A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 876 Power
On April 17th, [-]th year of Chongzhen, at dawn, many people gathered on the edge of the teaching field in the northeast of the town. As time went by, more and more people came, and finally crowded with people. , the small flags waving in everyone's hands fluttered like the sea.

Because of the early publicity, the people in Xuanfu Town knew that today was the day to dispatch troops. They got up early, gathered around the teaching ground, and squeezed on both sides of the road.There are more and more of them, and every quarter of an hour, the increase in the number of people is calculated in tens of thousands.Men, women, old people, and children all held flags in their hands.Many also carried swords.They spread from the road west of the Cathedral to the road east.

The Dajiaochang of Xuanfu Town is located in the northeast of the town, and there are two gates. The soldiers who set off at Jieshi naturally entered from the west, exited from the east, and then walked along the road.So everyone huddled along the corresponding roadside, hoping to witness the majestic appearance of the soldiers going out.

Many people even got up in the middle of the night to take up positions, and at the same time, many people from outside the town came, hoping to witness the majestic appearance of the soldiers who went to the expedition, let themselves wave the flag and shout for them to see them off.They also rushed to Xuanfu town a few days in advance, and filled the large and small hotels, hotels, and inns inside.

The weather is fine today, and there will be rain from time to time in April of the lunar calendar, but today the dawn is very early, which indicates that the weather will be fine on this day or in the next few days.

As time went by, more and more people came and waited, and the crowd of people coming here quickly reached an incomparable scale.By the time of Mao, there were already crowds of people around the Dajiaochang, the sea of ​​flags was flying, and the atmosphere was extremely warm.

Zheng Tianmin didn't sleep well last night, and like him, most of the third-class soldiers in the team were also restless.Everyone just felt that their chests seemed to be suffocated by a heavy weight, and their hearts were beating wildly from time to time.The military parade is about to start, and everyone is anxious about it.

Only the team officer, and the captain A and Jia, who is also the deputy of the team, acted nonchalantly. They were all veterans transferred from the first and second armies to serve as officers. This kind of scene was commonplace.Still calm as usual, busy as usual, sleeping soundly, eating comfortably.

Zheng Tianmin even saw Ju Yiwu, the chief executive of Qian, still had a cold face, as if everyone owed him thousands of silver dollars and did not pay back.General Liu Lie, simple and simple, always has a hint of sadness in his eyes for no reason, it seems that this simple and honest officer also hides some unspeakable sadness in his heart.

Zheng Tianmin's division belongs to the second division of the Suzaku Army's front battalion, with the commander-in-chief Ju Yiwu and the battalion general Li Zhengjing.There is also one Qianzong Han Kaihui, three Qianzong Chen Sheng, and four Qianzong Mou Dachang.

After the second department arrived in Xuanfu Town, it was stationed in a place called Tugou, three miles away from the Dajiaochang.At the beginning of Mao, they got up, ate, and arranged their equipment.Then the whole battalion gathered for the final military parade, and set off at about Si time, and then walked more than 100 miles today, and rushed to Huailaiwei to rest in the evening.

After walking for two more days, we arrived at Juyongguan.

The breakfast food is still so rich, if there is any nostalgia for Zheng Tianmin and others joining the camp, then the food in the camp must be one of them.

Although life in the fort has improved a lot in recent years, they still can't eat meat as often as in the camp. Now that the order of the expedition is issued, they can eat meat freely for every meal.

In the past two days, Zheng Tianmin and others felt full, but today everyone was a little bit unwilling to eat, but it was because they were nervous.

After Zheng Tianmin had breakfast, the department entered into the final preparations. The large belongings of each soldier were put into the carriage of the department headquarters, such as each person's backpack with blankets, etc., and then they sorted out their equipment and checked their armor and equipment. .

There are four teams in the first Jingbian army, two long spear teams and two firecracker teams. Zheng Tianmin's team belongs to the firecracker team. On the right side of the girdle hangs the gun sword.

There is also a leather gunpowder bag on the right side of the body, which contains thirty rounds of fixed paper tube ammunition, soft cloth inside, maintenance oil for gunfire, some spare flints, etc. .On the left side of the body, there is a water bottle slanted on the back, which is usually used for drinking water.

Because of his good performance, Zheng Tianmin belonged to the leader of the second-tier armor. Under the order of the team officer Zhou, he carefully checked the self-generating firecracker in his hand, turned the tap to the ready-to-fire position, and pulled the trigger a few times to see if it was fired. If the rate is no problem, don't change the flint.

