the Chinese border guards were ordered to launch a counterattack, and the self-defense counterattack officially began.
On the Western Front, it took only 7 days for our army to completely annihilate the 7th Brigade of the Indian Army and capture the Qinma line. On the Eastern Front, our army also achieved a great victory, annihilating 1 brigade headquarters and 3 regiments of the Indian army, and it took only 5 days to reach the periphery of the Naga area, where the Indian army was heavily armed. By 21 November, the Indian army had been defeated on all fronts, and our army had achieved a complete victory.
Second, MacArthur knew the strength of the Indian army well.
When American five-star General MacArthur learned the news of the outbreak of war between China and India, he immediately judged that the Indian army would be defeated. The reason is that he knows the strength of the Indian army well.
MacArthur was the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific theater during World War II, and he was known for his courage and decisiveness, as well as his accurate and sharp judgment of the enemy's strength. In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he personally fought against the Chinese Volunteers, and tried to use tanks, airplanes and other advanced ** to deal with this "invincible people's army", but all ended in failure. This left a deep impression on MacArthur's tenacious will and extraordinary wisdom of the Chinese people.
In contrast, the Indian army is far behind in terms of equipment and training, and the backbone of the army is mostly from the British colonial tradition, and lacks actual combat experience. India's top brass will only rely on its terrain advantage to be arrogant and arrogant, and seriously misjudge China's strength. Therefore, when he learned the news of the war between China and India, MacArthur immediately judged that the Indian army would be defeated.
Third, China attaches great importance to peace, and it is forced to raise the sword of defending its territory.
In fact, just as MacArthur expected, in just one month of fighting, the Indian army was beaten to nothing by our army. After China's victory, it has further demonstrated its value for peace. On November 21, China announced a unilateral ceasefire and took the initiative to withdraw 20 kilometers of troops to prepare for negotiations with the Indian side.
In April of the following year, Prime Minister ** and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru signed the "Agreement on the Five Principles of the China-India Border Issue", formally establishing the policy of normalization of relations between the two countries. China has proved with concrete actions that it is not a belligerent expansionist, but only a big socialist country that loves peace and values friendship.
In this war, India provoked for no reason, and China had to fight back. The reason why MacArthur judged from the beginning that the Indian army was bound to lose was entirely based on his accurate grasp of the strength of the two armies. After the baptism of revolutionary war, the squadron has a firm will and combat effectiveness far beyond that of the Indian army. But we will never abuse our military power, and once we win the war, we will not hesitate to choose peace.
The lesson of this war is to always be cautious and peaceful, but once you are hit by injustice, you must not hesitate to raise the sword of defending the land; At the same time, it is also necessary to fully respect each country and resolve their differences in a peaceful manner. Only in this way can we develop and grow in a harmonious and peaceful international environment.