Vol 3 Chapter 234: Hemingway: Chinese military parade

"On June 9, 1938, I came to China for two full months.
In these two months' experience, I just left the front line of the Spanish Civil War and proved that my new choice is correct, and realized that this trip to China will bring me an unforgettable experience for life.
I know a lot of Chinese people. Most of them are kind and civilized. While full of curiosity about my white-skinned foreigner, I don't have the awe of white people like the yellow people who used to say in the newspaper. .
Oh shit, I'm no racist.
When I boarded the Sino-US ocean liner ‘Yuanwang’ after a dozen days of sea bumps and landed from Hong Kong, only God knew what a beautiful city I was seeing. I once saw her in the newspaper, who was still under British rule. Although she also had the characteristics of a Western city, she was just ordinary.
However, the Hong Kong I saw when I disembarked was a different look. The former Victoria Harbour, renamed 'Pearl Harbor', is lined up with new buildings. A global hotel with more than 30 floors has become the most dazzling building in the harbor. Although our Empire State Building is several times its height, this fantastically designed hotel still allows me to witness her unique charm.
God knows how familiar I am with this global hotel. When I set sail from San Francisco, I lived in such a hotel. The thing is that many Americans believe that the luxury hotels that have begun to appear in major US cities are run by Americans. My gut tells me they may be Chinese brands.
The streets of Hong Kong New City are wide and there are many vehicles. There are even a lot of new-style cars that I can hardly see in the United States. Through my awkward Chinese, I inquired the name of this car, naA3 type car. For domestic sales only ...
... I finally came to the capital of this country, a new world-class metropolis. Western perspective rarely pays attention to her, of course, perhaps because Europe is permeated with more attractive clouds of war, and many people are far less interested in prosperity than in anticipation of war. Especially as many of my compatriots and American citizens think, 'Let the war come. In addition to earning enough gold, we can also watch a lively scene of blood and corpses everywhere in other countries. '.
This city has wider streets, more vehicles, a larger population, and a denser population than New York. However, this big city has surprisingly complete transportation and municipal facilities, even in the United States. 'KFC' and 'McDonald', which can only be seen in big cities, as well as large chain stores, can also be seen here.
Everyone is in a hurry, because they have to work hard for their new country and build her. Only idle people like me can come from the west to the east and be their loyal audience ...
Today, I'm going to meet a unique grand event, a grand ceremony that belongs to the fifth anniversary of the founding of this great nation—Long live, a National Day military parade belonging to the Orientals.
Oh, sorry, please forgive my excitement. For a man who has only seen a few hundred soldiers walking with rifles in the United States, and just returned from the front line of the Spanish Civil War, I am on the parade of this country ’s grand National Day , Full of expectations. Dear readers, please apologize for the moment I will stop to observe this grand parade. If my Chinese friends did not lie to me, they will have tens of thousands of soldiers participating in the parade, it is really looking forward to it. "
Hemingway, an American novelist, and a reporter for the Star. After experiencing a short civil war in Spain and submitting many high-quality manuscripts, the fat editor of the newspaper from Tennessee made him choose to travel to a place as this time The reward for outstanding performance is paid by the newspaper.
Of course, the condition is that after the trip, he must produce a high-quality travel journal.
Through careful selection, Hemingway chose China, a country he has been yearning for, and it has also gradually made many Americans curious.
As a novelist, he has a unique interest in travel, witnessing the miracle of civilization, and exploring the footprints of history is his greatest wish.
Of course, there is another reason. When more and more daily necessities of life are affixed with 'Made in China', even the inner wall of the toothpaste box and the inconspicuous corner of the razor are affixed with the 'Made in China' logo, he is determined I chose China.
It has long been heard that under the leadership of a legendary new leader, this country has achieved great results and created a `` style economic miracle ''. Their products are sold all over the world, and more and more are cheap and expensive. Of goods are labeled Made in China.
Their head, the politician named Zhang Shusheng, was even selected by Time Magazine as the fifth most powerful man in the world in 1937. It surpassed the President of France, second only to US President Roosevelt, German Chancellor Hitler, and British Prime Minister. Chamberlain, under the Soviet Union Stalin, is known as a newly rising world legendary political figure.
Under his leadership, China has overtaken Britain and France in more than 20 years, and will soon surpass them.
