The hardships in the process of creating New China are unimaginable. It can be said that the ancestors defeated the enemy with millet and rifles and firm belief, and led the people towards the light. Compared with the industrial civilization of the Western world, we have to admit that our military industry is too backward, even for a long time after the founding of New China. It is also because of our weak national defense that Western countries have threatened New China with atomic bombs many times. Even though normal diplomatic relations were established with Western countries later, when the two sides had military exchanges, Westerners still looked down on China from the bottom of their hearts. It was not until to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea that they were impressed, and it was even more so after we had our own atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs They were shocked.
The United Kingdom and New China established diplomatic relations in 1964, and Montgomery, as the British Marshal, was ordered to come to China for friendly military exchanges and visits, and the task of reception this time was given to General Yang Yong. This Montgomery was no ordinary person. In his early years, he served in British India and participated in World War I . After the outbreak of World War II , he led his troops to fight side by side with the Belgian and French armies. After participating in the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, he successively served as army commander and military region commander. In 1942, he served as commander of the British 8th Army in North Africa and commanded the Second Battle of El Alamein, defeating the German and Italian coalition forces and turning the tide of the war in North Africa. In 1943, he led the British troops to land in Sicily, and cooperated with the US military in the Italian campaign. Later he was transferred to the commander of the 21st Army Group, participated in the Normandy landing plan, and served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces at the time of the landing. It can be said that he has great military exploits. Such a person naturally has extraordinary arrogance deep in his heart. Very few people and things can catch his eye.
Since it was a military exchange, General Yang Yong accompanied him to visit our army's shooting performance. When he saw the shooting range, Montgomery had an impulse to show off his skills. So in front of General Yang Yong, he took out the rifle, lay down and fired. The whole process was clean and neat, with no missed shots. After the fight, he smiled and threw the gun to General Yang Yong, wanting to see General Yang Yong's jokes. It can be seen that he is quite confident in his shooting skills and results. This also comes from the confidence of a marshal who has experienced hundreds of battles. And his purpose was also to humiliate the People's Liberation Army on behalf of the British army. He felt that there was no way the technology of the People's Liberation Army could compare with theirs.The British Empire.
Those who were traveling with him couldn't help but admire him. Montgomery's hand was really beautiful, there were no unnecessary movements, and his shooting level was quite good. Everyone was sweating for General Yang Yong. This was no longer a personal competition. But it has risen to the level of national dignity. However, for General Yang Yong, who has been on the battlefield for many years, this matter is not a problem for him. He took the gun slowly, asked for a few bullets, then firmly pressed the magazine into the magazine, and stood directly on the spot. Remote shooting, after a few gunshots, I saw that the guns were all hitting the target, and they were standing much further away than Montgomery. Seeing this, Montgomery was stunned, and his expression immediately changed from provocation to admiration. You must know the standing posture design and prone shooting. The difficulty is not of the same magnitude.
Both parties were very happy during the several-day visit. After the visit, Montgomery did not go back to the UK directly, but took a detour to Hong Kong. At that time, Hong Kong was still a British colony. After arriving in Hong Kong, he specially held a press conference. At the reception, he solemnly warned Western countries: "You must not fight with the Chinese army on land at will." It is indeed the case. At that time, we dared to recognize the Chinese Army as the second, and no one dared to recognize the first. This is also true. In this way, the US military does not believe in evil. On the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea, the 16-nation coalition led by the US military was beaten to a pulp by the volunteers.
In fact, the West has misunderstood China in modern times. Before the Qing Dynasty , China was a giant country in the world, and it has always been a superpower leading the world's civilization. However, in the late Qing Dynasty, the Qing government closed the country and the Western Industrial Revolution began. We did not catch up, and Cixi only cared about personal enjoyment without caring about the life and death of the people. The Qing government was poisoned by opium from top to bottom. Westerners gave us the title of the sick man of East Asia.Now China is taking back what belongs to it step by step. I believe that the moment this giant dragon from the East takes off, the world will tremble. We have always been a super civilization leading the world.
