Chapter 525: The honors will last forever (the finale)

On July 31, 1953, the Supreme People's Congress of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea held a grand medal ceremony in Pyongyang, and awarded General Peng Dehuai, commander and political commissar of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, the title of "Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" and the first-class national flag medal.

More than a month later, in the "Report on the Work of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army in Resistance and Aid Korea", this great national hero declared to the world on behalf of a nation that has become greater because of him and his soldiers:

Gone are the times when Western invaders can occupy a country by erecting a few cannons on a coast in the east for hundreds of years!

On October 27, 1953, the Supreme People's Congress of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea held a grand medal ceremony at the headquarters of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army in Huicang, awarding various medals and military medals to the leaders of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and 165 heroes, models and meritorious officials.

During the entire war, a large number of heroes, models and meritorious officials emerged from the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. According to statistics, there were 302,724 meritorious officials of the army with third-class merit or above, including 217 meritorious officials and 154 meritorious officials of the first-class merit, and 282 meritorious officials won the honorary titles of heroes and models. There were 5,953 units that had collective third-class merit or above, and 16 units were awarded collective merit.

Wang Yang, Xu Weiguo and Kuang Nengxi attended the award ceremony on behalf of the Xiaolong Special Forces Brigade. This was the first time that the Xiaolong Special Forces Brigade was presented to our army's collective occasions. However, the number of the Xiaolong Special Forces Brigade has not been announced. It was just a collective commendation of this heroic force. Wang Yang, Xu Weiguo and Kuang Nengxi were even awarded the honorary title of the special hero.

Of course, Shi Donglai, Li Zhonghua, Li Xiaobu (Wang Yang and the others did not know where Li Xiaobu was.), Ye Cheng, Zhuang Xiaolai and other soldiers who died also received their due honors. The Xiaolong Special Forces Brigade officially confirmed their transcendent status in the military on the Korean battlefield.

The next day, the Volunteer Army Headquarters held a grand dance party in the underground Shidong Auditorium in Huicang to celebrate the signing of the armistice negotiations. At the same time, it also celebrated the comrades who were awarded the merits, wishing peace to remain forever on this miserable land.

Unfortunately, Wang Yang was not happy at this award and party. Even though he received the news that he flew to Beijing to meet the great leader the next day, it was rare for him to smile.

The incident happened very suddenly. As the war was about to end, the Korean people were about to live a happy and stable life, but the bad news suddenly came, that was that Rou Ruoxi died. When she died, she still held a square scarf in her hand, calling Wang Yang's name before her death.

What exactly is war? In fact, what is left to the world is longing and pain.

No one knows what Rouruxi's death means to Wang Yang. Even after Rouruxi was shot and fell, many people didn't know what Wang Yang was calling out in Chinese. However, when a close comrade of Rouruxi and his fellow comrades sent Rouru's relics and a letter to Wang Yang, Wang Yang finally couldn't help but speak in pain. Why did this cute and respectable girl fall down like this? And she sacrificed only the day before the signing of the armistice agreement.

Perhaps many articles and biographies in the world have happily said that the war ended on the Korean battlefield. The excitement and joy at that time covered up all the dark side. But in fact, only those who participated in that battle and witnessed the arrival of peace truly understood that peace came so difficult and so full of bitterness.

Within 12 hours after signing, the unprecedented fierce sound of guns and cannons shook the sky and earth on the entire hundreds of kilometers of front. Tracers, flares, and signal flares made the sky of the entire Korean Peninsula red, as if a new large-scale battle began here. Both sides of the war had to show their strength in the last 12 hours and prove their indomitable fighting spirit. In addition, they had to consume the ammunition to avoid being transported back.

And within these twelve hours, both the Volunteer Army and the People's Army actually experienced a tragedy again in this powerful firepower.

After Rouroxi returned to North Korea, she did not serve as a secret agent because she had been exposed to the enemy. So he embarked on the same path as Zhao Xiaoyan and became a literary and artistic worker in the Korean People's Army.

