Chapter 766: The Observation Platform
There are three main situations where people can be invited to watch the military parade on site (of course, those who go directly to the tower are excluded here, only those on the viewing platform are counted).
First, people like Chang Haonan and Ding Gaoheng, whose positions have been reached and who are in the capital, are still idle, so they have to go and take a look.
This actually only accounts for a small part.
Because the vast majority of people of sufficient level will be so busy that they hit the back of their heads on October 1st and have no time to attend.
The second is foreign representatives in China. Needless to say, all of them must be invited, whether from the perspective of universal celebration, showing the courage of a great country, or simply showing off.
However, the number of people is actually not that many.
Counting all countries, regions, and international organizations, there are only about 300 people. If you add them together, you can’t make up a thousand people.
Most of them were invited as "outstanding representatives of all walks of life" like Yan Yongnian.
Including Chang Yuanchao and Zhou Li, this is also the case.
Therefore, when the old couple first got into the car, they subconsciously thought that the other people in the car were in a similar situation to themselves.
But the matter of pick-up and drop-off by car is obviously a recent issue of zoning.
And where Chang Haonan lives...
In short, Comrade Lao Chang soon discovered that he seemed to have seen some of the faces in the car on TV.
Although they are not the ones in the front row, they can look familiar on Xinwen Network...
Lao Chang felt a little stiff for a moment.
Chang Haonan, who was sitting next to him, also noticed something strange about his old father, so he gave the latter a look to reassure him.
In fact, if it were normal, these people would definitely have their own cars.
Only on the day of the National Day, in order to make room for the parade around Chang'an Avenue, ordinary leaders are definitely not qualified to use it.
When several minibuses arrived at the ceremony site one after another, it was just getting dark.
However, the troops receiving the review on the ground, as well as the people responsible for the performances and celebrations, were already in place.
From where you get off the bus, you can even directly see several towering radars in the distance.
Shorter equipment cannot be seen.
In Chang Haonan's impression, the 1999 military parade in the previous life did not seem to have any air force radars on display. He has dealt with a lot of electronic technology systems in his life, and he has never heard of any new models they have developed. .
That might just be the command vehicle of the Army's field air defense system.
But even so, Lao Chang still subconsciously stretched his neck to take a look over there.
As a result, this somewhat indecent move was pulled back by Zhou Li:
"You can watch it on the stage later. Be honest here and don't cause trouble to Xiao Nan!"
......
The positions of Chang Haonan and the three of them were arranged on the westernmost side of the east viewing platform.
In fact, Chang Haonan didn't understand what the arrangement was at the beginning.
But no matter what, being relatively in the middle is always a good thing.
As more and more people took their seats, he quickly recognized a few familiar faces from the crowd.
They are all model masters who have worked together before, or at least had a relationship with them.
There are also PLA officers.
"Mr. Zhu, long time no see. How is your work lately?"
This is Zhu Yusheng, the general manager of the domestic third-generation main battle tank, whom Chang Haonan met when he was working on the die forging press at the Northern Vehicle Research Institute. designer.
"Mr. Chang?"
Zhu Yusheng shook hands with Chang Haonan with his left hand:
"Thanks to you, the progress of the new tank is much smoother than expected. A dozen prototypes have been built, and they will be organized into a separate formation to be reviewed today..."
"Captain Shen..."
This is Commander Shen Tao who was driving the Y-8J when Chang Haonan went to the Fourth Hainan Division to test the JH-7.
There should be one Y-8J and one Y-8X in their group today, but for some reason Shen Tao himself appeared on the ground.
"Mr. Chang..."
"Hey...forget it. When the crews were selected for training, I was preparing for combat duty in the South China Sea Fleet. When I returned from training, the day lilies were already cold... …”
After the embankment operation, the Chinese Air Force and Naval Air Force gradually increased the intensity of patrols in the South China Sea.
