October 1950 to July 1953.
In two years and three months, countless Chinese sons and daughters threw themselves into the Korean War.
Over three years, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed a maximum force of 1.35 million troops.
By the time the war ended, more than 200,000 Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers had been laid to rest.
Looking at the large screen in the middle of the stage, I saw a series of young faces.
With heads held high and chests puffed out, they crossed the Yalu River with great pride and marched towards the battlefield in Korea!
They shouted loud slogans: "Resist America, Aid Korea, Protect Our Homes and Defend Our Country!"
The great man's voice rang out again in the video, this time with unwavering resolve: "Strike once to ward off a hundred more!"
At this moment, "The Song of Breaking the Formation in the Moon Palace" reaches its climax at the 30-second mark.
"Deng, deng, deng, deng, deng, deng."
At this moment, all the instruments of the symphony orchestra began to play, as if in this way composing a new battle song for the original departure of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army!
The large screen is showing the five major battles fought by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army after they entered the Korean War.
Each battle was presented in the center of the stage as textual data.
Among the Chinese present, Xiao Meizi stared blankly at the large screen on the stage.
Whether they were at the scene or watching the live stream, Chinese people were watching the black-and-white documentary in the video.
Tears streamed down the faces of those who were too young to be counted.
The youngest of them was only a teenager; by today's standards, they would still be considered children.
The Vice Premier of the State Council looked at the video on the stage, his eyes reddening.
He is fifty-five years old this year, and he wasn't even born when this battle took place.
However, his father participated in the battle and lost an arm in the process.
Looking at the scene before him, he seemed to see his father's back as he resolutely went to the battlefield.
"Mr. Moxie, we were able to win back then, and we are even less afraid of you now!"
"You can try it if you don't believe me!"
"This meeting has lasted for seven days, just as we said at the end."
"If you insist on imposing additional tariffs targeting Chinese companies..."
"Very well, China will fight to the bitter end!"
The Vice Premier of the State Council spoke these words with a firm and powerful tone, as if he were addressing the Vice President, Mimi.
"You want to play? Great! I'll play with you. Just don't come crying to your parents when you lose!"
Upon hearing the vice-dean's words, Moxie Edward's already unpleasant face became even more so.
Many of the Chinese people in the audience were laughing and joking while watching the video on stage.
"What is this? A movie?"
"China's film technology is really backward. What era are we living in that they're still making black and white films?"
"There's nothing we can do; their country is too backward!"
"But what kind of music is this? It makes me feel very depressed!"
"I also felt very uncomfortable listening to it, just like when I heard that bugle call just now, it gave me a sense of fear!"
"Yes, yes, I didn't dare to breathe when I heard that bugle call just now."
"Is that a military band? I've never seen that kind of instrument before."
"Although it gave me goosebumps and made me feel a little panicked, I have to say it was very loud!"
Those Chinese students and international students who understood English at the scene shook their heads and laughed when they heard Xiao Meizi speaking Chinese.
They may have forgotten about those battles.
But they will not forget, they will not forget that it was because of these ancestors who sacrificed their lives that they have the happy life they have now.
They respect and cherish the memory of the sacrifices made by these predecessors, and will never forget their contributions.
Countless netizens in the live stream were also choked up as they watched these historical documents.
[Sobbing, looking at those ancestors, tears just started flowing uncontrollably!!]
My second grandfather went to fight in the war against the United States, but he never returned!
My third maternal uncle also didn't come back; he was only seventeen when he left!
Many young soldiers, not yet twenty years old, perished there after entering North Korea.
[The five major battles produced many heroes, including Hero Huang who blocked the muzzle of a machine gun, Hero Qiu who was burned alive in a fire, and Hero Dong!]
Many more unsung heroes emerged during the Korean War!
Our ancestors seemed like immortals who had stepped out of mythology and achieved physical sainthood, completing one impossible battle after another! But they were only ordinary people; they would bleed if wounded, and die if shot!
Their fearless and selfless spirit is something we should always learn from!
The subsequent videos showed the development of China's first atomic bomb and first hydrogen bomb.
There was the malicious interception of Chinese people returning to China by the US, and the cunning and deceitful concealment of important technologies by the Russians.
However, relying on the indomitable, hardworking, and arduous spirit of the Chinese people.
Lacking advanced computing instruments, they used the abacus.
Without complete technical documentation, they verified and explored repeatedly.
Until the first atomic bomb produced its own mushroom cloud in the desert.
China has become the fourth country in the world to independently possess nuclear weapons.
The video kept playing, and the Moon Palace Breaking Formation Melody never stopped.
Then the scene shifts to the azure ocean.
The three carrier battle groups sailed side by side, with destroyers, frigates, and supply ships following closely behind.
One after another, carrier-based aircraft roared into the sky from the aircraft carrier.
Amidst the sponge of the carrier battle group, submarines can occasionally be seen suddenly surfacing before quickly diving back into the deep sea.
They are like hidden assassins, ready to launch a fatal blow to the enemy at any time.
An aircraft carrier braving the wind and waves, carrier-based aircraft taking off against the wind, all accompanied by the stirring "Song of Breaking the Battle Formation in the Moon Palace"!
These elements combined to create a series of highly exciting scenes.
The video ends here, but the "Song of Breaking the Enemy's Formation in the Moon Palace" does not.
This piece of music, still carrying its unique domineering spirit, its passion, and its indomitable courage, continues to resonate in Xiaomeizi's National Theater.
As Shao Hua's conducting came to an end, the sounds of the instruments gradually faded away.
The vice president said to the minister of foreign affairs beside him.
"The program prepared by the General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe and Symphony Orchestra this time was excellent!"
Upon hearing the leader's words, the Minister of Foreign Affairs smiled and said!
"I don't know if Xiaomeizi is happy or not, but I'm definitely happy to hear it!!"
"I think we should recommend these two teams for commendation when we get back!!"
The vice dean smiled and nodded: "I wonder if Xiao Meizi will be so angry she'll be rolling her eyes!"
Two middle-aged men, both well past fifty, were laughing like children!
(An extra chapter, mainly because I was shameless just now!!!)
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