Soft Ruoxi, as beautiful as a orchid, looks extremely weak, but she uses her singing and dancing to inspire the People's Army soldiers on the front line. At that time, she always likes to tie a square scarf around her neck, which was the square scarf shared by Wang Yang and her.

Rou Ruoxi has big eyes and pretty face. She also has a good voice. The Chinese Volunteer Army's "I Standing on Phoenix Mountain" often makes the soldiers of the People's Army feel intoxicated. When she sang in front of the People's Army soldiers for the first time, she seemed very nervous. Because Zhao Xiaoyan unknowingly became her role model for her to learn from, she also wanted to develop on this road. The little girl may be rude in her heart. She always felt that Wang Yang liked Zhao Xiaoyan because of these, so she must do it too.

But for the first time she felt how small she was when she faced with so many passionate eyes. Fortunately, when she opened her singing voice uneasy, she became involved in it without realizing it. Even when the song "I Standing on Phoenix Mountain" ended, the tears in her eyes suddenly conquered all the soldiers.

As soon as she sang, the officers and soldiers listened quietly with gentle expressions, forgot to applaud. Until she finished singing and looked at everyone at a loss, the applause was thunderous. Rouruxi almost became famous and became a saint in the eyes of the People's Army soldiers. When someone once asked her curiously why you were so devoted when singing this song, Xiruxi always had a sweet smile in her eyes. She could not forget the heavy rain late night, nor could she forget the person she had always cared about, because this song was his favorite...

But what was unexpected was that when she died, she still sang this song!

On the day of singing, the soldiers of the North Korean People's Army knew that peace was coming and the war was about to end, so she opened her voice again surrounded by the soldiers' enthusiasm.

But what people didn't expect was that in the days when the war ended, whether it was the volunteer army and the Korean People's Army on the battlefield, or the US army and the troops of the Allied Powers, they seemed to be thinking that all the inventory of ammunition transported to the battlefield was suddenly exhausted when the war was about to end.

Rouruxi's singing was ringing on the same day. While she was singing, the US plane came. The soldiers of the Korean People's Army were still well-trained and hid, but the villagers around them ran in panic. Rouruxi watched the villagers exposed to the enemy's plane attacks. She rushed out alone and shouted to the villagers: "Friends, don't run around! Enter the air-raid shelter!"

She shouted, running towards the open ground, while lifting the scarf on her neck high. The US plane began to chase and dive at the colored scarf. Machine gun bullets and bombs exploded beside her. Rouruxi was shot, but she was injured and still ran to warn the villagers. Behind her was a long blood mark. Until she finally fell down, the scarf was still held tightly in her hand. In the end, the scarf was all dyed blood red by blood.

At the same time, when Rouroxi died, a young soldier from the People's Army looked at the cute and respectable young lady exposed to the enemy's attack. He tried to help her. Before he could come to her, the bullet also hit him. After the enemy's plane left, the excited soldiers rushed to the front of the two and found that the young soldier of the People's Army was actually the correspondent of their division headquarters. At that time, there was a newly sent order hidden in his arms. The soldiers opened the order paper and burst into tears.

The order is very simple and has only a few faint words: The formal truce at 22:00 tonight. No shots are allowed to be fired at that time.

At that time, a commander of the People's Army took the order and looked at the watch. It was 17:20 pm, and it was only 5 hours before the formal armistice of the Korean War, but they fell before the dawn. How sad it was.

With tears in his eyes, Wang Yang was rarely happy, but he still attended the celebration party.

Coincidentally, the evening party was performed with two classic Chinese romance dramas: "The West Chamber" and "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai".

Some people say that performing such a play on the front line is not good, but it still performs, and the officers and soldiers still want to watch it. When Zhu Yingtai on the stage was about to die because of the death of his sweetheart, the officers and soldiers below shouted in unison: "Don't die! Don't die! Go to the army! Go to the army!"

Some people also disagree with the scene where Liang Shanbo "crystals" for Zhu Yingtai, saying that he always cries, and the atmosphere is too sad.

But at that time, Wang Yang didn't say a word. The comrades who were hugging him saw him with tears in his eyes, but he was holding a bloody scarf in his hand. When he thought of him that he would never see the gentle, kind and refreshing woman, he felt heartache as if he was twisted. Wang Yang never slept that night.

