50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 49 Preparation
Sun Zhiwei noticed that there were cleaning teams on both sides of the road ahead. Each team came from a different unit, including schools, streets and factories.

As they were about to reach Tiananmen Square, and seeing that everyone looked a bit listless, Sun Zhiwei began to speak: "Classmates, cheer up and show the spirit of our youth."

"We are the successors of GCZY! Get ready to sing!"

"We are"

As the familiar song sounded, everyone's originally depressed spirits were lifted and they sang along.

The students' clear singing voices spread on both sides of the road like the wind, and other teams along the way saluted them with smiles.

Two reporters were interviewing in a team on the roadside. When they heard the singing, they looked towards them. Seeing the neat team with fluttering red scarves and obvious school uniforms, they immediately rushed over excitedly to interview them.

Seeing the reporters holding notebooks and cameras, Sun Zhiwei quickly called the team leader over.

"Captain, there are reporters, you can handle it." After that, the team continued to sing and move forward.

The reporter holding the camera stood in front of the side and pressed the shutter button towards their team. Click.

The photo was published on the front page of the daily newspaper the next day, and the article praised it:

"Our middle school students are very motivated. After completing their voluntary labor, they still rush back to school to attend afternoon classes. They are able to balance labor and study."

The school name is so conspicuous on the flag flying in this photo that Principal Yuan was very happy.

He specially bought several newspapers and kept them safely, and even made one of them into a merit brief and posted it in the school's honor room.

On the 30th, the entire square and the surrounding area of ​​Chang'an Avenue began to be closed. Students in the security compound had to be picked up and dropped off by special vehicles with certificates when going to school, and individual people could only enter and exit through the back door.

In the early morning of the 1st, Sun Zhiwei heard noises outside the compound. Half asleep and half awake, he realized that the soldiers participating in the military parade had already gathered on the street in advance.

Before dawn in the morning, Lao Zhang and Sun Zhiwei both got up. They each had their own tasks. Today, Sun Zhiwei had to go to the school to gather first, and then walk to the scene after lunch.

After breakfast, trucks carrying students to school came out of the gate. Sun Zhiwei saw 108 cannons lined up along the wall outside the gate, with their muzzles facing south.

This is the salute team that will be used today. They will form a group of 54 guns and take turns firing 28 salutes, symbolizing the 54 ethnic groups at that time and the 28 years of struggle.

Trucks have to go through the alley next to them today, as the main street is now closed to traffic.

Before the truck turned into the alley, he had already seen a group of warriors on the roadside. They were all fully armed and sitting on both sides of the road to rest.

All of these soldiers now carry live ammunition, a habit that was later changed. Because of the painful lesson of Egypt in 81, live ammunition was no longer allowed in military parades.

Farther away, opposite the square tower, many people have already arrived, and more people are still gathering towards the square. Many of them are teams that set out from the suburbs in the early morning.

In places he couldn't see, more people were flocking to the square from all directions. I heard that the university had a special train taking students into the city to attend the ceremony. What a treatment, wow.

The truck arrived at the school very quickly. The school was very lively today. Most of the students did not have the opportunity to join the team, but they also provided support for the school's team.

Especially in terms of costumes and props, the students prepared a lot, including all kinds of equipment, including red flags, ribbons, lanterns, and even torches.

He couldn't help but give these students a thumbs up. After all, torches were necessary. The entire celebration would last until very late. Lanterns wouldn't be bright enough at night and wouldn't last that long. Torches, however, would be different. Once they lit the torches, their group would instantly be the brightest on the scene.

The students who prepared the torches have done a great job. The school will definitely reward them tomorrow.

Today, Sun Zhiwei and his team participating in the performance are all wearing uniform white shirts, black pants and cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles, because only such clothes can match the whole outfit.

Each of them wears a red scarf, and the students in the middle hold artificial flowers in their hands. They will perform a dance on the parade route, singing and dancing, it's festive.

The students at the front and back of the team must hold red flags and ribbons, and they will have to dance at that time, which is a physical job.

Those big third-grade guys almost beat their brains out fighting for the spots.

By the time everything was ready, it was almost noon. Principal Yuan was worried that they would be late, so he asked them to have lunch early and then set off.

It was only half past twelve when they set out, but there were already huge crowds of people outside. People from all over the city and even the surrounding areas kept gathering towards the square.

At this time, not only cars, but also people have to walk slowly. Fortunately, they set out early and took the small road directly to the meeting point on the east side of the square.

By the time we found our seats and everyone was standing there, it was already past 1 o'clock.

They were already quite far away from the square, and Sun Zhiwei could only see the roof tiles of the city wall from a distance.

As for the road, it was even less visible because at this time, there was a city tower at each end of Chang'an Avenue, plus the guard walls on both sides, surrounding the entire square in the center.

In front of Sun Zhiwei's team were the teams of street citizens, commercial workers, and government officials, and further ahead was the peasant team, and at the front was the first wave of workers in the mass parade.

Sun Zhiwei and his classmates are junior high school students. They are the first team of students, followed by high school students and college students.

There were the most people from universities. I heard that some schools had thousands of people coming. Sun Zhiwei looked back and couldn't see the end of the crowd for a while.

Time was approaching and everyone was waiting anxiously, but they couldn't see what was happening on the other side of the city wall and could only stare at the loudspeaker next to them.

At this time, the music in the loudspeaker stopped, and an excited female voice announced on the radio that the leader had already climbed onto the city wall.

The crowd nearby immediately quieted down and everyone began to listen quietly to the radio report.

The announcer reports the movements every once in a while.

Suddenly, thunderous cheers of "Long live the emperor" came from the direction of the square, and Sun Zhiwei also followed the crowd in shouting "Long live the emperor".

It seemed like an eternity passed before the shouting stopped and the start of the ceremony came from the radio.

Then, a resounding voice with a distinct Hunan accent came from the loudspeaker: "It was established today!"

Suddenly, the square was filled with thunderous cheers and excitement. Many people jumped up with joy like Sun Zhiwei. Many people's hats were thrown into the sky. Many people hugged their friends. Every red flag was waved, like a red wave.

(End of this chapter)