Chapter 392: The 1984 Military Parade
On the National Day of the capital, Beijing, colorful flags are displayed, flowers are blooming, the Tiananmen Gate Tower and the viewing platforms on both sides are full of friends, and the troops waiting for the review on Chang'an Avenue are already ready to go!
At 10 o'clock in the morning, the mayor of Beijing-Beijing City announced the start of the celebration of the 35 th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China! The National Day celebration kicked off with the majestic "March of the Volunteers" and the sound of a 28-gun salute.
At this moment, in the studio of Hong Kong Asia Satellite TV, the host Zheng Danrui and the special commentator, Mr. Yu Bokang, a professor at CUHK, have gradually entered the state of commentary. Zheng Danrui's "Qiang Qiang Threesome" column, although the ratings are much lower than variety shows such as "Who Can Become a Millionaire", the influence of this program on the entire Hong Kong society can be thrown off from other variety shows.
And Zheng Danrui also relied on his witty and humorous hosting style in "Qiang Qiang Threesome" to become ATV's gold medal emcee in one fell swoop. Every time there is a major program in the TV station, he will be the first to be recommended!
Another professor, Professor Yu Bokang, is a veteran military fan. When ATV received a notice from the Xinhua branch and agreed to let them broadcast the National Day military parade, there was less than half a month left before October 1. There are no well-known military experts in Hong Kong, and Asia Satellite TV really can't find a suitable professional commentator for a while.
At this time, Zheng Danrui suddenly remembered that when the Falklands War broke out two years ago, he invited Professor Yu Bokang of International Relations at the Chinese University of Hong Kong to come to "Qiang Qiang Threesome" to record a program, and the other party introduced himself as a military fan at that time.
Therefore, at the recommendation of Zheng Danrui, Professor Yu, as a special military commentator of ATV, worked with him to explain the whole process to 5 million Hong Kong citizens. This unprecedented military parade!
"Than Shwe, I don't know if you've noticed. When the camera swept over the Tiananmen Tower just now, the high-level PLA officials stood in the first row of the upper floor to watch the ceremony. They all wear '65' military uniforms with red collar badges and red hat badges!
However, when DXP was inspecting the troops in the car just now, the large-brimmed hats worn by the soldiers were replaced with the "Bayi" red star style with wheat ear gears. The original two "red flags" on the collar badge of the military uniform are also inlaid with yellow edges and embellished with silver stars!
The military uniforms worn by the soldiers should be the new '85'-style military uniforms that the People's Liberation Army has not yet officially installed! Through the details of the different military uniforms upstairs and downstairs, it seems that they are also using a quiet way to reveal to the outside world that the Chinese army, like this country, is in a new kind of change!" Yu Bokang said with a smile.
Zheng Danrui couldn't help but give Professor Yu Bokang a thumbs up in his heart, he really didn't find the wrong person. Professor Yu's words are full of deep meaning and evocative.
He also took advantage of the other party's topic and said: "Professor Yu has observed carefully enough! I noticed that the slogan shouted by the chairman of DXP when he was reviewing the army just now was very interesting!' 'Comrades have worked hard!'
This slogan is completely different from the dozen or so military parades of the new China before. In the past, during military parades, everyone shouted 'Long live the People's Republic of China!' and 'Long live the Communist Party of China.'" And this time the slogan seems to be more close to the people, reflecting the meaning of the intimate interaction between the general and the soldiers!
After ending a long period of political turmoil, Chinese mainland has taken an increasingly pragmatic attitude to build the country in recent years! After DXP's southern tour, Beijing-Beijing sent a message to the outside world that it would further deepen reform and opening up.
And what is shown today at the National Day ceremony is the reform of the army's uniforms and slogans. It seems to imply that the country's leadership is genuine and unswerving in its commitment to the concept of 'reform and opening up'. We have reason to expect more policy adjustments in China in the future!"
ATV's commentary is naturally not based on the commentary prepared in advance, but tries to use a perspective of explanation. to help Hong Kong citizens analyze some of the profound meanings shown through this grand ceremony!
This time. The parade has officially begun! At the forefront are the PLA's honor guards, which are composed of commanders and fighters of the navy, army, and air force! They marched through the Tiananmen Tower with neat and vigorous steps, and marched majestically and with high spirits!
The live broadcast team jointly formed by ATV and China Central Television Station intensively set up a number of fixed cameras and sound collectors on this section of the road where the officers and soldiers turned forward in unison.
"Click-click-click!"