Although the other four politicians also led the economic renaissance, it was based on a solid economic foundation, and the Chinese leader led the entire Eastern nation, in Chinese terms, called self-made.
After coming to China, Hemingway landed in Hong Kong on a sea boat and saw the miraculous new city of Hong Kong, so his expectations for traveling to China were even greater. Later, he discovered that Hong Kong actually has a 'Daily Bus' that goes directly to the mainland of China. He boarded a bus with performance similar to that of a large city bus in the United States. He stopped and stopped in Guangdong and went north all the way to the new hinterland of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Chinese capital: Hanjing.
After packing the manuscripts written throughout the morning, after putting them away, Hemingway ate a Chinese ramen sent by the hotel owner, and then immersed himself in the deliciousness and criticized the famous western pasta. go out.
Since he had a rough understanding of Chinese originally, after a few months of surprise learning, his Chinese was basically able to communicate with the Chinese.
Hemingway stopped this taxi at a cheap hotel. Hemingway stopped a taxi at the intersection. This is a type of outbound transportation that he likes to ride in big cities in China. The price is cheaper than that in big cities in the United States. Cars are cheap, starting at just 1 cent and then billed by the kilometer. Although it is not the most popular means of transportation compared to buses, it is also very affordable, and many Hanjing citizens can afford it.
"Hello, where are you going?" The driver master saw a foreigner getting on the bus. He took out a detailed English map of Hanjing City from the storage grid and gave it to Hemingway to let him choose the place to go. This is The standard for taxi drivers in Hanjing City is that no one organizes taxi drivers to learn any English, but just sends them this English map.
"Hello, I want to go to Huaxia People's Square." Hemingway smiled and said in slower Chinese.
"Okay." The driver gave a slight nod, then nodded politely, but asked a little more, "Today is the National Day Ceremony, and the People's Street near Huaxia Square is implementing traffic control. I can only take you to one of the several large entrances .If it's okay, let's go. "
"No problem at all." Hemingway waved his hand and signaled that he knew the situation. According to the news he heard beforehand, in addition to tens of thousands of soldiers will participate in the parade, there will be millions of citizens to watch the parade.
He is not afraid of crowding, but he is very excited because this kind of grand event cannot be seen in the United States. He secretly said, "Americans are busy making money. They are like me. Although they envy this kind of scene, they are too lazy to let it go. Get involved yourself. "
"Okay, the seat belt is next to you." The taxi driver nodded with a smile and started the car. Although this simple version of the Chinese car is not as good-looking as the latest three-type car, it is very simple. , Full of power, durable.
Of course, no one knows that Zhang Shusheng's decision to let Zhonghua Automobile Factory make this kind of inexpensive car was actually a popular Volkswagen taxi in later generations.
Because it is a military parade today, many cars and bicycles, even pedestrians, are heading towards Huaxia Square. When they come to a place more than one kilometer away from Renmin Street, the cars have to stop.
At this time in Hanjing, the sky was clear. Although it was only 8 o’clock in the morning, a dozen long lines of People's Street leading to Huaxia Square were lined up, and the soldiers were checking every incoming crowd.
"Thank you." Hemingway took out a dime of RMB and handed it to the driver, then got out of the car, a little more than a dollar, which was nothing compared to his salary and draft fees.
He didn't carry a camera today, not even a pen and paper.
According to news from another journalist friend from Los Angeles, the Chinese parade also allows foreigners to enter, but there is no special treatment. Unless you are an invited world celebrity or a member of a government tour group, you only have With their people, stand on the square and watch.
Hemingway looked at the Chinese people who lined up and down. Hemingway couldn't help but sigh. Westerners' understanding of the Chinese people was seriously out of date. They obeyed the rules. Although they also discussed the upcoming military parade aloud, no one cut in line, they just lined up in order. They are not badly dressed, and the richer ones are better clothed, but even workers are dressed in new fabrics. According to Hemingway's knowledge, these new fabrics are very cheap and far cheaper than silk and silk products, but a garment called 'new fashion' is also sold very well among American women.
"Hello, please show your valid credentials"
The half-hour team finally turned to Hemingway. The People's Army on duty looked far more mighty than the American soldiers. After saluting each other, Hemingway took out his press card and temporary passport.
"Please go to the observatory."
