New Year's Day has arrived.

Early in the morning at the Niutoushan garrison base, the camps were already waiting for the day, and the soldiers were ready to go.

The cool air in the early morning was mixed with a faint smell of gunpowder, and it seemed that the breath of yesterday's live-fire drill had not completely dissipated.

Before dawn, Chen Ming had already driven away from the firepower and began to inspect along the main roads of the camps, so that he knew what to expect.

The process of field military parade will come quickly, and of course, it will end quickly.

Every detail must not be missed.

Passing by the barracks, Chen Ming could clearly see that at the time when the morning drill was supposed to be, all battalions, companies, and combat units were unified in the vehicle and artillery field, and everyone was solemn, holding steel guns and wearing Kevlar steel helmets, as if they had made all the preparations.

For this moment, not only was the firepower department busy, but the units were also not lazy.

I drove to the central square of the base, where the comrades of the Joint Logistics Department were cleaning the parade platform and pulling up red banners, and the comrades of the Propaganda Department were also setting up the angle of the video.

In the military parade at the new station, because the regulations are field-oriented, no kicking the right steps, not walking in queues, and not beating gongs and drums, no leaders from above come to sightsee.

Or what they want to see above is not to pull the army out for a walk, what they want to see is still behind.

On the periphery of the central square, the local armed police detachment has already arranged for soldiers to open a defensive line, and although it is not yet dawn and the winter morning in Fuzhou is still a little chilly, it cannot affect the enthusiasm of the masses.

Looking at the past from afar, there are many shadows and shadows, and there are already a lot of nearby residents who have come to the black, and I don't know whether it is the local civil affairs department that has publicized it in place, or whether the live-fire drills in the past few days have disturbed the people dozens of kilometers away.

In short, a lot of people came.

Chen Ming did not stop, his duty was to inspect and re-walk all the sections of the road before the parade instead of the division headquarters.

The vehicle soon came to the entrance of the Niutoushan garrison base, where the gate consisted of three rifles, with a dark mottled body and a bright bayonet.

It indicates that the people's army along the way, after thousands of ups and downs, has now opened the blade, no longer covered with dust, piercing the sky, unstoppable.

This is Chen Ming's idea, combined with the design of the entire firepower department, and approved by the division headquarters and the theater army command.

Entering from here is the Niutoushan garrison base, the territory of the Strategic Assault Division of the Eastern Theater, but here, it is easy to walk in, and if you want to enter, it will be even more difficult.

Chen Ming stopped, stood at the gate and looked at it again and again, then nodded with satisfaction and returned to the firepower.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and the conference room of the division headquarters also ushered in the meeting of the most commanders and fighters.

When Chen Ming came over to report, the 169th Brigade, including all regiments, battalions, and commanders, had arrived.

One by one, they sat in a precarious position, their expressions were extremely serious, and the military parade was during the New Year's Day, and the scope of influence of this large-scale military operation was not small.

Maybe many ordinary people have been on vacation at this time, and they are still immersed in sleep, planning where to travel, taking their families to go around, and playing.

And the soldiers, they have long been ready to go to war at any time, and they are always ready, not only a slogan, but also a warning, always reminding themselves.

Wang Junwei swept all the officers in the conference room with a tiger's eyes, and took in everyone's expressions, then nodded and said solemnly: "Comrades, the New Year's Day military parade is coming."

"We have been preparing for this preparation for too long, and today, it should be all combat readiness, but our military parade is also combat readiness."

"The 73rd Army of the Eastern Theater has started preparations for all-out combat at the station, the battleships have been turned on, the fighters have been lifted into the air, and they are aiming overseas."

"I don't know if there's going to be something to find fault with today, but I'll put it here."

"What is a field parade?"

"That is, we have no march, no military band, and no need for infantry phalanxes, at eight o'clock, the air defense alarm in the camp sounds, and all the soldiers go out in a combat state full of fuel and ammunition."

"I didn't let you drill too much this time, because you don't need to, as a soldier, do you still need to rehearse for a field parade?"

"No, chief!!"

In the conference room, all the officers stood up and roared.

