In October 1962, under the command of ** and ***, the Chinese border guards fought back in the southwest. Good news continued to come, foreign occupation of those high places in China was recovered one after another, and the foreign army collapsed on all fronts.
On November 17, ** asked the prime minister: "On one side is a military battle, on the other side is a diplomatic battle, I think it is almost a battle, right?" ”
The prime minister replied briskly: "The report sent by the General Staff said that the east-west front has advanced very quickly, has reached the traditional customary line, annihilated more than 5,000 enemies, and captured a large number of **.
Well, it's basically a war of annihilation! "* said.
At this time, the end of the war was already being considered. The prime minister said: "We are fighting for peace, Chairman, when will there be a ceasefire?" ”
** said: "I think we can cease fire and retreat now." Let's let them show their sincerity for peace first. ”
There is no international precedent for doing so. The prime minister said.
**Haha: "We did it, this is the precedent, someone has to do it first!" ”
So, on the evening of November 19, ** met with the country's chargé d'affaires in China and said:
It is always unfortunate and unfavorable that relations between our two countries have developed to such a state as a result of border conflicts. We have always advocated unconditional peace negotiations, in which both sides can return to the negotiating table without any constraints to resolve the issue objectively and amicably. ”
As a defeated country, this chargé d'affaires originally thought that China would scold itself even if it did not put forward harsh conditions for withdrawing troops, but he did not expect China to have such a high profile and was deeply shocked.
On November 21, ** issued a statement on behalf of China**, announcing that from now on, the Chinese border guards will take the initiative to cease fire on all fronts, and from December 1, the Chinese border troops will withdraw 20 kilometers from the Line of Actual Control between the two sides on November 7, 1959. Subsequently, China ** informed the country that it could take back the captives and ** under the green flag.
**and*** has created a precedent in the world's military history of taking the initiative to withdraw troops after victory, and returning prisoners and**, and the other party has a green flag to bring back prisoners and**.