In 1953, when the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea ended and 20,000 volunteers were captured, why did less than half return home?

In 1953, American soldiers were finally defeated by our People's Volunteers, and they signed an armistice agreement in North Korea. After the war ended, the Volunteer Army and the United States-led United Nations Army began negotiations on the release of prisoners of war. Our captured soldiers totaled more than 20,000. But what happened and the results are quite different from what we expected. Among the 20,000 captured volunteers of , only more than 6,000 people returned to the embrace of the motherland, and even half of them were not reached. What accident happened? ? Why are there so few prisoners returning home?

Volunteer soldiers to return to their homeland

When the two countries negotiated, our country has repeatedly declared with the UN military that all prisoners of war should be repatriated, but the U.S. government played a word game with us. , not only did not respond to China's request, but also used the name "free repatriation" to detain volunteer soldiers for a long time. Subsequently, these American soldiers also listed a list of voluntary return to China according to their standards, claiming that this was for the volunteers to choose to stay and stay, and there were only 6000 on this list. I believe that many people are the same as the people back then. I will never believe that only so many people are willing to return to China. It must be the other party doing something. Where did the rest of them go? What is the ending? I'm afraid this will start from the liberation war period.

Resisting U.S. Aid Korea

The War of Liberation entered the middle and late stages, many high-level generals within the KMT, through the active mobilization and instigation work within the KMT, began to realize that the KMT’s defeat was set.Some of them surrendered because of justice and some of their lives. They changed from senior Kuomintang officers to revolutionary soldiers wearing red flags. With the continuous victory of the War of Liberation, these Kuomintang soldiers also began to integrate into the ranks of the People’s Liberation Army. Follow them on the battlefield. Everyone knows what happened afterwards. Our party won a great victory in the War of Liberation. Chiang Kai-shek was beaten to retreat in Taiwan and lost the leader of the National Government . After the establishment of New China, based on the principle of equal treatment, the organization judged the merits and demerits of many Kuomintang generals. Although many people of did a lot of bad things, they did not punish them for surrender in time. People staying in the revolutionary ranks actually left a lot of hidden dangers in the future.

After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the biggest battle is probably the resistance to U.S. Aid Korea. On the Korean battlefield, the Volunteer soldiers used their blood and lives to resist the American military’s sophisticated weapons and equipment, and the opponent’s aircraft. The artillery flattened countless hilltops of North Korea but still could not defeat the will of the volunteers. The two sides were stuck in a stalemate on the Korean battlefield. The number of battles became less and less, and the possibility of an armistice and peace talks continued to increase. Entering May, China, North Korea and the United States have reached a basic armistice agreement, but the prisoners of war cannot be finalized for a long time. Our country naturally asks the United Nations to release all prisoners of war and allow them to return to their homeland, but the cunning Americans, under the banner of respecting prisoners of war, have put together a "voluntary repatriation" drama , On this issue, Of course, we are not willing to make concessions. It is the long-cherished wish of all the people of the motherland to let every volunteer soldier go home.

Here, we will mention the conspiracy behind the American singing of this play. They have always tried to divide the motherland through various means.Seize every opportunity, even on the issue of prisoners of war. Moreover, the voluntary repatriation proposed this time was a decision made after conspiring with the Kuomintang in Taiwan. quietly dispatched some as early as the beginning of the negotiations. The "representative" went to Taiwan to solicit the so-called "opinions" . This is exactly the appetite of the high-ranking Kuomintang. At that time, the Kuomintang had just defected to the other side of the strait. After a series of toss, they hugged the thighs of the U.S. government and got a firm foothold. They began to dream of finding opportunities to "recover" the mainland. To seize power, even if it was and the Korean War , when the US dispatched a fleet in the waters of Taiwan, they would turn one eye and close another .

Prisoners of the Volunteer Army to Taiwan

Because they were unwilling to give up the opportunity to counterattack the mainland, the Kuomintang in Taiwan used the excuse to say that many of the volunteers were former Kuomintang soldiers. According to 's "voluntary repatriation" , There are bound to be many people who are willing to go to Taiwan. In this way, they kill two birds with one stone. can not only be a demon in international public opinion again, but also take this opportunity to suppress the Communist Party’s momentum and further brainwash some people who don’t know the truth. Consolidate the position of the KMT. Moreover, they did so. First, they proposed the plan to "instigate Communist prisoners of war to come to Taiwan." Then secretly went to the UN military base camp where prisoners of war were detained at the end of 1951 to initiate insurrection work.

