At this time, the young couple was not particularly clear about the concept of war, so they went to the devastated battlefield with the corps and the heroic song.
Looking at the mess everywhere, Sinuiju is full of potholes, and the steel beam of the Yalu River broken bridge is full of bullet holes. They don't know how many epic heroes and tragic stories appeared behind them, but what they saw and heard along the way left a deep imprint on their young hearts.
It turned out that these two sisters were the special tricks of the volunteers at that time, because they came from an acrobatic family, had a very deep acrobatic foundation, and often performed in the local area, which was widely praised.
At that time, a director of the Volunteer Army, Liu, came to the home of two sisters after many inquiries and persuaded their parents. Then the two sisters went to the Korean battlefield with the acrobatic team of the Army Art Troupe to boost morale for the condolence performance of Chinese people's Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army.
When it comes to the art troupe, many people may think that it is just a way of performing and entertaining after the war. If you think so, it's all wet. What kind of existence does the art troupe have on the battlefield and what role does it play?
In the cruel Korean battlefield, the art troupe is also facing great challenges and dangers.
They went deep into the front line, not only facing the danger of being bombed at all times, but also building a simple but warm stage in the tunnel to boost the morale of the soldiers and let the volunteers who fought bloody battles hear the care from the motherland.
Greatly improved the volunteer army's fighting enthusiasm and determination to defend the country.
In addition, they also undertake the important work of propaganda against the enemy.
During the whole Korean War, due to the different operational environment, situation and objectives, the cultural and art troupe set up many large and small broadcasting and propaganda stations against the enemy at the front.
Accordingly, many programs have been arranged to disintegrate the enemy. American soldiers who are far away from home can often hear songs such as "Christmas Song" and "Missing Hometown" played by our army.
There are also soldiers of our Korean cultural and art troupe who arrange various battlefield cultural programs and broadcast them to the enemy in Korean.
When enemies from all over the world received these broadcasts, homesickness and war-weariness continued to spread, which affected the morale of the enemies to a certain extent and disintegrated their will to resist.
The two sisters mentioned in the article went to Korea from 1954 and returned home with volunteers from 1958. In the past four years, they have traveled all over North Korea.
Volunteers know the two sisters like the back of their hands. In the dangerous battlefield, in order to express their condolences to the soldiers, the two sisters were exhausted by the long and intensive performances, but after each performance, they saw the smiles on the soldiers' faces without any complaints.
When they grow up, the two sisters are filled with emotion every time they mention this experience: "For those soldiers at the front, what we have done is really insignificant."
Modesty in words makes people pay more respect to the two old people in front of them.
The two sisters are Zhang Dezhen (10 years old) and Zhang Dehua (8 years old), who were born in an acrobatic family in Northeast China.
Grandpa is a very prestigious Peng Jiaban in acrobatic circles in China. Their parents met because of acrobatics when they were young, and finally got married.
The two sisters practiced children's kung fu with their grandfather since childhood, laying a solid foundation for later acrobatic skills. At the age of five or six, he has already stepped onto the stage, showing no small acrobatic talent, and is also famous in the Northeast.
1953 On July 27th, the two sides of the Korean War signed an armistice agreement, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea came to an end. But at this time, our volunteers did not retreat immediately, but took measures to evacuate in batches.
Because after the signing of the armistice agreement, the United States did not withdraw its troops from South Korea, but sent troops to South Korea to take over the defense tasks of South Korea, which made Kim Il Sung feel that a hidden crisis was surging.
In addition, the armistice agreement signed at that time only meant a temporary stop and truce, which did not mean that there was no possibility of war happening again.
If we withdraw our troops from North Korea in an all-round way at this time, once the US military strikes back, North Korea will soon be destroyed.
However, if he does not retreat, Kim Il Sung is worried that he will lack the right to speak in North Korea in the future. Therefore, after the war, China and North Korea decided to evacuate the volunteers in batches after deliberation.
When hidden dangers are not completely eliminated, the battlefield is still full of dangers.
Seeing victory in sight, in order to inspire the determination of the vast number of volunteers to fight to the last minute, and also to comfort the homesick wanderers far away in foreign countries, China organized a large number of literary and art cadres to visit the frontline soldiers in North Korea.
