In the siege and annihilation battle in Shanxi, the people's army was completely defeated, the leaders of the battalions were either killed or captured, and a large number of soldiers surrendered.

However, Zhang Xianzhong's department, which was originally sent to serve as bait cannon fodder, was ignored by the officers and soldiers, and not only did not have battle damage, but on the contrary, he also gathered the battalions and strengthened several times, and after he ransacked a county town, he escaped from the rolling Taihang Mountains.

At present, the Zhangzi battalion is known as a 150,000-strong army, including a large number of people who were coerced by him, most of them are women, children, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, there are only about 15,000 young and strong, and there are only about 3,000 soldiers who can really fight a war.

The advantage of having more people is that it is strong and can scare the faint of heart, the disadvantage is that there is a lot of food consumed every day, Zhang Xianzhong is a big vote, but there are too many people, food is already very scarce, there is no hair in the deep mountains and old forests, lack of food and clothing, and hundreds of people freeze to death in a big winter.

It was not easy to survive a long winter, the food had been eaten up, and he would starve to death if he did not go out of the mountain, so he had no choice at all, so he mobilized before the war, and then took a large team of men and horses out of the mountain.

Although he sent a large number of scouts to reconnoiter around, he didn't get much information, and he didn't know that the Jin army was storming Shanhaiguan, and it was indeed the best time to send troops at this time, it was just a coincidence.

During this period, the various people's armies who fled into the deep mountains and old forests to hide also contacted one after another, and many people hid in the Taihang Mountains, but one was in the east and one in the west, the distance was quite far, and those who were close all took refuge in Brother Zhang, the king of Zhang, otherwise they would really starve to death.

Li Zicheng was hiding in an unknown vast forest somewhere, with only about 200 brothers around him, and there were originally more than 400 of them, who were bitten to death by poisonous insects, devoured by fierce beasts, who fell off a cliff, who froze to death and starved to death, who deserted and ran away, and who lost half of their troops in non-combat.

He also contacted Zhang Xianzhong, however, he wanted him to take refuge in Zhang Xianzhong and worship Zhang Xianzhong as his eldest brother, he couldn't swallow this breath, not to mention the past festivals, just because he took over the name of Gao Yingxiang and Gao Chuang King to become Queen Li Chuang, plus the previous big names from all walks of life have hung up, he is already a well-deserved brother, and the only one who is qualified to compete with him is Zhang Xianzhong, so he is not willing to take refuge in Zhang Xianzhong as a younger brother.

Li Zicheng's life is also very difficult, all rely on digging wild vegetables to save his life, only to survive this long winter, after the spring flowers bloom, he also can't wait to go out of the mountain, there is no way to go out of the crowd, and if he doesn't come out to get something to eat, he has to starve to death in the deep mountains and old forests.

The two unbeatable Xiaoqiang coincidentally chose to reappear at this time, which is really just a coincidence, but the timing of the choice is very good, and it can be regarded as luck.

Shanxi is now a storm and clouds, dark clouds are overwhelming, and a heavy rainstorm is coming, and at this time, the city of Beijing is crowded with people, all put down their work, and ran to see the big military parade.

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty have not held a big military parade, the military posture is mighty, the power is in the universe, and the eight directions come to serve, but Chongzhen is the first time to hold a big military parade, and a lot of gossip broke out a lot of fierce news, igniting the fire of gossip in everyone's hearts, desperate to make less money for a day, but also to squeeze in to watch the excitement and satisfy curiosity.

In the spacious barracks that have been renovated and renovated, Zhu Jian, the current son of heaven, sits on a high platform, surrounded by Wang Chengen, the boss of the ceremonial supervisor, the imperial military division, and Song Xiance, who also has various titles such as the chief of staff of the empire, and other confidants, as well as a group of old scholars in the cabinet, Shangshu and other court officials of various ministries, and those who are lower than the third grade can only sit upright next to the high platform.

On the opposite side of the high platform are rows of benches, sitting either low-ranking officials or gentry, powerful businessmen and other masters with heads and faces, there are more than 3,000 people, the moats of the Beijing division are as many as dogs, the uncles occupy all the places, and the common people can only stand outside the fence to watch.

