Foreword
On June 25, 1950, the Korean War broke out, the United States subsequently joined the battlefield, and the entire Korean peninsula became a chessboard for the game of great powers.
The eyes of the whole world are focused on this peninsula. The Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan is naturally no exception.
He knows that the United States is to support South Korea in name, but it actually wants to contain China with the Korean peninsula.
Any bloody Chinese will never compromise with such arrogant behavior.
So, when the Chinese People’s Volunteers blew the horn of to resist US aid to Korea , in North Korea’s Changjin Lake , when they fought the US military to the death, what did Chiang Kai-shek do in Taiwan?
Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan
Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan by plane in December 1949. When the Korean War broke out, he had only lived in Taiwan for half a year.
The then President of the United States Truman felt that Chiang Kai-shek's general trend was gone and did not want to waste time on him. also had a policy of not intervening in the civil war. This is great bad news for Chiang Kai-shek. He guarded the remnants of the National Army and was very anxious for a long time.
Truman
But in the early morning of June 25, 1950, when Chiang Kai-shek heard the news of the outbreak of the Korean War, it seemed that the gloomy heart of the day was finally brightened. Great news for help.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the United States to dispatch the Seventh Fleet into the Taiwan Strait. Then MacArthur , who was the commander-in-chief of the US military, also came to visit Taiwan. Jiang Jieshi saw these actions by the United States, and his hanging heart completely fell. He knew that the United States was still willing to stand on his side.
The urgent need has been resolved. Chiang Kai-shek is very happy. He thinks this is a great opportunity for himself and the military government to make a comeback. As long as they take the initiative to participate in the so-called "United Nations Army", at least can Let the United States see its resolute standing in line, and then will regain the trust and assistance of the United States.
When he retreated from the mainland that year, the most complete unit left by Chiang Kai-shek was The 52nd Army of the National Army . He decided to take this force out. sent about 33,000 people to go. The Korean Peninsula supports South Korea. He also let people tell Lee Seungman , the then president of South Korea: As long as South Korea asks for help, they will immediately agree.
After doing all this, Chiang Kai-shek is not free yet. He immediately called US President Truman to convey his intention to participate in the war. Truman originally hoped that the " United Nations Army " would have more forces to participate, and of course he would not refuse Chiang Kai-shek's request for assistance.
received Truman's promise, Chiang Kai-shek immediately began to prepare in the army, and specially formulated a plan for this, and wanted to equip this 33,000-member army with the best equipment.
Even how to transport this unit, Chiang Kai-shek has already thought about it. If goes by air, the national army has a special transport plane; if it goes by sea, the national army can send a frigate to escort. In short, the U.S. military can completely do not worry about the transportation of troops. As long as the U.S. military needs it, this force can assemble and set off within 5 days.
However, Chiang Kai-shek's full sincerity was soon overturned by news from the United States.
Although Truman did not object to Chiang Kai-shek's dispatch of troops to aid, his men firmly disagreed.
was US Secretary of State Acheson believes that mainland China has not yet participated in the war, but if Chiang Kai-shek is allowed to send troops to North Korea, is likely to involve mainland China, then The war situation will be further expanded, and may even allow the People's Liberation Army to seize the opportunity to cross the strait. And this is not the situation that the United States wants.
Acheson
In addition, Secretary of State Acheson has no confidence in the combat strength of the national army. In his opinion, the national army, which has received strong support from the United States, still lost a terrible defeat in the war of liberation , and finally lost to Taiwan, and even needed the US military to send a fleet to protect it. Chiang Kai-shek is clearly unable to protect himself,What is the ability to send troops to aid?
Truman believed that Acheson was right, so he rejected Chiang Kai-shek on the grounds of “influencing Taiwan’s defense” . Chiang Kai-shek did not want to miss the opportunity, but did not dare to confront the United States, so he had to give up in the end.
Blowing the clarion call to resist US aggression and aid Korea
However, the United States thought very well, but it still underestimated the Chinese.
is different from Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman Mao When he heard the news of the outbreak of the Korean War, he felt very heavy.
At that time, New China had just been established, and the national economy was in urgent need of recovery and construction. The people were devastated by war and yearned for a peaceful and stable life. While abroad, Western imperialism blocked New China everywhere. The United States not only sent troops to join the Korean battlefield with the so-called "United Nations forces", but also opened its fleet to the Taiwan Strait in an attempt to prevent the People's Liberation Army from liberating Taiwan.
At home and abroad, mainland China is facing a very severe situation, but this has not deterred the Chinese, but has strengthened the determination and confidence to fight it to the end.
Before the decision to send troops was officially made, Chairman Mao made a decisive decision, first forming a border guard in the northeast and being vigilant, and then urgently convening a central meeting to discuss.
When the "United Nations Army" landed from Incheon, South Korea under the command of MacArthur in September 1950, the situation in North Korea was reversed, and the Korean People's Army was defeated and retreated. Premier Zhou issued a warning on behalf of China: "If the US military crosses the 38th parallel,China will not sit idly by!
The United States did not take China’s warnings to heart and continued to attack northward.
So on October 18, 1950, the Chinese People’s Volunteers came to the Korean peninsula at the request of the North Korean government and began to resist the United States and aid North Korea. I want to participate in the war. Compared with Chiang Kai-shek’s continuous small actions in private, the volunteers have gone bright and open.
At first, the United States did not put the volunteers in the eyes, after all, China and the United States. The overall national strength and military strength are very different. The newly established China is lagging in almost every aspect. It can even be said that used the basis of an agricultural country to head-to-head with a most advanced industrial country. Cold-proof clothing. When all the U.S. military personnel were allotted woolen clothes and cashmere sleeping bags, Volunteer Corps 9th Corps slept with 10 people in each shift at night, using one or two quilts for warmth.
