Chapter 193: Shocking Military Parade (Asking for subscriptions, monthly passes, and various !! ）

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and 10 May was the time agreed upon by the 40 th Group Army and the North China Front for the exchange of prisoners of war, and the day before, the North China Front Headquarters sent a telegram saying that because the ship transporting the prisoners of war had an accident at sea, it hoped that the time for the exchange of prisoners of war could be postponed by one week. In addition, the North China Front Command also informed the Chinese side that since Japanese war criminals were concentrated in Beiping, Baoding, and Xinkou, the Japanese side hoped that prisoner exchanges could be carried out in these three places at the same time.

After receiving the telegram from the North China Front, Chen Feng discussed with Yang Yi and others, and felt that it was not easy for the Japanese army to raise 75,000 prisoners in half a month.

75,000 people is not a small number, and it is really impossible to deal with these people without ten days and half a month, and if we add the work of examining and screening spies, it may not be possible to complete it in three or two months. After the parade is over, there is time, and it is beneficial for both sides to postpone the exchange time.

And Chen Feng also has a concern, that is, he is worried that the Japanese army will attack ordinary people if it is pressed. To tell the truth, although the Japanese army occupied a large area of land in North China, the captured Chinese troops were indeed limited. Although the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army in North China is indeed not very good, at least it is not as good as the elite of the national army in Shanghai. But the Chinese army in North China was more flexible in fighting wars. Coupled with the command of Liu Zhi, the long-legged general of the First War Zone, good guy, if you can't beat it, you can run, so the Japanese army occupies the territory, but the strength of the national army is not large.

What's more, now the puppet army is also expanding on a large scale, and a large number of prisoners of war have been filled into the puppet army, so Chen Feng is very suspicious that the Japanese army in North China has so many prisoners of war. If it is pressed in a hurry, there is no guarantee that the Japanese army will wantonly arrest ordinary people in the occupied areas, and then it will be troublesome. Now that he heard that the Japanese army had mobilized prisoners from Central China, Chen Feng was also a little relieved.

As for the second request made by the Japanese army. Chen Feng thought about it and felt that it was too troublesome to exchange in three places. Now that the more than 25,000 Japanese expatriates have all been concentrated in Zhangjiakou, it would be too troublesome to transport the 25,000 Japanese to the Xinkou front line and the armistice zone closest to Baoding according to the request of the Japanese army. Finally, Chen Feng made a suggestion. The Japanese army could deliver prisoners to the Chinese side at the same time in Daixian, Weixian and Zhangjiakou. But all the Japanese expatriates were delivered in Zhangjiakou. As long as the two parties count the number of people before the exchange, they can exchange directly.

After Chen Feng's telegram was sent to Beiping, the Japanese army quickly replied. Agree with Chen Feng's approach. At the same time, the North China Front informed Chen Feng's headquarters that a delegation of five officers from the North China Front Army would set out from Beiping on 14 May, passing through Xiahuailai, Huayuan, Xuanhua, and then to Zhangjiakou, asking the 40th Group Army to ensure the safety of Kuroki Mori and others.

After nearly a year and a half of experience, Chen Feng knows that in this era, Taoguang will only make others think you are weak. Only by showing your strength can you deter your enemies and friends, deter them from violating you, and deter them from betraying you. Now that the Chahar Provincial Government has just been established, and the various forces in the province are entangled, it is necessary to let them see the strength of the 40th Group Army and make them dare not act rashly.

At present, the 40 th Group Army has six division-level numbers and six brigade-level numbers, and the division-level numbers are: 101st Division, 222nd Division, Independent Seventh Division, Instructor, Special Operations Division, and Cavalry Group. The brigade-level numbers are: Xinghe Garrison Brigade, Jining Garrison Brigade, Taolin Garrison Brigade, Air Defense Brigade, Guard Brigade, and Armored Brigade. With so many numbers and soldiers, no division or brigade can represent the entire 40th Group Army, and only such a large-scale military parade can enhance the combat effectiveness and cohesion of the entire army.

The military parade was scheduled for eight o'clock in the morning on May 15, and on May 13, Chen Feng took Yang Yi and Sui Jinguang to Zhangjiakou. After on-the-spot investigation, Chen Feng decided to place the location of the parade outside the south gate of Zhangjiakou. Because the city gate building and the city wall and other facilities at the south gate of Zhangjiakou are very perfect, after the reinforcement of the independent seventh division, it has a new look, and outside the south gate is an open plain, during this time the independent seventh division is training in this place, it can be said that it is a huge training ground, and the hardware facilities for the military parade here can be completely satisfied.

