Peng Dehuai's anger

After the Chinese People's Volunteer Army won a complete victory in the counterattack in western Korea. Deng Feng came to the headquarters of the Andong Volunteer Army again and listened to Mr. Peng's opinion on the next step. But we just met, and we didn't wait to talk about it. A foreign affairs staff officer came in and reported to Peng Dehuai: "The Soviet ambassador to the DPRK and the general adviser of the KPA Razovaev has arrived. Now the No. 1 building of the Zhiji Guest House, I ask to see you immediately" Peng Dehuai had no choice but to take Mao Anying to the No. 1 building.

After the Soviet ambassador to the DPRK and the general adviser of the Korean People's Army, Razovaev, learned that the Volunteer Army had accepted the surrender of the American army, and did not take advantage of the victory to pursue the news in the south. He came to Anton from Sinuiju in a rage. In a villa on the Yalu River, which is now used as the No. 1 building of the Zhisi Guest House, he met Peng Dehuai, commander of the Volunteer Army, and Razovaev pointed to Peng Dehuai and said: "Why don't the volunteers advance south and completely drive the American troops into the sea in one go?" You Peng Dehuai is right-leaning, I must sue you and let Stalin teach you a lesson! ”

Peng Dehuai looked at Razovaev with a calm face and said, "If you don't understand the situation, don't stand here pointing fingers and buttoning your hat. Since the Chinese Volunteers entered the DPRK on the evening of 19 last month, they have been marching and fighting with high intensity for more than 20 days. The troops suffered heavy casualties. If you don't replenish and recuperate, how can you go south?" Don't you know that the Korean People's Army has not yet recovered and needs to be reorganized, trained, and fully rested? You are extremely irresponsible for them to let them return to the front line in a hurry now. This is to strangle the revolutionary forces of the proletariat," Razovaev said angrily. Bang", Peng Dehuai slapped the coffee table in front of the sofa and jumped. Angry and pointed at Razovaev and said angrily: "What kind of logic do you call it. The Korean People's Army is the revolutionary force of the proletariat, is it not the revolutionary force of the proletariat that our Chinese People's Volunteers! The volunteers fought with the enemy for 6 days and 6 nights. Now some of the wounded are still lying in the open air and have not been withdrawn. You let me go south. Isn't this strangling the revolutionary power of the proletariat? The shortest of them have been off for more than 20 days. And when will you take a break? Just stay in China and eat dry rice. The whole of northern Korea can't find a single enemy, and 200,000 people can't even take over their own capital and their own territory!" You, you" Razovaev was asked speechless for a moment, "you, what are you. You're idle, what should you do? Don't make a mess here." After Peng Dehuai finished speaking, he closed the door with a "bang". Leaving in a rage.

After coming back, Peng Dehuai said to Deng Feng before he was angry: What kind of thing do you say this Soviet ambassador is, as soon as he came up, he put on a rack of Lao Tzu, pointing fingers and buttoning his hat." Mr. Peng, don't be angry. Don't treat him as a dish, ignore him. The Soviets have never had any good intentions toward China." Deng Feng looked at Peng Dehuai's angry appearance, and while persuading, he took out a box of tea leaves from his bag and said: Okay. Boss, how about you try this box of tea I brought you."

Peng Dehuai took the tea and looked at it and said, "Well, it's good to look at the box. Okay, I'll take it. Your Air Force fought so beautifully, steadily, accurately, and ruthlessly this time! Knock out more than half of the US Far East Air Force at once. What are you going to do next?" "I just want to ask for your opinions and requirements, and we can do a better job of supporting roles." Deng Feng said.

Peng Dehuai said: Now that this battle has just been fought, and the US military does not invest new forces, they will definitely not be able to fight anymore in Korea. We will not move the Chairman's comments for the time being. We'll see how the U.S. reacts next."

Deng Feng nodded and said, "It's best to stop at the 38th parallel. In this way, China's northeast has both strategic depth and the US military south of the 38th parallel and Benhai can also contain the Soviet Union. If the United States withdraws from North Korea and we don't have the strength, the USSR will fill the void. If their fleet establishes a navy, air base on the Korean Peninsula, it will threaten the strategic security of our country in the long run."

