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Chapter 767 Military Parade of the Century

After the national flag was raised, there was a military parade.

That is to say, the troops under review line up, and the reviewers pass in front of the line for review.

A specially modified extended version of the Hongqi sedan drove up Chang'an Street along the red-carpeted Jinshui Bridge and stopped in front of another car that had been waiting for a long time.

There was silence between heaven and earth.

Li Liangxin raised his hand and saluted the old man opposite:

"Comrade Commander, the troops under review are ready. Please review them. The commander-in-chief of the parade, Li Liangxin!"

"start!"

"Yes!"

As the military parade music was played again, two red-flag vehicles started staggered and slowly drove towards the troops being reviewed who were already ready.

On the viewing platform, a teenage boy wearing a red scarf turned his head and looked at the old man behind him.

Greetings and answers came back and forth, sonorous and powerful, gathering into a huge sound wave that echoed over the ten-mile street, like an echo of history.

The troops being reviewed passed in front of the reviewing stand and were reviewed.

While the old man and the young man were talking, the review car had returned to the north of Jinshui Bridge.

"Hello, Chief——"

As his words fell, the military band played the marching music again.

And the National Day is a universal celebration.

"Hello, comrades!"

"Being a soldier is hard work. Not only is it hard, but it's also dangerous... Grandpa's arm can't be lifted when it's cloudy and rainy. It's the injury caused by being a soldier when he was young..."

"That's why our army is called the People's Liberation Army..."

Comrade Lao Chang worked as a grassroots cadre in the army more than 20 years ago, and later changed his career to become a policeman, and even went to the front line to fight.

This time, the old man understood and showed a cheerful smile.

"The grandpa who was sitting in the car just now kept saying that comrades have worked hard. Shouldn't he answer that it's not hard?"

He raised his head slightly, and his slightly cloudy eyes shone slightly, as if he saw himself when he was young decades ago:

The third-class merit award is a routine award after serving in third- and fourth-category marginal areas for several years.

Li Liangxin may be the commander-in-chief of the military parade with the best Mandarin skills since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

"In a few years, you should be able to learn this text."

He answered slowly:

The old man could not understand his grandson's problem for a while.

Ranking at the top of all the formations is naturally the honor guard of the three armed forces holding the military flag.

"Comrades have worked hard!"

"Why do they answer like this?"

Obviously, for children in primary school, this logic is relatively straightforward.

Secondly, for other spectators, there is no sense of participation in the military parade. After all, it is impossible for everyone to ride there together, and the almost endless queue in the distance cannot be seen clearly from the viewing platform.

"How can it not be hard?"

The atmosphere at the scene became lively again after the big leader gave his speech.

The latter was wearing a Type 58 Air Force uniform. His figure was already slightly stooped, but he still looked energetic against the backdrop of the military uniform.

When the sound gradually subsided, the little boy stood up on tiptoes and leaned into the old man's ear to ask.

……

"Answer what?"

The old man touched his grandson's head:
"There will be sacrifices if we struggle, and people often die. But we think of the interests of the people and the suffering of the majority of the people. When we die for the people, we die well..."

Therefore, the big head is actually still a disaggregated form——

Although today's celebration is customarily called the "50th Anniversary National Day Military Parade," the real "military parade" actually only occupies a very small part of it.

"Serve the people!"

Chang Yuanchao, who was next to Chang Haonan, straightened up almost instinctively.

At least the words "distributed, start" are quite clear.

The person who made the celebration plan also knew very well that it must be enjoyable for everyone.

This is how his second-class merit comes from.

"grandfather."

First, the duration of the military parade was too short. The leaders walked by in cars and ended in five minutes.

"However, because our military serves the people, whether it is hard work or dangerous, it is secondary and acceptable."

Chang Yuanchao's eyes followed the honor guard of the three armies. It was not until they crossed Xihua Biao and returned to the same pace again that he turned back with some reluctance:

"Actually, when I first joined the army, I applied to join the honor guard, but was rejected because my height did not meet the standards."

