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"Before I knew it, I stayed in Huachuan for one year and four months. It was just a snap of my fingers."

Li Kenong is about to leave to return to China, and will chat with Chen Geng, Nan Ri and other negotiators for the last time.

"For more than a year, Mr. Xia has been the backbone of the negotiations." Qiao Guanhua said.

"I'm just a supporter, and Mr. Qiao is the brains of the negotiating delegation." Li Kenong joked to Qiao Guanhua, "It's just my body. It's too difficult to survive the winter in North Korea. I'm really sorry, and I'm leaving first."

Li Kernong has a history of asthma for many years. In October and November last year, when the winter was cold, Li Kernong suffered from asthma attacks several times. One time he had an asthma attack during a pre-negotiation meeting. He fell into shock on the spot and shocked everyone.In a blink of an eye, it is now 10, and winter is about to begin again. The chairman directly called and asked Li Kenong to return to Beijing. Wu Xiuquan came to Huachuan from China to replace Li Kenong and continue the work of the negotiation support team.

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October 1952 was spent in the indifference and avoidance of both sides.

The entire front on the Korean peninsula is gradually cooling down like the winter weather.

There is no absolute truce, but both sides have suspended their active attacks, and the confrontation line is a world of cold guns and cold guns.Volunteer Army sniper teams using Bayi-style sniper rifles are active at the border. Whether it is a mountain or a plain, as long as American soldiers cross the border or die for a long time, a bullet may fly hundreds of meters away.In a short period of time, the U.S. military also dispatched hundreds of snipers to the front line, using Garand rifles with scopes to fight with the volunteers.But in general, the volunteers' snipers have a considerable advantage in statistical statistics, whether they are shooting soldiers coldly or confronting snipers.

In addition to the sharp weapon of the 108mm rocket launcher in the cold artillery battle, the Red Arrow-1 anti-tank missile has been added recently. However, the production of this missile has not yet come up. Even among the main defense forces on the Western Front, it is a very rare thing, and it is reluctant to use it in large quantities.

In the North Han River Plain, after the inexplicable death of the commander of the U.S. Cavalry Division, the U.S. military finally felt fear—the senior generals of the U.S. military used to feel that they were still very safe. camp, and it is said that the camps of the Chinese army do not mistreat prisoners of war.As for the heavy casualties of the soldiers, that is not within the generals' worries.

Out of love for their own lives, when the Chinese army counterattacked across the board, the two and a half American divisions withdrew their main force to the south bank of the Han River and completely gave up stationing in Seoul.The vanguard of the Volunteer Army appeared near the Blue House in the north of Seoul, but it did not intend to enter Seoul.

The U.S. military stubbornly left a few observation posts near the erection point of the pontoon bridge on the north bank of the Han River. As long as the Chinese army moves south to occupy Seoul, more than 20 heavy artillery battalions on the south bank of the Han River will set up a blocking fire net.

Similarly, the vanguard of the Volunteer Army near the Blue House is also an observation post. As long as the US military forces try to cross the north and return, the observation post only needs to make a phone call, and the Volunteer Army’s more than 100 heavy artillery and dozens of rocket launchers will teach the US military how to behave.

As winter comes, the remaining tens of thousands of residents in Seoul take down the half-wilted Chinese cabbage from the hanging poles, cut them up, put them into kimchi jars one by one, and collect as much fuel as possible for the winter. Some residents suddenly discovered that for the first time in more than two years, there was neither war nor soldiers with live ammunition in Seoul.Although the civilian life this winter is tight, it is calm. Shengdou Xiaomin lives in an "undefended city", maybe that's how it feels.

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"Minister Li, we haven't seen each other for more than a year, and your hair is a little gray."

In Zhongnanhai, Tang Hua came to the conference room and saw Li Kerong sitting at the table.In addition to his gray hair, Li Kenong also grew a long beard,

"I'm getting older, my hair is a little grayer, it's just a natural law." Li Kenong smiled, "You have done a lot of things in the past year, and it is not easy for everyone."

Based in Huachuan, Li Kenong not only displayed excellent planning ability and contingency skills in the truce negotiations, but also contributed a lot to coordinating internal relations.Qiao Guanhua thought he was good at writing, and no one else could change a single word of the manuscript he wrote.General Nam Il, the chief representative of the DPRK-China delegation, had studied in the Soviet Union, was received by Stalin, and was also a general of the Korean People’s Army. The two quarreled because of the revision of the negotiation draft, which was mediated by Li Kerong.