Accompanied by a sonorous and powerful sound of stepping on the ground, one after another appeared on the television screen, the marching platoons striding through Tiananmen Square with a full posture appeared! The officers and men of each squadron acted in unison, looking horizontally, vertically, and diagonally, and the scene was very spectacular!
"Dan Rui, have you noticed, when the camera swept over the faces of these PLA soldiers, their eyes revealed a ruthlessness and arrogance, and between their eyebrows and eyes, it was a faint murderous aura, natural and fierce!
It is said that many of the soldiers who participated in the parade had just been withdrawn from the front line of the battle against Vietnam! Watching the live broadcast of this military parade, what surprised me the most was that the military spirit of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) had not been dissipated by the turmoil of the previous decade!
Today, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is still showing to the world through its television screen that it is a mighty army with a neat appearance and a will like steel! The Sino-Vietnamese border friction has lasted for five years from 1979 to the present, and it is said that the top level of the PLA has taken this opportunity to send all the domestic troops to the front line in rotation and conduct a large-scale training in actual combat!
This is undoubtedly a very wise choice, because the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has not experienced a war for nearly 20 years since the Sino-Indian border war! Now, this army, which has seen blood again, is sending a signal to the world with a fierce aura of slaughter!
In particular, this neat 'snap' cracking sound, the flashing spear stabbing swayed, slammed, and split, making people have a kind of passionate passion, this is a force capable of defending the homeland and the country!" Yu Bokang said that he was also infected, and his tone became excited.
October 1 this year happens to be a Monday, and Hong Kong under British rule naturally does not have a holiday. Typically, Monday mornings tend to be the lowest-rated time of the week.
In fact, however, there are still many Hong Kong citizens sitting in front of their television sets and watching ATV's live TV broadcast attentively! Such a grand military parade. It's definitely a very different experience for Hong Kong people!
"Wow. These PLA troops on TV are so cool, this is what the army looks like! I watched a movie the other day. The People's Liberation Army inside is even wearing a hat, and it looks like a bandit by an obsessive director!" said a young man who did not look very old, but had dyed yellow hair and a cigarette in his mouth.
"You're so stupid, can you believe anything in the movies!" the other man patted him on the head, said with a look of disdain, and continued to stare intently at the TV screen.
This may be the first time that many Hong Kong people have seen the appearance of the Chinese army intuitively. This energetic and high-spirited army has made countless people feel a sense of passionate reverence!
For example, the Jian-6 aircraft, the main combat aircraft currently used by the Chinese Air Force, is still quite far behind. This is actually a domestic version of the Soviet MiG-19 fighter, which belongs to the technical level of the early fifties.
The Soviet Union retired all the MiG-19s more than a decade ago. The J-7, which the Chinese Air Force is gradually starting to install on a small scale, is actually from the technology of the Soviet MiG-21. This second-generation jet aircraft, which is equivalent to the level of technology in the early sixties, has at least twenty years of difference with the F-15 and other now advanced foreign main combat aircraft!
As a result, in China's self-defense and counterattack war against Vietnam, more than 1,000 planes did not choose to participate in the war in the end because of their backward performance! This has to be said to be a very regrettable thing, and it is the political turmoil of the past 10 years that has caused the greatest damage to the air force and navy and other technical arms!" Yu Bokang said with a sigh.
By this time, all 18 walking teams had already walked through Tiananmen Square. They were followed by 24 mechanized platoons. Steel cars and iron horses, huge currents rolling, and the rumbling sound of motors sounded on Chang'an Street.
Yu Bokang, as a senior military fan, combined with the detailed information collected by Zheng Danrui in advance. The two of them pair each weapon that appears in front of the TV camera. can tell the story. It's a pity that most of the weapons in Yu Bokang's mouth have only received an evaluation of ordinary performance. In fact, his evaluation has saved some face!
Immediately behind the armored self-propelled artillery platoon appeared the naval missile platoon! As the platoon passed through the Tiananmen Tower. The camera on the TV suddenly disappeared, and many figures of soldiers wearing various colorful military uniforms appeared on the screen.
These officers are clearly not Chinese faces. At this moment, they all got up from their seats and used the small binoculars in front of them. Carefully observe the convoy not far from the city tower.
The tone of several foreign military personnel was still very excited, and their mouths seemed to be shouting something! This area is a viewing area for diplomats and military attaches of various countries stationed in China, and Asia Satellite TV happens to have set up a camera here!
"Haha! I guess these gringos must be exclaiming, 'Flying Fish, Chinese Flying Fish'!" Yu Bokang's previously low tone suddenly became sonorous and powerful.
