U.S. leaders have not visited Taiwan once or twice. In 1960, the then U.S. President Eisenhower, in the last year of his term, visited Taiwan Province of China in order to increase his sense of presence.

U.S. leaders have not visited Taiwan once or twice. In 1960, in the last year of his term, the then U.S. President Eisenhower visited Taiwan Province of China in order to increase his sense of presence.

Speaking of Eisenhower, he was a well-known big shot, the former Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe and a five-star general. In 1952, before the end of the Korean War, he succeeded Truman and became the 34th president of the United States and the second post-war president. He was re-elected as president of the United States in 1956 and had extraordinary influence in the United States and the world.

The Korean War ended in the hands of Eisenhower. This was the only war without victory in the American foreign wars. This made Eisenhower feel very aggrieved. When he was president of the United States, he once threatened to use nuclear weapons against China, just like MacArthur.

It can be said that Eisenhower was an out-and-out anti-China president. During his two terms as president, he always pursued a policy of hostility and containment of the new China. Naturally, he also tried his best to maintain the separation between Taiwan and mainland China, which triggered the Two Taiwan Strait crises , one of which triggered the mainland's battle to liberate coastal islands, mainly the 93rd Artillery Battle of Kinmen and Kinmen, the capture of Yijiangshan Island, the liberation of Dachen Island, Xiaochen Island, etc., and the other was the famous 1958 823 Kinmen artillery battle.

The first Taiwan Strait crisis created by Eisenhower prompted the mainland to make up its mind to regain most of the islands along the mainland's coast. The second Taiwan Strait crisis was the mainland's use of Kinmen Island to lead Taiwan by the nose and prevent the United States from plotting " An artillery battle between two Chinas.

Especially the 823 artillery battle, China has completely figured out the trump card of the United States on the Taiwan issue, which is to do everything possible to avoid direct war with China. The reason is that they were afraid of being beaten by us on the Korean battlefield, and they did not want or dare to cause trouble for China again.

On August 23, 1958, the People's Liberation Army troops, who could not tolerate Chiang Kai-shek's continuous bombardment of the coast of Fujian, launched a warning bombardment at the Kuomintang troops occupying Kinmen and the transport ships heading to Kinmen. Within one day, 3 bombardments were poured into Kinmen. Thousands of artillery shells were fired, killing three lieutenant generals, deputy commanders and below of the Kuomintang Army's Kinmen Defense Department, more than 600 officers and soldiers, damaging a transport ship, and killing two US military advisers on Kinmen Island.

In this shelling, the People's Liberation Army adopted the strategy of attacking only the Chiang Kai-shek and not the US ships, so as not to provide an excuse for the US military to intervene.

After that, the Kinmen bombardment was changed to one day and two days without bombardment. Even so, by the end of 1958, the Kinmen bombardment had sunk and damaged 323 Kuomintang military ships of various types, shot down and damaged 34 military aircraft, and killed and wounded 323. There will be more than 7,000 officers and soldiers below.

What’s particularly funny is that during the PLA’s shelling, the warships of the U.S. Sixth and Seventh Fleets, which initially rushed to the Taiwan Strait to cheer up the general, were frightened and ran away as soon as they heard the rumbling sound of the PLA’s artillery. , one runs faster than the other.

What the U.S. military has done makes the veteran who has always relied on the United States the most furious. He also fully understands that when it comes to the Taiwan issue, the Americans are unreliable paper tigers.

Facts have proved that the 823 Kinmen artillery battle really frustrated the Americans in plotting the "two Chinas".

The year has arrived in 1960, and Eisenhower's presidential term has also reached the last year. To fill his political void, he began planning a trip to Asia, with his main destinations being Japan and China's Taiwan Province.

But what Eisenhower did not expect was that Japan, the first stop of his Asian trip, would encounter Waterloo.

In June 1960, the new version of the Japan-US Security Treaty came into effect, which made the Japanese anti-war forces very angry. When they learned that US President Eisenhower was about to visit Japan, the Japanese people's anger finally broke out.On June 11, nearly 6 million Japanese took to the streets to protest against the new Japan-U.S. Security Treaty. The U.S. Embassy in Japan alone was surrounded by nearly 200,000 Japanese protesters, so much so that the U.S. Embassy in Japan, which was preparing for Eisenhower’s trip to Japan, Ambassador Hagerty's bulletproof car was also surrounded by demonstrators, and he had to sneak into the embassy through the back door in embarrassment.

Seeing that the situation in Japan was not good, Eisenhower, who was originally scheduled to visit Japan on June 19, had to postpone his visit to Japan indefinitely.

But Eisenhower was not willing to give in at all. He wanted me to be the president of the United States, so now I can’t even go to Japan. Where is my face?

