Chapter 1008 Founding Celebration (8)
It is difficult for people who have not experienced that scene to imagine how loud the cheers from tens of thousands of people were. Even among well-informed travellers, there are probably only a few fans who have experienced this blood-racing atmosphere in the stadium auditorium. And such an atmosphere is quite contagious. Even people who are usually calm will inevitably feel excited when they see the current scene.
The decision to establish Haihan was not only the will of the Executive Committee, but also a long-awaited moment for the hundreds of thousands of people in the areas under Haihan, especially those naturalized people who have joined Haihan. . From the day they became Haihan citizens, they have legally given up their original nationality, but Haihan has never established a real state power. Therefore, although these naturalized citizens enjoy Haihan national treatment, in fact But he does not hold the nationality of any country.
In the past, the Haihan people understood and recognized by the outside world were only the few hundred people who originally traveled from overseas, and did not include immigrants from various countries who were later naturalized. The outside world only regarded them as ordinary people who were dependent on the Haihan people. Therefore, in the past few years, the true nationality of Haihan naturalized people has always been an embarrassing issue, and even the executive committee and subordinate publicity departments rarely mentioned it on their own initiative. As long as Haihan has not been officially established as a country, the nationality issue of naturalized citizens will not be resolved. The news released by Tao Donglai is indeed an opportunity for all people who have obtained or are applying for Haihan citizenship. Good news that relieves their last mental barriers.
From now on, the naturalized people can finally hold their heads high and regard themselves as citizens of Haihan Kingdom. The Haihan Propaganda Department can also go to full throttle and use all its capabilities. In the future, with the propaganda direction of patriotism, many related work will no longer need to be secretive when carried out.
After a long-lasting roar, Ning Qi's voice came from the loudspeaker again: "Everyone stand up and play the national anthem of Haihan! Raise the national flag of Haihan!"
Hundreds of travelers in the stands immediately stood up, and the guests who had communicated with them beforehand also stood up. Although the people in the viewing area were a little confused about this, they were used to it. Sexual submission made everyone stand up straight immediately, waiting for the next step.
Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, Wang Tom walked out of the east side of the stand holding a folded Haihan flag in both hands. Behind him was a group of Haihan soldiers holding rifles. He will personally serve as the flag raiser in today's flag-raising ceremony. Originally, Yan Chujie, the errand boy, wanted to compete, not for himself personally, but for the Army as a whole. After all, when this moment was recorded in history, it was written that "the flag-raiser at the founding ceremony shall be the Commander of the Navy." Tom Wang personally took charge of the job." Such a sentence makes the Army very shameless. However, Tao Donglai asked Yan Chujie to observe the ceremony on stage as the Minister of Defense, so he had no choice but to reluctantly give this job to Wang Tom.
Wang Tom walked under the flagpole and fixed the two-color flag at the lower end. The march of the volunteers, which was familiar to the travelers, sounded from the loudspeaker. Tom Wang slowly pulled the rope along with the street photography and raised the two-color flag into the air.
People are already very familiar with the red and blue flag used by Haihan. Even many foreigners who often travel to Haihan territory also know that the meaning of this dual-color flag is to represent blood and ocean, and to be related to the Victory Fort and the Executive Committee. It is one of the most important spiritual symbols of Haihan. However, it was the first time for most people to hear this passionate national anthem, and only those who have been working with the chiefs all year round were lucky enough to hear this song.
In the sky above the entire port area, in addition to the reverberating music, in the viewing area closer to the podium, people can clearly see and hear the leaders on the stage singing this unfamiliar "national anthem" in unison. ". Although it is not clear what the origin of this music is, seeing the rare scene of the leaders singing a chorus, the local people still felt a sense of "unconsciousness". In their impression, leaders rarely show true emotions in front of their subordinates. They are all like saints. It is impossible to imagine that they would be in such a generous and singing state.
Regarding the selection of the national anthem, there were no major disagreements during the collection of opinions within the time travellers, because we could not find another song that almost everyone is familiar with and suitable to serve as a symbol of a country. If we want another song When it came to writing another song, there was no such talented person inside who was proficient in music, so it wasn’t a big deal to decide on it. Even the six-member group who came back from North America to join the Crossover Group have already learned this song with special meaning.
