Chapter 42: Becoming an Army (II)
Base, point-and-take. Time: On the eighth day of the eighth month of the second year, in the morning.
The viewing platforms on both sides of the platform have been erected, and there are some people standing sparsely on the platform, who are the Gaojia people who participated in the ceremony of the formation of the Flying Tiger Army today. There were not many people, but the main members of the family came, including my mother, my third uncle, my grandfather, the manager of the company, and the whole of the research institute. Since the Gao family's army is still secret, no outsiders were invited, and even the four families in Ningguo were not notified, there was only one recent follower, the Qian family's purple smoke girl, today she is very well-behaved, and she helped her mother into the arena with Taohong next to Gao's favored mother.
All of the people who attended the Flying Tigers' ceremony were lucky, and together they would witness the formation of the world's most powerful army.
There are three people standing on the platform, in the center is the mother of Gao Chong, who represents the Gao family, on the left is Gao Shilu, the political commissar of the Flying Tiger Army, and on the right is Gao Chong.
Gao Zhong wears ancestral armor, a sword at his waist, and a full body uniform. Legend has it that this set of armor was worn by the ancestor Gao Huaide, who had fought with King Gaoping for many years, and the armor still left traces of injuries that year. My father didn't dare to wear it back then. This time, the Gao family also took out the heirlooms. Gao Chong's sword is also Gao Chong's own selection of materials, added to the tungsten ore preserved by the third uncle, and heat treated, which can be said to be a real sword.
The second uncle Gao Shilu is also the same as Gao Chong, fully armed, but the style and color of the armor are different, and they are the same majestic.
The ceremony was presided over by the second uncle. With the announcement of the second uncle, the army meeting began.
The Flying Tiger Brigade entered.
In order to show the training results of the Flying Tiger Army and show the spiritual outlook of the Flying Tiger Army in front of the Gao family's relatives, Gao Zhong asked the entrance ceremony to be carried out according to the military parade ceremony of his previous life.
I saw that the Flying Tiger Army was fully armed, neatly walking towards the review stand, the first to enter was the pro-military barracks, Zhang Dazhu held the red flag in front, and the two flag guards on the left and right followed closely behind, stretching their bows and guns, and were stepping forward. The minimum height of the pro-military camp is also more than five feet seventy-five, and the body is tall.
Since the current cavalry has no horses, all the horses are assigned to the guard battalion as honor guards.
The horses have horses, but the soldiers are not equipped with the old armor, and the high pet equips them with body armor and helmets, but the helmets are not good, and they wear brimmed soft hats. This body armor is a plug-in plate armor, with a cushion layer and leather armor combined, slightly different from the previous life, in order to reduce the chopping and slashing of cold weapons, especially for the cavalry's chopping assault focused on the protection of the shoulders and arms, and added embedded guards on the two arms to tie the armor and shoulder guards. This design is based on the different injuries of Zhao Yi's injured parts, and the purpose is to reduce the total weight, reduce the burden of soldiers, improve mobility and reduce physical consumption under the condition of appropriately improving the protection force. The whole set of armor is only 12 pounds.
But the bulletproof vest is an inner outfit, which is not worn here, and you can't see it if you wear it.
Let's take a look at the universal equipment of a soldier: almost the same equipment as modern special forces.
1. Helmet (2 pounds)
2. Body armor (12 pounds)
3. Tactical vest: There are four short quivers on the chest for 40 6-inch short arrows, a sewing kit, matches (two boxes) waterproof pockets, a first-aid medicine bag, and four pockets on the right side of the back for four grenades. There are two steel ball bullet bags on the left waist, containing forty steel balls with three third-diameter diameters. Behind the left is a bag of dry food, two days' worth (in terms of jerky). Tie the waist tightly with a belt through. (10 pounds)
4. A brass kettle (containing two catties of water). A brass bowl. A towel. (3 pounds)
5. A tactical backpack: two long feather quivers on both sides, 50 arrows, 40 short arrows, 100 steel balls, an eiderdown sleeping bag, a poncho, a quarter tent, three points of ramie rope, and five feet of ramie rope. A spare hydration bladder and various gadgets. Grain. (30 pounds)
6. Tie a pair of feet.
7. A multi-functional dagger (0.5)
8. A crossbow. (7 pounds)
9. Others are equipped with knives, shields, guns or others according to specific troops. (5-15 pounds)
10. For cavalry, the combat backpack is a pack type, but it can be broken down into a back type. A modern saber on the waist. Body armor was also improved according to the characteristics of the cavalry.
So, a soldier's carrying weight is about thirty-five to forty kilograms. If it is a long march, the burden is heavy.
The Guards battalion was followed by a cavalry battalion without horses, followed by three infantry battalions, and finally a ballista battalion.
When the ballista battalion came out, everyone applauded.
The people of the Gao family had seen the army, but they had never seen an army with such strange equipment. The scene of this military parade gave them a kind of shocking power, and their blood boiled.
After all the Flying Tiger Brigade entered the field, the Gao family awarded the military flag.
The Flying Tiger Army Flag was given by the representative of the Gao family, Gao Chong's mother, and according to normal practice, it was impossible for a woman to give the flag. But this is the Gao family, and she is the mother of Gao Pet. The sense of motherhood of high favor has reached an incomparable glory.
The military flag of the Flying Tiger Army is a winged downhill tiger, which is very mighty, the flag is red, the tiger is blue, with yellow tassels, and the side column reads "Gao's Flying Tiger Brigade"
Mother said: "The mission of the Flying Tiger Brigade is to defend the homeland and the country, and to destroy the enemy captured by the military flag. The flag is in the army, and the flag is dead! ”
Gao Zhong took the military flag and swore: "The mission of the Flying Tiger Brigade is to protect the family and defend the country, and the military flag points to destroy the enemy." The flag is in the army, and the flag is dead! Defend the flag to the death. All the soldiers also shouted: "The mission of the Flying Tiger Brigade is to defend the homeland and the country, and destroy the enemy captured by the military flag." The flag is in the army, and the flag is dead! Defend the flag to the death. ”
Gao Chong re-awarded the flag to Zhang Dazhu's personal guard battalion: "The mission of the Flying Tiger Brigade is to protect the family and defend the country, and the military flag points to eliminate the enemy." The flag is in the army, and the flag is dead! The officers and soldiers of Dazhu and the personal guard battalion shouted: "The mission of the Flying Tiger Brigade is to defend the homeland and the country, and destroy the enemy prisoners as pointed out by the military flag." The flag is in the army, and the flag is dead! Defend the flag to the death. The shouts resounded in the sky, and it also expressed the determination of the soldiers of the Qian Army to defend the military flag to the death.
Later, Gao Pet presented flags to each battalion.
After the flag was awarded, the whole army sang: "The Flying Tiger Army Flag Flying High", which was adapted by Gao Zhong based on the song "Five-Star Red Flag Flying in the Wind". This is also the military song of the Flying Tiger Army.
The Flying Tigers Brigade was formed.
It was an unforgettable day, a proud day, and a sleepless day for everyone who participated in this ceremony.
After the celebration banquet, Gao Chong discussed with his second uncle the arrangements for traveling to Western Xia.
(Volume 1: The Tongling Years (End)