During the Sino-Vietnamese War, what was the number of Vietnamese**? The real numbers are staggering
In the world, there is often a saying: "How can the light of the fireflies compete with the bright moon." This wise saying warns us that we need to find our place in life, and that blind arrogance and self-confidence will only lead to failure. In Vietnam in the seventies and eighties of the last century, they seemed to ignore this point and showed the world what it means to be "self-sufficient".
After gaining national independence, Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union, but it fell into the quagmire of regional hegemony. They invaded Cambodia, attacked Laos, and even tried to occupy Chinese border territory. In the face of Vietnam's provocation, China could only fight back, triggering a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam that shook the world.
In this war, the self-confident Vietnam and the squadron went head-to-head. In this battle, the Chinese People's Liberation Army created brilliant achievements, which made the Vietnamese side deeply feel the majesty of a great power. What exactly is the real ** of this war?
Along China's southwestern border, Vietnam was once a close neighbor of China. Throughout ancient history, China and Vietnam have maintained friendly relations despite their distance. Focusing on modern times, China played a huge supporting role in Vietnam's anti-French and anti-American wars. During this period, China can be said to have gone all out to provide Vietnam with all kinds of unconditional assistance.
Modern Vietnam shares a similar fate with China. Colonized by France and later under American occupation, the Vietnamese people have been struggling for a long time. Under the oppression of the foreign powers, the Vietnamese people rose up to resist, but their military and civilian forces were limited, and it was difficult for them to successfully resist the Western powers. It wasn't until China came to the rescue that Vietnam's fortunes began to change.
China has not only sent outstanding generals to Vietnam to guide its military training, but has also provided tremendous financial and material support. With the assistance of China, Vietnam has assembled a huge military force of nearly one million people. China's assistance is an expression of the deep friendship between the two countries.
It is chilling that after China helped Vietnam gain independence, Vietnam took some actions that China regretted. The turn of events sparked emotional turmoil between China and Vietnam.
Walking into Vietnam in the seventies and eighties, its arrogance is unprecedented. Vietnam, which had just gained national independence, went so far as to claim to be the "third military power in the world" and did not hesitate to launch attacks on neighboring countries, demonstrating the arrogance of regional hegemonism. What is the cause of this audacity? Who gave Vietnam such courage?
At that time, the international political situation was facing a tense moment of severe Cold War** and bipolar confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. As a result of the rapid deterioration of Sino-Soviet relations, the Soviet Union chose to deliberately support Vietnam and establish it as the Soviet Union's voice in Asia.
In short, the Soviet Union aimed to firmly hold a voice in Asia through Vietnam, so it did not hesitate to provide gratuitous help, including a lot of financial resources and advanced **. At the same time, Vietnam, having won the long war of independence, began to develop a sense of blind arrogance, as if it had defeated the Western powers by its own strength, ignoring the enormous help of China.
In such an environment, Vietnam has developed a mysterious self-confidence that it is the best military power in Asia. As time passed, aggressive ambitions of expansion grew in Vietnam's mind.
When Le Duan came to power, Vietnam began to implement a policy of aggression and expansion. Relying on the ** provided by the Soviet Union, the Vietnamese army successively launched an attack on Cambodia and Laos, and occupied Cambodia strongly. Vietnam has extended its hand of expansion to China's southwestern border, and provocations have continued.
In this regard, China has repeatedly warned Vietnam in a polite manner, but Vietnam has not only ignored it, but has even more brazenly threatened the personal safety of its border residents. In the face of Vietnam's deliberate aggression, the Chinese People's Liberation Army finally had to fight back, and the war of self-defense and counterattack against Vietnam officially began.
Vietnam's confidence in the war collapsed in 28 days, demonstrating that they overestimated their own strength and underestimated China's resolute counterattack.
In February 1979, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) completed its buildup on the Sino-Vietnamese border, and nearly 200,000 PLA troops entered Vietnam from Guangxi and Yunnan to start a self-defense counterattack. When the fighting broke out, the situation on the battlefield stunned the world, and the Chinese People's Liberation Army's powerful offensive left the Vietnamese army helpless.
In just 28 days, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) quickly conquered more than 20 important cities in Vietnam, and even Lang Son, an important city that Vietnam thinks too highly of, was easily captured. Vietnam quickly lost confidence, and the whole country fell into an atmosphere of despair, as if it was about to face the danger of extinction.
Immediately afterwards, Vietnam** had to relocate a number of important institutions in the capital Hanoi, and even factories and shops were ready to be relocated. Vietnam understands that the moment has come, and despite its arrogance, Vietnam has a clear understanding of its situation at this moment.
To the surprise of Vietnam and the world, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) chose to quickly withdraw to the country after capturing Lang Son in Vietnam. This means that the PLA returned the captured cities to Vietnam, which caused heated discussions around the world.
According to post-war statistics, the PLA totaled **2Of the 70,000 people, 6,000 were killed, the rest were wounded, and many died on the way to retreat. Although the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) remained benevolent towards Vietnam, it was rewarded with revenge from Vietnam.
Vietnam's behavior can be described as extremely hateful, but despite this, they still paid many times more than the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. Vietnam quickly committed a large number of troops after the outbreak of the war, but these troops were mainly a motley army that lacked military literacy. In just 28 days of fighting, the number of Vietnamese troops was as high as more than 100,000.
This set of data shocked countries around the world, and it was possible to show such an amazing record on the battlefield. The bitter lessons of the self-defense and counterattack against Vietnam did not bring Vietnam to its senses. To this day, Vietnam is still immersed in the dream of hegemony from time to time, and I really don't know when I will really wake up from the dream.
Looking back at Vietnam in the seventies and eighties of the last century, its behavior can be described as crazy, and there are striking similarities to Japan during World War II. Although it is far inferior to Japan in terms of national strength and military combat effectiveness, Vietnam is bent on pursuing regional hegemonism.
Vietnam made the same mistake as Japan during World War II, which was to make enemies everywhere and wage an unjust war. Even though Japan was strong in national strength during World War II, it was still difficult to resist the siege of the World Anti-Fascist Alliance, let alone Vietnam, which was relatively weak.
In fact, what Vietnam is doing is nothing more than shooting itself in the foot. It tried to emulate Japan in developing its own national strength through aggression and expansion, but it failed to succeed because its strength did not allow it, and instead became a public enemy of other countries. Vietnam has trapped itself in the encirclement of its neighbors, and it is difficult to avoid defeat.
Today's Vietnam is still quite backward economically, and many people struggle to even provide basic food and clothing. This shows that Vietnam has not achieved the national development it used to prove, but has experienced economic regression. All this is inseparable from Vietnam's war of aggression and expansion in the last century. These unjust wars have put Vietnam in the face of public criticism, and for Vietnam, it has made its already unsatisfactory life even more difficult.
Therefore, Vietnam's outcome is the best embodiment of self-inflicted blame and deserving of the crime. Peaceful development is the right path for national development at all times. The lessons of Vietnam's history remind us that true national prosperity and development can only be achieved by upholding the principles of peace and cooperation.