Although it was accompanied by the sound of marching music, the viewing platform was separated from the opposite side by a whole street and the Jinshui River, so it was not impossible to hear the voices.

Chang Haonan glanced at Chang Yuanchao with some suspicion:

"Dad, how dare you go with your conditions..."

Worried about overly damaging Lao Chang's self-confidence, he still didn't finish his sentence when he arrived.

"Hey...the standards for selection of honor guards also change with the times. When I was young, I was quite tall among people of my age. I could have touched the minimum standards for the selection of honor guards."

"When I was that year, I had filled out my application form, and the Ministry of Armed Forces suddenly said that the standard had been raised by 3 centimeters, and I was transferred to the field force..."

Obviously, this incident carries a very important weight in Lao Chang’s memory, otherwise he wouldn’t have remembered it for so many years...

Chang Yuanchao's height in 99 would only be considered slightly taller than the average northern male, but if it were more than years ago, it would indeed be more conspicuous as he said.

Lao Chang turned his attention again to the subsequent queue passing in front of him.

For Chang Haonan, a reborn person who has watched the documentary of this military parade, the foot formation has not changed much compared to the previous life, so there is not much to watch.

The 99 military parade focused on highlighting the construction of the military system and personnel training for the new century, so there were an exaggerated five formations of college cadets from each branch of the military, so much so that the on-site commentators were Instead of explaining them one by one, I lumped the three in the middle together.

The only change was that the original two militia formations were reduced to one due to the increase in the number and size of the equipment formations.

However, for someone like Chang Yuanchao who had served as a soldier, it was obvious that there was still something to be desired.

"Dad, are there any of your old troops here?"

Taking advantage of the gap between the foot formation and the vehicle formation, Chang Haonan approached and asked.

"My old troops were all laid off later..."

There was a little nostalgia in Chang Yuanchao's eyes.

But the nostalgia in his eyes was soon replaced by excitement and joy.

Because on the street in the distance, a rolling torrent of steel has appeared.

When the first tank of the vehicle formation appeared in everyone's sight, the applause at the scene even drowned out the roar of the diesel engine and the sound of rubber tracks running across the asphalt road.

The military band also played "Chariot March".

Even the chief on the Tiananmen Gate tower couldn't suppress the smile on his face when waving hello...

Men, who doesn't like armor and cannons?

……

Since it is not Haonan's main area of ​​effort, China's ground equipment is still relatively monotonous at the moment.

Nothing fancy.

Therefore, as in the previous life, three full tank formations were assembled.

Naturally, the commentator would not reveal the equipment model directly. He would just name it after the tank unit X and the new main battle tank, and then enter the routine evaluation process.

But those who are more knowledgeable can still see that the last generation of the six team's road wheels is the "round head", the 88B main battle tank.

Chang Haonan noticed that from a little distance away, the frequency of foreign guests invited to the ceremony raising various cameras or telescopes was obviously much higher than before.

At this time, the degree of openness of the Chinese military is not very high, and the military parade is a rare opportunity to directly observe Chinese weapons and equipment at close range.

Whether you regard China as an imaginary enemy or you want to buy some equipment from China, you can't miss it.

"Compared with the model they displayed during the last military parade, these tanks seem to be enlarged?"

In the front row of the viewing area for foreign envoys, a brigadier general wearing a U.S. Air Force uniform lowered his voice and said to his companion who was holding a camera to focus.

Ralph J. Jodich II, also known as Zhou Ruifu in China, was a U.S. military attache stationed in China.

Since he is an F15E pilot, his understanding of tanks is basically limited to distinguishing between friend and foe from an overhead perspective.

Therefore, in his opinion, there is not much difference between the models of these semicircular turrets.

The colonel next to him is the technical counselor of the Military Attaché, whose Chinese name is Bai Lide.

At the beginning of the year, he was still preparing for the Allied Forces Operation in Europe, and he was transferred from Europe to China just two months ago.

"Last time... I thought you were talking about what they called the Type 79 tank."

