In order to publicize this territorial military parade, after entering the end of the autumn harvest, the detectives in various places began to spread the news of the military parade throughout the territory according to the instructions of the intelligence cabinet, and the internal affairs cabinet spread the news of the military parade through the local internal affairs cabinet agencies, local village heads, and town heads.

As the protagonist of this military parade, each team participating in the parade drew out their most elite soldiers and conducted a rehearsal for half a month.

The reason why the preparation time is so short is mainly to avoid announcing the news too early and letting the surrounding hostile countries know, so as to sneak attack the Luo family when the military parade is held at the Luo family. In addition, Masahiro believes that these teams themselves need daily drills, and now they just want to show the level of their usual drills.

After learning that a military parade would be held at the foot of Gakufu Castle, the people from all over the country flocked to it, especially the people of the Matsuura County area of Hizen Province, who had seen the first military parade of the Luo family at the foot of Kishidake Mountain Castle eight years ago, and the scene was so shocking that they still can't forget it. Now, the Luo family will hold a second military parade, and they will naturally not let it go.

Now it was a relatively leisurely time after the autumn harvest, so Hizen, Chikugo, Higo, and even Bungo and Chikuzen all came to the castle town under Gakufu Castle for a short stay, ready to see the military parade that was so much publicized as mysterious. For a time, more than 20,000 people had gathered in the castle town of Gakufu Castle. This also promoted the development of Gakufu Castle Castle Town. After the parade, the population of the town suddenly increased from less than 6,000 to more than 10,000, and the size of the town more than tripled.

Astronomical 18th year (1549) October 25, morning. On this day, the much-anticipated military parade of the Luo family is finally about to begin.

At this time, the main road that runs through the north and south ends of the castle town was already crowded with people, and some of the high-rise buildings and trees on both sides of the street were crawling with people, and everyone wanted to witness the parade with their own eyes.

In fact, they don't need it at all. According to the route set in advance, the various teams participating in the parade will first assemble in the academy city. Then start at the gate of Gakufu City. Walk across the long bridge in front of the castle gate, come to the square in front of the castle gate and be formally inspected by Masayo and others, and then walk along the main road in the north and south direction of the castle town to the southernmost point. This section of the street, which runs north-south, has been urgently expanded during this time. At this time, it was already more than two miles long (it is estimated that with the continuous expansion of the castle town. It will continue to extend in the future). Along the way, there are new buildings such as houses, which are enough for everyone who comes to see them to enjoy along the way.

As the main military parade area, it is in the center of the west of the small square in front of the gate of the academy city. A huge parade platform has been erected that completely covers the western square. This parade platform is in the shape of a ladder from east to west, from low to high, which is mainly convenient for everyone on the viewing platform to watch the parade.

At this time, Masahiro sat in the westernmost center of the parade platform as the governor, which was the best place to watch the parade. Around him were the retainers of the Luo family.

At the behest of Masahiro, almost all the major retainers of the territory arrived at the scene today, and they sat on the viewing platform according to their respective institutions. From south to north, they are:

Cabinet of the Interior. Luo's genealogy is the elder of the family, a public, the government of the Cabinet of the Interior, and the guardian of Hizen repairs Liang Dongxiang Heiji; The subordinate general, the guardian of the construction of the field of Qincheng; The general, the fat queen guards the house on behalf of the pot island; Subordinate generals, Zhuqian guards Dai Nafu Xinjing; The general, the guardian of the queen of the Bunga, is Haruki Arima; Hizen civil affairs and agriculture (Jomasashi, Takahashi Nagane, Akaya Morikiyo, Fukamizu Seken, Aso Yuzen, and Naritomi Shingo); Chikugo civil administration and agricultural affairs (Naru Morinobu, Hoshino Jinyasu, Kusanami Jinnori, Aso Showa); Higo civil affairs and agricultural affairs (Kogawa Nobuyan, Tajiri Masa, Deep Water Changzhi, and Question Note Jianfeng); Chikuzen civil affairs and agricultural affairs (photo of the note, Sagara Jiyori, Oda Masamitsu); Bungo civil affairs and agriculture (Uemura Nagashige, Fukamizu Sekata, Toji Kankata, Anan Yuhide).

