It is a good time for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the festive atmosphere in Yecheng is getting heavier and heavier.

Although it was not the first time that the army returned from victory, the route of the previous Yaowu was along the Yellow River and did not include Yecheng in the north of Wei County, which was the first time for the people of Yecheng.

In addition, the meaning of this Yaowu is also very different from the previous ones.

As we all know, the hussar general's last march was shortly after the Battle of Hebei, and the main purpose was to deter the Quartet from subjugating the Quartet with strong force and responding to the eastward migration of Baibo in Hedong. But this time, in addition to Zhu Jie, there is a special purpose.

According to the legend, it is said that it is Guanzhong**, the Son of Heaven saw through Cao and Dong Nai is a raccoon dog, and under the protection of several loyal guards, he ran from Chang'an, and now he has arrived in Wei County!

If the rumors are correct, then this army has a new layer of significance, this is to present a military parade in front of the Son of Heaven!

As far as the general trend of the world is concerned, Qingzhou's welcoming of the Son of Heaven may have a variety of meanings, but it is not so complicated for the people. For so many years, the big guys have had enough of the hardships of this troubled world, what is the troubled times? It's just that the king is not the king, the minister is not the minister, everything is off the right track, so it has been a long time, and it is difficult to calm down.

Now that the Son of Heaven has come to Qingzhou, the hussar generals have always been famous for their loyalty and righteousness, and they will definitely not treat the Son of Heaven like Dong Zhuo and Cao **, these chaotic ministers and thieves.

People think about Han, and what they miss is not the Han royal family, but those who were too peaceful and stable in the past, and the return of the Son of Heaven is an obvious sign for many people.

Of course, in Qingzhou, where the overall atmosphere is relatively open, the number of people who follow the trend is relatively limited, and ordinary farmers are just fine, and those who live in the big cities all the year round, even if they are ordinary porters or car bosses, also have their own opinions on this.

There were a few light rains in August, but on the day the army entered the city, the weather was very good, and the elders said that it was a beautiful thing to do, and they were happy to see it - after the light rain the ground was wet and not muddy, and the brigade of people and horses did not have to worry about dusty and disappointing people when they walked on the road.

Wei County has always been the center of Jizhou, as a place of governance, Yecheng is densely populated, everyone is afraid that there will be no empty place to come late, come early, some people come with breakfast, some people simply don't have breakfast.

It is said that entering the city from the Jianchun Gate in the east, the sky is bright, and there are already many people waiting there. In addition to the governance of Jizhou, Yecheng was once used as the capital of the Wei State among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, the layout of the buildings in the city is extremely neat, between the Jianchun and Jinming gates in the east and west, it is connected by a galloping road that can accommodate eight carriages in parallel, which is very suitable for the passage of large groups of people and horses.

The people looked at the streets, on both sides of the wide east-west gallop road, the high second floor of those restaurants and teahouses, were booked out early, and the rich families had set their places, ready to watch the excitement comfortably.

Fortunately, the teahouse has not been popular for a long time, and the occasion of the two-story building is few after all, and there are rich and noble people who want to see this lively, and they are not willing to get together with others, so they simply spent money to buy a roadside house and set up a high platform with bamboo and wood in it.

However, whether it was on the upper floor or on the high platform, there were two guards stationed as usual, and there were many shadows on the roof and on the castle tower, and those who knew knew that they were the crossbowmen who controlled the high points. Many people wondered, saying why be so cautious, when the army marched, would they be afraid that the people on both sides would not be able to attack?

After all, these are small sections, there is no loss in my heart, and I am familiar with the style of the hussars who do not disturb the people, whether they understand it or not, they have nothing to care about those archers, and the focus of people's discussion is mainly about the Son of Heaven.

"It's not necessarily a good thing that the Son of Heaven is here! The world is in chaos like this, in the final analysis, isn't it that the two emperors of Huan Ling are unwilling to take care of the world well? deposed the righteous men and gentlemen in the court, and reused the greedy and incompetent relatives and eunuchs, which led to the chaos in the world. ”

"But isn't it, the hussar general is a loyal martyr, but today is a man who has never experienced a major event, and has been imprisoned in the palace by Dong thieves and cannot be a director, in case he ignores the fingers, wouldn't the hussar general have to be embarrassed?"

