Wei Wei was transferred to the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army in May 1950. 1950 shortly after the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea started on125, he was ordered to lead a three-member team to the DPRK to learn about the ideological trends of American prisoners of war, including Xinhua News Agency consultant Shapiro, secretary of the British London Production Party, and Xinhua News Agency President Chen Long. In Bitong prison camp, through contacts and individual conversations with many American officers and men, the group learned that many prisoners of war had participated in World War II, and they generally showed war-weariness and were unwilling to stay away from their homeland and did not understand the war. They came to Korea to fight on the orders of the government. They just want to finish their service as soon as possible, take off their military uniforms and reunite with their families. Although some officers and men are stubborn, they all feel that they have met the most difficult army. After completing the investigation task and writing a report to the General Political Department, everyone thought of the frontier position, so they braved artillery fire and plane bombing and headed for the south bank of the Han River. Xia Consultant and others arrived in Seoul, and Wei Wei went to the front. Among the soldiers, Wei Wei was moved by many touching scenes and decided to stay. During the three-month interview, Wei Wei's soul was completely integrated into this great anti-aggression war. "Our soldiers are brave and tenacious in the face of arduous tasks and harsh environment. Compared with War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, they have made higher development, especially this heroic universality, which is unprecedented. The number of wounded people fighting with the team is greater than the number of hospitalized people, which is a miracle in the history of world wars. " Recalling the battlefield experience, Wei Wei said emotionally.
When he returned to the motherland, it was 195 1 February. Wei Wei, who was transferred as deputy editor-in-chief of literature and art of the People's Liberation Army, worked at his desk day and night in an attempt to tell the readers exactly what he saw and heard as soon as possible. This book interviewed more than 20 stories. After several selections and deliberations, Wei Wei finally determined the most typical and touching three. After writing, because of the natural pouring of pure emotions, it can be said that it is done in one go. Who is the cutest person? At the end of the circle, Song Zhi, the first reader and editor-in-chief of the magazine, immediately ordered: "Send it to People's Daily!" Deng Tuo, then editor-in-chief of People's Daily, felt the same way as Song Zhi, and immediately decided to publish the full text in a prominent position on the front page.
Mao Zedong instructed: "Who is the cutest person" to give a speech to the whole army/"The cutest person" to become a volunteer/Zhou Enlai left, expressing his desire to know this friend Wei Wei.
1951April1kloc-0/day, the People's Daily launched the North Korean newsletter "Who is the cutest person" on the front page, and Mao Zedong immediately instructed to "print and distribute the whole army". It is said that Zhu De said repeatedly after reading it, well written! Very good! Subsequently, People's Daily held a forum for this purpose. Deng Tuo, who presided over the meeting, also recited fragments of the article, and Wei Wei, who attended the meeting, also introduced his creative experience.
The publication of the article greatly inspired the fighting spirit of the soldiers in front and promoted the activities of the people in the rear. Since then, "the cutest person" has become synonymous with volunteers; From then on, letters of condolence to the "loveliest people" flew over the Yalu River from all directions of the motherland like snowflakes, and they were sent to the bombed traffic lines and the trenches filled with smoke. "Who is the cutest person" spread to the front of North Korea, and mimeographed tabloids of various units reprinted almost at the same time, and commanders and soldiers actually circulated it. The five common Chinese characters "the cutest person" make millions of volunteers feel that the motherland and the people of the whole country are around. Wei Wei's name spread all over the country.
Two years later, at the Second National Conference on Literature and Art, Zhou Enlai specifically mentioned this article in his report. He said, "... we just want to write about the outstanding figures among the workers, peasants and soldiers and the ideal figures among them. Who is the cutest person written by Comrade Wei Wei is such a typical eulogy. He touched millions of readers and inspired the soldiers ahead. We just want to portray these typical characters to promote social progress. Zhou Enlai also took down his speech and stopped to ask the audience: Is Comrade Wei Wei here? Please stand up, I want to meet my friend. Zhou Enlai looked around the venue with bright eyes, and so did the participants. Wei Wei shyly got up from his seat and answered the Prime Minister's question.
