On a spring morning, the wind is soft and warm, like a mother's hand, gently caressing the faces of the hero's children.

Poles of bright red military flags were erected in front of the queue of a detachment, fluttering in the spring breeze.

Zhou Enlai shouted loudly: "The third item of the meeting is to commend the heroes and pacesetters of the big competition." Zeng Zhongsheng, chief of staff of the Seventh Army Corps of the Red Army, was invited to read out the commendation order for the units and individuals who won the technical competition. Comrade Luo Ronghuan, political commissar, read out the commendation order of the Party Committee of the Red Seventh Army Corps. ”

Zeng Zhongsheng walked briskly onto the rostrum, first saluted the leaders, then turned around to salute the soldiers, and then read out the commendation order of the regimental party committee on the winning units in the technical competition.

In this technical competition, 86 projects won the top three, and a total of 258 military technology leaders and pacesetter teams were born. Among them, the special battalion of the regiment won the first place in seven collectives, such as shooting, fighting, and rock climbing, and the first battalion of the 31st Red Regiment won the first place in five collectives, including queue, bomb throwing, fighting, squad attack, and company confrontation, and the second place in seven collectives such as shooting.

Next, Cai Zhong read out the commendation order of the Party Committee of the Red Seventh Army for the units that have emerged from previous battles for the collective meritorious units.

The Special Service Battalion of the Legion, the 1st Battalion of the 31st Regiment of the 11th Red Division, the 1st Battalion of the 32nd Regiment, the 1st Battalion of the 34th Regiment and the 1st Battalion of the 35th Regiment of the 12th Red Division, the 1st Battalion of the 37th Regiment of the 13th Red Division, the 1st Battalion of the 38th Regiment, the 1st Battalion of the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Reading Division, the 1st Battalion of the Legion Radio, the 1st Battalion of the Heavy Machine Gun Regiment, and the 1st Battalion of the 60th Mortar of the Former Artillery Regiment were awarded collective special merits.

The 31st Regiment of the Red 11th Division, the 34th Regiment of the Red 12th Division, the 37th Regiment, the 38th Regiment, the 39th Regiment of the 13th Red Division, the Engineer Regiment, the Heavy Machine Gun Regiment, and the Former Artillery Regiment were awarded the collective first-class meritorious service.

The 32nd Regiment and 33rd Regiment of the Red 11th Division, the 35th Regiment and the 36th Regiment of the Red 12th Division, the former Cavalry Regiment, the Guard Regiment, the Baggage Regiment, the Legion Field Hospital, and the Legion Pharmaceutical Factory were awarded the collective second-class merit.

After Cai Zhong finished reading out, Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan presented awards to the hero teams of Rongli Special Merit, First Class Merit, Second Class Merit, and Third Class Merit.

More than 60,000 people in the audience did not make a single sound, and the cadres and soldiers were immersed in this sacred and solemn atmosphere, and more than 60,000 pairs of eyes were staring at the front, watching the regiment commander and political commissar hand out the meritorious service certificates to the representatives of each meritorious service unit one by one.

After the collective merit certificate was awarded, Luo Ronghuan, on behalf of the party committee of the regiment, read out the commendation order to commend the combat heroes who have emerged since the battle in Qingxi Town. Because after the battles from Qingxi Town and Yangping Town, neither the original Central Guard Division nor the Red Seventh Army had time to commend them, so the list of meritorious soldiers was very long, and Luo Ronghuan read it for a long time before finishing it. In total, 41 people were awarded special merits, 672 were awarded first-class merits, 3,480 were awarded second-class merits, and 13,862 were awarded third-class merits.

Because the troops successively fought the battles of Qingxi Town, Yangping Town, the capture of Chengdu series of battles, the battle of Hanyang Town, the capture of Xi'an series of battles, and the Tianshui battle, there are many people who have made meritorious contributions, and all the soldiers of the former Central Guard Division have been awarded, and many soldiers who have joined the army after the capture of Chengdu have also received meritorious service awards. Zhao Xiaoman and Jingjing were awarded second-class merit for finding Ma Hongkui on the battlefield, and Wang Pengju, who joined the army in Chengdu, was also awarded second-class merit for his outstanding performance in the battle of Hanyang Town.

