binnovel Chapter 366 Dawn City Memorial Ceremony
Chapter 366 Dawn City Memorial Ceremony
May 15th is tomorrow, the second anniversary of the founding of Dawn City. Preparations were actually completed beforehand, but due to Li Chenglong and others going to negotiate with the Zombie Empire, the anniversary celebration, originally scheduled for April 27th, was postponed until now.
Li Chenglong, Yun Lan, Ma Tiancheng, Zheng Yong, and other high-ranking officials from the Dawn City government and the Dawn Army arrived at the Dawn City Air Force Airport to warmly welcome the headquarters leaders. More than 10,000 people from all walks of life in Dawn City were also present, and they erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers as they saw Comrade Chen Guoqiang disembark from the X2 spaceship.
The Dawn Army Band played welcoming music at the scene. Reporters from Dawn City TV and some civilian media, armed with cameras and microphones, recorded this exciting moment. Headquarters leaders got off the plane one by one and shook hands and exchanged greetings with Li Chenglong and others who came to welcome them.
Accompanying him were Lieutenant General Shangguan Jingyun, the city lord of Black Gold City; Lieutenant General Ding Hai, the commander of the Hohhot base; General Aizimaiti, the commander of the Northwest Theater Command; and Lieutenant General Xu Chu, the commander of the Ningxia base of the Central Theater Command.
Besides Li Chenglong and others from Shuguang City, those who came to pick them up included General Sun Tianlong and General Kong Liang, commanders of the Eastern Theater Command; Lieutenant General Xu Limin and Major General Wei Jing from Feiyun Base; and Lieutenant General Sun Qingpeng and Lieutenant General Gao Shixin from Qingshui Base.
After exchanging pleasantries with everyone, Chen Guoqiang, Zhao Wannian, and the others greeted everyone present. Chen Guoqiang also gave a brief speech on behalf of the Huaxia headquarters before getting into the special vehicle arranged by Li Chenglong and heading towards the Shuguang Building.
The group arrived at the VIP conference room on the second floor of the Dawn Building. After pouring water for the leaders and bringing out washed Flame Fruits, the staff withdrew. For security reasons, no media were invited to the meeting, but the meeting proceeded relatively easily, and after a little over an hour, the meeting, attended by high-ranking officials from various bases, concluded smoothly.
After the meeting, Chen Guoqiang and others did not go to the restaurant on the 19th floor of the Shuguang Building, which Li Chenglong had arranged in advance, but instead went to the staff canteens on the 5th and 6th floors for lunch. With the development of Shuguang City, the functions of the 19th and 20th floors of the Shuguang Building have gradually diverged. The 19th floor has two restaurants, a Western restaurant and a Chinese restaurant. The 20th floor currently has a tea bar and a book bar, and the rest is a sightseeing area. The sightseeing area is equipped with telescopes and tables and chairs, allowing those who don't want to eat on the 19th floor to enjoy their meals while overlooking Shuguang City.
The leaders and their entourage will be staying on floors 15 to 18 of the Shuguang Building, with dedicated staff on each floor. To facilitate their work, Li Chenglong specially designated two offices on the 14th floor, equipped with dedicated crystal computers and Shuguang City internal telephones.
According to the itinerary, this afternoon Chen Guoqiang and several leaders, accompanied by Li Chenglong and Ma Tiancheng, will visit the commercial street, food street, hospital, school, and more than a dozen residential areas of Shuguang City. Tomorrow morning, after attending the second anniversary ceremony of Shuguang City, they will visit the Shuguang City material distribution base, light industrial zone, and heavy industrial zone in the afternoon, accompanied by Shen Menghua and Yun Qian. The day after tomorrow, they will visit the four military zones, military headquarters, rocket regiment, and air force base of Shuguang City.
In addition to a detailed tour of Dawn City, they also planned to conduct on-site research at the Qianyun, Feiyun, and Qingshui bases. Since it was mid-May and quite hot at midday, everyone unanimously decided to begin their visit to Dawn City at 2:5 PM.
After knocking and receiving permission, Li Chenglong entered Chen Guoqiang's room. He smiled and said, "Boss, please preside over tomorrow's ceremony. I feel it would be perfect for you."
