Shakespeare once said, "It is ungrateful that in worldly intercourse someone gives generously, but we delay in repaying it." ”
Due to the relationship between geography and social system, China and Vietnam have maintained friendly and intimate diplomatic relations for a long time. After the founding of New China, in order to help Vietnam, the "neighbor", get rid of the status quo of colonization by Western powers, China continuously provided military assistance to Vietnam for more than 20 years. But such a steady stream of aid was exchanged for Vietnam
Strike a blow
。
On February 17, 1979, under the frequent provocations of Vietnam, our country really could not bear it, and after all the cannons were put down, the self-defense counterattack war against Vietnam officially began. In less than a month, under the attack of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of our army, the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi, is close at hand.
March 5, 1979
The People's Liberation Army is only more than a hundred miles away from Hanoi, right there
General Xu Shiyou, commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front
When preparing to order an all-out attack and take Hanoi in one fell swoop, the central authorities sent an urgent telegram:
"Order the People's Liberation Army in Vietnam to withdraw completely to the country from now on."
In the face of the central order, General Xu Shiyou was very puzzled, at this time the People's Liberation Army was only more than a hundred miles away from the Vietnamese capital, and the Vietnamese army had collapsed into an army, in the face of such a great fighter, Ben was chased by victory, but the central government ordered a comprehensive retreat, which made General Xu Shiyou say with regret:
"It only takes 2 hours to see all the plains at a glance, and Hanoi will be taken by our army!"
However, the soldiers took obedience to orders as their duty, facing the Vietnamese capital close at hand, and under the orders of the central government, General Xu Shiyou had to choose to withdraw his troops. However, before withdrawing, General Xu Shiyou showed a sly smile to his subordinates, turned around and issued an order:
"The soldiers of the whole army might as well arch forward again and scare and frighten these people who don't know the height of the sky!"
The People's Liberation Army's offer did not matter, but it frightened vietnamese politicians in Hanoi and hurriedly flew out.
When our army was officially withdrawn, General Xu Shiyou issued three more orders with far-reaching influence on Vietnam.
These are these 3 orders that directly set the Vietnamese economy back decades and have not yet recovered.
So, when the People's Liberation Army fully withdrew, what exactly were the three orders issued by General Xu Shiyou? Facing the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, which is close at hand, it is clear that the victory is in hand, why did the central government order a comprehensive withdrawal of troops?
Today, let Xiaobian lead you to understand the ins and outs of the events of that year.
Comrades are brothers, but they become enemies
In 1950, the most difficult year of vietnam's war against colonial rule,
President of the Vietnamese Government Ho Chi Minh
Came to my country on foot to request military assistance. In June of the same year, after careful consideration by the Central Military Commission, it was decided to send General Chen Geng and Wei Guoqing and other founding generals to Vietnam to direct the operation. In addition, China has also continuously provided strategic materials to Vietnam. According to statistics, by the end of the war against French and anti-colonial rule in Vietnam, our army had assisted the Vietnamese army with nearly 120,000 guns, nearly 3,600 artillery pieces, and countless bullets and shells. At this time, the people of Vietnam shouted to our country:
"Gay and Brother"
and other slogans!
However, at this time, China was in a stage of poverty, poverty, whiteness, and waste, and in order to aid its "neighbor" Vietnam, the people of the whole country tightened their pants and donated materials, hoping that they would get rid of the war as soon as possible.
In April 1965, in order to support Vietnam's resistance to the United States, China provided free aid worth 4 billion yuan of guns and ammunition. With the help of our country, Vietnam has won successive wars of resistance against France and wars against the United States. But such a country, after receiving more than 20 years of non-reimbursable assistance from our country, has not
At the meeting in July 1978, the Vietnamese government publicly stated:
"China is Vietnam's most direct enemy!"
Even Vietnamese dignitaries arrogantly stated:
"Vietnam is ready to go to war directly with China!"
Why would a Vietnamese politician say such a thing in such a arrogant way?
It turned out that after winning the War of Resistance Against US Aggression, Vietnam obtained a large amount of American equipment, and in the war period, it was directly aided by the Soviet Union, a military power, and the army equipment was greatly updated before and after, claiming to be in addition to the United States and the Soviet Union
"The world's third largest military power"
, came into being
"Unifying Southeast Asia"
Ambitious.
So Vietnam began to launch a war of aggression against Neighboring countries such as Cambodia, and at the same time, it also had ideas for our country. Since August, Vietnam has frequently provoked incidents at the border, and even sent armed forces to tear down the boundary monuments between the two countries and injure the people on the border of our country.