Liu Yimin led several members of the party committee and the heads of various divisions and regiments, divided into more than 30 groups, to issue certificates and wear saffron flowers to the meritorious soldiers, and when they went to each meritorious soldier, they first saluted, then handed over the certificates, and then put on the saffron, shook hands, and said "glorious meritorious service." It didn't take long for the whole audience to become a sea of red flowers.

Because of the experience of the former Central Guard Division commendation in Jingwu Prefecture, today's commendation is relatively calm, although the cadres and soldiers are excited, but there is no such scene of the whole audience crying as when Jingwu Prefecture, only those soldiers who have joined the army for a short time, staring at their meritorious comrades-in-arms with eager eyes.

The heroes of the special merit have come forward to receive the award, let's remember the names of these heroes! They are: pioneers Li Lingfeng, Wang Dahu, and Wang Tongsheng, sniper heroes Li Buffalo, Wang Yanyong, Liu Bin, and Bai Dagui, special operations masters Wang Laohu, Zhao Yonggang, and Zhao Zhiyu, artillery enemies Zhang Chenglin, Yang Degui, Li Sheng, and Ding Zhuodong, heavy machine gun marksmen Long Huwa and Long Huzi, light machine gun marksmen Cheng Ningwang and Qian Qiming, reconnaissance heroes Luo Yan, demolition heroes He Shan, assault heroes Wang Xinyun, Zhao Dahe, Li Dashan, Liu Shizhu, Guo Chunsheng, Chen Hu, Wu Chenfeng, Wang Chunming, Teng Xinxing, garrison heroes Hou Sanxi and Song Wenhu, guerrilla hero Qi Fengnian, cavalry hero Pan Mingliang, wireless decoy masters He Xinghua and Lu Wen, heroine Tang Xingying, white-clothed soldiers Chen Tong and Ni Hua, Sun Jiaqi, who made outstanding contributions to the development of penicillin, and Zeng Zhao, who made outstanding contributions to the development of flying thunder artillery.

Ni Hua was awarded a special meritorious service because of his meritorious service in rescuing Liu Yimin and the wounded. However, this merit was not awarded by the Party Committee of the Red Seventh Army Corps, but was added to the list of special and first-class merits of the Seventh Army Corps. It is said that the chairman's reason is that Ni Hua saved Liu Yimin's life and made great contributions to the Red Army. Although her family background is complicated and she is now in the United States, the Red Army cannot bury her merits and contributions, and the certificate is temporarily kept by the Political Department of the Red Seventh Army Corps, and will be handed over to me after she returns to China.

Due to Ni Hua's absence, only 40 of the 41 cadres and soldiers who were awarded special merits were present and lined up in a long line, waiting for the corps commander and political commissar to present the awards.

At this time, Zhao Xiaoman, who was wearing a second-class merit on his chest, led the members of the art troupe to sing "Ten to the Red Army" again in the sound of military music, and the special merit that began immediately was rendered in red and flowers.

The leaders on the rostrum and the Red 25th Army and the Red 27th Army who were observing were all infected by the solemnity and solemnity of the Red Seventh Army Corps' awards, and they did not say a word, staring at the audience without blinking.

In the song of "Ten Sending the Red Army", Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan adjusted their military uniforms and walked side by side in front of the heroes.

Ceremonial soldiers of several guard regiments, holding ribbons and red flowers cut from red cloth in their hands, and meritorious service certificates followed behind the regiment commander and political commissar.