Wei Wei's Korean Battlefield Communication was published by PLA Literature and Art Publishing House and People's Literature Publishing House. Braille Publishing House also published it as the first Braille book after its establishment, and it was included in the textbooks of ordinary middle schools. It can be said that "who is the cutest person" is hard to count. My grandfather at home has read it, and so has my father. Now my son is reading aloud in the spacious classroom. Including the family of Ma Yuxiang, the hero who rescued North Korean children in the article, including the children of the martyr Li Yu 'an. ...
The topic "Who is the cutest person" is not difficult to raise. But in the excitement of the Korean battlefield, my heart jumped out. When I was in North Korea, I repeatedly asked myself, why are our soldiers so brave and not afraid of death? How did that high degree of heroism come from? With this question, I visited comrades in various positions of the Volunteers. Later, it was found that although there were differences between them because of their different practice and understanding, they all had one thing in common, that is, their love for the great motherland, their deep sympathy for the Korean people, and the honor of becoming revolutionary heroes on this basis. So, I understand that under the education of the party, this great and profound thought and feeling is the most basic driving force for our soldiers to be brave and fearless. This is the most essential thing. "In view of the above landscape, Wei Wei concluded many years later.
Accompanied by his son-in-law, Li Yu 'an, a martyr who died in the battle, made a special trip to Beijing to visit Wei Wei.
Ma Yuxiang's participation in the elderly attracted criticism from Wei Wei's wife.
To everyone's surprise, Li Yu 'an, a martyr who died heroically in the Battle of SongGu Feng in Who's the Loveliest Man, actually lived silently. The child once asked his father with a textbook, is Li Yu 'an you? He calmly replied that there were many people with the same name. In the grain depot where he works, Li Yu 'an is an ordinary old man. No one knows that he is a "dead" war hero who was published as a book and sung thousands of times on campus with loud books. Until later, the son pestered his father to be a soldier. In desperation, Li Yu 'an had to find the original army all the way and begged the head to accept his son. The news of the sudden resurrection of the "martyrs" spread all over the army and country at once. This hero, who lived in anonymity for 40 years, lamented the story of his resurrection from the dead to the Chief Executive. After fierce fighting, Li Yu 'an was rescued by the Korean People's Army and was in a coma for five months before waking up. After the war, he was transferred to a grain depot far away from the county seat. He never publicized his contribution, let alone claimed credit. He said that at the beginning, 100 people were killed or injured. I became a family after I was demobilized. Now I have six children, all of whom eat and drink. Think of those comrades in arms. They died in their twenties. What did they get? Where can we talk about merits and demerits? I dare not think about them now, and it makes me sad to think about them.
After retirement, accompanied by his son-in-law, Li Yu 'an made a special trip to Beijing to visit Wei Wei. When the hero and the writer meet, they are both very happy. "If the blood of martyrs has written a glorious chapter in the history of the country, then the author is you." Li Yu' an said emotionally.
Who is the cutest person? Ma Yuxiang's name has spread all over the country. 1979 at the turn of summer and autumn, Ma Yuxiang saw Wei Wei's photo in the People's Liberation Army Pictorial and immediately wrote to Wei Wei. Since then, they have exchanged letters frequently, and Wei Wei also presented the novels The Oriental and The Red Ribbon of the Earth to old friends. Eight years later, Ma Yuxiang came to Beijing from Horqin Grassland, and two comrades-in-arms who had been away for 36 years finally got together in the apartment in Wei Wei, Xishan. Wei Wei looked at her old friend's dark face and said affectionately, "You were 265,438+0 years old that year, and I was 365,438+0 years old. I said that you are as simple and lovely as the red sorghum in the autumn field, and you are not old now. " Ma Yuxiang said that only those who have been soldiers can understand soldiers! "Who is the cutest person" made many volunteers shed tears ... Finally, the two met and met again in Horqin Grassland next year.