"Very well, it's seven o'clock, and comrades from all units are back in the army for the final stage of preparation."

"Tell the soldiers that this is not a military parade, but a rush to the battlefield, and as for whether there is an enemy on the battlefield, it depends on whether they dare to come today."

"The military parade is not for us to see, nor for the chiefs to see, but for the people, please rest assured, read to the enemy, and make the enemy fearful."

"Understood?"

"Understand !!"

"Okay, disband."

With Wang Junwei's announcement, officers at all levels in the conference room left one after another, and no one spoke or chatted.

The expressions are very serious.

In fact, strictly speaking, the Niutoushan garrison base has very little time for military training, very little, and they are hardly familiar with it when they come to the new station.

But it doesn't matter, the soldiers here are all veterans, generals, all veterans.

It's just a field parade, and it's not hard for them.

"Who's that, Chen Ming."

"Here."

He was about to leave the conference room with the flow of people at the end of the meeting, but he didn't expect the division commander in the rear to stop him directly.

Chen Ming hurriedly turned back and stood upright.

Wang Junwei beckoned and said, "Come here, I received a call from the war zone last night, and according to the above meaning, after the military parade on New Year's Day, we may be about to usher in the first battle."

"Parades and battles should be connected."

"According to the above meaning, the first battle of the Niutoushan garrison base is likely to arrange for a certain unit of the 73rd Army to come over."

"Seventy-third Army?" Chen Ming frowned.

He knew that there would definitely be a war after the parade, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

He is no stranger to the Seventy-third Army, where the Dragon Tooth Base is located, this is nothing.

Earlier, when he was in the artillery brigade, during the New Year's war preparations, he rode there by car, and heard the squad leader mention the 73rd Army.

What he understood then and what he knows now must have been completely different.

The 73rd Army is an iron-fisted force guarding the southeast coast, and it was once an iron-blooded lion under Mr. Chen, formerly known as the 31st Army of Sanye.

If you say so, it still feels unfamiliar, then mentioning that the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Theater Command is from the 31st Army, which is a benchmark.

Including the president of the National Defense University, who was also from the 31st Army, this president is not comparable to the vice president of a second-level college like Lin Qingyuan.

Before the division was transformed into a brigade, the 86th, 91st, 92nd, and 93rd divisions of the 31st Army were famous.

The composition of the four divisions and three brigades has now been reorganized and formed the 73rd Group Army.

But the combat effectiveness of this unit, if you pick out one at random, is still so strong that it makes people palpitate.

Chen Ming's status is different now, and his consideration is naturally more comprehensive, although the strategic assault division is powerful, after all, it has been built for too little time.

Although the internal configuration is powerful and the personnel allocation is even more rigorous, what can't be gotten rid of is that the time is too short.

It's a tough battle.

Chen Ming's eyes flashed, and he kept thinking, it was really not a random guess to draw such a conclusion, because Fuzhou itself was also the territory of the 73rd Army.

They came over, and the Blues' geographical advantage was there, but not obvious.

What a formidable opponent.

Chen Ming sighed, but that's all, who made them the Blues, there will be more ace troops in the future, and it may become a habit to sigh before the war.

"What do you kid think?"

Wang Junwei saw that Chen Ming didn't speak for a long time, and frowned, "I let you know this news in advance, so that you can have a preparation in the firepower, and the first battle is not only to hone them, but also to hone us." ”

"All the plans on your side are in place for me, and to what extent the first battle will be fought, your firepower department must have a complete plan."

"Understood?"

"Yes."

Chen Ming responded, pondered for a while, and then spoke: "Master, that person is here, no matter how long it takes, can't you let them eat a mouthful of hot rice?"

"Nonsense!!" Wang Junwei glanced at Chen Ming angrily, and said, "It doesn't matter which army came over, the first battle ran to Lao Tzu's territory, and they can still sit cross-legged and eat delicious meals leisurely?"

"Then the won't have to fight."

"Our fighters are all eating dry food? Niutoushan garrison base, calculated from the start of the war, except for our Blue Army can eat hot food, the Red Army comes to think about it. ”

Wang Junwei said very bluntly and decisively, which is not difficult to understand, the first battle is about the façade, and the top is staring at it.

