On October 1, 1945, an ancient and young country - China - stood in the world. At that time, China's sense of existence was extremely low, because the entire country from top to bottom had one word - poor.

With the steady rise of China's national power in recent years, China's international status has also become higher and higher . If we go back to the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the situation at that time would definitely be unexpected by today's young people.

On October 1, 1945, an ancient and young country stood in the world - China. At that time, China's sense of existence was extremely low, because the entire country from top to bottom had one word - poor.

Our motherland has just experienced the baptism of war again and again, and her body is already riddled with holes and scars, so everyone at that time thought that we should take a good rest and concentrate on development.

But not long after, we participated in another war, and this war also became an immortal military medal, that is - Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea .

The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea did not officially end with the victory of China and North Korea until 1953. It stands to reason that since the war was won, all the soldiers who participated in the war should return home with honor.

But in fact, a small group of soldiers stayed in North Korea and stayed there for 40 years. did not really go home until 1994. So what is the reason?

Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea

In 1950, a civil war broke out on the Korean Peninsula due to historical reasons. The two forces are now North Korea and South Korea.

Although the world war has ended and many countries have become calm, the ambitious United States openly sent troops to support South Korea in order to establish a springboard in Asia that can control the entire region.

In addition, the 17-nation coalition formed by the United Kingdom, France, Belgium , Germany, etc. also arrived on the Korean Peninsula to support the southern forces represented by Syngman Rhee's government.

In this way, the North Korean troops, which had been taking the lead in the early stages of the war, were retreating steadily and were about to be completely wiped out.

The ambitions of the United States do not stop there. Their goal is China behind North Korea.

So when the US military was fighting North Korea, they repeatedly harassed China on the other side of the Yalu River and decided to completely eliminate North Korea and occupy the Yalu River on Christmas Eve.

China understands very well the principle of "lips are dead and teeth are cold", so under Chairman Mao's instructions, thousands of people's soldiers packed up their bags and crossed the Yalu River to support North Korea.

This war lasted for 2 years and 9 months, and finally ended with the victory of China and North Korea. The United States declared an endless armistice, and North and South Korea also established separate countries using the 38th parallel as the boundary.

Although the United States has admitted defeat, South Korean President Syngman Rhee is unwilling to face reality and refuses to sign the agreement. In order to prevent the other party from betraying its promise, China decided to station troops in North Korea with North Korea's permission. Just in case.

In this way, a large number of young soldiers returned to the country in batches, but part of the army is still stationed in North Korea, and China also sent some professionals to help the North Korean government in post-war reconstruction.

Since then, the United States and South Korea have remained stubborn and harassed from time to time. They also often confuse the issues between China and Taiwan, preventing people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait from connecting with each other.

So these remaining soldiers lived in North Korea for a long time, and they stayed there for 40 years.

Because China keeps a low profile on military issues, many people think that the heroes who fought against the United States and aided Korea have all returned to their hometowns.

It was not until the 1994 news broadcast that all the volunteer soldiers stationed in North Korea had returned, that everyone was surprised to find that there were still such a group of unknown heroes persisting in in a foreign country.

Stationed Life

In order to have a reasonable reason for Chinese soldiers to stay in North Korea, China and North Korea issued a statement of " cultural exchange ".

And these young soldiers are completely different from the US military who are showing off their power in Japan and South Korea today. They are really here to help their friends do practical things.

The Korean War lasted for nearly 3 years, and the battlefield affected every corner of the Korean Peninsula.

In addition, the productivity of the Korean Peninsula was not developed at the time, so these Chinese soldiers also had a special task, which was to help the country develop and construct together with the professionals sent by the motherland to rebuild North Korea.

The power of artillery fire and ammunition was huge and terrifying. At that time, in post-war North Korea not only were all tall buildings destroyed, but there were not many crops left.

Both Chinese soldiers and North Korean people are faced with the problem of not having enough to eat and nowhere to sleep. Especially the winter on the Korean Peninsula is extremely cold. It is almost impossible to survive the winter in the cold wind.

However, the Chinese soldiers adhere to the principle of " not to take advantage of the masses" and resolutely do not trouble the local people. They eat their own dry food when they are hungry, and sleep on the weeds when they are tired. When supplies come, they eat them first. It is used by the common people, while I live a hard and simple life.

According to some veterans who participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, they had no complaints despite the hardships at that time. After experiencing so many wars, they were content to sleep peacefully.

These soldiers not only did not trouble the local North Korean people, but also helped them build modern buildings and factories. Today, most of the old reservoirs and buildings in North Korea were built brick by brick by the soldiers.

Moreover, materials were not abundant at that time, and the number of construction tools such as shovels and shovels was far less than . Therefore, many soldiers used shrapnel, waste materials, etc. as tools for digging.

After years of construction, North Korea’s capital Pyongyang and some important cities have been built with a new look.

The soul returns to its hometown

In fact, it is not only our young soldiers who remain here, but also the heroic souls of many soldiers. In the battle to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, countless soldiers died in foreign countries.

The remains of these heroes were later collected by professionals and have been properly preserved in North Korea.

However, China and even the whole of East Asia are very particular about "fallen leaves returning to their roots", so when the remains of these heroes will be returned to the motherland has become the ardent expectation of many people.

The time came in the 1990s. In order to solve the problem of volunteers returning home, the Chinese government sent a delegation of about a hundred people to take charge of handling the orphans of the soldiers with North Korea.

In the following time, many remains were transported back to their hometowns, so that they could sleep peacefully under the watchful eyes of their families. With the arrival of 1994, the soldiers who were stranded in North Korea also came one after another. Continue to return to China and reunite with your relatives.

Conclusion

Only when there is a country in the heart, can the country have hope. It is precisely because of the struggle of generations of patriots that China can have an immortal history of five thousand years and stand tall in the face of bombardment.

She is glorious, ancient, brand new and full of hope. Perhaps she fell from the throne of the strong due to historical reasons in modern times.

But with the founding of New China, she supported her scarred body and stood proudly on top of the world again, admired by thousands of people.