After the first battle, Yue Weiguo followed the main force and successfully broke through.
Gather with the main force at a small valley.
This time, Yue Weiguo met our corps-level unit.
When Yue Weiguo saw their equipment, he couldn't help but have a violent argument with the guards at the regiment headquarters.
"Why? Why did the third platoon only get one gun for three people, and it was a homemade gun made fifty years ago? Why do all of you have guns, and the best rifles, with so many bullets and sweet potato mines???"
Seeing that Yue Weiguo was a young and inexperienced guy, the other party ignored him and continued to stand guard.
Then Yue Weiguo hit him on the head with a trumpet.
A pair of rough big hands grabbed Yue Weiguo's wrist.
Turning around, it was Captain Li played by Li Hansheng.
Captain Li stared at Yue Weiguo and asked, "Is the bugle used to beat your comrades?"
The third platoon leader hurried over to take Yue Weiguo away, while apologizing: "Commander, I picked this guy up on the way. He was supposed to be a lieutenant platoon leader on the Kuomintang side, but I kept him here."
"The new guy doesn't know the rules."
Captain Li looked at Yue Weiguo and asked, "A rookie lieutenant platoon leader?"
The third platoon leader laughed and said, "Air Force cadet."
Captain Li: "The Kuomintang planes did not take off and did not resist in the early stage, so they were all bombed to pieces at the airport. Later, they sent these green hands to die."
“But it’s normal not to follow the rules. That’s the KMT style.”
"He's the bugler for the third platoon now?"
Yue Weiguo was not impressed by the official title and asked, "You are not that great either."
"They say everyone in the GM army is equal, but the regimental headquarters has good guns and cannons, while the third row has lousy guns."
Captain Li laughed: "All my guns and cannons were taken from the enemy. Do you want them? Do you want to take them yourself?"
Yue Weiguo turned around and looked at the third platoon leader in confusion.
Captain Li: "Let me tell you, we belong to the 18th Army, which is part of the national combat system, but your bald boss has never given us a single grain of rice or a single bullet."
"The third platoon has just been rebuilt, so it's normal that they don't have guns. After this battle, don't they have guns and cannons?"
"You kid still question our army?"
The instructor came over and stopped Captain Li: "It's normal for a newcomer to not know. Just study and you'll understand."
The third platoon leader also said that the breakout was only possible because Yue Weiguo picked up the trumpet and blew the command.
Captain Li did not think much of Yue Weiguo's disrespect. Instead, he was very happy: "You are a brave boy. You can stay with us."
Yue Weiguo joined our army without knowing why.
Then, I began my military career.
Time flies and it is now 45 years later.
There was constant friction between the two armies in the country, and it looked like they were about to fight.
This time, Yue Weiguo received a brand new task.
He was stationed next to a friendly base and served as a bugler.
The friendly army blew the bugle to wake up at 6:30, and Yue Weiguo blew the bugle at 6 o'clock.
This caused complaints from friendly forces.
The two sides lived right under each other's noses until the civil war broke out.
At this time, Yue Weiguo also became a teacher in the teaching unit, educating the prisoners: "Are there any people from North China? Write a letter home and ask, whose family didn't get the land? When the Kuomintang was in power, did your family have land?"
"You are fighting in the front, the front is tight, and the back is tight."
"Although our army's food is not particularly good, we are suffering in the front, and your families in the rear will never have to go hungry again."
"Why did you join the Kuomintang? Just to have enough food to eat? Now our army will provide food for your families. If you want to stay, stay. If you don't want to stay, just wait here. We will send you back after the war."
Yue Weiguo persuaded many people to join our army.
He also selected two brave and courageous ones, brought them with him, and taught them to play the trumpet.
Two prisoners were brought into our army, and we didn't understand why we had to choose the bravest one when it was just a bugle call?
It was not until the war broke out, with machine gun flames flickering and artillery roaring, and Yue Weiguo picking up the trumpet, standing at the highest point with his head held high and chest puffed out, blowing the charge, that they realized what the position of a bugler was.
In sharp contrast to our army's bugler, the enemy's commander ran away as soon as the fight started. How could this be a good start?
What? 800,000 vs 600,000. The advantage is mine? It's just a joke.
The higher-ups also commended Yue Weiguo, a bugler whose courage was equal to that of three enemy platoons.
In this world, after the fighting has finally come to an end, the higher-ups have decided to cross to the Taiwan Strait and complete unification.
Five years have passed since I set out as a young man .
The unit Yue Weiguo was in was going to move to the rear, so Yue Weiguo also had the opportunity to go home.
Here, melodious singing rang out.
