In China, which has a cultural heritage of more than 5,000 years, there is no shortage of classic works. And Wei Wei's "Who is the Most Lovely Person" is not only a classic, but also has influenced generations of people. Created in 1951, "Who is the Cutest Man" vividly depicts the heroism of the lovely volunteers in the "War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" and desperately defend their homeland.
In "Battle of Pine Bone Peak", I "saw" the most magnificent battle.
"Wang Jinchuan, Xing Yutang, Hu Chuanjiu, Jing Yuzhuo, Wang Wenying, Xiong Guanquan, Wang Jinhou, Zhao Xijie, Sui Jinshan, Ding Zhendai, Zhang Guisheng, Cui Yuliang, Li Shuguo, and an unknown warrior",
Although they sacrificed, they have since become immortal beings in our hearts.
From November 7 to December 24, 1950, the "War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" entered the second campaign. This battle was an important battle to turn the tide of the Korean War, and it was precisely because of this battle that the "United Nations Army" was directly forced to abandon Pyongyang and other places and retreat to the south of the "38th Line."
At that time, Wang Jinchuan's volunteer army unit, after careful analysis, decided to start from the rear of the enemy army and completely cut off their rear roads. Soon after, they met at the "Shutang Station", and the enemy was blocked by the volunteers. In order to escape, the enemy army blushed.
Just like the local tycoons who "got rich", who only knew how to throw thousands of dollars, the enemy "wildly" thirty-two planes and more than a dozen tanks, they tried to use cold planes and tanks to defeat the volunteer army, but ignored the blood and heroism of the volunteers who regarded death as home.
For a full 8 hours, the volunteers ran out of bullets and lost all the "shelter" of external forces. The enemy was overjoyed, and they pursued the victory and tried to wipe out the volunteer army. So the enemy dropped petrol bombs from the plane. Although the burning flames encircled the bodies of the volunteers, they still could not hold back their warm hearts.
The sky had long since been dyed red, and the volunteers flew toward the enemy like warriors in "fire armor." In an instant, the volunteers became entangled with the enemy, and soon after, the roar that resounded through the clouds slowly faded out of the sky.
"The corpses of the martyrs, in various postures, some holding the enemy's waist, some holding the enemy's head, some stuck the enemy's neck, pressing the enemy to the ground, falling with the enemy, burning together. There was also a soldier, who was still clutching a grenade in his hand, and the body of the projectile was stained with brain plasma, and the American ghost who died with him, the brain plasma cracked and smeared on the ground. ”
Born in a peaceful era, I will probably never see such a magnificent picture in my life. But I am still moved by this, because the volunteers have used their own blood to profoundly interpret that "man is inherently dead, or heavier than Taishan, or lighter than Hong Mao, and the use of different things." ”
Wei Wei has loved writing since childhood, and what is rare is that this special experience has created heirloom articles for him and cast his soul.
In an interview, Wei Wei once said: "The title of "Who is the Cutest Person" is not hard to come up with, but jumps out of the heart. I have been in the army for a long time, and I have such feelings for fighters that I think our fighters are the loveliest people. ”
On October 25, 1950, Chinese volunteer soldiers bravely crossed the Yalu River to defend their homeland, and it was not until 1958 that they all withdrew to China. During the difficult years of the "War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea," every moment of every day, there were heroes who were always ready to sacrifice their lives to defend our country and defend our compatriots.
Where there are good years, it is just a hero, carrying the weight forward for us. In order to grasp the most authentic materials, Wei Wei, as a reporter, took the initiative to apply to go to the front line. There, he witnessed the touching deeds of the heroes and recorded more than 20 tear-jerking stories.
During that time, although Wei Wei had a hard time, he was also full. Later, according to Wei Wei's recollection, at that time, in order to grasp the true thoughts of the volunteers, he interacted with the volunteers every day and chatted. Because the memory of that period was too deep, the article "Who is the Cutest Person" was sorted out by Wei Wei in only 1 day.
From a historical point of view, "Who is the Most Lovely Person" is an important document, because it not only uses words to restore the hardships of "resisting US aggression and aiding Korea", but also highlights the heroic courage of the volunteer soldiers. At that time, after reading this article, many people could not calm down for a long time.
