On August 28, 1969, , Chairman Mao, who was processing documents in the office, suddenly received a message from his secretary: The American " Washington Star" published an article titled "The Soviet Union intends to carry out a "surgical nuclear strike" on China."
"Surgical" " nuclear attack on ?" Isn't this the Soviet Union preparing to drop nuclear bombs on us?
Chairman Mao immediately paid attention to it and immediately called Premier Zhou for discussion. The two people talked for a long time and finally made a decision: told them that if the Soviet Union dared to drop a nuclear bomb on China, then we would dare to go to Russian Siberia to fight guerrillas with them to see who is afraid of whom?
And the United States also made its voice heard at the right time: " If the Soviet Union dropped atomic bombs on China, the United States would definitely counterattack the Soviet Union's !"
At this time, the Soviet Union Leader Brezhnev also saw this news and was furious: "The Americans betrayed us! Despicable Americans, stabbing in the back!"
It turned out that before Brezhnev decided to drop the atomic bomb on us, he specifically sought the opinions of the United States. As the two superpowers in the world at that time, if anyone could counter the Soviet Union in terms of hard power, it was only the United States.
In order to prevent the United States from counterattack, the Soviet Union specifically stated to the United States that its nuclear attack on China was only to attack the Chinese government and disarm China's nuclear weapons, and would not harm civilians. They were so cautious and sincere towards the United States, but in the blink of an eye, the United States informed China through newspapers. In Brezhnev's eyes, wasn't this "betraying" them?
Brezhnev never imagined that the United States and China had not established diplomatic relations at that time. Before that, the United States had imposed various sanctions on China. Why would it help China this time?
Actually, this matter should start from Battle of Zhenbao Island !
Zhenbao Island Counterattack, the Soviet Union: Little harm, extremely insulting
The Soviet Union was originally a country established to fight the Nazis. This country made outstanding contributions in World War II .
The Soviet Union also helped us a lot. Under the influence of the Soviet Union, it established the Communist Party and led us to establish New China. During the Anti-Japanese War, we also received a lot of help from the Soviet Union. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Soviet Union also provided strong support to us in industrial construction. Many people called the Soviet Union at that time our "big brother", and this is not an exaggeration at all.
But when Stalin died and Khrushchev came to power, the Soviet Union changed. In 1956 , Khrushchev issued a report denying Stalin at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and advocated outward expansion.
At this time, the Soviet Union had changed from a socialist country to an imperialist country. And Khrushchev, relying on his family's great business, always wanted his younger brothers to obey his advice.
Some other small countries, forced by the power of the Soviet Union, bowed to the Soviet Union. In order to receive assistance, we also made as much concessions as possible when facing the Soviet Union.
But the Soviet Union’s demands became increasingly excessive. They want to set up a radio station in our territory, and they also want our country's naval command. If we give in, it will undoubtedly damage our national sovereignty. Of course we cannot agree to this!
After the request was rejected, the Soviet Union began to create conflicts at the Sino-Soviet border. At first, the Soviet troops first crossed the border line of the Ussuri River and invaded our Zhenbao Island 16 times, interfering with the normal fishing of our fishermen. Not only that, they also injured our fishermen and killed four of our fishermen with their armored vehicles.
In order to avoid war, our soldiers began to fight hand-to-hand with Soviet soldiers. The Soviet soldiers were tall and powerful, but our Chinese fighting skills were superior, and in the end there was no winner.The Soviets originally regarded themselves as Big Brother and felt that we should obey their orders. Who knew that not only did we not listen to them, we also dared to resist. The most important thing is that they have not won yet, which made them angry.
On February 7, 1969 , the Soviet army got permission from their superiors and suddenly shot at us, causing great casualties to our army.
The soldiers could not tolerate it. In this situation, the Central Military Commission ordered to counterattack the Soviet army on Zhenbao Island. In this way, the battle to defend Zhenbao Island began.
It is not easy for us to fight between and . First of all, the Soviet army was well equipped, and secondly, it was still winter at that time. The Soviet army had long been accustomed to fighting in severely cold places, but our soldiers were not that resistant to freezing and were shivering from the cold.
In order to adapt to this extreme weather, our army specially selected the Raohe Dadai Mountain area for adaptive training, because the terrain and climate here are relatively close to Zhenbao Island. Through this gradual adaptation method, our soldiers have gradually adapted to the ability to fight in extreme climates and environments.
On March 1, 300 of our trained soldiers arrived to lurk on the west side of Zhenbao Island. They were covered with white sheets, hidden under the white snow, and no one could be seen under the snow.
After the Soviet troops landed on the island, they first met our patrol team and opened fire on us in a panic. Hearing the gunfire, the soldiers lurking on the island also took action.
They suddenly opened fire and caught the Soviet army by surprise. There was a lame captain of the Soviet army, who was the most arrogant in the hand-to-hand combat. After opening fire, the lame captain was killed immediately. In addition, 60 Soviet soldiers were killed and wounded.
But we also had casualties, 17 soldiers fell one after another. Among them, a soldier named Yu Qingyang saw his comrade falling and pursued him angrily regardless of his serious injury. But he didn't run for long before he collapsed due to a head injury. He still maintained his charging posture after his death. This scene is the prototype of the oil painting "Life Endlessly Charges".
In the subsequent battle, we and the Soviet army each suffered casualties. The damage to the Soviet army was more severe. Even the latest tanks were sunk to the bottom of the river by us. They were later salvaged and sent to Beijing for research, making contributions to our weapons research.
In fact, in terms of casualties, the Soviet side only suffered 200 casualties, which is not worth mentioning compared to the casualties in previous wars. However, these 200 people were really not very harmful, but very insulting, because they originally wanted to crush us, but they suffered more casualties than us. They felt that they had lost face in front of the whole world.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the angry Soviet Union wants to launch a nuclear attack on us.
