Author: Wu Zhimin, Jiang Shan
Source: China Red Network - China Red Culture Tourism Network
The meeting was attended by relevant leaders, many generals and descendants of the revolution. (Photo by Jin Mei)
From right to left: Lieutenant General He Lei, Major General Luo Yuan, and Major General Yao Youzhi at the event. (Photo by Jin Mei)
From left to right: Major General Wu Zhenghong and Major General Cha Jinlu at the event. (Photo by Jin Mei)
From left to right: Major General Cha Jinlu, Major General Xiao Yusheng, and Major General Yang Chunchang at the event. (Photo by Jin Mei)
From right to left: Major General Luo Ting, Major General Kong Jian, and Major General Liu Jinsheng at the event. (Photo by Jin Mei)
From left to right: Lieutenant General He Lei, Major General Wu Zhenghong. (Photo by Jin Mei)
Major General Luo Yuan (third from left) and Director Ye Zheng (second from right) took a group photo with representatives of the Volunteer Army and their descendants. (Photo by Jin Mei)
Major General Luo Yuan (fourth from right) and Chairman Deng Sui (third from left) took a group photo with the descendants of the revolution and the volunteers. (Photo by Jin Mei)
From left to right: Major General Luo Yuan, Major General Luo Ting, Major General Xiao Yusheng, Luo Zhen, and Liu Qian took a group photo together. (Photo by Jin Mei)
Xie Haichao (second from left) took a group photo with the descendants of the volunteers. (Photo by Jin Mei)
Major General Luo Yuan (middle), Jiangshan Editor-in-Chief (first from right) and the Volunteer Army Hou Xiu Haichao took a group photo together. (Photo by Jin Mei)
From right to left: Yan Qinghua, Luo Yuan and other revolutionary descendants took a group photo together. (Photo by Jin Mei)
From left to right: Chen Xiaoqin, Wu Zhimin, Xie Haichao, He Zhijian and other descendants of the revolution took a group photo together. (Photo courtesy of Wu Zhimin)
From left to right: Song Baiyi, Yang Qiuhua, Ye Zheng, Wu Zhimin and other revolutionary descendants took a group photo together. (Photo courtesy of Wu Zhimin)
From left to right: Zhu Hongyou (middle), President of the Third Division Branch of the Beijing New Fourth Army Research Association, Wang Tongqi (left) and Zhu Zuyang (right) took a group photo together. (Photo courtesy of Zhu Zuyang)
General Luo Yuan delivered a keynote speech at the event. (Photo by Jin Mei)
The 18 battle flags are from the battle flag phalanx at the 70th anniversary of the National Day parade, and the 18 battle flags cover the key combat operations of the Korean battlefield, reproducing the situation of the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea in a panoramic way. (Red Gallery)
One of the flags of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. (Red Gallery)
One of the flags of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. (Red Gallery)
Director Ye Zheng (middle), Zhou Xuetao (second from left), a veteran of the 54th Army of the Volunteers, and Xie Haichao (second from right), the daughter of Xie Zhenhua, commander of the 21st Army of the Volunteers, spoke at the event. (Photo by Jin Mei)
Xie Haichao, the daughter of Commander Xie Zhenhua, is telling the story of her father's generation. (Photo by Jin Mei)
In 1958, Premier Zhou Enlai led a delegation to North Korea to express condolences and met with cadres above the army level at the headquarters of the Volunteer Army, and the first on the right was Xie Zhenhua, commander of the 21st Army. (Photo courtesy of Xie Haichao)
The Chinese Volunteers and the Korean People's Army held a celebration with singing and dancing. The first from the right is Xie Zhenhua, commander of the 21st Army. (Photo courtesy of Xie Haichao)
In 1958, the Brothers-in-Arms newspaper carried articles by Prime Minister Kim Il Sung and General Hsieh Chen-hwa on the front page. (Photo courtesy of Xie Haichao)
The Young Pioneers presented red scarves to the representatives of the volunteers who participated in the event. (Photo by Jin Mei)
Representatives of the volunteers who participated in the activity took a group photo with the Young Pioneers. (Photo by Jin Mei)
Young Pioneers perform theatrical performances at the event. (Photo by Jin Mei)
China Red Network, Beijing, May 11, 2024 (Wu Zhimin, Jiang Shan)
"Resist US aggression and aid Korea, protect the family and defend the country!"
"The memory of history cannot be forgotten, and the sacrifices of the past cannot be disappointed!"
"There is a song called "Hymn to Heroes", there is a group called "the loveliest people", and there is a spirit called "the spirit of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea", the memory of history cannot be forgotten, and the sacrifices of the past cannot be disappointed!"
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On the afternoon of May 11, 2024, a symposium on the publication of the new book "Battle Flags Are Picturesque: The Story of 18 Battle Flags Recreates the Situation of Resisting US Aggression and Aiding Korea" was held in Beijing.
Relevant leaders, representatives of the Chinese People's Volunteers, major generals of the People's Liberation Army, descendants of revolutionaries, and descendants of the Chinese Volunteers who participated in today's activities were: Lieutenant General He Lei, Major General Yao Youzhi, Major General Wu Zhenghong, Major General Cha Jinlu, Major General Xiao Yusheng, Major General Luo Ting, Major General Luo Yuan, Major General Kong Jian, Major General Yang Chunchang, Major General Liu Jinsheng, and Major General Yang Yang; Director Ye Zheng, Stationmaster Li Ling, President Liu Huaxin, Director He Yunqing; Zhou Xuetao, Xiao Huajin, Wang Xiulu and other representatives of the Chinese People's Volunteers, Deng Sui, Yang Qiuhua, Wu Zhimin, Song Baiyi, Gao Yanfei, Wang Xiaohua, Xie Haichao, Liu Qian, Luo Zhen, He Zhijian, Zhou Gang, Cai Xiaoxin, Luo Xudong, Yang Zhiyuan, Zhang Zhongze, Guo Xiaoping, Chen Yanyan, Xu Lumei, Huang Xianghong, Zhu Zuyang, Chen Li, Yan Qinghua and many other revolutionary and volunteer descendants.
