The story behind the military parade

Special correspondent Li Ningyuan of the Evening News reported from Beijing

A neat team, consistent pace, and advanced weapons and equipment. After watching this military parade, while we were hooked, we wanted to know more about the story behind it. On the way through the core area to the assembly point, the reporter saw the heroes who successfully completed their mission.

Snow Leopard Commando: I received a congratulatory text message as soon as I left the parade area

A Snow Leopard Commando phalanx soldier said that he received a congratulatory text message as soon as he walked out of the core area of ??the review, " You walked so perfectly and neatly!" He showed the text message to the reporter.

“The training was very tough.” The young man named Liu said that during training, they nicknamed themselves Red Stuffed Mutton. Another team member said that he participated in the review of the Snow Leopard Commando formation, and his family also gave him great support. His wife had participated in the 50th anniversary military parade and was more experienced. “She knew about my training situation on the phone. I was slow in saluting, so they sent me sandbags tied to my hands, and I put them on my hands for weight-bearing training, and they really improved.”

Female militia team: From walking to a model. Goosestep

Zhang Xiaofei, the leader of the female militia team, is on the right hand side of the team leader. She is the pillar of the entire team. She walks gracefully in goosestep. She is actually a student majoring in advertising model and image design at China Women's University. . During the training, she went through a complete transformation from walking the cat walk to walking the goose step.

"First of all, we have to accept completely militarized management, but there are regulations for walking, kicking and swinging arms. This transition is quite difficult." She said that others are starting from zero, and Zhang Xiaofei is starting from negative. Once during a break, she performed a model step for her sisters, but found that she no longer felt the same as before. When she walked out, she discovered that the gesture was a walking gesture.

Reserve team: each person breaks 5 pairs of shoes

The reserve team has a rigid target: passing the East-West Huabiao in front of Tiananmen Square, the distance is 96 meters, and the time is 1 minute 06 seconds, you must kick 128 goose steps. To this end, they practiced for 10 hours a day in the parade village and walked 30 kilometers a day. There were more than 70 requirements for these 30 kilometers. The leader said, "Put the playing cards between your legs and walk, and practice standing on the bricks." After the whole training, each of our team members broke 5 pairs of shoes."

"The reserves are ordinary people, and they have many difficulties during training," the team leader said. When they first started training, these team members couldn't assemble despite blowing the whistle three times. The requirement for morning exercises was to run 7 laps, but most of them couldn't do it even after 3 laps.

They are ordinary people, and they have many stories. Liu Liang, a member of the reserve team, was undergoing training when his child was born, and he has not met his son until today. Before Wu Mingliang started training, he and his girlfriend planned to get married on May 1 this year, which is the 6th anniversary of their meeting. "I found that Wu Mingliang was not focused on May 1. I asked, but he wouldn't tell me. Later, his girlfriend came to me on her own. I told her that Wu Mingliang was the backbone of the phalanx. You should get married in half a year. I'll join in when the time comes," the leader said.

Hundreds of people calculated the perfect traffic formula

Yesterday at 2:30 pm, the evacuation of all personnel during the 60th anniversary of the National Day military parade was completed as scheduled.

“The evacuation time is consistent with what we planned, with zero error.” National Day Parade Traffic Commander Zeng Fanxin breathed a sigh of relief. The traffic management department previously conducted a detailed survey of all road conditions near Tiananmen. "In order to achieve the goal of gathering 100,000 people in a long and narrow place around Tiananmen, we conducted on-site measurements of all surrounding streets and alleys, and used ranging vehicles to measure 24 alleys step by step." It is necessary to know clearly which areas are low-lying and uneven and the height of the roadside to ensure the safety and orderliness of the marchers.

Because the data was too huge, it took hundreds of people to calculate it for several days. "We asked the marchers to start ten minutes late so that they could have more rest. This is the most successful part." I heard that they have been 4 I haven't slept for four days and nights. The ultimate goal is to successfully complete this mission.

Cruise missile formation: Solving the 16-degree angle problem

The cruise missile formation is the only formation that completes missile actions before being reviewed.

On the third day of the assessment at the parade village, superiors sent a telegram requesting that the missile launchers be changed from a horizontal state to a 16-degree angle during the review. "The angle brings difficulties to the training. The missile launchers must travel at a 16-degree angle, and the vehicles must move at a 16-degree angle." The advance will be unstable."

The captain of the cruise missile formation said that they changed the speed dial on the vehicle to a digital display. The previous scale had a division of 20 kilometers, and now the accuracy is limited to the engine. In the speed section, the lowest reading is one revolution. They also modified the throttle. In the past, when the accelerator was depressed for one centimeter, the speed increased by 130 rpm. Now, when the accelerator was depressed for one centimeter, the speed only increased by 60 rpm, which increased operability.

It is their efforts that allowed us to see the cruise missile formation passing through Tiananmen in an orderly manner during the review.

Background team: Turning flowers is actually not difficult

The background team of this military parade is a highlight, with an unprecedented 49 changing backgrounds. Zhao Liang opened his schoolbag and showed the reporter the secret of background change. "The yellow light is on to prepare, and the red light is turned over. Everyone has a color code card with the password written on it. If you look at the sign, you can turn out the correct pattern." Pull up the schoolbag. It is a chair, and props are placed in the bag. When turning over flowers, just insert the flower cards on the bag handle and pull them up. There are also green flower bulbs and yellow flower bulbs in the schoolbag, stretching back and forth alternately.

“After my naked eye observation, 80,000 primary and secondary school students turned over flowers 49 times without any mistakes.” The background team leader said proudly. There is also a card in their schoolbags, "Your hard work is the best gift to the motherland."