Chapter 101 Peng Dehuai had a quarrel with the Soviet ambassador

On the evening of January 10, the pursuit was stopped for the third day. Junzili, the headquarters of the Chinese and North Korean coalition forces. A group of senior North Korean officials accompanied Prime Minister Kim Il Sung; Then the Soviet ambassador to North Korea Lazovayev also came. This Ambassador Lazovayev is the general adviser of the Soviet Union to North Korea. He was the commander of the Soviet Army Group that entered North Korea. He has experienced dozens of battles, not hundreds of battles. For the military, you must not be called a layman. As soon as they met, Peng Dehuai quarreled with this Lazovayev.

The quarrel was all about strategy. The views of the two sides are diametrically opposed. Their quarrel is interesting and well worth studying. Whether you are engaged in military affairs, politics, or business, it is necessary to understand their quarrels, so that you can understand by analogy in your own work, what is insight, what is straight-line thinking; what is pragmatic, what is subjective; what is feasible Sex, what is necessity; what is a wise decision-making, what is a muddled decision-making, and how the two kinds of decisions will bring completely different results to the overall situation.

In the case of a big victory, he stopped attacking, and Lazovayev was puzzled. Kim Il Sung didn't understand either. Peng Dehuai introduced the reasons for stopping the offensive from the aspects of military affairs, logistics, and strategic situation. In fact, the Volunteer Army and the United Nations Army are not at the same level in terms of comprehensive strength. If the United Nations Army knows the family background of the Chinese army, MacArthur and Li Qiwei will definitely regret it. In terms of the number of troops, after the three battles, among the 450,000 volunteers, there were more than 50,000 casualties, and more than 40,000 were frostbitten and sick, a total of 100,000.The three armies of the Ninth Corps were unable to participate in the battle for at least two or three months due to severe frostbite, and only six armies were still able to fight, with 300,000 people.Although the main force of the United Nations Army is injured, its strength is still there.

In terms of firepower, in the first battle, the Volunteer Army had only 60 artillery pieces; in the second battle, the Volunteer Army had only 48 artillery pieces.After the two battles, a total of 1054 shells were fired.Even in the third battle with the strongest firepower, the Volunteer Army only had 106 artillery pieces and fired 4,287 shells. As for the United Nations Army, there are not many artillery pieces, let alone shells, which can be used at will. In terms of logistics, the front line of the Volunteers has stretched to 550 to 700 kilometers. Under the bombing of the United Nations aircraft, logistical support is extremely difficult. Only 260 vehicles of the entire army were lost due to air strikes and accidents, and the food that could be transported to the front line It can only meet a quarter of the minimum demand. The vast number of commanders and fighters are in tattered clothes, lack of shoes and socks, and it is extremely difficult to keep out the cold.The US military, on the other hand, has extremely sufficient logistical support, and its strong logistical supply capabilities are staggering.

In terms of strategic posture, with the retreat of the United Nations Army, they have shrunk their front and have the ability to counterattack; while the Volunteer Army is just the opposite. Lazovayev pointed out: "I understand that the volunteers have difficulties, and I understand that the army is resting, but the enemy is fleeing. This is not the time to stop. You can send out three armies first and continue to attack. Even if not many enemies can be wiped out, occupy some. The land is also possible!" Kim Il Sung also believed that he should pursue the victory. Peng Dehuai couldn't convince Lazovayev, so he became a little angry.

He started to fight back.He said: "Since you think that the enemy will retreat as soon as they fight, well, I propose that the volunteer army should serve as the rear guard to maintain traffic. The 120,000 troops of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th corps of the Korean People's Army have been resting for two months. Then let them try to attack!" In one sentence, Lazovayev choked. Razovayev defended, saying: "This cannot be tried casually, and it will cost tens of thousands of people." This time Boss Peng really got angry. He retorted: "The life of the People's Army is life, but the life of the Volunteer Army is not life? War is not a child's play. I can't gamble with the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers."

In the end, Peng Dehuai said categorically: "It's settled like this. The troops will not go south. If I make a mistake, I will be responsible and kill my head!" The two parties broke up unhappy. Peng Dehuai almost scolded his mother. In fact, it was not just Lazovayev. After the liberation of Seoul, many people became overheated and became impersonal. In the Volunteer Army, there is also such a formulation: from north to south, one push will be over. That means, after using up a tube of toothpaste, you can return home victoriously. The third battle was won and Seoul was liberated.

People set off firecrackers in Tiananmen Square to celebrate enthusiastically. The People's Daily also published an editorial stating: go ahead! Go to Daejeon! Go to Daegu! Go to Busan! Drive the U.S. aggressors who refuse to withdraw from North Korea into the sea! Others can be non-objective, but the supreme commander cannot be non-objective. Others can be hotheaded, but the supreme commander cannot be hotheaded. Look at General Peng again. In front of the victory and the cheers, he was very calm and objective, very determined. In the face of the front and back pressure, he was not confused by the appearance and dared to stick to his own judgment. He was not fooled by Li Qiwei.

In fact, it is entirely conceivable that if the Volunteer Army continued to pursue the whole army for a few more days, all its strength and ammunition were exhausted, and at this time, the mechanized United Nations Army, which was waiting for work, shot back and suddenly launched a counterattack. At that time, how the Volunteer Army should end, I really don’t know how many casualties will be increased, I really don’t know if the Volunteer Army can withstand it, and even, will the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea be another ending! On the surface, Peng Dehuai is very dignified, unsmiling, and a person who is like a fire and difficult to get along with. The 13th Corps is a unit of the four fields. Deng Hua, Han Xianchu, Hong Xuezhi and others all grew up under Lin Biao's gentle command style. But why do these volunteer soldiers have deep feelings for Boss Peng, and even in the years to come, when Peng Dehuai was wrongly criticized at the Lushan Conference, they still stood with General Peng and complained for General Peng?

I am afraid that it is Commander Peng Dehuai's spirit of being dedicated to the public, daring to take responsibility, and daring to take responsibility that has deeply affected them. In today's society, people's desire to become a great talent is very strong, which is understandable.However, in order to truly become a successful entrepreneur, military strategist, and statesman, one must have two qualities that Commander Peng Dehuai demonstrated in the face of the war: First, there is a calmness that ordinary people do not have.It takes enthusiasm to do things, but calmness and pragmatism are needed to succeed.Do not have enthusiasm and lose reality. This is a major fatal factor why many people fail to become talents.

Second, there are responsibilities that ordinary people do not have.Thinking about things is very impulsive, but when encountering things, you will be timid, shrink your head, and procrastinate. This is another fatal factor why many people fail to succeed.