Of course, after this founding celebration, the national anthem will be promoted in all areas controlled by Haihan immediately, and it will also become one of the basic conditions that must be mastered to naturalize Haihan in the future. After the celebrations, schools at all levels will add the singing and playing of the national anthem to the original flag-raising ceremony as a measure to educate teachers and students on patriotism.
When the national anthem ended, the red and blue flags were raised to the top of the flagpole, flapping in the wind. This time, no one needed to start, and the people watching the ceremony automatically burst into enthusiastic cheers again. This wonderful feeling of finally finding a sense of belonging is felt more deeply by naturalized citizens who have been naturalized for a longer time, and the more they can understand the mood of these leaders on the stage.
After the ceremony of raising the flag and playing the national anthem, a salute was originally arranged. However, after consideration, the joint command reluctantly canceled this aspect, which had potential safety hazards. There are tens of thousands of people watching the ceremony here today, and a large number of them are ordinary people who have not experienced war. If the firing of this salute scares the people, even a very small part of these people present may cause harm. Uncontrollable chaos, so after repeated consideration, the headquarters still did not dare to take this risk. After the relevant knowledge is slowly disseminated to the public in the future, the use of gun salutes will gradually be introduced in various celebrations and foreign affairs activities.
Next is the military parade, the next highlight of today's founding celebration. At this stage, Yan Chujie personally replaced Ning Qi as the on-site commentary. Accompanied by the majestic march music, the parade of troops began to appear at the entrance of the south venue.
Chen Yixin was making the final mobilization to his men at this time: "In front is the Guards Battalion, and we are the second one to enter. Let's all cheer up and show the world the style of our special operations battalion!"
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After saying that, he patted Sun Zhen next to him on the back: "Straighten your waist! Wait and raise the flag higher!"
Sun Zhen nodded and tightened his grip on the flagpole in his hand. Participating in such a big scene, he was indeed a little uncontrollably nervous, even more than what he felt when fighting on the battlefield. There were not so many eyes staring at him on the battlefield, but on both sides of the road leading to the rostrum, there were tens of thousands of eyes staring at the phalanx he was in. This feeling made the palms of his hands and Sweat was pouring down my spine. However, he also knew that he couldn't make any mistakes at this time, and he couldn't lose the face of the special operations battalion, otherwise he wouldn't be able to hold his head up when he met these friendly forces again in the future. The Haihan Army Guards Battalion, ranked first among the troops being reviewed, is actually Haihan's trump card unit. However, this unit is responsible for the security and defense tasks of Sanya and Fort Victory, and rarely goes out to fight, so regardless of the outside world, Or the local people, most of their understanding of this army is limited to its special number. However, in terms of equipment level, staffing, etc., its true strength is also one of the best among the Haihan Army. It is particularly worth mentioning that this battalion-level team is personally commanded by the current Minister of Defense Yan Chujie. It can be regarded as a royal army that directly takes orders from the Executive Committee. Naturally, the conditions in all aspects are self-evident. As for arranging him to serve as the first square in the military parade today, it is hard to say whether Yan Chujie has any selfish motives in it.
Next up behind the special operations battalion was the 1st Battalion of the Army, which also had rich combat experience and outstanding military exploits. And because the main base of the Army's First Battalion is on the Luhuitou Peninsula, many soldiers' homes are also located there. For them, it is considered a home battle, and they will obviously get more support and cheers from the audience. For a special operations battalion that is not good at formation drills, this position sandwiched between two powerful armies is indeed not ideal.
As the sound of music floated in the distance, the staff responsible for arranging the order of entry also saw the flag given in the direction of the rostrum, and immediately let the guard battalion at the front begin to enter.
In front of the phalanx of the Guards Battalion, there were three soldiers holding the national flag of Haihan and the flags of the army and navy respectively, marching in a triangular formation. Seeing the phalanx marching slowly, the viewing area, which had been quiet for a moment, immediately became excited again.
