August 1, 1629, June 13, the second year of Chongzhen of Huali, the third day of the month of Xinwei, Wednesday.

This is a day worth remembering for all Chinese people. On this day, the armed forces of our country officially held a victory parade in Lushun to celebrate the complete victory of the Wehrmacht, together with the Affiliated Army and the vassal army, over the slave regime of the Later Jin. This war shattered the myth of the invincibility of the Jianzhou clique (if there is such a myth), inspired the confidence of millions of people in Liaodong to continue to struggle, exposed the barbaric and primitive nature of the Jianzhou clique, and at the same time showed the fragility of the Ming army from the side, showing the backwardness and reactionary nature of the slave army and the feudal army.

Veteran Zhu Mingxia ended his inspection in Shandong and returned to Lushun yesterday. He cordially received the delegation in the evening and invited us to have dinner together. At the banquet, His Majesty gently inquired about the itinerary of the delegation's visit and cared for the changes in the thinking of the members of the delegation. He said that the visit of the delegation was a good start. For a long time, Liaodong has been in the arduous and tragic war to resist the invasion of the Jurchen people, and the heroic people of Liaodong have made great resistance and sacrifices to defend their homeland, defend the vast world of the Central Plains and hundreds of millions of compatriots, which is the glory of the people of Liaodong and the direct embodiment of the sacred character of the Chinese nation.

However, due to the poor transmission of information and the slackness and laziness of the bureaucrats of the Ming Empire, the people in Guannai, represented by the Jiangnan region, did not understand the cruelty and arduousness of the Liaodong battlefield, and even many people complained about the government's collection of Liaodong salaries, so they harbored an unfriendly attitude towards the people of Liaodong, which was undoubtedly wrong and short-sighted. The patriarch lamented that if it were not for the contribution of millions of Liao people, if there was no financial and material support from the Ming State before the Ao and Song Dynasty reinforces Liaodong, it would be impossible for the Liao armed forces represented by Dongjiang Town to survive the war. If the Dongjiang Army was wiped out by the Houjin, the Central Plains region of Guannai would already be under the threat of the Jianzhou group, and the economic pressure on the Jiangnan region would also increase greatly. It is necessary to know that the millions of square kilometers of land and hundreds of millions of people in the Ming Kingdom are one and unified. There has never been an example of a person in one region suffering and the people of another being unaffected.

After hearing the feelings of the veteran, the members of the delegation shed tears of emotion. Comrade Huang Zongxi, a representative of the literati class in Jiangnan, immediately said that he was deeply moved by the contributions made by the people of Liaodong. After returning to Jiangnan, he will definitely introduce the truth of the Liaodong battlefield to the people of Jiangnan in a comprehensive and objective manner, and publicize the arduous efforts made by the Republic of Australia and Song Dynasty to liberate the Han people. In addition, Mr. Liu Jingting, a well-known storytelling artist in the Jiangnan area, also said that he will exert his influence to spread the glorious deeds of the people of Liaodong and the Republic of Australia and the Song Dynasty in the way of storytelling and opera, and strive to enhance the understanding and care of the people inside and outside the Guanxi area......

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His Majesty the Patriarch returned to Lushun this time, and naturally he did not come specifically to receive the visiting delegation. On August 1, together with Governor Qin Xiangping, he participated in the Great Victory Parade.

Lushun, Red Square.

Red Square is one kilometer long from north to south and 150 meters wide from east to west, all of which are paved with stones, and the two sides were commercial areas and residential buildings in the past. Today, citizens have put up banners and flags on the windowsills, stretched out of the windows and waved and cheered to the officers and soldiers on parade.

Lushun residents were organized and lined up in a phalanx on the side of Red Square. Military bands stood among the residents and played military songs, and trumpets sounded from time to time. The sky is cloudless, and the clear blue sky glows with jewel-like brilliance in the sun. Hot air balloons of the Air Force flew under the blue sky, and bright red banners dragged tens of meters under the basket.

Zhu Mingxia and Qin Xiangping stood side by side on the rostrum and waved to the residents opposite. They wore the most formal dresses, with medals pinned to their chests and sabers around their waists. The non-read officers of the Liaonan Group Army stood one step behind them, holding their heads high together, basking in the golden sun.

At 10 o'clock sharp, the big military parade began.