"A big river with wide waves
The wind blows the fragrance of rice flowers on both sides
My home is on the shore.
I'm used to hearing the boatman's call.
I am used to seeing the white sails on the ship..."
When the song started, many people were stunned.
What is shown here is not only the story of Yue Weiguo's return home, but also the scenes of many people returning home.
Xie Fu, who was watching the movie in the front row, said, "Han Zhou, do you know that because of your song, the movie edited version is 27 minutes longer."
Originally, when the movie was being filmed, scenes of returning home were shot.
But it was just to pave the way for Yue Weiguo to go to the war against the United States as soon as he arrived home.
But with this song, Xie Fu kept "My Motherland" completely in the movie, edited many scenes, and made direct adjustments to the subsequent story line.
Han Zhou hadn't seen this part before, so he looked up at the screen.
The song and the picture fit perfectly.
A big river with wide waves, many people are wondering what kind of river this is. Many people say it must be the Yellow River, but it is not.
When creating the poem, the lyricist deliberately wrote a big river instead of the Yellow River because someone asked him a question.
If I write about the Yellow River, what about the soldiers who were born by the Yangtze River?
Don't they deserve this song?
The lyricist pondered and finally wrote down "A Big River with Wide Waves".
This big river can be the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, the Pearl River, the Xiangjiang River, the Heilong River, or any other big river.
When this song sounds, everyone can think of the river in their hometown, and everyone has a different picture.
Some people think of reed marshes, some think of lotus pods, and some think of leisurely aquatic plants.
“This is a beautiful motherland
It's where I grew up
In this vast land
There are beautiful scenery everywhere..."
The choir and the national band collaborated, and the words "the vast land" came out.
That kind of heroic spirit reached its peak.
Hearing these words, many people couldn't help but get goose bumps on their arms.
In the cinema, the older people felt a breath lingering in their chests for a long time.
People who are a little younger, listening to the songs and watching the pictures, seem to have their thoughts returned to that war-torn era, witnessing the dedication of their predecessors to this country.
I have strengthened my ideal of fighting for this country in the future.
When a song can be written to this level, there is nothing more to ask for.
This has gone beyond the scope of art, it is a spiritual monument.
Many stars looked down at the first row.
Which young man could actually write such a song? No wonder Xie Fu surrounded him at the premiere today.
This... is on par with Huang Yi back then!
Many people thought of a possibility that the man in the first row, who was nicknamed a mental patient by netizens, might love this country far more than they imagined.
If it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t be able to write such a song.
"The girl is like a flower
What a broad mind, boy.
To open up new horizons
Awakening the sleeping mountains..."
In the picture, Yue Weiguo returned to his hometown and met his female classmates again.
The female classmate is now a graceful lady. She put her hair behind her ears with her hands, lowered her head, and with a smile on her face, she looked up at Yue Weiguo again.
Yue Weiguo and his female classmate got married in his hometown. This time, the female classmate wore the same military uniform as Yue Weiguo.
At the wedding, the female classmate showed her certificate for becoming a military nurse, while Yue Weiguo had already become an instructor.
The first thing the two received at the wedding was not a blessing.
But two transfer orders.
The United States intends to start a war in the north, threaten the Yalu River, and prevent the country from taking back the Taiwan Strait.
The higher-ups have decided that if the United States wants to fight, then we’ll fight!
“This is the homeland of heroes
It's where I grew up
In this ancient land
The power of youth is everywhere..."
All the soldiers who returned home gathered again with orders.
Sitting on the train, the train under the sunset passed through the beautiful rivers and mountains of the motherland, inside and outside the Great Wall, and red flowers and red leaves.
In the cold winter in the north, Yue Weiguo's troops crossed the Yalu River and launched an attack while the enemy was estimating that they "dared not start a war."
The U.S. Army's ace cavalry division was completely surrounded.
The song also came to an end here.
"Friends come and have good wine
If the jackal comes
It is greeted by a shotgun
This is a strong motherland
It's where I grew up
In this warm land
There is sunshine of peace everywhere..."
The song is passionate and lyrical, representing the determination of the Chinese people to defend their beautiful country, and ends slowly.
Instead, there was a loud sound of bombing.
The troops led by Yue Weiguo received orders to destroy the enemy's main transportation routes, trap the enemy in an encirclement and devour them in one bite.
Yue Weiguo led his soldiers to engage in firefights with the enemy again and again.
However, the enemy's firepower was far beyond everyone's expectations.
Yue Weiguo's troops died in battle one by one, wrapped in their horsehides, and repeatedly destroyed the enemy's road construction.
