Generally speaking, each country has only one national anthem, which is the one that best represents the national characteristics and will of the country. There are also countries with two national anthems, such as Denmark.
The same is true for the Ming Dynasty. "Tianming Di De" and "Fuyao" appeared at different times and have very different styles. The former is a traditional elegant music with composition and lyrics, which was established in the sixth year of Zhichang; It was determined in the 28th year of Chang's reign.
The meanings contained in the two are completely different. "Swinging" aims to show the seemingly prosperous and rejuvenating China, rather than the praises and prayers of "Tianming Earth Virtue".
Although there are no usage restrictions explicitly announced by the imperial court, "Fuyao" has been used more frequently in diplomatic situations in recent years.
After the military anthem and the national anthem, the officers and soldiers of the whole regiment finished their attention salute and turned their attention to the officers of the Ministry of War.
At the same time, more than thirty soldiers from the regimental flag platoon came out and walked steadily over under the leadership of the second lieutenant.
At this moment, Yang Zhen was also very excited. The major overhaul of the Marine Corps that he had been waiting for for many years has finally become a reality. It is foreseeable that from today on, within a few years, the Marine Corps will have a larger-scale reform. Prepared.
"Confer the flag." He uttered two words with a solemn expression.
Several accompanying officials from the Ministry of War solemnly presented a thick flag tube with both hands, and the other two people worked together to hand it up to the flagpole.
The soldiers in the flag platoon immediately took it over, and then took a step back. The second lieutenant leading the team shouted loudly: "Take the flag! If the flag is missing, everyone will die!"
The officials successively awarded two military flags. The first one was the big flag that was divided into pieces, and the second one was the commonly used regimental flag.
The former has a very long history and evolved from the establishment of the Chinese Army.
Qi Jiguang's "New Book of Jixiao" described the banner of the Chinese army as "This cannot be used for formation, it is very important." It is about one foot, made of black and green satin, and the flag is edged with white silk; the flagpole is one foot and six feet high. , decorated with tassels and beads, and is extremely gorgeous. This flag is the flag of the Chinese army and cannot be appropriated at will.
Now it has been redesigned and its size has been reduced. While retaining the elements of Bagua, Tai Chi and Xingxu, it has been made more symmetrical and beautiful.
Each large flag is exactly the same in appearance, with no text number and only a few very small numbers sewn on the side of the flag for differentiation.
The significance and status of the flag are extraordinary. It can be said that it is the first time that the first and second marine regiments were awarded. Before this, only divisions or independent brigades could possess them.
In addition to the standard ceremonial flag tube just used to place it, there is also a wartime flag tube.
The wartime flag tube is made of white copper and has a built-in self-ignition safety device - a small white phosphorus incendiary bomb modified from an incendiary grenade is installed at each end of the flag tube. If there is an emergency and the military flag needs to be burned, just remove the safety pin. Then pull the fuse, and the two incendiary bombs will detonate in a few seconds.
As for the second flag, which is the usually used regimental flag, its length and width ratio is four to three, the main color is vermilion, and the pattern is three dark green triangles at the bottom, one large, two small, and two indigo triangles. Color wavy lines.
The three triangles mean three mountains and five mountains. The Army flag is the vermilion three mountain flag, and the two blue wavy lines are the Marine Corps flag.
It can be said that this is a very interesting point - the Marine Corps of the Ming Dynasty is obviously affiliated with the navy, but the flag was changed based on the army flag.
"In just one month, this unit has been well-trained. It looks very good on the outside. As for the inside...it has some real ability. It may be able to defeat the enemy when it goes into battle. It depends on what happens later."
Yang Zhen was very satisfied with the current military appearance of the 1st Marine Regiment, but something seemed to be missing?
Yao Liangchuan understood this. In fact, he had already discussed this with Zhou Changfeng - a mere flag-presenting ceremony would be boring, so it would be better to have an ornamental display.
So Zhou Changfeng cupped his hands, pointed diagonally forward, and said with a smile: "We have prepared a small display, please take a look."
exhibit? What to show?
Yang Zhen, who was very interested, got into the car and came to the shooting range about a mile away.
Since there are a thousand soldiers and non-commissioned officers in the regiment who are elites selected from each unit, their individual qualities are naturally adequate, and there are also some talented people or unique skills among them.
After entering a section of the trench, Yang Zhen picked up his binoculars and leaned against the sandbags piled in front of him, "You kid, what are you trying to do?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a thin soldier not far away holding a Type 21 rifle and entering the shooting position. Then, in the trench about 150 meters away, someone threw it into the sky with force. A ceramic disc.
"boom!"
Gunshots fired and plates shattered! Broken pottery fragments fell in the air.
Ten shots in succession like this, nine out of ten hits, it can be said to be a miraculous marksmanship.
Then, the soldier changed to a rifle equipped with a type 2-2 triple scope, and started rapid-firing at human-shaped targets of 300 meters and 500 meters in a kneeling position.
There are also ten shots, but looking through the telescope, there is only one bullet hole in the two human-shaped targets?
If misses are not taken into account, does it mean that the impact point of every five bullets is the same?
Next, a tall corporal appeared. He was carrying a Type 33 light machine gun. Facing twenty human-shaped targets scattered from 200 meters to 600 meters, he used extremely deadly double-handed weapons. Use short bursts of fire to knock them down one by one.
The "click-click" sound of the gun sounded very rhythmically, and the few seconds of interruption were because he was changing the magazine.
When the last target was knocked down, someone nearby shouted: "Fifty-one seconds!"
Twenty targets, two magazines, a total of fifty rounds, a total of fifty-one seconds?
At the same time, there is also a display of emergency firing of mortars without deployment, simulating the scene of firing directly without setting up tripods and sights during a sudden encounter.
Two soldiers were seen cooperating with each other, one holding the gun body and the other unscrewing the fuse. After a few seconds, the shells roared out and landed impartially in a circular area a few hundred meters away.
Although the training bomb did not explode, the dust it stirred up and the red smoke it emitted were conspicuous enough.
Yang Zhen was particularly pleased with the wonderful performance of the First Marine Regiment in terms of individual soldier quality, and announced on the spot that he would reward one or two.
"Those people from before were each rewarded with a hundred yuan. I will write another letter and give you an additional batch of 10,000 yuan, so that you can celebrate the New Year happily.
Zhou Changfeng and Yao Liangchuan clasped their fists quickly, "Thank you so much, Chief Yang!"
However, Yang Zhen did not forget the key point. He stroked his beard and said: "Individual martial arts is important, but teamwork is indispensable. The core of combat power lies in whether it can be twisted into a rope. Don't forget the mission!"
"Yes! I will strictly abide by the instructions of my rank." Several officers present claimed yes.
Before the spring of next year, there will not be many training projects for the First Marine Regiment. Large-scale practical training such as infantry-artillery coordination, infantry-tank coordination, air-ground coordination, ship-ground coordination, etc. is not urgent.
Now we have to lay a good foundation and let the officers and soldiers get used to it, and then they can train more efficiently.
(End of chapter)
