Yuan Yi sounded the charge three times in a row.

At that moment, Shao Hua, the conductor of the symphony orchestra, watched as Yuan Yi lowered his hand from the bugle.

He gently waved the baton in his right hand upwards.

The members of the symphony orchestra began to play their instruments.

Yuan Yi listened to the accompaniment from the symphony orchestra.

He faced the audience below the stage and took another deep breath.

"With heads held high and chests puffed out, we crossed the Yalu River."

"To safeguard peace and defend our motherland is to protect our hometown."

"Good sons and daughters of China, united as one."

"We defeated the American imperialist wolves in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea."

In July 1950, the 1st Artillery Division of China was ordered to assemble in Andong and be incorporated into the Northeast Border Defense Army to carry out the task of guarding the border (this transfer was closely related to the situation of the Korean War in June).

At that time, the 1st Artillery Division was carrying out land reclamation and production tasks in the suburbs of Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province. At the order, the troops immediately changed from production teams to combat teams.

In October 1950, the 1st Artillery Division was ordered to be among the first to enter the Korean War.

On the eve of the troops' participation in the war, mobilization rallies were held at the company, battalion, and regimental levels. The political instructor of the 5th Company was responsible for drafting the oath of departure for the entire company.

On the night before the company's oath-taking ceremony in mid-October, the Fifth Company's political instructor wrote the following lines: "With high spirits and great strides, we cross the Yalu River to safeguard peace and defend our motherland, which is to protect our hometown. Good sons and daughters of China, let us unite as one to resist America and aid Korea, and defeat the American imperialist wolves!"

These are the original lyrics that were later named "The Song of the Chinese People's Volunteers".

The next day, this poem was recited to everyone as the introduction to the company's oath before departure.

After the conference, the poem was published in prominent positions in the "Qunli Daily" edited by the regiment's political department and the "Backbone Daily" published by the division's political department.

At that time, a cultural instructor from the Fifth Company who had a basic understanding of musical notation composed music for it and taught it to the whole company.

When a Xinhua News Agency reporter was interviewing the political instructor of the Fifth Company, he discovered that this poem was clear in its theme, strong in its combativeness, and very suitable for the needs of the situation at that time.

So, in a war correspondence he wrote after the first battle of the War of Resistance Against America, titled "A Conversation with Several Soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army," he placed this poem at the beginning of the article and made a few minor changes, changing "crossing the Yalu River" to "crossing the Yalu River" and "good sons and daughters of China" to "good sons and daughters of China."

In his article at the time, he wrote, "This is a widely circulated poem that I heard among the volunteer army troops at the front lines."

On November 26, 1950, the People's Daily published this news report on its front page.

The poem was then placed in a larger font below the title, giving it a prominent position for the reader.

When Director Zhou, a renowned musician who was then the deputy director of the Art Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, saw the poem in the People's Daily, he was inspired to create a piece of music and quickly composed it that same day.

At the same time, he changed "Resist America and Aid Korea" to "Resist America and Aid Korea" and titled it after the last line of the poem, "Defeat the American imperialist wolf," signing it "Words by a Volunteer Army Soldier."

The song was published in the People's Daily on November 30, 1950, and in the bi-monthly Current Affairs Handbook in early December. It was soon renamed "The Battle Song of the Volunteer Army".

This is the origin and source of this song.

After that, every time the troops set off from China, they sang "The Song of the Chinese People's Volunteers" as they joined the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea.

In this world, there are naturally also the same military songs of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.

When he sang "The Song of the Chinese People's Volunteers" to Commander Li Gang, Li Gang thought he was singing a song from the original world.

Backstage, Li Gang stood there, holding a teacup, completely stunned.

It took him a while to come to his senses, and he said to his deputy beside him, "Is he singing 'The Volunteer Army Song'?"

The deputy commander shook his head: "Definitely not, it's obvious he wrote it himself!"

"I have to say, Yuan Yi is really good at songwriting!"

"Listen to this, how inspiring it is!!"

"However, we're here to discuss trade with Xiaomeizi. Is it appropriate to sing this song at this time?"

Upon hearing the deputy commander's words, Li Gang raised his head.

"Is this appropriate? Remove the 'ma' from my name!"

"suitable!"

"Back then, we could defeat them with millet and rifles, so there's no reason why we should be afraid of them now that our country is prosperous and strong!"

"This visit is to prevent relations between the two countries from deteriorating further, and to prevent the domestic economy from entering a recession!"

It's not that we're afraid of them!

"What? Are our aircraft carriers, our fifth-generation fighters, and our Dongfeng missiles just for show?"

After listening to what Li Gang said, the deputy commander nodded in agreement.

"That's true."

"Let's hit them where it hurts, let's see what they can do about it!!"

At this moment, Yuan Yi was still singing loudly on the stage.

Originally, the lyrics to this song about the Chinese People's Volunteers were not many; it was just a few lines of lyrics sung over and over again with different melodies.

Below the stage, the Secretary of State looked at the Minister of Foreign Affairs beside her with a sullen expression.

His hesitant expression made the Foreign Minister think to himself, "That feels so good! You guys are so arrogant!"

Sitting next to the Vice Premier of the State Council was the Vice President of the Republic of Korea, Mo Xi, Edward.

Moxie Edward's father happened to be an officer who participated in this war.

His father basically participated in all the battles in Korea.

In his later years, he wrote a memoir, in which he recorded the entire course of the war.

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