/kloc-in the summer of 0/950, in order to prepare for the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the 26th Regiment of the First Artillery Division of a certain unit went to the Yalu River to stand by. At the resolution meeting held by Wulian, several classes wrote "Defending peace and defending the motherland means defending hometown"; In their speeches, some soldiers wrote the sentence "March forward courageously and cross the Yalu River with great energy". Almost all the speeches have the slogan "Beat the Wolf of American Ambition". Even instructor Ma Fuyao recorded the voices of the soldiers, and after several revisions and supplements, he wrote a resolution in the form of poetry. At the swearing-in meeting of the whole regiment, Ma Fuyong spoke on behalf of the company. As an introduction, the resolution was warmly welcomed.
After the meeting, Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bojian interviewed Ma Fuyong and thought the poem was well written. He proposed several amendments, such as changing "crossing the Yalu River" to "crossing the Yalu River", and then quoted it in a battlefield newsletter, which was published in People's Daily 1950+065438+ on June 26th.
After reading this letter, composer Zhou wrote this poem entitled "Defeating the Wolf of American Imperialism", which was widely sung in the whole army and the whole country.
1954 national excellent song selection, this song won the first prize. The title of the song was officially named "Battle Hymn of Chinese people's Volunteer Army".