In such a grand occasion, the rich and powerful daughters and ladies will definitely not miss the great opportunity to show up, all kinds of sticky little crying, entangled in the master of the house has no choice, the women dress themselves up one by one, to show their most beautiful and moving side, the projection of a stunning gaze is the best praise, but also let their vanity be greatly satisfied.

The entire wide barracks were crowded with people inside and outside, and the several spacious streets through which the military parade was to pass were also crowded with onlookers.

In anticipation, three trumpets sounded, followed by a shocking rumbling war drum, marking the official start of the military parade.

Of course, the opening ceremony had to be the first to make a speech, and it was supposed to be the Son of Heaven who made a speech, but this year, there was no microphone and no loudspeaker, and Zhu Jian threw this kind of limelight to Ruan Dacheng, the first assistant of the cabinet.

Ruan Ge Lao has recently hummed his official fortunes, reached the peak of his life, the spring breeze is proud, he feels that he is dozens of years old, he stands on a high platform, holding a speech in his hand, the purpose of the big military parade is to show the prestige of my Ming army, etc., shouted hoarsely, almost unable to make a sound, and then announced in the overwhelming warm applause, "The big military parade begins!" ”

The improvised ceremonial singing team of the three armies of the empire was arranged in front of the high platform and the heavy court armor, and the bells, drums, pipa, and other percussion instruments were readily available, and in order to enhance the effect of stirring people's hearts, a dozen war drums alone were erected.

Knock, knock, knock –

At the hard beating of the drummer, the rumbling drum sound with a strong sense of rhythm is like a giant hammer hitting people's hearts, making the blood in people's bodies boil inexplicably.

In the rumbling war drums, the music sounds, and the sounds made by various percussion instruments come together, mixed into a strong sense of rhythm, majestic and majestic, and make people's blood boil The music makes everyone present stunned at first, and then indulged in the passionate music, each with different expressions, and the people who are proficient in the rhythm are just fascinated.

Due to various limitations, the musical rhythm of this year still follows the tradition, confined to a certain area, the rhythm of "The Soul of China" completely subverts the tradition, which is a huge breakthrough in the music industry, and it is equivalent to opening a new skylight for musicians.

When people were still immersed in the majestic music and couldn't extricate themselves, the rhythmic drums sounded, accompanied by the sound of neat rumbling footsteps, and in the eyes of everyone, the soldiers of the first battalion of the Royal Guards entered with neat steps.

The chief and deputy battalion officers of the first battalion of the Royal Guards Regiment at the head wore a brimmed hat, a new and straight military uniform, an armed belt, a short gun at the waist, and long black leather shoes, and marched with neat steps.

Behind the two of them is the flag officer holding high the battle flag of the first battalion, the back row is six drummers with small drums on their chests, two small drum sticks in their hands hitting the drum surface, making a very rhythmic drum sound, and then the flag officer holding the battle flag high, two flag guards on each side, separated by two empty rows are the soldiers wearing iron helmets, the same new military uniforms, and carrying muskets on their shoulders, and then the second battalion and the third battalion.

Although the movements of all the soldiers walking and swinging their arms are not uniform, they are also very neat, and the steps are rumbling, as if they are just one person's hair, but they hit people's hearts like rumbling drums, which makes people fascinated and enthusiastic.

This neat arm swinging movement and pace are simply handsome, which makes many young ladies in Huaichun feel excited, and the ladies are rippling, and they can't help but stretch out their pink tongues to add red lips, revealing a hungry and thirsty look.

What is Elite? What is a Lion of Battle? Look at this prosperous military appearance, indomitable mighty momentum, this is the real mighty army of my Ming Dynasty, what kind of government soldiers and private soldiers, all scum, compared with others, weak.

"Salute!"

When the team passed through the center of the high platform, the battalion officers who led the team shouted loudly, and all the soldiers raised their hands in salute and shouted loudly, "Long live the emperor, long live the Ming Dynasty, long live the Ming Dynasty, long live the long live, long live the emperor!" ”