Chapter 72 The competition is not just about strength (1)
Tongde Village in the northern suburbs of Guangzhou has never been so lively. Starting at dawn, more than a dozen military trucks drove to the east of the village at the foot of the lush and lush Rooster Mountain, which is less than 100 meters high. Hundreds of revolutionary officers and soldiers used thick wooden
and thick wooden boards, a wide three-meter-high platform was quickly built on the Phoenix Platform at the foot of the mountainside. After that, green pine was used to decorate the tower-shaped pillars on both sides of the platform. The tops of the two tower pillars were connected by a red banner.
Two huge blue sky and white sun flags were hung in the center behind the high platform. Curious villagers asked the sweaty officers and soldiers and learned that this high platform was not a stage, but a viewing platform and a review platform. Two units of the revolutionary army would be there later.
There is a competition here.
At 8:20 in the morning, various cars and light trucks with party or military flags on the fronts passed numerous sentries and slowly drove to the bottom of the viewing platform.
Commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army Chiang Kai-shek, chief officers of various departments of the Military Commission, Commander of the First Army He Yingqin, Commander of the Second Army Tan Yankai, Commander of the Third Army Zhu Peide, Commander of the Fourth Army Li Jishen, Commander of the Fifth Army Li Fulin, Director of the Political Department of the Sixth Army Lin Boqu, Huangpu
More than 30 senior generals, including chief officers of various departments in the military academy, got out of their cars one after another. Surrounded by their subordinates, they boarded the reviewing stand with great interest. They formed groups in twos and threes and overlooked the green mountains and beautiful waters at their feet. They pointed and pointed before they were satisfied.
They went to the first row and took their seats in an orderly manner. All military generals entered the second and third rows of viewing seats respectively. As soon as they sat down, they picked up the contents of the engineer-soldier contest and the route map that had been placed on the table and read them carefully. Many generals
I took out my telescope and started observing. Reporters from major newspapers walked in a hurry, interviewing and taking photos, shuttling on and off the stage. In a short time, they gathered stars and turned a skills competition held by a small company-level unit into a reality.
It was made unprecedentedly grand and solemn.
After a series of reports and instructions were completed, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Munitions, wearing the rank of lieutenant general, stepped down from the platform. Surrounded by seven or eight generals including Liu Zhen, chief officer of the second division of the First Army, Zhang Huizan, chief officer of the fourth division of the second army, he paid a visit to the people who had just run in.
More than 270 officers and soldiers from the Third Company of Engineers of the Second Division and the First Company of Engineers of the Fourth Division were present at the scene for training.
The bosses in the first row of the rostrum watched with interest and smiles. Those with bad eyesight raised their binoculars to examine carefully. They exchanged opinions and made comments with each other from time to time. Occasionally, they would make a light joke and trigger a burst of laughter.
Voice.
Chiang Kai-shek, who was standing in the center and was wearing a straight military uniform, had a relaxed expression on his face. He looked at the six company-level officers standing with their chests raised in front of the two competing companies in the audience. He recalled that he was very proud, because the six chief officers of both sides in the audience
Half of them were his students. He was even more happy when he heard He Yingqin next to him introducing Hu Hu as the equestrian instructor of Huangpu. He whispered, "Four of the six company-level officers are from my Huangpu sect. I'm so happy!"
In particular, An Yi, the acting company commander of the Second Division, was the only protégé who made Chiang Kai-shek feel happy whenever he thought about it. He loved An Yi very much and was full of expectations. After listening to the detailed report of Liu Zhe and others a few days ago, he was very impressed with An Yi.
He was full of praise for his protégé's ability to command troops and his endless strategies, and immediately gave instructions: "Make the competition a larger scale. Please ask all departments of the Military Commission and the chief officers of all friendly armies to take a look at the advanced military training of our first army, and let all armies take part in the competition."
We will take our good experiences back and use them in the upcoming Great Northern Expedition, vigorously publicize and boost morale, and establish the military prestige and image of the revolutionary army among the people." This attitude made He Yingqin and Liu She who had not yet asked for instructions.
The others were quite surprised and thought about it.
After a while, the bosses on the stage started talking one after another, asking each other what the officers and soldiers of the Third Company of the Second Division were carrying, besides pickaxes and ropes, the small bags on their backs and the various strange things hanging on their bodies? Especially those ranked third
The huge burden carried by the dozen strong soldiers behind the column looks very heavy and cumbersome. Will they be able to bear it when they have to swim 34 meters across a 34-meter river with arms during the five-kilometer cross-country trip?
After hearing this, Lao Jiang looked at it carefully and was quite worried. He turned around and asked He Yingqin. Lao He didn't know what it was. After all, he had only heard reports from Liu She and others and had never seen it with his own eyes.
