At a time when military tensions between the two sides of the strait are on the rise, Taiwan's defense department has heard the news that it is necessary to promote the activities of the military associations, ask all units to form a "war drum team," and also prepare to hold a competition at the "Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall" in Taipei. This rumor has recently exploded on the island, netizens questioned the military when it should strengthen the task of combat training but put the cart before the horse, and today (22nd) in the legislature, "legislators" also slammed the military for fundamentally mistaking the focus.
In early October, some Taiwan netizens posted on the Facebook fan page "North Chief 4.0", "At a time when the two sides of the strait are so tense, (the Taiwan Army) actually asked for the establishment of a war drum team, and set up this war drum team with a budget of 300,000 (NT$, the same below) per unit. This budget can buy at least 50 emergency kits, which is far more meaningful than setting up a war drum team. ”
Xu Qiaoxin, a member of the Taipei City Council of the Chinese Kuomintang, also forwarded this article, bluntly saying: "If it is really fake, will it be too ridiculous!" Are we now in the Qin Dynasty or the Han Dynasty? The 'legislator' should ask whether there is really a problem. The news sparked a lively discussion.
No, today Yan Defa, head of Taiwan's defense department, sent a report to the legislature to enhance reserve combat strength, and Kuomintang "legislator" Ma Wenjun questioned that the navy and air force were busy "defending the sea and air force," but the army planned to hold a war drum contest at the "Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall" in November and December. Chen Zhongwen, "chief of staff" of the Taiwan Army, said that this was to consider the hardships of officers and men in combat training and to provide leisure time into the curriculum.
In this regard, Ma Wenjun was even more dissatisfied, believing that the army in charge was "too idle" and questioning, "Shouldn't the army focus on preserving combat strength and fighting for combat training?" How many recent training accidents have caused the sacrifice of brothers, and what is the purpose of it? There is even extra time to engage in war drum clubs. ”
Ma Wenjun questioned even more, "If an unrealistic war drum contest is held, is it possible that if the two sides of the strait start a war, the army will send a champion drum team to replace the air on the shore and the navy will beat the drum to cheer up?" ”
"What is this thinking?" Previously, Ma Wenjun's speech on personal Facebook was sharper, and she criticized that now that the Situation in the Taiwan Strait is urgent, the Logistics Of the Taiwan Air Force and Navy are repeatedly overdrawn, and the Fuel Oil Budget has been repeatedly overdrawn, and the Army even has the money to form a drum team to hold a competition? "What is even more bizarre is that the air and naval personnel are exhausted due to their war readiness, and they have difficulties in normal vacations, where is there time to accompany the prince to play drums?"
Because the "war drum competition" has long become the focus of attention on the island, and the official Facebook of the Army "Headquarters" has recently published mainly on combat training, which has the intention of "whitewashing". Including the LanZhibu Clouded Leopard armored vehicle driving out of the road outside the camp to maneuver, the armored 584 Brigade's cm11 combat vehicle, the clouded leopard armor vehicle to carry out a shortening distance drill, and the combat armor vehicle belonging to the 333rd Brigade's combat readiness unit also driving in the mud, in coordination with the vehicle-mounted infantry to get off the combat action, highlighting that the army units throughout Taiwan maintain a high state of combat training.
However, having said that, the Taiwan Army really played a good drum. According to a report by Taiwan's "Military News Agency" in mid-September, the Armored 584th Brigade of the 6th Army of the Taiwan Army boarded the battle drum team, and on September 19, it was invited by the Tiande Palace in Taoyuan to serve as the opening performance of the "2020 All-Taiwan Dragon and Lion Drum Art Creative Championship", which opened the event with a loud and uniform drum sound, and the magnificent momentum won the praise of the guests and the public, and then participated in the drum art competition, exchanged with the good hands of all over Taiwan, and won the "first place" honor of the championship, which was really versatile and lively and enthusiastic.
The Straits Herald reporter @ Straits Faction comprehensive report