After the last row of soldiers of the Guards Battalion walked out about thirty meters away, the second-ranked Special Operations Battalion phalanx also received the signal to set off. Under the command of Chen Yixin's whistle, this small phalanx team also took steps to move forward. Sun Zhen raised his chin, raised his head and chest, held the flagpole in front of his chest, and took a long stride.
"Now walking towards the rostrum is the Army Mountain Special Operations Battalion Phalanx. This heroic unit is currently stationed in the distant Dinghai Port of Zhoushan, Zhejiang. It has made countless military exploits for our country in the past seven years. This time The soldiers and officers participating in the military parade are all decorated combat heroes! ”
Compared with other units that were reviewed together, the special operations battalion's greatest confidence is probably the military exploits accumulated over the years. As long as the soldiers in this group have more than one year of military service, even if they do not have outstanding individual military achievements, they have at least one collective military achievement. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that all members of this phalanx are combat heroes. Overdone. There have always been many rumors about the mysterious special operations battalion among the people. Legend has it that this invincible force is full of brave and skilled warriors. On the battlefield, everyone can defeat ten against one, and they specialize in tough battles. One of the main contributors to the Han Dynasty's foreign expansion in recent years. Many senior naturalized citizens who have been naturalized for many years witnessed the true face of this army at close range for the first time.
Camouflage military uniforms deliberately dyed green and green, high-top deerskin military boots, a bulging tactical vest filled with various personal combat supplies, leather fingerless tactical gloves, a flat-top cloth military cap with a brim, and a t-shirt hung on the side of the thigh. The military dagger, the latest Type 33 short-barreled rifle held on the shoulder with one hand, and the multi-purpose cotton scarf deliberately pulled up to cover half of the face, all make this unit significantly different from the gray-clad sea that the people see every day. Han army.
Although there are not many people in this phalanx, and even the faces of the soldiers cannot be seen clearly, it does not prevent the public from feeling the chilling atmosphere emanating from these soldiers, and they may even have the illusion of smelling the smell of blood in the air. . Although these soldiers who had walked through mountains of corpses and seas of blood were not outstanding in the orderliness of their marching, the momentum they displayed made the audience involuntarily ignore this aspect and involuntarily cheered for these soldiers. .
"Young people are so versatile!" Tao Donglai saw the clothes of the soldiers in the special operations camp and knew that the commander had something on his mind. ,
All the troops participating in the military parade were uniformly issued new military uniforms. However, the special operations battalion did not use the same gray military uniforms. Instead, they put on their combat uniforms and equipped them with individual equipment for performing combat missions, in the shape of a battlefield. Appeared at the military parade. This is an extremely novel visual impact for most of the local people who have only seen ordinary Haihan troops, and even the guests on stage and some time-travelers. In terms of the amount of attention it attracts, the special operations battalion is not inferior to the Guards battalion that leads the way.
"Salute!"
Chen Yixin gave an order, and the soldiers in the square formation of the special operations battalion immediately raised their hands in order to salute the rostrum. The military salute of the Haihan Army is the same as the military salute of the People's Liberation Army before the time travel, and has not been changed. This made the time travelers on the stage particularly emotional after seeing it. The travelers belonging to the Ministry of National Defense were all arranged to take seats at the highest point of the stand and stood and watched during the review. While the phalanx soldiers below were saluting, they also saluted together and watched the phalanx pass the rostrum.
The Lu Yi Battalion immediately behind the special operations battalion dispatched a reinforced company of more than 200 people, which was several times larger than the special operations battalion in front. During the march, the road was dusty and full of momentum.
Following the Lu First Battalion were the Second Lu Battalion stationed in Haikou City, Qiongbei, the Third Lu Battalion on Hong Kong Island at the Pearl River Estuary, the Fourth Lu Battalion at the Penghu Comprehensive Base, the garrisons in various Annan concession port areas, and the garrisons stationed at Amborna Island in the South China Sea. troops. There are more than ten phalanxes of these foreign troops alone.
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