1954 At the beginning of this year, the Volunteer Art Troupe went to Shenyang to recruit members, and heard about the Zhang Dezhen sisters there. An official of the art troupe asked around where the sisters lived and then went to see them in person.
The families of the two sisters know the director's purpose. As soon as they hear that their daughter is so young, they will leave themselves and go to the battlefield thousands of miles away. At first, my mother objected.
However, my mother thinks about how much contribution she can make to the country this time. She has a strong patriotism, think twice before you act. After consulting with her family, she agreed to the director's request.
Because the sisters are too young, they can't find a uniform size suitable for them in the army. Finally, they found an experienced old tailor in Shenyang and changed the uniform before putting it on the sisters.
On the day of departure, the two sisters wore military uniforms and set foot on the train to Sinuiju with expectant eyes.
When the two sisters arrived in North Korea, they first went to the headquarters of the Volunteer Army to meet with the big troops, rehearsed with everyone in the art troupe, and lived together.
Everyone took good care of them, and soon they adapted to life here.
1954 In May, the sisters performed for the first time.
When the last batch of prisoners of war were repatriated in Panmunjom, the two sisters came here with the troops to give a condolence performance for the volunteers and the Korean People's Army.
The two sisters won unanimous praise from everyone on their first stage. Even a captured American officer saw their performance at that time and asked the sisters to take pictures as a souvenir.
In fact, on the battlefield, even if the performance conditions and environment are not described too much, everyone can imagine a thing or two. It is difficult for the soldiers of the art troupe to find a flat ground to perform.
In addition, the two sisters mainly perform acrobatics, which requires high venues.
However, in the face of difficult conditions and huge performance risks, the young couple did not cry or complain, but practiced diligently and refined their skills to show their best to the soldiers.
During their four years in North Korea, the sisters traveled all over North Korea.
He performed in all the volunteer and People's Army stations in North Korea at that time. In addition to performing in the corps headquarters, the two sisters were also left in the field hospitals, logistics, transportation and engineering units.
At that time, although the Korean armistice agreement had been signed, the harassment of American planes in the air did not stop. The two sisters were a little scared when they first saw an American plane. Old members of the art troupe will tell some old stories to distract them.
For example, 195 1 When the acrobatic team first entered the DPRK: "At that time, the conditions were much more difficult than now. At first, we didn't even have a performance venue, so we started directly in the ravine and hillside. Sometimes we are bombed by the enemy, and whether our lives can be saved is one thing. "
"Remember once ..."
The two sisters are also very interested in the performance experiences of the predecessors of the Art Troupe. They listened with relish, got a clearer understanding of what they are doing now, paid more respect to the Art Troupe, and were fortunate to be one of them.
During the performance, no matter how hard the conditions were, it would not be more dangerous than the old players at that time, so the two sisters gritted their teeth and persisted no matter how uncomfortable they were.
Because some stations are scattered and far away, it takes seven or eight hours by car.
Bumping on the winding and rugged mountain road, there is almost no time to rest after getting off the bus. You should immediately pack up your props and start the performance.
Find a place to build a simple platform first. Many times the land is uneven, and the most troublesome thing is that the soil in some areas is sand.
The performance of the two sisters is a unicycle, and it is undoubtedly very difficult to walk on the sand.
However, the performance of the two sisters did not "cut corners" because of this. They struggled to perform on the sand, trying to keep their balance. Finally, they won the applause of the volunteers with their wonderful performances.
Not only in the army, the two sisters enjoyed a "good reputation", but even the then North Korean leader Kim Il Sung was full of praise after watching the performance of the two sisters. On the Korean battlefield, everyone remembered this pair of "sister flowers of driving skills" like battlefield elves.
But the accident still happened.
1956, the acrobatic troupe came to the army as usual to perform a three-person driving skill program, which was completed by her sister Zhang Dezhen and two other members of the same group.
The three of them rode bicycles on the platform and changed their shapes on the fast-rotating bicycles, but it was difficult for the temporary team to maintain such a big performance.
The shaking of the bed board caused an actor on the stage to lose his balance and fall to the right. As a result, Zhang Dezhen on the right was knocked off the bike defenseless.