However, the enemy built the road very quickly, and various pre-assembled bridge materials were sent over to repair the road many times.
At the end of the battle, only a few people were left in Yue Weiguo's unit.
In the midst of ice and snow.
Under the vast night.
Yue Weiguo picked up the trumpet, stood on a small cliff under the bridge, and blew the charge.
Several soldiers rushed to the bridgehead with the last of their gunpowder.
At the same time, Yue Weiguo, like the bugler back then, was pierced by a bullet and fell to the ground.
The enemy had no idea that only a few men were left in Yue Weiguo's army. All those who were beaten retreated behind their posts, and the only way they dared to suppress them was with heavy firepower.
This time, the bridge was blown up again.
But then, the US military discovered that all the troops had died on the battlefield.
Once again, the prefabricated parts of the bridge were delivered and the bridge was repaired again.
Yue Weiguo, who was hit by a bullet, was lying next to the burning gasoline. He did not freeze to death and woke up.
Looking at the repaired bridge, his eyes went dark. He picked up the charge bugle and blew it again!
However, the people on the bridge were not enemies, but our own people.
One third of the enemy troops still escaped through this bridge. After the enemy withdrew, the people who were cleaning up the battlefield did not find Yue Weiguo.
Because he was seriously injured, Yue Weiguo was sent to the rear.
Reunited with his wife.
As the troops prepared to head to the front again.
Inspect the troops before the battle.
Yue Weiguo stood alone on the platform of the train station.
"Company 7, the number of people who should have arrived was 184, but the number of people who actually arrived was 137."
No one doubted why they were short of so many people; it wasn't because of lateness, it was because of sacrifice.
"Fifth Company, the number of people who should have been there was 178, but the number of people who actually showed up was 92."
"Company 3!" Yue Weiguo carried a gun in his left hand and a trumpet in his right hand, with a resolute expression: "One hundred and eighty-four people were supposed to be here, but only one person actually showed up!"
Although there was discipline, the nearby soldiers couldn't help but turn their heads to look.
Captain Li, who was already a general, stepped forward, adjusted Yue Weiguo's hat, and then turned and left.
In this war, all the troops achieved brilliant results, so only those with very strong records will be awarded honors.
The mission of Yue Weiguo's company was not completely successful and they did not even receive any commendation.
However, everyone knows that this task is impossible to accomplish, yet some people still resolutely do it and some people even risk their lives to try.
Local sacrifices are made in order to slightly increase the chances of winning the entire war.
Just like the bugler, it is the most dangerous military position, but there are very few commendations for it.
However, Yue Weiguo has his military medal, which is the bullet hole left on his chest.
At this point in the movie, it has become extremely heroic.
However, Xie Fu did not deliberately continue to exaggerate the heroism.
But it tells more about inheritance.
Not long after, the troops were reorganized, and Yue Weiguo's brigade welcomed a large number of new recruits, and his company was also replenished.
After three years of war, both sides finally declared a ceasefire.
Yue Weiguo, who has become a middle-aged man, returned to his hometown with wounds all over his body and his right hand missing.
If the plot ended here, then this movie should not be called "Charge" but "A Soldier in the Chinese War".
At this point, the film is already two hours long, but it’s still not over.
Yue Weiguo retired from the army due to injury, and at that time he was already a battalion commander.
The higher-ups decided to transfer him to Su Province to be a county magistrate.
But Yue Weiguo refused.
Yue Weiguo returned to his hometown, put on a robe and became a teacher.
There is no trace of the glorious years, no trace of the iron-blooded bravery of those days.
So elegant.
I just lack a right palm, so I can only write beautiful chalk handwriting with my left hand.
Time passed slowly, and this year, Yue Weiguo was sixty-six years old.
A student showed Yue Weiguo the newspaper.
"Our Army Abolishes the Bugler Branch."
With the changes of the times, there is no need to blow the charge before the war, nor the reveille or the assembly call. A whistle is enough. Electronic signals and horns seem to be able to replace the bugler. In this way, there is no need for someone to hold the charge and stand straight in the hail of bullets to issue orders.
This is the 90s.
The elderly Yue Weiguo put on his old military uniform and was taken into the barracks by the new generation of soldiers.
Yue Weiguo came with only one thing in mind, which was to ask the country to consider restoring the bugler branch of the military.
Because buglers are not just a simple branch of the military, they are also a symbol of our army's spirit, a symbol of our army's traditions, and a symbol of our army's courage.
When the New China was born, more than three generals, three lieutenant generals and six major generals had served as buglers.
But they had already died.
