Little-known Sino-Soviet conflict: The Soviet Union suffered a big loss on Zhenbao Island and wanted to use nuclear bombs to retaliate against China.
In 1969, an armed conflict broke out between China and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union threatened to retaliate with nuclear bombs against China. Chen Bing took action frequently. But he didn't want to give up the war when the war was about to break out. Does mean that the Soviet Union regrets it? Or has China figured out some good way to defeat the enemy?
The origin of the war originated from a small Heilongjiang island - Zhenbao Island. This was originally China's inherent territory, but the Soviet army blatantly sent troops in without China's consent, and also fought with the border guards stationed there. Conflict arises. Not knowing what the Soviets were up to, the army leaders could only order the soldiers to step up their vigilance and expel this foreign army that had rashly entered. However, leaving does not mean that the Soviet Union has canceled its military operations. They have been increasing their troops near Zhenbao Island, which has put a lot of pressure on our border guards.
On March 2, 1969, the Soviets officially showed their fangs. Not only did they once again ignore warnings and break into Zhenbao Island, they also killed and injured 6 patrolling People's Liberation Army soldiers. Although China and the Soviet Union have gone hand in hand in the past, the mutual interests of major powers come first. Now that the relationship has deteriorated, China will not let the other side bully it. It quickly organized an army to fight back, and the battle to defend Zhenbao Island began.
This battle took a long time. China and the Soviet Union launched a tug-of-war around Zhenbao Island for nearly two months. . Although the Soviet Union is a world power and its army is stronger than our army in terms of equipment strength and fire support, China's border defense The soldiers' morale was high, and with the firm belief that the country's territory was inviolable, they fought to the death with the enemy. They launched a preemptive surprise attack, annihilated dozens of Soviet soldiers, and destroyed several of the opponent's logistics transport vehicles. They got off to a great start.
The Soviet soldiers were humiliated and quickly mobilized reinforcements. They gave full play to their firepower advantage and threw countless artillery shells at our station. Our soldiers are all made of flesh and blood, how can they withstand such indiscriminate bombing and many people have been sacrificed. However, the most precious quality of the Chinese army is that they never give up. They quickly regrouped and used their rich combat experience and familiarity with the terrain to successfully counterattack and defeat the enemy's three charges. The Soviet army became angry and launched a sneak attack at night. Unfortunately, their actions were not clean enough and they were quickly discovered by our soldiers and the battle failed.
I don’t know whether it was stimulated by the Battle of Zhenbao Island, or whether it was used as an excuse to reveal its true colors. The Soviet Union officially terminated the cooperative relationship with our country and withdrew all funds and experts. The relationship between the two countries became increasingly tense, and some radical Soviet military officers began to suggest to their leaders: teach China a lesson and let them taste the power of nuclear bombs. ’s remarks were supported and recognized by the Soviet leadership. In August 1969, the Soviet army raided our border patrol. Due to the huge disparity in the number of enemies and ourselves, all members of the patrol team died. At the same time, the Soviet Union assembled a million-strong army and approached the Sino-Soviet border, setting up camp only a few hundred kilometers away from the capital Beijing. The army openly carried several missile launchers , which can be called an evil comer!
Why did the Soviet Union use nuclear weapons to attack China?
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, they were still close allies and good brothers. However, within a few years, how come the Soviet Union changed its face and planned to use nuclear weapons to threaten China? In fact, this is also very understandable. The reason why the Soviet Union aided China before was because China was in the same camp as it, and its social system and ideology were close, making it easier to cultivate. However, China's development speed was too fast, completely beyond its reach. In order to meet the expectations of the Soviets, they did not want to be taken advantage of and spend money and effort to train their opponents in vain, so they chose to attack China and take action while they could still control the situation.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the contradiction between China and the Soviet Union became more and more obvious. In 1950, the two countries signed the " Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance" , and had disputes over the ownership of some border areas. There were few conflicts. The Soviet Union relied on its strong national power and would not give in. The central leadership considered that the New China had just been established, and there were Western capitalist countries looking at it from the outside. Internally, there were constant internal and external troubles, and everything was waiting for improvement, so they did not put these issues in the open. In terms of quality, we continued to maintain good cooperative relations with the Soviet Union.
But the Soviet Union did not think so. Seeing that China was getting stronger and stronger and the threat to itself was getting bigger and bigger, the Soviet Union began to express dissatisfaction overtly and covertly, and made many unreasonable demands to our country one after another. For example, in 1958 When he visited China in 2010, he proposed to build a signal tower in the coastal areas of our country to receive radio signals. This is an issue related to telecommunications security, and the central leadership flatly rejected it. A few months later, they put forward a proposal, hoping to establish a joint naval fleet with the People's Liberation Army. This time's proposal sounds good, but in fact the problem is not small. The most difficult decision is, who will command the joint fleet ? If there is a disagreement in the team, should we listen to the host China or the Soviet Union, which has a tougher fist?
