Chapter 1545: The Prince's Military Parade
It was another sunny morning, and in the wilderness outside the city of Golden State, there was a bustle accompanied by the spring breeze.
Under the call of the spring breeze, Liaodong has been completely new from the surface to the inside. The snow had slowly melted away, pooled into streams, and rushed towards the sea, while the mountains in the distance were rolling and turning from snow-white to green. On the nearby hillside, the grass also crept out of the ground, and this piece, that one, dotted the steep hillside with new greenery.
Originally, the wilderness here was very peaceful, but? Today, however, there was a lot of hustle and bustle, and the red uniforms of the Han infantry were lined up in pieces, and then they were pressed over the grass one by one, and this fiery color eclipsed the original green of the grass.
Thousands of feet and flags fluttering in the wind moved forward slowly, following the officer's whispered commands, stopping or turning, maintaining a constant formation, then lining up at intervals with the rest of the soldiers, and then crossing one phalanx of infantry that had already been deployed.
Perhaps the result of years of rigorous training, in addition to the uniforms of the military, the expressions on their faces have also become uniform, with both the indifference and composure brought about by years of battle, and the excitement brought by being reviewed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Han Dynasty and the Commander-in-Chief.
This group of soldiers is the infantry belonging to the third brigade of the Liaodong Army of the Han Dynasty, most of them have been in the army for many years, participated in the vast majority of the battles to pacify Liaodong, can be described as outstanding achievements, is the elite division of the Han Dynasty. Their previous brigade was Zhao Song, who had just been transferred back to the capital a while ago, and there was a regiment in this brigade that would follow the prince and Zhao Song on the transport ship after the prince's tour, go to Goryeo, and then participate in the attack on Japan, and then win a greater victory for the Han Dynasty.
Not far from these infantry, the sound of horses' hooves and the clattering of spurs could be heard everywhere, and these tall cavalrymen in uniform and armor, riding on equally tall and straight horses, were mixed in with the various infantry phalanxes, and everyone seemed to be full of heroism and arrogance, and murderous. Between the infantry phalanx and the cavalry ranks, there were military musicians in conspicuous uniforms standing in the middle of the procession, changing drumbeats to the shouts of the officers, directing each phalanx in the sea of people and smoke in this way.
In the gap between some of the infantry phalanxes, the artillery team also pushed the cannon up, and a glittering cannon shook on the gun carriage, and the sound of the gun carriage parts could be heard, and even the smell of gunpowder wafting from it could be smelled. The artillerymen crawled between the infantry and cavalry, and then, following the pre-arrangement, pulled up at the designated point and stopped.
The Han army attaches the most importance to artillery fire, and the Liaodong Army was the most powerful army of the Han Dynasty before, because each artillery unit is equipped with the best artillery, and the artillery has also undergone the most rigorous training, and then a strengthened artillery unit will be transferred to Goryeo and participate in the Japanese War, they are convinced that they can use their hard work to practice the mastery of artillery, so that the Japanese shogunate army can taste the pain of the enemies before the Liaodong Army.
Before the ranks of the soldiers, there were the officers who led the team, and these officers were all dressed in the new uniforms used for the review, all of them stood upright, and they all wore various medals on their chests, these medals of bronze, iron or silver, which proved their journey in the north and south along the way, and also proved their bravery.
In each of the phalanxes, these battle-hardened and victorious soldiers raised their muskets and spears, and the tips of their spears reflected dazzling light under the clear sky, and the flashes of dozens of phalanxes almost made people unable to open their eyes. And every horseman polished his saddle, armor, and equipment, and every horse was carefully raised, and his coat was shiny and shining like silk. As the movements of the soldiers marching and arranging were uniformly aligned by years of training, it was as if individuals had disappeared in their array, and thousands of people were pinched into a single whole. The military might of the Han Dynasty was also fully displayed in this array.
In order to welcome the rare military parade ceremony read by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the officers were extremely well-dressed, eager to polish every button on the uniform, and every soldier was in high spirits, for fear of losing the reputation of his troops in front of His Royal Highness the Prince. Because of their extremely high degree of organization and discipline, they marched according to the queue during the weekday drill, and did not spend too much time lining up in the preset position as arranged above. Everyone stood where they should be, nervously waiting. If it weren't a review today but a real battle, they would have been ready to go into battle immediately, and in Liaodong, no enemy could resist their attack.