Although the Y-8J proved to have some flaws in that operation, at least it was not suitable for use against NATO and its allies, after all, the air time and sea detection capabilities were okay, plus the turboprop transport aircraft The platform has low flight costs and is very suitable for containing opponents in indirect confrontations.
"That's really a pity..."
Chang Haonan couldn't think of any good way to comfort the other party.
At Shen Tao's age, it is absolutely impossible to catch up in the next ten years.
"Deputy Commander Huang..."
Regiment Commander Huang Linqun, who was stationed at Jiangling Embankment two years ago, has now achieved the rank of senior colonel.
"Guo Gong..." is naturally Guo Lin, who has a deep cooperative relationship with Chang Haonan.
Of course there are some people who are beyond his expectation.
"Researcher Xu?"
Chang Haonan looked at Xu Yang behind him with shock on his face.
"I applied from the Institute of Computing Technology, a representative of the scientific research community. How are you? Are you surprised?"
Xu Yang was dressed in a fashionable dress, took off the sunglasses on his face, and raised his head Blocking the sun with her hand, she then looked at Chang Yuanchao and Zhou Li next to Chang Haonan:
"These two should be..."
"Oh, it's my father and Jia Ci..."
"..."
Chang Haonan himself didn't expect that in less than four years, he would already have such a broad network of contacts .
Even before I finished greeting everyone I knew nearby, the orchestra across the street had already played the "Welcoming March."
This is the signal for the review chief and special guests to appear.
Sure enough, warm applause erupted from both sides of Chang'an Avenue.
Before this, Chang Haonan always thought that using thunder to describe applause was an exaggerated metaphor.
But this time, he realized that it could also be a normal description.
Even the sound of military music can cover it up.
Of course, the main force of applause was the tens of thousands of ceremony staff opposite, otherwise the thousands of people on the viewing platform alone would not have been able to create such an exaggerated effect.
About two or three minutes later, a powerful voice sounded:
"The gathering of all walks of life in the capital to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China begins now!"
"Sound a salute!"
< br>As the words of the leader who presided over the ceremony on the tower fell, the enthusiasm instantly turned into silence.
The applause and military music all fell silent.
"Bang——"
"Bang——"
A fifty-gun salute was fired to pay tribute to the fifty years that the Republic has gone through.
At the same time, the national flag guard set off from both sides of the Monument to the People's Heroes, holding a five-star red flag and converging into a military-colored torrent, slowly walking along the rolled-out red carpet towards the flagpole standing on the square.
The eyes of everyone on the viewing platform and the tower were focused on them, the national flags in their hands, and the monument behind them.
History will never forget the sacrifices made by millions of Chinese heroes and martyrs for the independence and liberation of the nation.
"Pah——Pah——"
The moment they crossed the dividing line, the guards changed their steps to goose. The rhythm of the neat steps was even amidst the sound of the salute. Appears clear and audible.
Under the flagpole in the square, the 12 rows of team members were divided into two again and lined up again.
Three flag bearers fixed the flag to the rope of the flagpole.
"Crack——"
The rifle slanted down from the shoulder and touched the ground.
At the same time, the 50th gun salute was fired, and the scene returned to silence.
“Everyone stands in awe!”
“Raise the national flag and sing the national anthem!”
Even Chang Haonan, who thought he was used to big scenes, felt his heart beat twice irregularly when he heard these words.
Chang Yuanchao next to him stood up even more.
“Salute!”
A command was given not only to the PLA and Armed Police commanders and fighters present, but also to everyone——
The honor guard reset their rifles Hold it upright in front of your chest.
A sea of golden flowers across Chang'an Street turned into the shape of the gold and red national emblem.
The young pioneers put the five fingers of their right hands together and raised their heads high...
Then, the conductor of the military band raised his baton again.
“Rise up, people who don’t want to be slaves...”
The sonorous and powerful national anthem resounded through the sky.
The five-star red flag rises slowly against the sun that has just emerged from the clouds!
(End of this chapter)