Chapter 72: Deterrence by force
On August 1, 142 New Calendar, the Byronic Army held a grand military parade in Hope City. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The troops participating in the parade included 240 members of the King's Guard, forming a cavalry phalanx; Six hundred men selected from the King's Guard, forming a phalanx of cavalry and an array of infantry; Six hundred men were selected from the musket regiment to form an Ilibi musket phalanx and a Tugu musket phalanx; The 360 people selected from the new shrine war shrine maidens formed a cavalry phalanx and an infantry phalanx, and another 360 selected shrine maidens formed a foot phalanx; An infantry phalanx of 360 people selected from the guards of the Bluestone Palace, and a crossbow soldier phalanx of 360 people selected from the maids of the guards of the Bluestone Palace; 1,200 men selected from the regular army formed a phalanx of cavalry, a phalanx of melee infantry, a phalanx of crossbowmen; 2,400 men selected from the various city defense armies to form six infantry phalanxes; One thousand two hundred men were selected from the reserve to form three infantry phalanxes.
The Kingdom of Tairong, the United Nation, sent 2,760 people to participate in the military parade. Among them were three hundred and sixty elite warriors under Teng Yuan, forming an infantry phalanx; a phalanx of four hundred heavy cavalry, a phalanx of light cavalry of four hundred; a phalanx of four hundred pikemen, a phalanx of four hundred sword and shield men; A phalanx of four hundred archers, and a phalanx of four hundred crossbowmen.
The allied forces of the Kingdom of Byron also took part in the parade. Two thousand four hundred men sent by the kingdom of Egus, forming a phalanx of Tugu muskets, a phalanx of archers, a phalanx of crossbowmen, and a phalanx of spearmen; Three thousand men sent by the Republic of Bukin, formed a phalanx of mixed cavalry, a phalanx of musketeers, a phalanx of crossbowmen, and a phalanx of infantry; The kingdom of Elt sent two thousand four hundred men to form a phalanx of heavy cavalry, a phalanx of heavy infantry, a phalanx of light infantry, and a phalanx of crossbowmen.
Counting the soldiers standing on both sides of the straight, the number of troops participating in the parade exceeded 18,000, and the scene was extremely spectacular. At the end of the 141st year of the new calendar, the Kingdom of Byron sent invitations to all the independent powers of the New World to conduct a military parade, and the number of independent powers actually attended the parade exceeded 200, excluding the allied powers.
The number of independent forces attending the parade is so large, not because of the big face of the Kingdom of Byrons, but because the Kingdom of Byron made it clear in the invitation that it was not only the army of the Kingdom of Byron who participated in the parade, but also the troops of the Kingdom of Tairong, the Republic of Bukin, the Kingdom of Egus and the Kingdom of Ayrt.
The fact that the Kingdom of Byron allowed the Allied troops to participate in its own military parade meant that it was a mere military parade, but a military deterrent to all independent powers in the world. The Kingdom of Byron wants to use this military parade to demonstrate the military power of the strongest alliance in the New World, so as to deter all forces that plot against the Kingdom of Byron and its allies.
Almost all the foreign envoys who participated in the parade wrote about this experience in their memoirs, because the impact of this military parade was so great that it shocked their souls.
For this parade, the kingdoms of Byron and Taeyong spent three months selecting personnel and another three months training. This military parade is not only about the face of the Kingdom of Byrons, but also about the face of its allies, so the allies have also spent a long time selecting personnel and training.
In July, the troops participating in the parade entered the Kingdom of Byron and began repeated rehearsals in the town of Buta. It was not until the day before the parade began that the troops participating in the parade stopped rehearsals and marched into the City of Hope in a high-profile manner.
The rebel forces of the Byron Kingdom and the Tairong Kingdom want to make a big news at the military parade, and Wei Xu, who has already occupied a place in the rebel party, angrily reprimanded the rebels for being stupid, he said that at this time, the Byronic Kingdom and the Tairong Kingdom will definitely be vigilant, and now the attention of all countries is on the military parade, especially the allies of the Byron Kingdom.
Rice and the forces making big news at the military parade can indeed slap the Byron Kingdom in the face, but it will also hurt the face of its allies and make enemies with them. At that time, these allies will definitely send a large number of intelligence agents to track down the rebels in the Kingdom of Byrons, and as long as they find results, they will send large armies into the country to help the Kingdom of Byron eradicate the rebels.
