At the beginning of the war, Le Duan and Wu Yuanjia mistakenly believed that this was just a military blackmail by the Huaxia government to force the Annan army to withdraw its troops from Cambodia.

Although the Southern and Southwest Military Regions of China were gathering a large number of troops on the border, Li Duan felt that this was the same as the Soviet Union's deployment of millions of troops on the border of China, which was only to contain and not to take real military action.

In Li Duan's mind, the Chinese side must take into account the attitude of the Soviet Union!

The current strategic pattern in Asia is that "the praying mantis (Annam), the cicada catcher (Cambodia), and the yellow finch (Huaxia) are in the back projectile (the Soviet Union) in hand" to contain each other, and everyone tacitly understands it.

In addition, the climate in Annam entered the rainy season after entering April, which was obviously not conducive to combat operations.

Therefore, Li Duan concluded that it was impossible for China to launch a large-scale war against Annam, whether it was based on the needs of economic reform and construction, the military threat to the Soviet Union, and the factors of the battlefield environment.

Even if the Chinese government shouts loudly and lively, it also determines that this can only be a limited war of a short period of time, shallow and deep, and limited scale.

The short time, limited depth, and northerly location will not pose a real threat to Hanoi, and will not shake Le Duan's determination to invade and occupy Cambodia.

The focus of the Chinese side should be to focus on Anbei and send troops to punish Vietnam, which is a strategic echo and containment of Cambodia. The Annan authorities and the Annan military have conducted repeated deductions, and in light of the current international situation, they have concluded that if China sends troops, it can only be a quick victory.

I have to say that Le Duan's strategic decision was right. Because in history, the Chinese army was indeed a quick battle, and left after the battle.

It's just that the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Angolan Party broke his skull, and he couldn't imagine that there was a butterfly flapping its wings gently.

Until the outbreak of the war, the Chinese army was like a bamboo, and the Keshuo River and the Red River were dangerous, beating the powerful Annam People's Army, known as the third military power in the world, all over the ground. And they didn't put on a quick solution at all, and Li Duan and Wu Yuanjia really realized the seriousness of the problem.

However, the vast majority of the main forces of the Annam People's Army have been committed to the Cambodian battlefield. If the troops are withdrawn at this time, the main forces of the KPA will be transferred to reinforce the northern region. Not only will Cambodia lose its mouthful of fat, but it may also escalate the ongoing border local war between China and Annan into a full-scale war between the two countries.

It was also Li Duan's hesitation and failure to make a proper decision. As a result, the Annam People's Army did not send additional reinforcements to the northern battlefield. It was thought that the treacherous terrain in the northern mountains could be used to hold back the Chinese army first, and then return to the northern expedition when the main force of the People's Army completely stabilized the situation in Cambodia. Reconquest.

As the saying goes, if you miscalculate, every step is wrong.

When the Cambodian Revolutionary Army saw that the Chinese government had finally used force against Annan and that the Annan People's Army had been beaten to the ground, the guerrillas were like chickens and blood, and they were firmly stuck to the Annan invaders who had invaded Cambodia and could not get out.

The troops invested by the Annam People's Army in Cambodia at this time include:

the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Divisions of the People's Army;

the 302nd, 309th, 329th, and 330th Divisions of the Public Security Army;

Naval Forces: 126th Marine Brigade, 950th Marine Brigade;

Air Force Units: 901 Aviation Group.

It can be said that the main forces of the land and air forces of Annam Hai were all thrown into the Cambodian battlefield. And it has also achieved fruitful results.

By January 12, 1979, the Annam People's Army had largely occupied Cambodia's major cities and transportation arteries.

During this period, the Annam People's Army annihilated more than 60,000 members of the Cambodian Revolutionary Army and captured more than 50,000 guns of various types, 359 artillery pieces, more than 190 tanks, more than 40 aircraft, and more than 60 ships.

He also successfully supported Han Samlin, who had served as the commander of the Cambodian Revolutionary Army and the secretary of the Khmer Rouge Provincial Committee, to establish a puppet regime controlled by Vietnam: the Cambodian People's Republic (Phnom Penh regime).

Under these circumstances, once the Annam People's Army withdraws its troops from Cambodia, it will be tantamount to completely giving up the fruits of victory in hand. It may also lead to a large-scale counteroffensive by the Cambodian Revolutionary Army, which will spread the flames of war to Annam.

After repeated consultations, the leaders of the CPAN, such as Le Duan and Wu Yuanjia, weighed the pros and cons. In the end, it was concluded that it was impossible for the Chinese government to launch a full-scale war against Annam, and that their current military operations were aimed at giving an explanation to the Chinese and overseas Chinese in the whole world.

The Chinese army flaunted the banner of armed protection of overseas Chinese, as long as they were dragged to the mountainous area north of Lang Son until the main force of the People's Army completely wiped out the remnants of the Cambodian Revolutionary Army, and then returned to diplomatic negotiations with the Chinese government. Anyway, their supreme leader, the No. 1 leader, has already released his words and can be discussed.

It's just that both Li Duan and Wu Yuanjia mistakenly overestimated the combat effectiveness of the 3rd, 345th, 346th, and 316A divisions of the People's Army. The war on the northern border has progressed to the present, and it is obvious that it is no longer a local war, and the offensive posture put forward by the Chinese army is definitely not to withdraw troops and return to the division after reaching Langshan, and they clearly occupy the northern mountainous area and do not plan to leave.

