"Salute!"

With the order, the drums of the military music suddenly sounded, and the soldiers, led by the officers, shouted at the same time.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live the crown prince, long live, long live, long live!"

The simultaneous calls of thousands of people converged into a stream, and then soared straight into the sky, as if the whole world was trembling.

After this shouting stopped, Chen Sheng waved his hand again.

"Liaodong Army, Wansheng!" With another shout, the soldiers raised their spears and muskets, the tips of which shone with a terrifying cold light, and then the weapons were put back as if nothing had happened.

The troops of several thousand people, with the command orders of Chen Sheng and the first-class officers, were forbidden, as if they were like fingers, although this was a review, but the bloody atmosphere of the battle came to the face.

"Hundred Battles Elite, is this the scene you were talking about?" The prince thought to himself.

In his father's military camp, he also saw a lot of the Praetorian Guard's array, but although he had seen the neat military formation after rigorous training from the Praetorian Guard, he could not see the kind of bravery in these soldiers.

When I saw him today, he had been reading in the study and rarely saw him in a similar battle, and found that his legs were slightly weak.

As far as the eye could see, the columns of soldiers were looking at themselves, their faces were full of excitement and reverence, whether simple or resolute.

This excitement and reverence, of course, he knew, not only for himself, but also for the soldiers to worship as gods was his father, whose heroism was unparalleled in the world. He suddenly felt honored to have such a father.

Even if it is just to avoid falling into his father's prestige, he must be the prince of this big man, and he must not relax for a moment.

With this in mind, he made great efforts to overcome the fear in his heart and stand up straight.

At this time, in front of the eyes of all the troops, Marshal Chen Sheng, the Duke of Ji Guo, bowed down deeply, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the Third Brigade of the Liaodong Army has been prepared, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is invited to review it!" ”

"The marshal has worked." The crown prince helped the marshal to his feet, and then he looked up at the soldiers who were waiting for him.

He wanted to say something to the soldiers, but suddenly his mind went blank and he couldn't say anything.

"Soldiers, hard work! Dahan is proud of you! He usually prides himself on being quick-witted, but after holding back for a while, he only said such prosaic words.

However, this encouragement was enough to make the soldiers around him, who could hear it clearly, be ecstatic, and they could not salute under the strict orders of the officers, and could only salute the prince with loud shouts. "His Royal Highness Prince Xie!"

The soldiers in the distance couldn't hear the prince's words clearly, but when the soldiers around the prince shouted, they also shouted together, as if it was the conduction of waves, "Your Royal Highness Prince Xie!" The shouts came one after another, and they rushed into the sky again.

Accompanied by the marshal, the prince walked along the military formation, patrolling the soldiers' formations, and every time he passed through a military formation, an officer of the third brigade would introduce to him which unit of the brigade this army belonged to, and what heroic achievements this army had had, and each time he would slow down a little, patiently watching the soldiers' arrays and equipment, if it were not for the limited time for the parade, he would also want to stop and talk to these soldiers.

However, after all, time was limited, so he could only walk around, admiring the polished weapons and the horses with very high fighting spirit, and slowly walked forward.

The military formation of thousands of people looked very long, and it seemed to stretch all the way to the horizon, but there was an end to singing again, and the prince, under the leadership of a group of officers led by Chen Sheng, finally came to the end of the military formation.

There is also a military formation standing here, but the composition of this military formation is very strange, judging from the identification on the military uniform, there are both high-ranking battalion and regimental officers, ordinary low-ranking officers, and even soldiers mixed in. And Zhao Song, the previous brigade commander of the Third Brigade, was also the last person, and he also stood in the queue wearing a new military uniform, standing proudly.

The Han army pays the most attention to discipline and order, and generally does not appear in such a complicated queue, but there is a reason for this today-these people are all soldiers who have recently made meritorious contributions, and today the prince will personally award them medals as the last link of the review.

The prince stopped his steps and walked in front of the formation.

The first thing he approached was a soldier, who was very thin and looked very young, about the size of a young man like the crown prince, and with dark skin and rough calluses on his hands. When the prince walked up to him, although he barely stood up straight, his body shook slightly, and he was obviously extremely excited, as if he was not used to being the focus of the eyes of the whole army.

This soldier, who looks a little weak, actually made a special honor and will be awarded by himself? Am you not mistaken? Some doubts flashed through the prince's heart.