China has changed its face and is steadily rising. It welcomes other countries to work together for mutual benefit and does not need to act based on other people's faces. Therefore, it rejected many cross-border proposals put forward by the Soviet Union, and representatives of the two parties broke up unhappy. This further aggravated the Soviet Union's dissatisfaction with China. The other side first tested Zhenbao Island along the border. Seeing that China had a tough attitude and refused to suffer losses, it took the initiative and officially began to take military action, intending to launch a nuclear strike against our country. .
The Soviet Union deployed troops and deployed bombing areas in the Far East. The location was only a few hundred kilometers away from Beijing, and it was even closer to key northern cities such as Jiuquan and Hohhot.. Once they took action, China would suffer heavy losses. Moreover, the harm of nuclear weapons lies not only in the bombing at that time, but also in the subsequent nuclear pollution that continues for decades. Those radioactive elements leaked into the air and soil will make the entire land of China a barren land, leaving countless people Chinese people are displaced and infected and sick. Naturally, the central leaders did not want to see the tragedy happen, and they thought hard to find a way to break the situation. On the other hand, the Soviet Union also began to contact the United States.
The Soviet Union wanted to use nuclear weapons to attack China. Why did it suddenly abandon the war when it was about to use nuclear weapons?
In the early days of the founding of New China, China did not have strong military strength and was unable to independently develop and manufacture nuclear bombs and other weapons of mass destruction, so it was really a headache to face the nuclear threat from the Soviet Union. But things soon took a turn for the better, and this turn of events had something to do with the Americans. At that time, it was in the period when the United States and the Soviet Union were competing for hegemony. In order to avoid the occurrence of World War III, the United States and the Soviet Union competed in many aspects such as economy, military, and technological development. This time the Soviet Union planned to take action against China and specially sent representatives there. Notify the US leaders and inform the other side of the situation. Of course, the subtext of the Soviets is: they want to go to war with China and have nothing to do with the Americans. They hope that the other side will keep its own rules and not interfere in troubled waters.
Will Americans listen to them? No doubt they won't. High-level US officials quickly held meetings and discussions. Many people disagreed with the Soviet Union's approach and said that their own interests would also be threatened. Now that the Soviet Union is powerful, there are not many countries in the world that can exert a check on it. If China completely loses its military capabilities and is reduced to rubble by nuclear weapons, the Soviets will only become more arrogant.
Moreover, nuclear weapons cannot be used just when you want to. Although the United States and the Soviet Union both have nuclear weapons, only the United States officially used them in World War II . The tragedy of Japan left a deep impression on them and made the United States understand that, This kind of weapon is too powerful. Once abused, the entire world will be plunged into the cloud of nuclear threats and panic. Therefore, the Soviet Union cannot be allowed to start this.
The top leaders of the United States reached a consensus and decided to prevent the Soviet Union from carrying out a nuclear strike. They anonymously published the news in international newspapers, causing a huge wave of public opinion . Other peace-loving countries began to accuse the Soviet Union. On the other side, our leaders also thought about countermeasures. They felt that since reconciliation could not be achieved, they might as well just keep doing nothing and fight back.
The great man first asked the people in the northern region to practice the policy of "dig holes deeply and accumulate food widely" , dig underground fortifications, transfer strategic materials and large industrial equipment, and enter a state of war preparation, and then proposed an extremely bold "Home-changing strategy" . Why change homes? Just be prepared for the worst. Once the Soviet Union's nuclear strike plan is successfully implemented, the homes that the Chinese people rely on for survival will be destroyed. In order to preserve the vitality, the army will take the people to the Sino-Soviet border area and concentrate its forces to break through the Soviet Union. Line of defense, establish new living areas within the opponent's territory, and wait for opportunities to counterattack.
This method is to treat others with their own medicine. The premise of implementation is that the Soviet Union formally takes military action to occupy our territory, and the complex terrain of the Sino-Soviet border is also suitable for the People's Liberation Army to use its advantages to carry out guerrilla warfare guerrilla warfare . The worst possible outcome is to re- Going back to the bitter days of the Anti-Japanese War, as long as the will and fire are not severed, the Chinese military and civilians will not give up. It depends on whether the Soviets have the courage to drop nuclear bombs on their own territory.
After coming up with the strategy of changing the country, the great man went out of his way to publicize it and said that would not let the United States watch the fire from the other side and stay out of the matter. When the time comes, it would drag the United States and the Soviet Union into the water and turn the world upside down. The Americans couldn't sit still after receiving the news. Nothing happened to them this time, and they couldn't suffer this unreasonable disaster in vain. The leaders of the United States informed the Soviet Union and warned them not to push China to a dead end. When the time comes, no one will be able to benefit from the situation. They asked them to abandon their military plans, otherwise they would send troops to intervene. The Soviet Union was also frightened by our country's unconventional strategic approach. Its senior leaders were restless. Now they received condemnation and attacks from the United States. They delayed for a long time and could not come up with a solution. In the end, they had to withdraw their deployment on the Sino-Soviet border. The military gave up its nuclear strike plan.
