As soon as he finished speaking, the entire square fell silent.
Almost everyone stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance.
Not long after, I heard bursts of 'dong-dong' sounds coming from Changle Gate in the distance to the east.
"Coming! Coming!"
"So many people! I saw it!"
"It seems like... the Imperial Army!"
"So many Imperial Guards!"
Amidst the exclamations of countless people, the figures of the Forbidden Army slowly appeared.
The leader was a flag guard team of about ten people, guarding a Forbidden Army flag as they passed in front of everyone.
As early as half a year ago, Zheng Yi had asked many members of the military to create their own military flags, submit them to the Ministry of War and the Cabinet for review, and finally make their own selection and decision.
For example, the imperial army approaching them now, their military flag is a flag that looks like a golden shield with a black background.
The Forbidden Army was the cornerstone of the imperial court.
It is the core force that guards the capital and the palace. Most of its members are composed of children of meritorious service, children of the royal family, officials from the capital, children of wealthy businessmen, etc.
Whether it is treatment in the military or overall strength, he is the best among all armies.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
A series of neat and loud kicking sounds gradually came from the distance and gradually became clearer.
Many people looked around and saw groups of soldiers wearing golden armor, holding long spears and piercing the sky at a 45-degree angle, walking quickly.
Different from the previous walking, the steps of the Forbidden Army soldiers at this time were... goose-step!
This is what Zheng Yi did specifically to teach the soldiers in this life from the experience of his previous life.
When walking at this pace, the whole body is tense and the steps are neat. Once the number of people increases, the team looks extremely neat and majestic.
"Step!"
"Tap!"
They walked step by step, like a team of robots. Looking at the many common people, officials, royal relatives, etc. in the distance, their scalp went numb.
The entire team, ten horizontally and ten vertically, a total of one hundred people formed a square formation and walked slowly.
"What a neat army!"
"This pace and order can only be achieved by a warrior who has fought a hundred battles!"
"Elite! Is this the elite of Dayu?"
"With this sergeant, we can sweep across the Great Yu. Where in the world will we not be able to go?"
"It's too scary! Is this the strength of Dayu?"
"Step!"
"Tap!"
The team moved forward and finally came to the main gate of the palace.
One side faced the viewing platform with hundreds of civil and military officials and the emperor's relatives, while the other side faced Zheng Yi, the cabinet and other first- and second-rank officials above the imperial city.
At this moment, a burst of slogans suddenly came from the front of the team.
"Look to the right~!"
"Wow...!"
There was a hurried sound, and all the soldiers who were originally walking in an orderly direction suddenly turned their heads to the right, but their bodies still moved straight forward without any other extra movements.
"Be loyal to Dayu!"
"Be loyal to Dayu!"
"Serve the people!"
"Serve the people!"
"Death for Your Majesty!"
"Death for Your Majesty!"
Shouts suddenly came from the phalanx.
His voice was high and his eyes were sharp.
These shouts caused all the civil and military officials, relatives of the emperor, and ordinary people on the viewing platform to shout.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
“What a majestic military formation!”
"The Yu Imperial Army is really powerful!"
Among the crowd, there were also a group of people with bad intentions, especially envoys from several countries such as Wu State and Yu State who had bad intentions towards Dayu. They also looked at the soldiers of the Forbidden Army passing by in shock.
"The Great Yu Forbidden Army...is this the Great Yu Forbidden Army?"
"The team is neat and orderly, and these are the real elite soldiers! If this group of people appears on the battlefield..."
"Is that all there is to it, or are all Dayu's armies so elite?"
In addition to them, among the bustling crowd, there were also several indifferent eyes, watching the passing Dayu army formation.
"Dayu's army? No matter how elite it is, what's the harm? They are just a group of mortal ants..."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this kind of sergeant, even if I meet about a hundred people, it will still take a lot of effort. If I meet a thousand people..."
"How are you observing? Are you taking direct action, or...waiting?"
"Wait... wait!"
"Okay...!"
On the city wall, Zheng Yi also smiled and waved as he watched the groups of Forbidden Soldiers passing by in the square below.
This group of soldiers are all elites in the army, but now they are all loyal to one person.
As long as they are willing, they will faithfully execute any order given.
The surrounding first- and second-grade court officials were also looking at the troops passing downstairs in shock, their faces full of horror.
