Do you know why the "National Day Parade" is one of the most important celebrations in our country?
Our ancestors said, "The great affairs of the country are in the worship and the war", and the most important thing in a country is sacrifice and war.
In peacetime, these two most important things combined to become a rare "military parade" in front of Tiananmen Square. One of the things that we Chinese deeply proud of our civilization is that we pay great attention to the word "etiquette."
For every officer and soldier participating in the parade, the highest ceremony of the parade means that they must show the highest instrument - the perfect military posture.
So if countless commanders, generals, and experts are scrutinized to find the "best spokesperson" for this perfect military posture, who can win this one-millionth honor?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > embarrassment under the scorching sun</h1>
In Changping District, a northern suburb of Beijing, there is a Large Shahe River, and the Shahe Airport on the banks of the river is a "secret place" belonging to the Chinese Air Force. In 1984 and 1999, the two National Day military parades were rehearsed here. Therefore, it is also known as the "parade village".
Fast forward 10 years, and more than 10,000 officers and men have been welcomed at the airport, and what they are going to participate in is the infantry phalanx that will be held on October 1 for the 60th anniversary of the National Day.
It was the hottest three-volt heat of the year in Beijing, with the scorching sun shining on the vast, tree-free cement floor of the airport, and the 45-degree heat was enough to burn your feet.
It is in this environment that standing in a standard standing position for 4 hours is a compulsory training item for parade members.
One hour, two hours, three hours... Seeing that there is still half an hour left, these players who dare not blink their eyes will insist until victory.
At this time, around a square team from the "Red First Division", the lead coach noticed something strange.
In the midst of the smiling faces, suddenly one person's facial muscles began to twist and twitch visibly, and the movement became more and more obvious.
Although he was still the same as the rest of the team members below the neck, he did not move at all, and all the positions and heights of his arms, waist, legs and feet should be placed, and there was no mistake in checking, but when it came to the parade, such an unexpected situation was absolutely impossible to allow.
The coach walked quickly to the "problem team member" and asked with concern, "Chen Misi, what's wrong?" ”
This handsome and thin young man named Chen Mixi still had a strange and embarrassed face, but he just closed his mouth tightly, unwilling to disrupt the standing training that was about to be completed.
The coach certainly cannot allow him to squeeze his eyebrows on such an important occasion and insist that he answer what really happened.
It is estimated that the teammates next to him heard Chen Misi's next answer, and almost couldn't suppress the wild laughter in his heart.
Chen Misi finally lowered his head with a red face and whispered, "Coach, I'm sorry, I'm upset and pulled in my pants." ”
After the end of the scene, the teammates who could no longer bear it laughed and scolded Chen Misi: "You are really stupid, your stomach hurts and you will report it."
Indeed, as the saying goes, people have three anxieties, as long as they have not yet walked to Tiananmen Square, Chen Misi's report is completely reasonable and will not be punished.
To the doubts of his teammates, he only replied lightly: "I was full of thoughts about persevering to the end, and I didn't expect to be foreign." ”
Chen Misi couldn't really laugh. Because only he himself knew that compared to his teammates around him, if it were not for the belief of "persevering to the end", he would not have had the opportunity to come to this parade village.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > 10-year dream was returned three times</h1>
Tangxia Town, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, the 19th place in the national comprehensive strength of the top 1000, the famous capital of automobile and motorcycle accessories, Chen Misi was born in such a wealthy town.
Walking in such a rural high-rise town that can rival the city's prosperity probably makes it difficult for many people to remember that the people of Wenzhou have been in the front line of the fight against the Wokou and the great powers since the Ming Dynasty, and this is also one of the most reliable sources of soldiers in Zhejiang.
On October 1, 1999, 10-year-old Chen Misi sat in front of the TV set, staring intently at the screen, and the grand celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was about to enter the climax.
"Boom! Boom! "Tens of thousands of pairs of feet on the ground, but there is only one sound; dozens of people look at the past from the side, but there is only one face, and the military soldiers of the parade, from the details to the whole, from the micro to the macro, from the close to the distant view, all show an unparalleled beauty of military posture."
"One day I will also participate in the military parade, and I will also walk through Tiananmen Square!" Chen Misi, who was only a primary school student, ignited the warm blood of Wenzhou people that never faded.
Eight years later, in the second half of 2007, Chen Misi, who graduated from high school, was sent off by his father Chen Aiqing, dressed in a large red flower, and went to the recruit company with great expectations to report, stepping on the first step to his dream.
Chen Misi was undoubtedly particularly impressed by the instructors of the recruit company, his family was wealthy, but his training was never afraid of hardship and tiredness, and the results he achieved were second to none.
Physical fitness and politics are impeccable, and no one will refuse such an excellent seedling.
After unanimous recommendation by the troops, Chen Misi was finally sent to Beijing to receive his troops, inherited from the First Division of the First Army of the First Front of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, which was personally established by Chairman Mao in Jinggangshan, that is, the famous "Red First Division".
Being able to enter the Red First Division is already a rare high recognition in the army for many recruits, but for Chen Misi, this is only the first level to the parade.
A year after enlisting in the army, at the end of 2008, Chen Misi, who had returned from studying abroad, got a message from his teammates that the infantry foot team for the 60th anniversary of the National Day military parade had begun to be formed, and the Red First Division naturally occupied one of the places.
