Chapter 3195
In addition to the dejected Spanish prisoners of war who were shackled in prison cars, there was another person in this unit that came all the way from the other side of the ocean that Zheng Agui cared about.
The commander standing in front of his phalanx looks very young, and his appearance even gives people a childish look. Usually, this age is just a new recruit in the army, but this officer's shoulder straps indicate that his rank is major.
Such a young major is rare in the military. Zheng Agui couldn't help but curiously asked Feng Xingbang about this person's identity.
In fact, Feng Xingbang has never seen this person before, so he can only roughly guess the identity of the other person: "I think his appearance is vaguely similar to Mr. Wang Tom Wang. He should be Wang Anbang, the second son of the Wang family... I will go over and say hello later. Got it.”
Feng Xingbang has actually not met Wang Tom a few times, but when he was studying in Sanya in his early years, he did know Wang Anguo, the boss of the Wang family. The appearance of this young major looked similar to Wang Anguo, so he made such a conjecture.
Zheng Agui exclaimed, thinking that this person turned out to be a general and had an extraordinary background. No wonder he could become a major at such a young age.
He immediately thought, isn't this exactly the same as Feng Xingbang's situation?
Feng Xingbang became a major staff officer at the Fourth Army Division Headquarters at a young age. This was partly due to his background. After all, his father, Feng Annan, was the top commander of Haihan's garrison in Annan, and his status was lower than that of Wang Tom. Not too much.
Moreover, the names of these two people are "Xingbang" and "Anbang", both of which are very grand. It sounds like they come from a famous family. Zheng Agui thought that after going to Sanya, he would find a way to find a fortune teller and change himself to a decent name.
Wang Anbang didn't know that he was becoming the focus of others' attention at this time. His attention was focused on the upcoming military parade, which was also one of his main tasks when he returned to China this time.
Originally, his eldest brother Wang Anguo should have completed the return trip. After all, the voyage across the Pacific was too far and too dangerous for the young Wang Anbang.
But Wang Anbang wanted to carry out a mission to return to China. After many attempts, he finally let Tom Wang relax.
Wang Anbang was born in North Korea. He traveled around with his father when he was young. He didn't spend much time in Haihan. After going to North America a few years ago, I never came back even once. Therefore, he didn't have many acquaintances in China. After arriving in Hangzhou, he almost always stayed at the station with his own people and rarely attended social activities such as banquets.
Wang Anbang went to the reception banquet after the Executive Committee arrived in Hangzhou two days ago, but there were so many important people at the banquet that no one noticed him.
The troops brought home by Wang Anbang to participate in the military parade this time were mostly composed of elite veterans brought to North America by Wang Tom from China. In addition, dozens of indigenous soldiers were specially selected to highlight the achievements of indigenous naturalization in North America. .
Wang Anbang originally thought this was a special feature, but after seeing troops from other regions in Hangzhou, he realized that he was overthinking it.
The practice of recruiting indigenous soldiers is one of the traditions of the Haihan Army. In the early years, when the territory of Haihan was limited to Hainan Island, there were many soldiers of the Li and Miao ethnic groups in the army.
After Haihan expanded his territory to various parts of the South China Sea, it became a common practice for overseas garrisons to recruit young indigenous people into the army in order to replenish their troops. It was not unique to North America.
The Li-Miao Mountain Company of the 1st Lu Division from Hainan is composed entirely of soldiers of the Li-Miao ethnic group. The two clans were originally feuding, but in the past twenty years or so under Haihan's rule, their relationship has been greatly harmonized, and they can now be mixed in the military.
In addition to Han Chinese, the troops from Luzon also included soldiers from Visayan, Tagalog, Ilok and other indigenous ethnic groups.
Half of the cavalry companies from the northern region are from the local Manchu, Mongolian and other northern ethnic groups.
Among the review troops sent from the Sasebo Bay Base in Japan, there was even a "Japanese Platoon". It is said that among its members were aristocratic children sent by various vassal states in the Kyushu region of Japan to study at the Sasebo Base.
The most exaggerated one is the Lu Jiu Division from Xingdao. Its predecessor was the South China Sea Independent Regiment founded by Roger. Due to the low proportion of local Han people, the soldiers recruited were even more diverse. There were people from all over the world, including many Europeans with blond hair and blue eyes. A man and an African whose facial features are clearly visible in dark clothes.
In comparison, Wang Anbang's army, which has absorbed North American indigenous people, is indeed not special. At least the appearance of his soldiers is not very different from that of the Han people. A rapid whistle sounded from the front of the queue, which was a signal that the military parade was about to begin. Wang Anbang quickly calmed down and ordered his officers to form a team to prepare for departure.
On the viewing platform of Victory Square a mile away, after listening to the adjutant's report, Shi Diwen raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said to Tao Donglai next to him: "Old Tao, all the guests are here, and the troops are being reviewed. It’s ready. I think it’s almost time. Can we start?”
Tao Donglai nodded and said: "Let's start!"
Shi Diwen made a gesture, and a drumming group of more than a hundred people on one side of the square immediately started playing. The rapid and low drum beat symbolizes the beginning of today's military parade.
This also ignited the enthusiasm of tens of thousands of people around the square, and there was a burst of cheers. People who came early have been waiting here for two or three hours and are already impatient.
After the prelude ends, the drum rhythm becomes slightly slower, consistent with the pace of normal walking.
Outside the square, the reviewing troops gathered in square formations and began to march slowly to the beat of drums.
Marching at the front of the queue were three strange-looking mechanical devices that the onlookers had never seen before. It looks like a four-wheeled vehicle, but there are no livestock pulling it in front, so it can move forward on the road on its own.
These three vehicles were respectively decorated with red and blue flags, army flags, and navy flags, leading the army formation at the rear.
Not to mention the local people who were watching, even most of the guests on the auditorium saw this kind of strange car for the first time, and they immediately started talking about it.
Of course, there are still some well-informed people among them, and this is the time to show off.
Su Keyi said: "Everyone, this car is unique to Haihan. It can move forward automatically without human or animal power. Although it is slow, its top speed can be as fast as a horse. However, this car is usually only used in Sanya. It must be for this time. The military parade was specially transported all the way to Hangzhou by boat.”
A local gentleman asked: "Sir, what is the name of this car?"
Su Keyi said: "Haihan calls it a car."
The person who asked the question obviously didn't know what he meant, and asked: "What is the meaning of the word "qi"?
Su Keyi explained: “This car is named a car because it uses a fuel called gasoline to gain forward momentum.”
"Gasoline? Fuel? How is it different from the lamp oil and vegetable oil we usually use?"
"Excuse me, sir, how is this gasoline refined?"
"You can just fill it with oil and walk away? Isn't this some kind of miracle?"
Su Keyi saw that his knowledge would be revealed if he continued talking, so he quickly changed the subject: "Look, look, the army phalanx is coming!"
(End of chapter)