They never imagined that His Majesty would hold such a military parade!
It is conceivable that after today, the power of Yu's army will be spread throughout the world.
At that time, those demons and monsters hiding in the dark will no longer dare to show up.
"Be loyal to Dayu!"
"Serve the people!"
"Death for Your Majesty!"
Groups of Forbidden Soldiers passed under the tower, and powerful shouts rang out continuously.
After they reached the Zhuque Gate, they all stopped.
Under the command of their respective commanders, they stopped on the square, and the formation did not change at all.
Next, different arms such as the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, local garrisons, and northern frontier troops continued to move forward according to the marching route and military formation of the Forbidden Army.
The flags of different military branches are not the same.
For example, the flag of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division has a black base and a white fish scale shield shape, which is intended to guard the capital and the white star.
The flag of the border army is a green dragon on a black background, standing tall and forward, which is a metaphor for the generals and guards, and so on.
Groups of soldiers passed by, and the footsteps and discussions in the square never stopped.
"Hiss...this is already the 32nd phalanx! Three thousand two hundred people!"
"They are all in such a pace, in such a military formation, in such an orderly manner, with more than 3,000 people as one person... This, this is too scary!"
"The elite teacher, this is the elite teacher!"
Among the countless discussions, the faces of the hidden people were extremely ugly at the moment.
"How did Emperor Zhengyong do it? He was able to train mortals to look like this!"
"Puppet! This is the real puppet!"
"Yes, this situation can only be explained by the word puppet..."
"Tap tap tap tap..."
At this moment, another violent vibration came.
Everyone could clearly feel that the ground began to shake.
"The ground shook! What happened?"
"Earthquake? What's going on!"
"It's not an earthquake! It's not an earthquake! It's..."
"Cavalry!"
"Frontier Cavalry!!!"
Many people stood on tiptoes to look.
Sure enough, a cavalryman wearing white horses and fully armed was waking up from a distance.
They were all covered in the latest fish scale armor, fully armed, and almost their entire bodies were covered in iron armor.
Under the helmet, sharp faces were revealed.
Holding a long spear, he thrust it diagonally into the sky, his eyes extremely sharp.
Even the horses under their command were all covered in iron armor, like moving steel puppets.
At the forefront of the cavalry was Zhao Tieshan, who had left the capital for several years.
At this time, his figure became more and more burly, and the armor on his body was specially cast by the Ministry of Industry according to his figure. Under his leadership, groups of cavalry suddenly launched a charge.
"Rush!"
Groups of cavalry, like torrents of steel, rushed straight down during the huge earthquake, causing the ground to shake, and even the water in the moat began to shake.
"The earth, there was an earthquake!"
"Heavy cavalry! It's actually heavy cavalry!"
"This armor costs at least a thousand taels of silver, so many cavalry..."
"These are the elite of the border army!"
"Rumble...!"
Huge roars kept coming, and when they were still about thirty meters away from the main cities, they suddenly pulled the reins.
"唏伦~!"
Hundreds of horses suddenly raised their front hooves and made a series of neighing sounds.
Immediately, the entire military formation miraculously stopped.
Neat and uniform, almost like a whole.
Then under the command of Zhao Tieshan, they slowly moved forward.
"Be loyal to Dayu!"
"Serve the people!"
"Death for Your Majesty!"
The shouts caused many white stars to cheer hoarsely.
"Long live!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
"Once a heroic army guards the border, then we, the common people, will live and work in peace and contentment!"
"Yes, yes, but it's a pity that I only have one son, otherwise he would definitely be a soldier!"
"Hahaha, me too!"
The frontier cavalry, led by Zhao Tieshan, passed through the city gate, came to the square next to the Suzaku Gate again, and lined up.
Just at this moment, he saw another phalanx behind him.
cavalry.
Also cavalry.
The difference is that the overall armor of the cavalry who came this time is actually blood red.
Even their military flag is a black dragon flag with a red background.
Long Xiangjun, Xu Mujun! !
Of course, Xu Mujun was watching the military parade on the city gate tower at this time and was not commanding Long Xiang's army.
But it could not conceal Xu Mujun's powerful prestige at all.
As soon as the Longxiang Army cavalry appeared, they won the cheers of countless people.
Looking at the slowly walking Long Xiangjun, Zhao Tieshan also had a fiery look in his eyes.