Major General Qi Wu rode a white horse, came to the front of the rostrum, and said loudly to Qin Xiangping: "Qi Wu, the commander-in-chief of the parade, reports to you that the officers and soldiers of the Liaonan Group Army are ready to be reviewed, please review!" ”

"Start reviewing!"

The people who visited the parade cheered loudly. The first cavalry units to be read began to enter. The officers leading the team were Major He Baodao of the Changsheng Island Cavalry Battalion and Major Zhu Guobin of the Dengzhou Town Cavalry Battalion.

The knights changed into military uniforms and were not equipped with cuirasses. They wore bright tail feathers in their helmets, bright red and orange feathers that moved as the horses moved forward, like flames floating in the air. The horses were lined up in a row of 20 horses and walked forward at the same speed, connecting the knights on the horses, like a long wall more than three meters high. The sharp saber was held in the hand of the cavalryman, and the tip of the sword was erected upward, reflecting a continuous cold light.

Zhu Guobin carried the military flag in his right hand and held the reins in his left hand. When he walked to the front of the rostrum, his face turned 45 degrees to the right, and he shouted at the rostrum: "Cavalry salute!" ”

The company commanders of each company raised their military flags at the same time, and more than a thousand knights shouted at the same time: "Long live the Motherland!" ”

Qin Xiangping raised his right hand and waved it at the knights, "Long live the people!" ”

Citizens on both sides let out a tsunami-like cheer. They had been looking forward to this day for too long. From the beginning of the Wanli period, they were forced to leave their homeland by Jiannu and fled all the way south to the end of Liaodong. From Fushun to Shenyang, from Liaoyang to Jinzhou, the refugees' fleeing roads were paved with the bones of the dead. Hunger, disease, rebellion, and the pursuit of Jiannu, all the time people fell on the side of the road, never to wake up. Even if they fled to Lushun and were sheltered by the Dongjiang Army, the Liao people were still hovering on the line of life and death. In the fifth year of the Apocalypse, General Zhang Pan died in Lushun, and the Han people in the city were slaughtered, and the ground under the bricks and stones of Red Square was stained with the blood of the victims.

Before the war, even though General Qi Wu personally assured the citizens that it was impossible for Jiannu to step over the Golden Governor's Wall, there were still many people who were ready to die. But no one fled, and no one thought of surrendering. Almost all the men signed up for the militia, and men with military training spontaneously formed a citizen guard, and 1 million Australian Song Yuan was donated by the citizens and exchanged for rifles and distributed to the residents. All of them were tired of fleeing, and under the protection of the Song Dynasty, they were given houses, food, clothing, jobs, and a dignified life that they naturally deserved as human beings, safe and free from the threat of terror. In order to defend their own lives, and more importantly, to protect their dignity as Han people, all those who can take up arms have taken up arms.

Now, the residents who were ready to fight in the streets of Lushun have finally been liberated from the shadow of war. They rejoiced, cheered and shouted to their heart's content. The days of being held around the neck by Jiannu's butcher's knife for more than ten years are gone!

On the south side of Red Square, the statue of General Zhang Pan is looking at the artillery team that is walking into Red Square. The statue was only completed this spring, and the base is 5 meters high, symbolizing the sacrifice of General Zhang Pan in the fifth year of the Apocalypse; The statue itself is 16.25 meters high, which is the year 1625 corresponding to the fifth year of the Apocalypse. The general held his long knife in both hands, the tip of which was stuck in the ground, and looked deeply at Lushun, whom he had sworn to defend.

After dozens of horse-drawn artillery pieces walked through Red Square, the most passionate time came.

The First Regiment of the National Defense Force, the Marine Corps Regiment, the Zhenjiang Regiment and the Changsheng Regiment of the Dongjiang Army, the Qingzhou Regiment and the Dengzhou Regiment of the Dengzhou Army, the 8,000-strong army marched through Red Square from south to north. Each soldier wore a medal for the Southern Liaoning Campaign, and more than one-fifth of the soldiers also wore medals on their chests. Sharp bayonets were stuck in the muzzles, the fighters collectively split their guns as they approached the rostrum, and the forest of bayonets passed through the sight of the citizens step by step.

