Chapter 35 Peng Dehuai: Every major event is calm

On October 25, 1950, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea officially started. As soon as the battle started, it gave the US army a disarm and knocked MacArthur unconscious. Before it was clear what happened, the vanguard of the United Nations Army, when they attacked near the Yalu River, couldn't find them one by one. On November 5, which was the 10th day of the war, when the various units of the Volunteer Army were fighting vigorously, Peng Dehuai suddenly issued an order: Stop the attack and end the first campaign. Ordinarily, if you continue to attack, you can eliminate some enemies, seize some territory, and expand the results of the battle.

Why did it stop so suddenly? Why don't you pick up vegetables and eat meat? What kind of battle is this fighting? What kind of tactic is this used? As soon as the volunteer army entered the DPRK, they encountered an unexpected situation: the United Nations army was divided into companies one by one, like a tourist, and it was a big problem for Peng Dehuai.According to the tactical assumptions of Mao Zedong and Peng Dehuai, the battle of annihilation should have been fought with pockets tied. Now, it can't be played as expected. how to spell?In Peng Dehuai's words: First of all, the United Nations army must be stopped from "running around" in groups.

Peng Dehuai had no choice but to divide his troops and fight wherever he encountered the enemy. It's a mess. In the first battle, the Volunteers wiped out more than 15,000 United Nations troops. In the face of the sudden attack of the Volunteers, MacArthur was a little bit confused. What's the matter, one after another suddenly disappeared and couldn't be found? It seems that they were attacked by the Chinese army, or they should retreat one after another. Let's see the situation. The wily MacArthur ordered the troops without being fatally hit: retreat. The commanders of both sides began to predict the battlefield.

Boss Peng analyzed the battle situation and MacArthur's psychological characteristics. He believes that if the battle has reached this level, if the volunteers continue to attack, it is likely to be a flat push or a face-to-face battle.And the two sides put on a posture to fight hand-to-hand, and the weak volunteer army is not American at all. If the attack is stopped without the strength being exposed, MacArthur may mistakenly believe that the volunteers do not have much combat effectiveness and are just fighting.Based on MacArthur's madness, it is very likely that he made a wrong judgment after stabilizing his position, thinking that the Volunteer Army did not have much appetite and ability, and was preparing to fall behind and launch a large-scale offensive again.

At that time, open your big pockets and make American dumplings! Based on this judgment, Boss Peng was not confused by the small victory in front of him, and decisively ordered to stop when he was still able to fight. Moreover, the troops were ordered to retreat dozens of kilometers. Hid the troops in the mountains in northern North Korea. a stop; a withdrawal; Yizang. After three tricks, MacArthur was fooled. In fact, MacArthur is not a melon, and he also took out two strategies to deal with it: The first move: send planes to bomb North Korea indiscriminately on a large scale, and see where you can hide?

The second trick: do a good job in intelligence and reconnaissance, and send a large number of planes to conduct reconnaissance in northern North Korea to find out the bottom line. After two moves, the commander came to the conclusion that the Chinese army numbered at most 60,000 to 70,000 people, and they all retreated timidly. So, he was relieved and started his second big attack. The decision of this all-out attack made Commander MacArthur repent so much that his intestines turned green. Because, in this attack, MacArthur's army was all packed into the pockets under Peng Dehuai's cloth.

The catastrophe of the UN Army has arrived! Boss Peng, has a big temper, has a quick temper, and works vigorously, everyone on this earth knows; In fact, there is another side to his character, that is calm-headed, surprisingly calm. He never had a fever, never had a fever. When the war is going well, don't be blindly optimistic; When the battle is not going well, do not demean yourself. This kind of personality of being calm in every major event, taking action when it is time to take action, and giving up when it is time to stop is precisely an important quality of a commander and a great military strategist, and it is also an important factor for the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.