"This is Liao Xiaozhuan of the 25th Battalion of the Eighth Regiment, he went to the Horqin Department with the brothers in the company two months ago to clear out the remnants of the Mongolian bandits, in the process of pursuit, he and several brothers were separated from the troops, and the others were either frostbitten or other wounded, as a result, he single-handedly took a gun and dug a pit by himself, and held the position for two days and two nights under the siege of the remnants of the bandits, saving the lives of several brothers. After his return, the brigade assessed his merits, and finally decided to award him the Order of Sunflower of the first class in recognition of his bravery, and at the same time promote him to the rank of captain. ”

The prince knew that in the Han Army, the Sunflower Medal was made of iron and divided into three grades, which were specially awarded to soldiers at the bottom who fought on the front line, such as the team and soldiers, in recognition of the special honor of fighting bravely.

The Order of the Sunflower of the First Class is the highest rank, and it is not easy to award it, but this time it was decided to award it to him after discussion in his brigade, which shows how brave he fought and how difficult the difficulties he overcame.

It's amazing! The original doubts in the prince's heart were suddenly swept away, and his heart was full of admiration for this soldier.

Liao ...... Team Liao, sure enough, is a young hero! Fight to the death, protect your comrades, shed blood and sweat for the country," the prince looked at the soldier and praised from the bottom of his heart, "Please keep up the good work!" ”

As he spoke, the man next to him handed over a plate with a shiny iron sunflower-shaped medallion on it.

However, when the prince praised him so much, the soldier did not seem to be very excited, but trembled even more, as if he felt that he did not deserve such a great honor.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, I ...... I didn't think about it that much at the time, I just thought that I couldn't let my brothers fall into the hands of the Mongols...... Didn't think about anything else. He didn't dare to look at the prince, he looked very cramped and uneasy, "When I am the coldest and most tired, I am also ...... I also thought about running or surrendering, and I thought about it...... But the thought that the brothers might be killed by them after surrendering, so, in the end, I gritted my teeth and pushed through! In the end, in the end, I felt that I couldn't hold it anymore, if I ...... If...... If I am besieged for another day, I ...... I might run ......."

He said, with some tears in his voice.

"Liao Xiaoshuan, what are you talking about?" When he confessed, not only the prince was shocked when he heard this, but even the officer next to him was furious, "In front of the prince, what are you talking about!" ”

In the eyes of the officer, it is the decision of the brigade to award him a medal, whether it is appropriate or not, in short, as long as it is decided, it is appropriate, but he actually exposed his shortcomings in front of the prince, saying that he is not worthy of such an award, isn't this a disgrace to the entire brigade?

And the others who were waiting for the award also made a commotion, they didn't expect that someone would tell the prince at this time that they had thought about running away and were not worthy of the award.

"I didn't want to say it at first, I also wanted to just take the honor and go back to my hometown and wait for the field award......" Under the fierce reprimand of the boss, Liao Xiaoxuan cried, "But...... I'm really scared in my heart, I'm afraid I'll deceive God! The emperor gave the world peace, so that my family has food, this is a great kindness, and now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has personally come to give everyone the honor...... I, I can't let His Royal Highness the Prince's kindness be dusted, and other people's medals also be dusted! I thought about it for a day, I originally wanted to hide it like this, but I still couldn't understand it, and now I finally have the courage to deal with me no matter how I do, I won't say a word of complaint! His Royal Highness the Prince, I ...... I'm sorry for you! I'm sorry for the emperor! ”

As he spoke, he burst into tears, guilty and afraid.

The prince was so stunned by this scene that he didn't know what to do.

He turned his head and looked at the officer who was accompanying him.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, he ...... He...... I'm sorry! This unexpected change made sweat break out on the officer's forehead, "Let's take it back first, ask about the situation, and Your Highness will award the others first." ”

Then the officer waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers to carry him away.

Just as the soldiers had already walked to Liao Xiaoshuan's side, the prince finally came to his senses.

"Stop, don't take him!"

"Your Highness?" The officer was somewhat baffled.

"Don't take him away, I'm going to give him a medal, and he still has to take what he deserves." The prince said solemnly.

"This ......" the officer hesitated.

"When you are protecting your comrades and fighting to the death against the enemy, it doesn't matter what you think in your heart, as long as you keep doing it. He resisted alone for two days and two nights, which is already commendable, who else will be commended if this is not commended? The prince said his plan, "Besides, in that environment, how many people will not be afraid and will not flinch?" He dares to tell the truth, which is better than anything else, and many people speak much more beautifully, but I am afraid that he is not as good as him when it comes to the end. ”