Liu Yimin handed the meritorious service card to the meritorious soldier, then turned around and took the bowl of red flowers from the guard squad soldier and put it on the meritorious soldier's chest in a dignified manner. Then, Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan took a step back together, saluted, shook hands with the soldiers, and shouted in unison: "Meritorious service!" Almost every meritorious soldier replied loudly with tears in his eyes: "The Red Army will win!" ”

Among the cadres and soldiers of Rongli Special Merit, the youngest is the red ghost Pan Mingming, since he was rescued by Hu Laohu, Liu Yimin in order to take care of him, let him be Cai Zhong's correspondent, who knows that this Pan Mingliang and Hu Laohu fell in love, entangled to the cavalry battalion, hard training cavalry killing skills, plus he has already died once, he is very bold, and has carried out cavalry reconnaissance missions many times, so he has grown up very quickly, and is now a 14-year-old company commander. In the battle to eliminate the Ma Jiajun, during the final assault, a submachine gun in his hand actually killed 24 cavalry of the Ma Jiajun who tried to escape, making a great achievement.

The most excited are Sun Jiaqi and Zeng Zhao, they didn't expect that they had never been on the battlefield, had not fired a single bullet, and were awarded the highest special merit in the whole legion, and let the corps commander wear red and flowers, which shows that the knowledge that the corps commander said is that combat effectiveness is not to coax themselves. After the commendation, I have to write a letter to my classmates and teachers as soon as possible, asking them to come to Xi'an immediately, so that they can really make contributions here.

There was silence at the venue, and only the "Ten Sending the Red Army" by the members of the art troupe gently touched everyone's nerves with the footsteps of the corps commander and political commissar awarding awards.

I don't know which soldier took the lead first, and soon the team sang "Ten to the Red Army" with the singing of the art troupe, and the audience immediately formed a chorus, pushing the atmosphere to **.

Liu Yimin's eyes were moved to tears, and he endured the award to the soldiers. When I turned around, I found that Luo Ronghuan's eyes were also red. The two looked at each other and walked back to the front of the queue to stand.

After the award was distributed, the singing stopped, and Zhou Enlai shouted again: "Next, the [***] Central Committee, the Central Political Axe of the Chinese Soviet Republic and the Red Star Medal Award Ceremony of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army are held, and Zhang Wentian, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of the Central Political Axe of the Chinese Soviet Republic, and Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Anti-Ming Cooking Political Axe, is invited to read out the commendation order. ”

This is a big surprise to Liu Yimin, there was no such item on the original agenda, why did he suddenly add this agenda? Liu Yimin turned to look at Luo Ronghuan, Luo Ronghuan was also puzzled, and when he saw Liu Yimin looking at him, he shook his head gently.

I only heard Zhang Wentian read: "At the critical juncture of the life and death of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, Comrade Liu Yimin led the Red Eighteenth Regiment to fight Xinwei, Xiaoshui, Qingxi, and Chengdu, attack Guangyuan, occupy Xi'an, annihilate the first division in the world, and destroy the Majia Army. Comrade Wu Huanxian led the Red 25th Army to hold on to Hubei, Henan and Anhui, and fought for thousands of miles, becoming stronger and stronger after the battle; Comrade Liu Zhidan led the 27th Red Army to persist in the armed struggle in northern Shaanxi and established the revolutionary base area in northern Shaanxi. In order to commend their meritorious achievements, the Central Committee, the Central Political Axe of the Chinese Soviet Republic, and the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Revolution decided to award Comrade Liu Yimin the Red Star Medal of the First Class, Comrades Wu Huanxian and Liu Zhidan with the Red Star Medal of the Second Class, and Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, Zeng Zhongsheng, Feng Dafei, Wu Zheng, Liu Jianjian, Li Qing, Gao Yuan, Zhang Hongtao, Chen Dayong, Hong Chaoyuan, Zhao Shan, Lei Ming, Huang Su, Hu Laohu, Li Chang, Wei Xiufeng, Cheng Zihua, Xu Haidong, Xi Zhongxun, Gao Gang, and other 21 comrades with the Red Star Medal of the Third Class. The Central Committee, the Central Political Axe of the Chinese Soviet Central Committee, and the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Revolution called on all the commanders and fighters of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army to learn from the comrades who won the Red Star Medal, and hoped that the award-winning comrades would guard against arrogance and rashness and make new contributions to the Chinese revolution! ”