As an army officer, Bai Lidong's specialty is to study armored combat. In addition, he had read some information before coming here, so he naturally knew what Zhou Ruifu was talking about:
"Although they look a bit similar, they are only the first-generation tanks modified using our and British technology, and this... they should be called the Type 88, which is already a more advanced model among the second-generation tanks."

After explaining, perhaps because he was worried that his leader still had no idea, he added:
"It's probably similar to our M60, with firepower, mobility, and protection."

Zhou Ruifu nodded, obviously understanding this time——

A level of technology roughly equivalent to models from the early 70s.

No need to care too much.

The tank of the second formation is the 96 basic type.

For most people at the scene, this was the first time they had seen a domestic tank without a round head.

Even if you don't understand weapons and equipment, just from the appearance, the angular turret looks more like those advanced models on TV. The atmosphere at the scene was even more enthusiastic than before.

Zhou Ruifu didn't react at all. In his opinion, since the Chinese would put a model equivalent to the M60 on the military parade, it meant that they probably didn't have any better models.

Is this the actual situation...

It's pretty much the same.

The performance of the basic model 96 is really not much better than that of the 88A/B.

In most of the information at this time, this model actually retains the original 88C name.

Obviously, this can only be regarded as an in-depth overhaul of the second-generation tank.

This time, even Bradbury only took two photos.

For a knowledgeable person like him, he could tell at a glance that the tanks of the first two formations used similar chassis.

So just taking some turret details is enough.

Then, Bai Lid pointed the camera at the third-party team that had not yet arrived.

An important job of the Technical Counselor of the Military Attaché is to track the development of military equipment in the host country.

This is even public.

The latter model of tank can be said to be the only ground equipment he is interested in today.

Seeing Bai Lideh pressing the shutter button continuously and showing no hesitation in driving the film, Zhou Ruifu also stuck his head out and looked over.

"Those tanks seem... different?"

In fact, if it is the earliest prototype car plan, then laymen may not be able to immediately tell the difference between it and the previous 96.

But what’s on the parade now is after a round of major changes.

The chassis, in particular, has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Although the power package is still the 1200-horsepower version, the overall design has begun to move closer to the later 99A.

It is a huge leap that can be seen by the blind.

However, the turret retains the oldest version without the wedge-shaped armor.

Together they feel a bit light-headed and heavy-footed.

"We have been tracking this model since the early 90s."

Bradbury did not put down the camera, but pressed the shutter and said:
"But the Chinese are very strict about keeping it confidential. We have obtained some pictures and technical information, but many of them are contradictory. At first glance, it is a smoke bomb thrown by them."

"Two years ago, those losers in the Army Intelligence Department promised that they had obtained the technical solution for China's latest tank, but compared with the actual thing today... it is completely different."

There was a very disdainful tone in his tone.

Zhou Ruifu, who was a brigadier general of the Air Force, naturally couldn't join in the criticism, but he couldn't help but curl his lips.

Intelligence errors kill people.

He thought for no reason about the B2 bomber that was shot down a few months ago.

No one still knows the full story of how it was shot down.

No one knows how the other party obtains stable detection of stealth aircraft.

In fact, Army Intelligence was completely wronged this time.

What they guessed from a few blurry photos was actually pretty accurate.

But I couldn’t stand it. In the past two years, the 9910 project has changed to an almost earth-shaking new plan...

Not far away from the two, their Russian counterparts were doing almost the same thing.

"There seems to be no trace of T72 or T80 at all..."

Andrei Lipilin touched his chin and muttered to himself.

He knew that China had obtained a T80 and more than one T72 through some channels and conducted detailed tests. Therefore, he had always speculated that China's third-generation tanks, even if they were not imitations, should be inextricably linked to these two models. contact.

But what I saw today was something else entirely.

"The turret still looks a bit like the T72A...especially the seat ring size is exactly the same visually. Considering that it is also a three-person crew, I guess the loader should follow our design."

A lieutenant colonel next to him held a telescope in his hand. After hearing Lipiling’s words, he said:
"However, the turret and the chassis look completely incoordinated. It should be just a temporary fill-in. It will be replaced or additional armor added when it is mass-produced."