"Minister Li, is your grandson full moon now?" Tang Hua asked, "I heard that the name you decided on for your grandson, Li Huachuan, is it true?"

Li Kenong: "Yes, Huachuan. I have been fighting in Huachuan for more than a year. In order to commemorate this place and this time to resist the U.S. and aid Korea, my son accepted my suggestion and named his grandson Huachuan. ... Then The Prime Minister has also discussed this with you, right?"

As soon as Li Kenong's conversation changed, he turned to the business.

Tang Hua: "It's been discussed. Private discussions and small group meetings. Last week, you were in a meeting before you returned to Beijing."

Li Kenong: "I just found out. A while ago, all my energy was on North Korea, and I really didn't have time to pay attention to other places. Today, I will take it as a familiarity with the new situation..."

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Looking around, Tang Hua found that there were too many people here today.

Of course the chairman is here.

Next came the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Chairman Liu, the Prime Minister, President Peng who flew back from North Korea, Lin Sanhu who looked sick and not in good spirits, and Gao Shan.In short, all the vice-chairmen of the Military Commission came except Cheng Qian.

Members of the Military Commission, except for a few who had transferred their main work to the localities, and Zhang Zhizhong, Fu Zuoyi, Long Yun, Cai Tingkai, and Sa Zhenbing, all members of the Military Commission from outside the party also came.

Commander Xiao of the Navy and Commander Liu of the Air Force.Hong Xuezhi, who represented the logistics system of the Volunteer Army, participated in the conference.

Tang Hua and Liu Nai, representing the industry and weapons and equipment departments.

Li Kenong, Liu Zhijian, and Tang Hua represented the intelligence front.

So this is an enlarged meeting of the Military Commission.However, people outside the party were excluded (the full name of the Military Commission at this time was the People's Revolutionary Military Commission of the Central People's Government), indicating that this would be too important.

Wait a minute, not completely ruled out, there is Tang Hua...

According to Su Yu's point, Tang Hua's current position is the secretary of Cai Tingkai, a member of the Military Commission.It's just that Uncle Cai's main job now is to attend various international conferences, reprimand the United States for calling for peace, and run around in the Cantonese-speaking area of ​​Nanyang, preaching the new China's policy to achieve a united front to overseas Chinese, and his secretary Tang Hua was seconded by the Military Commission to work directly under the department work.So although Tang Hua is not a party member now, he does have military status.

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"I will first make a report on the current situation and development trend of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea."

At the beginning of the meeting, President Peng made the report first.

"In October 1950, the Volunteer Army entered North Korea to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. From October 10 to February 1950, we launched three consecutive offensive campaigns, driving the United Nations Army from the Sino-North Korean border to the south of the 10th Parallel. From February 1951 to February 2 In April, the Volunteer Army carried out the fourth battle combining mobile defense and tactical counterattack, gradually shrinking the front line, preserving vitality and killing the enemy as much as possible. In May 3, after adjusting deployment, strengthening equipment, and supplementing logistics, the Volunteer Army launched the first In five battles, the 1951th Division of the First American Army was completely wiped out, and more than 2 United Nations troops were wiped out, and the battle line was advanced from 4 degrees north latitude to 1951 degrees north latitude, forming a defensive posture that was beneficial to me. The army has entered the stage of positional warfare."

"From June 1951 to June 6, the United Nations Army, the Volunteers, and the Korean People's Army saw-saw many times near the front line. In view of the fact that the United Nations Army had repeatedly provoked and disrupted the armistice negotiations, the Volunteers and the People's Army on July 1952, 6 After the sixth campaign was launched, more than 1952 enemies were wiped out in this campaign, which dealt a heavy blow to the South Korean Army. Several divisions with the strongest combat effectiveness were annihilated or lost combat effectiveness, which completely cut off the campaign-level offensive capabilities of the United Nations Army. The recent offensive and defensive battle on the North Han River Plain proved that the United Nations Army, which is dominated by the US military, no longer has the ability to launch large-scale offensive campaigns. The Chinese People's Volunteers not only continue to maintain extremely high standards in terms of combat will, discipline, tactics and tactics, but also in In terms of weapons, equipment and logistical support, it is also fully capable of supporting the combat needs of the front line."