After reading out, Zhou Enlai said: "Next, Zhu De, Chairman of the [***] Central Committee, Chairman of the Political Axe of the Central Committee of the Chinese Soviet Republic, Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and Commander-in-Chief of the Red Army, Zhou Enlai, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Revolution, and Zhang Wentian, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of the Central Political Axe of the Chinese Soviet Republic, presented awards to the winners of the Red Star Medal!" Please stand in three columns in the order of the first, second and third prizes of the award-winning comrades! ”

Zhao Xiaoman didn't receive any notice, so naturally she didn't know that there was this agenda, but she was smart and icing, so she immediately asked the military band to play music, and directed the art troupe to sing "Ten to the Red Army" again.

Although Liu Yimin did not expect it, it is the duty of soldiers to carry out orders, and as soon as Vice Chairman Zhou finished speaking, he took the lead in walking out of the team and stood in the middle of the empty field in front of the rostrum. Soon, Wu Huanxian, Liu Zhidan and others sitting on the rostrum all got off the rostrum and stood still behind Liu Yimin. The cadres of the Red Seventh Regiment also quickly walked out of the ranks and automatically lined up.

Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, and Zhang Wentian walked off the rostrum and came to the queue with smiles on their faces.

[***] handed the certificate to Liu Yimin, took the first-class Red Star Medal from Liu Bocheng's hand, pinned it to Liu Yimin's chest, and said with a smile in his unique thick Hunan accent: "Comrade Liu Yimin, this is the second first-class Red Star Medal you have won, I hope you will not be proud and make new contributions to the revolution." I'm waiting to present you with a third Red Star Medal of the First Class! ”

Liu Yimin snapped a salute: "Please rest assured, chairman, do your best, and die!" ”

[***] said in a loud voice: "Good! Good! Good! ”

Next, [***] and Zhou Enlai awarded Wu Huanxian and Liu Zhidan the second-class Red Star Medal. Then, it was the four of them who together presented certificates and medals to the winners of the Red Star Medal of the Third Class.

After the medal was awarded, [***] gave a passionate speech, and the Hunan accent coupled with his movements sounded very infectious.

The other cadres and fighters listened with relish, but Liu Yimin muttered in his heart, God, what the chairman said was "On the Strategy of Opposing Imperialism" selected by Mao in later generations, and this famous article was published in advance.

After finishing speaking, it was almost nine o'clock, and according to the procedure, the parade was about to begin. Accompanied by Liu Yimin, Luo Ronghuan and other army leaders, the central leaders went to the Gulou Square to watch the ceremony.

Under the orders of Zeng Zhongsheng, chief of staff of the regiment and commander-in-chief of the military parade, all units of the Red Seventh Army Corps also opened a large camp and lined up in the order of the parade, waiting for the review.

At this time, the streets of Xi'an were already crowded, all the factories and shops were closed, and the workers and residents were watching the ceremony on the street.

At ten o'clock, Zeng Zhongsheng rode to the Drum Tower Square and reported loudly to [***] and Zhu De: "Comrade Chairman and Comrade Commander-in-Chief: The Red Seventh Army has been prepared and is waiting for the chief to review it. Zeng Zhongsheng, chief of staff of the Red Seventh Army Corps, commander-in-chief of the parade. ”

Zhu De walked off the viewing platform, got on the war horse, and under the guidance of Zeng Zhongsheng, slowly came to the front of the Red Seventh Army to review the elite division of the Red Army.

Zhu De walked through every unit, and it was a password of "stand upright and salute". Zhu De's expression was solemn, and he waved his hand again and again to ask the comrades for their good work, and the answers were all the neat and uniform voices of the chiefs.

After the review, [***] and Zhu De, accompanied by Zeng Zhongsheng, returned to the viewing platform. Liu Bocheng, Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army, ordered the parade to begin.

Zheng Yan of the Legion Radio had already set up a loudspeaker on the viewing platform, and used her crisp and beautiful voice to introduce the various heroic units passing through the viewing platform to the leaders and citizens.