Wei continued to say that rebellion is a big thing, and to achieve a big thing, we must learn to forbear, and we can't delay a big thing for the sake of petty profits. The rebels felt that what Wei Xu said was very reasonable, so they gave up their plans to make trouble at the military parade.
Just in case, Maier still set up a net in Hope City to deal with those who might act on their own and cause trouble at the parade. As it turned out, Mayr's worries were not unfounded. The Supervisory Commission arrested more than 30 suspicious people at the parade, all of whom were traitors acting on their own. The rebels who were not caught saw that the kingdom of Byron had been prepared, so they had to retreat.
The parade began with the sound of a long horn. After the sound of the trumpet faded into the distance, the cavalry phalanx of the King's personal guard slowly came into view. The Guards cavalry, dressed in dark armor, holding spears in their right hands and reins in their left, straddled their saddles with their heads held high.
The Kingdom of Byron has set up a training ground in the town of Buta that is very similar to the scene of the military parade, although the layout of the training ground is almost the same as that of the field, but there are still slight differences. The guards were nervous, for fear that something would go wrong. Fortunately, after seven months of training, they and the war horses under their crotch have become familiar with every movement during the parade, and now they will not make mistakes even with their eyes closed.
The display of the cavalry phalanx is much the same. Slowly march to the first line, stop marching, lower your cavalry guns, and make a charge about thirty meters long, stopping when you are about to reach the viewing platform, at which point the leader of the phalanx will give the order to continue moving, and the cavalry phalanx will respond with a battle cry, and then move forward at a uniform speed towards the viewing platform. Upon marching directly below the viewing platform, Mel would raise his right arm diagonally upwards, and the cavalry phalanx would raise their spears in their hands and cheer, stopping when Mel lowered his hand.
On the other side of the viewing platform was the second line, and when the cavalry phalanx reached the second line, it had to stop marching again, lay down its cavalry guns, and make a charge no more than fifty meters long. When the front row of the cavalry phalanx stopped at the second line, the last row was still below the viewing platform, and the troops behind had not yet reached the first line, which meant that the eyes of the people on the viewing platform were still on the cavalry phalanx. Therefore, this charge must have an overwhelming momentum, which will give people a feeling of sacrificing their lives and death, and bring people a great sense of shock.
Mel's King's Guards were young men ready to give their lives for him, they were young and vigorous, and they looked at death as if they were at home, and the momentum of the charge was a piece of cake for them. Even when they were not charging, the cavalry phalanx of the king's personal guard had a strong murderous aura. The timid men weakened their legs after the first cavalry phalanx crossed the first line, and some of the foreign envoys standing on the viewing platform had to hold on to the railing of the viewing platform so as not to collapse to the ground.
When it came time for the cavalry phalanx to charge for the second time, another group of people were frightened and weakened. The spectators on both sides of the straight road even subconsciously took a few steps back, for fear of being affected by this murderous cavalry team. The soldiers in charge of standing on both sides of the straight did not react, and they only blinked calmly as the cavalry phalanx passed in front of them. They have long been accustomed to having to endure at least hundreds of such tortures a day for the past seven months.
The performance of the King's Guards greatly stimulated the King's Guard, and when the cavalry phalanx of the King's Guard came on, the murderous aura on his body was stronger than that of the King's Guard, and even his eyes were bloodthirsty. Their two charges made some people weak again, and some people who were not in good health even wanted to leave the scene early.
Behind the cavalry phalanx of the King's Guard was the infantry phalanx of the King's Guard, and it was thought that after being shaken by the cavalry phalanx, the infantry phalanx was nothing to fear, but this was not the case.
The content of the display of the infantry phalanx is also much the same. After entering the first line, the march begins, and when the phalanx leader is approaching the viewing platform, the leader of the phalanx will give orders, and the infantry phalanx will respond with a battle cry. The infantry phalanx will stop directly below the observation deck for a change of attack and defense, as well as an attack display. After the display, the team leader will order the marching formation to resume and continue marching. At this point, Mel will raise his right arm diagonally upwards, and the infantry phalanx will raise their weapons and cheer, and the cheering will stop when Mel's arm is lowered.
After marching to the second white line, the infantry would make a charge with a length of about fifty meters. The nature of this charge was the same as that of the cavalry phalanx, it had to be imposing, like a real charge. Due to the fact that the infantry phalanx has more instructions, the phalanx has to respond with a battle cry every time, and the infantry phalanx also has a battle cry when attacking and displaying, so in the process of the infantry phalanx display, "Ha! "Drink! "Roar! Loud yelling like that is very frequent.
