There is such an account: should a war be fought in exchange for decades of peace?
In the words of ordinary people like me - is this account worth it?
I think most people will think that this battle should be fought, and this account is definitely worth it, because economic development requires a peaceful environment, and peace is priceless.
However, if the economy is poor and the country is white, and militarily it is obvious that "the enemy is strong and we are weak," and the disparity is huge, then the choice of whether to fight or not to fight will not be so easy.
More than 60 years ago, China was in such a situation, when the People's Republic of China had just been founded, and its economic foundation was weak.
So, whether to fight the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea - there are different opinions for a while;
If it is decided to fight, whether such a completely "unequal" war can be won - most people have no bottom in their hearts, and even have a pessimistic attitude.
Logo of the Chinese People's Volunteers.
Our great leader made a final decision, and a word "type" shocked the whole world!
Majestic, high-spirited, across the Yalu River ......Resist US aggression and aid Korea, defeat the wolf of US imperialist ambitions! ”
This is the lyrics of the "Battle Song of the Chinese People's Volunteers".
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese sons and daughters sing this war song to the battlefield, and hundreds of millions of Chinese will sing this song; today, half a century later, singing this familiar war song will still make people's blood boil and their fighting spirit high.
After an arduous battle, the squadron turned the invincible US imperialism into a "paper tiger" and successfully kept the enemy out of the country!
Do you know the origin of this war song?
Who is it, and under what kind of background can the author write such domineering and heroic lyrics?
The old ** is majestic, high-spirited, and crosses the Yalu River.
In July 1950, the 1st Artillery Division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, which was reclaiming the land in Jiamusi, received an order that the troops were immediately incorporated into the Northeast Frontier Army and immediately set out for Andong to assemble.
At the sound of the order, the 1st Artillery Division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was immediately changed from a "production team" to a "combat team."
Three months later, the 1st Artillery Division, as the first batch of troops of the Chinese People's Volunteers to participate in the war, was ready to go to Korea to participate in the war.
On this day, Ma Fuyao, an instructor of the 5th Company of the 26th Regiment of the 1st Artillery Division, was writing a speech for the upcoming swearing-in meeting in the regiment.
On the table where Ma Fuyao was located, there was a stack of letters of request for war submitted by the soldiers of the Fifth Company, and many officers and men wrote "blood letters," and the letters of war were signed with dense blood-red handprints.
Ma Fuyao read all these war petitions one by one, and he saw that his heart was surging and his blood was boiling, and many of them had the following words written on them: "To defend peace and the motherland is to defend the hometown."
Several soldiers with a bit of culture also wrote heroic sentences such as "majestic, high-spirited, crossing the Yalu River".
Ma Fuyao also found that almost all the petitions had this passionate slogan - "defeat the wolf of American ambition"!
Isn't that what I want to say at the pledge meeting? Ma Fuyao's mind was opened, and he suddenly "wrote like a god", and a speech similar to poetry was quickly written.
The old ** is always ready to defeat the wolf of US imperialist ambitions.
At the swearing-in meeting of the whole regiment, Ma Fuyao, on behalf of the 5th Company, read out the speech with great emotion, saying that it was a speech, but in fact it was more like a petition for the 5th Company
Majestic, high-spirited, across the Yalu River.
To protect peace and defend the motherland is to protect the hometown.
Good sons and daughters of China, unite together, resist US aggression and aid Korea, and defeat the wolf of US imperialist ambitions!
In Ma Fuyao's petition for war, the words "majestic and high-spirited" are catchy and full of momentum, which obviously ignites the passion of the commanders and fighters, and the oath-taking meeting is solemn, warm, and shocking.
After the meeting, Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bojian immediately found Ma Fuyao, instructor of the 5th Company, and suggested that "crossing the Yalu River" be changed to "crossing the Yalu River" and "China" should be changed to "China." At the same time, he hoped that this letter of request for war would be used in his field communications.
Ma Fuyao agreed to his request.
After the First Battle to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Chen Bojian published a war newsletter in which he quoted the poem at the beginning of the article.
Battle Song. The People** published this war newsletter in the first edition.
When formatting, the editor deliberately moved the poem under the title of the article and introduced it to the reader in a prominent position in a larger font.
Chen Bojian said in the article: "This poem is widely circulated among the Chinese People's Volunteer Army troops, and it is the most passionate voice that reporters hear on the front line!" ”
Composer Zhou Weizhi saw this poem on "People**", he was excited, his thoughts were like springs, and he composed a music for this petition on the same day.
Zhou Weizhi also changed a lyric, he changed "Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" to "Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea", and the title of the song was "Defeat the Wolf of US Imperialist Ambitions".
On November 30 of that year, "People's **" and other newspapers and periodicals successively published this song signed "Volunteer Soldier Words, Zhou Weizhi Song".
This song strongly embodies the main theme of the times, expresses the iron will of the Chinese People's Volunteers, evokes the strong faith of the people of the whole country, the tune is mighty and majestic, and the lyrics are catchy.
Therefore, it is not only loved by the officers and men of the volunteers, but also widely sung in the army, and has also become a "popular song of the times" that the people of the whole country like to sing, and it has quickly spread all over the north and south of the Great River, inside and outside the Great Wall.
Old** Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
The composer later changed the title of the song to "Battle Song of the Chinese People's Volunteers".
On April 1, 1951, "People's **" once again solemnly recommended this song to the people of the whole country with the title of "Battle Song of the Chinese People's Volunteers".
Twenty days later, during the May Day parade that year, the "Battle Song of the Chinese People's Volunteers" and the "National Anthem of the People's Republic of China" were both set as the "main songs" of the parade.
In 1953 and 1954, the "Battle Song of the Chinese People's Volunteers" was awarded the "First Prize of the National Excellent Song Selection" for two consecutive years.
In June 2019, this song was included in the "100 Excellent Songs to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China".
It can be said that this song is well known to Chinese women and children, and people are familiar with its tune, but not many people know who its lyricist is, including the parents and villagers in Ma Fuyao's hometown.
They are familiar with this song and can sing this war song, but they don't know that Ma Fuyao is the lyricist of this war song.
Ma Fuyao never considered himself a "lyric creator", he said more than once: "I don't know how to write lyrics at all, nor do I write lyrics for singing, I'm just an ordinary volunteer soldier." ”
He also said: "Although the lyrics were written by me, they were inspired by the letters of invitation from my comrades-in-arms who pressed the blood seal, reflecting the voices of the fighters. ”
He was awarded the rank of lieutenant in 1955 and was later promoted to the rank of major. In 1966, Ma Fuyao was transferred to the post of deputy director and deputy military director of the political department of a base of the Second Artillery Corps, and retired in February 1987.
On January 20, 2019, Comrade Ma Fuyao passed away in Beijing at the age of 92.
Old** touching moments.
More than 60 years have passed since the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, which shocked the world, and to this day, there are still different opinions on the question of whether or not to fight that war in those years.
However, there is one fact that cannot be changed: the Chinese People's Volunteers overcame unimaginable difficulties and made huge sacrifices, and finally defeated the "wolf of US imperialist ambitions" and defended the sacred country.
There is another fact that cannot be doubted: the victory in that war awakened the national self-confidence and national pride of hundreds of millions of Chinese, in exchange for decades of peace-building environment.
As a Chinese, I should feel extremely honored and proud!