1. The creation of the large-scale documentary literature on the theme of military history, "The Battle Flag is Picturesque", is meritorious in the present and beneficial in the future
In 2019, it was selected and determined by the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission from all military units, with 24 in each of the five theaters of the eastern, southern, western, northern and central regions, mainly from the five branches of the army, navy, air force, joint logistics support force and armed police force, with a total of 120 honorary battle flags, of which 100 were officially read. Hunting with the banner and shining with glory. At the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, 100 flags of honor of the battle flag team were neatly arrayed, and the momentum passed through Tiananmen Square like a rainbow to be reviewed by the party and the people.
With the editor-in-chief of General Luo Yuan, the inheritor of the red gene, the leader of the campaign discipline of the Academy of Military Sciences, the chief planner of the doctoral supervisor Ye Zheng, and the founder of the Galaxy Yue Reading Network, known as the "leader of red network literature", Li Ling, a retired soldier, issued a large-scale military history documentary literature "The Battle Flag is Picturesque" The creation assembly order, a group of military history research experts from our army and authors with certain literary attainments The creative team was quickly formed, after years of collective creation, carefully polished, and wrote the story of the battle flag in the spirit of the battle flag. At the beginning of 2024, the cultural project of "Battle Flag is Picturesque" will be completed.
"Why are the battle flags so picturesque? The blood of heroes stained it red. "The Battle Flag is Picturesque" takes the 18 volunteer flags in the battle flag phalanx at the military parade ceremony for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Republic as clues, and tells you the story behind the battle flag in the form of documentary literature in chronological order, inheriting and carrying forward the revolutionary heroism of the heroes of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Through the historical pictures, groups of historical figures, and national heroes presented by the battle flags, the panorama reproduces the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and vividly interprets the great spirit of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea. It has precious historical value. All this is so real, so vivid, and so strongly tugging at the heartstrings of every Chinese in the new era.
Luo Yuan, Major General, member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, former deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Society of Military Science and president of the World Military Research Branch, former executive vice president and secretary-general of the China Association for the Promotion of Strategic Culture, former deputy director of the World Military Research Department of the Chinese Academy of Military Sciences, researcher and doctoral supervisor. He is also a senior advisor to the China Institute of Strategic Studies, and an invited researcher at the Research Center for Cross-Strait Relations, the China International Strategic Foundation, and the Institute of International Studies of Tsinghua University. Published "Eagle Guts and Pigeon Soul" and other works.
Ye Zheng, doctoral supervisor, researcher, former director of the Informatization Operations Research Office of the Academy of Military Sciences, leader of the campaign discipline, executive vice president and secretary general of the Campaign and Tactics Branch of the Chinese Society of Military Sciences, member of the Informatization Expert Advisory Committee of the whole army, and member of the PLA Strategic Planning Expert Committee. He has published more than 20 theoretical monographs and literary readings, such as "Introduction to Information-based Operations", "Army Campaign Course" and "Invisible Army", and was awarded the "Model of Loving the Army and Elite Armed Forces" and "Excellent Teacher" by the PLA General Headquarters, and won the "Outstanding Professional Talent of the Whole Army" award.
Table of contents of "The Picturesque Battle Flag":
Preface 1: Long live the great spirit of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea - Luo Yuan
Preface 2: Army Battle Flag: The Style and Background Color of the Team - Meng Zhaohui
1. Honorary Battle Flag: "Repeated Battles and Victories" Special Meritorious Hero Second Class Hero Company (3rd Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Battalion, 337th Division, 113th Division, 38th Army of the Volunteer Army)
2. Honorary Battle Flag: Xinxingli Combat Model Company (27th Battalion, 239th Regiment, 27th Army, 4th Company)
3. Honorary Battle Flag: Yang Gensi Company (Commander of the 172nd Regiment of the 58th Division of the 20th Army of the Volunteer Army. ）
4. Battle Flag of Honor: Imjin River Breakthrough Hero Company (39th Company of the 347th Regiment of the 116th Division of the 7th Army of the Volunteer Army)
5. Honorary Battle Flag: 38th Line Sharp Knife Hero Company (42nd Battalion, 4th Company, 372nd Regiment, 124th Division, 4nd Army, 4th Army)
6. Flag of Honor: Baiyun Mountain Regiment (50th Regiment of the 149th Division of the 447th Army of the Volunteer Army)
7. Honorary Battle Flag: Zhongyuanshan Hero Company (42nd Battalion, 5th Company, 378th Regiment, 126th Division, 5th Army of the Volunteers)
8. Honorary Battle Flag: "Offensive and Defensive" First-Class Meritorious Battalion (1st Battalion, 342nd Regiment, 114th Division, 38th Army, Volunteer Army)
9. Honorary Battle Flag: First-class Meritorious Hero Regiment (39th Regiment of the 117th Division of the 39th Army of the Volunteers)
10. Battle Flag of Honor: Daofeng Mountain Battalion (64th Battalion, 190th Regiment of the 569th Division of the 3rd Army of the Volunteer Army)
11. Flag of Honor: Jixiong Mountain Blocking Battle Hero Company (26th Company, 2nd Battalion, 230th Regiment, 77th Division, 230th Division, 26th Army of the Volunteers)
12. Battle Flag of Honor: Yeyue Mountain Hero Class (47th Battalion, 3rd Battalion, 8th Company, 3rd Battalion, 419th Division, 419th Division, Volunteer Army, 3rd Class)
13. Battle Flag of Honor: Second Class Hero Company Gun (1st Battalion, 1st Company, 139th Regiment, 415th Division, 47th Army, Volunteer Army)
14. Battle Flag of Honor: Stick to the 222.9 Highland First-Class Hero Class (39th Battalion, 343rd Regiment, 115th Division, 7th Company, 4th Squad of the Volunteer Army)
15. Banner of Honor: "Heroic and Tenacious and Outstanding Meritorious Service" Special Meritorious Service Eighth Company (8th Company, 3rd Battalion, 134th Regiment, 45th Division, 15th Army of the Volunteers)
16. Battle Flag of Honor: Hero Squadron (3rd Squadron, 7th Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 7th Air Division)
17. Battle Flag of Honor: Zhiyong Reconnaissance Platoon (2nd Platoon, Independent Reconnaissance Company, 148th Division, 50th Army of the Volunteer Army)
18. Battle Flag of Honor: Second Class Combat Hero Company (8th Company, 20th Regiment, 7th Division, 1st Army, Volunteer Army)
Appendix: "Never Go to War with China" Chinese and foreign celebrities commented on the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
Postscript (Note: For ease of reading, the author of the American article adds a serial number and an honorary unit)
On the hunting flags fluttering in the wind, there are shining names, glorious flags, and honorary titles. They are the representatives of countless heroic and exemplary collectives in the history of the people's army, and they are the portrayal of the glorious achievements of the people's army in defending the country in the south and the north for more than 90 years. The battle flag is a miniature military history, carrying the honor of the army, and winning the honorary flag is a milestone for a unit.
