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Chapter 298 The most emotional military song, dedicated to the departing comrades (please order the full version)
Cheng Xuemin didn't expect that Dong Wenhua on the stage would do this to him!
Originally, he was waving his hand to ask her to help pass the message to the old group leaders on the rostrum.

But who knows!

After Dong Wenhua finished singing "The Full Moon on the 15th", she directly called on Cheng Xuemin to go up and sing a song for everyone.

In an instant!

All the attention of everyone on and off the stage was drawn to Cheng Xuemin.

Even if Cheng Xuemin wanted to hide, he couldn't!
"Gong Di, it's Cheng Xuemin! Cheng Xuemin is back!" Squad leader Han Qiaoyue was with Gong Di. She stood up and followed everyone's line of sight. After seeing Cheng Xuemin, she quickly pushed Gong Di next to her and shouted.

"Xuemin, Xuemin, over here, over here!" Ge You did the same. He also saw Cheng Xuemin who had stood up, and hurriedly waved and shouted towards Cheng Xuemin.

However, Cheng Xuemin had no time to go over and reminisce and chat. Amid the applause and cheers from others, Dong Wenhua on the stage was also shouting.

Now Cheng Xuemin had no choice but to walk onto the stage.

"Old Captain..."

The old group leader Shi Lao, who was sitting on the rostrum, looked at Cheng Xuemin in surprise and stood up to look over.

Cheng Xuemin came forward and wanted to say hello to him, but the old commander shook his hand and said, "Let's give the soldiers a performance first! They are going south to express their condolences soon!"

"it is good!"

The old troupe leader had given orders to Cheng Xuemin, so there was no way he could avoid it and he could only bite the bullet and walk to the center of the stage.

"Xiao Dong, you are really capable! I am not prepared at all!"

After taking over the microphone from Dong Wenhua, Cheng Xuemin complained about this girl many times.

Ah!
Dong Wenhua was born in 61, two years younger than Cheng Xuemin, who was born in 59. There is nothing wrong in calling her "Little Dong".

"Xuemin, stop being so humble and polite to everyone!"

"As far as I know, the song I sang just now, "The Full Moon on the 15th", was written by you during your lunch break!"

Dong Wenhua playfully gave Cheng Xuemin a look, and then said, "Xuemin, if you really haven't prepared anything, then how about we sing your song 'Style' or 'The Full Moon' together?"

When visiting the front lines before, Dong Wenhua had sung "Style" with Cheng Xuemin, and they sang it very well.

Unfortunately, after withdrawing from the front line, I never had the chance to sing with Cheng Xuemin again.

Today Dong Wenhua just wanted to sing a duet with him again.

"Okay!"

"Xiao Dong, you just sang "The Full Moon", so let's sing "Style" now!"

Cheng Xuemin also nodded. The old leader had given the order, and they would be embarrassed if they didn't sing a song. Dong Wenhua just sang "The Full Moon on the 15th", so she could sing "Style" next.

"That's okay, that's okay!"

Dong Wenhua was very happy to hear this, and then took another microphone and said to his comrades in the audience: "Comrades, now Comrade Cheng Xuemin and I will sing a song "Style" for you."

Immediately, there was warm applause from the audience, like an overwhelming tidal wave.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the people admired heroes, but the same is true in this peaceful era.

and!

On the side of the General Political Department Art Troupe, under the promotion of the old troupe leader and others, Cheng Xuemin's achievements on the front line were also publicized and praised in the troops.

Therefore, Cheng Xuemin is a hero in the hearts of these comrades.

And he is also a hero representing the art soldiers of their art troupe.

After all, being a first-class combat hero is no joke.

Now, Cheng Xuemin is standing on the stage again to sing for everyone. How can the applause not be enthusiastic and overwhelming?
"Maybe I'll never come back after I say goodbye, do you understand? Do you understand?"

"Maybe I will fall and never get up again, will you still wait forever?
"If this is the case, don't be sad, we are on the flag of the Republic..."

Cheng Xuemin also greeted everyone, then signaled Dong Wenhua to sing first, and he would be responsible for singing the chorus.

actually!

Singing the song "Style" at a farewell party is actually not very appropriate.

We were going south to perform a consolation show, not to the front line to capture the enemy's positions, but the singing could inspire the hot blood of our comrades and arouse their fighting spirit.

The song "Style" can now be said to be a military song sung by the entire army.

Especially on the southern front line, Cheng Xuemin's song "Style" expressed the voice of all the frontline soldiers.

Sing a song!
The audience once again erupted in thunderous applause, and some comrades even shouted at Cheng Xuemin to sing another song.

