Chapter 933: The Magnificent Power of Han (Fifty-Seven)

Before dawn, both sides of the East Avenue were already crowded with people. Even the roofs of the buildings on both sides were filled with people who were ready to see the power of the army. The Eastern Expeditionary Army conquered all directions, captured the Xiongnu, destroyed the Donghu, and defeated the Qi State. , the soldiers are majestic, but for the people of Jicheng, they have not really seen the military appearance of this army. The earliest cavalry troops from the two divisions of the Young Guards came to Jicheng, but they also stopped for a moment. Later, the Eastern Expedition Army entered the city and drove away the Qi people, but at that time most of the people in Jicheng fled. A few days ago, many troops entered the city, but it was only a glimpse. After those soldiers entered the military camp, there were very few Come out again.

Today is the day of the military parade, so naturally we cannot miss this opportunity.

Yan Shenghao is the person in charge of today's military parade. He barely slept last night. He arranged every detail of everything. When it was lighted up that day, he was already on the tower and carefully inspected everything on the tower. After finishing the arrangement, I breathed a sigh of relief.

As time went by, the officials who were qualified to go up to the tower and the envoys from various countries who came to congratulate, under the leadership of the guide, went up to the tower one after another, sat down on the designated chairs, and sat on the tower. You have a complete view of the entire East Street and the square in front of the palace.

The position of King Gaoyuan of Han is naturally in the middle, and on both sides of him, Wu Qi, the chief minister of Wei, and Zhao Qi, the chief minister of Zhao, sit respectively. The two brothers of Qi are separated, slightly farther apart, and Behind them were Han's own civil servants and generals.

"The King of Han has arrived!" Following the announcement from the official, the crowd who were sitting or standing together on the tower and communicating quietly turned around in the direction of the sound, naturally forming two rows.

"I have met the king!" Everyone bowed down.

"You guys don't need to be polite." Gao Yuan laughed. Today he was not wearing the imperial robes of the King of Han. Instead, he was wearing a helmet and armor and a sword. Behind him, the two ladies Ye Jing'er and Ning Xin followed closely. But Gao Zhiyuan was so happy that he was carried up to the tower by a maid.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready!" Yan Shenghao came forward and whispered.

"Then let's get started!" Gao Yuan waved his hand and said. He turned around and walked to his seat to sit down. Ye Jing'er and Gao Yuan walked to the two chairs behind Gao Yuan and sat upright.

Yan Shenghao walked to the gate tower and shouted with all his strength: "The military parade of the Han Dynasty begins now!"

As his voice fell to the ground, hundreds of horns sounded at the same time on the city wall, and hundreds of drums rumbled. The previously closed gate of the imperial city opened, and three knights flew out. The first one held up the big man's Huanglong flag, two people holding sabers, closely following each other. The three people passed through the square in front of the palace and moved forward along the East Street. Behind them, the military art troupe unique to the Han Dynasty army came out one after another and marched in the city. People stood on the left and right of the door, various musical instruments were placed, and with a wave of the conductor's arm, the sound of music began.

This is the war song of the Han army.

Wherever the long sword points,

Pointing directly to the northern territory;

The setting sun is like blood, flowing on the journey south;

The flags are hunting, summoning the war drums to march eastward;

The long yellow sand cannot stop the march of the Western Expedition.

Although there were less than a hundred people singing war hymns in the following team, the sound of horse hooves, horns, and war drums echoed, and it seemed like an overwhelming force. Where was Gaoyuan sitting, listening to this familiar sound? His eyes couldn't help but moisten as he sang, and he opened his lips lightly and responded in a low voice. However, He Lanxiong, Xu Yuan and other senior generals on the tower couldn't help but sang along loudly.

This song has accompanied them in charging against the enemy countless times.

The sound of horse hooves in the distance gradually became clearer again. The three knights holding the flag had already returned on flying horses. They passed through the city gate and dismounted. The three of them, holding the yellow dragon flag in their hands, strode towards the city tower along the stairs.

On top of the city tower, two rows of soldiers who had been prepared greeted the three bannermen.

The knight holding the flag presented the yellow dragon flag with both hands and handed it to the soldiers who came up. Taking the Han Dynasty flag, the two rows of soldiers turned around and walked in neat steps towards the flagpole erected high in front of the city tower.

The sound of the drums stopped and the trumpets sounded. The entire city tower and the square became silent for a moment, leaving only the sound of the two rows of soldiers stepping heavily on the blue bricks of the city wall.

"Raise the Great Han Dragon Flag!" Yan Shenghao shouted sharply.

The sound of music sounded again, and along with the music, the singing sounded again.

Execution is dignified and directed to all directions.

The water of the Tianhe River washes my sword and gun.

An iron horse. Thousands of miles of eagles flying.

Like the sun rising over the East China Sea, it shines brightly and brilliantly,

My land, my people, my country, my country.

The executive is dignified. To guard the four directions.

