Siheyuan: Spring and Autumn

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers immediately responded enthusiastically:

"Beat the hell out of him."

"Kill them away."

The soldiers expressed their strong will to fight, and Qin Zheng sighed in his heart: "What good soldiers! Facing strong enemies, they are really fearless!"

Qin Zheng pressed his hands down, and the playground suddenly became quiet.

"The elders said that peace is won through fighting! I firmly believe that we can withstand the test of blood and fire and ultimately win this war. We are definitely the winners."

"Soldiers, stay with the earth, share the joys and sorrows, whisper with seagulls, spread their wings together, and walk and fly together with white doves. I want to ask everyone, why?"

On the playground, the soldiers were all thinking and no one was in a hurry to answer.

One soldier shouted: "Because the country needs us."

"Correct."

"Yes."

Qin Zheng clenched his fist, shook it next to his ear, and then said: "Yes, the country needs us. Facing the call of the party, the country, and the people, our attitude as soldiers is to be ready at all times!"

"Yes, always be prepared."

There was a shouting in the playground!

"Comrades, I wrote two songs in my spare time. Do you want to hear them?"

"miss you!"

They really spoke in unison, with excited expressions on their faces.

In the boring military life, being able to listen to a song is definitely a pleasure.

"Okay, I'll sing the first song for you. The title of the song is "Always Be Prepared."

Qin Zheng didn't waste any words. His sonorous and powerful voice resounded across the playground:

There is a string we are keeping tight

There is a mission we shoulder

There is a storm and we are watching closely

There is a command

We are waiting

Looking up at the blue sky, wild geese fly by

A warrior's heart is wider than the sea and sky

For the happy smile of mother

We are always ready

......

Always Be Prepared…

(Lyrics of "Always Ready" by Wang Chen, music by Yan Donglin)

The singing stopped and there was applause and cheers on the playground.

"Sounds good!"

"Captain, please teach us."

Facing the emotional soldiers, Qin Zheng held down his hands and waited for the playground to quiet down. Qin Zheng said: "If you like, I will teach you to sing it in the evening when you learn to read."

"Captain, I want to hear the second song."

Qin Zheng naturally would not refuse the soldiers' request. He said, "The second song is called "Chinese Military Soul."

"Before we start singing, I want to ask you, when you face a powerful enemy and know you can't win, what will you do?"

The soldiers said:

"I will fight you to death."

"How do you know you can't win if you don't fight?"

"I'm going to beat him up even if I die!"

Qin Zheng said: "When ancient swordsmen met their opponents on a narrow road, no matter how powerful the opponent was, even if the opponent was the best swordsman in the world, they would still show their swords even though they knew they could not defeat them. Even if they fell at the hands of the opponent, they would still be defeated with honor. This is the spirit of drawing the sword. Even if the enemy is numerous and we are few, even if we are surrounded, we dare to draw the sword and fight to the last man. Even if we fall, we must become a mountain and a ridge. Therefore, as a soldier, we must have the spirit of drawing the sword, which is our military soul. The brave will win when they meet on a narrow road, and we must draw the sword when we meet the enemy, and we will be invincible wherever the sword points!"

"Whoosh!"

The soldiers clapped their hands excitedly. The company commander’s speech was very good. We must draw our swords when we meet the enemy, and wherever the sword points, we will be invincible!

It really boosts my morale!

In fact, Qin Zheng himself also liked this passage very much.

"My second song is called 'Chinese Military Soul'."

"If the motherland is invaded

A hot-blooded man should be self-improvement

Drink up this bowl of hometown wine

The strong man never comes back

The Yellow River and the Yangtze River

Give me life, give me strength

Let the blood dye the most beautiful flower red

Sprinkle on my chest

Red flags fluttering, bugles sounding

The sword is unsheathed, thunder and lightning

When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins.

Moving forward Moving forward

......

move forward

Chinese Military Soul

(“Chinese Military Soul” is the theme song of the TV series “Drawing Sword”, written and composed by Li Haiying, and sung by the Beijing Chamber Men’s Chorus.)