The first to pass through the viewing platform was the phalanx of the regimental teaching team, 360 students, all carrying shell guns diagonally, walking in steps. Zheng Yan introduced: "The first to pass through the viewing platform is the teaching team of the Red Seventh Army. Since the 18th Regiment, no matter how tense the war is, the teaching team has always been the cradle of the Red Seventh Army Corps to train cadres, and more than 700 people have studied in the teaching team. These trainees are all veteran Red Army soldiers, squad leaders and platoon leaders from various units of the Red Seventh Army Corps, and many of them are covered in scars and combat exploits. Today, they were the first to walk past the viewing platform to be inspected by the chiefs. Walking at the front of the team are Li Yimo, the captain of the teaching team, and Han Qianjian, the political commissar. They were all veteran Red Army cadres who had experienced a hundred battles. ”

As soon as Zheng Yan's voice fell, Li Yimo gave a command, and the teaching team saluted to the viewing platform. [***] and others waved excitedly.

Walking in the second place in the parade phalanx was the Red 11th Division of the Red Seventh Army. With the battalion as a unit, one battalion is in the front, and each battalion follows in turn. The soldiers were full of energy, and the infantry battalions in front were all armed with rifles with bayonets, which glittered in the sun and were amazingly imposing. Behind was the heavy firepower of the 11th Division, all carried on pack horses.

Zheng Yan introduced: "Now passing through the rostrum is the Red 11th Division of the Red Seventh Army, the six old backbone battalions of the original Red 18th Regiment, and two of them are accounted for in this division, that is, the old first battalion and the old fourth battalion. Walking in front is the 31st Regiment of the 31st Division of the Red Army, which is the first-class main regiment of the Red Seventh Army, with advanced equipment, well-trained and high tactical level. Leading the way was the 1st Battalion of the 31st Regiment. This battalion is commonly known as the old first battalion, formerly known as the 34th Division of the Red Fifth Army Corps Sharp Soldier Platoon and Sharp Knife Company, by the Red Seventh Army Corps Commander Liu Yimin was the first Sharp Soldier Platoon Commander and Sharp Knife Company Commander, and after meeting with the 18th Regiment in Gulingtou, the new Red 18th Regiment was formed by the Xiangjiang River. At that time, the soldiers of the Sharp Knife Company have now grown into cadres above the company level of the Red Seventh Army, but the fine tradition has been inherited. The old first battalion was famous and full of achievements, and the enemy was terrified, and it was the sharp knife battalion and pioneer battalion of the Red Seventh Army. ”

Chen Cheng and Zhang Zhizhong, who were invited to attend the ceremony, looked at the majestic posture of the Red 11th Division and did not say a word. Zhang Qun next to him said to Chen Cheng: "This is Liu Yimin's starting unit, I just heard them talk about it, this battalion, each soldier's literacy book, Liu Yimin personally corrected it, and the tactical movements were also taught by Liu Yimin." In the recent big competition of the Seventh Army Corps, this battalion won the first place in five collectives and the second place in seven collectives. Fighting Bai Chongxi, He Jian, Xue Yue, Chengdu, Hu Zongnan, and Ma Jiajun, this battalion is not falling once, and it is a killer again and again. You see, how is it better than our elite? ”

Chen Cheng's face was gloomy and he didn't say a word.

After the Red 11th Division was finished, Zheng Yan's voice sounded again: "Now passing through the viewing platform is the Red 12th Division of the Red Seventh Army, the six old backbone battalions of the original Red 18th Regiment, and there are also two in this division, that is, the old second battalion and the old fifth battalion. Walking in front is the 34th Regiment of the Red 12th Division, which is equipped with the same equipment as the Red 31st Regiment, and is the first-class main force of the Red Seventh Army. The first battalion at the front, commonly known as the second battalion, was formed by the remnants of the original Red 18th Regiment and other Red Army soldiers along the Xiangjiang River. This battalion, like the old battalion, is the backbone battalion of the development of the Red Seventh Army Corps. ”