"The future direction of the Korean battlefield, according to the strategy formulated by the central government and the chairman, will be to continue the armistice negotiations with the United Nations Army on the basis of adhering to principles until the United Nations Army recognizes the situation and reaches an armistice agreement. If there are no major changes, the volunteers will We will not take the initiative to launch a large-scale offensive campaign, but if the United Nations forces take the initiative to launch a provocative attack on our position, the current strength of the Volunteer Army is fully capable of inflicting heavy blows and holding on to the existing position."

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"May 1951 was a turning point in the logistical work of the Korean battlefield." Hong Xuezhi followed Mr. Peng in a report. "After the anti-aircraft missiles were put into the battlefield, the pressure and threat faced by the logistics transportation line dropped suddenly. At the end of 5 and the middle of 1951 , Our anti-aircraft missiles have been upgraded and improved. Before we asked the logistics department to establish a transportation line that was 'unbeatable and unbreakable', and now the focus of the logistics department is 'safe, efficient, and accurate', so that the volunteers on the front line Commanders and fighters can get sufficient supplies anytime and anywhere.”

"By October 1952, the number of volunteers entering North Korea to participate in the war was 10 and 71 armies. After the rotation work was carried out in November 11, the number of volunteers entering North Korea would be reduced to 1952 and 11 armies. Now our The number of troops has decreased, but the equipment has been strengthened. Therefore, the food and captured materials needed for the front line are not as much as before, but the amount of ammunition used is more than before, and the consumption of gasoline and diesel has doubled. .”

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"Gasoline and diesel are all used in foreign exchange, and the money is very painful to spend."

Gao Shan talked about money at the beginning.Gao Shan's speech was also related to the volunteer army's logistics. Hong Xuezhi's report focused on the transportation and distribution of logistics materials, and Gao Shan's speech focused on material collection and procurement.

"The purchase of weapons and ammunition does not go to my account, but gasoline and diesel, food and clothing, medicine and bandages... These daily consumables cost about 800 million rubles a month, plus 3000 billion yuan. From January 1952 to the present In October, the ruble expenditure increased from 1 million to 10 million per month, but fortunately, the RMB expenditure was reduced from 500 billion to 800 billion, which is not bad. In fact, Chen Caishen, not to mention 4000 billion, 3000 billion is also available , but now there are not many volunteers in North Korea, so I really can’t spend so much money. There is another advantage of the volunteer army being small. From the first half of this year, I only order quilts and field food from Dalian China Resources. Those private factories in the customs The quality of the goods is not high, so I simply don’t order them.”

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"Chairman, Commander-in-Chief, Prime Minister."

Su Yu spoke.He opened the densely packed notebook in front of him and read his report sentence by sentence.

"In view of the fact that the situation on the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea is becoming more and more favorable, the pressure on the country's finances and economy is gradually easing, and in view of the analysis of the current and future military struggle situation, I drafted a preliminary concept of "Launching the Liberation of Taiwan Campaign in Advance". Report this to the chairman, and invite the leaders of the Military Commission and heads of various departments present to discuss and deliberate."

Chapter 1, Feasibility of the Taiwan Campaign

What are the benefits of taking Taiwan?That's simply too much.

Even in the 50s and 60s, China basically had no foreign trade, and there was no era when large ships did not need to go to the far sea. There was a Taiwan in the southeast coast that had not been liberated, which interfered with and even harmed China's military and economy.

The first is the air and sea threats.

It was not until 1958 that the People's Air Force drove Taiwan's fighter jets and bombers out of the sky over mainland China (there were still reconnaissance planes such as U-2 infiltrating the country).Prior to this, the Kuomintang Air Force had always been capable of bombing cities in Fujian, Zhejiang, and the Yangtze River Delta.

This has greatly disturbed the economic construction of Fujian, Zhejiang, and the Yangtze River Delta. The First Five-Year Plan and subsequent industrial construction plans avoided these areas. However, the Yangtze River Delta is an area with a good foundation and is suitable for the development of light and heavy industries. However, this In the first 10 years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Baodi not only failed to develop well, but was thinking about relocating industries and institutions of higher learning.

In order to defend against the Kuomintang's air raids and landing infiltration, from the 50s to the 70s, the southeast coast was also equipped with heavy troops, from the army to anti-aircraft artillery, anti-aircraft missiles, and fighter jets.