On Thanksgiving Day, that is, at the end of November, American soldiers can eat Thanksgiving turkey on the battlefield, and dozens of renovated picnics, while the volunteer soldiers can only use fried noodles and potatoes, mixed with snow to satisfy their hunger.
TheVolunteer Army is not lack of logistics, but due to the lack of air control weapons, the Volunteer Army has no effective way to use US bombers. Many clothes and dry food transported from the country to the Korean battlefield were destroyed by air strikes by the US military during the transportation.
MacArthur even arrogantly said: "I promise to take the soldiers home before Christmas!
But his so-called "Christmas offensive" did not come true.
The Volunteer Army defeated the US Army in its first battle after entering the DPRK. At that time, the Volunteer Army 39th Army and the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division encountered in Yunshan. Both were the ace troops in their respective armies. However, the U.S. Army only regarded the volunteers as the equivalent of the national army. Soon there was a battle of Yunshan .
When Wu Xinquan, the commander of the 39th Army, learned that the opposite was the American ace 1st Cavalry Division, their 8th Cavalry Regiment had been beaten by the volunteers and escaped. The 5th Cavalry Regiment wanted to come to the rescue, and was beaten several times. Return.
When this battle is over, the Volunteers have annihilated a total of 1,800 US troops. Among them, a whole battalion of the US 1st Cavalry Division was annihilated, and even the designation was cancelled in the end.
Volunteers launched the first battle between October 25th and November 5th. killed, wounded and captured more than 15,000 enemy troops , so that the U.S. troops had to retreat from the Yalu River to Qingchuan To the south of Jiang.
This battle deeply shocked the Americans and made MacArthur have to admit that his views on the Volunteers were wrong, and the entire strategic deployment must be adjusted. At this time, MacArthur thought of Chiang Kai-shek again.
Hope is lost
In MacArthur's view, as an old opponent, Chiang Kai-shek knows this army better than they do. He called Chiang Kai-shek on November 28, inviting Chiang Kai-shek to send troops to join the war, and at the same time applied to Truman, hoping that Chiang Kai-shek's troops could also join.
Chiang Kai-shek was very happy after receiving the news. For him, this was simply good news that someone gave a pillow when he was dozing off. Of course, he agreed without hesitation and ordered the 52nd National Army, which had previously decided to send to the war, to quickly form a team and be ready to set off at all times.
MacArthur
At this time, The Battle of Changjin Lake has already started. The 20th and 27th Corps of the Ninth Corps of the Volunteers took advantage of the night and launched a surprise attack on the US troops stationed here. .
These two armies are not the first echelon of the volunteers, but because of the tight war in North Korea, they didn’t even prepare for the cold cotton clothes, so they took the train to North Korea, braving the extreme cold weather of minus 30 degrees, in Baixue Trek among the white dense forests. They rested during the day and only marched at night. They went on foot marches for 18 consecutive days under the noses of US military planes, but they were never noticed.
All the hardships are worth it. The US Army, known as the trump card of the 1st Marine Division , unknowingly fell into the ambush of the volunteers.
On November 30, when the 52nd Army of the National Army was reorganized, the battle of Changjin Lake was on the fourth day. The 27th Volunteer Army concentrated its forces and launched an offensive at night. After paying a lot of casualties, the famous American " polar bear regiment " was almost wiped out.
Picture: During the battle of Changjin Lake, the Chinese People's Volunteers launched a charge against the enemy's fierce artillery
At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek's desire to participate in the war fell through again.
After receiving MacArthur's application, the White House still gave a negative attitude. They insisted that if allowed the national army to fight in North Korea,It will lead to a series of more complicated situations, so Chiang Kai-shek's request was rejected again.
Chiang Kai-shek, who had already failed once, was unwilling to let the opportunity slip away again, so he proactively expressed to the United States that his army could play a big role on the battlefield. MacArthur and Chiang Kai-shek were old acquaintances. He was willing to give Chiang Kai-shek a chance, but Truman was very calm and sober and never allowed MacArthur to accept Chiang Kai-shek's help.
Chiang Kai-shek still wanted to insist, but MacArthur was quickly dismissed on April 11, 1951 due to poor command. Li Qiwei and Clark successively succeeded to the position of commander-in-chief of the "United Nations". After arriving here, Clark found that the defense was empty and there were no soldiers to adjust, so he turned his attention to Taiwan.
Clark
Clark did not know the attitude of the United States at this time. After learning that Chiang Kai-shek was willing to send troops, he reported the proposal to the White House. He thought the White House would agree, and told Chiang Kai-shek to prepare as soon as possible. With lessons learned from the past, Chiang Kai-shek knew very well that Clark's proposal would not be passed, but he still prepared for the war with the idea of luck.
But as expected, Secretary of State Acheson once again persuaded Truman and rejected Chiang Kai-shek.
The three petitions were rejected. Chiang Kai-shek could only continue to shrink in Taiwan, waiting for the news that the United States was forced to sign an armistice agreement in July 1953.
It is worth mentioning that when the sensational battle of Shangganling ended with the victory of the volunteers, Chiang Kai-shek once said with emotion: "In this world, no country is an opponent of the People's Liberation Army." p
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can be seen from this,The war to build a country to resist the US and aid Korea not only shocked the United States , but also once again awakened Chiang Kai-shek and cut off his whimsical imagination.
Dignity is created by oneself, not by others' charity. The Chinese People's Volunteers have won the victory by forgetting their lives and have won true dignity for the Chinese people. pays tribute to the great martyrs and the loveliest people!
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