Today (23rd), the remains and relics of the 10th batch of martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers in South Korea returned to China.
More than 70 years ago, the Chinese People's Volunteers crossed the Yalu River to defend their homeland. After 33 months of bloody battles in a foreign land, 197653 martyrs sacrificed their lives for the country.
Listen to the stories of volunteer veterans
"I'm still alive
It was the warriors who bought it with their lives and blood."
Wu Dawei, a 90-year-old veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, is a well-known military lyricist on the mainland, and he has written a large number of popular songs such as "Red Star Follows Me to Fight" and "Where the Peach Blossoms Bloom." He said the songs came from the love of the warriors in his heart.
In 1952, 19-year-old Wu Dawei, as a member of the 23rd Army Art Troupe of the Volunteer Army, came to the front line only 200 meters away from the enemy's position to give a condolence performance, inspiring the morale of more than 60 volunteer soldiers who stuck in the tunnel.
During one performance, the mouth of the two tunnels where they were located was hit by enemy incendiary bombs and caught fire, and ammunition and grenades were piled up in the tunnels. At the critical moment, the soldiers rushed to the mouth of the two tunnels to put out the fire, and did not forget to transfer Wu Dawei and other members of the art troupe to the middle of the relatively safe tunnel. Due to the lack of oxygen, Wu Dawei fainted. When he woke up, he found himself lying in a bed in the rear field hospital.
"When I inquired, the soldiers pulled us out of the tunnel. I asked how the tunnel was doing, and they said that the tunnel was saved, but the deputy company commander and several backbone personnel who were fighting the fire were seriously injured and went to rescue them. ”
Due to the inconvenience of transportation and communication at that time, Wu Dawei never knew the injuries of the soldiers, and he made up his mind to sing for the soldiers. "I'm still alive because the warriors bought it with their lives and blood. ”
This enamel tea jar, Wu Dawei has always regarded it as a treasure. In July 1953, before the last battle of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea - the Jincheng Counterattack, Wu Dawei used this teapot to offer Zhuangxing wine to the 12 soldiers of a sharp knife squad of the 23rd Army who were about to go out.
However, when the battle ended, seven of the 12 warriors were laid to rest forever on the battlefield. Wu Dawei put this teapot in the most eye-catching place in the study to commemorate the fallen comrades-in-arms.
Blowing the trumpet is an order
"Comrades, rush!"
Although Nan Qixiang, a veteran soldier of the Volunteer Army, is 87 years old, he is still full of energy when he blows the charge horn again in a standard bugle soldier posture.
When he went abroad to fight, Nan Qixiang was only 15 years old and served as the commander of the army, and he has wiped the military horn spotlessly so far.
He recalled that when the company commander said to blow the trumpet, he quickly got up and blew the trumpet, "The spirit came immediately, and blowing the trumpet was an order, and after blowing, the company commander and platoon commander took the gun and said, 'Comrades, charge me!'"
From 1951 to 1958, Nam Qixiang spent seven years in North Korea. He traveled all over North Korea, experienced the arrest of spies, anti-airborne operations, and joined the party with honor. In one battle after another, Nan Qixiang watched his comrades-in-arms fall one by one, bleeding and dying.
Seeing today's hard-won happy life, Nan Qixiang misses his sacrificed comrades-in-arms even more. "Without their sacrifices, there would be no victory, and it is not easy for us to have such a happy life today, so we must not forget history and martyrs. ”
Whenever the remains of the martyrs of the Volunteer Army were brought back to the motherland, Nan Qixiang would solemnly put on his military uniform and carefully wear the medals, just to welcome his comrades-in-arms.
"Comrades-in-arms, you are home, your family misses you, the country has not forgotten you, you will always be the people we respect and the most lovable people. Nan Qixiang said.
"Take this spoon and eat
I remembered that the US military plane was shot down by us."
Zeng Guoxing, 89 years old this year, is a veteran of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and participated in all five battles of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. On the evening of December 31, 1950, he rushed across the Imjin River with his troops. At that time, the temperature was below -20°C, and the water surface, which had been frozen, was shattered by artillery fire.
Zeng Guoxing recalled: "When I took off my cotton pants and waded over, I felt that there were thousands of needles piercing my legs at first, but after a while, I didn't feel much flesh, but my bones hurt. ”
Zeng Guoxing's home has a spoon that he has treasured for many years, which is the "trophy" he brought back from the Korean battlefield.
"An American plane flew over our position from the south, hit a hill behind our position and exploded. Zeng Guoxing and his comrades-in-arms picked up a lot of aluminum alloy plane wreckage fragments, and later, a comrade-in-arms made aluminum sheets into spoons.
After returning to China, Zeng Guoxing has been using this spoon to eat. "As soon as I took this spoon to eat, I remembered that the US military plane was shot down by us, and I thought of the victory in the war. ”
Over the years, Zeng Guoxing has been paying attention to the news of the return of the remains of the martyrs of the Volunteers, and every time he sees his comrades-in-arms who have returned to his homeland, he can hardly hide his excitement. "Their sacrifice was bought for peace, they were heroes, real heroes. ”
She was a literary warrior
Braving the rain of bullets to comfort the soldiers
On January 4, 1952, Jin Ping, as a literary and artistic soldier, entered the DPRK with the army, braving the rain of bullets to boost the morale of the soldiers. More than 70 years later, she still remembers the songs she sang back then.
Jin Ping once held a gun on the station field, "Carry a gun, the enemy's plane is coming, comrades two miles away in front of me will fire two shots, I will also put two shots, and the people below will also fire, and the troops will hide after hearing it." ”
On the battlefield filled with gunpowder, Jin Ping experienced birth and death, and also witnessed the bloody sacrifice of her comrades. Once, a comrade-in-arms suffered an explosion, "When I heard the explosion, I held my head and cried as soon as I saw it, and the two lives of such a young man were gone, both of them were fifteen or sixteen-year-old children." ”
In September 1954, Jin Ping returned to China with the army. Today, at the age of 91, she still can't forget those comrades-in-arms who died in a foreign country, and often looks at the photos taken with her comrades-in-arms back then.
Every year, when the remains of the martyrs of the Volunteers to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea return to China, she will wait in front of the TV early to watch it carefully. "Every time I came back, I stood in front of the TV. They went home, and they were the real heroes. ”
As of 2022
The mainland has welcomed nine batches for nine consecutive years
A total of 913 remains of the martyrs of the Korean Volunteers were returned to China for burial
We enjoy this day in peace
It is the tomorrow that the martyrs fought for and pursued
Leaving home is still a young man, and when he returns, he is already serving the country
The mountains and rivers are unharmed
Heroes, let's go home!
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