Seeing that several young people were talking more and more, an older man coughed with a serious face and said: "Although it is not unreasonable to say this, but the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven after all, the Monarch of Heaven and Earth, and this general ethics cannot be taken lightly. Besides, the hussar general is also a figure of the British Emperor, the star monarch, with his assistance, the Son of Heaven is naturally virtuous. ”

Some old people are nodding, but the young people are showing a disapproving look, Qingzhou's new policy attaches great importance to education and information dissemination, and the current Qingzhou is still quite closed compared to later generations, but compared to the past, it is already an era of information explosion.

Young people have a stronger ability to accept new things, and the speed of change of thinking is also fast, and under the influence of such an open atmosphere, once their horizons are broadened, they will suddenly be out of control. Although they are not dismissive of their superiority and inferiority, many people prefer to think for themselves rather than follow the crowd.

This is what the hussar generals have always advocated, and of course there can be no mistake!

Even so, no one would argue about this kind of thing in the street, after four hundred years of imperial dynasty, the majesty is also deep-rooted, and it cannot be completely subverted in just two or three years.

What's more, the views of the people who dare to accuse the Son of Heaven are basically the same as those circulating in Shilin, and there is nothing new to talk about. When people talk about the Son of Heaven, they have no bottom in their hearts after all, and there is naturally no way to talk about it.

What's more, the time is about the same.

With the three loud "dong dong" on the head of the city, the crowd suddenly quieted down, although I don't know what these three loud noises were for, but the drum and trumpet are military weapons, and this drum is obviously a signal for the army to enter the city.

The people standing on both sides of the street, even those closest to the gate, could not see the other side of the gate clearly, but they did not wait for the army to appear.

After the initial silence, the noise reappeared, and then the noise returned to the state it had just been, and the vendors who bought and sold snacks also came to peddle when they saw the excitement, and the shouting that stretched the tone was even more flavorful.

From time to time, everyone looked away and couldn't see anything, and then continued to chat, and after a while, the sound of the conversation became quieter, because someone could hear some drums that seemed to be outside the city, and everyone's attention was drawn to it.

After listening carefully, I knew that it was not a drum sound, although it was also a 'fluffy' sound, which was very rhythmic, and the sound of a ** wave was like a storm crashing on the shore, but the timbre of the drum was different after all.

"It's ...... Footsteps? Some people are wondering, some people are thinking, and some people are crying out.

"What footsteps!"

At first glance, it sounds incredible, but Qingzhou's militia training focuses on discipline and neatness, and similar voices can be heard in the monthly large-scale meeting**, but it is only similar. After all, the militia is not a professional soldier, and under the guidance of drums or the sound of orders, it is true that it can make thousands of people uniform, but as long as the number exceeds 1,000, the pace cannot be completely uniform.

And the sound of suspected footsteps heard now can only be stepped on by thousands or even tens of thousands of people, and the meaning contained in so many people is terrifying.

When there was a slight vibration under their feet, and it became stronger and stronger, the doubts in people's hearts suddenly disappeared, and the discussion turned into a sigh of admiration.

"It is worthy of being a hussar army, the strongest army in the world! You don't need to fight with your hands, it's enough to see the true nature of a strong soldier. In the next is also out of the ** every week, the queue training seems simple, in fact, it is also very difficult, and the more people involved, the more difficult it is, listening to this movement, I am afraid that there are not tens of thousands of people, the queue is open, at least a few miles away, but the footsteps are like this...... Tsk, that's amazing! ”

"You don't want to know who's out there? Didn't there be an announcement at the yamen a few days ago? The army was divided into batches, and the first to open was the personal guard iron cavalry, followed by the Yulin army, and then the Taishan army and the wind cavalry. The Yulin Army was trained by General Wen Ze**, well-trained and disciplined, do you still say? ”

"Huh? Hasn't the northern frontier settled down? How did the Tempest Troopers last up? ”

"So who knows? It makes sense for the prince to arrange it like this, right? In the opinion of the below, the wind cavalry also worked hard this time, and fought all the way from Zhongshan to Danhan...... Daqingshan, then went back to Youzhou, and finally went to Liaodong to fight, all the way to the battle? The record is brilliant, but the loss is probably ......"