The footsteps of 8,000 people were like one person, and every time the boots fell, the whole audience would resound like a thunderous sound. The cheers of the spectators subconsciously stopped, and tens of thousands of citizens watched silently as the infantry walked through Red Square. Dust from the ground filled the soldiers' legs, and bright red flags fluttered in the summer breeze. The soldiers who returned from the bloody battle no longer had the childishness they had when they first arrived, and the defeat of Jiannu brought them a tiger-like murderous aura.

"Salute, comrades!"

"Long live victory!"

"Long live the Great Han!"

"Long live the people!"

"Motherland, long live!"

It was like a thunderbolt blooming in the land of southern Liaoning, and the earth-shattering shouts spread throughout the city of Lushun. Even the gendarmes who were trying Jiannu in Kanto Town heard the roar coming from Red Square at this moment.

What is the Iron Journey, and what is the Invincible Army?

This is the journey of iron and blood, this is the invincible army!

Huang Zongxi, who was sitting in the stands, oh no, he had already stood up at this moment. He tried to stretch out his neck, put his hands on Liu Jingting in front of him, and leaned forward to try to get closer to the troops under review. His eyes were red and swollen at some point, and tears were streaming down his cheeks. The corners of his mouth opened slightly, and he trembled and muttered something that he didn't know. Liu Jingting, who was sitting in the front row, had already stood up, his face was flushed, his hands were clenched into fists in front of his chest, his mouth was taking a deep breath, his eyes were closed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

At that time, I was not with the visiting delegation, but led the first delegation to stride across the rostrum. If there's one thing I like about war, it's undoubtedly the glory and sense of accomplishment that I enjoy when I win. Fang Hai beside him was dragging a flag, which was a true flag of Jiala that had been seized in Xinjin.

Along with the six regiments of the army marching through Red Square, there were more than 50 captured Houjin army flags, ranging from Gushan Ezhen to Niulu Ezhen. At the back of the line, the guards dragged six flags, the six most valuable trophies of all, the main flag handed over by Huang Taiji himself at the surrender ceremony.

Amid the cheers of nearly 40,000 citizens and officers and soldiers on parade, the parade entered its climax. The phalanx that walked past the rostrum divided the flag guards, crossed Red Square from north to south again, and threw the dusty Houjin flag at the foot of the statue of General Zhang Pan.

Governor Qin Xiangping came to the statue of General Zhang Pan and delivered a speech under the gaze of tens of thousands of people: "For the Great Victory".

“... The vast majority of the soldiers who fought bravely for the people in the first batch have now been buried in the land of Liaodong. Now in the joint review phalanx, many people are already the children of the first batch of soldiers to participate in the war. Victory Day is our common holiday, because the Great War of National Independence is a battle for the future of all Chinese...

... Our brothers and fathers have endured unbearable pain, poverty and loss. They worked with all their hearts, fought valiantly at the cost of their lives, set a noble example of patriotism, and are the eternal idols and goals of all of us. We salute those who have defended every house, every village, every field and every stream to the death! Pay tribute to those who died in the brutal bloody battles of Salhu, Hun River, Quang Ninh and Lushun! Salute to the indomitable Dongjiang Army who died of hunger and cold! Salute to those who suffered from captivity and slavery, and who were tortured under the oppression of the slave owners in Jianzhou!

We bring with us the vivid memories of these people's sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, grandfathers, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, comrades-in-arms, relatives and friends. We remember all those who never came back from the battlefield, and we remember all those who can no longer be with us. Dear comrades, soldiers, you are the heroes of the Great Victory Day. It is your deeds that have created a peaceful and stable life for future generations, so that future generations can create and move forward bravely.

Each of us is well aware that the Jianzhou clique and the Mongol clique, the bureaucratic and landlord cliques on the land of China who eat people and do not spit out their bones, and the hundreds or thousands of reactionary groups that try to keep the people alive under their oppression, still exist. Our current life of dignity, abundance, ease and happiness is still challenged by internal and external enemies. We came from Australia and Song, from the other side of the ocean, thousands of miles away, to spread the light of happiness and freedom, and now we have finally achieved a phased victory. I deeply believe that as long as the people are still united under the banner of the Daystar, we will definitely move from victory to victory, from small victory to big victory!

Glory belongs to you, to the heroic warriors, to the great people! Happy Victory! ”