Judging from the distribution of the troops that won the honorary battle flag, the first batch of troops to fight in Korea won more.
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was a battle in which the people's army displayed its military prestige in the international arena, and many glorious titles and blood-stained battle flags are forever associated with the place names of the 3,000-mile rivers and mountains of the Korean Peninsula. Of the 27 armies that went to Korea, only 8 companies were recorded as collective meritorious service by the Volunteer Army Headquarters, and the 38th Army had 4 companies. In addition, there are 3 battalions and 4 companies of the 38th Army, which were recorded as collective first-class meritorious service by the Volunteer Army Headquarters and awarded pennants. 8 units were awarded the banner of "Offensive and Defence", and 5 units were awarded the banner of "Repeated Battles".
In addition, the 38th Army of the Volunteer Army also has 15 flags of "Hero Troops" awarded by the Volunteer Army Headquarters.
The only volunteer army awarded the title of "Red Banner Regiment of the Korean People's Army" by the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army is the 334th Regiment of the 112th Division of the 38th Army.
The only person in the Volunteer Army who was awarded the title of "Red Banner Company of the Korean People's Army" by the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army was the 8th Company of the 334th Regiment of the 112th Division of the 38th Army.
The 38th Army of the Volunteer Army received a total of 30 flags.
The Volunteer Army Headquarters and the Political Department awarded the 38th Army two honorary battle flags of "Offensive and Defensive" and "Repeated Victories", and walked through Tiananmen Square.
Honorary Battle Flag: "Repeated Battles and Victories" Special Meritorious Hero Company of the Second Class (Key Points of the Article: Repeated Battles and Victories, Extreme Attack, Capturing the Fighter into a Storm, Retreating and Fighting Dogs, Resolutely Blocking the Enemy Like a Gate, Defending Beishan, Stubborn Defense Like an Iron Wall, Epilogue)
Honorary Battle Flag: "Offensive and Defensive" First-Class Meritorious Battalion (Main Points of the Article: The "Hero Battalion" in the "Long Live Army", ordered to Hanjiangnan, taking into account the overall situation, firmly blocking the enemy's advance, squad leader Pan Xueshi, covering his comrades-in-arms before the enemy was killed, company commander Zhao Lianshan, led the surprise soldiers to attack the enemy camp at night, battalion commander Cao Yuhai, picked up a bayonet and rushed to the enemy position, instructor Fang Xin, held a cannonball into the enemy group, the whole battalion of hundreds of heroes, defended the high ground and shocked the enemy's courage, the end)
The leaders of the 38th Army of the Volunteer Army presented flags to the heroic units
Cao Yuhai, the commander of the first-class meritorious battalion of "both offense and defense", "special meritorious hero" and "first-class combat hero".
Cao Yuhai's martyr notice on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese Revolution
Other troops: 3 sides of the 39th Army (Imjin River Breakthrough Hero Company, First-class Meritorious Regiment, and first-class hero squad for sticking to the 222.9 Heights); 2 sides of the 42nd Army (38th Line Sharp Knife Hero Company, Zhongyuanshan Hero Company); 2 sides of the 50th Army (Baiyun Mountain Regiment, Zhiyong Reconnaissance Platoon); 20th Army 1 (Yang Gensilian); 1 side of the 26th Army (Jixiong Mountain Blocking Battle Hero Company); 1 side of the 27th Army (Xinxingli Combat Model Company). 12 sides of the above 7 armies.
After 1951, four other armies and air forces were given six flags. 64th Army 1 (Daofeng Mountain Battalion); 2 sides of the 47th Army (Yeyue Mountain Hero Squad, Second-Class Hero Company); 15th Army 1 ("Heroic and Tenacious, Outstanding Meritorious Service" Special Meritorious Eighth Company); 1 Army and 1 Side (2nd Class Combat Hero Company); Air Force 1 side (Hero Squadron).
The officers and men of the Chinese Volunteers braved the rain of bullets and bullets to bravely charge, held their positions against the wanton and indiscriminate bombardment, blocked the bullet holes with their chests, used their bodies as human ladders, picked up explosive packets, and rushed into the enemy group with blasting canisters in their hands. Among them, more than 300,000 heroes such as Yang Gensi, Huang Jiguang, and Qiu Shaoyun and nearly 6,000 heroes have emerged. The heroes said: Behind us is the Motherland, and for the peace of the people of the Motherland, we cannot take a step back! This kind of bloodiness makes the enemy frightened and moves the heavens and the earth!
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, 197653 Chinese sons and daughters sacrificed their precious lives. They have watered the flowers of peace with their blood and erected national dignity with their bodies, and their heroic names will forever remain in the annals of the Republic.
