Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

This was the surprise from the commander of Division T. After six months of specialized remedial training, the average score of all the division's companies in the comprehensive assessment increased by nearly 10% compared to the first half of last year.

In all specialties, the overall rate of excellent physical fitness subjects increased by 9 percentage points, and the coverage of improvement in individual assessments of officers and soldiers reached 100%.

To make this mass wedding in the military camp grand and unique, the division commander, delighted with the results, made a special decision to allocate six Type 89 armored vehicles as wedding cars.

These armored vehicles were the first batch to come off the production line, and they are now over ten years old. Due to years of high-intensity pulling and significant mechanical wear and tear on the vehicles, they are no longer used in high-intensity live-fire joint exercises.

On the T Division's books, these vehicles were designated as inventory service vehicles, not for combat readiness duty, not incorporated into combat formations, and were displayed in the camp's equipment exhibition area on a daily basis, used only for new recruit training and observation, camp service, and national defense education.

"Haha, get in, get in," Gao Cheng patted Zhang Anbang on the shoulder and turned to walk towards the armored vehicle.

Zhang Anbang laughed too, "That's right, get in the car, get in the car, I'll never forget this scene."

Led by the two, six grooms, dressed in crisp uniforms with gleaming epaulets, stood tall and exuded an air of authority as they stepped into an armored vehicle adorned with large red flowers.

These six Type 89 tracked armored vehicles, which have endured more than a decade of wear and tear, have had large patches of green paint peeled off from their wheel wells due to years of wear and tear from the track gravel, revealing the metallic base color.

The hatch and the edges of the machine gun turret are all worn and exposed, and due to years of oil and mud seepage, the paint has also peeled off in many places.

Especially the footboards in the troop compartment, the handrails for getting on and off the vehicle, and the walking area on the roof, have had their paint worn away due to the constant friction from soldiers stepping on them.

But today they were different. All parts of the six cars were wiped clean, and even the metallic finish was spotless.

The once heavy, sturdy, and rugged machine gun turret is now decorated with a large red silk flower, the ribbon of which hangs naturally down to the front deck of the vehicle, making it the highest point of the entire vehicle and particularly eye-catching.

On both sides of the front of the vehicle, below the driver's observation window, and on the front deck handrail, there are also sets of red ribbons and small red flowers tied to them, fluttering in the wind.

The thick, horizontal locking handle in the center of the fully armored tailgate at the rear of the vehicle was also tightly bound with a full bow made of red silk, and the long ribbon hung down from the mottled, peeling paint of the door panel to the lower edge of the rear of the vehicle.

Even the handrails on both sides of the cabin door and the towing rings at the front and rear of the roof were now wrapped in red silk and tied with small bows.

As the six men boarded the vehicle, the gleaming, festively decorated armored vehicles lined up neatly and departed from the division headquarters auditorium, heading towards the division headquarters guesthouse.

Six armored vehicles adorned with red ribbons moved slowly along the camp road, and the six grooms who entered the vehicles emerged one by one from the machine gun turrets.

With most of his body exposed on the roof of the vehicle, one hand holding onto the machine gun shield, he turned sideways and waved to his comrades on the roadside. The comrades on the camp road also waved and applauded back at them.

Zhang Anbang could swear to God that this was definitely the most glorious time he had ever ridden in an armored vehicle. Although the smell of engine oil was still obvious, at least he didn't have to endure the sandstorm anymore.

They weren't worried about any bumps or impacts. As expected of the fourth-term sergeant drivers specially transferred here, they were all absolute veterans. They drove this beat-up car very steadily.

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The distance between the division headquarters auditorium and the internal guesthouse is not far. For the T Division, it is relatively far, only about one kilometer away. It is just a couple of turns along the smooth camp road.

Inside the guesthouse, the six brides had already finished their makeup, and all their wedding dresses and shoes were ready. As for hiding shoes, sorry, there's no such thing at a military group wedding.

The rumbling sound grew closer and closer. The propaganda officer and the nurse from the division hospital, who had just finished their work, were chatting with several brides when they heard the noise and ran to the window one by one.

Shi Ranran, a very lively person, saw the scene outside the window and immediately blurted out in her hometown dialect, "Ladies, come quick! Something big has happened!"

"That's terrifying, I can't even imagine what that scene would be like."

"They won't make a move, will they?"

"I don't think so. It's a wedding day; how could they possibly lay a hand on us?"

"The muzzles of those heavy machine guns were all pointing this way, it was terrifying."

The other two staff members and the nurse also spoke up, leaving the six brides, who were all dressed up and ready to go, completely confused. They all got up and walked towards the window.

Looking out the second-floor window, wow, six armored vehicles adorned with big red flowers were driving in a single file toward the guesthouse.

Gu Xiaonan laughed and spoke first, "Sister-in-law, they've really made quite a show of it. Look, my husband is still grinning and greeting people from the machine gun turret."

Zong Xuemei was also laughing, "My husband is pretty much the same, except that when he laughs, the scar on his face looks even more distorted."

The other brides were also discussing it animatedly. These days, not to mention the locals, even the military had never seen anything like it.

As the convoy approached the large open space in front of the guesthouse, the armored vehicles, which were originally traveling in a single file, suddenly changed formation.

Looking at the formation below, Gu Xiaonan laughed even harder and turned to Zong Xuemei, saying, "Sister-in-law, look at their formation, a V-shaped inverted triangle, and then unfolding into a horizontal line."

Good heavens, are they here to take us to our wedding, or to kidnap us?

"Haha," Zong Xuemei was amused by Gu Xiaonan's words, "Yeah, it looks like a wedding kidnapping, after all, there are heavy machine guns set up there."

Upon hearing this, the other brides were also stunned. Not only the four local brides, but even Zong Xuemei, who was a military doctor, did not understand this.

However, Shi Ranran, the propaganda officer, often went to the troops and knew some things. Seeing the brides' puzzled looks, she explained, "Sister Xiaonan is right, this situation does look like they're here to snatch the brides."

When I was working at the grassroots level, I heard from the commanders of the front-line companies that the V-shaped inverted triangle formation was only used when the enemy's frontal position had been identified and the main target of the attack was clear.

Advancing in a single file, side-by-side, is a common tactic for the final assault, preparing to dismount and mop up any remaining enemy forces upon close approach.

"Haha," one of the brides couldn't help but laugh out loud, "It's quite interesting, but for these guys in the army, getting married is probably as easy as taking over a mountain."

I was the one who spoke first to my partner, what about you guys?

"What my sister said makes sense, but my husband is better; at least I didn't have to speak first."

"My partner almost spoke at the same time, I guess."

Listening to what the other brides had to say, Zong Xuemei and Gu Xiaonan exchanged a glance and understood each other's meaning. The two of them were closer and knew a lot about each other's situations.