In June 1950, in order to pursue reunification, North Korea took advantage of the unpreparedness of Syngman Rhee in the south to launch a war in a surprise attack. At the beginning, the war went very smoothly on the other side. Seeing that North Korea was about to be reunified, militarily The vulnerable Syngman Rhee had no choice but to ask the United Nations to intervene, and the United Nations forces led by the United States quickly sent troops to assist.

In August of that year, the war situation reversed, and the fighting advanced to the area around the Yalu River. So, in October, the volunteers entered North Korea to fight. After four fierce battles, the US military changed commanders three times, but still could not reverse the situation. , and finally stabilized the front line at the original military demarcation line, and both the north and the south continued to advance with force.

So the warring parties signed the "Armistice Agreement", which effectively stopped the war. After the war, the Korean War was chosen to be forgotten by Americans, and they deliberately tried to forget it. After all, they could not look back. There was neither the glory of victory nor the frustration of failure. Anyway, it was like someone who had done something disgraceful and was discovered by someone. So he tried his best to forget.

Whether it is literature, history or camp TV, historical wars such as the Vietnam War and World War II have become very popular themes, while the Korean War is a forgotten theme. To be precise, it should be deliberately ignored, and the past is unbearable to look back on.

Of course, it is impossible to forget such a huge war. Trying to forget is tantamount to covering one's ears and stealing the bell, because you forget that others still remember that the United States paid a heavy price here, and many people died here. Family members and friends have not forgotten.

Therefore, people who are ignorant of current affairs often mention that it was not until 1995, 42 years after the end of the war, that the United States established the Korean War Sculpture Group in Washington. The Vietnam War Memorial was more than ten years late. From this point, we can see how entangled Americans are. They want to forget but cannot, and they want to commemorate but cannot find glory.

Compared with the complete failure of the Vietnam War, there is no atmosphere of common hatred and hatred here, nor the passion to celebrate victory. When I calm down, I find that this place is like a whirlpool, seeming to sink deeper and deeper into the quagmire. , the only way ahead is to get out of the quagmire, so that the wound can heal quickly.

Many people say that the Americans fought the wrong war at the wrong time and in the wrong place, so they would naturally not be able to win. This is true. Problems cannot be solved on the battlefield and they will eventually return to the negotiation table. Even if they were very reluctant, there was nothing they could do. In the face of reality, it was impossible to expand the results of the victory, and the main exhibitors on both sides began to negotiate an armistice.

When they are arrogant and have never been victorious in all the wars they have participated in before, and even some troops have suffered disastrous defeats since the founding of the country, the Americans never compromise, such as twice During the World War, Americans made a lot of money because they were far away from Eurasia.

I originally thought that I could sing a triumphant song, but it turned out to be the opposite. This time, many Americans believed that it would become the first unwinnable war for the United States. The reason why I say this is because I don’t want to admit defeat. The result of the battle was actually a failure. On the contrary, China is undefeated in the war for the first time since the Qing Dynasty, which is essentially a victory.

It was already rare for the volunteers to achieve such results with their simple weapons and equipment and their heroic spirit. The high morale also undermined the confidence of the Americans. The Soviet Union’s deterrent power in Western Europe also accelerated the United States’ The need for an armistice.

So, combined with these factors, the Americans gave up their original goals.