Heroes are the beacon lights of the times, and they are also living values. It is precisely because every story of bloody battles in "The Beauty of the Battle Flag" and the "Red Historical Records" written by the lives of the martyrs tell us in a centralized, large-scale and emergent manner that the heroes fought for, why the enemy is cruel, and who we live for, which helps all the Chinese people to completely abandon illusions and prepare for battle from the depths of their hearts and with red culture in the face of great changes unprecedented in a thousand years in the midst of reliving the bloody lessons and suffering and glory again and again, and then move from the small self to the big self, and let themselves and even the Chinese nation, Integrate into the grand blueprint of building a community with a shared future for mankind and write a Chinese paradigm in the new era.
We firmly believe that the people's army, which has never forgotten its original aspiration and kept its mission firmly in mind, has overcome all the obstacles and hardships along the way, is standing at a new historical starting point. A strong army will succeed, and a strong country can be expected!
2. General Luo Yuan delivered a keynote speech at the event: "Unique Heroes Drive Tigers and Leopards, and No Heroes Are Afraid of Bears"
General Luo Yuan, the leading editor-in-chief of "Hundred Battle Flags Red", former deputy director of the World Military Research Department of the Academy of Military Sciences, and doctoral supervisor, delivered a keynote speech at the event. General Luo Yuan said: Last year marked the 70 th anniversary of the victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the whole country set off an upsurge of carrying forward the spirit of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea. We took the 18 battle flags of the 100 battle flags displayed in the parade of the 70th anniversary of the National Day as the main line, which lasted more than two years, and wrote a documentary literary work "The Battle Flag is Picturesque" to pay tribute to Chairman Mao Zedong, the wise commander who led us to win this sacred war! I salute all the officers and men of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army who support the steel backbone of the Chinese nation with their blood and lives!
General Luo Yuan said that since the birth of mankind, war has been accompanied by a shadow. But there are only a handful of great wars that have far-reaching and epoch-making significance. Western military historians have called the Battle of Marathon in the 5th century BC 'the cry of European birth'. The first victory of the ancient Greeks over the Persians in that war gave rise to confidence not only in their own destiny, but also in Western culture. The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, which took place in the middle of the 20 th century, can be said to be the first cry after the birth of New China, and the self-esteem, self-confidence, and strong patriotic spirit of the Chinese nation that it stimulated, were a great driving force for uniting the soul of the nation and pushing the Chinese nation toward rejuvenation. If the Battle of Marathon gave birth to Western culture, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea gave birth to New Chinese culture. The significance of the victory of this war is definitely not only the material level, but also the spiritual level and the profound cultural appeal and cohesion. It can be said that the starting point of all our self-confidence now comes from the victory in this war. The greatest historical achievement of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was to display national and military prestige. Since then, no country in the world has dared to underestimate China. From now on, we will defy all hegemony and hardship.
General Luo Yuan said that in those days, New China had just been founded, and it was poor and white, and everything was in ruins. We are facing the United States imperialism, the world's number one military rival, armed to the teeth with the threat of victory in World War II, and the 17-Nation Alliance, which is twice as large as the Eight-Nation Alliance. In 1950, the United States had more than 12 times the GDP of China. The U.S. produces 144 times as much steel as China. At the beginning of the war, the United States put 1,200 combat planes into the Korean battlefield, and China was able to barely fight only about 110 aircraft. The United States has invested nearly 300 naval vessels, and the Chinese navy has not yet formed combat effectiveness; The United States has invested more than 800 tanks, China's armored forces are in the process of being formed, and 400 tanks from 10 regiments ordered from the Soviet Union have just arrived; The U.S. Army is equipped with an average of 4 people and 1 car, while the Chinese Army has an average of 1 vehicle for 500 people; The firepower of a regiment of the US army exceeds the firepower of a Chinese army.
General Luo Yuan said that a US army (three divisions) is equipped with 1,500 artillery pieces of various types, while a Chinese army has only 36 artillery pieces of the same type. The U.S. military dropped a total of 3.3 million tons of ammunition during the war, while China consumed only 250,000 tons of ammunition. In the course of three years and one month, more than 1,093,000 enemies were killed, wounded, and captured, including more than 390,000 US troops, dealing a heavy blow to the aggressive arrogance of the United States. The United States consumed a lot of supplies in the war, spending $83 billion, second only to its consumption in World War II. The Chinese People's Volunteers shattered the myth of the invincibility of US imperialism in this war. When New China was founded, Chairman Mao Zedong solemnly declared: The Chinese people have stood up from now on. This fact was not really recognized by all people at that time. The victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea not only taught the imperialists a lesson, but also educated those who suffered from Americanphobia, and the prestige of New China was unprecedentedly raised, and the Chinese people not only stood up, but were also called the giants of the East. Former U.S. President Herbert Hoover once lamented: "The myth has been shattered, and it turns out that we are not invincible." Mark Clark, the third commander-in-chief of the "United Nations Forces", once left a classic sentence: "In May 1952, I was appointed commander-in-chief of the United Nations Forces, representing 17 countries in Korea to resist communist aggression. After 15 months...... I became the first U.S. Army commander in history to sign an armistice without victory. I felt a sense of disappointment and pain. I think my predecessors, General MacArthur and Ridgway, must have felt the same way. Marshal Peng Dehuai proudly said that in the past, the history of the Western powers setting up a few cannons along the coast of China and sending 20,000 troops of the Eight-Nation Coalition to drive straight into the Chinese capital has come to an end. Lieutenant General Li Jijun, former vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences, said passionately: "For the first time in 100 years, we Chinese erased the black humiliating birthmark of the Chinese people. China can stand like this today because the volunteers stood on the 38th parallel and Shangganling in those days. Today, we feel every moment the dignity they have won for the motherland and the people. Colonel Bowser, chief of operations of the 1st Marine Division of the US Marine Corps, who was severely hit by the Chinese People's Volunteers in the Battle of Changjin Lake, wrote in his memoirs: "I believe that the ice and snow of Changjin Lake and the ruthless blows of the Chinese army regardless of casualties are the nightmare that will never go away in the hearts of every marine." The book "Battle Flags Are Beautiful and Picturesque" uses the vivid examples of 18 battle flags to replay how the nightmare of the US military was formed, eulogizes the heroic deeds of the Chinese People's Volunteers, and reproduces the situation of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in a panoramic way. This war was an extremely asymmetrical and extremely difficult confrontation between the Chinese People's Volunteers and the Korean military and civilians between the East and the West. The first battle of Liangshuidong, the fierce battle of Yunshan City, the battle of Qingchuan River, the fierce battle of Changjin Lake, etc., carried out 5 consecutive battles, and then built an iron-walled defensive position in depth, carried out many offensive campaigns, smashed the "strangulation war", resisted the "bacteriological warfare", and fought the bloody battle of Shangganling, creating a mighty and majestic war miracle.