No one wants to be deflated.

But after all, combat is not something that can be planned by manpower, and many things are unpredictable as soon as the guns are fired.

"What are you still standing here? Let's go back and prepare, and then we will visit the parade platform together. ”

Wang Junwei waved his hand and gave the order to expel the guests, but Chen Ming's feet seemed to have taken root, and he thought for a while before he said: "Chief, I think we should let the Red Army in the first battle." ”

"Let them in? Tell me more about it. ”

Wang Junwei looked at Chen Ming thoughtfully, and did not refute his proposal at the first time.

Chen Ming didn't sell it, and opened his mouth to say his thoughts.

"Report, our station is a new station, and the first battle is better to give the Blues a chance to exercise in an all-round way."

"The protection and setting of the perimeter, try not to be so much, to give the Red Army the opportunity to drive straight in."

"Because at the beginning of the fighting, it was not only a kind of grinding for the Red Army, but also a kind of training for us."

"If the Red Army is kept out of the periphery as soon as the war begins, and if part of the combat effectiveness is lost before it arrives at the station, this will not be conducive to the tempering of our troops."

"It is even more unfavorable to judge the combat strength of the Red Army, no matter how elite the troops on our side are, no matter how advanced the weapons and equipment are, they are all theoretical."

"If the first battle is fought too smoothly, it will inevitably make our soldiers have the mentality of underestimating the enemy, and the first battle can be a big victory, but it must be an all-out war."

"If we don't fight like this, it will inevitably make some soldiers and officers feel comfortable, because some arrangements at the front can traumatize the Red Army and make people anxious, which is true, but it can't give full play to our combat effectiveness."

Hearing Chen Ming's story, Wang Junwei's brows furrowed slightly, that's right, he just thought about fighting a beautiful battle, let the above take a look.

But they ignore the tempering of their own troops.

If the victory is too easy, for many soldiers of the 704th Division, they will look down on the next batch of Red Army troops who will arrive at the Niutoushan garrison.

Theory is theory, and actual combat is actual combat.

Judging from the current situation of the 704th Division, they are no different from the Red Army, and they all need to be tempered.

Comfort is the nature of human beings, it does not mean that soldiers will not have it, any experience is gained through actual combat, including the same is true of comfortable thinking.

It had to be carefully considered.

Leading troops to fight a war is a very deep knowledge, and it involves not only the tactical arrangement, but also the direction of the campaign, and all aspects must be considered, and this proposal is very crucial.

Compared with the ease of winning the first battle and the training of the soldiers of the 704th Division, if you have to choose between the two, Wang Junwei will naturally choose the latter.

Chen Ming's ideas are very pertinent and practical.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Junwei nodded and said, "Well, I understand what you mean. ”

"I'll also think more about this arrangement, let's go back first, and focus on the military parade today."

"Maybe we don't have to be too deliberate, and the first batch of troops from the Red Army will not make our lives too easy."

"Disband."

"Yes."

Chen Ming responded and strode out of the conference room.

The division commander is right, the first batch of people arranged above will definitely not be the role of little Karami, it must be a hard bone.

For the 704th Division, winning is very important, and this kind of thinking is engraved in the minds of commanders, no matter how high the position is, it is impossible to look down on winning or losing in exercises or actual combat.

That's not realistic.

But the above idea is not necessarily, what they want is only to temper, to temper the two forces, not just to see the Blues win.

Therefore, all things considered, the first batch of troops to land at the Niutoushan garrison base must be an ace army to the bones.

It's not that easy to gnaw down.

Back to the fire department, at this time all the personnel of the Operations Department, the Political Department, the Information Department, the Security Department, the General Staff, and all the personnel of the five departments had already assembled in front of the office building.

The military parade ceremony is equivalent to combat, and all units, whether they are front-line operations or logistical support, must act, and it is impossible for you to sit in the office and drink tea and chat.

Chen Ming glanced at the personnel of the firepower department who were ready to go, and said: "According to the original arrangement, all departments went to the parade platform to line up in the central square to check the parade array."

"Everyone is an old comrade, so I don't need to say anything more, right?"