Li De looked at the teams of the Red 11th Division and the Red 12th Division, and came over to say something to Liu Yimin. Liu Yimin doesn't know Russian, but can speak some simple conversations. Li De said quickly, Liu Yimin looked confused, and looked at Wu Xiuquan. Wu Xiuquan said: "Comrade Li De said, it is great that such a mighty unit, if there had such a unit in the Jiangxi Soviet District, the Red Army would not have had to be transferred. ”

Liu Yimin smiled and said: "What Comrade Li De said is also right or wrong, what is right is that such a unit can indeed win the battle. What is wrong is that if such a force is commanded by the tactics used to counter the five encirclement and suppression, it will also fail. ”

Mr. Zhu, who was standing in front of Liu Yimin, heard Liu Yimin's words, or overturned his head and said: "By the way, if the strategic thinking is correct, the army can develop and grow." On the contrary, no matter how powerful the army is, it will fail and perish. ”

After Wu Xiuquan translated the words of Liu Yimin and Mr. Zhu to Li De, Li De first shrugged his shoulders, then held Liu Yimin's hand and said, "What you said makes sense." ”

Liu Yimin asked Wu Xiuquan: "Can he speak Chinese?" ”

Wu Xiuquan's answer will be a little simpler.

Liu Yimin stopped talking, because the 13th Division had already come over.

Zheng Yan said: "Now passing through the viewing platform is the Red 13th Division of the Red Seventh Army, the six old backbone battalions of the original Red 18th Regiment, and there are also two in this division, that is, the old third battalion and the old sixth battalion. Walking in front is the 37th Regiment of the 33th Red Division, which is equipped with the same equipment as the 31st and 34th Red Regiments, and is the first-class main force of the Red Seventh Army. The first battalion at the front, commonly known as the old third battalion, was formed by reorganizing the stragglers of other units on the side of the Xiangjiang River. This battalion, like the old first battalion and the old second battalion, is the backbone battalion of the development of the Red Seventh Army Corps. The 37th Regiment behind the 38th Regiment is the heroic regiment that sticks to Tianshui City. The 38th Regiment behind the 39th Regiment was the heroic regiment that intercepted the southern part of Huzong head-on. At the just-concluded commendation meeting of the Red Seventh Army, the three main regiments of the Red 13th Division were all awarded collective first-class merits. It's a group of heroes. ”

After Zheng Yan finished the introduction, [***] turned to Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan and said, "The three regiments of this 13th Division are all first-class merits, what do you think?" ”

Liu Yimin reported: "These three regiments were the frontal blocking troops in the Qingxi Town Campaign, the Hanyang Town Campaign, and the Tianshui Campaign, with heavy casualties and great combat achievements. In particular, the 39th Regiment resisted the attack of Hu Zongnan's First Brigade in Hanyang Town, without any fancy fancy, and the troops were all disabled, and it was a veritable meritorious unit. Considering that special merit was only awarded at the battalion level, they were listed as first-class merit. ”

[***] asked again: "What do you mean that these three regiments are stronger than the 31st and 34th regiments?" ”

Liu Yimin replied: "That's not the case, the real combat effectiveness is still stronger than the 31st, 34th, and 37th regiments, but the combat tasks they undertake are different." During the Battle of Hanyang Town, due to the different arrival times of the troops, the last 39th Regiment undertook the task of frontal blocking, and if it was replaced by the 37th Regiment, the casualties might be smaller. Because the 39th Regiment was a newly formed regiment at that time, but now that the 39th Regiment has been baptized by the battle in Hanyang Town, it is also a veritable first-class main regiment. ”

[***] nodded and said no more.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Zhizhong sighed at that time and said to Chen Cheng: "The Ma family army is not a loss at all if it loses in the hands of such a force. It's a pity that Hu Zongnan's first division was wiped out without deploying its forces. Otherwise, the two sides can compete in earnest. ”

Chen Cheng said: "Not necessarily, didn't you hear the introduction that the 39th Regiment was blocked head-on?" A regiment blocked an elite 1st Brigade, and the 1st Brigade couldn't rush out, so how could the battle be fought? ”

After the three main divisions were finished, the four reading divisions passed in turn. Originally, [***], Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Liu Bocheng and others were still worried that the combat effectiveness of the newly formed reading division would not be good, but after this combat test, the combat effectiveness of these four reading divisions has been proven. In particular, the 2nd Division of the Independent Division defended Tongguan and fought particularly well, as evidenced by the fact that the 1st Battalion of the 4th Independent Regiment was awarded a collective special meritorious service. Therefore, when the readers passed through the viewing platform, [***], Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, and Liu Bocheng, several leaders in charge of military command, all stood up and waved.