The sound of hundreds of people shouting in unison is naturally clear to those who have been taught. The battle cry, combined with the infantry's murderous posture and movements, shattered the fragile nerves of the timid once again.
The musket phalanx was displayed in a similar way to the infantry, and they all ended up charging. But the musket phalanx had an extra round of firing display, and the direction of the fire was directly in front of the direction of travel, because only that direction was the safest. The charge when firing is much smaller than usual, and the projectile is a cylinder made of very light wood, which will not cause much damage even if it hits the target.
The musket phalanx will only fire a salvo once, and will not demonstrate reloading. After the two musket units passed, it was the cavalry phalanx of the war witches of the new shrine. The war witches and shrine maidens of the new shrine are not the regular troops of the Byron Kingdom, and the guards and personal guards of the Bluestone Palace are the same at this point, but Mel still let them participate in the parade, because they are also part of the defense force of the Byron Kingdom.
The Witch Cavalry is different from ordinary cavalry, they are equipped with bows and arrows, and they can shoot on horseback, so the display of the Witch Cavalry phalanx is also different from the regular cavalry phalanx. Their display has a full bow in their display, but they don't put an arrow on the string, they just make a show. At this point, the phalanx of crossbowmen is the same.
The Warrior Maiden's infantry phalanx can be melee or ranged, so they also have a full bow to show. Behind the infantry phalanx of the war witch is the Zhu witch phalanx, Zhu Wu Maiden is not a combat unit, but they don't want to lose to other phalanxes in momentum, so they are all holding their heads high and full of confidence when they march.
The phalanx of three hundred and sixty shrine maidens didn't need to show anything at all, just standing there was enough to make the messengers drool. What is the concept of 360 shrine maidens? This means that in wartime, 360 wounded can be treated at the same time, and as long as no parts of the body are lost, even if they have broken arms and short legs, they can be picked up by the shrine maiden. As long as they recover for a while, these three hundred and sixty people will regain their combat effectiveness. The Wishing Witch phalanx really didn't show anything, they came and went plainly, but they made a lively and powerful voice when they cheered.
Behind the Wishing Witch phalanx is the phalanx of the guards of the Qingshi Palace, and the armor of the guards of the Qingshi Palace has not been upgraded, so they are still light infantry. That is, this is a phalanx of light infantry. The advantage of the light infantry phalanx is that it has a variety of weapon configurations, flexible tactics, and more formations that can be used. The guards of the Bluestone Palace are equipped with heavy crossbows, and they have a link to wind the crossbow machine during the display, but they will not put arrows on the strings, and the display is pretentious.
The same is true of the bluestone palace guard maid phalanx behind the bluestone palace guards. When the phalanx of the maids of the Qingshi Palace appeared, the male audience at the scene couldn't help but let out cheers, and the foreign envoys on the viewing platform also gasped. The maid of the Qingshi Palace is extremely good-looking, and if she pulls one out at random, it will attract a hundred and ten men to pursue her, which is the reason why the male audience cheered. As for the foreign envoy's gasp, it was because of the Tairong goblins in the phalanx.
There were two hundred and forty Tairong goblins in the phalanx, a staggering number for any force. In order to ensure the neatness and beauty of the phalanx, those who were selected into the phalanx were all winged. In the formation, the Taeyong goblins are outside, and the guards and maids of other races are included, and the layers are clear. The guards marched with graceful steps, but when it came time to change formations and attack displays, the murderous aura on their bodies exploded like ignited powder canister bombs, which made people's hearts startled. When the display was over, they regained their graceful posture, and in the second line they did not charge, but passed at a uniform speed like the Shrine Maiden phalanx.
Behind the maids of the Qingshi Palace is the cavalry phalanx of the regular army, compared to the cavalry phalanx of the king's guard and the king's guard regiment, their performance can only be regarded as decent, but it is enough to make people nervous. Next came the melee infantry phalanx of the regular army, and the phalanx of crossbowmen of the regular army, and they behaved as well.
Then there are the six phalanxes of the city defense army and the three phalanxes of the reserves, who are not there to make up the numbers, but to let the audience understand the military system of the Kingdom of Byrons. These nine squares can also completely relax the audience's nerves, so that they will not be overtired, because there are still great things to show later.