About three months after the first batch of new troops were recruited, Cao Yue held a military parade and exercise to review the overall combat strength of the new army.

The military parade is a military posture and military strength display often held by Chinese and foreign armies in ancient and modern times, and the main purpose is to train the army, declare military might, deter the enemy, and appease the people. It has been a few months since the establishment of the Nanjing New Army, and Cao Yue also wants to show the appearance and overall strength of the New Nanjing New Army in front of the officials and people in Nanjing, so that they can know his ability and the achievements of the past few months.

Cao Yue's Nanjing Admiral was set up in Yanziji, and the military parade was also arranged on Yanziji's school grounds.

Those invited to participate in the parade included Zhu Tongyi, the king of Jian'an, Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, Zhao Zhilong, the Bo of Xincheng, and Liu Kongzhao, the Bo of Chengyi, as well as He Xiongxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing, Shi Kefa, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Gao Hongtu, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and other officials from six other ministries. It can be said that all the heavyweight officials in Nanjing officialdom and the nobles in Nanjing were all invited by Cao Yue to the Yanziji camp to watch the military parade.

The officers and men of the new army, who had been rigorously trained for three months, were already lined up on the school grounds.

A total of five battalions of officers and men participated in this military parade, which were also the five battalions with the best performance in peacetime training, and Cao Yue planned to use the queue of these five battalions to drill and surprise the Nanjing officials and magnates.

When Cao Yue led Zhu Tongyi, Xu Hongji, He Xiongxiang, Shi Kefa and others to the review stand, many officials already showed amazement on their faces. Many officials know what the original Nanjing Town Army looked like. But now what they see is an army whose military appearance is completely different from the original Nanjing Town Army. The more than 25,000 officers and men of the New Army waiting for the review lined up in a very neat queue, one by one like a pine tree planted in a straight line, and they were placed on the inspection field like a square. Although most of the officials have never led the army and do not understand military affairs, such a strict queue still makes them refreshed and impressed.

In addition, Cao Yue trained a very powerful Datong army in a short period of time, and their preconceived views made them subconsciously think that the current Nanjing New Army was also an elite army. It's just that they don't know what Cao Yue is going to show them next.

The nobles are all in place on the review stand, those who are in high status have a place, and the officials of lower rank only have a place to stand. However, no one complained about this person, the neat queue on the school field made them curious, and they wanted to see what wonderful programs Cao Yue had dedicated to them.

Cao Yue, who was dressed in military uniform, stood at the front of the review stand under the escort of several personal soldiers.

The military parade is about to begin, and military music is playing. The commander of the parade, Cao Jie, who was appointed by Cao Yue as the overall person in charge of military training, ran over quickly, stood a few steps away in front of Cao Yue, stood tall under the gaze of tens of thousands of people, raised his hand to Cao Yue, and then shouted loudly: "Report to the general, the troops under review have been assembled, please instruct." ”

Cao Yue returned the salute and ordered loudly: "The parade begins!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Cao Jie saluted again, then made a beautiful backward turn, raised his hands, and ran down the review stand.

"The parade begins!" With Cao Jie's roar, the music became more intense.

The soldiers of the first battalion, under the command of General Cao Neng, began to go.

They marched to the rhythm of the music, marched in unison, armed with muskets, and marched in a very tight procession, like a wall. Thousands of pairs of riding boots trampled on the ground, kicking up large clouds of dust, and at the same time, they also stepped on a shocking echo, knocking on the hearts of the officials watching the parade. The majestic momentum rushed to the face like a sea of mountains, and the officials on the review stand, who had never seen such a procession, opened their mouths in surprise.

Subsequently, the officers and men of the second battalion also followed behind the officers and men of the first battalion, and when the queue reached the front of the review stand, the queue of marching in unison became a positive march under the order of the leading general, and thousands of pairs of feet wearing riding boots stepped on the ground, emitting a shocking and neat rhythm, and the officials on the review stand seemed to beat with this rhythm while being very frightened.

"Fight against foreign captives, defend me in China!"

"It is our sacred duty to defend our home and country!"

The shocking slogans sounded passionately with the neat steps of the soldiers, and some timid officials sat on the ground in shock and fright. But no one paid attention to the officials who lost their temper, and almost everyone's eyes were attracted by the neat queue and the mighty military posture on the school ground.

The fourth to participate in the parade was the spear battalion, and as they were walking, the guns in the hands of the soldiers were stabbed upwards diagonally, neatly raised, and raised into a forest of guns shining with cold light in the sunlight.

Many officials were blinded by this shining cold light, and they couldn't help but shudder in their hearts.

The last team to be read is the cavalry team and the artillery team, 2,000 cavalry soldiers ride their horses slowly, they take 100 horses as a section and walk, when they walk through the review stand, with the commander's order, raise the saber in their hands, into a forest of knives that make people's eyes look painful, all the soldiers look to the right, march through the review stand in a neat queue.

At the back are dozens of newly made "mighty general" guns, which have been redesigned to have a longer range and can reach about ten miles. The thick body of the artillery, as well as the mighty sergeants guarding the sides of the artillery, make people involuntarily give birth to a kind of "daunting".

No one was not shocked, and every official who participated in the review couldn't help but marvel, and they really understood what kind of army Cao Yue had trained. Regardless of whether they have prejudices against Cao Yue or not, they have to admire Cao Yue's ability. Now Cao Yue makes them dare not underestimate even more, with such an army in hand, who else will they be afraid of?

Shi Kefa, the secretary of the military department, was even more shocked, although he had already expected Cao Yue's ability and believed that Cao Yue could train an elite division, but after seeing the majesty of this army with his own eyes, he couldn't help but marvel. The original Nanjing Town Army gave the impression that military discipline was corrupt and that it was a rabble. The Nanjing New Army led by Cao Yue gave people a completely different feeling.

Shi Kefa believed that Cao Yue could train a true army of kings, elite divisions that could defeat any opponent.

Through a military parade, he shook the officialdom of Nanjing and further established his prestige, and Cao Yue had a sense of accomplishment. He also believes that through his own ability, he can further control the situation in Nanjing and realize more of his ideas in Nanjing.

But just when he was full of ambition, several news came that surprised everyone.

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