The following year, Wei Wei and his wife were invited to visit Ma Yuxiang's home in Tongliao. The furnishings in the old hero's bedroom are as unpretentious as himself. The banner presented by the writer "Heaven and earth are upright, mountains and rivers are not condensed" hangs on the simple wall, and Wei Wei and his wife feel very cordial. Ma Yuxiang 1947 was only 17 years old when he joined the army. After the Liao Yaoxiang Rebellion, he entered the customs with a million troops. In the Battle of Ping Jin, he made great contributions and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC), and then he crossed the Yangtze River nonstop. On the Korean battlefield, Ma Yuxiang saw bayonets at the foot of Feihu Mountain. The north bank of the Han River and Bao Highland made great achievements, and the south of the Han River was desperate to save North Korean children. After job-hopping, Ma Yuxiang gave the opportunity of promotion and salary increase to colleagues many times. 3 1 year, the family only lived in a house of 24 square meters. It was not until Wei Wei left that his superiors "actively" changed the house for him. Wei Wei is sincerely gratified and proud to have such a friend who is indifferent to fame and fortune. Based on this, when the writer presented Ma Yuxiang's History of Chinese people's Volunteer Army's War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he wrote on the title page: "You will always be the cutest person!"
"Brother, I'm coming to see you." Ma Yuxiang and Wei Wei's four big hands have been clasped together recently, all because of the matchmaking of Beijing Evening News. Although the plane was delayed for nearly 20 minutes, the old man Ma Yuxiang who came out of the Capital Airport was still in a very good mood. Under the arrangement of the newspaper, Ma Yuxiang, who had just arrived in Beijing, took a short rest and immediately went to visit his old brother Wei Wei at the foot of the Western Hills, regardless of the hardships of the day's trip. Ma Yuxiang, 70, said, "What would I look like today without my brother's article?" After greeting, Ma Yuxiang took out his present, an old ginseng unearthed in Changbai Mountain and several bags of milk tofu produced in his hometown. Wei Wei happily accepted the milk tofu, but the old ginseng brought by Ma Yuxiang attracted the criticism of Wei Wei's wife-"You are not rich, so save it." Speaking of the life of volunteers veterans, Wei Wei restrained his smile and looked solemn. He said that the first batch of demobilized veterans who fought bloody battles on the Korean battlefield are now old and will encounter difficulties in their lives. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. At this special historical moment, we should not only learn and carry forward the heroic spirit of volunteers in defending peace and the country, but also give them, their families and children more care and consideration in life.
Ma Yuxiang told reporters that Lao Wei has always been very concerned about the fate of volunteers veterans. A few years ago, when Lao Wei learned that his wife was ill, he immediately sent him 1000 yuan. "Wei will always be a friend of all volunteers. He is a real soldier, so he knows the hearts of our' soldiers' best. "
It can be said that "Who is the cutest person" makes the world see the material and spiritual fragility from volunteers and the indestructibility of the Chinese nation. Wei Wei, a writer, has gained a lot from this. 1954 was elected as a deputy to the first national people's congress, and later elected as a deputy to the second and third national people's congresses. He has served as deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region, minister of culture and adviser to the Political Department of the Military Region. Enjoy the treatment of deputy corps level after retirement. He was also elected as a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, Vice Chairman all-china youth federation, a member of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and a director of the Chinese Writers Association.
It is said that the Dandong Memorial Hall to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea made a decision to let Wei Wei write the full text of "Who is the cutest person" and put the stone tablet on permanent display. "More than three thousand words of literary prose music stone tablet, which is unprecedented in the history of China stone tablet. This decision is a creative artistic conception. "Yang Bing, Yi Tian and Dongfang, the authors of The Legend of Wei, commented. The author of the book further revealed that Wei Wei had already written the words, just waiting for carving.