General Luo Yuan said that the blockbuster appearance of "The Battle Flag is Picturesque" laid the foundation for the whole book to be bright red and the tone of the book to be high. Majestic and high-spirited, he crossed the Yalu River, resisted US aggression and aided Korea, and defeated the wolf of US imperialist ambitions. The opening work of "Battle Flag is Picturesque" is the proud pen of the Chinese People's Volunteers, a sword to seal the throat of the dragon source. As the first article, "Repeated Battles and Victories, Tiger and Tiger Born in the Wind" takes the commander of the 38th Army who was criticized and the commander of the army led by Liang Xingchu to hold his breath to "correct the name" of the 38th Army as a clue, and the heroic company jumped on the paper. Through the three sections of rapid maneuver like a gale, resolute resistance like a gate, and tenacious defense like an iron wall, it not only highlights the tiger temperament of the heroic company, but also reflects the prestige of the 38th Army's "Long Live Army". The second article of the opening chapter, "Unique Heroes Drive Tigers and Leopards, and No Heroes Are Afraid of Bears," takes the "Xinxingli Combat Model Company" as a clue to describe the example of the 27th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteers in annihilating the 31st Regiment of the US Army, killing the regiment commander Colonel McLean, and seizing the regimental flag of the "Polar Bear Regiment" in the tragic and tragic Battle of Changjin Lake, which greatly increased the ambition of the Chinese people and greatly destroyed the prestige of US imperialism.
Subsequently, the meritorious battle flags of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea were unveiled one after another, hunting and hunting. "The heroes are ambitious to shake the mountains, and the warriors are brilliant Venus", with the famous words of the super-level combat hero Yang Gensi before his death: "I don't believe that there is a task that cannot be completed", "I don't believe that there is an enemy that cannot be defeated", and "I don't believe that there are difficulties that cannot be overcome" as the subtitle, which suddenly highlights the spiritual characteristics of "Yang Gensilian". In the Battle of Breaking through the Imjin River, the 1st and 4th Companies of the 346th Regiment of the 116th Division of the 39th Army, and the 5th and 7th Companies of the 347th Regiment were all awarded the honorary title of "Imjin River Breakthrough Hero Company". A battle flag is awarded to four heroic collectives at the same time, which is a special case in our army's battle flag culture. In the process of crossing the river, a soldier fell into the ice cave, and simply lay on the ice hole, allowing the soldiers behind him to step on his body and rush over, and after a while, he was frozen on the ice. Zhang Caishu, squad leader of the 3rd squad of the 4th Company, served as the leader of the mine-sweeping group, resolutely rushed into the minefield, and pulled a mine with a half-cut self-made mine-sweeping rod that was blown up in his hand, seriously wounding him and stunned people. When he woke up, he once again dragged his wounded body into the minefield, clearing the last pack of mines for the attacking troops. The 6th Company of the 447th Regiment of the 50th Army ran out of the last bullets in the battle of Brother Peak at the front of Baiyun Mountain, and twisted, hugged, and rolled together with the enemy, fighting for their lives. While cleaning up the battlefield, people saw a martyred Yunnan veteran soldier still biting half of the ear of an American soldier in his mouth...... Lin Jiabao, an instructor of the 1st Battalion, was shot 8 times, and a lobe of his right lung was taken out of his body by shrapnel and hung on his waist, still refusing to go off the battlefield. At the end of the battle, the division commander Kim Jin-jong sent people to the position to offer condolences, brought 6 cans of beef and two jugs of liquor, and conveyed a message: "The ammunition is gone, only wine!" Sun Degong, the commander of the 2nd Battalion, glared at the scarlet eyes and announced in public: "For each tube of canned food, the battalion headquarters will not be left; Wine, everyone present took a sip, and I dried up the rest, fighting with the American devils! This is a real run out of ammunition! The 2nd Battalion held the position of Baiyun Mountain alone, with no water, no food and no ammunition, so it could only be replenished from the enemy's corpses. But no one flinched, no one was afraid, they all had the determination to die, and if they died, they would also use their corpses to block the enemy on Baiyun Mountain. In this battle, the 50th Army paid a huge price of more than 10,000 casualties, and 7 formed companies, 31 formed platoons, and 138 formed squads were all wiped out. At the same time, the 50th Army also played the prestige of Chinese soldiers, killing and wounding and capturing a total of 11,000 enemies. In the Zhongyuanshan Resistance Battle at the beginning of the Fourth Campaign, the 2nd Battalion and 5th Company of the 378th Regiment of the 126th Division of the 42nd Army of the Volunteer Army blocked the attack of thousands of people dispatched by the 2nd Division of the "United Nations Army" with the strength of 1 company; After 16 days and nights of tenacious struggle, they won a victory at the tragic cost of 56 people and 53 people in the company. The old soldier Ji Chengzhou's forehead was blown up by a cannonball, and he was bleeding profusely, and he immediately fainted. After waking up, he broke free from the support of his comrades-in-arms and said firmly: "Leave me alone, I will fight to the end!" He braced his body, pulled off the grenade bag behind him, held the wound with his left hand, and threw three grenades with the last bit of strength, killing more than 10 American soldiers. When his comrades-in-arms found Ji Chengzhou, his body had been blown up to a bloody blur, but he still maintained a fighting state, and his fingers were still tightly gripping the trigger of the automatic rifle, and he did not let go until he died. There were more than 30 enemies eliminated by Ji Chengzhou, and they were either blown up by him or killed by him with a gun. After the death of the platoon commander, Lou Diangui, the 6th squad leader, led 6 or 7 comrades to block the enemy's attack of half of the company, and in the end, he was shot in the abdomen and even his intestines flowed out. He tore off a shirt and strangled his stomach, and said firmly: "I am a member of the Communist Party, and my comrades on the battlefield will have confidence, and I will have more strength on the battlefield." He and the wounded Xu Shuqin held their positions until dark, shot out two boxes of grenades, killed and wounded more than 10 enemies, and finally died heroically. Among the battle flags treasured in