On the official road leading to Seoul, a rainstorm a few days ago was sunny for several days, and although there was no mud on the road, it still seemed a little damp and warm.

In the official road, which is no more than 10 feet wide, the officers and men of the Prime Minister's Guard stationed in the DPRK are lined up in three neat columns, occupying most of the official road, and the guards holding foreign names are holding the festival flag of the prime minister, and the festival flag is fluttering, and nearly 1,300 officers and men of the guard are carrying British-made Lee rifles on their shoulders and marching in the direction of Seoul under the scorching sun overhead.

The speed of the troops' march was not fast, and it could even be said that it was a little slow, and the distance of more than 100 miles per hour was almost a dozen or so hours.

Although it had been six hours of marching at this time, the officers and men of the guards were still walking in high spirits, without a trace of fatigue, and even the spirit would always become more and more energetic because of the kneeling of the Korean people on the roadside.

"Heavenly Empire!"

But Tang Haoran, who didn't have any feeling for these four words, couldn't help but have a strange feeling at this time, which was all due to the Korean people on the side of the road - after seeing the guards, they would always bow down from a distance, and even some Korean Confucian scholars said respectfully in words that were not fluent.

"Welcome Angel!"

Angel!

Although this word is equivalent to "birdman" in Tang Haoran's heart, it will still be a little floating, perhaps the Joseon king and the nouveau riche are becoming more and more self-reliant, but for the Korean people and many Confucian scholars, "the great doctrine" and "respect for China" have been engraved into their hearts for more than 500 years since the beginning of the Li Dynasty in Korea.

Even if the North Koreans have the heart of "worshipping the Ming and depreciating the Qing Dynasty", regard the Manchu Qing Dynasty as a barbarian, and promise themselves a "little China", it does not harm their "big thing" heart, after all, the current North Korea is not the North Korea of a hundred years later, and there is no "de-Sinicization" that has lasted for more than half a century, how can those sticks be so sè.

"Your Excellency, you see, this North Korean is really extremely respectful!"

Li Guangguang, who was sitting in the carriage together, looked at the North Koreans who knelt on the side of the road and didn't even dare to raise their heads, and his heart was full of pride and pride that he had never experienced before.

"Hmm!"

Nodding, Tang Haoran didn't pay attention to the North Korean people, but his eyes were on the surrounding fields!

Three thousand miles of rivers and mountains!

Now that he has set foot on the 3,000-mile country of North Korea, the future fate of this country will be in his own hands, and even the fate of China will once again be closely integrated with North Korea!

If it succeeds, Korea will become the "big rear" for the overthrow of Manchu rule, where it will establish factories, develop industry and commerce, and train new armies to lay the most solid foundation for the overthrow of Manchu rule, and now, this qiē is just the beginning!

"My lord, if the Koreans are as obedient as they are, then everything can be decided!"

Feeling the deference of the North Koreans, when he looked at the North Korean official on the horse, Li Guangguang pressed his voice slightly, and mentioned the incident that he had been planning for the past two months.

"The affairs of North Korea are big, and they have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the adults have the name of "heavenly officials", and they have the right to do it, in my opinion, even if there are some people who oppose it, they only need to do it with an iron fist, and they can do it without worry! ”

The deference of North Korea makes Li Guangguang's whole person can't help but feel a little fluttering, that kind of respect and obedience from the bones, even in the people of the country, it is difficult to feel in the people of the country, the people in the government are at most afraid of the government, and not respectful, but North Korea is completely different.

"The deference I enjoy in North Korea today is just to enjoy the shadow of the emperor!"

The corners of his lips raised slightly, Tang Haoran looked at the mountains and rivers as far as his sight could see, more than 300 years ago, if there was no grace of the Ming Kuangwei, how could there be North Korea in this world, and this also had the Chongming heart of the North Koreans for hundreds of years.

"Great, sir, this ......"

Li Guangguang was startled by the "Emperor Ming" in Tang Haoran's words, he hurriedly looked left and right, as if he was afraid that the words of the adults would be passed out, and he obviously ignored one point, after jumping out of the territory of the Great Qing Kingdom, Tang Haoran no longer needed to pay attention to words as in the past, if he said that when he was in the capital, he still needed to deliberately disguise himself as a "Qing official", but since he entered the territory of North Korea, after looking at the North Koreans' hair and clothes, and then looking at the official uniforms and the robes of the attachés, The heart is not just blocked by something, but a fire of the last name burns in the chest,

"Although it is North Korea here, we have to pay attention to what we say, in case it ......"

"In case ......"

With a cold smile, Tang Haoran's eyes narrowed slightly, he was already careful enough if he didn't cut off his braids and change his clothes now, if he thought about it, at least the guard's braids would have been cut off a long time ago.

"Don't be afraid of whatever!"

In case of...... What is there to be afraid of!

The corners of his lips raised slightly, and Tang Haoran said casually.

