"Chosin Lake No. Pratunam Bridge": the shock of the soul and the spiritual baptism brought by the super giant

Author: Guo Zhigang (Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor, Research Center for Party History and Military History of the People's Liberation Army, Academy of Military Sciences)

Audiences who watched the movie "Chosin Lake" during the National Day period last year have been worried about the fate of the seventh interspersed commander and fighter, and look forward to "The Water gate Bridge of Chosin Lake" to meet the audience earlier. Finally, in the 2022 Chinese New Year Festival, "Chosin Lake No. Shui Mun Bridge" was released.

"Chosin Lake" takes the small incision of the grand narrative as the narrative concept, sees the big with the small, and takes the point to bring the face, and truly reproduces the arduous Battle of Chosin Lake. "Chosin Lake's Pratunam Bridge" focuses on the crucial battle of the Battle of Chosin Lake, in which the American army was blocked by the volunteer army in the process of defeating and fleeing south. The story of "Chosin Lake's Water Gate Bridge" is complete and clear, reproducing the magnificent scenes of that year with superb film language art, the battle scenes are wonderful and hot, the battlefield environment and tactical design are exquisite, and the character image is vivid and touching, giving people a strong visual impact and spiritual shock.

"Chosin Lake's Shuimen Bridge" is full of positive energy of patriotism and deep and strong feelings of home and country. In the film, the sharpshooter Pinghe asks platoon leader Yu Congrong: "That's our border, the direction of home, right?" Yu Congrong replied, "Yes, the direction of the motherland." "This conversation seems simple, but it has a profound meaning. Behind the commanders and fighters of the front conquest is the motherland, for the sake of the tranquility of the people of the motherland and the protection of the beautiful hometown from the trampling of the iron hooves of the invaders, they fight hard in foreign lands and assist their friendly neighbors in resisting aggression. With the strong support of the people of the motherland in the rear, they are full of infinite strength and are not afraid of the US army armed to the teeth. There is a scene in the film that is particularly moving: before the attack on the Watergate Bridge, the seventh interspersed company is gathered together. In the snowstorm, company commander Wu Qianli and instructor Mei Sheng stood at the front of the line, and the commanders and fighters solemnly marched in the direction of the motherland, and blessed in a low and firm tone: "Long live New China!" Long live New China! Long live New China! Then, resolutely and resolutely plunged into the fierce battle of nine deaths.

"Long live New China!" It is a deep blessing from the hearts of the commanders and fighters of the volunteer army. The commanders and fighters of the Volunteer Army, who are typically represented by the Seventh Interspersed Company Commander and Fighter, have gone from old China to New China, seen and personally felt with their own eyes the tremendous differences between the old and new China, felt the joy and pride of turning themselves around and being masters of their own affairs, and felt the weather of the new China, preferring to sacrifice their own lives to resolutely defend the victorious achievements of the Chinese revolution and defend the beautiful homeland. This was a war in which the weapons and equipment were extremely disparity, and the Chinese Volunteer Army mainly relied on infantry and a small number of artillery to compete with the US Army, Navy and Air Force, and the difficulties were unprecedented. However, the contest between the Chinese and American armies on the Korean battlefield has surprised many people. The Chinese army won the victory at the first sight, defeating the "United Nations Army" led by the United States in one fell swoop in the Areas of the Cheongcheon River and Chosin Lake, and then marched all the way through the 38th Line, and finally stabilized the front line in the north and south areas of the 38th Line, hitting the momentum and prestige of the new Chinese soldiers. MacArthur exclaimed, "We are facing a whole new war. "The U.S. authorities have also considered whether U.S. troops want to withdraw from the entire Korean Peninsula. "Chosin Lake Water Gate Bridge" well shows the high fighting spirit of the volunteer army, the brave and tenacious fighting style, and the mobile and flexible combat quality. In the face of the indiscriminate bombardment of US aircraft, the flames of flamethrowers, the strafing of light and heavy machine guns, and the bombardment of tank artillery, the commanders and fighters of the Seventh Interspersed Company regarded the mission task as Tarzan, fearless and fearless, and blew up the Watergate Bridge, which the US army had long been prepared for and heavily guarded, forcing the US troops to retreat south and flee, and completed an almost impossible task. A witness to the U.S. First Marine Division admitted: "Chinese there is not enough logistical support and communication equipment, otherwise we would never have been able to get out of Chosin Lake, and the First Marine Division would have survived." ”

The first modern war waged by New China tested the heroic people's army, tempered the new fighting forces, and cultivated the great spirit of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea. The battalion commander Tan Ziwei told Wu Wanli: "There are no heroes who are frozen and do not die, and there are no heroes who cannot die, only the glory of soldiers!" "The highest glory of a soldier is to die in battle for the motherland." The heroes of the Seventh Company who regard death as a homecoming constantly infect and inspire Wu Wanli, and it is precisely in the seventh interspersed with the collective of this hero that Wu Wanli, a naughty rural teenager, has grown up rapidly, knowing how to march, how to fight, and how to defend the glory of soldiers. For the sake of comrades-in-arms, even at the risk of life. Company commander Wu Qianli saw his brother growing up in the furnace of war and told Wanli with confidence: "How you want to run and how to fly, you decide." Wanli saluted him with a standard military salute, which was the silent answer of the revolutionary fighters who had grown up. The clever design of the above plot of the film points out the butterfly of a new recruit in the melting pot of the people's army. The fierce battle of Shuimen Bridge led to the death of the commander and fighters of the Seventh Interspersed Company, only Wu Wanli survived, but the seventh company was still in place, and the spirit did not collapse, and even the soul remained. Wu Wanli received the heroic battle flag awarded by the commander of the Song Shilun of the Ninth Corps to the Seventh Interspersed Company, symbolizing the continued inheritance of the iron-blooded loyal soul of the Seventh Company, hundreds of miles and miles, forever.

After the release of "Chosin Lake", many viewers were talking about or looking for the prototype of the seventh interspersed connection. In fact, the Seventh Interspersed Company in the movie is a fictional company that integrates multiple hero companies of the Ninth Corps, which is a typical representative of the volunteer hero company. The film well follows the creative principle of "big things are not false, small things are not informal", and although the company is fictional, it is very real. Of course, in order to create better emotional expression and visual effects, the bridge sections of individual battles adopt artistic exaggeration, which may affect the authenticity of details. But "Chosin Lake's Pratunam Bridge" is still a rare masterpiece, it is worth everyone to walk into the theater, feel the shock of the soul and spiritual baptism brought by the super giant, pay tribute to the volunteer soldiers who fought in blood, and pay tribute to the loveliest people who defend their families and defend the country!

Guangming Daily ( 2022-02-11 04 edition)

Source: Guangming Network - Guangming Daily