the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution is a battle flag full of 381 bullet holes, which is the battle flag that the 8th Company of the Chinese People's Volunteers has planted on the main peak of Shangganling, and it is also the spiritual coordinate that will always be held high in the hearts of the Chinese people. In the battle of Shangganling, all the commanders and fighters of the 3rd Battalion and 8th Company of the 134th Regiment of the 45th Division of the 15th Army of the Chinese Volunteers went forward one after another, fought bloodily, and only blew the trumpet of the charge and did not retreat under the conditions of lack of water and food and indiscriminate bombing by the US army, and stuck to the tunnel for 14 days and nights, creating the world-famous miracle of "tunnel warfare", destroying more than 1,700 enemies, and firmly planting the heroic battle flag on the main peak of Shangganling. The company was wiped out three times and rebuilt three times, of which 4 squads were rebuilt 4 times, and the squad leader was replaced 6 times due to serious injuries or sacrifices. On Shangganling, the enemy blew up 1 to 2 meters of soil and rocks, and more than 100 warheads and shrapnel were embedded in the trunks of trees less than 1 meter long. Grabbing a handful of sand, you can pull out 32 bullet chips. The 8th Company of Special Meritorious Affairs also emerged with Huang Jiguang-style heroes Lai Fajun and Long Shichang. When Lai Fajun approached the enemy's bunker, he was shot in multiple arms and thighs, and his strength was almost exhausted. He lay down in the crater and stopped for a moment, gathered the last of his strength, suddenly jumped up, threw himself into the bunker, pulled a grenade, and perished with the enemy. With a loud bang that shook the top of the mountain, the enemy's bunker was dumbfounded, and Lai Fa gave his precious life at the age of 21 to defeat the enemy. Long Shichang was about to approach the enemy's point of fire, and an enemy shell blew off his left leg up to the knee. I saw Long Shichang dragging his injured leg, desperately climbing up, and pestle the smoking blaster into the hole of the bunker machine gun, and just as he was about to leave, the blaster was pushed out by the enemy inside. Long Shichang endured the pain and turned around, grabbed the blaster and stabbed it into the bunker, and was blocked by the enemy when he stabbed halfway in, and Long Shichang resisted it with his chest. In an instant, the bunker was blown away with a bang, and the American troops inside were blown to pieces, and the heroic Long Shichang also turned into a rain of blood.
General Luo Yuan said that we wrote this book with feelings, and we often couldn't help but cry. When describing the heroic feats of the martyrs of the Air Force's "Hero Squadron," we were full of tears, and we fixed the "Heroic Squadron's" feat of moving the heavens and the earth and spilling blood on the blue sky and the sea and in the hearts of the people with the passion that "they have turned into silver petrels, leaping over the crests of the sea, facing the dawn of dawn every day, showing their unyielding heroic posture in fighting, and never fearing any storms and storms." In this life-and-death struggle of blood and fire, the commanders and fighters of the Chinese People's Volunteers highly carried forward the spirit of patriotism, internationalism, and revolutionary heroism, and a large number of heroic models and meritorious heroes emerged. There are countless examples of heroic battles in which the volunteers can sing and cry, and bloodshed and sacrifice are commonplace. It was they who completely and completely unleashed the anger of the Chinese nation that had been suppressed for a hundred years, made the world re-understand China, and shocked the world from then on. Why the battle flag is picturesque, because the blood of the martyrs stained it red. According to relevant statistics, more than 197,000 heroic sons and daughters have sacrificed their precious lives for the motherland, the people, and peace. There were 4 military commanders and 19 divisional commanders who died on the Korean battlefield (these comrades were all veterans of the Red Army), Mao Anying, the son of Chairman Mao Zedong, also died on the Korean battlefield, and Commander Peng Dehuai, commander of the Volunteer Army, was in danger many times. There are 418 volunteers who have won the title of heroes and models at all levels, including 2 special heroes; 50 first-class heroes; 4 first-class models; 273 second-level heroes; 83 second-class models; 6 other heroes. There is a figure that is very telling: the number of casualties of the volunteers on the Korean battlefield was more than 300,000, and the number of people who were honored with various war exploits was also more than 300,000 (302724). Most of the troops of other countries use birds and beasts as the totem of the troops, but only the Chinese army uses the heroic feat of Huang Jiguang, a super-level combat hero, flying to block the hole of the gun, as the humanistic totem of the Chinese army. In the second battle, the special combat hero Yang Gensi led the third platoon of the company to repel the enemy's 8 consecutive fierce attacks, and when the enemy launched the 9th attack, he picked up a 5-kilogram explosive bag and rushed to the enemy group, dying with the enemy. Death together is a common phenomenon among the Chinese People's Volunteers. On October 25, 1950, the first day of the Chinese People's Volunteers' entry into Korea, the 40th Army encountered a reinforced battalion of the 1st Division and the 6th Division of the South Korean Army in the Onjeong area. "Pounce on the enemy and die with the enemy. He was the first hero to bravely sacrifice himself on the battlefield after the Volunteer Army entered the DPRK. During the battle at Longyuanli, enemy planes threw a large number of napalm, turning the position of the volunteers into a sea of fire. A soldier of the 113th Company of the 1st Battalion of the 337th Regiment of the 3rd Division was on fire, and he rushed forward to hug the enemy, preferring to burn them together rather than let the enemy run away. Liu Xuxue, the platoon commander of the 3rd platoon of the 3rd Company, who was seriously wounded, was the last defender of the 3rd platoon position, and when the American troops rushed to the 3rd platoon position, he resolutely jumped up from the pool of blood and died with the enemy with the last grenade. In the battle of Lao Bald Mountain, only two soldiers, Ni Xiangming and Zhou Yuande, deputy squad leaders of the 7th Company, 1st Platoon, 4th Squad of the 343rd Regiment of the 115th Division of the 39th Army of the Volunteer Army, were left on the position. Zhou Yuande immediately replied: "Deputy squad leader, that's right, let's fight!" They chanted "Long live the Communist Party!" Long live Chairman Mao! "Grenades were fired one after another, and they died with the enemy. The