"I hope the soldiers are okay, seeing that the Central Plains is another big war, there is no General Zilong in the army."

"Don't say it, look, the army has already entered the city!"

A flag bearer walked into the city gate, out of the city gate cave everyone to see the big flag in his hand, very simple ornamental color, fiery red flag, a big black character "Lin" on it!

There are faint tiger stripes on the flag, and the flag bearer is wearing a full body of fish scale armor, and the shining armor pieces are shining in the light of the day.

The originally noisy street was instantly quiet, and everyone saw the army appearing on the street, and the spearmen in fish scale armor lined up in a neat queue, and the spears were raised diagonally, striding forward in a big stride.

The armor rate of the army is too high, at a glance, it looks like an iron army, and many people on the street subconsciously squint their eyes, and the cold light of the armor and blades is too dazzling.

In the Han Dynasty, the martial style of China still existed, whether it was a majestic and murderous army, or a well-trained army that paid attention to military discipline and the whole, it was not unique. But such a well-equipped infantry is really rare.

The northern frontier of the Han Dynasty expanded farther than those dynasties in later generations, and the Hetao was gradually lost at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, so the Han army's war horses were not scarce, and most of the elite troops were cavalry. Good steel should be used on the blade, and arming the cavalry with the best equipment is the king, who would spend so much effort on the infantry?

In an ordinary army, if a low-level officer can get a piece of armor to wear, this army is already well-equipped, and the ordinary soldiers of the Yulin Army are wearing fish scale armor, and the gap is not ordinary.

Armor is to tie up long iron pieces to protect the main trunk of the body, and fish scale armor is stacked with armor pieces, with a battle skirt and shoulder pads, the protection is much more comprehensive than the armor, and the defense is also higher. Of course, the cost is that it is also expensive, both iron and labor, and it is generally equipped by officers.

Ma Dai and his party who were mixed in the crowd were the most shocked.

began to see the Qingzhou army put on a posture as if facing a great enemy, Ma Dai was somewhat disdainful, feeling that Wang Yu was in the army, and he was still working so the way, which was somewhat inconsistent with the legendary image of a peerless fierce general.

But as soon as the Yulin Army entered the city, he almost jumped up, because he heard the discussion around him, saying that the one who was holding the flag turned out to be the commander of the Yulin Army!

If this is the case, Wang Yu's caution is understandable, the general of the first army is such an important figure in front of the head, how can he be careful?

As for why Yu Ban was allowed to go to the forefront, Ma Dai didn't think about it, he didn't have time to think about these side matters, he was frightened by the military appearance of the Yulin Army.

He was wondering if the soldiers in the front row of the Yulin Army had all their armor, and these armorers might all be generals or selected elites, but they would not work in the back.

The streets grew quieter, and only the rhythm of the drums and the sound of stomping on the ground could be heard, and rows of footmen in iron armor walked into the city.

Although the streets are spacious, the military columns must not be able to unfold, they can only pull a long snake formation, the first row is the armor of the soldiers, each soldier is mentally strong, looking at the front with a resolute look, and marching forward neatly......

This is true for the first row, the same for the second row, and the same for the third row!

The noise and discussion were suppressed little by little, and in the end they became silent, everyone was looking at the marching Yulin Army with full attention, everyone was sighing, everyone was discussing, Ma Dai was full of questions, how could there be such a magnificent soldier and horse in the world?

The army entered the city from the east gate, and the rising morning sun sprinkled the golden light on the soldiers, and in the slightly cool air, the cold light peculiar to metal shone brightly and flickered. Most people squint and close their eyes from time to time.

