Peng Dehuai and Kim Il-sung Almost Became Prisoners of the US Army - Digging the World - idigg - Hexun Blog

by rayneese on 2007-07-15 15:27:50

At dawn on October 19, 1950, several cars drove out of the Beijing Hotel and rushed to the Xijiao Airport through the quiet Chang'an Avenue. Peng Dehuai fell asleep inside the car and Gao Gang was also sleepy. Last night, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and they had repeatedly studied the plan to enter Korea for combat, almost without sleep all night. When the car arrived at the airport, Peng Dehuai suddenly woke up and said, "Ah, this car has done me a great favor!"