American soldiers who came up from behind were stunned and turned to run away. After my follow-up unit went up, I saw an American soldier pressed under Ni Xiangming, one arm was blown up, one arm was still strangled by the neck of another American soldier, and the third American soldier died on his back. Zhou Yuande was lying on the wet ground, his arms tightly choked the two American soldiers, and the ears and noses of the American soldiers were bitten by him, and their clothes were torn into shreds...... In a battle, the 415th Regiment of the 47th Army was armed with grenades, and as many as 25 commanders and fighters died with the US troops. It can be said that going forward and succeeding, fighting bloody battles to the end, majestic mountains and rivers. According to statistics, of the 50 first-class combat heroes of the Volunteer Army, 15 died with the enemy. Deng Sui, the son of Deng Hua, the first deputy commander and first deputy political commissar of the Volunteer Army, once asked a veteran of the Volunteer Army why the Volunteer Army was able to win the battle? The veteran's answer was concise: "Those who are not afraid of death, but they have met those who are afraid of death!" "After the armistice negotiations on July 27, 1953, the US military negotiators asked to meet the commander of the "Daofengshan Battalion" by name. Instructor Li Zhongkui replaced the battalion commander Song Jincai and appeared at Panmunjom. The Americans, who have always been domineering, asked puzzledly: "Why did you and your battalion so resolutely penetrate into the rear of the American army?" You know, such an action is tantamount to suicide." Li Zhongkui replied: "Rely on the spirit of people." The representative of the American side was at a loss. Li Zhongkui also said: "None of us have gone to military school, so we won't talk more about reasoning, we only know how to defend our families and defend the country and fight hard with the enemy." After hearing this, the US side was even more speechless, shrugged its shoulders, saluted the military, and left in a huff. Obviously, he couldn't understand what the "spirit" of the Chinese soldiers was talking about, and why they were "desperate". Afterwards, someone asked Song Jincai, what is the spirit that made you stand alone in the face of US planes, tanks, and artillery for 3 days and 4 nights? Song Jincai said seriously: "The soft ones are afraid of the hard, and the hard ones are afraid of dying!" ”
General Luo Yuan said: When US imperialism imposed war on the Chinese people, Chairman Mao Zedong made clear our basic attitude toward war: "We are not afraid of war, because we have the party and army that have 23 years of experience in armed struggle, and US imperialism also has many difficulties, internal quarrels, inconsistencies with its allies, and its insurmountable military weaknesses. However, it is necessary to guard against the United States coming into chaos, that is, to fight World War III, to fight for a long time, and to fight the atomic bomb. And we won't let you (the United States) fight, you must fight, let you fight, you fight yours, I fight mine, you hit the atomic bomb, I fight the grenade, seize the weak point, follow you, and finally defeat you. "That's our attitude towards war. Today, the weaponry of our army is not what it used to be, and if the United States dares to throw the atomic bomb, we will also dare to throw the atomic bomb. However, the grenade spirit tempered by our army in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea cannot be lost, and it is ready to engage the enemy in close combat at any time, and the bayonet is red. General Secretary Xi Jinping issued the strongest voice of the new era at the meeting to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers going abroad to fight, which was deafening. He said: "The Chinese people do not cause trouble and are not afraid of things; in the face of any risks and difficulties, their legs and stomachs will not tremble, their waists will not bend, and the Chinese nation will not be frightened or crushed!" "We will never allow anyone or any force to encroach upon and divide the sacred territory of the motherland. Once such a serious situation occurs, the Chinese people will certainly face it head-on!" "Now that the Chinese people have been organized, it is impossible to provoke them. If you mess with it, it's not easy to do!" This is not only a replay of Mao's domineering, but also an elaboration of Xi Jinping's domineering. President Xi warned the hegemonic countries, "Any act of doing its own thing and being self-respecting, any act of hegemony, hegemony and bullying will not work at all!" Not only will it not work at all, but it will inevitably be a dead end in the end! "President Xi's speech is addressed to history, to reality, to the future, and even more to our enemies. Recently, the United States has been constantly provoking China's core interests and trying to subvert the path and system of socialism with Chinese characteristics. attempts to obstruct or even interrupt China's development process; Attempts to interfere in China's internal affairs and undermine China's territorial integrity. Recently, "Taiwan independence" elements have also been ready to make moves. The so-called "20 May inaugural speech" of the leader of the Taiwan region is about to be announced, and I think it is necessary for us to teach them a lesson, let them revisit the speeches of Chairman Mao Zedong and President Xi Jinping, and let them revisit the history of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. The "Picturesque Battle Flag" that we are providing today is a vivid textbook for them. General Yuan Shengping, who once served as the political commissar of the 40th Army of the Chinese Volunteers, said emotionally: "I joined the Red Army in 1929, and after countless battles and battles in the Second Domestic Revolutionary War, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the War of Liberation, I fought all my life. …… It is not possible for a nation to have hard bones. If the bones are not hard, they will be humiliated by the great powers; If the bones are not hard, there is no status in the world; If the bones are not hard, it will be difficult to revitalize China! The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea created the hard bones of our nation! "The memory of history cannot be forgotten, and the sacrifices of the past cannot be disappointed. In the form of pictures and texts, let us and our descendants always remember the earth-shattering history of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and always remember the singing and weeping battle stories and immortal spirit of the heroic martyrs of the volunteers, cherish peace, stimulate fighting spirit, and work hard together for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation! Long live the great spirit of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea!