I fell heavily on the ground, twisted my ankle and immediately swelled up. The pain was unbearable.
The injury, Zhang Dezhen only rest at the station for a week, her ankle has not fully recovered. She endured the pain and immediately went to work, and went to various places with the acrobatic troupe to perform condolence performances.
On one occasion, the two sisters came to the Martyrs Cemetery with the art troupe to visit the martyrs who gave their lives for the cause of peace in the motherland.
Under the introduction of the old players, the sisters learned that some heroes buried here were not much older than them, and went to the Korean battlefield to defend their country and left their bodies in foreign countries forever.
The two sisters came to a tombstone and bowed respectfully to the tomb of the martyrs.
The old team member pointed to the cemetery and said, this is the son of Chairman Mao. He was the first soldier to sign up for the volunteer army. He showed courage on the battlefield and took the lead, ending his young life in an enemy bombing.
After listening, the sisters paid tribute to the Young Pioneers at Comrade Mao's grave. At that time, the old players recorded this precious picture with their cameras.
1October 25th, 1958, 10, the last batch of Korean volunteers soldiers left China, and the two sisters returned to the motherland after four years' absence. After returning to Beijing, they were cordially received by Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou and other state leaders in Huairentang.
Not long after returning to China, another arduous task fell on the shoulders of the acrobatic troupe.
1in August, 959, the acrobatic troupe was ordered to go to the western Sichuan Plateau to give a condolence performance for the troops who put down the Tibetan rebellion.
Along the way, the conditions are not only difficult, the environment is bad, but also there are often remnants of cavalry bandits, and every performance is in danger of being attacked.
There are often troops who have to go out to deal with the rebels before two programs are performed, and then come back to watch the programs after playing for a while.
According to Zhang Dezhen's old memories, there was a * * * passing through Marcand, Zoige Jean Tangmen, Habalongba and other places 1 1. The condolence performance was also very successful and was appreciated by the local peaceful resistance forces in Tibet.
1962 After the performance in Beijing, Premier Zhou shook hands with the performers of the Acrobatic Troupe.
In front of the sisters, Premier Zhou called out their names without thinking, which made them very excited and tearful.
Moreover, the program "Red Flag Fluttering" at that time was praised by Premier Zhou many times, and it will also be performed when receiving foreign guests. Even when visiting and performing abroad, the Prime Minister will ask to perform this program.
Zhang Dezhen's two sister acrobatic troupes also rushed out of the country with the program "Red Flag Fluttering", and participated in the World Acrobatic Competition on behalf of China for many times, and achieved brilliant results.
According to statistics, in large and small competitions, the Acrobatic Troupe won 15 gold medals, 12 silver medals, 18 excellent program awards, as well as excellent directors and excellent actors.
Looking back on the course of the whole team, we visited more than 60 countries and regions, and gold medals at home and abroad continued, and major invitations poured in. ...
The Acrobatic Troupe spread its pride in China to five continents and spread China's peace and friendship to all parts of the world through acrobatic art.
1972, under the direction of Premier Zhou, in order to promote the smooth progress of all the work before the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, an acrobatic troupe was sent to the United States to perform, and it was a complete success, which made the American government and people have more knowledge and understanding of China culture.
From the baby soldier to the pillar of the acrobatic troupe, the hardships and sweat of the two sisters along the way deserve respect.
After winning a number of awards, the two sisters did not lose their initial heart, but concentrated more on honing their skills in their posts.
When my sister grew up, she was the head of shenyang military area command Qianjin Acrobatic Troupe. My sister undertook Peng Overtime's inheritance mission, became a famous choreographer, and won many international awards and gold medals.
After retirement, the two sisters still contribute their strength to acrobatics. After retiring, my sister Zhang Dezhen went to Shenyang National Art School and trained two outstanding acrobats, bringing excellent fresh blood to the acrobatic career in China.
Sister Zhang Dehua set up a performance company to promote China culture all over the world and let more foreigners see the charm of China acrobats.
Today, although the two old people are nearly eighty years old, they can still see the two sisters performing acrobatics.
The two old people devoted their whole lives to acrobatics they loved, leaving their youth and passion on that stage forever.
Here, I hope that the two old people will walk faster and faster on the road of dreams.