Now that they are ready, they just have to wait for the reviewers to come and examine their majesty.
As time passed, the sun in the sky was getting higher and higher, and the chill of the morning slowly disappeared. At this moment, on the main road leading to Jinzhou City, a thunderous roar suddenly sounded.
The officers and soldiers at the edge of the array, hearing the roar, turned their heads to look in the direction from which the sound came. As far as they could see, dust was billowing everywhere, hiding most things under the gray mist. But soon, the large convoy of carriages, painted in a fiery red color, rushed out of the yellow mist under the pull of the galloping horses, and approached this way at a rapid pace. Around the carriages, uniformed cavalrymen drove carefully selected tall horses around the carriages, escorting the carriages forward.
These carriages were wide and running smoothly, they were made by special factories in the Guannai, and then given to the high-level of the Liaodong Army, and after the improvement of special Western craftsmen, the bumps on the road were reduced to a minimum, because the axles and carriages used were not easy to make, so the workshops outside the Guanxi have not been copied so far. It is precisely because of this special background that in Shenyang City and the whole world, these carriages themselves declare their status.
And today, the people in the carriage must be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the high-ranking officials of the Liaodong Army who came to patrol the army.
"Your Highness is coming!"
"The prince is here!"
A whisper passed from the edge of the queue to another like a wave, and then stirred up a slight commotion, but was quickly suppressed by the officers.
Under the shouts of the officers, the queue became silent again, and everyone looked forward to it, looking at the speeding convoy with excitement.
When it was not far from the queue of the great army, the carriage slowed down and stopped at the edge of the queue.
Then the door of the carriage in the middle opened, and several people came out of it.
The first one wore a military dress with a red background and a silver orchid medal on his chest, which most officers recognized, and this was Marshal Chen's most trusted military counselor, Ning Zeguang.
The second one who came down was wearing a military dress inlaid with tassel lace, and wore a gold plum blossom medal on his chest, which was especially dazzling in the sun, and this person was known to every officer and soldier, he was the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Army, Marshal Chen Sheng, the Duke of Jiguo.
He has led the Liaodong Army for many years, and his prestige is second only to the emperor in the hearts of the army, so when they saw him, the soldiers were a little excited, and even the queue was a little loose.
Soon, a third man also came down, a young man, who was dressed in an ordinary military uniform, without any ornaments and without medals. He was not as tall as the marshal's shoulders, and apart from his gentle attitude and lack of stage fright, he did not look very unusual when he looked at it from a distance.
However, when they saw this young man clearly, the array of the army shook even more, and some people unconsciously wanted to move forward, wanting to see the crown prince of this dynasty more clearly.
For thousands of years, the idea of loyalty to the monarch has been circulated in the hearts of the people, and the royal family has always been worshipped, so whenever the royal family appears in front of the people, it will cause some kind of commotion, but at this moment, this commotion is even stronger, because in the eyes of these Han soldiers, His Majesty the Emperor, who started from Xuzhou, swept the world in a hundred battles, and returned the world to a peaceful one, is like a god.
Many veterans have seen His Majesty's parade with their own eyes, and although the recruits who enlisted later did not have the opportunity to see it, in the word of mouth with the veterans, they also regarded His Majesty the Emperor as an irreversible god, and this mixed feeling of gratitude and worship came from the heart, whether it was a general or a soldier.
Now, the crown prince of the royal family is on patrol in person, how can they not be excited?
"The soldiers of the Liaodong Army are really loyal and brave!" Seeing the soldiers in such a commotion, the prince was also very happy.
"The soldiers of the Liaodong Army are the pro-army who followed the emperor to fight Jiannu, not to mention the word loyalty and bravery!" Chen Sheng was also a little excited, "However, during the review, there was a commotion, it was the incompetence of the ministers, and I ask Your Highness for forgiveness." ”
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and then the officers next to him understood, and gave the order loudly to the officers in the queue, and the officers in the queue also immediately carried out the order, and stopped the commotion of the soldiers with shouts, so that they fell silent again, and stood neatly back in the queue.
The prince looked at it, and the rows of soldiers were neatly arranged, all standing upright and looking ahead, like an iron wall.
Then, Chen Sheng waved his hand, and then, soon, the officers who had been watching this side also shouted orders, and the entire space seemed to have resumed its normal flow of time from pause.