In addition, there are also ministers in the Cabinet and Liu Le, vice president of Roche University; Civil affairs, law enforcement (Aoyama Nobumoto, Egawa clan); Mine Feng luggage Hongfei; Business pursues Kamiya Sauce; physicians (Genru, Michizo Qu Naase); The temple is enshrined (Genji, Kuaikawa Shaoki).

Military Cabinet aspect. The ruling party is held by Masahiro himself. family elders, military advisors (Shinnosuke Akabane, Kakukuma Ishimune, Yamamoto Kansuke); Accompanied by the army Yoshioka Nagamasa; The old family of the pedigree, the head of the fourth standing ashigaru team, and the head of the military department, Kinoshita Masano; The elder of the family of the pedigree, the leader of the third standing ashigaru team, and the great captain of the criminal department, Yoshida Shigemasa; The elder of the family of the spectrum, the first group of people, and the commander of the first standing cavalry team are Isono Yuanchang.

The military cabinet is on standby. The general and the commander of the fifth standing ashigaru team; The general and the second standing ashigaru team commander Tomohisa Oishi; The subordinate general, the first standing ashigaru team to lead the implementation of the kind and; The general, the sixth standing ashigaru team commands the Yuancheng Temple Shinyin; The general, the seventh standing ashigaru team commander of the Kai pro-straight (law name Zongyun).

Ashigaru general, deputy general of the fourth standing ashigaru team (Ueda Shinji, Shimahara Junshige, Akaike Nagato); Ashigaru General, Deputy General of the Third Standing Ashigaru Team (Kazuhito Kinji, Owaya Gunbei, Inudo Ryan, Shiga Yoshikin); The fifth standing ashigaru team deputy general (Shogun Watanabe Tsuri; Ashigaru General Kamidai Victory, Anmu Minbu); Ashigaru general, second standing ashigaru team deputy general (Fukuda Nobukiyo, Kitahara Jinhisa, Shiga Kantaka); The first standing ashigaru team deputy general (shogun Asakura Sote; Ashigaru General Iron no Suke, Ask the Note to Appreciate the Scene, Sail Foot Straight); The 6th Standing Ashigaru Team Adjutant General (Shogun, Komon Chongzhong; Ashigaru General Minori Kuroki and Marume Yorumi); The 7th Standing Ashigaru Team Adjutant General (General Yoshikawa Kokei; Ashigaru Admiral Uemura Mototsuna, Okami Zhenmasa).

Military cabinet cavalry side. Masanobu Takasaka, general of the cavalry and commander of the second standing cavalry team; Cavalry general, deputy general of the first standing cavalry team (Akaxue Mitsukiyo, Tao Nakamoto).

Military Cabinet Firearms Squad Side. Commander of the subordinate and the first standing iron artillery team; Iron Cannon Adjutant Yoshimi Irita.

Military cabinet water army aspect. The general of the navy, the commander of the second standing navy army, the commander of the second standing navy; The commander of the Navy Department and the commander of the first standing naval army is solemn in Murakami; the general of the navy and the commander of the third standing navy army, Tao Masato; The commander of the Navy and the Fourth Standing Navy Commander Murakami Takeyoshi.

General of the Navy and the bow of the First Standing Navy (Sun Goro, Oyano Tanemitsu, Kamitsuura Tanekyū, Kusano Townmate); the general of the navy and the bow of the second standing navy army (Fukuda Kanji, Kamitsuura Shigesada, and Kagoziki Town); The general of the navy and the bow of the third standing navy army are planted in the township; The general of the navy, the bow of the third standing navy team (Wakabayashi Echigo, Ukyu Junding, Uto Xingxing).

In addition, there are also generals of the ashigaru and herald commanders (Kato Duanzo, Feidan, Taketori Snake Ranmaru); Gunmu Suke (Masahide Roche, Masamune Roshi, Shingoro Roche, Sasuke Roche, Naoshige Nabeshima, Yoshiro Kawada, Masanobu Honda); Ironware is held by Tadajiro; military physician Ming Feng Xiuzheng; Weapons are Liu Ye; Iron Cannon pursues the friendly guards of the country; smelting pursued Tian Xiangyu; Ashigaru general, logistics team commander Toshimasa Honda.