The next morning, Wang Yang went to Beijing as he wished and met Mao Xi, and Chairman Mao also had cordial talks with him. After the matter was over, Wang Yang knew where he was.

The first person to tell him this news was not Gao Xiaodong, but he was the secretary of Liu Yalou, a famous general in the Fourth Field Army. After baptism on the Korean battlefield, the Chinese People's Liberation Army was well aware of the shortcomings of our troops, so he decided to establish an airborne army. The Central Military Commission provided Air Force commander General Liu Yalou with three main forces as alternatives. These three main forces are the first army of the former Iron Field Army, the 38th Army of the former Iron Field Army and the rising 15th Army of the former II Field Army.

The Military Commission asked Liu Yalou to choose one of them as the team of the airborne army. Liu Yalou, a famous general from the Fourth Field Army, selected the 15th Army, who was the most qualified, at a glance.

The "troops that came down from Shangganling" must have been underestimated by Liu Yalou's heart. Wang Yang's outstanding performance on the Korean battlefield, and his training of special forces soldiers and leading his troops to make extraordinary achievements behind enemy lines, also fell into General Liu's eyes. As an airborne unit, he must have strong military qualities. If there is a special forces coach here, how can these soldiers not be strong?

So these land tigers put on their wings and installed tiger claws. Our army also had its own heavenly soldiers and generals. If one day we need to airborne combat to capture the enemy's retreat, our army can also show its strength on the battlefield!

After that, the volunteers withdrew from the Korean battlefield. In November 1957, during the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Soviet Socialist Revolution in October, Mao Zedong and Kim Il-sung agreed:

"In view of the stability of the situation in North Korea, the mission of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army has basically ended and will be withdrawn from North Korea in 1958."

On February 5, 1958, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued a statement on the issue of peaceful reunification of North Korea:

In order to ease tensions in North Korea and peacefully resolve the North Korean issue, the US military and all foreign troops, including the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, should withdraw from North Korea at the same time. To this end, countries with troops from North Korea should quickly take corresponding measures to withdraw their own troops from North Korea immediately... After all foreign troops withdraw from North Korea, free elections across North Korea should be implemented under the supervision of neutral institutions within a certain period of time to achieve peaceful reunification of North Korea.

On February 7, the Government of the People's Republic of China issued a statement, fully supporting the peace initiative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on the North Korean issue, and all foreign troops were withdrawn from South and North Korea at the same time, and then held free elections across North Korea under the supervision of neutral institutions. The Chinese government prepared to consult with the North Korean government on the withdrawal of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army from North Korea.

On February 14, Premier Zhou Enlai of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Marshal Chen Yi, Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Chen Yi, led a Chinese government delegation including Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Wentian and General Su Yu, Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army, to visit North Korea and agreed on specific matters for the withdrawal of troops.

General Yang Yong, then commander and political commissar of the Volunteer Army, and General Wang Ping, made suggestions that the last withdrawal date will be set on the anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's entry into the North Korea to join the war - October 25. During this period, the volunteer officers and soldiers could build for the Korean people for several months.

On February 19, China and North Korea issued a joint statement, announcing to the whole world:

The Chinese People's Volunteer Army will all evacuate North Korea by the end of 1958.

The next day, the headquarters of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army issued a statement supporting the decision of its own government.

On February 27, the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea made a decision:

A letter of thanks signed by all the North Korean people to the Volunteer Army;

Build the Sino-North Korea Friendship Tower in Pyongyang;

Tombs of volunteer army martyrs in their respective areas will be built in various places;

It is recommended to award the "Motherland Liberation War Memorial Medal" to the volunteer officers and soldiers participating in the Korean War;

A grand commemorative event was held to send off the volunteer army back to China...

Most of the volunteer army martyrs who died in North Korea remained between the three thousand miles of North Korea.

In March 1958, the 23rd Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army withdrew its troops and returned to China.

On March 9, 60,000 people in Pyongyang held a grand farewell party. More than 100 white-haired Abaji and Amani came to the rostrum and presented bouquets of flowers to the volunteer army representatives.