Peng Dehuai said, "What you say makes sense, look at the chairman's arrangement. We still have to be prepared to fight the war, now that we have air supremacy, everything is much easier, and your liaison office is doing a very good job. It will help us too much, and the enemy's every move can be seen clearly, and it is difficult to win without winning. Now it can be seen that the war is now fought with information and logistics. Despite the fact that our ground forces are poorly equipped . But it's not a loss to fight. This time, a lot of U.S. military communications equipment and other equipment have been captured, and it will be more convenient."

Deng Feng said to Mr. Peng: The next step is to hold a ground liaison officer training class to strengthen ground-air liaison and cooperation. Okay," Peng Dehuai nodded again and again and said yes. Then he said: Deng Feng, can you lend me the plane outside for a few days to transport the seriously injured people in front of you back first, and you can't watch them die because of the lack of timely rescue."

Deng Feng said: "No problem, rescue the wounded. I'll leave it to you tonight, and inform the field hospitals to get ready." And tomorrow two base hospital medical teams will come to Anton to participate in the rescue of the wounded of the volunteers. Please arrange it.

Next, a few people discussed the cooperation between the two sides

After Razovaev went back and explained what happened to Anton. The next day, Jin Yuecheng also came to the No. 1 building of Andong as a senior guest house for Zhiji. Jin Yuecheng saw Peng Dehuai as soon as he entered the door and asked: "Old Peng, the show has just begun, why did you withdraw the troops after just a battle?" Besides, you should discuss such a big matter with me! Peng Dehuai said with a heavy heart: "After more than 10 days of high-intensity thousand-mile raids and a week of fierce fighting, the troops have been very tired of destroying the enemy's hundreds of thousands of enemies at one time, and the troops have nearly 1/4 of the casualties, and many of the participating troops have less than a base of ammunition left. You need to take a break and make some necessary adjustments. It is also necessary to replenish food, grass and ammunition. Now statistics show that the volunteers have suffered more than 70,000 casualties, and a large number of wounded are still lying in the ice and snow and have not withdrawn. Half of the people lost or broke their shoes in battle, many companies even had their cooking pots lightly installed, and the soldiers were barefoot in such cold and snowy conditions, and they could not drink a sip of hot water, let alone hot food, for 20 days in a row. I really can't move, and I can't do it without a full break? ”

After hearing this, Jin Yuecheng said: "I have no objection to the rest and recuperation of the Volunteer Army, I only hope that you will shorten the rest and recuperation time, and you can go south while resting, for example, you can first dispatch three armies to pursue across the 38th parallel, and the remaining three armies can rest for a month and then advance south?" Peng Dehuai replied: "No, don't talk about three armies now, even three companies. Who will guarantee the logistics after the 38th parallel, let alone continue to annihilate the enemy, even starvation will starve us to death, and freezing will freeze us to death.

Jin Yuecheng also said: "If you can't annihilate the enemy in the south, it is a good thing to occupy some towns and villages, and expand your territory!" ”

Peng Dehuai said: "Now that the entire north of the 38th parallel has been wiped out, and the enemy in the south is concentrated in the area of Busan and Seoul, can't your troops do such a job of connecting and collecting their own territory?"

Kim Yuecheng said: It's not that we can't do it, we have been fighting since 25 June, especially since the US troops landed at Inchon on 15 September, the KPA has suffered heavy losses. Then let's continue to rest north of the 38th parallel, and don't rush south first. I'll wait until you're done resting." Peng Dehuai tried his best to suppress his emotions and said. That will miss the fighter," Jin said.

Peng Dehuai said with some indignation: "I'm afraid of missing the fighter, why don't you go on it yourself?"

Jin Yuecheng said: "Lao Peng, did you report this decision to Comrade Stalin, and did it have the approval of Mao ZD?"

Peng Dehuai saw that Jin Yuecheng had moved out of Stalin again and pressed himself and said: "I am not the commander of the Soviet Volunteer Army, and I have no obligation to report to Stalin. The actions of the Volunteer Army, of course, had to be approved by [***]. After speaking, he took out Mao ZD's telegram and handed it to Jin Yuecheng. Kim Yue-sung looked down at the telegram, and Mao Zd said in the telegram: "If the comrades of the DPRK side think that they can advance south without resting and replenishing, they also agree that the KPA will advance to attack the enemy, and the DPRK political axe itself can directly command it." The Volunteer Army served as a garrison north of the 38th parallel. ”

Jin Yuecheng read the telegram, looking embarrassed and unwilling. He didn't want to give up his point of view. In the evening he summoned Foreign Minister Park Heon-yong to Andong. and found Peng Dehuai in Building No. 1.