He took out his blunderbuss sword and took a look, took out a thin cloth, and wiped it several times to make the metal shine even more.

Then he checked the situation of all the sergeants in A, and at the middle of Mao, they began to gather together, and all of them gathered on the threshing floor, five people in a row, five people in a row, standing in a row of one team.This is the standard marching line of the Jingbian Army.

When we arrived at the Dajiaochang, when the military parade was displayed, there would be a team of 50 people in a row, and then 1 people and two hundred rows would be the end.

It is said that there are more than 100 people, and there are no boundaries. In fact, standing in a square formation does not take up much land. A square formation of ten thousand people only has 100 people horizontally and 600 people vertically.If you really want to stand, you can stand [-] million people in one square kilometer.

Chief Qian Ju Yiwu, the four commanders of the second department, and the general headquarters of Qianzong, the officers of each general headquarters were waiting on the threshing field, the bright red flags of Qianzong and Bazong fluttered in the morning wind, The Suzaku pattern on it is faintly visible in the flick.

Each reported to the general manager, and the governor verified that the number of people was complete, but Ju Yiwu was still cold-faced, and he only said two words on it: "Jujian!"

The Chinese army yelled, "Get on the gun sword!"

Then all the officers of each division and team shouted together: "Up to the gun sword!"

There was a clang of metal, all the blunderbusses drew out their blunderbuss swords and put them on, after Zheng Tianmin yelled, he also pulled out his blunderbuss swords and put them on.

On the threshing field, a cold light shone, the sharp armor-piercing long cone guns, and the sharp blunderbuss swords shone in the morning light, showing the sharpness of this army.

"Pistol on the shoulder!"

The officers shouted orders again, and there was another neat metal clattering sound.

Ju Yiwu finally said: "Let's go."

The sound of silk and bamboo sounded, and the beating of step drums. Accompanied by the passionate drum music, all the sergeants stepped on the drums and began to march forward.

They led the Qianzong Banner, followed by the Golden Drum, Silk and Bamboo Players, each of the people in the department, and then the general banner of each headquarters, followed by the sergeants of the headquarters, all in a row of five, walking on the country road, their sergeants were about 160 rows, while walking, a piece of neat iron hats shaking.

Then all four of them gathered together, and Zhang Wu's battalion led the way with a big banner, with a fringed head and a pheasant tail. The battalion banner was indeed much more magnificent than the Qianzong banner.

Soon, they walked up the avenue from the town to the Dajiaochang. There was already a crowd of people here. A sea of ​​flags...

After Zheng Tianmin and the others entered the teaching field, the tension and apprehension in their hearts had long disappeared. They entered the position they designated, and merged one by one to form a team of 50 people.Then I turned around and saw the opposite side of the teaching ground, which was also full of people watching the ceremony and seeing off people. They screamed emotionally, and the sea of ​​fiery red flags fluttered and fluttered from time to time.

Zheng Tianmin looked to the left and right, and there were countless sergeants wearing armor and helmets like him around him. As far as the eye could see, it was rolling like a tide, like a long iron river.

Zheng Tianmin's Suzaku army phalanx has about 5000 people, one first-class army, one second-class army, three third-class troops, as well as hussars and chasseurs.Armies A and B and these cavalrymen all have horses. At this time, they all dismounted and waited to stand beside the horses.

If there are 50 people in a row, these sergeants add up to more than 400 rows, and they face each other horizontally in this way, and there are troops and battalions gathered on the teaching ground.Looking from the left and right, the iron helmet with fluttering red tassels seems to spread endlessly.

In such a group, there is only blood boiling and breath full of power.

Xuanfu Town is known as "the first of the nine towns", and it is known as "Xuanfu is the most important place in the nine borders".The Zhencheng teaching ground is even more famous. Xu Weige said: "The Xuanfu teaching ground is heard all over the world, and all the peaks and peaks reach into the clouds. You don't need bows and knives to fight against tigers, but you are born with swords and halberds to embrace generals."

What is commendable is that the teaching ground in the town is very large, and it is no problem to gather 100 million people in it. As time goes by, more and more soldiers and horses gather, and the crowd is getting bigger and bigger. The armor of the soldiers is constantly rising. The golden cold light reflected in the morning light.