At this time, the lieutenant general and deputy minister who was lecturing in the audience ended his impassioned words. In order to boost morale and strengthen the military power, the deputy minister proposed that the two participating companies sing a song and start setting off after singing.
The burly captain of the 1st Company of the 4th Division shouted "obey", turned around and began to give orders and lead the singing, then danced like a big duck with an injured wing and beat the time to conduct, and a resonant "Song of the Northern Expedition" rang loudly.
The Third Company of the Second Division was lonely and silent.
An Yi, who was still squinting at his old classmate Zhang Tianyi on the other side, was stunned. He had been so exhausted for a month, how could he expect to teach his brothers to sing? More than a hundred brothers stood there stupidly, listening to others being arrogant and majestic.
He was singing a song, looking around at a loss as dozens of generals on the stage and thousands of soldiers and civilians around him watched.
An Yi thought about how this would work? It would be a problem to have his morale suppressed before the game!
An Yi, who was anxious, couldn't care anymore, turned around and walked towards his brother. As he walked, he opened his voice and shouted loudly: "Brothers, do you know why I didn't teach you to sing? I'm just afraid that you will be distracted by singing! You haven't done your work yet.
What's the use of roaring like a mountain? What's the difference between moaning in pain and being unable to poop? Right, brothers?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
A group of soldiers laughed loudly, which surprised Chiang Kai-shek and a group of bosses on the stage.
Because An Yi's voice was too loud, the deputy minister and division-level officers in front of the team, such as Liu Zhen and Zhang Huizhan, could hear clearly. After hearing this, Liu Zhen, Hu Shusen and Xu Tingyao all lost their worries and couldn't help but grin.
Zhang Huizhan burst into laughter, and Zhang Huizhan on the other side fiercely adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and rolled his eyes at An Yi.
The deputy minister looked at An Yi who was jumping up and down beside the soldiers and chattering non-stop. It was not okay to scold him, and it felt wrong not to scold him. Who knew that the relaxed An Yi's next words would become more insulting and more funny, which made more than a hundred brothers under him
They were so happy that they staggered around. When the singing of the friendly troops stopped, they continued to laugh wildly. They had no scruples at all in such a grand and solemn atmosphere.
Liu She stepped forward and whispered something to Mr. Vice Minister. Mr. Vice Minister nodded, drew his gun and issued an order loudly:
"The game is about to begin, both sides are ready... ready - bang -"
The command sounds followed, and the dense footsteps stirred up bursts of dust. The two companies, led by their respective commanders, made a half circle of 180 degrees, and at the same time they galloped on the wide dirt road, following the established route.
go ahead.
Mr. Vice Minister shook his head and walked back to the podium, followed by Liu She and others.
Xu Tingyao happily walked to Zhang Huizan and praised the brothers of the Hunan Army for their well-trained, fair, and gentle face. Zhang Huizan remembered An Yi's bad mouth, and immediately cursed and asked Xu Tingyao angrily, "How could this guy do this?"
A subordinate of Sanlan? You still graduated from Huangpu?" Xu Tingyao laughed happily.
In the advancing team, An Yi strode forward and ran up to Zhang Tianyi's side: "Grandma's old Zhang, why do I feel that today's competition is more and more like your grandson's idea?"
"Hehe, I just made a suggestion to Shangfeng, but I didn't expect that Shangfeng actually accepted it, haha! Xiaoyi, the direct lineage is the direct lineage, you are already the company commander, and I am in the old army in my hometown and counting the former military geniuses
I have just been awarded the title of lieutenant and deputy company commander. It’s very irritating to compare people to each other, haha!”
Although Zhang Tianyi said this, he was very proud in his heart. After laughing, he deliberately glanced at the white student nameplate on An Yi's chest.
An Yi was not fooled, and counterattacked as he ran: "I said, Lao Zhang, you will be defeated by me in school. Don't expect to get any benefits today. Don't look at your brothers who are all fat and well-trained."
, they are all veterans and scoundrels who are selected from a hundred, but they still fail to catch my eye. Today I have to teach you a vivid lesson to let you know what a real engineer is, haha!"
Zhang Tianyi was about to retort, but the team had already reached the intersection, and the two armies were about to separate and advance fifty meters apart.
After running through the fork, the distance between the two armies gradually widened. Zhang Tianyi suddenly discovered that An Yi's brothers were running very easily and carried a heavier load than his own brothers. It was expected that they would lose a lot of their lives during the two-kilometer cross-country attack.
, now there is no difference in speed, Zhang Tianyi can't help but feel anxious secretly.