"I just don't know what it's like inside the tank. I wonder if I can find a chance to take a look..."

……

On the Tiananmen Gate Tower, General Zhang leaned out slightly and looked at the neatly arranged phalanx. He couldn't help but think of the scene when he served as the commander of the 127th Division.

Twenty years ago, his troops also lined up for review in this way and then went directly to the battlefield in southern Xinjiang.

The difference was that parked behind these troops were only about thirty light tanks, a hundred old-fashioned artillery pieces, and trucks that could only undertake transportation tasks.

He won that battle.

He also made great military exploits.

But the process was extremely difficult.

In the absence of advanced technology and equipment, all the military can rely on is experience and will.

But these two items can only be produced by tempering in blood and fire.

And the process of hardening is inevitably accompanied by sacrifice.

A lot of sacrifice.

When the country most needs a large number of young people to invest in development and construction, batch after batch of brave, loyal and strong vanguards have fallen on the battlefield.

Later, he rose through the ranks, from division commander to corps commander, to military region chief, and to his current position.

But the scene of commanding operations on the front line in those years always lingers in my mind and cannot be forgotten.

He also thought more than once that if he could have equipment and resources equivalent to those of the US military in the 1960s, without even using more advanced equipment, he didn't know how many young comrades' lives he could save.

And today...

Main battle tanks, self-propelled artillery, tactical missiles...

The things he had expected back then, and even the things he didn't dare to expect back then, are all lined up here to be inspected by the motherland and the people.

As one of the most senior commanders of this army, General Zhang inevitably felt a sense of excitement about getting what he wanted.

however.

This feeling only lasted for a moment, and he suppressed it vigilantly.

"It's not the time to be proud yet..."

Mr. Zhang stretched out his hand to hold his military cap, and secretly warned himself in his heart.

More than three years ago, he was also the one who personally directed the deterrent tri-service joint exercise.

Just the final result...

It's hard to say that it's satisfying

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Although the scene of the exercise was unprecedented, the organization of the exercise was also smooth.

However, in the second half of the 90s, the participating troops still used domestically produced first- and second-generation equipment as their main force, and the exercise format was still traditional.

The commentary of "thousands of troops crossing the strait" is very effective from a propaganda point of view, but from a military point of view, the beach landing method, which still relies mainly on landing ships and assault boats, is undoubtedly unable to meet the combat needs of the new era.

In fact, even this traditional form of combat is subject to the dilemma of insufficient resources——

During the Normandy landings in 1945, the Allies still had 13 battleships to provide land fire support. However, three years ago, the People's Liberation Army even had to move army artillery onto landing ships due to insufficient firepower...

The moment of satisfaction and elation just now was suddenly replaced by a touch of invisible pressure.

Although the country has gradually begun to increase investment in national defense construction after 96, there is still great pressure to speed up military construction without affecting economic development.

Not only external, but also internal.

"There is still a long way to go..."

General Zhang's eyes changed slightly.

……

However, after all, there are only a few people who can think of General Zhang.

Most people at the military parade still have a simple mentality——

These tanks and artillery today are much better looking than the ones I saw on TV before...

Chang Haonan's perspective is obviously the most special among everyone.

As a reborn person, he was more interested in the difference between this military parade and the previous life.

The third-party tank team is the first obvious change.

18 tanks, all Type 99 prototypes.

Although it has not yet been finalized and put into service, at least there is no need to use Type 96 to recharge later.

He turned his head and glanced at Zhu Yusheng next to him.

But he found that the latter was also looking at him at this time.

The eyes of the old man and the young man met, and then they nodded to each other at the same time.

Chang Haonan could see that Zhu Yusheng's thin body was trembling slightly.

Apparently due to excitement.

The models designed by myself will be reviewed by the motherland and the people.

For any weapons designer, it is a supreme honor.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously raised his head and looked at the sky to the west.

His home court has not started yet...

(End of this chapter)