As the war continued, the Huaxia government had already begun to build all kinds of infrastructure in various cities in the north, and all the heavy industrial factories built with the aid of Huaxia had been taken over by the Huaxia government.

Such a sinister situation suddenly made the leaders of the Communist Government and the People's Army, including Le Duan and Wu Yuanjia, all stunned.

At present, Lang Son has been surrounded by the Chinese army from the east, west and north, and with more than 10,000 remnants of the 3rd Division of the People's Army, it will definitely not be able to hold Lang Son.

In the unlikely event that the Chinese army continued to advance south after conquering Lang Son, it is likely that Hanoi would not be able to hold on to it.

Based on this crisis of national destruction, Le Duan hurriedly carried out a general mobilization in Hanoi and made various preparations for moving the capital to Saigon.

At the same time, the three armored divisions of the Annam People's Army, the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Armoured Divisions that were still fighting in Cambodia, were ordered to immediately leave the battlefield and return to Gongwei to defend the capital.

Le Duan and Vo Nguyen Gia carried out a national general mobilization in Hanoi and dispatched troops.

At the General Headquarters of the Southern China Military Region, Xu Shangyou, Zha Yusheng, Yang Dezhi, and other military bigwigs were also talking and laughing about our army's next strategic plan.

At present, the participating troops of the Eastern and Western Fronts have successfully joined forces in Gaoping. The situation in Annam is very good for our army.

In the operational command center of the headquarters, the stars will be twinkling. In addition to Yang Weiping, a fictitious major general who has never been on the battlefield, the youngest of the lieutenant generals and generals in the room is also in his fifties, and all of them are veterans who have heavy troops and have survived a hundred battles.

The navy blue Type 81 army uniform, worn by these veterans, adds a bit of murderous and majestic.

The large row of badges they wore on their left chests all showed their immortal exploits and qualifications for the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

The general's epaulettes, which are also navy blue, look more atmospheric and solemn than the wide and long golden yellow of the 55-style rank.

In contrast, the seven or eight veterans who came from the Northern Military Region, the Northeast Military Region, the Northwest Military Region and the Beijing Military Region to visit and exchange wore bright red hats and collar badges with national defense green 65-style military uniforms, which was a little not so good-looking.

Since the Southern Military Region and the Southwest Military Region took the lead in implementing the military rank system and changing into new-style military uniforms, veterans of the other six major military regions in China have often used various excuses and reasons to serve as senior staff members of Monk Xu Da.

It's just that from the eyes and faces of these veterans, their incomparable desire for the new Type 81 uniforms and ranks is fully exposed.

Although the Central Military Commission has already planned to change the uniforms of the whole army and formally restore the military rank system on 1 October this year, when the 30 th anniversary of the founding of New China is celebrated, it will take more than half a year!

On the large color screen on the front wall of the command center, high-definition photos are being broadcast in the form of a slideshow.

The photographs show the deployment and combat posture of the main divisions of the Annam People's Army in Cambodia.

The chief of staff of the Southern Military Region, Major General Zhou Dehou, stood on the left side of the big screen, holding a long wooden command post, and made a loud summary in the most eloquent voice: "Looking at the military movements of the Annam People's Army in Cambodia, there are indications that the Le Duan authorities are very likely to transfer their most elite mechanized armored units to quickly return to the defense lines of Lang Son and Hanoi.

Our army's operational objective is mainly to annihilate the vital strength of the Annan People's Army, and if we can completely annihilate Annan's mechanized troops at one time, we will certainly be able to deal a heavy blow to Annan's military strength!

At the same time, the troops of the Western Front sent mechanized interspersed troops to take advantage of Laos to copy the back road of the Angolan armored troops that returned to Hanoi, and completely annihilated the three elite armored divisions of the Angolan Army in the jungle and hilly areas at the junction of Annam, Cambodia, and Laos!"

After finishing speaking, Zhou Dehou immediately added, and Zhengse said: "This operational plan is based on the premise that our army completely occupies air supremacy. ”

"There is no problem with the air force!" Lieutenant General Zhang Tinghua, commander of the Huaxia Air Force, stood up confidently and said loudly: "Even if the Soviet Union provides a batch of MiG-23 and MiG-25 to the Annan Air Force, our air force will guarantee that it will be able to firmly control air supremacy in our hands!"

"Hehe, I completely agree with Commander Zhang's point of view. Yang Weiping, who was sitting beside Xu Shangyou and wearing the regular uniform of an Air Force Major General, smiled lightly: "Although there is intelligence that the Soviet Air Force will send a group of active pilots as volunteers to help the Annam monkeys.

However, there are also US pilots on our side who are scrambling to fly the F14 and compete with the Soviet MiG-25. After all, our pilots have not been flying the F14 for a long time, and they have not yet completely understood the performance of this variable-wing heavy fighter.

Therefore, I suggest that if Soviet pilots do take to the skies, they should be dealt with by the American military. I don't want to see our pilots flying the J-7 and J-6 to fight bayonets in the air with the MiG-25 and MiG-23. Because, in my eyes, our pilots are much more valuable than airplanes!" )