"I'm afraid they don't have time to ask about these things, and there are other things to distract them!"

When the words fell, Tang Haoran looked at the surrounding guards, these officers and soldiers wearing new-style military uniforms were all in good spirits, no wonder anyone who was so respectful by others would inevitably feel proud in their hearts, so as to show their best side in front of others.

"Heavenly Dynasty!"

Wu Peifu, who was carrying a gun, muttered this word in his heart, in the past, this word only existed in writing, not to mention that now, the face of the Qing Dynasty has long been torn off by foreigners, but the first time he stepped on this place in North Korea, he felt a kind of respect that he had never received.

This kind of respect came from the bones, so that at the same time that he felt a sense of drift in his heart, the words of the commanders in the cabin came to his heart.

"As the guards of Lord Tang, we want to maintain the dignity of the Celestial Empire in Korea, and we must not lose the face of the Celestial Empire!"

How can the dignity of the heavenly kingdom be maintained?

According to the commander's words, it is necessary to abide by military discipline, just like this, the gait must be correct, and the military posture must be standard and upright, but the forty days of training have made Wu Peifu like the comrades-in-arms around him develop the habit of maintaining a military posture, and develop a habit in fifteen days, not to mention the forty-six days of training under the sticks.

People's mentality will always change inadvertently, just like this consistent pace at this time, but people can't help but give birth to a special emotion, that emotion is the love of being one with the comrades-in-arms around them, this feeling has never been experienced, just like the deference of the North Koreans.

"You must not lose the face of Shangbang!"

Wu Peifu thought like this in his heart, and his steps became more and more firm, although the copper-spiked hard-soled foreign boots were not very comfortable to wear, but he didn't seem to feel anything, and he moved forward as the troops were one.

Zu Boyan, who carried a rifle on his shoulder, occasionally turned his attention to the coolies who were carrying ammunition boxes and baggage on his back, these coolies were recruited at the Incheon wharf, most of them were from Shandong, watching them bow their waists and strive to move forward, but a feeling of superiority appeared in his heart, this feeling was not because of the arrogance of the officers and soldiers, and the sense of authority brought by the supervision of the times.

It's because when I look at their timid and shrinking looks, I have a completely different feeling in my heart, these people are just civilians, and he is a soldier!

Yes, military personnel who are very different from the civilian population.

And when these coolies looked at themselves, the envy and awe in their eyes made Zu Boyan quite useful, and even the respect of the Koreans could not be compared with the awe of his compatriots. And now the awe and envy of the coolies suddenly made him feel like he wanted to taste.

How can this heart be unpleasant?

was proud in his heart, but Zu Boyan didn't let go of these coolies.

"Hurry, hurry, don't fall behind,"

As the coolies quickened their pace, Zu Boyan threw another fruit aside.

"If you let the adults look at it, maybe you can wear this military uniform too! Not to mention the salary, even if this military uniform is worn on the body, it is also a majesty! ”

The speaker was just throwing out words of comfort, but hearing these words in Sun Yiqiang's ears, it only made his heart move, and he hurriedly quickened his pace and followed the military master and asked softly.

"Master Jun, let, can we really be the guards?"

"Then we have to see if you are qualified first, this Lord Tang's soldiers are not easy to do!"

Zu Boyan patted his thin chest, he can be said to be an alternative in this camp - too thin, when the wind blows, it will even make people feel that they have to tie a rope to him, otherwise they will be blown away, but every time he is assessed, he can always cross the standard line with a side danger, and even he doesn't know how he is so lucky, such a thin body can actually survive the daily training.

"I, I can carry 4 hundred-pound ** bags on the dock......"

As if to prove that he didn't tell a lie, Sun Yiqiang patted his chest and said.

"That's a good feeling, if you still recruit soldiers when you go back, I'll talk to my commander! If you can test the soldiers at that time, our brothers will be comrades-in-arms! ”

The word comrade-in-arms is the saying of Lord Tang, this comrade-in-arms who eats in the army, the closest brother on the battlefield, on the battlefield, except for the weapons in his hands, the closest are the comrades-in-arms around him. The word sounds fresh, but that's exactly what it is.

"Master Jun, then I have to thank you well......"

Sun Yiqiang's words just fell, and the coolies around him also said that they would go to test Lord Tang's soldiers when the time came, but most of them were for the full salary of three or five dollars.

Tang Haoran, who was sitting in the carriage, did not know that the more than 800 coolies he hired in Incheon would have the idea of joining the army, but he looked at the sunset with anticipation, and when he passed by the post station, the post man said that after fifteen miles to the "Bihu Pavilion", after arriving at the "Blue Hoof Pavilion", the army would rest inside and outside the pavilion for a night, and then go to the Muhua Pavilion.

Tomorrow, tomorrow...... Thinking of tomorrow, Tang Haoran's fists couldn't help but clench, and he was inevitably a little nervous in his heart.

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