Wei Guoqing and Vietnam

Wei Guoqing was born to a Zhuang minority family in Guangxi in 1913. He had gone through the Long March and participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation. He was an all-powerful general who dared to fight tough battles. Shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wei Guoqing was entrusted with an important mission. Mao Zedong sent him to Vietnam as head of the Chinese Military Advisory Group, to advise Ho Chi Minh on fighting the French. The Advisory Group worked closely with the Vietnamese side and made concerted efforts to win the victory of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu on May 7, 1954.

Mao Zedong enjoined Wei Guoqing before his journey to Vietnam, "You are just an adviser. You can give advice and find solutions. Do not keep everything in your own hand. You must unite with them and abandon the superiority complex of a big country."

Wei Guoqing kept Mao Zedong's instructions in mind. Under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh, he designed a border battle plan to wipe out the enemy on China–Vietnam border, opening a traffic line linking Guangxi in China and the north of Vietnam.

韦国清的越南情缘

韦国清，广西壮族人，1913年出生，经历过红军长征、抗日战争和解放战争，是一位叱咤风云、敢打硬仗的猛将。新中国成立不久，韦国清就被毛泽东委以重任，率领中国军事顾问团奔赴越南，援助越南抗法战争。韦国清率领的顾问团与越方密切配合，齐心协力，于1954年5月7日取得奠边府战役的胜利。

毛泽东曾嘱咐奔赴越南的韦国清说：“顾问就是顾问，实际上就是参谋，出主意，想办法；不可当太上皇，不可包办代替；要和人家搞好团结，不要有大国思想。”

韦国清将毛泽东的指示地记在心上，在胡志明主席的领导下，制定了扫清中越边界敌军的边界战役作战计划，开辟从中国广西通往越北的交通线。