"Xuemin, Xuemin, you have also seen the enthusiasm of our comrades. They are about to go south to give a consolation performance again!"

"Xuemin, don't you have anything to say to everyone?"

The audience was cheering and Cheng Xuemin wanted to leave, but Dong Wenhua next to him kept pulling him back.

There was no other way, so Cheng Xuemin nodded and said, "Of course, of course!"

"Comrades, fellow soldiers, I wish you all a safe journey, a successful visit and a triumphant return. At the same time, I also hope that the war in the south will end soon. We are waiting for the triumphant return of our comrades in Yanjing!"

"Thank you! Thank you!" Dong Wenhua expressed his gratitude to Cheng Xuemin on behalf of everyone in the art troupe, and then asked, "Xuemin, I heard that you were not in Yanjing some time ago. Did you go back to your hometown?"

Although Cheng Xuemin's whereabouts are not a military secret, few people know about it.

As for the General Political Department Art Troupe, only the old director knew that Cheng Xuemin didn't even mention Lao Ge and Gong Xi.

So Gong Xi and the others only knew that Cheng Xuemin was not in Yanjing during this period, but they had no idea where he went or what he was doing!
The most common guess is that he returned to his hometown in northern Shaanxi, just as Dong Wenhua is asking now.

"Yes, I did go back to my hometown!" Cheng Xuemin nodded and said as Dong Wenhua said.

"Xuemin, you have been in your hometown for so long. Have you had any inspiration?" Dong Wenhua continued to ask, "For example, have you written any new songs? I also heard from Gong Xi and Ge You that you are interested in writing a manuscript about our art troupe. Have you started writing?"

Cheng Xuemin didn't know what Xiao Dong was trying to do. On the stage of this farewell performance, he actually started chatting with him.

Moreover, the previous article "The Wreath under the Mountain" had not been published yet, but he was anxious to ask whether "Youth" had been started.

Just think she is just anxious.

Then I could only follow her words and said, "I actually have inspiration for the manuscript, but I just haven't had the time to write it!"

"What about the new song?" Dong Wenhua continued to ask with a smile.

Row!
Cheng Xuemin finally reacted and realized that if he didn't sing another song, he wouldn't be able to leave so easily.

Moreover, with Dong Wenhua, a master of controlling the situation, by his side, even if Cheng Xuemin sang one more song, he might not be let off.

So before singing the next song, I have to get rid of this Xiao Dong first and I can’t sing with her anymore.

"As for new songs, I actually just wrote one!" Cheng Xuemin nodded immediately and took over the conversation, "Originally, I was planning to send this new song to our art troupe and let Xiaodong and you guys sing it!" "In that case, I'll sing it for everyone first. It's also very suitable for the current occasion!"

After a quick thought, Cheng Xuemin came up with a song that was very suitable for singing in this situation, so he immediately sang it without hesitation.

"Oh, really? Great, great, great!" Dong Wenhua heard what Cheng Xuemin said and actually had a new song. She nodded in delight and said to her comrades in the audience, "Comrades, you heard it too. Xuemin just happened to have written a new song for you all!"

"Then let us welcome the new song written for us by Comrade Cheng Xuemin with warm applause!"

As soon as Dong Wenhua finished speaking, there was another round of warm applause from the audience. She then stepped back and officially handed the stage over to Cheng Xuemin.

"I... don't have anything else to say. Everything I want to tell you is in the song!"

Cheng Xuemin originally wanted to be more sentimental and say something sentimental, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips. Without further ado, it’s all in the song!
"Seeing off my comrades, I set off on my journey, with tears in my eyes, and the sound of camel bells ringing in my ears.

The road is long and the fog is thick. Revolutionary life is full of partings, and each parting brings two different feelings.

Comrades, comrades!
Dear brother.

Be careful of the cold north wind at midnight.

Take care on your journey!

Sending off comrades, embarking on the journey, the road is long and full of hardships, with the sound of camel bells scattered along the way.

The mountains are stacked up and the water is crisscrossed. We still have the ambition to go against the wind and the current and live up to the people's care and love.

Comrades, comrades!
Dear brothers, wait until the spring breeze brings good news.

See you again!
We'll meet again!"

……

Cheng Xuemin sang "Camel Bell" as a farewell song to his comrades. It was not a sudden impulse that Cheng Xuemin sang this song. Instead, it was when he was filming a movie in the northwest. When Xie Jin approached him to sing the theme song, Cheng Xuemin connected the song to "Camel Bell" because of the song "Dream Camel Bell".

Moreover, Cheng Xuemin had originally thought that the original singer of this song "Camel Bells for Comrades" was Dao Lang who wrote the lyrics more than 20 years later. However, through the last contact, he found out that it was not Dao Lang who sang it originally.