February 14, 1979
The central authorities, under the pressure of helplessness, issued an order
The whole army has entered a state of first-level combat readiness
。 At the same time, under the leadership of xu shiyou and Yang Dezhi, hundreds of thousands of troops of the People's Liberation Army rushed to the Sino-Vietnamese border.
February 17
In the early hours of the morning, only a signal bomb was seen rising into the air, and then, the sound of earth-shaking artillery fire sounded, and for a while, the Vietnamese positions were burning with fire, and the counterattack against vietnamese self-defense quietly began.
The war had only been going on for 5 days, and our army was there
Xu Shiyou
、
Yang Dezhi
Under the command of the two generals, they successively occupied the important towns of Qingshui and Gao Ping in Vietnam. Seeing that the People's Liberation Army had reached the hinterland of the country, the Vietnamese government urgently ordered the Cambodian army to return to defense.
Before the war began, the 3rd Division, which claimed to be one of the 5 aces of the Vietnamese Army, had arrogantly praised:
"Hit the friendship pass to eat early, hit Nanning for the New Year!"
However, such an arrogant army was attacked by the People's Liberation Army shortly after the war broke out
Total annihilation
Since then, the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam has officially entered a white-hot situation, but under the heroic battle of the People's Liberation Army, the Vietnamese army has been defeated on the battlefield and quickly retreated
"Lang Shan"
。 Lang Son, the last barrier in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, once lost, the People's Liberation Army will enter no man's land and reach the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. Suddenly, the whole country of Vietnam appeared
"Crisis of Annihilation"
The atmosphere, every Vietnamese people are trembling.
March 1, 1979
, accompanied
"All buildings in Lang Son were destroyed"
With the order, the Plaster's 300 cannons fired in unison, and in only half an hour, tens of thousands of shells poured into the Yue positions of Lang Shan, and for a while, Lang Shan erupted like a volcano, braving a raging fire.
In order to counter the People's Liberation Army, the Vietnamese government did not hesitate to violate it
Geneva Conventions
Blatant use
chemical weapon
。 Without any defense of our army, our army has brought great casualties. When General Xu Shiyou saw the situation, he immediately changed his tactics and adopted the most familiar and practical ones of our army
Interspersed tactics
。 Soon, the Vietnamese positions of Lang Son were broken through by our army one by one, and on March 4, Lang Son was fully occupied by our army. At this time, only more than a hundred miles away from Hanoi, just when the soldiers of the whole army were eager to try, the central government suddenly generated electricity:
The Platon Army is required to withdraw its troops in a complete manner
。 General Xu Shiyou had no choice but to order the withdrawal of troops, but when withdrawing, he issued 3 orders so that Vietnam has not yet recovered, so what is the content of these 3 orders?
Three orders, Vietnam has not yet recovered
General Xu Shiyou, a hero who dared to fight hard and vicious battles. During the anti-Japanese period, he personally led the People's Liberation Army to fight with the Japanese army in Jiaodong and other areas, smashing the Japanese army's many conspiracies.
Chairman Mao commented on him: "General Xu Shiyou was a general who was beaten red by him in the eastern half of the sky. ”
In 1948, during the Liberation War, Chairman Mao personally appointed General Xu Shiyou as the commander-in-chief of the Jinan Campaign, and General Xu Shiyou did not live up to the expectations of the chairman, and in only 8 days, Jinan was successfully liberated.
General Xu Shiyou is definitely a famous general.
Then such a famous general, after receiving the order to withdraw the troops from the central government, issued three far-reaching orders successively:
One:
The infrastructure was completely destroyed. Railway stations, railways, power plants and other facilities were all destroyed.
Two:
The PLA's retreat was covered with mines to prevent a pursuit by the Vietnamese.
Three:
Strategic materials can be taken away, but not all can be destroyed.
Some people may feel that General Xu Shiyou is too fierce in doing things. But I would like to say that none of this can be blamed on General Xu Shiyou, but only on the vietnamese government's ambitions. For China's gratuitous assistance for more than 20 years, Vietnam not only does not know how to be grateful, but actually takes revenge, which can be described as a terrible crime. These punishments are what they deserve.
The three orders issued by General Xu Shiyou, interlocking, not only severely damaged the Vietnamese economy, so that they have not turned over so far, but also hurt and frightened them.
The purpose of the counterattack against Vietnamese self-defense: "Knocking on the mountain and shocking the tiger"
On December 8, 1978, after the Central Military Commission issued a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, all of our army entered a state of first-class combat readiness, and even dispatched nearly 800 aircraft to patrol, and 170 military aircraft and 120 warships of the Hainan Fleet were urgently assembled into a state of combat readiness.