After the infantry formations of each division had passed, the troops directly under the corps began to pass through the viewing platform. At the head is the guard regiment, followed by the engineer regiment and the baggage regiment.

Zheng Yan's voice was still sweet: "The Red Seventh Legion has developed into a powerful comprehensive surname legion. There were not only powerful infantry divisions, but also engineers, baggage troops, and field hospitals that supported the infantry divisions in battle. Now the Red Seventh Army Corps is coming over with the heavy machine gun regiment and engineer regiment that have been awarded the collective first-class merit, and behind them are the guard regiment and the baggage regiment that have been awarded the second-class merit. The Heavy Machine Gun Regiment is a highly accomplished unit that originated from the fire support squad of the Knife Platoon. After Gulingtou eliminated the main force of the 24th Division of the Gui Army, the fire support squad was expanded into a fire platoon of the Sharp Knife Company, equipped with six heavy machine guns, and these six heavy machine guns became the main firepower of the Zhang Liangji Division of the Hunan Army in the small battle water ambush. Later, the heavy machine gun platoon developed into a company, battalion, and regiment, accumulating miraculous achievements, and was a meritorious unit of the Red Seventh Army Corps. ”

After the troops directly under the corps were over, Hu Laohu's cavalry division came up.

3,000 horses, divided into white horses, black horses, red horses, yellow horses, the front cavalry one-color horse guns, in turn submachine guns, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, mortars.

I only heard Zheng Yan say: "Now the cavalry division of the Red Seventh Army Corps, this heroic unit was formed in Guizhou Passage County, after the battle of Xiaoshui, the Red Eighteenth Regiment used the captured 50 war horses to complete the cavalry company formation, and the battle of Xikou fired the first shot of the blockade, and later accumulated combat achievements." At present, the cavalry company of the 18th Red Regiment has developed into a cavalry division of the Red Seventh Army Corps, equipped with sabers, horse guns, shell guns, submachine guns, light and heavy machine guns, mortars and other weapons. ”

As soon as Zheng Yan's voice fell, Hu Laohu and Bao Wen, who were riding horses and walking in front of the team, shouted, "Salute!" The riders on their horses turned their heads to the right at the same time and saluted in unison. The leaders and guests on the rostrum were all stunned.

After the cavalry phalanx, there was the artillery division phalanx. Eight field guns drawn by the war horses were at the beginning, followed by 24 mountain guns drawn by the war horses, and then 60 75 mortars, followed by 60 mortars.

I heard Zheng Yan say: "The artillery division of the Red Seventh Army has just been announced today. This heroic unit, which originated in the Xiaoshui battle of the Red Eighteenth Regiment to destroy the Zhang Liangji Division of the Hunan Army, was only an artillery company at that time, and has now developed into an artillery division with field artillery, mountain artillery, medium mortars, light mortars and other artillery types, which can provide strong firepower support for our army's operations. All of these guns were captured by the enemy. The field artillery belonged to the Ma Jiajun, the mountain artillery belonged to the Hunan Army and the southern part of Hu Zong, the medium mortar was captured and attached to the artillery battalion of the [***] Tax Police Regiment commanded by Xue Yue, and the light mortar came from the Central Army and the Hunan Army. ”

After the artillery regiment phalanx, the parade came to an end, and the powerful Red Seventh Army left a deep impression on the citizens of Xi'an and the representatives of all parties who came to watch the ceremony. Many years later, the citizens of Xi'an often mentioned this military parade and talked about the strong army of the Red Seventh Army.

(To be continued)