Hemingway nodded, striding along with the Chinese in front, walking towards the observatory. The so-called ceremonial passage is not a privilege for foreigners, but the entire National Day Ceremony is dominated by military parades, but there are other links as well. Hundreds of thousands of people have strongly applied to become one of the performers. It ’s a pure audience.
He was in a good position. Following the crowd led by the soldier on duty, Hemingway came to area 16, which is very close to the center of the square and can see the square tower of the president's tower not far away.
"Yes, it looks like there is a good place to appreciate this National Day Ceremony."
Hemingway has also observed the National Day or similar ceremony in other countries, but without exception, the number is too small, not grand enough to make people feel the atmosphere of the festival, and even the power of civilization.
Hemingway then sat there, feeling the joy of the Chinese. Until the whole square was quiet, he knew that the unprecedented National Day ceremony would begin.
Unfortunately, without a camera, this is a grand ceremony that does not allow any official journalist of the Republic to take photos.
"Long live long live ..."
When the shouting of the landslide and the river fell, Hemingway only felt that his ears were buzzing, but he did not feel the slightest discomfort, but felt the spiritual power from the Chinese, he and all the Chinese The same, looking forward to the tower.
He could faintly see that there were several people on the tower, but unfortunately it was not clear, but he knew that they were the founders of the republic that had been in place for five years, and the rulers of this 'nation'.
A majestic voice announced, "The National Day ceremony begins, raising the national flag and playing the national anthem."
When the impassioned melody sounded, Hemingway found that every Chinese around him was singing this song seriously. At that time, he almost had an illusion. If he could sing, he might sing along. This is an immense shock that is enough to shock everyone.
When the golden dragon flag was raised on the square's flag-raising platform, the 50 salutes at the west corner of the square played the fifth anniversary of the gift, bringing the opening ceremony to a climax.
"... A warm welcome to Comrade Zhang Shusheng, Chairman of the Supreme People's Committee of the People's Democratic Republic of China."
At that moment, Hemingway found that the whole square suddenly quieted down, and then a burst of thunderous applause broke out, and even he followed with applause, for nothing else, because he would hear the supreme leader of China Voice, and still speak live. You know, hardly anyone in the western reporters before can see his true face.
"... In the five years of economic construction, we have made great achievements. This achievement does not belong to me, Zhang Shusheng personally, but to you. It belongs to the more than 400 billion Chinese who have not come to the scene. It is your own hands. Built this brand new country ...
This is a grand ceremony that belongs to the Ba'ath Party, belongs to the Republic, belongs to the whole Chinese, and belongs to the global Chinese. We will use a grand national ceremony to proclaim our construction achievements to the world, bravely show ourselves, show our friends, and show our enemies ...
... Our people love the country and the Chinese family. They have the power to build this new country ...
... Our army is loyal to the country and the people. They have the power to defend this new country. No matter where the enemy comes from, no matter how powerful the enemy is, we will fight the enemy firmly.
As the head of the republic, I promise you food, clothing and shelter. As the Republic's supreme military force, I promise you security and asylum. As the supreme power of the Chinese earth, I promise you, and to all the Chinese, that whoever commits the crime of the Chinese Heavenly Power, will be far away.
I now announce that the National Day military parade on the fifth anniversary of the founding of the People ’s Republic of China officially begins
Iron-blooded lions, take your steel guns, take your most determined steps, and show your strongest power to the people who feed you, to the fathers and mothers who feed you. Tell them that once something happens in China, you will protect them, shelter them, rescue them
You are the Great Wall of China. "
"Long live ... Long live ..."
After the hooray, the impassioned march rang out.
"It's really exciting and unforgettable."
Hemingway murmured that his Chinese was not particularly good, but when the supreme leader spoke just now, he had rarely heard all his speeches and was deeply shocked. The leader did not conceal China's construction achievements, nor did it conceal its resolute blow to the enemy. If he was Chinese, he might also take up weapons and follow his orders to fight.
Subsequently, the Supreme Chinese head of state stepped down from the podium, took a specially-made version of a Chinese car, and accompanied by the Hanjing police commander, reviewed the army that was about to participate in the military parade. This time, Hemingway really saw the young Republic leader. He couldn't help but touch his beard on his chin subconsciously. The head in front of him looked younger than himself.
His appearance is not so outstanding, but he is taller than himself, and the whole person looks very strong. He has a look and momentum that is totally incompatible with those Western leaders who are 50 or 60 years old.