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At the beginning of Chenshi, Wang Douhui and other officials and generals under his command came to Xuanfu Town. Governor Ji Shiwei of Xuanda, Minister of the Ministry of War Chen Xinjia and others, together with Prince Jianguo, paid tribute to Li Banghua, Zhu Zhifeng, Wei Wei in Qunying Temple. Jing Yuan, Cai Maode, Ma Guoxi and other famous officials died in the festival.

After Li Banghua and others died at the festival that day, Wang Dou said: "Loyal ministers and righteous men should be remembered from generation to generation."

It turned out that Xuanfu Town and various places had discussions on whether to build temples for martyr ministers. After Wang Dou spoke, a Qunying Temple was built on the original site, and grand worship ceremonies will be held every year thereafter.

The major events of the country are sacrifices and sacrifices. Sacrifice is very important. This is Huaxia, which is one of the foundations for the Han nation to stand for thousands of years.

In this expedition, in addition to paying homage to the Temple of Heroes beforehand, Wang Dou and the prince will also go to the Baozhong Temple and Yimin Temple in Shunxiangbao, Baoan Prefecture to worship after the army leaves.Sacrifice it with a big sacrifice, with a solemn and grand body, and not forget the meaning of the sages and martyrs.

After paying homage to the Temple of Heroes, Wang Dou, the prince and others rode their horses to the teaching ground. They left from the north gate of the town and entered the teaching ground from the west gate.When his flag appeared in the eyes of the people, there were bursts of whistling sounds like the sky was falling apart. Countless people crowded and shouted desperately, and the flag of the Sun, Moon, Waves Flag was flying like the sea.

Along the way, the sound of "Wan Sheng" suppressed the clouds, and countless sabers and swords were drawn to pay tribute to Wang Dou and others. The cold light of the swords and the wave of flags seemed to spread to the sky.

Wang Dou smiled and waved his hands. The sound like a tsunami made the prince's face turn red. He followed Wang Dou's example and kept waving to the people.

Chen Xinjia, Ji Shiwei and others were fine. The foreign officials who came to Xuanfu Town were all stunned when they saw this situation.Where have they seen such a tide of power?Everyone was excited, fearful, excited, and at a loss.

But seeing Wang Dou waving, many people also waved like Wang Dou.

Fortunately, although the crowd was excited, the people of Xuanfu Town were used to observing order, so they didn't rush forward, causing chaos.

When Wang Dou and others entered the teaching ground, the sea of ​​soldiers and horses was overwhelming, representing the infinite mighty power.Wang Dou rode his horse and walked by the army formation. On one side were the soldiers under his command who stood in awe.

Pride surged in his heart. After ten years of gathering together and ten years of hard work, he finally had the capital to realize his ideals and ambitions.

This feeling of fate finally being in your hands is so delicious and delicious.

It's hard to describe that feeling in words.

Wang Dou and others went to the Yanwu stage. First, the tens of thousands of people in the teaching field sang the Xuanfu town song "The Song of the Emperor's Ming Dynasty": "Hehe God, my emperor's Ming, the great destiny is set, and the foundation is solid." Rong. Jueben Yihe, Yude Erotic Palace, Juezhi Yihe, Fan Guo Yining. Celebrating for hundreds of generations, Zebei will be born in groups, long live for thousands of years, and see Juecheng forever."

God, Haotian God, Haotian Jinque Supreme Supreme Nature Mira to the True Jade Emperor God, also known as the Jade Emperor.Lord of the gods, the beginning of all things, endless majesty, endless mystery.Every dynasty established must claim to obey the will of heaven and obey the appointment of God Haotian, so as to represent the divine grant of monarchy and be ordered by heaven.

Everyone sang the song of Heaven's Blessed Emperor Ming together, and the singing sounded through the sky, flying in the wind. The prince and all the officials felt the shocking power, and they couldn't help singing along with it.

After the song, Wang Dou looked at the countless phalanx soldiers below, the iron flow was endless, and the ups and downs of the nation's fortunes had already flowed in front of him. His heart was filled with turbulent emotions, and he shouted to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers below: "My lords, I I have decided to send troops to destroy the thieves, are you willing to fight with me?"

"I would like to follow the general to kill thieves!"

The majestic roar was refracted along the echoing wall of the teaching field, and the sound was so passionate and long that it seemed to resound through the sky.

(End of this chapter)