The Fifth Campaign -- Part 3 Employing this new tactic of active defense in positional warfare, our poorly equipped forces could breach enemy defenses when attacking and hold their ground when defending their own positions. Thus our troops won the initiative on the battlefield. This tactic, which was the manifestation of the fine political equalities and military traits of a revolutionary army, created a most favorable condition for conducting positional warfare of a protracted nature.

The victory won by our troops forced General Mark W. Clark, Commander-in-Chief of the enemy's Allied Forces, to request that the Armistice Agreement be signed without delay. Clark said: "in carrying out the instructions of my government, I gained the unenviable distinction of being the first United States Army commander in history to sign an armistice without victory." Signing the armistice, I though that the war had set a precedent for many years to come --- something the people would rejoice at. It was a pity, however, that having established our battlefield deployment, we were unable to deal greater blows against the enemy.

We gained a lot of experience in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Our success in moving supplies to the front without any air cover was likewise a valuable experience. We also gained much experience in countering germ warfare. On the Korean battlefield, the Chinese People's Volunteers and the Korean People's Army fought shoulder to shoulder to help each other like brothers. Fighting together for three years, the Chinese People's Volunteers and the Korean People's Army built up a militant friendship sealed in blood. The feeling of internationalism between our two peoples became even more profound.