I can’t go to Japan, so I can go to other places to regain some face.

As soon as Eisenhower thought about it, he set his sights on the Philippines , Taiwan, South Korea and other countries and regions.

Whether he goes to the Philippines or South Korea, it has little to do with us, but it is different when Eisenhower goes to Taiwan for a visit. This is an act of splitting China and a naked provocation to the Chinese people.

But Eisenhower's trip to the Philippines was not peaceful. In Manila , Eisenhower's motorcade was attacked by protestors. Stones and eggs were the best gifts given to him by the local people.

The trip to Manila ended in a hurry, and Eisenhower decided to visit Taiwan Province of China from June 17th to 19th.

In response to Eisenhower's trip to Taiwan, with the experience of the 823 Kinmen Artillery Battle in 1958, China also used the weapon of bombardment of the Taiwan Strait on how to deal with Eisenhower's visit to Taiwan, and it still fired 70,000 rounds of artillery shells. Eisenhower carried out shelling on the 17th when he visited Taiwan and on the 19th when he left Taiwan.

In the words of the national leader at the time: "It's great. Eisenhower is an honored guest. We not only have to welcome him, but also bid him farewell. My hometown in Hunan has the custom of burning whips to welcome guests. I saw the Fujian front line, where Eisenhower When I arrived and left, I fired 70,000 rounds of artillery shells. It was considered as a gesture of friendship to the landlord. "

I don't know if Eisenhower was particularly excited at the time. Look, I am better. All the artillery shells that were sent to us were big, comparable to the Philippines. The stones and tiles are much stronger.

However, this bombardment is different from the 823 bombardment. The 823 bombardment directly hit military facilities on the big and small Kinmen Islands, while the bombardment area designated this time is the beaches of the two islands of Kinmen, and the uninhabited mountains, as well. That is to say, it is pure shelling. People on Kinmen Island can rest assured that they can do whatever they need to do and just don't go to the shelling area.

Of course, this is the first time that our press release uses the familiar phrase "don't say it's unpredicted".

For this bombardment, the People's Liberation Army prepared 35 artillery battalions and more than 400 heavy artillery , waiting for Eisenhower to come over.

According to the intelligence obtained by our surveillance system, the warship Eisenhower was on was about to enter the Taiwan Strait. Eisenhower was also ready to land in Taiwan, but what he didn't expect was that he would be greeted by tens of thousands of roaring artillery shells from the People's Liberation Army.

At 20:05 on June 17, 1960, this was the scheduled time for the bombardment of Kinmen. As a red signal flare rose into the sky, hundreds of cannons roared in unison. Within about 30 minutes, tens of thousands of artillery shells roared towards the predetermined area with angry flames.

The rapid sound of gunfire frightened Eisenhower, who was leisurely leisurely on the cruiser USS St. Paul, and hurriedly ordered the warship to evade at full speed. He was afraid that if he ran too slowly, he would be greeted by the eyeless shell, which would not be fun.

In fact, Eisenhower's worries were unnecessary, because at this time, the cruiser USS St. Paul was located in the waters of Huoshao Island on the east side of Taiwan Island, which is also Green Island . We couldn't hit it at all, and we didn't want to hit it. It's just a scare to see if the Americans are still paper tigers.

Sure enough, when the cannon went off, the Americans were really paper tigers.

It was better now. Eisenhower, who originally wanted to use the warship to show off his force and flex his muscles to the Chinese people, had to go ashore in a hurry, and his image was very embarrassing.

After Eisenhower landed in Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek organized a welcoming team of 500,000 people, which finally brought Eisenhower back to his senses from the horror of the bombardment. So many people welcomed me, well, it was pretty good.

But Eisenhower was happy too early. During his stay in Taiwan, he tried to sell his "two Chinas" plot, but he did not succeed.

On June 19, 1960, Eisenhower, who had been in Taiwan for two days, was about to leave because he had not gained anything from it and felt that there was no point in staying in Taiwan anymore. This time, the People's Liberation Army also prepared a farewell gift for him, which was tens of thousands of artillery shells without eyes.

At 8 o'clock in the morning that day, the People's Liberation Army artillery bombarded the beach of Kinmen Island again. This time, Eisenhower had a better memory. He knew that the Chinese people were not easy to bully.

During Eisenhower's visit to Taiwan, the People's Liberation Army's two shellings had different opinions on how many artillery shells were fired. According to our military's data, more than 70,000 rounds were fired in total, while Taiwan's statistics say that 140,000 rounds were fired. The gap is still relatively large.

But whether it is 70,000 rounds or 140,000 rounds, it does not matter. The problem is that we have told the Americans something they can understand, and that is enough.