Many soldiers and generals wonder why our country is making such a big fuss. Just a little Vietnam. As everyone knows, the Soviet Union also has millions of troops on Our border, and Sino-Soviet relations are on the verge of breaking out. The self-defense counterattack against Vietnam is not simply to retaliate against Vietnam, and it was only 30 years later that people learned the truth and sighed:
Deng Gongzhen is a great man, and his vision is really far!
In 1958, the big brother of the Soviet Union proposed to build a long-wave radio station in Hainan, China, in order to command and monitor the sea fleet and submarines, but in fact wanted to monitor our country, which was vetoed by our country. Since then, he has proposed the establishment of a common fleet, but it has been vetoed by our country and has a resolute attitude. These two events also became the trigger for Sino-Soviet relations to fall to a freezing point.
Sino-Soviet relations are in
June 24, 1960
Officially dropped to freezing. In July of the same year, the Soviet Union unilaterally tore up hundreds of contracts and agreements and withdrew all experts in China.
Since then, there have been millions of troops on the Sino-Soviet border, and they have frequently sent troops to provoke the majesty of our country.
In March 1969, without our permission, soviet troops entered our territory and attacked our border guards, causing 6 casualties among our soldiers. On the 15th of the same month, the Soviet army suddenly shelled our territory, and the PLA fighters had to counterattack, and successfully repelled the Soviet army under the resistance of the fighters. On the 17th, under the cover of tanks, the Soviet army once again invaded our territory of Zhenbao Island, and the Party Central Committee saw the situation and immediately ordered a counterattack, and soon, the Soviet army was once again repelled.
Therefore, the reason why our country has made such a big move in this self-defense counterattack war against Vietnam is only to knock out the mountains and shock the tiger.
"Knocking on the hill"
Naturally, it is the "little friend" of Vietnam,
"Shock Tiger"
Of course, it is to deter the "big tiger" of the Soviet Union.
At that time, in addition to military threats, the Soviet Union also tried to use it
"Encirclement Plan"
Blockade of our country. In private, the Soviet Union directly instructed the "younger brother" Vietnam to carry out territorial expansion through war, hoping to blockade the south of our country. Then he wants to drag Afghanistan, Burma, and India into his camp by means of military threats, and completely blockade the north of our country. Once the Soviet Union's "encirclement plan" is successful, china's ties with the outside world will not only be completely severed, but will also make it very difficult for our country to develop.
In the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, Deng Gong made such a big move, not only to punish Vietnam, but also to deter the Soviet Union:
Today's China is no longer the China of the old social period, and if the Soviet Union wants to insist on going its own way, it will be resolutely attacked by China. It can be seen that Deng Gong's vision is high.
Victory was in hand, and the order was given to withdraw
The reason why the central authorities will order the PLA to withdraw its troops in its entirety is nothing more than three points.
First: The purpose of the operation has been achieved. The reason why the war against Vietnam is defined by our country as a counterattack war in self-defense against Vietnam is because Vietnam has frequently provoked on the Sino-Vietnamese border, and even sent troops into our territory without our permission, triggering armed conflict, and our country had to organize an army to counterattack. If the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi were occupied by our army, the nature of the war would have changed, from the original self-defense counterattack to a war of aggression against Vietnam, and even Deng Gong once said:
"This little friend in Vietnam is really naughty, and he should be punished!"
And this war has also made the world re-understand the strength of China's People's Liberation Army.
General Xu Shiyou
Second, China's reform and opening up is in full swing, and at this time there is an urgent need for a peaceful and favorable international development environment; once the war against Vietnam changes from the former "small fights and small disturbances" to "all-round operations," then the international environment favorable to our country will inevitably be affected, and China's rapid development will stagnate because of this.
Third: The main purpose of the counterattack against Vietnam was to deter the "big brother" Soviet Union behind Vietnam. If there is an all-out war, the Soviet Union will certainly find an excuse to support Vietnam, and at this time, on the Sino-Soviet border, the Soviet Union has a million troops. Once an all-out war is launched, it is very likely that our country will face a situation of two-front combat, and our country will not be able to gain more than it loses.
Therefore, after General Xu Shiyou led the army to occupy Langshan, the central government immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops.
Since the fall of the feudal dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, every war fought in our country has not been for aggression, but for the purpose of defending the country.
Our country is a peace-loving country, and we do not take the initiative to cause trouble, which does not mean that we are afraid of things.