Chapter 80: When the parade is underway

All the matters of the military parade have been prepared, and the location of the military parade is located in the east of Jining City, because this is an open plain area with a wide field of vision, which is suitable for military parades.

In order to do a good job in this military parade, Ma Zheng not only ordered people to widen the road outside the city, but also simply hardened the open land in the east of the city, because the troops under review today not only have infantry, but also cavalry and artillery, and the artillery phalanx still has a lot of artillery to appear, if the road conditions are not good, it will be a joke.

The purpose of the parade Ma Zheng has already said, first, to let the head of the headquarters see the military appearance of the Seventh Brigade, and second, to deter the enemy. But there is another purpose that Ma Zheng did not say, that is, to let the people in the Suicha area see the strength of China/the army. He wants to collect his heart, not only the hearts of the common people, but also the hearts of his own troops.

Ma Zheng knows that in this era, it is impossible to keep your eyes open, and the more you endure others, the more they think you are weak. Only by showing one's own strength can one deter others, and others here refer not only to the enemy, but also to oneself and the common people. To deter the enemy is to make them dare not invade you, to deter themselves is to make them dare not betray you, and to deter the common people is to let the people support you.

The military parade is a good opportunity to test the combat effectiveness of the army, and now there are more than 17,000 people in Ma Zheng's headquarters, and many of these soldiers have just been recruited, and the people's hearts are unstable, and only such a large-scale military parade can quickly enhance the combat effectiveness and cohesion of the entire army.

The military parade started at eight o'clock, but at six o'clock the people spontaneously went out of the city to watch, although there must be the Japanese puppet army and the eyes of the national government, but Ma Zheng did not send anyone to stop it. Ma Zheng knows very well that the military parade is to show his prestige, and he is to let the Japanese and domestic conspirators with ulterior motives know that I, Ma someone, have the strength to fight you to the death, don't fucking use your brains, be careful of Lao Tzu cutting you.

On the morning of April 21, the two bosses and the representatives of the Eighth Route Army were woken up early, and then went to the army canteen for breakfast.

Breakfast was good, millet porridge buns, and pickles. This time, the head of the headquarters really saw the wealth of the Seventh Brigade, and when they came, it was the breakfast time of the troops, and dozens of horse-drawn wagons were carrying food outside the canteen.

The fist-sized buns were transported out one by one, good guys, there were at least one or two thousand in one car, looking at the mighty convoy, everyone was shocked, this breakfast was not a few thousand catties of white noodles. No wonder the logistics minister of the Seventh Brigade said last night that they needed more than 8,000 oceans for food every month, and that was before the expansion of the army.

After breakfast, Yun Jian told the head of the headquarters and the delegates that the military parade would start on time, and all the members of the parade were asked to arrive at the parade ground on time at half a year.

Under the guidance of Yun Jian and others, Mr. Zhu and others soon came to the parade ground - the east gate of Jining.

Since there was no city gate building, Ma Zheng ordered people to build a rostrum nearly five meters high with wood and stone at the city gate. On the rostrum, there is a row of tables wrapped in green cloth, and there is also a row of nameplates made of cardboard on the table, on which are the names of Mr. Zhu, Mr. Peng and others.

At a place of more than 100 meters opposite the rostrum, a yellow line is used to draw a boundary, and there are already standing ordinary people, not to mention tens of thousands of people.

In addition, there were soldiers standing guard everywhere, all of whom were wearing dark green military uniforms and steel helmets, and looked quite formidable.

At eight o'clock, as Mr. Zhu and others appeared on the rostrum, Huang Sicheng, who was in charge of presiding over the military parade, stood in front of the tall megaphone and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet, the parade will start immediately!" ”

After a pause, Huang Sicheng continued: "Salute"

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

The artillery positions not far away fired artillery shot after shot, a total of 10 75mm field guns fired 10 shots each, and then fired 8 salvos.

There was no salute technology in this era, although Ma Zheng knew a little, but he didn't have time to study that, so the salute in this parade was all live fire, but these shells were reloaded, and the gunpowder in them was only one-third of the original.

At the roar of the salute, a group of soldiers in green uniforms strode out from under the city gate, only to see that there were more than 100 soldiers in this group, with four flag guards at the front and 12 rows of soldiers with 10 people in each row. The soldiers walked in unison to a concrete platform in the center of the clearing, and then lined up to enclose the entire platform in the center.

At the same time, Xu Xiaolin, who was in charge of the commentary, said loudly: "The salute was fired 10 times, implying that the Communist Party of China has been armed for 10 years. Eight salutes rang out, implying the tremendous suffering that China has suffered in the past eight years since the Japanese invaded China's three eastern provinces on September 18. ”

"The roaring salute at this moment resounded in the sky, the roar of the salute at this moment resounded throughout the land of China, the roar of the salute at this moment resounded to every Chinese colleague, this rumbling salute was the angry roar of our Chinese nation to the great powers, this rumbling salute was a solemn declaration of our Chinese advancing toward freedom and democracy, and this rumbling salute was a solemn warning to the aggressors, and all the aggressors would be annihilated in this rumbling cannon."

After the salute ended, the host Huang Sicheng continued: "Please invite Ma Zheng, commander of the Seventh Brigade and commander of the Suicha Base Area, to speak!" ”

As soon as Huang Sicheng's words fell, warm applause rang out from the rostrum.

Ma Zheng, dressed in military uniform, strode to the rostrum, strode to the megaphone, sorted out his thoughts, and then said loudly: "Someone once said that history is a mirror that reflects reality, and it is also the most philosophical textbook. History is indeed a mirror, it allows us to see the rise and fall, but also the thickness of history. ”

"In 1840, the British opened the door of China with strong ships and cannons, thus opening the humiliating history of the Chinese nation for a hundred years. We lost the First **War, the Second **War, the Sino-French War, the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China, and the First Sino-Japanese War. What is lost is not only the vitality of the country, but also the soul of the nation. Unequal treaties and divided territories are all eternal pains in the hearts of our Chinese sons and daughters. ”

Whether it is the Taiping Rebellion of the peasant class, the Boxer Rebellion, or the Westernization Movement of the landlord class, or the Wuxu Reform of the bourgeoisie and the subsequent Xinhai Revolution, these are all the efforts made by the people with lofty ideals of the Chinese nation to change the destiny of the country, and the ancestors proved with practical actions that they are willing to shed blood and sacrifice for Chinese the rise of the country and the self-improvement of the nation. Because of their perseverance, there is the unification of the Republic of China. ”

"Eight years ago, on September 18, the explosion of Wicker Lake unveiled the murderous face of the Japanese invaders, and the sound of artillery in the Beida Camp broke the deep sleep of the Chinese people. In order to realize its dream of dominating East Asia and the world, Japanese imperialism brazenly launched the "Nine. 18. "Incident", sent troops to occupy the three eastern provinces of our country. The Japanese are now using the Northeast as a material supply base for expanding the war of aggression and frantically plundering the resources of the Northeast. ”

"In the past eight years, the barbaric invaders have also burned, killed, looted, and done everything on the sacred land of China, creating a rare tragedy in the world. Thousands of peaceful residents, prisoners of war and refugees were killed by the executioners, and their heads were cut off by the Japanese soldiers who were engaged in killing competitions and live target training. On the ruins of the Japanese bombing, the baby cried and cried for his mother, but the young mother fell in a pool of blood."