"If you can't stop the war, then you tell the truth" - from the war correspondent's aphorism. War correspondents, also known as "military correspondents," are responsible for writing war news reports based on their battlefield experience and what they have seen and heard. War correspondents include writers, painters, photojournalists, and videocorrespondents. The protagonist of this article, Zou Jiandong, is an outstanding PLA war correspondent. 
Many people may not be familiar with the name Zou Jiandong, but most of them have seen his masterpieces: "Occupy ** Mansion", "I Send My Relatives to Crossing the River", "Millions of Heroes Crossing the River" ......Zou Jiandong is a native of Hutang Village, Changzhi Township, Dapu County, Guangdong Province. In the Spring Festival of 1938, Zou Jiandong walked for three days and participated in the propaganda team of the New Fourth Army in Longyan, Fujian. However, from 1938 to 1941, Zou Jiandong did not take a single photo**. It's not that he doesn't know photography, when he was in his hometown, Zou Jiandong was an apprentice in a photo studio very early, and helping people take pictures was his livelihood and his "business". It's not that he doesn't want to shoot **, Zou Jiandong likes the feeling when taking pictures, not to mention, when the propaganda team was doing mass work, Zou Jiandong found that there were many people and things worthy of him to photograph. There is only one reason - the propaganda team is so poor that it does not have a camera, so Zou Jiandong, who is proficient in photography technology, suffers from cameras, so "heroes are useless". Although he doesn't have a camera, Zou Jiandong has such a habit. Seeing good scenes, touching scenes and characters, Zou Jiandong will use his hands to draw a "framing frame" and "shoot" a ** that can only be printed in his mind. After the Southern Anhui Incident, Zou Jiandong was transferred to the Central China Bureau, and under the arrangement of the leadership of the Propaganda Department, Zou Jiandong began to prepare for the establishment of a photography group. However, before Zou Jiandong started working, the devils began a big "sweep". Due to the frequent transfer of troops and the lack of funds, Zou Jiandong's photography team was not able to be set up in the end. At this time, the army arranged for Zou Jiandong to go to study at the Central China Party School. It was also when he was studying at the party school that Zou Jiandong took his first ** after joining the army. In the winter of 1941, the secretary of the Central China Bureau and the political commissar of the New Fourth Army came to the party school to give a lecture on "Marxist-Leninist Theory". Lai Chuanzhu, chief of staff of the New Fourth Army, gave Zou Jiandong a task: to track and shoot the political commissar. Zou Jiandong was very happy to accept this task, and on this day, Zou Jiandong received a German Lulai license plate camera and two films from Chief of Staff Lai Chuanzhu. 
The above ** is the first one taken by Zou Jiandong after joining the army**. The gestures are powerful, the demeanor is vivid, and the reality is faithfully restored. However, Zou Jiandong was not satisfied with the first photo he shot. After completing the task, Zou Jiandong was very reluctant to return the camera to Chief of Staff Lai Chuanzhu. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Zou Jiandong was transferred to the Shandong Pictorial of the Shandong Military Region of the People's Liberation Army as a photojournalist. Zou Jiandong finally has a camera for his own use - a Japanese-made 120 camera. This camera was a trophy captured by the New Fourth Army from a Japanese officer, and the camera has.
Seventy or eighty percent new, and it also comes with a leather camera case, Zou Jiandong can't put down this camera. Zou Jiandong used this camera to shoot a lot of news**, the main subjects of which were scenes such as land reform in Shandong base areas, peasants supporting the army and joining the army. A year later, when the devastating War of Liberation was in full swing, Zou Jiandong was transferred to the Xinhua News Agency's People's Liberation Army Frontline Branch as a photojournalist and went directly to the forefront of the People's Liberation War to conduct interviews. During this period, Zou Jiandong moved to Shandong, Henan, and Jiangsu provinces with the participating troops, and successively participated in major battles such as the Lunan Campaign, the Laiwu Campaign, the Menglianggu Campaign, the Kaifeng Campaign, the Huaihai Campaign, the River Crossing Campaign, and the liberation of Nanjing. On the front line of the rain of bullets, Zou Jiandong photographed a large number of precious **, truly recording the glorious course of the Liberation War. Let's talk about a few of Zou Jiandong's proud works. In February 1949, Zou Jiandong came to the 20th Army of the People's Liberation Army to follow up and report on the battle of crossing the river. In the forest camp of the river-crossing troops, Zou Jiandong took a seemingly plain, but profound **. 
Seeing this **, a veteran soldier of the 20th Army of the former People's Liberation Army said: "This situation was very common back then, and we all did this." "Normally, we don't tie horses to trees, and when there is really no place to tie them, we wrap the trunk in strips of cloth and sacks, and then we tie the reins up. The veteran soldier said that sometimes we couldn't find strips of cloth or sacks, so we had to wrap the trees in quilts or military blankets. Why do PLA fighters do this? This is because the troops have a clear requirement that they are not allowed to damage the grass and trees of the common people, and that they "wear" military blankets on the big trees, just to prevent mules and horses from gnawing on the bark of the trees. Zou Jiandong's ** reflection is just one aspect of our army's strict discipline, and the PLA has many measures to care for the people. For example, before the battle of crossing the river, the Political Department of the Third Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army promulgated the "Rules and Discipline for Entering the City." After the liberation of Shanghai, the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army strictly observed discipline, and they slept on the streets of Shanghai with their clothes and guns in their arms, which left a deep impression on the people of Shanghai. It should be said that Zou Jiandong's ** is of great publicity and educational significance, and Zou Jiandong said, I just captured a historical moment. On April 21, 1949, the chairman and commander-in-chief issued an order: the People's Liberation Army marched across the country. As a war correspondent, Zou Jiandong participated in the battle of "Crossing the Yangtze River with a Million Rivers", and took a wonderful picture in the "River Crossing Pioneer Company". On the screen, a PLA soldier is holding a rifle and rushing to the river bank on a springboard. The slanted sail becomes the background of this warrior, and the warrior's body is slightly blurred, but it makes the whole picture more dynamic. Behind him, several other PLA soldiers are also jumping out of the cabin, and the whole picture is real, vivid, and very infectious. 
