On May 3rd, at the right time, a large flag was fluttering in the open space in front of the campus in the south of Yongning City. More than 20,000 armored troops were paraded here. The flags were flying in the wind with poles in front of the military array, and the front stretched for more than two miles.
In the middle are three battalions of infantry. The front row is all holding shields and wearing iron armor. The upper horn of a pole is four feet wide, six feet long, and the trumpet belt is seven feet long. The camp leader stands in front of each battalion's military formation.
Behind them are three feet wide at the upper corner and five feet long, with three five-foot-long flags for the commander-in-chief, standing in order behind the commander-in-chief of each department; and a four-foot-long square flag for each department in each department.
The general flag is recognized by the general; the flag of each sentry with a length of three feet is recognized by the general flag; the general flag of each team is recognized by the flag that is two feet long, both are square.
The flags recognized by the commanders of each battalion are distinguished by their different colors, and the flags recognized by the officers and generals in each camp are the same color as the commander's flag. The internal flags of the generals are distinguished by the colors of the flag edge and suspender, and the flags below the commander are distinguished
Square-shaped flags are distinguished solely by the color of the flag edge.
In addition, each battalion also has two gate flags, two golden drum flags, five five-square flags, five five-square bugle belts, four corner flags, eight inspection flags, as well as flag plates, trumpets, golden drums, etc.
Arranged in front of the military formation.
Lined up on both sides of the camp are rows of brand-new baggage carts and chariots. At this moment, the baggage carts are fully loaded, and each cart is equipped with eight healthy mules. It looks very powerful, especially the rows of them.
The list is even more amazing.
Although the chariot was only equipped with two healthy mules, the thick and solid body and baffles, especially the black holes of the gun muzzles exposed on the carriage, made the people around them gasp heavily.
Zhang Guangda's cavalry camp was arrayed on the westernmost side. Behind him were the formations of heavy and light cavalry. Although there were not as many people as the cavalry camp, there were no carriages or chariots as spectacular.
But the heavy cavalry in armor were even more majestic against the light cavalry in cloth armor, especially the equipment of the war horses, which made the war horses look like moving iron castles, attracting sighs from the people around them.
The one hundred rangers were galloping back and forth loosely on the outer flanks, jumping up and down on their horses from time to time, causing exclamations of surprise.
Lin Fangping's Tiger Guards were formed on the easternmost side. Although they were not as armored as heavy cavalry, their armors were uniform in style. All the officers and men were in high spirits, tall and tall, and mighty and majestic. At a glance
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The military formation stood facing the north. In front of them was a large platform. In front of the platform were two Chinese military pole chariots, two general command chariots, four drum chariots, two general iron seat chariots, and the Chinese military command flag.
There are four miscellaneous carts, a total of 14 chariots of various types arranged in a row, which is very majestic.
Right next to the command vehicle on the general platform stands a large banner of Zhang Cheng's Chinese army. The pole is eight feet long, with a golden gun cover on top, lined with red lantern spikes, and an apricot-yellow streamer underneath.
The flag is square and placed next to the pole. The color of the flag is yellow. The center of the flag is embroidered with a tiger descending from the mountain. The flag is embroidered with a unicorn pattern. On the side of the flag are embroidered seven large gold characters of "Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Xuanzhen, Ming Dynasty". Next to it are
The sound of war drums sounded, and all the armies were lined up neatly, with swords and guns standing in great numbers, shining with dazzling golden light under the sunlight. As the war drums played, all the soldiers raised their swords, guns and shields in response.
"Tiger...Tiger...Tiger..."
The officers and soldiers of all the armies shouted in unison, and the sound resounded through the sky, the sound was deafening. The two units of Zhang Cheng's Chinese army arrayed on the right side of the high platform, and the officers and soldiers of Wu Zhizhong's Yongning Battalion arrayed on the left side of the high platform also shouted in unison.
