Chapter Seventy-Two: The Triumphal Ceremony

On the Yongding Gate of Beijing City and the surrounding city walls, countless colorful flags flutter in the wind, and the band on the city tower does not stop playing a cheerful welcome song.

Except for grand festivals, or major celebrations, there will be such a scene.

The imperial court had already issued a notice in the city of Beijing that a grand triumphal ceremony would be held from the Yongding Gate at the southern gate of the outer city to the Zhengyang Gate at the inner city.

The day before the Yongwei battalion arrived in the capital, all the gates of Beijing had been closed, and only the Yongding Gate in the outer city and the Zhengyang Gate in the inner city were opened for the passage of the triumphant army.

On the endless broad main street from Yongding Gate to Zhengyang Gate, both sides are full of soldiers from the Beijing camp and the officers and soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses.

Although the weather in Beijing in July is very hot, there are still many people watching the excitement, and many people have walked a long way to rush here from all over the city of Beijing to see the ceremony of the triumph of the army.

At this time, it was just over eight o'clock in the morning, and there were already people around the Yongding Gate in the outer city, and they were talking while looking into the distance from time to time......-

In the summer, the weather changed as it should, and soon the sky began to become overcast, and slowly it began to rain lightly. And everyone waiting at Yongding Gate did not suffer much from the hot mood, and they kept looking into the distance......

Not long after, I saw that in the distance, the first thing that appeared in everyone's eyes was a huge red dragon flag, and then a group of vague sounds and shadows gradually appeared.

As everyone looked around, the team in the distance got closer and closer, and the originally vague figure became clearer little by little.

Huang Degong, who was in front of the team, was dressed in majestic armor, holding the red acer of the Yongwei Battalion, without an iron helmet, and with a white cloth tied to his head.

Behind the general, there was a neat phalanx of infantry, each soldier with a white cloth on his head and a tablet in his arms, each of which was engraved with the name of a person, who was a soldier of the Yongwei Battalion who died in the bloody battle of Liangxiang.

Zhu Cihong did not have time to send their bodies back to Jingshi and establish a cemetery for burial, but he would definitely bring back their spirit tablets.

Huang Degong, the general of the Yongwei Battalion, held high the dragon flag, his face was solemn, when they were about to arrive at Yongding Gate, the officials of the Ministry of Rites immediately came up to greet him, Huang Degong shouted: "Queue, enter the city!" ”

Immediately, the infantry of the Yongwei battalion stepped forward in a neat manner, and the phalanx of thousands of people marched in unison, making a loud sound, and every step fell like a heavy beating, shocking the hearts of everyone present.

They used their unique rugged and tragic voices to roar out "Loyal to the Country". The soldiers of these brave guard battalions, they have all experienced life and death, and experienced the test of blood and fire.

They were all real warriors, with a solemn aura on their faces, and at the same time, each soldier had a sadness on his face that he missed his comrades-in-arms, so they sang so grippingly.

It makes people feel as if they are in the bloody battle of Liangxiang that day, see the tragedy of the bloody battle of Liangxiang, and see the warriors who are not afraid of death, and many people are infected by their atmosphere......

After entering the Yongding Gate, behind the infantry phalanx, there was a cavalry phalanx, and the cavalry phalanx had only a few hundred people, and the cavalry of the Yongwei battalion lost more than half of it in the bloody battle of Liangxiang.

People were surprised to find that at the front of the cavalry phalanx was the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty - Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong rode on a snow-white war horse, wearing a golden dragon armor, and also held a bottle of stele in his hand, and people clearly saw the words on the stele - the return of the loyal soul!

Behind Zhu Cihong, Sun Yingyuan was holding a sacrificial text in his hand and reading it aloud and emotionally.

"Brave guards, raise the prestige of our country, fight slaves and thieves in blood, protect my homeland, woohoo! National warriors, the soul returns! The warriors of the Ming Dynasty, drive the enemy Kou, fight endlessly, the heroic sword, a hundred battles, the soul of the Ming Dynasty, forever!

Looking at the land of China, the beautiful rivers and mountains, what a pity to die to serve the family and country, the blood-stained battlefield soul is not extinguished, the sky is low and the rain is falling, and the long sky flies tears to sacrifice the loyal soul. ”

The rain was still falling, and there was a muffled thunder in the sky from time to time, as if God was also sighing and weeping for these lost heroes......

Zhu Cihong, who was riding on the war horse immediately after that, suddenly shouted hoarsely to the sky: "The blood of the emperor's loyal soul is here, and the soul of the other country has returned, warriors, I have brought you back!" ”

As Zhu Cihong's words fell, the Yongwei Battalion once again tragically sang "Loyal to the Country", showing their indomitable spirit and sworn to defend the country to the death.

Everyone in Yongdingmen was taken away by the momentum of these 4,000 people, and they were all infected, and many people were infected by the tragic atmosphere at this time, and unconsciously shed tears of emotion.

They followed closely on both sides of the Brave Guard Battalion, and there was no trace of laughter, and at this moment, all people's hearts were tightly connected......

Zhu Cihong's move is to tell the world that the soldiers who sacrifice for the country have supreme glory;

He wants to tell all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty that in the face of strong foreign enemies, dare to fight and be heroic, thousands of times stronger than surrendering and running away!

When the phalanx of the Yongwei battalion walked to the Zhengyang Gate of the inner city, on the tower of the Zhengyang Gate, there was a guard of honor of the Son of Heaven, under the bright yellow canopy, there stood the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the civil and military officials on both sides.

As the faint shadows of people and horses in the distance outside the city gate began to appear, the gongs, drums and trumpets arranged by the Ministry of Rites rang out.

Emperor Chongzhen stood on the city tower, staring at the slowly moving phalanx of the Yongwei camp, as well as the ranks of the people who could not see the end in the distance, his mood was a little complicated, and this glance was precisely captured by Wen Tiren.

The hundreds of officials on the city tower exchanged their heads and whispered: "The status of the military generals of our dynasty is low, and the crown prince's move is afraid that he intends to improve the status of the military generals, so as to win the hearts of the army........"

Emperor Chongzhen didn't say anything, and when he saw that the Yongwei Battalion had arrived at the Zhengyang Gate, he waved his hand and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, go with me to greet the triumphant soldiers!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The civil and military officials who followed behind him responded in unison.

Emperor Chongzhen turned around and walked down the steps to the city, several eunuchs led the way in front, and these important ministers of the dynasty followed Emperor Chongzhen, came down from the Zhengyang Gate Tower, walked in a long line, and went out of the city gate.

The generals of the Yongwei battalion had already dismounted and were waiting outside the Zhengyang Gate, Zhu Cihong stood at the front, with Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan on his side, and Xu Sheng and other generals of the Yongwei battalion behind him.

The courtiers all stood at the gate of the city, and Emperor Chongzhen wore a crown of heaven on his head, a round-necked purple gauze robe, and a large gold and jade belt around his waist. Beside him were Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen, followed by two teams of Han generals, and walked towards the position where the generals were.

Watching Emperor Chongzhen lead his ministers out of Zhengyang Gate, Zhu Cihong led the generals to step forward and salute Emperor Chongzhen, and he said loudly: "Erchen led all the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion, see Your Majesty!" ”

The heavy soldiers of the Yongwei battalion also followed and saluted, shouting long live.