When Ma Dai's attention was taken away from the iron armor and began to observe more details, he noticed that the faces of the marching Yulin soldiers were calm, and they were not looking at the envious gazes around them.

Obviously, although they claim to be showing off their military and parade to the outside world, in fact, the Yulin soldiers have no intention of showing military might or anything, they are full of self-confidence, this is the self-confidence that comes from winning a hundred battles, they don't need to show off and prove anything, they are just marching.

It is indeed the sharpest in the world! Ma Dai made such a judgment in his heart.

The most direct evidence is that the queue of more than 10,000 spearmen was more than five miles, but the Yulin army only took half an hour to finish. It certainly doesn't take half an hour to walk five miles alone, but with such a neat queue, it is quite amazing to be able to reach such a speed of travel.

The line of spearmen passed, followed by the crossbowmen.

Of course, the lineup of crossbowmen was not as majestic as the spearmen in front, they carried bows and crossbows on their backs, and they wore not iron armor, but leather armor inlaid with armor leaves, but their resolute eyes and calm expressions were the same.

Behind the crossbow array is a rook formation.

As a long-outdated method of warfare, the chariot has long withdrawn from the stage of war, but as long as you have an understanding of the Northern Xinjiang War, you will understand that the chariot may be outdated, but the combination of chariot and infantry still has considerable power, and it is relying on these carts that the Qingzhou Army's Eastern Crusade is so smooth.

Then there is the cavalry, and after looking at the infantry in front and then looking at the cavalry at this time, you will not be too shocked. However, the plate armor worn by the cavalry and the horse armor worn by the war horses are all a fiery red, and the visual effect is also quite amazing.

At the forefront of the cavalry, there was also a single knight holding high the military flag, and he was obviously the commander of the Fire Iron Cavalry. If you don't look at the god horse with the color of charcoal all over her body, just look at her heroic posture of riding the horse with her flag and riding high, no one would have thought that under the heavy iron armor, she would be a woman.

Wang Yu's general flag was in the center of the iron cavalry queue, and he couldn't distinguish people among the heavy armored horses, but the moment the fiery red general flag jumped out of the city gate, the cheers suddenly resounded throughout the city.

"Our hussars are really mighty and majestic, unparalleled in the world!"

"I wish the prince and the marquis a hundred victories, and the Central Plains will be determined as soon as possible!"

"From this, the army of the tiger and the prince and the prince are talented, and the world is peaceful, and it is expected!"

At first, people were amazed by the excellent equipment of the hussars, and then they were shocked by the murderous spirit and military might, until they saw Wang Yu's banner and someone shouted the first time, and the atmosphere became warm.

People shouted, as if they had seen the end of the troubled times and the arrival of the peaceful and prosperous times. At this moment, all the discussions about the Son of Heaven were thrown out of the clouds, even the old people who missed the good times in the past the most, they are no longer entangled in the past, as long as the world is peaceful, no longer suffer from the suffering of the troubled times, the turmoil of the dynasty, and the suffering, who does he belong to the world?

"It's so majestic." Ma Yunluo's eyes lit up, and when he heard this, Ma Dai's already sad expression added a bit of helplessness. He shook his head, leaned into his sister's ear, and whispered, "You can't even tell the difference, so you say majestic?" ”

"Why can't you tell the difference? Isn't that one walking in front holding the flag the sister of the Lu family? Look, how majestic! Ma Yunluo stared at the front of the cavalry array, unable to turn his eyes, Ma Dai knew that he had misunderstood, was silent for a moment, and suddenly smiled and said: "Maybe you will be able to meet soon, but there is no need to be so envious......

Ma Yunluo's eyes lit up, and he was about to ask, but he heard a few whistles in the military column, and then the soldiers shouted in unison: "Great Han Hussar, Zhenbang and the people!" ”

Tens of millions of people shouted in unison, how great the momentum was, Ma Yunluo was suddenly taken aback, and Ma Dai was also taken aback, but more than surprised, he was more puzzled, and he muttered in an inaudible voice: "Is the big Han hussar...... It's really unpredictable, I hope I can have a complete understanding after meeting it in person......"