In addition, it faces Pingjin here, which also indicates the lofty ambition of the 40th Group Army to move south to recover the country. The military parade is to show off his prestige, and he Chen is to let the Japanese and domestic conspirators with ulterior motives know that I Chen has 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 14 May, the Nationalist Government viewing delegation headed by Army General Chen Cheng arrived in Xinghe under the escort of the 101st Division Cavalry Regiment of the 40th Group, and soon after, the Second World War Zone viewing group headed by Army General Fu Zuoyi also arrived in Xinghe, and then Zhu Laozong, commander-in-chief of the 18th Group Army, and He Division, commander of the 120th Division, also arrived in Xinghe, and the Sichuan Army, the Gui Army, the Hunan Army, the Northeast Army, and the Northwest Army also sent people to watch the ceremony.

On the afternoon of the 14th, under the escort of the Guard Brigade of the 40th Group Army, all the senior officers of the viewing group were sent to Zhangjiakou, and Chen Feng and all the senior officers of the 40th Group Army who could spare time went to the south gate to greet the viewing group.

In the evening, Chen Feng was in the Zhangjiakou City Hall to wash the dust for the members of the viewing group. Knowing that the 40th Group Army had even invited the North China Front Army to watch the military parade, all the officers felt that Chen Feng, the youngest lieutenant general in China, was indeed unmatched in his courage, knowing that it would be even more dangerous after the enemy found out his strength, but he still dared to do so.

Of course, although there were Japanese officers at the banquet, none of the officers present would think that Chen Feng or the 40th Group Army had surrendered to the enemy, because Chen Feng and the Japanese army had already formed a mortal enmity, and the Japanese army that died at Chen Feng's hands was probably no less than 100,000 people, including senior officers such as Sakai Hoji, Abe Norihide, and Takamori Takamori, and I also heard that tens of thousands of expatriates were in Chen Feng's hands.

This kind of blood feud cannot be reconciled, and it is only the end when one party falls, so Chen Cheng and the others were not surprised when they saw five or six Japanese officers at the banquet.

The next morning, the representatives of all sides were woken up early and then went to the army canteen for breakfast. Breakfast was good, millet porridge buns, and pickles.

After breakfast, the reception staff told the representatives of all parties that the military parade would start on time at eight o'clock, and all members of the audience were requested to go to the city gate building on time at half past seven to observe the ceremony.

At half past seven o'clock, when all the members of the viewing group arrived at the city gate tower, they found that the entire south gate had been under martial law, and not all the members of the viewing group were qualified to watch the ceremony on the city gate tower; according to the regulations of the 40 th Group Army, only officers above the rank of lieutenant general or military and political personnel of corresponding posts were qualified to watch the ceremony on the city gate tower, and everyone else went to the seats arranged outside the city to watch.

There are a total of 17 high-ranking officers who are qualified to climb the city gate tower, namely: Chen Feng, Chen Cheng, Luo Zhuoying, Kang Ze, Wei Lihuang, Fu Zuoyi, Shang Zhen, Wu Shimin, Zhu Zuoyi. De, He Huzi, Deng Xiaoping, Li Yifeng, Li Wensheng, Yang Yi, Andre, Ye Helina, Shi Jianfei.

Outside the city, there are soldiers standing guard everywhere, and the open space facing the city gate building is full of wooden chairs, these chairs are made by Chen Feng to find a carpenter some time ago, a total of 300 chairs, according to a group of 50, placed in the open space in the shape of a long snake, these chairs are arranged for officers above the school level.

Behind these officers were ordinary people who took the initiative to watch the ceremony, and they stood behind the officers' viewing group. Although it is not yet time, there are more than 40,000 people in the open space, and according to the estimate of the Seventh Independent Division, the number of people who come to watch the ceremony today will at least exceed 50,000.

At eight o'clock, as Chen Feng and others appeared on the city gate building, Yang Yi, 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, Yang Yi continued: "Salute"

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

The artillery positions not far away fired artillery shot after shot, a total of 50 new M101 heavy howitzers fired 27 shots each, followed by 7 salvos.

In this era, there is no salute technique, although Chen Feng knows a little, but he doesn't have time to study that, so the salute in this parade is all live ammunition, but Chen Feng ordered the arsenal to reduce the gunpowder in it to one-third when producing this batch of shells.

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, Hua Rong, the commentator on the city tower, said loudly: "The salute was fired 27 times, implying the 27 spring and autumn seasons that the Republic of China has gone through. The 50 guns salute fired seven times in unison, implying the tremendous suffering that China has suffered in the past seven 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 aggressor, and all the aggressors would be wiped out in this rumbling cannon. (To be continued......)

PS: The next update is expected to be around six o'clock, so stay tuned!! Erupted today, begging for tickets!!