On the third day after shooting this **, Zou Jiandong couldn't wait to print it. It was soon published in the army newspaper and was quoted by many newspapers and magazines**. Zou Jiandong gave this ** a resounding name - "Millions of Heroes Crossing the River". There is a moving story behind the ** of "I Send My Relatives Across the River" and "I Send My Relatives Over the River". On April 22, 1949, Zou Jiandong came to the north bank of the Jiajiang River from Yangzhong, Jiangsu, preparing to cross the river with the troops. In front of him, many small boats loaded with PLA soldiers rowed silently across the silent river. At this time, Zou Jiandong saw a teenage girl, in order to send the People's Liberation Army to the south bank quickly, the little girl burst out with the strength of her whole body and shook the oar vigorously. 
Zou Jiandong involuntarily raised his camera. Zou Jiandong saw that in the frame, as the little girl struggled to shake the oar, a big braid swayed left and right behind her, and the picture was full of beauty. Zou Jiandong wasted no time in pressing the shutter and took a picture of the famous **-I sent my relatives across the river. At that time, the little girl said to Zou Jiandong, "*Can you give me one?" Zou Jiandong said to the little girl, "I will definitely give it to you when it is printed." After the battle, Zou Jiandong did not stop moving forward and continued to move with the troops. For various reasons, Zou Jiandong has not been able to find the unknown little girl. However, Zou Jiandong has never forgotten his promise: he must personally give the ** to the unknown little girl. In August 1999, with the efforts of many parties, Zou Jiandong finally met the little girl in Beijing - Yan Hongying, who lived in Wujiang County, Jiangsu Province after liberation and was nearly seventy years old. Yan Hongying and Zou Jiandong were invited to attend the "August 1st Army Day Gala" that year. At the party scene, military singers Cai Guoqing and Zhang Mai sang a song - "Back" affectionately. This is a song specially composed by the program team for Yan Hongying. Later, the ** of "I Send My Relatives Across the River" was collected by the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution, and this ** is also one of Zou Jiandong's most proud works. On April 23, 1949, Nanjing, which had been entrenched by the Kuomintang for 22 years, returned to the people. In early May, Zou Jiandong entered the city of Nanjing with his troops. On the day he entered the city, Zou Jiandong and several comrades-in-arms came to the famous Nanjing "** Mansion". Looking at the gatehouse of the "** Mansion" that had been planted with the red flag, Zou Jiandong was full of emotion, and a thought sprouted in his heart. He wanted to take a picture of the People's Liberation Army soldiers occupying the "**mansion" to express the meaning of "changing the dynasty". Zou Jiandong somewhat regretted that because he had another shooting task, he did not shoot the historical scene of "changing the dynasty" in the first time. He found the People's Liberation Army Guard Company stationed in the "** Mansion" and made a request for a make-up of **. A few days later, Zou Jiandong received a reply, and his superiors agreed to his request. On the day of filming, Zou Jiandong asked the PLA soldiers stationed in the "** Mansion" to climb the gatehouse of the "** Mansion", and in the cheers of the soldiers, Zou Jiandong pressed the shutter. 
This ** was later published by many publications**, and was even used as a symbol of the final victory of the Chinese people. Some people also questioned this **, thinking that this is not a real shot of the battlefield**, and this kind of "posing" ** cannot be counted as real-time news**. However, in my opinion, although this ** was "posed" in the later period, its birth time is closest to the real history. Through this **, we can still vaguely smell the smoke of war; In those PLA soldiers who stand on the gatehouse of the "** Mansion", we can still see that invincible majesty. More importantly, it vividly reflects the end of an old era, the beginning of a new one. In addition, it is the only one that reflects the end of the national ** "government". Its historical value and symbolism are far greater than the ** itself. Therefore, even if it is "posing", this ** can also be called a classic! During his few days in Nanjing, Zou Jiandong also photographed moving pictures of the Nanjing people welcoming the People's Liberation Army into the city and celebrating the liberation of Nanjing. On the following **, we can clearly see that the citizens of Nanjing after the liberation have come to the gate of the ** mansion, they are leisurely and calm, and the high gatehouse of the "* mansion" no longer makes them feel afraid. 
In addition to filming war scenes with the army, Zou Jiandong also aimed his camera at the people. After the victory of the Huaihai Campaign, Comrade ** once famously said: The victory of the Huaihai Campaign was pushed by the trolley of the people. 
In the battle of crossing the river, countless ordinary people in the base areas enthusiastically participated in the activities of supporting the front, and a large number of models of supporting the army and supporting the front emerged. In Zou Jiandong's photographic works, there are many records of the former migrant workers. During the war years of blood and fire, Zou Jiandong used the **-camera in his hand to truly record many memorable historical moments in the history of the Chinese revolution. These ** not only left a magnificent picture of the liberation battlefield for future generations, but also eulogized the people's heroes who fought for New China. 
Today, these frozen moments are enough to connect people's memories and remind future generations not to forget the hard-won victory, remember history, and continue to work hard to defend and build our country.