The crowd joined in the sing-along after Yuan Yi sang the first half of the lyrics.

The voices were full of emotion, accompanied by a symphony orchestra.

This directly leads to a dramatic and magnificent performance of the "Volunteer Army Song".

The audience watching below the stage, as well as on television and in the live broadcast room.

I was deeply moved listening to Yuan Yi and many other singers perform this song of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.

Keep in mind that this is a battle in modern warfare history; the Korean War can be described as a battle in which the weak defeated the strong.

The equipment of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army in the Korean War was worlds apart from that of the US-led coalition forces that invaded Korea.

The disparity in weaponry between the two sides can be summarized in one sentence: "The enemy has what we don't, the enemy has more what we have less, the enemy has better equipment what we have worse equipment."

According to various records, in the early stages of the Korean War, the US deployed approximately 1,200 aircraft to the Korean battlefield, including fighter interceptors, strategic bombers, light bombers, fighter-bombers, transport aircraft, command aircraft, and so on.

In addition, the navy of the United States was the strongest in the world at that time.

At that time, the total number of naval vessels deployed by the Prime Minister to the Korean War was more than 300, including aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, strategic ships, landing ships and minesweepers.

In addition, the U.S. ground forces are fully mechanized and motorized, with a total of more than 1,000 tanks, with each infantry division and marine division having more than 140 tanks.

There are also more than 300 armored vehicles, with 35 vehicles assigned to each division. In addition, each division has more than 3,800 vehicles of various types to transport troops and supplies.

In contrast, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army was different. At the beginning of the war in Korea, it had neither navy nor air force, nor tanks or motorized equipment. The combat troops were mainly ground forces, and each army was only temporarily equipped with about 100 vehicles for transporting supplies. The troops basically relied on "walking" to march.

Besides the fact that the US military has weapons and equipment that our military does not, our military also has a clear disadvantage in the quantity of some "shared" weapons and equipment.

In addition to tanks and armored vehicles, the U.S. ground forces were equipped with 959 artillery pieces of various types, including 72 howitzers, 120 direct-fire guns, 160 mortars, 64 anti-aircraft guns, and 543 rocket launchers. Among these, approximately 330 were artillery pieces with a caliber of 70 mm or larger.

In contrast, our army was different. Each corps of our volunteer army was equipped with more than 520 artillery pieces, including 108 direct-fire guns of various types, 333 mortars of various types, and 81 rocket launchers. Among them, there were only more than 190 artillery pieces with a caliber of 70 mm or more.

At the beginning of the war, the artillery of one army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army was only 54% of that of one US division.

This is just a simple comparison of weapons; it doesn't even include other equipment such as communication equipment, supplies, and cold-weather clothing.

This war was won by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army entirely through its indomitable will, defeating the combined land, sea, and air forces of the Japanese.

In the Battle of Chosin Reservoir alone, more than 30,000 Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers died or suffered frostbite.

Among them, the most admirable is a unit known as the "Ice Sculpture Company".

At that time, a squad of 129 men from three companies lay in ambush in the war zone for several days. Everyone was wearing thin cotton-padded clothes, eating frozen food, and lying in the snow, ready to be attacked by the enemy at any time.

However, the weather was too cold, and everyone gradually lost the feeling of their hands and feet. But no one dared to move or sleep. They could only keep their eyes open and watch the other side, partly because they were afraid of falling asleep and missing their chance, and partly because they were afraid that if they closed their eyes, they would never wake up again.

Even when the enemy finally arrived, everyone remained motionless, as if ready to fight at any moment.

In a telegram, General Song, commander of the 9th Army Corps, wrote: "After the battle began, not a single person in the company stood up. When the battlefield was cleared, it was found that all the officers and soldiers of the company had frozen to death on the position in their battle formation. Upon close inspection, the bodies had no wounds or bloodstains."

This is the unit known as the "Ice Sculpture Company" during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.

The US-led coalition found a letter on the frozen body of a Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldier. The letter read, "I love my family and my country, and I love my honor even more. I am a glorious soldier of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. Ice and snow, I will never yield to you. Even if I freeze to death, I will stand proudly on my position."

On the large screen in the center of the stage, a series of documentary clips were played along with the singing.

These are clips from documentaries about the Korean War that Yuan Yi specifically requested to retrieve.

Among them is a picture of the frozen ice sculpture unit.

The audience in the television studios below the stage watched the lifelike scenes of the soldiers on the large screen behind the stage.

Tears involuntarily streamed from my eyes, sliding down my cheeks and into my mouth, slightly salty and with a hint of bitterness.

I don't know when it started, but the people below the stage began to sing along with Yuan Yi and the others.

The lyrics of this song, "The Song of the Chinese People's Volunteers," are simple and catchy.

You can remember most of the lyrics after listening to it just once!

Gradually, the sound of the chorus grew louder and louder until a thousand people sang together throughout the entire Studio One.

Whether it's the audience below the stage, the staff inside the venue, or everyone who came to attend this gala.

"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."

"Defeat the American imperialist wolves in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea!"

At this moment, the cameraman was also silently singing "The Song of the Chinese People's Volunteers" along with everyone else.

However, he did not forget his mission and continued to support the camera with his rock-solid arm.

"Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3."

"A complete tour and filming record!"

"Push forward from position one."

"Film the audience directly."

"Push position number two to the edge of the stage."

"Yes, staff."

"Push the number three position in front of those veterans of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army."

"Backstage, broadcast the backstage images too!!"

At this moment, Lin Weiqi sat in the main control room, holding a walkie-talkie, and issued orders while shedding tears.

Even his voice, when giving orders, was choked with emotion.

The song, which lasted just over three minutes, resonated deeply with millions of Chinese people.

Viewers in front of their televisions and in the live broadcast room watched the tearful chorus performance.

They couldn't help but join in the singing on TV and in the live broadcast room!

This song had already appeared once before, but this time Yuan Yi combined it with video clips.

This gave the song a different kind of emotion.

After all, those clips aren't from a movie, but precious historical footage that actually happened!