"Whoosh!"

When the singing stopped, the soldiers all started dancing. Even though their palms were red from clapping, they still didn't want to stop. They just felt full of strength and a fire burning in their chests.

Yes, we are all Chinese soldiers, possessing the Chinese military spirit. This song expresses what is deep in our hearts, and our souls resonate with it!

After the soldiers quieted down, Qin Zheng said, "When two enemies meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. When we meet an enemy, we must draw our swords. I firmly believe that because of us, China will have red military flags waving in the wind in the near future, all over the country, between the white mountains and black waters; on the thousands of miles of coastal defense line, between the waves and the blue sea, the mighty warships will proudly sail on the waves; under the blue sky, in the wind and rain, the whistling fighter planes will sing to the sky."

The soldiers' applause was like thunder. These words were so inspiring and really expressed everyone's thoughts.

"Qin Zheng, you explained it very well. I want to learn from you in the future."

After the training, the instructor of the 4th Company, Guo Shaojie, took Qin Zheng aside and said.

"Let's work together!"

After an on-site ideological education meeting and a training mobilization meeting were held simultaneously, the soldiers started training with all their might. Especially after two large pieces of paper with lyrics and music scores were posted in the education room, the soldiers became enthusiastic about learning literacy. The cultural instructors even adjusted the curriculum to focus on teaching by recognizing the lyrics, and the effect was really good.

Guo Shaojie compiled Qin Zheng's speech at the mobilization meeting and the two songs, and reported them to the battalion headquarters, which then reported them to the regiment headquarters. After a series of reports, Zhisi took the lyrics and asked, "Well said, the song is really well written. Is this really written by Qin Zheng?"

It’s not that I don’t believe it, it’s just a little hard to believe. After all, this kid is only 15 years old.

"He wrote it, and I heard it sounds good when sung."

"Haha, he can write and sing. I didn't expect this guy to be a talented person. Give the two songs to the Volunteer Army Art Troupe and sing them to the soldiers when they go to the front line for a consolation performance."

"Yes."

As a result, the two songs quickly spread among the volunteer army.

During this period, Xiaodao was very tired. He had to go into the mountains to hunt every day and provide meals for the soldiers.

After the training, the soldiers generally achieved a complete transformation, especially in terms of marksmanship. It can be said that each of them is a sharpshooter.

The opportunity to test the effectiveness of the training soon arose.

On December 12, the 1th Army replaced the 39th Army and took on the task of defending the positions on both sides of the Imjin River.

Lieutenant General Van Fleet, commander of the U.S. 8th Army, was very fearful when he heard the news. In his mind, the 39th Army was the strongest unit of the Volunteer Army. He had suffered a great loss at the hands of the 39th Army before, and he was afraid of being hit hard by the 39th Army again.

Therefore, he gave an order to Major General Cross, commander of the 3rd Division of the US Army: "The Chinese army opposite you has become the 39th Army, which is the strongest force of the Chinese and is far above the average level. Therefore, the current priority of the 8th Army is to capture a prisoner from the 39th Army to find out the current combat capabilities and intentions of the 39th Army."

The commander of the U.S. Army, General Van Fleet, actually listed capturing a prisoner from the 39th Army as the top priority of the 8th Army. This shows the U.S. Army's fear and attention to the 39th Army.

The 3rd Division of the US Army was of upper-middle level among the US Army troops participating in the Korean War and was not an ordinary unit.

The Volunteer Army spoke highly of it, saying: "The division is good at night combat and small-team attacks and harassment."

Even the Volunteer Army made such an evaluation, which shows that the night combat and small team combat capabilities of the US 3rd Division are among the best in the US Army.

Since the US 3rd Division was famous for night battles and small-team harassment, Van Fleet believed that it would be an easy task to let the division capture a prisoner.

After receiving the order, Cross did not dare to delay and immediately convened his staff to discuss and formulate a prisoner capture plan called "Operation Trap".

The plan was very detailed, so they were full of confidence, but before the U.S. military could take action, the volunteers took the lead.