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The Chinese army's signal flag was raised high and pressed forward. The shouting suddenly stopped. Tens of thousands of people were silent. The troops had been drilled for a long time and they didn't feel anything. The gentry and common people who were watching behind the high platform found it difficult to adapt. Everyone felt that Abnormal tightness and depression in the chest.
Zhang Cheng reported to Liu Yongzhao, the governor of Xuanzhen, who was standing among the generals on the high platform: "All the armies have gathered together, please give me a lecture from Mr. Futai."
Although Liu Yongzhao held a high position as governor and had inspected various military camps many times, it seemed that this was the first time he had seen such a scene today. He could only feel a surge of pride in his chest. Looking at the tens of thousands of elite troops in the audience, his heart was filled with excitement. With such a strong army, there is no need to worry that the Tartars will not retreat and the bandits will not be destroyed.
He walked to the front of the high platform, stood still, bowed deeply to the soldiers, and then said loudly: "... The country has been raising soldiers for two hundred years, and now you must fight bravely against the Tartars. You, the mighty army, should know how to report to you. Well, I fought hard to defeat the enemy in front of the battle, but if I have military merit, the court will not hesitate to reward me..."
Liu Yongzhao, the governor of Xuanfu, gave a lecture with the intention of boosting the morale of the army. However, after the lecture, the entire military formation was completely silent. All the sergeants stood solemnly with stern expressions and showed no response.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Cheng hurriedly stepped forward. He stood about half a step behind Liu Yongzhao, holding the sword with his left hand and raising his right hand high. The flags of all the generals in the audience were also raised high at this time. Raise accordingly.
"Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!" Three loud shouts echoed through the sky again.
Liu Yongzhao looked at the troops in the audience with a smile on his face, and heard Zhang Cheng's words in his ears: "Zhang Cheng has something to report to Liu Futai. There is a gangster in the town who has colluded with officials to insult the remains of my fallen soldiers." concern.
The brothers in the army thought of the benefits of their comrades and felt the same way. They went to the town and robbed the official prison. The general originally wanted to punish him. However, the army was about to leave, which might lead to a military rebellion. He could not help relieve the siege of Jinzhou. It was a shame to the Holy Lord's letter. Value and grace.
This person is good at making opinions. I am exempted from the crime for the time being and ordered to follow the army. I hope to use my orders in front of the formation and get rid of the crime. I also ask Mr. Futai to be considerate in order to stabilize the place of Xuanzhen, so that the army's morale is stable and there will be no chaos. .”
Liu Yongzhao was very dissatisfied with the performance of the soldiers just now. He had already vaguely felt that the soldiers under the high platform seemed to only have Zhang Cheng in their eyes and were indifferent to his lectures. However, Zhang Cheng just raised his arms and shouted like this. tired.
Originally frowning and full of doubts, after listening to Zhang Cheng's story about the prison robbery in Zhencheng, he was even more shocked and became angry. However, as Zhang Cheng said, when the army was about to set off, he Unable to attack.
"snort!"
He just snorted angrily in his nose and turned around to retreat. The moment he turned around, his expression was gloomy, dissatisfaction with Zhang Cheng appeared on his face, and he even said angrily in his heart: "How can we stop such a bold and reckless behavior in the future?" !”
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Zhang Cheng had already anticipated Liu Yongzha's reaction. The reason why he suddenly told the town about the town at this critical moment was because he expected that even if Liu Yongzha was angry, he would not do anything to him for the time being.
And he led the army to Liaodong and stayed on the North Road. The family members and generals on the East Road had not participated in the town and prison robbery, so they had no way of pursuing him.
What's more, there are Wu Zhizhong, Liu Quan, Jin Yong, Sha Zhongwang, Liu Shizun, Xu Jinyong, Zhao Shihu and others with nearly ten thousand troops stationed on the North Road and East Road at various forts and passes. Even if Liu Yongzhao is extremely If they are dissatisfied, or if Wen Hui is furious and dares to send troops to fight, he will be refused entry to the North Road.