Jin Yuecheng said: "Comrade Peng Dehuai, I think about it in the third place, and I think that now is the best time to completely liberate Korea, and as long as the volunteers are full of strength and launch another campaign, they can wipe out the 10th Army of the US Army. The only way is to dispatch three armies as soon as possible, even if they can't be completely annihilated like this time, even if they are driven into the sea."

"No way!" Peng Dehuai shook his head resolutely and said, "We can't act subjectively, the US Tenth Army also has the US 1st Marine Division and the US 7th Division. There are also three full divisions of the capital division of South Korea concentrated in Seoul and Busan, 6,700 people. Not to mention 3 armies, even with the exhausted division of 6 armies of the Volunteer Army in Korea, it is impossible to destroy these enemies. Hoping for a quick win without making specific preparations will only lead to failure. Fighting a war is not a gamble, and it cannot be left to chance. After this bitter battle, how can the volunteer army win the battle again if it is not fully replenished and recuperated? "But hundreds of thousands of people in North Korea have to do something," Mr. Kim whispered. Peng Dehuai was furious when he heard the words, he slapped the case and yelled loudly, "What are you talking about!" Do! What do you want to do with it? Now liberate all your territory and destroy all the enemies of North Korea. What else do you want us to do! This battle has just ended, and I told you in the morning that the casualties of the troops are nearly 1/4, and some divisions and regiments are not fully organized, and the ammunition is less than a base. We didn't even have time to evacuate all of our wounded. You're going to let me fight south. According to your opinion, the volunteer army must suffer defeat, I don't feel distressed when you are a cub selling Yetian! ”

Jin Yuecheng and Park Xianyong saw that Peng Dehuai was angry, so they kept silent. Seeing that they still refused to stop there, Peng Dehuai had no choice but to say: "Since you insist that as long as you advance southward to the enemy, you can destroy the enemy and drive the US 10th Army into the sea, I propose that the Korean People's Army has a total of more than 120,000 people in nine divisions and one Tan regiment that has been resting in China for nearly two months, as well as the 46th and 47th Divisions of the People's Army, the 105th Tank Division, the 17th Tank Brigade, and the 1st Reading Regiment and the 3rd Army Corps in eastern Korea, and there are more than 100,000 people under the jurisdiction of the 1st Coastal Defense Brigade, the 71st Reading Regiment, and the Workers' Tank Regiment. Just follow your wishes and fight in the direction of Busan. The Chinese Volunteers are responsible for the vigilance and maintenance of all coastlines north of the 38th parallel. As you imagined, the US military was wiped out or withdrawn from Korea, and I, Peng Dehuai, applauded you to celebrate the liberation of Korea and the reunification of Korea. Do you think it's okay? "No, no!" Jin Yuecheng objected repeatedly, "Why are you old Peng making fun of us? Our strength is weak, and we suffered a big loss in the last time we fought Busan. ”

Park Hyun-yong also said: "China and North Korea are one family, how can we go south alone?" Isn't this a clear sign that we will look foreign? ”

Peng Dehuai smiled and said, "You can test it, maybe it will be successful." ”

Jin Yuecheng waved his hand and said, "I can't try, how many people will have to die."

Peng Dehuai said: "Why can't you try? You know that people die. Won't we volunteers die if we go? I have repeatedly told you that you cannot go south now, and the reasons are so good, but you just don't listen, do you think we don't want to end this war early? Don't you want to go back to your homeland and shed blood and die here, cold and starve? I am more anxious than you are to end this war. However, if you want to think about it, you can do it. ”

In the end, Jin Yuecheng felt that Peng Dehuai's words were not unreasonable, and considering that there would be no result if he persisted any longer, he smiled and said: "Forget it, forget it, we do have the idea of quick victory, since you need to rest and replenish, you have to do it according to your opinion!" Then he took Peng Dehuai's hand and said, "I'm sorry, Lao Peng misunderstood you, and conveyed my greetings to those comrades who were bravely wounded for the liberation of the Korean people. The Korean people will never forget them!