Finally, General Luo Yuan ended his speech with a poem written by himself: "Man Jianghong Commemorates the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea":
Heroic, bathing in fire, phoenix nirvana.
The clouds and water are angry, the wind is howling, and the passion is sad.
A generation of heroes is born and dies, and thousands of years of achievements are shining stars.
泣血吟，三十万儿郎，忠魂咽。
Shame on the ugly, snow today.
庚子恨,吾侪灭!
The long wind swept away, and half of the mountain was missing.
The strong man rushed to the enemy's den, and the heroic knife splashed the blood of the jackal.
Jackal blood, sacrificial sword swinging to the sky, gold and steel cracked!
3. Director Ye Zheng, Zhou Xuetao, a veteran of the 54th Army of the Chinese Volunteers, and Xie Haichao, the daughter of Xie Zhenhua, commander of the 21st Army of the Chinese Volunteers, spoke at the event one after another
Professor Ye Zheng, chief planner and chief writer of "Hundred Battle Flags Red", former director of the Operational Doctrine Research Department of the Academy of Military Sciences, and doctoral supervisor, introduced the planning, writing, and publication process of the book in detail, especially to the comrades-in-arms of the 38th Army, such as Jing Jisheng, Xu Lumei, Wu Zhimin, Xiao Jingmin, etc., for their support for the writing.
In his speech, Zhou Xuetao, a veteran soldier of the 54th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteers, praised the new book "The Battle Flag is Picturesque", which takes the 18 battle flags of the Volunteer Army in the battle flag phalanx at the military parade ceremony marking the 70 th anniversary of the founding of the Republic as a clue, and uses the form of documentary literature to depict the combat experience and deeds of 18 heroic collectives, including the Baiyun Mountain Regiment, the First-Class Meritorious Hero Regiment, and Yang Gensilian, which reproduces the situation of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in a panoramic way, and can be used as a popular reading material for the history of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and an authoritative reading book for patriotic education.
Xie Haichao, the daughter of Xie Zhenhua, commander of the 21st Army of the 9th Corps of the Volunteer Army, said in a speech entitled "Pursuit - The Loveliest Person in Life" that when her father was alive, he fought all his life and often listened to his father tell stories about battles. When I was a child, I watched many movies about the Volunteer Army, and the heroes in the films stayed with me all my life. I have always been proud of my father and proud of the heroic volunteers. The volunteers are the loveliest people, and this has become a complex engraved in the bones. Today, we held a grand book donation activity of "The Picturesque Battle Flag" created by Luo Yuan and Ye Zheng in the Military Museum, and we will visit the Memorial Hall to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in a while, which makes me very excited and reminds me of many things...... The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was a miracle, and under the leadership of Chairman Mao, the Party Central Committee, and the General Headquarters of the Chinese People's Volunteers, the officers and men of the Chinese Volunteers not only displayed national prestige, dealt a severe blow to the arrogance of the Yankees and Syngman Rhee's lackeys in South Korea, and recaptured more than 140 square kilometers of land for the northern region of Korea, but also played an excellent international reputation and guaranteed that the people of the mainland would develop their economy and live and work in peace and contentment. In July 1953, after the armistice was signed, my father's 21st Army did not immediately return to the motherland, but continued to serve as a garrison and guard the Korean territory and help the Korean people rebuild their homeland. They built hundreds of houses, nearly 100 large and small bridges, dozens of factories, and more than a dozen large public buildings for the Korean people, and made great contributions to the post-war recovery of the Korean people, thus being highly praised by the Workers' Party of Korea, the government, and the people, and awarded a medal to my father. Decades later, my father wrote the article "Garrison Korea, Sowing Friendship", which is a true testimony of the great friendship cemented by the blood of the people of China and North Korea! "The Battle Flag is Picturesque" publicizes and remembers the heroic predecessors of the Volunteer Army, tells the moving deeds of many heroes and soldiers who fought and saw death as home, and the heroes in the eighteen battle flags are lifelike and moving. A magnificent history of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is a great heroic epic written by the officers and men of the Volunteer Army with iron will. Today I recommend my friends to take a look, you will learn more about the stories of the loveliest people from the book, and you will cherish your current life even more.
Xie Haichao also said in his speech that now, the world is in turmoil again. The Russian-Ukrainian war has been fought for more than two years, and Palestine and Israel are fighting again. The Yankees stirred up trouble everywhere, and the international situation was very grim. There is a good saying that forgetting the past means betrayal! We are gathered here today to review the great feat of defending the homeland and the country by reviewing the great feat of defending the homeland and the country, inheriting the spirit of victory in resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, and upholding our courageous national self-confidence. This is also the responsibility of our generation and the next generation. We must pass on the fine traditions of our fathers, from generation to generation, and never change their color. The second and third generations of our volunteers must first walk in the front, inherit the red gene, and shoulder the responsibility entrusted to us by the society, which is our unshirkable historical responsibility! Why is the battle flag so picturesque, and the blood of heroes stains it red! Let us once again pay tribute to the heroic volunteers! Long live the great spirit of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea!
[Author: Wu Zhimin, Jiang Shan
Source: China Red Network - China Red Culture Tourism Network]