The popularity of the head of state can be seen from the Chinese people around him. Although everyone was not cheering, he quietly followed his car with his eyes until he disappeared ahead.
After the review, the car drove back again. This time, Hemingway saw Zhang Shusheng again, seemingly ordinary, but a face that could make people think deeply. It seemed to be filled with hope.
For a moment, he was even convinced that when he returned, he could draw the appearance of the head through memory.
The parade of the parade is about to begin. The people in the entire court have chosen to sit down, because only in this way can more people behind see the parade in front. Hemingway also sat on the same floor. He saw that there was also a westerner not far from him, and he also set his sights to the east of Central Parade Avenue.
The entire National Day ceremony seemed to Hemingway to be uncomplicated. National rulers appeared, flag-raising ceremonies, and then the head of state reviewed the army, followed by the split-type.
"Slap ... slap ... slap ..."
In the march, the first thing that came from the parade avenue was a neat shake and a neat stepping sound. Then at the end of the line of sight came a neat infantry array, moving forward slowly, as if a steel block was advancing slowly. .
The audience was quiet, and no host even introduced what unit it was because it was not needed at all. There was only the crowd, concierges, and military and government officials who looked up and down the podium, and the city tower.
"Look right."
The front square is not a rifle square, but a three-arms square. The two lieutenant leaders who walked at the front changed the stepping style instantly when they crossed the starting line. With a right hand, shouted loudly.
"Kill Kill Kill"
Holding the steel gun with the chilling bayonet in one hand, the soldiers raised their right hands and saluted towards the podium. Several leaders on the podium, under the leadership of Zhang Shusheng, also saluted the military salute seriously. .
"This ... this is the Chinese army"
Hemingway was shocked to feel that his heart was a little uncomfortable. The instant visual impact and the impact of the battle-fighting lion that surged like mountains and rivers made him feel that the whole body of blood surged instantly, even if he was not Chinese, he felt the same. That iron power.
The neat three-army square is dressed in a military uniform that is completely different from American soldiers. According to Hemingway's memory, this military uniform is similar to the German soldier's uniform and is a non-combat uniform. Khaki cloth, sea, land and air three colors make up the entire square matrix. The height of each soldier was about the same, and his face was filled with the most tenacious, murderous expression. The whole face became red with blood and excitement.
The steel gun held in his hand, the muzzle angled upward, and the bayonet above reflected by the horrible spirits under the shining of Chenhui. The tall chest, the expression of killing Ling Ran, and the steel gun with the bayonet are telling people that this is not an army to pay tribute to the people, but an army that can be drawn to the battlefield at any time and engage in deadly hunting with the enemy. .
"I bet that even the German army was not as aggressive as them."
In Hemingway's memory, the most visually striking was the Nazi SS who walked in front of Hitler. Although their parade was equally grand and serious, even those Nazi soldiers screamed 'Hi, Hitler'. .
However, the military parade in front of the republic gave him a completely different feeling.
They didn't cheer long live the leaders, they didn't cheer the extra slogan, just a word "kill".
Hemingway faintly felt that if the German army was fighting for someone, fighting for the so-called Third Reich, this army is even more frightening at the moment, they are fighting for the entire nation, fighting for their mission, and die at all costs.
He already knew what he would write in the next travel notes. He was extremely strict with the text, and even believed that he would not modify that passage, "... in their eyes, I saw an awakened The Eastern Lions' army is full of supreme fighting power. They fight at any enemy to defend this nation and defend this new country. They have a determined will to fight, they are defiant, they are advanced in equipment and well-trained. The Germans and the Spaniards also held single-shot rifles. When the Chinese were in power, they could only see two types of firearms: semi-automatic rifles and fully automatic rifles. Of course, this is their name. Westerners prefer to call them. For submachine guns ... I bet the British soldiers, whether the British or the Soviets, or the Germans, will face hell-like misery when they meet them ... "
Later, Hemingway saw other Chinese squares. Although these squares came from different military units, they all had one thing in common. They were all wearing field military uniforms and camouflage. Their faces were covered with a so-called Combat camouflage, although the whole person looks a bit strange, but absolutely murderous and compelling, giving Hemingway a feeling from the army of hell.