Because this task is carried out in secret by the two parties, in addition to some intelligence information, more inside information can only be learned from the narratives of some veterans personally experienced, and it is only the tip of the iceberg. Take Bud, an American soldier who used to perform missions in a prisoner-of-war camp. He mentioned in a later interview that had many Kuomintang agents in the camp at that time.Although he kept saying that he was not a member of the Kuomintang, in the camp, apart from the Chinese who were prisoners of war, who else would unexpectedly turn to be the Kuomintang "recruitment"? Bud also said that 's behavior is different from that of the Communist Party. When instigating rebellion, these people made it clear that some Communist Party members would not "talk" and that they wanted to avoid these people from taking the opportunity to become spies.

A small volunteer soldier was captured

These special agents sent by the Kuomintang in Taiwan did a lot of preparations. They not only concealed their identity, but also brought some seemingly irrelevant people. , Such as film crew actors and opera artist , etc. They reached an agreement with the officers of the American prisoner-of-war camp. These American soldiers would come forward and set up a stage to promote their performance in the prisoner-of-war camp. A performance schedule was posted every few days and the prisoners of war would be invited to the show. Listen to the song. This is the same as the previous attitude towards prisoners of war. Many Volunteer soldiers felt incomprehensible, so they asked these people, " . You used to be interrogated or tortured. Why are you being served with a good show now? What's your idea? Where did these Chinese people get these performances? ” Faced with such questions, these American non-commissioned officers also answered the wrong questions. Okay? This is a program specially created by your superiors to improve your lives. If you want to watch it, volunteer to watch ."

Battered Volunteer Prisoners of War

Repeated inquiries were unsuccessful, so everyone stopped asking, and they all agreed that this was a "special" activity initiated by the Americans. And for volunteer soldiers at that time, their personal freedom was restricted every day,It’s like going to jail. Now there are national quintessences to watch every day, and after a few games, nothing else seems to happen, so everyone puts down their vigilance, and the number of people watching the show gradually increases. These Kuomintang agents also insisted on making performances for a while, not to mention anything else. So, after a while, everyone's focus is basically on what show will be performed today. But, are they really so kind?

The only captured female soldier of the Volunteer Army insisted on asking the U.S. army to repatriate her for 2 years. The prisoners of war began to adapt to life in the prison camp, and they also regarded daily theater watching as a routine. They really revealed their true purpose. The theater no longer plays the ordinary scenes, but from time to time there will be some propaganda clips about the Taiwan region, basically describing how the place is good, how the people live happily, In the long run, the prisoners of war also started through these deliberately played scenes. I have a different impression of Taiwan. Seeing that this method is very effective, these Kuomintang agents entered the second stage of brainwashing, gave a speech . They kept propagating to the prisoners of war that if they choose to go to Taiwan after going out from here, they will get free housing, and some will arrange jobs for them, and even marry a wife. Some soldiers cannot withstand the erosion of capitalism and are firm. His revolutionary heart also began to waver.

Volunteer soldiers are brainwashed

But this situation is extremely special. In addition to using this method of induction, these Kuomintang agents will also unite the US military to conduct personal attacks on prisoners of war. Some volunteer soldiers who are lucky enough to return They said that they had been intimidated by Kuomintang agents in the prisoner-of-war camp, and they threatened him to let him voluntarily choose to go to Taiwan after his release instead of returning to the mainland. Many volunteers were impressed by this man named Li Daan. Everyone basically knew that he actually surrendered to the United Nations on the Korean battlefield.He was a traitor, but this man was taken to a prisoner-of-war camp, where he became the executioner of the American soldiers and helped them do all the bad things. Not to mention intimidating the compatriots, they even fisted on the volunteers and even got some unruly tattoos.

Carved four-character faceless volunteer soldiers

Unlike the lies of the US government to the outside world, the prisoners of China's Volunteer Army, where they live every day, often have to experience some inhuman methods. At the end of 1952, has become a topic of domestic debate with the general election of the United States. Even the people believe that the war should be ended as soon as possible and peace should be restored. With the replacement of the US president, the progress on the Korean battlefield has also been updated. However, on the issue of prisoners of war, both the old and new presidents insisted on “voluntary repatriation” of . After several communications, the United States finally reached an agreement with us on the exchange of wounded and sick prisoners of war. In 1953, the war on the Korean battlefield was finally completely extinguished.

The happy appearance of the captured U.S. military

Although the agreement was signed, we did not expect that the U.S. turned out to be back and re-engaged the "voluntary repatriation" camp, and to the prisoners of war. The volunteers here are even more vigorous to instigate rebellion. On the other side of , Chiang Kai-shek has also been unstoppable and even published an article welcoming prisoners of war to the Taiwan region. Under threats from both sides, many fighters had to sign the documents that they volunteered to go to Taiwan, and only a few have survived their shameful threats and intimidation. This is why less than half of the more than 20,000 prisoners of war returned to the motherland. The remaining soldiers of were all sent to the other side of the strait by US military warships and planes. After they landed,Chiang Kai-shek sent the authorities non-stop to brainwash these soldiers, and even asked them to tattoo and write blood books.