"The red-and-white painted missiles in the first row of the Navy's missile squadron are China's latest anti-ship weapons! Its code name is C-801, and it is the latest model of the Chinese Navy's 'Eagle Strike' series of missiles!" Zheng Danrui gave a timely introduction to the information on this weapon.
"Friends in front of the TV, if you have paid attention to the Battle of Fukushima that broke out between Britain and Argentina two years ago, you will definitely remember an anti-ship missile codenamed 'Exocet' vividly!
It was with this French-made Exocet anti-ship missile that the Argentines sank the modern British destroyer Sheffield, which is called the "pride of royalty", and the large transport ship "Atlantic Transporter", and also damaged the destroyer "Glamorgan"!
If it weren't for France's refusal to continue exporting Exocet missiles to Argentina under pressure from Britain, it would be hard to say whether the British Royal Navy would have won that war! Judging from its appearance, the C-801 missile on display now is very similar to Exocet.
Since the People's Liberation Army has the confidence to show it to the world at the National Day parade, I guess its performance will not be too different from that of Exocet!"
The Hong Kong citizens who listened to Yu Bokang's explanation in front of the TV had a completely clear understanding of the power of this weapon, and also understood the reason why the previous group of military attachés from various countries reacted so violently.
"Actually, what everyone should pay more attention to is the second row of the platoon, and they look at this kind of missile that is round and round! Its code name is 'Julang' No. 1, and it is the first submarine-launched strategic missile that China has just developed. This also marks China as the fifth country in the world to have the capability of launching nuclear missiles underwater from submarines, and has the capability of a second nuclear strike!"
"It is very difficult to search for a submarine hidden under water in the vast sea, and when nuclear weapons can be loaded onto the submarine, this submarine can carry out a deadly nuclear strike on the enemy at any time within a range of hundreds or even thousands of kilometers from the coastline!
It can be said that the appearance of this 'Julang' No. 1 submarine-launched strategic missile has multiplied China's nuclear deterrence capability! Thatcher dared to use force against Argentina because Argentina lacked the means to counter Britain!
But if she dares to wage war against China, at the juncture when the net is broken, a nuclear bomb may fall on the British Isles at any time! Therefore, everyone should now understand what a great power is! This kind of weapon is where Beijing's confidence lies in daring to say no to the 'Iron Lady'!" Yu Bokang said very excitedly.
"Professor Yu, the Chinese government has always promised the world that it will never be the first to use nuclear weapons!" Zheng Danrui had to quickly hook the words back, and Yu Bokang was a little hesitant to say something under the excitement just now, as if China had carried out nuclear intimidation against Britain.
Within a few minutes, the camera of the TV screen cut to the position of the diplomat's viewing area again, and the martial arts halls of various countries had stood up again at this moment. Everyone watched intently with binoculars, and many military attachés had serious expressions on their faces!
"I guess that tomorrow the headlines of many newspapers around the world may be occupied by China's big military parade today! What is the finale killer? This is the kind of missile you see now!
The 'Dongfeng' No. 5 is China's first intercontinental strategic missile! Although I don't know its specific capabilities, I can guess that its range is at least 10,000 kilometers or more! What is the concept of 10,000 kilometers? For example, it can be launched within China's territory, directly across the entire Pacific Ocean, and hit the west coast of the North American continent!
Submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) -- China has given the whole world a big surprise today! After 10 years of sharpening its sword, it has never tried it. Who has a grievance today?
All the viewers who are sitting in front of the TV to watch the live broadcast of the military parade should feel honored, because this kind of big guy rarely has the opportunity to let people see its true face! All the Chinese who have the blood of Yan and Huang flowing should also be even more proud, because not everyone has the ability to make these weapons!
To tell the truth, when I saw a series of conventional weapons of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) before, I was still a little disappointed, because many weapons are indeed quite far behind the world's advanced level! But those are just icing on the cake, and there is nothing to be backward now, and there is still a chance to catch up slowly in the future!
What is the mainstay that can really save the Chinese nation from the threat of war? It is nuclear weapons! It is an intercontinental missile! Therefore, our Chinese leaders have always been sober-minded and have never slackened off in the research and development of these country's sharp weapons!" Yu Bokang's words were very exciting.
Before the advent of the Internet age, the channels for people to obtain information were actually very narrow. A military fan like Yu Bokang is also the first time to see the actual ICBM with his own eyes! (To be continued......
PS: Last week's military parade was very enjoyable, and the country is indeed getting stronger day by day, rejoice!