On the part of the Intelligence Cabinet. The elder of the Luo family, the military advisor, and the ruling Yamamoto Kansuke of the Intelligence Cabinet; The general of the servant and the acting lord of the city of Xuefu are fortunate to help; Black Hawk Commander Ichijo. The public side pursues a prosperous road.

On the opposite side of the parade stand were the families of the retainers and the outstanding scouts from all over the country. Masayo's wives and children were also on that side. Both from the viewing platform and from the viewing area opposite. They are all protected by a large number of military forces.

At this time, in the middle of the square, a lot of white lines have been drawn with lime. At the same time, on the other side, there are twelve dots, also outlined in lime.

No matter how you look at it, these white lines and dots don't look like some kind of pattern. Many onlookers speculated that these white lines and white dots. What exactly is it used for. But no one has an accurate answer.

The word "military parade" is the most mentioned noun among the leaders. Everyone who came here did so to watch this parade that they had never heard of before. It's just that. No one knows what to do. What the hell is going on with this military parade?

And those who had the privilege of watching the parade at the foot of the mountain castle on the shore were very timely commentators, constantly analyzing various questions for the surrounding people. After listening to the wonderful explanations of these commentators, everyone couldn't help but look forward to the next military parade.

Just when everyone was looking forward to it. The parade is finally about to begin.

Cloaked people carrying three guns. A solemn expression appeared at the gate of the academy city. All the samurai of the cloaked crowd of one hundred people. At this time, they all wore the unique Luo armor of the Luo family, and these armors have been specially treated to look exceptionally straight. sets off their upright posture to the fullest. The weapons in their hands have also been wiped repeatedly, and they are as bright as new and spotless. The characteristic white cape behind them also fluttered slowly in the breeze, looking extraordinary.

There is no doubt that as soon as the cape appeared, it attracted everyone's attention. It was as if the national flag guards of later generations suddenly appeared from the direction of the Jinshui Bridge. The atmosphere of the audience suddenly became solemn. Everyone's eyes were focused on the cloaks, full of curiosity and anticipation.

What is this military parade like?

"Pacesetters out of the ranks!"

Masashi, who was standing in the center of the viewing platform, personally gave the order.

A hundred people came out of the gates. Then he walked slowly and solemnly, slowly walking towards the white dots that had been drawn on the long street parade road. This novel action immediately attracted the attention of the onlookers.

When the first cloaked crowd came to the place where there was a white spot, they stopped, stood upright, turned around, and raised three guns. The whole set of actions is done in one go.

Soon after, a hundred pacesetters stood one after the other, forming a straight line with each other. They stood there as if they were sculptures, motionless. It was like a rock, an indestructible rock.

"Columnar! Begin! Zhengliang shouted in a deep voice.

"Let's go!"

"Let's go!"

As the parade began, the first standing ashigaru team, as the first square, first walked in unison across the bridge in front of the city gate, and when they arrived at the edge of the square in front of Masayo and others, they immediately changed from walking in unison to walking.

"Step, step, step ......"

The neat steps knocked out a sonorous and powerful footstep on the concrete pavement of the square. Suddenly, the people in the square in front of the city gate were completely silent. Retainers, family members and scouts who participated in the parade for the first time. I was shocked by this sudden scene.

Under the leadership of the group leader, the fifty soldiers of the group, plus one standard-bearer, made a total of fifty-two. Fifty soldiers were arranged in a ten-by-five solid phalanx. In addition, the group leader and flag bearer are at the forefront. This time, in order to thoroughly understand the situation under each team, Masara clearly forbade the retainers above the general to join the various phalanxes, which made the generals who were watching on the viewing platform at this time look enthusiastic, and they couldn't wait to join the phalanx below.

There is no doubt that when this team first started to move, they endured too much attention. Especially the first two. It is even more eye-catching. The main flag in white. Under the reflection of the sun, it is particularly eye-catching. There was just a gust of breeze blowing, blowing the main flag into the air, and the black eagle on it. It was very clear in the eyes of the audience. And fluttered with the wind. All the audience. I can't help but have an illusion. It was as if the eagle on the flag had spread its wings and flew high.

