Chapter 766 On the Viewing Platform

There are three main types of people who can be invited to watch the parade (of course, those who go directly to the tower must be excluded here, and only those on the viewing platform are counted).

The first type is people like Chang Haonan and Ding Gaoheng, who are in high positions, are in Beijing, and are free, so they have to go and see it.

This type actually accounts for only a small part.

Because most people with sufficient rank will be too busy on October 1st to attend.

The second type is foreign representatives in China. Needless to say, whether it is for universal celebration, to show the spirit of a great power, or simply to show off, they will definitely be invited.

However, there are not many people.

If you count all countries, regions, and international organizations, there are only about 300 people, and they can't make up a thousand people together.

The vast majority are invited as "outstanding representatives of all walks of life" like Yan Yongnian.

Including Chang Yuanchao and Zhou Li, they are also considered in this way.

Therefore, when the old couple got on the bus, they subconsciously thought that the other people in the car were in the same situation as them.

But the car pick-up and drop-off was obviously a matter of zoning.

And where Chang Haonan lived...

In short, Comrade Lao Chang soon found that he seemed to have seen some faces in the car on TV.

Although they were not the ones in the front row, they were familiar faces on the news broadcast...

Lao Chang felt a little stiff in an instant.

Chang Haonan, who was sitting next to him, also noticed the abnormality of his old father, so he gave him a look to let him rest assured.

In fact, if it were normal, these people would definitely have their own special cars.

It was just that on the day of the National Day ceremony, in order to make room for the parade around Chang'an Avenue, ordinary leaders would definitely not be qualified.

When several minibuses arrived at the ceremony site one after another, it was just dawn.

However, the troops on the ground and the people responsible for the performance and celebration on the scene were already in place.

From the position where he got off the car, he could even directly see several towering radars in the distance.

Shorter equipment could not be seen.

In Chang Haonan's impression, the 1999 military parade in his previous life did not seem to display any air force radars. He had dealt with the electronic technology system a lot in this life, and he had never heard of them developing any new models.

That might just be the command vehicle of the army's field air defense system.

But even so, Old Chang subconsciously stretched his neck to look over there.

As a result, this somewhat indecent action was pulled back by Zhou Li:

"You can look at it on the stage later, but stay here and don't cause trouble for Xiaonan!"

...

Chang Haonan and the other two were arranged at the westernmost side of the east viewing platform.

In fact, Chang Haonan did not understand at first what the arrangement was based on.

But anyway, it was always a good thing to be relatively in the middle.

As more and more people took their positions, he quickly recognized a few familiar faces from the crowd.

They were all model chief designers who had worked together before, or at least had met once.

There are also PLA officers.

"General Zhu, long time no see, has your work been going well recently?"

This is Zhu Yusheng, the chief designer 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.

"General 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, and more than a dozen prototypes have been built. Today, they will be organized into a separate formation for review..."

"Captain Shen..."

This was Captain Shen Tao, who was driving the Y-8J when Chang Haonan went to the Fourth Division of the Naval Aviation to test the J-7.

Their regiment should have a Y-8J and a Y-8X for review today, but for some reason, Shen Tao himself appeared on the ground.

"General Chang..."

"Oh... don't mention it. When the crew was selected for the training, I was on combat readiness duty in the South China Sea Fleet. By the time I returned from the rotation training, the opportunity was gone..."

After the dike-building operation, the Chinese Air Force and the Navy Aviation gradually strengthened the patrol intensity in the South China Sea.

Although the Y-8J was proven to have some defects in that operation, at least it was not suitable for dealing with NATO and its allies, but after all, its air time and sea detection capabilities were good. In addition, the flight cost of the turboprop transport platform was low, which made it very suitable for containing opponents in non-direct confrontation.

"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 for him to catch up with the next decade.

"Deputy Division Commander Huang..."

The head of the group Huang Linqun, who was stationed at the Jiangling dike two years ago, has now been promoted to the rank of colonel.

"Engineer Guo..."

It was Guo Lin, who had a deep cooperative relationship with Chang Haonan.

Of course, there were some people who were beyond his expectations.

"Researcher Xu?"

Chang Haonan looked at Xu Yang behind him, his face full of shock.

"I'm from the Institute of Computing Technology, a representative of the scientific research community. How is it? Are you surprised?"

Xu Yang was dressed fashionably, took off his sunglasses, raised his hand to block the sun, and then looked at Chang Yuanchao and Zhou Li next to Chang Haonan:

"These two should be..."

"Oh, it's my father and my mother..."

"..."

Chang Haonan himself didn't expect that in less than four years, he would have such a wide network of contacts.

So much so that before he finished greeting everyone he knew nearby, the orchestra across the street had already played the "Welcome March".

This was the signal for the reviewing leader and the special guests to appear.

Sure enough, warm applause broke out on 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 could cover it.

Of course, the main force of the applause was the tens of thousands of ceremony staff on the opposite side, otherwise the thousand people on the viewing platform alone would definitely not be able to create such an exaggerated effect.

About two or three minutes later, a full-throated voice sounded:

"The celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China by all walks of life in the capital begins now!"

"Fire the salute!"

As the leader of the ceremony on the tower finished speaking, the excitement just now turned into silence.

The applause and military music all fell silent.

"Bang--"

"Bang--"

The salute fired fifty rounds, paying tribute to the 50 years of the Republic.

At the same time, the national flag guard set out from both sides of the Monument to the People's Heroes, holding a five-star red flag and gathering into a military-colored torrent, walking slowly along the spread red carpet to 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 not forget the sacrifices made by millions of Chinese heroes for the independence and liberation of the nation.

"Pah-Pah-"

At the moment of crossing the dividing line, the guards changed their marching to goose-stepping, and the rhythm of their neat steps was clearly audible even in the sound of the salute.

Under the flagpole in the square, the 12 rows of team members were divided into two again and re-lined up.

Three flag bearers fixed the national flag on the flagpole rope.

"Crack-"

The rifle slanted down from the shoulder and touched the ground.

At the same time, the 50th salute was fired and the scene returned to silence.

"Everyone stand up!"

"Raise the national flag and sing the national anthem!"

Even Chang Haonan, who thought he was used to big scenes, had his heart beating twice irregularly when he heard this.

Chang Yuanchao next to him stood up even more.

"Salute!"

The command was not only given to the PLA and armed police officers present, but also to everyone-

The honor guard raised the rifle upright in front of his chest again.

Across Chang'an Avenue, a golden sea of ​​flowers turned into the shape of the national emblem in gold and red.

The young pioneers put their five fingers together on their right hands and raised them above their heads...

Then, the military band conductor raised his baton again.

"Rise up, people who refuse to be slaves..."

The sonorous and powerful national anthem resounded through the sky.

The five-star red flag slowly rose towards the sun that had just emerged from the clouds!