When they drove into the national gate, Dandong City welcomed the return of the soldiers.

After April, the 16th Army, the 54th Army, the 1st Army, and the 21st Army successively withdrew their troops and returned to the country.

In October, the last batch of volunteer troops evacuated North Korea.

On the 21st, General Yang Yong, commander of the Volunteer Army, and General Wang Ping, political commissar, led the headquarters officers and soldiers to the martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army to bid farewell to his comrades who stayed here.

On the 24th, the "Letter of Thanks from the North Korean People's People's Volunteer Army" was delivered to Beijing by a representative of the Supreme People's Congress of North Korea. By the end of August, more than 682,700 people had signed the letter - the number of signers was 2/3 of the North Korean population at that time.

In other words, except for infants and young children, almost all people in northern North Korea have signed the letter.

At the same time, the "farewell letter" signed by all officers and soldiers of the Volunteer Army was also bound into a book and delivered to the cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The people in Pyongyang City held a grand gathering to send off the volunteer officers and soldiers back to China.

On the 25th, 300,000 people from Pyongyang City flocked to Pyongyang Station to see off the volunteer soldiers.

It is a sea of ​​flowers; it is a sea of ​​tears!

In the street less than two kilometers, the officers and soldiers of the Volunteer Army Headquarters walked for more than an hour. The enthusiastic North Korean people were as if they were watching their own flesh and blood leave. The scene was tear-jerking.

On the 26th, all volunteer troops withdrew from North Korea.

The heroic reputation of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army has become history with the end of its sacred mission.

On October 29, people from all walks of life in the capital gathered in the Beijing Gymnasium to welcome the successful return of the motherland. Beijing Mayor Peng Zhen and Chinese People's General Association for Resisting U.S. Aggression and Aiding Korea Guo Moruo presented a huge banner to these "cutest people":

"You have defeated the enemy, helped your friends, defended the motherland, and saved peace! Your reputation will last forever!"

Thirty years later, North Korea, a land that was once full of the blood of the cutest generation, is still a place where that generation of cute soldiers will always miss it.

Most of the volunteer army martyrs who died in North Korea remained between the three thousand miles of North Korea. Here were the heroic souls of their comrades and the call of their comrades. Wang Yang brought Zhao Xiaoyan back to the Korean Peninsula, and went to the defensive positions of the volunteer army and North Korean troops south of Jincheng.

Here, Wang Yang can't forget Li Zhonghua, Shi Donglai, Ye Cheng, Zhuang Xiaolai...

However, his last stop was in front of an unknown tombstone. The reason for this tombstone was that it was actually a female soldier of the Korean People's Army. For some reason, he insisted on burying him in the Volunteer Army Martyrs' Park before her sacrifice. However, due to her different identities, the People's Army soldiers who had helped her erected the tombstone did not know what title they wrote on her tombstone, so the last tombstone was blank.

This is...Rou Ruoxi.

Zhao Xiaoyan accompanied Wang Yang here. At that time, the sun was shining on the Korean Peninsula, and the clear breeze in the dense forest was blowing gently, as if a lover was whispering. Wang Yang sat in front of the tombstone for a long time and could not speak. He seemed to hear the girl's joy in the wind, and the girl's confession to him. Thirty years have passed, and Wang Yang has seen white hair in his ears, but the beautiful woman back then was still pretty on the spot. Wang Yang was moved to write down Wang's wife Rou Ruoxi on this blank tombstone with the approval of the North Korean side...

Wang Yang had a feeling that Rou Ruoxi asked to be buried here, but this day might have been waiting for. What made Wang Yang extremely ashamed was that after experiencing twenty years of turmoil in China, he could only achieve this wish after thirty years. It was his eternal regret.

Facing Wang Yang's choice, Zhao Xiaoyan didn't say a word. She understood the girl's lifelong wishes and true feelings in the tombstone. She had been with Wang Yang for more than 30 years, and had experienced all the ups and downs. This simple promise was their nostalgia and concern for Rou Ruoxi for thirty years. What's wrong with this?
Chapter completed!