On September 23, 1953, when Zhou Enlai spoke at the Second WenDai Meeting, he pushed aside the speech and said loudly into the microphone: 'Who is Comrade Wei Wei here, and is it here today?' Please stand up, I want to get to know this friend (at this time, the whole audience looks at Wei Wei who got up from his seat and applauds warmly), and I thank you for giving our children the title of "the loveliest person". In his next speech, Zhou Enlai praised it as "touching millions of readers and inspiring the soldiers ahead." Since then, the work "Who is the Loveliest Person" has become a household name and has been circulated at home and abroad.
Although Wei Wei only selected 3 of the more than 20 stories, the hearts and qualities represented by these volunteers were enough to arouse strong resonance in the hearts of the vast number of people.
Later, when we read "Who is the Cutest Person" again from textbooks or from the Internet, we will still indulge with Wei Wei's feelings. Like a magician, he used the magic of words to vividly glue together heroic fragments.
In addition, in order to make the article more "approachable", "Who is the most lovely person" also created a poetic mood, which is a little elegant in simplicity:
"Their qualities are so pure and noble, their will is so tough and strong, their temperament is so simple and humble, and their hearts are so beautiful and broad! They are the first-class warriors in history and the world, the first-class people! They are the best flowers of all the great peoples in the world! It is the flower of our motherland that we are proud of! ”
The more such language is, the easier it is to be breathtaking and shocking. Under Wei Wei's simple language, we met 21-year-old Ma Yuxiang; remembered the warrior who ate a mouthful of fried noodles in the air raid shelter and took a bite of snow; and always paid tribute to those warriors who died in the "Battle of Song Bone Peak".
On April 11, 1951, after the People's Daily published wei Weicai's "Who is the Loveliest Person" newsletter on its front page, Mao Zedong gave instructions to "print and distribute the whole army", and Zhu De even praised it after reading it: "Well written!" Very good! Zhou Enlai praised it as "touching millions of readers and inspiring the warriors ahead."
In the war-torn era, when people read "Who is the most lovely person", it is bound to ignite the passion of dedication; in today's peaceful era, reading "Who is the most lovely person" is bound to arouse our patriotic enthusiasm.
So, the article "Who is the Cutest Person" is indeed well written and indeed deserves to be passed down as a classic. In fact, in addition to the heroism and blood revealed in the article sentence by sentence, what is even more rare is that this article conveys to us a theme of "happiness relativity".
Romain Rolland once said that literature has the mission of "improving man.".
"Who is the cutest person" is such a work that "raises people's spiritual strength". In times of peace, we take it for granted.
How rare it is to completely ignore those leisurely and happy. But in fact, these ordinary happiness are all bought with their lives by those volunteers.
More than 70 years have passed since the "War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea," and although they have not asked us to "repay the fountain for the grace of dripping water," it is still very necessary to "never forget to dig a well when drafting water," always maintain a reverential heart, and cherish the hard-won happiness at all times.
Therefore, Wei Wei will write in the last paragraph:
"Dear friends, when you take the first tram in the morning to the factory, when you carry the plow rake to the field, when you finish a cup of soy milk and carry your school bag to school, when you sit quietly at your desk to plan the day's work, when you stuff an apple into your child's mouth, when you take a leisurely walk with your lover, friend, do you realize that you are in happiness? You may look at me in surprise: "This is very common!" But people who return from North Korea will know that you are living in happiness. Please realize that this is a kind of happiness, because only if you realize this can you understand more deeply why our fighters are fighting in Korea. Friend! You already know that you love our motherland and our great leader Chairman Mao, please love our soldiers deeply, they are indeed our loveliest people!"
This seemingly somewhat "petty bourgeois" discourse is not to express the luck and joy of the author or reader born in the era of peace, but to remind everyone: we must know how to cherish hard-won happiness, and we must always remember to care for the lovely soldiers who gave their lives for the motherland and compatriots.
During the Qingming Dynasty, let us pay tribute to the heroes and pay tribute to the "loveliest people"!
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