Just after Xiao Tianjian led the civil and military officials to ascend the Yaowumen Tower, with the order of the master of ceremonies, the gunners who had already prepared for ignition under the Yaowumen Tower immediately stepped forward in unison, and at the same time lowered their arms, inserted a red-hot iron drill into the fire gate, ignited the artillery, and instantly sounded a neat cannon sound under the Yaowu Gate.

After each cannon fired, there would be an interval of time, and the gunners quickly began to reload, of course, this kind of cannon ceremony, only need to load the medicine bag, and it will definitely not be loaded with projectiles, so that the twelve cannons, after a few neat sounds, everyone saw a group of soldiers of the Xingtian Army began to shout Long live my emperor, and marched from the road on the left side of Yaowu Gate.

The reason why the cannons were fired eight times is actually very simple, that is, after Xiao Tianjian rebelled in Fengxiang Mansion in the seventh year of Chongzhen, to this year, it was exactly eight years, so Xiao Tianjian ordered the gunners to fire eight cannons to commemorate the eight-year campaign after they started the army, and also announced the founding of Great China and the beginning of the military parade.

At this time, the residents of Nanjing City and the people who came to watch the ceremony from all over the world were already crowded on both sides of the avenue, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there are thousands of empty alleys in Nanjing, and even some big girls and little daughters-in-law, women who are not easy to show their heads in this era, there are also many sneaking out of the house, blending into the crowd, and crowding on both sides of the avenue.

The ceremony of Xiao Tianjian's ascension to the throne is not at all for ordinary people to have the opportunity to watch the ceremony, but everyone knows that this time the founding of Great China is going to hold a unique military parade, and everyone can be allowed to come to watch the ceremony, how can such a major event be let go in vain? As a result, as early as the night before, almost all of the places on both sides of the road where the parade passed were booked out in advance, and some people simply did not sleep all night, but took up seats on the side of the street and waited to the end.

If someone wants to find a place to watch the military parade in these places, then without spending a sum of money, I am afraid that they will not be able to get it at all, and some people on the street have also found business opportunities from it, so they will temporarily lease out their courtyard wall, and after spending a sum of money, they can sit on the wall of their house on the twentieth day of the first month to watch the military parade.

However, these walls still could not meet the demand, so some people simply rented out the roofs, although they would inevitably be trampled on some roof tiles, but compared to their income, this money was enough for them to renovate the roof several times, and in the early morning of the 20th day of the first lunar month, a large number of people poured into the city from all directions inside and outside the city, crowded on both sides of the street where the military parade marched.

Fortunately, Tietou expected that a lot of soldiers from the Xingtian Army were sent in advance to maintain order on the streets, otherwise, there would be a large-scale stampede on this day, and it might cause a tragedy!

For this reason, the Xingtian Army drew a boundary on both sides of the street in advance, and sent soldiers to fortify it with three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and all those who watched the ceremony must stand outside the line, so that the people watching the excitement did not jam the street.

At the beginning, there were some ruffians or thieves who took advantage of the chaos to squeeze around in the crowd, either to steal something, or to jam some women in the crowd, making the crowd shouting and screaming very chaotic.

For these ruffians and the like, the soldiers of the Xingtian Army are not polite, as long as they find one, they will be dragged out of the crowd, and even if they are tied up with ropes, they are directly pulled out of the city, so that they are all so well beaten not to mention, and everyone has to go to the shipyard outside the city to serve two months of coolies, so under such heavy pressure, the situation can be controlled, and there is no adverse impact on the parade.

Seeing that the time is getting closer and closer to noon, after all, this is the first month, even Nanjing is very cold, many people are already a little impatient, many people are blown by the cold wind on the roof, and they are even more shivering, so some people began to look impatient, muttering and complaining about why the military parade has not started, so that they can be frozen here.

Just when many people were already starting to get impatient, suddenly there was a rumbling cannon sound from the direction of the palace, and everyone's spirits were suddenly lifted, and they immediately looked in the direction of the palace.

After the eight cannons rang out, a majestic command sounded from the left side of the palace, followed by the sound of a golden drum, and at this time there was a loud song like rolling thunder from a distance, and suddenly the subordinates of the Xingtian Army who maintained order on the street could no longer be called the Xingtian Army at this time, because from now on, all the troops of the original Xingtian Army were renamed the Great China National Defense Force, and they were re-numbered. At present, it is the generals of the Second Guards Division of the National Defense Army who are responsible for defending Nanjing in Nanjing City.