"Zhengbu!"

"Let's go!"

When the first white line is reached. The head of the group commanded loudly.

"Smack!"

Hearing this, the soldiers behind him immediately took the three guns off their shoulders and changed them to frontal guns. The spear slanted forward. The whole team formed a team that marched forward with guns raised. Meantime. Their pace has also changed to a positive step. Although they are wearing straw sandals, the footboard is still raised high, and every time the footboard falls, they have to try their best to make a crackling sound, as if they are afraid that others will not hear these sounds.

"Wow!"

The surrounding people immediately became uproar when they saw this. Excitement, shock, shock, these are the true portrayals of their hearts at this moment. Although these queues are obviously not very neat in the eyes of Masashi from later generations, they are already unheard of for people in this era. Clearly, they were captivated by what was in front of them. While using the sound of exclamation to express the feelings in his heart, he couldn't help but look at the next action of the queue.

When everyone looked at the center of the square again, the first standing team had reached the second white line, and they were returning to their normal steps and continued to move forward from south to north. When they reach the third white line, they will repeat the previous movement again until they have completed the position where the 100 pacesetters are standing. This stretch of the road is almost the entire length of the north-south long street. This arrangement is mainly to facilitate the people on both sides of the long street to be able to watch the heroic posture of the Luo family's army up close.

"Ready!"

"Let's go!"

At the same time, the leader of the second standing ashigaru team also let out a loud cheer and led the second phalanx to move forward.

After the second phalanx passed, then the third standing ashigaru formed a third formation, and then the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh teams, a total of seven teams passed through the square in turn and continued the drill on the long street.

As each of these teams formed seven phalanxes walked down the long street, the leaders on both sides of the long street were first let out a burst of exclamation, and then suddenly stopped, obviously shocked. The long street of more than two miles is constantly playing such a scene, like a wave.

Just when everyone in the square in front of the city gate thought that the parade was over, two cavalry formations of 50 cavalry each appeared as the second batch of phalanxes. These are the first and second standing cavalry teams of the Luo family.

I saw a hundred war horses, under the control of the soldiers on horseback, basically keeping a neat queue and strolling forward. The iron hooves of the war horses hit the concrete floor neatly, and it seemed to play a majestic symphony.

Behind the cavalry, there was a phalanx of seventy men with bows and arrows. These archers were in a row of ten. And each row is from the same team, representing seven teams of archers.

After the archers, there was a 100-man samurai team, a 50-man iron cannon standing ashigaru team, and a 200-man standing water army team divided into four detachments. These teams all appeared for the first time in the military parade of the Luo family, which also caused bursts of cheers from the surrounding people.

When everyone thought that the military parade was about to end, a group of special figures suddenly poured out from the gate of Xuefu City again. The group generally looked to be only nine to fourteen years old, and they were not wearing any armor or even full armor. Just put on a normal civilian dress. In the same way, the weapon in their hands is only a rudimentary bamboo gun.

Yes, this phalanx is the unique Boy Scouts in the Luo family's territory. Despite their poor equipment, each member of the Boy Scouts was in good spirits at this time, wiggling their bodies with great concentration.

When Masari handed over this military parade as a test task to Hyakutake Kenkane, Esato Nobutsune, Narumomatsu Nobukatsu, Kamiya Sozhan, and Shimazu Yoshihiro, these people immediately went to the castle town to raise a scout, and then trained desperately. Now it seems that the training is still working well.

So when this scout of the boy scouts walked in front of everyone's eyes, it immediately aroused everyone's applause. Among them, the one who applauded the most vigorously was naturally the group of outstanding scout representatives from various regions of the territory on the opposite side of the viewing platform.

When this Boy Scout walked by. This time, everyone really thought that the parade was about to end. Only, could this be true? I only heard a crisp female voice shouting suddenly:

"Ready!"

"Let's go!"

As soon as the voice fell, a group of figures appeared at the city gate, which looked a little thin. But their expressions did not fluctuate at all, just like all the previous teams. They all do every movement meticulously.