When more than a dozen infantry squares finally passed, Hemingway thought he could breathe a sigh of relief, but what he saw next made him open his mouth again.
"Booming ..."
After the last infantry formation passed, there was a rumbling sound on the ground. People sitting on the ground, including Hemingway, felt the whole ground beating.
"My God, what is this? Was it an earthquake?"
However, Hemingway found that although the people next to him were also a bit nervous, they belonged to expectations. It seemed that they knew what was next, but they did not know it.
Looking east, Hemingway finally saw what was next.
A steel giant, nearly six meters long and more than two meters wide, has a thick gun barrel in front of it. There is also a large-caliber, high-caliber, high-pitched roof on the tank roof. With a machine gun.
Hemingway dared to guarantee that if he hadn't seen his tank just a few months ago on the front line of the Spanish Civil War, of course, if those thin-skinned guys could be called tanks, he would never have thought that there were so many Chinese people War machine that caused huge kills in the war.
In addition to the small tanks in Spain, he was fortunate to have seen German tanks. Although their tanks were equally elite, Hemingway was very sure that the German tanks, at least in terms of appearance, were not as good-looking as the Chinese, and they were not as good as the Chinese solid. Even the barrel is much smaller.
The tank kept rolling over the tracks and passed through the square. There were no infantry, but the commanders also came out from the top of the tank, saluted, and shouted, "Kill, kill!"
With a momentum of indomitableness, hundreds of tanks were passing by in front of his eyes. Hemingway even had an illusion, as if steel monsters were passing by.
When the tank array finally passed, Hemingway hadn't got the tone of Panasonic, and saw a lot of armored vehicles passing by. If he was not a war correspondent, let him have a clear understanding of the classification of military equipment. He would even think that these were also tanks. , Such as the armored car with a big belly. However, there were so many types of armored vehicles, even equipped with anti-aircraft guns, that he realized one thing: the Chinese armored soldiers developed rapidly and comprehensively, from land operations to air defense.
When countless square arrays passed, then there were things packed in boxes and pulled by big trucks. Although these things were not disclosed, Hemingway could guess what new artillery or other they might be.
When all the squares passed, Hemingway thought the military parade was over, but at this time, a faint roar came from the sky.
"Underneath the square is the Great People's Army Air Force."
In the square, the voice of the speaker was heard rarely. Many foreign talents, including Hemingway, understood that this was a military parade.
From time to time, the aircraft participating in the military parade finally flew over, and the scale was so huge that people could not count it.
"God"
Hemingway finally found it difficult to control himself. Like other Chinese, he stood up from the ground and looked up at the eastern sky.
I saw that there were big and small planes covering the sky. He couldn't even tell which were fighters, which were bombers, and which were other planes. All he saw were planes flying over the sky.
They are neatly lined up, each team is led by one or two large aircraft, and then surrounded by several smaller aircraft. Most planes are glowing with metallic light and appear extremely imposing under the sun.
These medium and low-altitude flying fleets lined up strictly at the rated speed towards the square directly above the square.
"God this is a Chinese miracle."
Hemingway and everyone else were crazy, and I saw the sky-shaped aircraft, which actually formed a huge aircraft shape. The densest cluster in the middle position was the nose, while the other wings and fuselage could be seen faintly.
Hundreds of planes, the Chinese used at least hundreds of various fighters to participate in their parade.
What an unprecedented grand occasion.
Hemingway fully understood that, rather than a military parade, it was better to say that this was a semi-public declaration of force to the outside world, a declaration of force to the entire Chinese people, a show of national strength, and a show of military strength.
Looking at the overwhelming fleet of aircraft, Hemingway had only one idea: God bless America, and Zhang Shusheng had better not be the second Hitler.
At the same time, the military parade on the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Republic was broadcast live across the country in the event that all foreign journalists and unofficial reporters were refused to take pictures and photographs.
In front of more than 100,000 TV sets across the country ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Countless crowds in front of the TV set watched the parade. Although they were unable to go to the scene, they were also screaming loudly.
"Long live the Chinese people"
They feel bloody, because this is our own army, they are strong, and they will be invincible.
In the broadcast, the announcer was still making the final remarks. "This National Day military parade tells us that the people ’s army has the strength and determination to counter any enemy. The Republic will be led by Comrade Zhang Shusheng and the Ba'ath Party. Comprehensive revival and prosperity ... "
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