General Chen Guoqiang thought for a moment and shook his head: "You must attend tomorrow's ceremony. Dawn City was created by you and your team, and the Dawn Army was also built and developed by you through countless hardships. Although I am from headquarters, I don't want to overshadow you, so you still have to come."
Li Chenglong shook his head: "No, at this stage, especially now that we have reached a cooperation agreement with the zombies, we can no longer focus on a single base or war zone. Instead, we should look at the whole of China. If you were to conduct the military parade and broadcast it live, it would enhance the sense of Chinese identity among all Chinese people and zombies, and strengthen the confidence of all Chinese people in fighting the impending crisis."
General Chen Guoqiang smiled and nodded: "Alright, since you've said so, then I'll do it. To be honest, this is my first time participating in a military parade, and I hope I can perform well tomorrow."
After discussing this matter, Wang Jie handed several documents to Li Chenglong. These were reports from various departments preparing for tomorrow's military parade, all indicating that preparations were complete and they were just waiting for the commemorative ceremony at Shuguang City tomorrow.
At 10:5 AM on May 16th, witnessed by tens of thousands of people in Shuguang City Square, millions watching the live broadcast, and even by zombies, the second anniversary celebration ceremony of the founding of Shuguang City began.
Five all-terrain tactical command vehicles drove slowly from east to west side by side, followed by the infantry formation of the Dawn Army of Dawn City.
The first formation to march forward is the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the Dawn Army. The 1st Regiment is also known as the Hero Regiment. It fought bravely alongside Li Chenglong and others in two major wars. In the most devastating battle, it suffered a loss of nearly two-thirds of its men. Currently, it is fully organized and has the strongest combat power among all Dawn Army-level combat units.
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After the four combat divisions' parade formations finished marching, the following formations were the information support unit, the equipment and logistics support unit, the Shuguang City Armed Police Force, the 1st and 3rd Shuguang City Defense Regiments, the Young Pioneers, the Shuguang City Militia, and the Shuguang City Women Soldiers' Formation.
At this moment, the military band changed their music on time. The infantry formation had now completed its march, and next up was the armored vehicle formation, with over a hundred troop carriers and armored vehicles leading the way, followed by the Rocket Force formation. The Dawn City Rocket Force had officially been renamed the Rocket Force last week. The Rocket Force comprises six regiments. Regiments 1, 2, and 3 are artillery units, using crystal beam cannons, with 40 cannons per regiment. Regiments 4, 5, and 6 are anti-aircraft artillery units, using super-powered anti-aircraft guns, with 40 cannons per regiment.
Vehicles towing crystal beam cannons and super-powered anti-aircraft guns drove past the Dawn Building, trailing wisps of smoke. General Chen Guoqiang nodded in satisfaction, while the group of leaders behind him watched with a sense of excitement.
After the Rocket Force slowly passed by, the military band changed their music, and next up was the Dawn City Air Force contingent. A huge warship slowly sailed by in the air, followed by three spaceships, which were naturally the Dawn and three X2 spaceships, followed by 40 Tyrannosaurus fighters, 20 helicopters, and more than 100 drones of various sizes.
At this moment, the military band changed the music they were playing, and behind them came the procession of ceremonial vehicles. One after another, large, modified vehicles slowly drove in, carrying the achievements of Dawn City over the past two years.
Next came a procession of ordinary citizens and workers from various industries, singing and dancing to celebrate the second anniversary of the founding of Shuguang City.
The second anniversary celebration of Dawn City will last for a full day, with a fireworks display in Dawn Square in the evening. Furthermore, everyone with a Dawn City ID card can receive a free gift bag today, containing premium Dawn rice, flour, chocolates, candies, and fresh fruit.
After all the formations had marched past, the cannons fired in unison, announcing the end of the morning's activities. General Chen Guoqiang was deeply moved and said to Li Chenglong, "Your Dawn City and the Dawn Army have developed so well; they are a model for the entire army and the whole of China."
In the following days, leaders such as Chen Guoqiang and Zhao Wannian conducted research in various parts of Shuguang City, and then visited three other bases in the Eastern Theater Command. At 1 p.m. on May 20, amidst the farewells of Li Chenglong and others, the three X2 spaceships slowly took off and left Shuguang City, heading towards the Anxi base.