"Coax!"

When I saw that this time it was a group of girls who came out of the square. Everyone, including some of the retainers, burst into laughter. But as these "female soldiers" walked in front of them. Their laughter faded or even disappeared, replaced by cheers and cheers that were clearly women's voices coming from the crowd.

The uniform red cloth armor and uniform movements are no less than the pace of a man. All this deeply shocked everyone present. After seeing the change in the expressions of everyone present, Zheng Conscience couldn't help but smile slightly, shocked, right? In fact, a few days ago, when Miki dragged him to inspect the "women's escort team" she had formed with Nohime, he had the same expression.

In fact, Mei Ji was one of the first Zhilu Dao territories to have a military parade about to take place. Since the son-in-law Tang Wangmaru is seven years old this year, and the second son Song Wangmaru is also six years old, in order to train them, starting from the retainers' evaluation meeting in the second half of this year, some of the non-important meetings held in Jucheng will add a few seats in the council hall for Tang Wangmaru and Song Wangmaru to also attend for observers.

But these two little guys are still young after all, so by nature, there will always be some small actions, as the presiding officer of the meeting, Zhengliang is not good at scolding these two little guys at this time, and other retainers are not good at training these children on the spot for Zhengliang, so they need someone who can control them. And these two little guys have always been very afraid of their sister Mei Ji, so Mei Ji also participated in the evaluation meeting as an observer, and her main responsibility is to watch over the two younger brothers who are still a little active in the evaluation meeting.

It's just that Mei Ji is naturally reluctant to participate in such a boring thing as the evaluation meeting, and in order to let her participate willingly, Masahiro had no choice but to agree to the request to fund Mei Ji to form a "women's guard" with a number of 50 people. So during an evaluation meeting, Miki heard that Masarashi was preparing to hold a military parade (there was no final decision at that time), and then she went down to prepare secretly.

She first found her mother and her aunts, and begged them to support her. As the women who are in charge of the Luo family's house, they are naturally the God of Wealth, so they almost respond to Meiji's requests, so almost all of them supply the clothes and daily consumption of this "women's guard".

The reason why several of his women are "God of Wealth" is like this. Mainly because Zhengliang is not an old-fashioned person, as long as there are enough conditions, he will find a way to treat himself and the people around him, such as the food of everyone in the city, although the overall food level of the territory is not high at this time, but Zhengliang will not be stupid enough to eat gruel and eat dried radish every day like the people outside when he is at home, on the contrary, there will be fish and meat almost every meal. And the same is true for their own women. For the Luo family, in addition to using its business network to control the territory and conduct some trade, after paying the commercial tax, the general trade income of the Luo family is controlled by a few women in Zhengliang. According to Zhengliang, that is the private money they earn themselves. It's up to them. So they became the "God of Wealth".

Of course, while becoming the "God of Wealth", they also became the "Scattered Flower Fairies" in the eyes of the people. Because they are in charge of the Luo House at the same time, they are also in charge of the pension agency in the territory, so they often sponsor some people in need of pensions, so over time, they have been called "scattered flower fairies".

After receiving financial support from the women of the political and good people, Mihime immediately found Nohime and Enkya bhikshunis, and then secretly planned to prepare for the military parade. At first, Masato thought that the reason why the two troublemakers Mei Ji and Nonghime were so quiet during this period of time was because they were preparing for a women's college. In fact, they are the "women's guards" who are training them to pull up.

Later, when Mei Ji asked to also participate in this territorial parade. Zhengliang was unwilling to agree. After all, the sudden appearance of a woman's "military force" in the territory has caused a lot of controversy. Now that a women's guard corps that has only been established for a few months has appeared at a solemn military parade, what kind of system is this? What's more, Masahiro has no confidence in the level of this women's guard. He didn't want to mess up a meaningful parade he had carefully prepared for the women's guard.

But when Mei Ji dragged Masashi to the training camp of the women's guards, and inspected the training of this guard and the rehearsal of the parade on the spot. Masahiro was really shocked. Especially when he saw a little girl from a poor civilian family enduring the pain of being abrased by a bamboo gun in her hand during training for a rice ball. Until all the training scenarios have been completed. He was moved by compassion.