It is precisely because Yue Weiguo later persisted in writing letters to apply for the restoration of the bugler branch that this movie made him the protagonist.
The movie scenes end here, and are replaced by real-life scenes.
From 1990 to 21 years.
Yue Weiguo would go to the military camp once a year, and the footage was all real footage provided by the military to Xie Fu.
Every time Yue Weiguo entered the military camp, he wore his military uniform neatly and took his application letter with him.
Yue Weiguo was 97 years old this year.
At the agency, a middle-aged officer in his forties wearing a military uniform and glasses excitedly picked up the phone and dialed Yue Weiguo.
He wanted to tell the veteran Yue Weiguo that our army had restored the bugler branch!!!
Since this middle-aged man in his forties joined the army, he has seen Yue Weiguo every year and visited him every year, but there has never been any good news.
Until today, good news came.
When the call was made, the person who answered the phone was not Yue Weiguo, but Yue Weiguo's son, Yue Yuanchao.
Just one month before this order came down, veteran Yue Weiguo passed away, and he was going to reunite with his former comrades.
Not long after, the National Day military parade team invited Yue Weiguo's son Yue Yuanchao to represent Yue Weiguo to come to Yanjing to participate in the grand military parade.
In the stands, veterans waved their hands.
Although he is old, he is in very good spirits.
The scene with Yue Weiguo's son Yue Yuanchao was real footage, not an actor's, and the military parade was a real one.
However, many people feel confused.
Because the theme song for last year’s military parade didn’t seem to be this one, right?
Why is this symphony so exciting?
It was as if countless tanks were rolling towards the distance right before our eyes?
The movie ends abruptly with actual footage of last year's military parade.
The "March of the Steel Torrent" is still playing.
On the black screen, a row of large characters appeared: "This film is dedicated to the memory of veteran Mr. Yue Weiguo for his outstanding contribution to the inheritance of the bugler branch."
Then the subtitles started to rotate.
The lights on the scene came on, but some people were still staring at the scrolling subtitles.
Interlude "Farewell"
Lyricist: Han Zhou
Accompaniment: Central Orchestra
Singer: Yanjing Youth Choir
Theme song "My Motherland"
Lyricist: Han Zhou
Accompaniment: National Orchestra
Chorus: National Chorus
Ending theme: "March of the Iron Torrent"
Lyricist: Han Zhou
Performer: National Symphony Orchestra
When the movie ended, there was thunderous applause.
Xie Fu took the stage and invited the main creative team to take the stage again for interviews.
But before that, Xie Fu said, "Please welcome Mr. Yue Weiguo's son, Mr. Yue Yuanchao."
Han Zhou leaned over and tilted his head to look, and saw an old man in his seventies being invited to the stage.
The old man first shook Xie Fushou's hands excitedly for a while and said a lot of things.
Then he came over and found Han Zhou.
Seeing that the old man was very excited, Han Zhou stepped forward and supported his arm.
Yue Yuanchao: "Thank you, thank you. My father must have particularly liked "The Farewell" and "My Motherland". When my father was alive, he loved listening to music the most. Thank you for this movie!"
Han Zhou: "We should be the ones thanking your father."
“It is because of this that we have the life we ​​have today, the space and time to create, and such a rich life!”
After the old man thanked a lot of people and accepted the media interview, Xie Fucai whispered to Han Zhou: "Yue Yuanchao is now a retired cadre of the Southern Military Region. If you want to make a military-themed movie in the future, you can look for him."
Han Zhou widened his eyes. Is there an unexpected gain?
But let’s talk about it when we have the chance.
Han Zhou felt that the movie "Charge" did not disgrace these three songs and was much better than the edited version he had seen before.
Perhaps, this is what we call complementing each other.
During the interview, a fan representative asked: "Lao Han... Mr. Han Zhou, may I ask, what is the inspiration for you to compose these songs?"
Han Zhou: "Inspiration? No inspiration, I just saw the finished film , and then I thought of writing these songs."
Fan representative: “Other creators might be sad if you say that.”
"It sounds easy."
Han Zhou smiled and said, "Writing a song is not difficult, but making it with heart is difficult. I hope everyone likes the soundtrack of this movie."
This movie has more than three songs, and more than 20 music clips, all of which were found by Han Zhou from various war-themed movies.
This time, the reputation of the movie soundtrack has been made known.
This is a different concept from being a gold medal songwriter.
More importantly, the National Orchestra, Military Band, and National Chorus will start performing these songs.
However, Han Zhou has no time to enjoy the joy of success now, because Han Zhou is about to go to the CCTV building to attend an internal meeting in the prime-time office of CCTV-1.