However, in the 1979 war against Vietnam, he proposed a combat plan, and the Military Commission refused decisively after hearing this. Why is this? When the new China was first established, the national economy was also poor and weak. In the past hundred years of war, the great

When the entire army was awarded the rank of general in 1955, Xu Shiyou was awarded the rank of general. This outstanding military strategist can be described as brave and good at fighting. He is not only a martial arts master, but also has very strong command and combat capabilities. He served as company commander at the age of 20 and joined the Communist Party at the age of 21. He has fought countless beautiful battles in his decades of military career. He can be said to be a veteran general with rich combat experience. However, in against Vietnam in 1979, he proposed a combat plan. Military Commission decisively refused after hearing this. Why is this?

When the founding of New China, the country's economy was also poor and weak. In the war of nearly a hundred years, the great powers were divided and the civil war was consumed. After the founding of New China, it was a time when everything was in ruins. The people were actively producing labor. In order to strengthen the country and the people, leaders and the people are actively contributing their own strength. At the same time, in order to promote friendship with other countries, China has provided free support and assistance, including Vietnam.

Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia and is adjacent to China. In ancient times, it was once a vassal state of China. The two countries had many similar destinies, and they also became colonies and were invaded by the Japanese army. Later, during the Vietnam War, China provided support and help to Vietnam. At that time, China was not rich enough, but it supported Vietnam with rice and white flour. They did not know how to use weapons and had no combat experience, so China provided them with military training. However, what was unexpected was that Vietnam actually ate Chinese rice and took Chinese weapons to continuously provoke armed conflicts on the Chinese border.

At that time, Sino-Soviet relations deteriorated, China-US diplomatic relations , changes in the world environment, Vietnamese foxes pretended to be powerful and publicly opposed China. They suppressed overseas Chinese, injured border residents, constantly provoked trouble, and even began to erode China's borders with their arms. Vietnam completely forgot the aid China provided in their difficult times. They attacked China like unfamiliar white-eyed wolves. In order to safeguard sovereignty and prevent China's border from being violated, China decided to self-defense counterattack against Vietnam .

When the Central Military Commission held a meeting to discuss strategic deployment, General Xu Shiyou took the initiative to participate in the high-level meeting, and he was in charge of the self-defense counterattack war on the Sino-Vietnam border to the Guangxi direction. Xu Shiyou was a powerful general in the army during the war. Chairman Mao praised him: "Xu Shiyou is a general. He made a big fame and it is amazing, amazing!" Xu Shiyou's martial arts are superb. As we all know, many people think he is brave but not resourceful. In fact, he has very strong command and combat ability. Otherwise, Chairman Mao would not praise him for two "magnificent".

Therefore, when discussing the specific plan, Xu Shiyou also spoke. He advocated using Lao , so that Vietnam's troops could be cut off in half, and then cooperated with the main force to advance head-on, making Vietnam unable to take care of each other, and finally went straight to the capital of Vietnam, completely conquering Vietnam, and stopping Vietnam, and no longer harassing the Chinese border. Xu Shiyou believes that this plan will be done once and for all, and if you want to fight, you will be beaten to the other side. This is also in line with General Xu Shiyou's character, but his bold plan is indeed terrifying enough because it does not take into account China's diplomatic principles.

When Vietnam continues to invade China's borders, the US media asked Mr. Deng how to solve the Vietnamese problem. Mr. Deng told them, "Young brother is disobedient, you need to teach a lesson." It can be seen from Mr. Deng's words that China has the confidence and strength to defeat Vietnam. At that time, Vietnam had just been established, and its domestic troops were seriously insufficient, claiming to have 50,000 main forces, while China already had a million troops. Just in terms of military strength, Vietnam was no longer a rival to China.

Another point is that during the Vietnam War, China sent a large number of military talents to guide Vietnam to learn to command operations. It can be said that many commanders in Vietnam at that time were taught by China step by step. They were very familiar with their level and abilities. They often competed with tactics on the battlefield. Obviously, China basically knew Vietnam's tactics well. Therefore, when facing the American media, what Mr. Deng said was lessons rather than conquest, otherwise it would be no different from those hegemonic countries of .

China advocates peace, but it does not allow other countries to infringe on rashly. China's self-defense counterattack against Vietnam adheres to the principle of "reasonable, favorable and strict". The conquest plan proposed by Xu Shiyou is too bold and is not conducive to world peaceful development. Conquering Vietnam is not impossible, but it will affect China's image in the hearts of the Vietnamese people and violate China's diplomatic principles of peace and friendship. Therefore, the Military Commission decisively rejected General Xu Shiyou's plan after hearing this. Although the

plan was rejected, it did not affect General Xu Shiyou's command of self-defense counterattack . On February 17, 1979, China "carried out the battle to defend the frontiers with self-defense counterattack ". Faced with the flexible tactics and strong military qualities of the Chinese army, the Vietnamese army retreated step by step, and occasionally encountered difficult bones. It was not a problem for Xu Shiyou, a general who was good at fighting tough battles. Soon the Chinese army crossed the Qiqiong River and approached the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. At this time, the People's Liberation Army had achieved its strategic goal and began to withdraw its troops one after another. Vietnam, the "little brother", finally tasted the lessons of China.