The song "Camel Bell" was released as early as 1980, which was the next year. It is the theme song of the movie "Passengers in Handcuffs".

However, now that Cheng Xuemin has paid tribute to the couple a year in advance, there is no possibility of a collision.

Because Wang was asked to write the lyrics and compose the music for "Camel Bells" when "The Cuffed Passenger" was about to be released, and now the movie has not even been approved and started shooting, and there is no sign of a theme song.

So, this is a powerful weapon!
The song "Farewell to Comrades" sung by Cheng Xuemin in tribute is much more significant than "Style" and "The Full Moon on the 15th".

Anyway, one sentence!

Since the song "Farewell Comrades" was released, it has been sung continuously in the army for decades.

Its influence and emotional power are truly unparalleled.

All good men don't shed tears easily, but they just haven't reached the point of parting and sadness. How many iron-blooded men in the army shed heroic tears because of this sentimental song? !
as predicted!

When Cheng Xuemin sang the song "Farewell to Comrades", it was like he dropped a trump card, an atomic bomb, on the farewell performance.

In an instant!

The atmosphere was originally cheerful, but Cheng Xuemin's song "Farewell to Comrades" became so emotional that everyone was wiping tears.

Dong Wenhua on the side of the stage was dumbfounded!

Ge You, Gong Di, Han Qiaoyue and others in the audience were also dumbfounded!

The old group leaders on the rostrum were even more dumbfounded.

They all thought that the new song written by Cheng Xuemin must be as excellent as the previous two!
But I never expected it!
The new song that Cheng Xuemin brought to everyone actually had this kind of flavor. Even the old band leader on the stage couldn't stop wiping away tears after listening to it.

It's so damn sensational!
Can it be less sensational?
After this song was released, in the following decades, whenever there was graduation season or demobilization season, this song "Farewell Comrades" would become a must-sing farewell song.

And whenever the melody of this song comes out, the tears will flow uncontrollably.

No matter whether it is a little girl or a grown man, no one can escape its sentimental tears.

"Do it again and again!"

"Seeing off my comrades, I set off on my journey, silently with tears in my eyes..."

The comrades in the audience wiped their tears and asked Cheng Xuemin to sing it again, but there was no need for Cheng Xuemin to lead the singing. The comrades who had already remembered the lyrics started singing first!
Then everyone stood up together, whether they could sing or not, and sang along.

Cheng Xuemin was also inspired by the atmosphere and sang along with everyone.

……

"Xuemin, you kid have made our comrades shed so many tears!"

After the performance was over and the comrades got on the truck and left one by one, the old troupe leader also met with Cheng Xuemin.

When they met, he pointed at Cheng Xuemin and said with a helpless smile.

It's true that this kid always comes up with something new every time.

Especially today's new song "Sending Off Comrades" also brought tears to the old commander's eyes, and for a moment it reminded the old commanders of their old guys.

Comrades!
The old commanders and their comrades had also seen off their old comrades before, but unfortunately many of them were not as Cheng Xuemin wrote in his lyrics: The road is long, the fog is thick, partings are common in revolutionary life, and each parting brings two different feelings.

But once we say goodbye it is a farewell forever, we will never see each other again.

"Old captain, I, I, I... I just wrote this song on a whim!" Cheng Xuemin said with a sullen smile.

"I am old, I cannot bear the sentimentality of you young comrades, nor these farewell songs!"

"Look, you made me shed a lot of tears today, and reminded me of many past events!"

The old leader waved his hand, not wanting to say any more sentimental words. He motioned Cheng Xuemin to sit down, and then continued to talk to him about business:
"Xuemin, your manuscript has been reviewed by the group and also by the senior leaders above!"

"The manuscript is very well written. You are indeed worthy of being our new generation of Yanda talent and the appointed pioneer officer!"

Cheng Xuemin was flattered when he heard this, and quickly said modestly: "Thank you, old commander! Thank you for the recognition of me!"

"I came here today to listen to the opinions of the old group leader and the group. If I need to revise the manuscript, I will do my best to revise it as soon as possible!"

The main purpose of coming here today is to listen to the art troupe's review opinions on the manuscript. Cheng Xuemin is ready to listen humbly.

"There are indeed some issues in the review and approval group, but as for the revision, there shouldn't be any major problems!"

"The manuscript has been sent to the PLA Literature and Art Department. If they need to make any changes, Xuemin, please contact them and finalize the manuscript as soon as possible so that it can be published before National Day!"

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Asking for a monthly ticket!
Today I watched Dao Lang’s concert and listened to the song “Farewell to Comrades”. I might as well borrow it to pay tribute to him, hehe!

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