In this era, the children of ordinary people are very insecure, and the girls among the children are even more insecure. Influenced by a somewhat patriarchal cultural background. In addition, due to the fact that women are physically weak (easy to get sick, not the main labor force in the family, and marry others when they grow up), many civilians often abandon the girls in the family first when they face the crisis of poverty.

Maybe a rice ball may seem to be dismissive to you in the future, but it is a treasure for this thin little girl in front of you. For it, she is willing to fight with her weak body. Look at this fifty-member women's guard, except for Mei Ji, Nohime and Enjiu Bhikshuni who are from good backgrounds, the rest of the people are from civilian homes, and it is estimated that Mei Ji used some means to get the parents of these girls to agree to let their daughters follow Mei Ji. As for other girls with better backgrounds, they will never appear here, because their parents will never let their daughters show their heads, which is related to the reputation of this woman, and it will be difficult to find a good in-law in the future.

Now, after watching a fifty-two women's guard team pass by in front of him with neat steps, Masahiro couldn't help but reflect while feeling relieved.

For a long time, Masara has regarded some of Meiji's actions as abnormal manifestations of entering the rebellious period of youth, but now looking at Meiji, who is walking in front of the women's guard, heroic and elegant and generous, Masara is seriously thinking about this daughter's ambition for the first time. It seems that under the unintentional influence of Zhengliang, this girl has a tendency to develop towards Ji Wujiang? There is also the Bhikshuni Enhisa who is by Mihime's side and serves as the standard-bearer, and Nohime, who is mixed in the women's guard and is also dressed in military uniform. Will the Enkyu bhikshuni still be the Enkyu bhikshuni in history, and will Nohime still be the Nohime in history? It seems that some unintentional decisions of Zhengliang have also changed the fate of many people?

It's just that Masahiro himself is a variable in this era, so everyone gathered around him will naturally be influenced by him and change their fate. In that case, why bother with history? Let's just let it be.

Women don't let them shave their eyebrows, who says women are inferior to men? The sassy and heroic five-foot gun, the dawn shines on the training ground. The children of the ancient times have many strange ambitions, and they don't love red clothes and love arms.

After a group of women's guards who were not inferior to the performance of the teams in front of them, they left a deep shock to everyone and a burst of contemplation for everyone. Many of the retainers and lords who had previously been reluctant to let their daughters join the women's academy or the women's guard began to reflect on their previous decisions. As for those female leaders who had a trace of ambition, there were ripples in their hearts.

When the last row of soldiers also walked out of the white line area at the back of the country, the parade finally came to an end.

"Pap, papa, papa......" At this time, the surrounding leaders who were so drunk clapped their palms one after another.

Whether it was the onlookers, or the soldiers themselves, they all felt the strong strength of the Luo family in this military parade. I believe that for a long time to come, this military parade will be a conversation after dinner. Moreover, every detail of this military parade will spread to farther areas as the people leave. I believe that it will not be long before the powerful force displayed by the parade will reach the ears of everyone in the territory.

The purpose of Zhengliang holding this military parade is to show the strong strength of the Luo clan and let the people realize that the Luo family will definitely be able to make the territory stable for a long time. I believe that after this military parade, both the people and the retainers and soldiers are full of hope for the Luo family, and everyone slowly gathers around Zhengliang to form a strong combat effectiveness, making the strength of the Luo family to a higher level.

"Hey, it's no wonder that Yoshitaka Ouchi, who dominates the northern Kyushu and western regions of Honshu, will be defeated by the Luo family, and today it seems that such a military might is inferior to even the own family." In the cheering crowd, a middle-aged man suddenly shouted and sighed.

The people guarding him were also silent at this time, they had always thought that their family's military strength was the elite of the many daimyo of the Wa Kingdom, even the Ouchi family was not their opponent, but now it seems that they have always been the frog at the bottom of the well.

And a little boy who looked to be about six years old who had been standing beside the middle-aged man blinked his big shining eyes and looked curiously at the parade of the Luo family that was gradually moving away. (To be continued......)