The "Red First Division" attaches great importance to this military parade, and in addition to the 13 standards of 6 categories formulated by the joint command of the parade, it has specially added measurement and inspection indicators such as face shape and foot length.
Politically, not only should grass-roots party branches, regiment party committees, division party committees, and square teams conduct a "two-way four-level joint examination" through local village committees, schools, police stations, and armed forces departments, and an investigation letter was sent to the armed forces departments where all the team members' families were located. At the same time, special personnel were sent to their places of origin and enlistment to visit and investigate the recruits one by one.
Before Chen Misi returned, although the news had spread throughout the regiment, no one had yet applied to participate in the selection.
Chen Misi did not give the slightest consideration, and on the same day he learned the news, he wrote the application report and handed it to the instructor's desk.
In fact, looking at the height, appearance, skills, politics, and all aspects, the instructors all know that Chen Misi is very prominent, and if he is selected into the square team, there will certainly be no chain drop.
However, the instructor still made a fierce effort, rejected Chen Misi's first application for the whole team, and selected the personnel of the party team.
But Chen Misi didn't complain about the instructor's decision, because he knew why: he hit the furniture when he was a child, leaving a small scar in the corner of his eye.
However, at the parade, the camera will sweep over everyone's face, and any small flaws will be permanently recorded in the historical video, whether it is the instructor or Chen Mixi himself, he does not want this regret to happen to his troops.
As a hot-blooded boy, Chen Misi made the family buy cosmetics for himself for the first time, which is the kind of flesh-colored scar removal agent, even if it can't completely eliminate the traces of the corners of the eyes, it can be covered by color.
The instructors are still so "hard-hearted" that imperfect soldiers are not allowed to appear in their own teams responsible for training and selection. Chen Misi submitted three consecutive applications, and only three returns were harvested.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > seize the opportunity to train into a "military posture king"</h1>
Just as Chen Misi was sitting in the dormitory full of enthusiasm, watching the comrades who had been selected to join the square team undergo the devil's "extreme training" on the playground, there was only one side of envy on his face.
Who knew that just when the training was in full swing and Chen Misi thought that he would no longer have a chance with the parade, the leaders of the troops found Chen Misi himself and temporarily recruited him to join the square team.
It turned out that one of the team members had a sudden accident and really couldn't continue training, so he had to give up this precious position.
Chen Misi, who was dark and bright, immediately gave himself three chapters of the Fa: No matter how hard the training is, we must persist to the end; no matter how much pressure there is, we must face it optimistically; as long as others can do it, we must do it better.
Because he knows: there is only one military parade! After 10 years, the 30-year-old self should have basically bid farewell to the military career.
The extreme training content of the Red First Division includes: military posture exercises for 2 hours without moving, 4 hours without falling, and 60 seconds without blinking; 200 consecutive kicks, 10 minutes of broken legs without deformation, physical training for 1 5 kilometers per day, and 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats and 100 frog jumps per day.
As for the climate of Beijing, whether it is the strong winds in the spring, the cold of minus 20 degrees in the winter, or the hot and rainy rain of more than 30 degrees in the summer, in the eyes of the whole party, it is not a thing worth considering.
There is only one thing that Chen Misi is worried about: the more urgently he wants to get the approval of the squad leader, the more the actions he makes are "provoked" by the squad leader, either the actions are not in place, or they are not cooperative and uncoordinated with the people next to him.
As if it was deliberately aimed at him, after the teammates finished training during the day, Chen Misi was left alone by the squad leader, against the moonlit night and street lights, and continued to work overtime on the playground alone.
To say that Chen Misi did not have a little grievance in his heart was a lie, but he never reflected this idea on the body, and all the harsh criticism and correction of the squad leader, he improved it bit by bit.
But he does not complain under harsh training, which does not mean that the physiological functions of the body react violently.
Varicose veins are a stubborn disease that Chen Misi has had since before joining the army, long-term standing training has made him have a seizure, his legs are as painful as pinpricks, often after the end, even walking is very difficult, had to limp back to the canteen, dormitory.
If the pain during the training is unbearable, Chen Misi will give himself a "hard time", let his teammates tie their legs tightly with a backpack rope, and maintain a straight standing position for 4 hours.
After the backpack rope was untied, the legs were stiff and could not be bent, and they could only be carried off the training ground.
Day after day, gradually, Chen Misi was left less and less time by the squad leader, but his teammates began to be unable to coordinate with him because of their movements, and had to be led back to the unit and lost the quota to participate in the parade.
Perhaps in order to repay this effort, the scars in the corners of the eyes that were once annoying were actually washed away by sweat and faded, and they could not see it.
Finally, before the official start of the military parade, in order to test the training results of the square team, the leaders decided to hold a "selection of the king and the star" activity, in this millions of troops, the best of the best, repeated polishing of the big competition, Chen Misi fulfilled his promise to the squad leader, in one fell swoop won the title of "King of Military Posture".
The old squad leader who received Chen Misi's first good news cried with him over the phone.
On October 1, 2009, chen Aiqing's family sat around the TV as they had 10 years ago, but this time, their son was not at home, but on the glorious TV screen.