And the singing at this time was also after Xiao Tianjian established the Xingtian Army, in order to boost morale in the battle, so he plagiarized the song "Men Should Be Self-Improvement" sung by Lin Zixiang in later generations, and passed it on to the army to sing, every time there is a big war or a battle, the generals of the Xingtian Army often take the lead in singing this song, so that gradually after every recruit joins the army, he must learn to sing this song of self-improvement, although Xiao Tianjian has not yet officially set this song as the military song of the Xingtian Army, But this song has at least become the war song of the Xingtian Army.

When the parade generals sang this song, the soldiers who were responsible for maintaining order couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in their hearts, and many people immediately straightened their waists unconsciously, and involuntarily began to open their mouths and sang along with the singing that came.

Originally, there was still a lot of noise on the street, but when countless Xingtian soldiers sang this song to self-improvement, everyone couldn't help but be shocked by this kind of thick and passionate singing, and those who were still complaining suddenly closed their mouths, and even those who were shivering and shivering from the cold, suddenly heard this kind of singing, and couldn't help but have a sense of resonance, and even a feeling of blood boiling, which suddenly reduced their chills a lot, and even the shivering was reduced a lot. All of them widened their eyes and straightened their necks, looking vigorously in the direction of the palace.

Gradually, large flags began to appear in people's eyes, and the first to enter the parade were several generals wearing polished shiny armor.

The leader is Luo Li, who is known as the first fierce general of the Xingtian Army, and I saw that Luo Li changed into a new set of stainless steel mountain armor at this time, this armor should obviously be captured from the hands of the generals of the official army, and it has been re-polished and repaired by the craftsmen of the Xingtian Army, so that it looks new, and the bright light heart guard on his chest is even more polished, and he is also wearing a polished polished stainless steel eight-petal iron helmet on his head, and a long red and white feather is inserted at the top of the iron helmet. This kind of helmet or hat with various colors of feathers, in fact, is a way for the Xingtian army to distinguish the ranks, the situation on the battlefield is very complicated, sometimes there will be chaos, if the generals in the chaos of the army can not distinguish whose military rank is higher, it is even more difficult to control, so Xiao Tianjian took this into account very early, with the feathers on the top of the head as a mark, through the different colors of the feathers, it is very convenient for the generals to distinguish who has a higher rank between them, once they encounter a chaotic situation, All generals were subordinate to the generals closest to them and above them, which was especially important in warfare, and played a significant role.

And Luo Li is now also a town-level general, so the red and white feathers on his head also represent his military rank, and behind him, he is also wearing a new scarlet cloak, and he is riding a sturdy and abnormal jujube high-headed horse, in his left hand, there is also a fluttering scarlet flag, this flag is not an ordinary flag, it is the Xingtian Army famous Xingtian flag, although this flag is about to return to history, but its significance is extraordinary, I don't know how many people have sacrificed their lives to fight the enemy on the battlefield under the inspiration of this banner, and blood has been sprinkled under this banner.

Therefore, although the name of the Xingtian Army will be replaced by the name of the Great China National Defense Force, all the soldiers and generals of the Xingtian Army still have an indescribable mood for this banner, so after discussion, Xiao Tianjian allowed Luo Li to serve as the last flag bearer of the Xingtian Army, appearing in front of the parade horse, and displaying this Xingtian banner in front of the world for the last time.

So Luo Li was excited today, his mood was also very complicated, riding a horse and walking at the front of the team, his expression was very solemn, and behind him, behind him on the left was Liu Yaoben, who was also dressed in the same clothes, and behind him on the right side, was Shi Ran, who was dressed the same as them, and these two acted as Luo Li's flag guards today.

And Luo Lineng walked in front of the team as the last flag bearer of the Xingtian Army to be read, which also shows his status in the army, as the earliest and most fierce general under Xiao Tianjian, he came to do this, and no one really could say anything.

Although Xiao Tianjian's ascension to the throne this time is a major event, after all, the country has not yet been unified, and many territories are still in the hands of the Ming court, and many places are still fighting, so although many generals in the army hope to participate in this ceremony, but in the end because of the lack of skills, but failed to make the trip, including the first town of the National Defense Army Yan Chongxi, deputy general commander Wang Chengping, the second town deputy commander Diao Zheng, and the third town commander Li Xuanzhu failed to rush to Nanjing to participate in the ceremony. But there is no way around it.

Therefore, Luo Li, Liu Yaoben, Shi Ran and others became the senior generals in this military parade, and won the honor of protecting the flag of Xingtian this time.