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Chapter 312: Military Parade

0314 Military Parade: Vicissitudes

The cavalry divisions followed the chariot units.

In the front are three cavalry regiments, followed by a 75mm field artillery battalion towed by mules and horses.The coat colors of the military horses of each echelon are uniform, or all red, or all white, or all black, and three colors; the commanders and fighters riding on the horses are dressed in grass-green military uniforms, holding steel guns and swords on their waists.

It took a total of two and a half hours. The Chinese People's Liberation Army displayed its mighty and majestic lineup in front of the people, presenting a generous gift for the founding ceremony of New China, which shocked the world.

Announcement: China is no longer the country that was bullied and humiliated before, and the Chinese people have stood up!

Standing in Tiananmen Square, Wang Liang can recall every military parade held here.

Because Wang Liang participated in almost all the military parades held here.

After the founding of New China, according to the decision of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the military parade was listed as an important part of the National Day ceremony.

From the founding ceremony in 1949 to the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic in 1959, New China held a large-scale National Day military parade in Tiananmen Square every year.

In 1950, the most spectacular sight of the National Day military parade was the cavalry troop driving [-] white horses through Tiananmen Square in a six-way column.

In 1951, a militia brigade appeared in the National Day military parade, and they were all representatives of the militia in the old liberated areas of North China.

In 1952, the public security forces of the National Day military parade participated for the first time.

The most distinctive feature of this military parade is that members of the militia brigade come from the Han nationality and several ethnic minorities. They wear colorful national costumes and hold new-style combat weapons in their hands.

The motorized infantry phalanx rides not cars, but 160 motorcycles, which is domineering.

"I was not able to participate in the military parade in 1952, because I was fighting against the U.S. military on the Korean battlefield as the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. At the National Day military parade this year, the air echelons and ground troops formed a powerful three-dimensional military parade lineup, showing the The continuous enhancement of China's national defense has provided a more solid guarantee for resisting foreign aggression." Wang Liang said.

The vicissitudes of life and the changes in the world made Wang Liang sigh with emotion.

The era of belonging to one generation has passed, and youth is gone!

Until the National Day military parade in 1953, Zhu De served as the supreme executive head of the parade.

In 1953, the rocket artillery phalanx of the National Day military parade appeared for the first time in the parade team, using the Soviet Katyusha rocket launcher.

"The Katyusha rocket launcher was brilliant on the Korean battlefield. In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Katyusha rocket launcher was equipped to the artillery of our Volunteer Army. Eight Katyusha rocket launchers were united in the 21st Division of the Volunteer Army Joining the battle under the command, Katyusha, what a beautiful name, she brought a huge shock and a heavy blow to the US emperor and his lackeys."

Speaking of Katyusha, Wang Liang couldn't help but want to say a few more words.

"Remember it was the evening of October 1952, 10"

Shangganling, a small village at the southern foot of Wusong Mountain in Kimhwa County, Gangwon-do, in the central part of the Korean Peninsula.

The fifth battle took place here in 1951. Due to the brutal tug-of-war, the artillery fire from both sides almost leveled the entire village and turned it into ruins.

The local population had all left before the battle, making the small village itself useless for the battle.

It was dusk and the wind was cold.

Since the Volunteers often choose to attack at dusk, the South Korean Army called the time period from [-] pm to [-] pm every day a nightmare.

After eight o'clock, the weather is calm, which basically means that I can finally get off work and take a good rest.

That day was no exception. The South Korean military officer pinched his watch. When the second hand crossed twelve, he couldn't help laughing and said, "It's another Christmas Eve."

The soldiers of the South Korean Army went to the bunkers to keep warm, and it was a pleasant time, and there were always some ways to spend time.

At the same time, Tang Wancheng, deputy commander of the 15th Division of the 45th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteers, was standing in an artillery command post, waiting for the start of the counterattack.

Time passed by second by second.

All the switchboards, extensions, and walkie-talkies connecting the entire frontier fell silent.

Nine o'clock sharp.

Deputy Commander Tang Wancheng picked up the communicator leading to each artillery group and shouted loudly: "Fire!"

"fire!"

"fire!"

"fire!"

"..."

Within a few seconds, Commander Tang Wancheng's orders reached [-] artillery commanders at all levels.

Suddenly, one hundred and four Katyusha artillery pieces of the 15th Volunteer Army suddenly roared, and the shells flew towards the 597 highland and the enemy artillery positions like rain.

The powerful artillery fire opened up the enemy's bunker, and the small rails and steel plates used to build the fortification were thrown into the air with the enemy's corpse in between, and then slammed on the half-dead enemy's head.

After a 10-minute violent fire attack, the Volunteer Artillery launched an extended firepower.

The soldiers of the South Korean Army who had avoided the rain of bullets in the bunker came out in a panic, staggering, already defeated.

The South Korean officer shouted: "Don't panic! Don't panic! Prepare to block the enemy's charge."

South Korean soldiers hiding on the reverse slope also climbed up the mountain to provide support.

At this moment, the extended firepower of the Volunteer Army turned back and carried out a 10-minute firepower attack on the original suppression target.

The South Korean soldiers who returned to their positions were blown up to ashes on the spot.

It turned out that the artillery of the Volunteer Army implemented a fake fire extension, and the South Korean Army on the position was completely covered, and most of the fortifications were also destroyed.

In the rapid fire attack, the 209th Volunteer Rocket Artillery Regiment carried out two simultaneous launches of the whole regiment at one time.

In an instant, countless Katyusha rockets with red tails flew past with a whistling sound.

Like lightning chasing, the clouds over the entire Shangganling were reflected bright red, brighter than the morning glow.

"In the National Day parade in 1954, paratroopers appeared in the paratroopers, but the paratroopers did not parachute. In 1954, it was the last time that the cavalry of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was inspected, and thus withdrew from the stage of history." Wang Liang thought about it.

In 1955, it was the first military parade after the implementation of the military rank system of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Soldiers who had experienced the test of war walked through Tianmen Square wearing their military ranks.

In 1956, it was the only time that the National Day military parade was carried out in heavy rain.

In that year, the socialist transformation was basically completed, and the cars used by the parade troops were the first batch of domestic Jiefang brand cars to leave the factory.

Wang Liang recalled with emotion: "On October 1956, 10, due to a heavy rain that day, the superiors considered safety factors, and the domestic jet aircraft that the people were eager to see failed to participate in the inspection as they wished. This has become the biggest regret of the year."

(End of this chapter)