The purpose of the United States "selling out" the Soviet Union was to make good friends with our country
So why did the Soviet Union tell the United States in advance that it would launch a nuclear attack on us?
First of all, nuclear weapons are too lethal. After all, when there was a stalemate in World War II, the United States abandoned the "little boy" and the "little fat man" successively towards Xiaozhi, so that Xiaozhi was "forced" to possess -2 nuclear weapons. The destructive power of the atomic bomb frightened Xiaori, and he immediately announced his surrender. To this day, in areas such as Hiroshima and Nagasaki, not even a blade of grass grows.
If the Soviet Union launches a "nuclear strike" against us, then we will definitely carry out a "nuclear counterattack". After all, we have also successfully developed an atomic bomb. When the superpowers of the Soviet Union and China fight, will the United States, the superpower, stand by and watch? In order to get a share of the pie, the United States, a warmonger, must either take a share of the pie or take the opportunity to draw China into a fight against the Soviet Union. By then, the Soviet Union would be under attack from both sides.
In order to prevent the United States from getting involved, the Soviet Union repeatedly assured the United States, just to "digest" China's nuclear weapons. By then, the only nuclear-armed countries in the world would be the United States and the Soviet Union.
I have to say that the Soviet Union’s abacus is rattling. They used the condition that there are only two nuclear-armed countries in the world, the United States and the Soviet Union, to appease the United States and want the United States to stand aside.
But the President of the United States Nixon obviously did not accept this. When Secretary of State Kissinger had a phone call with Brezhnev and told Nixon about the incident, Nixon became anxious.
Nixon also felt a little guilty when facing the Soviet Union, a superpower. If the Soviet Union expanded its influence by attacking China, it would be difficult for the United States to compete with the Soviet Union. But if the United States can take this opportunity to sell favors to China, it will definitely get the gratitude of China and unite China to resist the Soviet Union. That would not be too good for the United States!
Therefore, Nixon urgently held a national defense meeting. At the meeting, he resolutely stated that he would prevent the Soviet Union from launching a nuclear attack on China.
has made a decision. How to tell China is another problem. Since our victory in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the United States has returned to its hometown in disgrace. The Americans, who think they have no face, have imposed sanctions on us politically, economically, and diplomatically. China and the United States have not yet established diplomatic relations.
Under such circumstances, if the United States takes the initiative to contact us, or contacts us through other countries, it will undoubtedly tell people that the United States must take the initiative to make good friends with China. For face-conscious Americans, this is obviously unacceptable.
Therefore, Nixon could only publish an article in the newspaper to expose the matter and achieve the purpose of informing our country. I have to say that Nixon's move was very clever.
After our Chairman Mao heard the news, he decisively made the decision to "fight guerrillas in Siberia", which is the "switching policy". At this time, the United States also acted as a good guy, claiming that if the Soviet Union wanted to launch a nuclear attack on China, then the United States would definitely launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union.
Such an operation by the United States made Brezhnev dumbfounded. While Brezhnev was scolding "Americans for betraying us," he was furious at Chairman Mao's "rogue" measures. If we continue to carry out nuclear attacks on us, and all the Chinese people flee to the Soviet Union, will they fight or not? Should we aim artillery fire at our own territory?
In the end, the main war faction led by Brezhnev ceased its activities, and the "nuclear strike" crisis was calmed down.
In fact, the situation back then was not so easy. At that time, air-raid shelters began to be built across the country, and many mountains in Chongqing and Sichuan were hollowed out, just to provide a refuge for people across the country when nuclear bombs came. In such a severe situation, Chairman Mao won the victory with a "family-changing policy", which makes us have to admire the leader's courage.
After this incident, it is true that our relationship with the United States has become closer. Because " Ping Pong Diplomacy " soon followed, and then Kissinger secretly visited China. Later, Nixon even came to China in person, and China and the United States officially established diplomatic relations.
Superpower The Soviet Union disintegrated , the Chinese nation is becoming increasingly powerful
Nixon can be said to be the most friendly president to us in the history of the United States. After he came to China, he specially tasted many of our delicacies and even packed our high-quality liquor back. It is said that Nixon almost burned down the White House because he drank liquor!
Later, Presidents George W. Bush and George W. Bush of the United States also visited China successively and were full of praise for our food. At this time, we have every reason to wonder whether the President of the United States visited China specifically because he fell in love with our delicious food~
Getting back to the topic, since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, many "little brothers" in the United States have also begun to establish diplomatic relations with us. We have achieved unprecedented development in politics, economy, and diplomacy. We used this style to return to the United Nations, carry out reform and opening up, join WTO, and host the Olympic Games. We showed the world the strength of New China and made the world know us.
To this day, our economy, technology and military strength are becoming increasingly powerful, and we have more say in the international community. Our weapons are sold to Middle Eastern countries, making them closer to us. Even the United States has taken the initiative to seek cooperation in our lunar exploration project. Our assistance to African countries has increased our international influence and become a world power.
On the other hand, the former Soviet Union, which used nuclear blackmail against us, disintegrated as early as 1991. After the disintegration, Russia and Ukraine, which inherited most of the legacy of the former Soviet Union, fell into war again, dragging down the Russian economy and causing Ukrainian civilians to become refugees. Who would have thought that the successors of the former Soviet Union, the then superpower, would be reduced to such a situation?
In fact, there have been many civilizations and powerful countries in the history of the world, but as history progresses, these civilizations have all died out. Only the civilization of the Chinese nation has stood the test of history and will never die. Even if we are knocked down occasionally and fall into a trough, we will still stand up again and again.
I believe that the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will not take long. We are looking forward to that day!