"Long Xiangjun, this is how a man should be alive!"
"I, Zhao Tieshan, will also build a powerful army comparable to the Longxiang Army in the future!"
"Step!"
"Tap tap tap...!"
The Longxiang Army came step by step, the ground shook, the wind howled, and the flags sounded in rows.
Their armor is somewhat similar to that of the frontier cavalry, but the overall color is blood red, and the edges are also different.
The biggest difference lies in the head.
The Longxiang Army cavalry have an additional black face shield to protect their faces.
If they were marching in the dark, this cavalryman wearing a visor would be regarded as an evil ghost crawling out of hell.
"Be loyal to Dayu!"
"Serve the people!"
"Death for Your Majesty!"
The shouts started again, and Zheng Yi also smiled and waved at Long Xiangjun, and said at the same time: "Xu Qing, under your leadership, Longxiang Army did a good job, I am very pleased."
Xu Mujun said respectfully: "Everything depends on your Majesty's kindness."
"Well, not bad."
Zheng Yi nodded and said: "By the way, who is the commander of the Longxiang Army now?"
"Xu Qilin, the nephew of the old minister."
"Well... Now that the south has been initially decided, it is not appropriate to keep Long Xiang's army away. Let him continue to be stationed in the south."
"Nanyue County is a good place, it must be suppressed completely."
"Old minister obeys the order!"
Xu Mujun respectfully said: "Your Majesty, I would like to resign from the position of commander of Longxiang Army."
"Huh? Why is this?"
Long Xiang's army is said to be Dayu's army, but in its early days it was formed by Xu Mu's army. There were a large number of descendants of the Xu family among them, and they could almost be regarded as private soldiers of Xu Mu's army.
Now that Xu Mujun actually wants to give up his position as the commander of the Longxiang Army, it is a good thing for Zheng Yi and the entire Dayu.
"I am old and no longer suitable to lead the Longxiang Army. I hope your Majesty will do it."
Looking at the old Xu Mujun, Zheng Yi nodded and said: "Okay, I agree to this."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Wow...!!!"
At this moment, waves of calls came like a tsunami.
And many of the first- and second-grade officials next to Zheng Yi stood on tiptoes and looked outside.
I saw another group of people appearing again in the direction of Zhuque Gate.
New Army.
In other words...the Musketeers Army!
Soldiers holding long guns and wearing simple military uniforms came in neatly in goose steps.
As a musket that has been around for nearly ten years, today's muskets have already been developed to the latest models.
Throughout Dayu, there are already more than 500,000 new troops equipped with new muskets.
Even other arms are being gradually eliminated and then transformed into new types of armies.
Looking at the Musketeers walking step by step, Zheng Yi's eyes looked a little strange.
"Fireguns are already the most advanced firearms of this era. Let's start with its technology here..."
He already had a plan in mind. After this military parade, he would issue an imperial edict to stop the research and development of firearms.
Today's firearms technology in Dayu must remain at the technological level of flintlocks, grenades, and ordinary black powder, and cannot progress any further.
after all.
He is a monk.
Firearms are one of the weapons that can make mortals threaten monks.
Just like the existence of crossbow arrows, an ordinary person can assassinate a warrior in an instant.
Therefore, the level of scientific research on firearms has to be restricted or even stopped.
Firearms are absolutely not allowed among the people.
"Be loyal to Dayu!"
"Serve the people!"
"Death for Your Majesty!"
Groups of new troops passed by, and Zheng Yi waved.
Then, there were groups of red-coated cannons pulled by horse-drawn carriages, artillery regiments.
After so many years of development, these red cannons have gradually developed in the direction of mortars. ,
The barrel has become thinner, the shells have become more powerful, and the overall weight has been reduced a lot.
The appearance of artillery triggered cheers and discussions from countless people.
"The red cannon! That's the red cannon!"
"I heard that one shot can blow up a city wall!"
"It's so scary...!"
"Red Cannon..."
In the crowd, there were also several figures who looked at the artillery figures with fear in their eyes.
"The power of the red cannon...I have seen it in Xuzhou."
"The power of a cannon is comparable to the power of a strike from our flying swords."
"If thousands of red cannons are fired at once, even the foundation-building monks will surely perish!"
"Is this the greatest reliance of Emperor Zhengyong of Dayu to establish the Immortal Dynasty of Dayu?" (End of Chapter)