Look at the long wind blowing my clothes.

Open up territory and expand the territory, and travel thousands of miles.

Like the sun in the middle, it shines brightly and brilliantly.

Shattered to pieces, return to the king.

Amidst the majestic music and singing, the Yellow Dragon Flag of the Han Dynasty rose slowly against the rising sun. It stood solemnly high in the distance, with its right hand clenched and placed on top of the heart. On the tower, except for those foreign envoys, all They are all doing the same action.

"Your Majesty, please!" The flag was raised, and Yan Shenghao walked quickly to Gao Yuan and bowed.

Gao Yuan nodded, Ye Jing'er stood up behind him, took Gao Yuan's battle helmet from He Weiyuan, put it on for Gao Yuan, tied the silk ribbon carefully, nodded and smiled at Ye Jing'er, Gao Yuan turned around, holding on to his hand Holding the sword at his waist, he strode out.

Standing on the wooden platform beside the battlement, Gao Yuan glanced around, held the handle of the knife in his right hand, choked, drew the knife out of its sheath, raised it high, paused for a moment, and struck down hard.

When the knife fell, a big drum sounded immediately. After three consecutive blasts, hundreds of big drums sounded, and a high-pitched sound came from the distance.

"Han Army, advance!" Bathed in the morning sun, an army appeared in everyone's field of vision from a distance. Everyone on both sides of the street was greatly surprised, because this army was far from powerful.

This is a review unit composed of disabled soldiers. Many of them have already retired and are wearing old military uniforms. The pace is far from neat. The only thing that can make people feel is that they High morale.

Some of these people were missing an arm, some were lame, some were missing their eyes, and were wearing eye patches. They were supported by their companions and walked toward the palace while shouting slogans.

Such a special military parade immediately aroused the curiosity of all those watching. Jicheng is the capital of the Yan Kingdom. The people here see military parades every year, but all they see are tall and mighty sergeants. Such a troop was unheard of. I couldn't help but whisper to each other.

But as this unit advanced, the noise gradually became quieter, because the soldiers on guard along the way solemnly paid military salutes to this special unit when they approached them.

These are their predecessors, the pioneers of the founding of the Han Dynasty.

This slightly messy army walked under the city wall in front of the palace. Everyone raised their weapons at the same time, including knives, spears, bows, and more, but they were all weapons they had used on the battlefield. .

"The Eastern Army will be victorious, victorious!" these disabled soldiers shouted loudly.

Standing tall and majestic, Gao Yuan solemnly returned the salute to these people. On the city wall, the military generals gave them military salutes, while the civil servants bowed deeply. The Han Dynasty was established because of martial arts, and it has always respected these disabled soldiers.

On the city tower, Zhao Qi, Wu Qi and others were puzzled at first, and then shocked. They never expected that in a military parade, Gao Yuan would actually form a square formation of disabled soldiers and let them come out first. Being read, this kind of honor is enough to make these soldiers never forget it, and it will also make all the soldiers of the Han Dynasty proud. It is said that the Eastern Expeditionary Army took care of the disabled soldiers without any care, which made their army They were brave and fearless on the battlefield. Now it seems that they have achieved more than just material rewards. Although this kind of spiritual reward is invisible and intangible, it is a huge incentive for the soldiers.

What came next was still not a regular army, but a militia team. Although these teams also wore navy blue military uniforms, there were no markings on them. The only thing that identified their identities was the fluttering flag. The one at the front was Fufeng Militia. As the place where Gao Yuan started, Fufeng came to represent Liaoxi to enjoy the honor of being read. It is natural and logical.

After the Fufeng militia, there are the Baiyang village soldiers from Jishi County. This time, the Baiyang village soldiers not only represent Jishi County to be reviewed, but their village chief is also in the first square formation at this time.

One after another, militia teams marched majestically under the city tower. Above the city tower, the civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty were all smiling and nodding, while the envoys from other countries couldn't help but change their faces in shock. In a country like this, even the regular army is nothing more than this, but in the Han Dynasty, it is just some militia teams and reserve troops. To train these people to this point, I am afraid that the money to be paid is a terrifying amount. number.

Gao Yuan smiled and looked at the envoys whose faces changed. This military parade was a ceremony for the founding of the Han Dynasty. How could it not be a demonstration? Gao Yuan believed that although Chu and Qin did not send anyone here, they would definitely come. Immediately, I received the details of this military parade.

After the militia marched, the regular army finally made its official appearance. The first to drive onto the East Street was the independent cavalry division of the Northern Field Army. It was led by the division commander Gongsun Yi. Unlike the infantry phalanx, which consisted of a thousand men, the cavalry phalanx consisted of two hundred men. The formation of the cavalry, black tabards, black horses, and uniform pace made everyone stunned. There were only a few inches of space between the two hundred horses, but they were not chaotic at all. To outsiders, It’s almost like horse head followed by horse tail. (To be continued)