"During the ceremony, it is not allowed to talk to each other, and it is not allowed to move around at will, and everything will be said after the ceremony is over."

"Let's go!!"

Knock knock.

Don't look at the number of people in the fire department, there are only more than 100 people, which is the number of a reinforced company, but here are all officers and non-commissioned officers, and the formation of the team is quite spectacular.

At this time, not only the comrades of the fire department, but also the logistics, propaganda, and other units began to start a battle, standing on both sides of the main road to welcome the field troops.

On the parade platform in the central square, division commander Wang Junwei, political commissar Xu Guoyang, chief of staff Xu Wenqian, fire chief Chen Ming, brigade commander Cao Zhigang, as well as regiment commanders and political commissars, all arrived and sat down.

At this time, the sun had risen high, and under the dazzling sunlight, a group of nearby residents who rushed over were clearly visible outside the cordon opened by the armed police detachment in the distance.

There are thousands of people in the black press.

One of them, a three- or four-year-old child, had a small face that was already red from the cold, and his big eyes were staring brightly at the square in the distance, and his eyes were full of doubt.

He didn't know what the adults were doing here.

On the other side, a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old, holding his hands in his arms, tiptoeing, looking into the distance expectantly, not knowing whether he was excited or too cold, his palms were also rubbing from time to time.

There was also an old man with gray hair next to him, looking ahead with a smile, although the main road was still empty at this time, he knew that soon, this place would be lively.

Eight o'clock sharp.

At a time when all the people are anxiously waiting.

In the sky above the Niutoushan garrison base, the air defense siren sound of "woo woo woo" was heard.

The field parade officially began.

As soon as the sound resounded in the air, countless camp gates were opened, and the soldiers with real guns began to charge.

This is a unique military parade, and the soldiers in green uniforms begin to converge towards the central square like a torrent.

Thundered.

Buzz.

The started combat vehicles began to leave the barracks, the activated fighters, the launched helicopter gunships began to take off, and the fighters were taxiing and taking off.

In the central square, although no scenes have been seen at this time, many spectators have already heard voices coming from afar.

The chariot rumbled, and the sound of thumping footsteps was like a heavy drum beating in the heart.

The battle flag hunted, and the ground began to shake.

The central square is the place where people gather, and now there are no people here, but tens of thousands of soldiers have appeared in the camp in the rear, either marching in formation or rumbling in chariots.

The Great Battle is coming.

In the crowd, the little boy lying on the shoulders of the adults seemed to sense that something was not right, and his big bright eyes blinked at the road in the distance.

"Dad, what are we looking at?"

"Look at the soldiers, the soldiers who protect us, the soldiers in military uniforms."

The boy's father said proudly that if the military parade had not been built here, they would have had no chance to see it.

"Where's the soldier's uncle? Why can't I see it? ”

The little boy asked confusedly.

At this moment, my father saw twelve warplanes in the distance cut through the sky, coming from a distance, and it was just a small black dot when I first saw it, and in the blink of an eye, it was already overhead.

"This, here, the military uncle is flying a plane in the sky."

As the young man reminded him, the little boy looked up at the sky, his big bright eyes glittering with joy and shock.

"Yikes! Dad, I saw that. ”

"And that." The young man stretched out his hand and pointed to the central plaza again.

"Wow, kid, look, there's that"

The man kept changing directions to show the child, but he couldn't point anymore, there were too many.

At the same time, the crowd watching was also boiling.

Pedal Pedal Tread.

Rumble.

I saw the road and path ahead, and countless soldiers wearing green uniforms appeared.

Their steps were uniform, their momentum was like a rainbow, they carried steel guns on their shoulders, and their eyes appeared resolutely.

Pedal Pedal Tread. Crowds of people converge like green waves from all directions towards the central square.

One red flag after another is waving in the wind.

It's dazzling to see.

But this was only the vanguard, and soon, hundreds of personnel carriers, main battle tanks, armored vehicles, artillery vehicles in the rear, were dispatched.

The cold light is cold, and the smoke and dust are billowing, like a division of a hundred battles, returning to the rising sun.

(End of chapter)