The driver walked for more than two hours. He set off at the beginning of the month and arrived just in time.
After Zhu Yijun led the ministers into Nanhaizi, they went to the previously restored palace to rest, eat snacks, drink tea and warm themselves up. The grand driver escorted the emperor's banner and entered the school grounds.
When the grandmaster arrived, the five-color dragon banner was erected in front of the square earthen platform in the north of the school grounds. At this time, the earthen platform was surrounded by wooden steps to form a nine-foot-high viewing platform, which was covered with a red carpet.
The yellow soil is exposed.
At this time, the canopy has been opened on the platform, and the throne has been set up. The two sides are blocked by yellow curtains, and smooth wooden red painted railings are installed on the front. Other flags surrounding the large banner are placed around the earthen platform, with hundreds of them facing the wind.
The hunter is showing off, and the majestic appearance is approaching.
After a short rest, Zhu Yijun took a special cross-guarded short straight knife and put it on his shoulder. Because the emperor was too young, the Queen Mother was not allowed to ride a horse, so he could only sit on a chariot. Surrounded by a group of ministers, the sound of the horn sounded.
, entering the school grounds from the east side of the school grounds.
At this time, in the school field, troops from the Jing camp and Jizhen had been arranged to receive the review. Jizhen was in the west, with 3,000 people forming six small phalanxes. The 3000 people in the Jing camp formed six large phalanxes in the east.
When the officers and soldiers under review heard the three cannon blasts and knew that the emperor had arrived, they all knelt down on one knee and shouted loudly: "Long live, long live, long live!"
At this time, there were more than 40,000 people in the school grounds, including the emperor's military escort. The generals came out in unison, and the sound shook the sky. Some civil servants had never seen those on the battlefield, and their faces changed color.
As the saying goes, you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, you are just afraid of comparing the goods. Everyone shouted loudly, and the Jizhen square formation did not move at all, but the cavalry on the left and right of the Beijing camp made a noise. Because they were wearing bits, they could not neigh. Some horses were frightened and raised their necks to neigh.
dull sound.
Fearing that the horse would be frightened, the horsemen next to him immediately stood up and touched the horses to comfort them. The team immediately appeared to be uneven in height. Facing the reviewing stand, Yang Bing heard a commotion behind him and felt heavy in his heart.
Zhu Yijun stepped onto the high platform amidst the sound of drum music, faced the troops being reviewed and said: "Be flat!" The Han general shouted loudly, and all the troops stood up.
As the saying goes, "Once there are more than 10,000 people, there is no limit." When Zhu Yijun was watching on the stage, the large and small phalanx formations on both sides were covered with tassels like a forest, and the flags covered the sky. The army in red clothes and black armor lined up straight out, as if there was no end in sight, and they were killing each other.
The breath came to my face.
There are six square formations in both places, just divided into different sizes. The front, middle and rear armies of the Beijing Camp each have 5,000 troops lined up neatly, and there are 5,000 horse troops on the left and right. The front chariot camp and the Shenji Camp have 3,000 troops mixed together.
Ji Town is also arranged in the same way, but the number of people is ten times less.
At this time, the officers and soldiers under review stood silently and did not say a word. The whole campus could only hear the sound of the big flag being blown by the wind.
When the important ministers who were watching the parade lined up on the viewing platform, Zhang Juzheng requested the order, and Zhu Yijun signaled the military parade to begin.
Tan Lun stepped down from the stage, mounted a white horse, and started jogging in front of the troops under review, escorted by a cavalry of pro-army soldiers in bright armor.
There are flag-bearing officers among the Jinyi soldiers, holding two gate flags, a green dragon flag with a yellow background at the four corners, and a Beidou flag. There are also guards holding a six-foot-five-inch-long command flag, with a Crouching Tiger command talisman under the flagpole.
, one foot and nine inches wide - this is the royal flag, which represents the emperor's personal visit and inspection.
The officers and soldiers under review all raised their heads and looked at the two big flags. After Tan Lun rode a horse from east to west, he returned to the platform from the west. Two flags were placed on the left and right sides of the platform. He knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Yijun and handed back the royal flag, which meant that
This circle was run for the emperor - because the Empress Dowager did not allow the emperor to ride a horse during the parade, and the use of the chariot was not solemn, the Ministry of Rites came up with this trick.
At the end of this lap, three more cannon shots were fired, and the second phase of the parade began.
When Qi Jiguang heard the sound of the cannon, he immediately rode back to the center of the town. There was a blast of cannon in the Jizhen formation, trumpets and golden drums, and a large flag with the word "Qi" was raised to signal the generals to take their positions.
Then the Chinese army raised eight flags again, Qi Jiguang waved his hand, and the military drums banged. All the horse and infantry generals in Ji Town shouted "kill", and the infantry stamped their right feet down hard. Although there were only two thousand people
, but this sound seemed to shake the school grounds.
According to the instructions of the Chinese Army, the cavalry on the left and right lined up in eight columns and moved together. The "Front Army Commanding Officer" flag with a red heart and blue border and a yellow belt with pearl tassels and pheasant tails was in the center of the front row. Qian Zong's flag with blue heart, red border and yellow belt was placed in the center.
The general flags were arranged, and a total of three rows of twenty-four flag-bearing cavalry led them, marching slowly from west to east to the viewing platform to the rhythm of military drums.
A big drum sounded from the Chinese army, and the infantry all turned to the right and stood still. Then with the sound of small drums, the infantry marched forward nearly fifty feet and stepped aside. During the inspection, the infantry were equipped with the Folang machine that was placed in front of them.
The military chariot with rockets and other firearms stood still with the sound of gold ringing. It turned left and stood still with the sound of big drum. The whole process was as neat as one person.
Ji Town originally had many types of arms, including swordsmen, quick shooters, gunmen, sword and stickmen, archers, fire soldiers (the ones who took the blame, and their weapons were iron poles), etc., nearly twenty types. Due to the confusion of the weapons, there were
It was an eyesore that all the infantrymen of Ji Town carried bows and arrows on their backs and carried knives on their waists. One thousand of them were armed with red tassel spears, and a thousand were armed with blunderbuss.
After the cavalry had moved in a direction perpendicular to the infantry, the Jizhen infantry, guided by the sound of golden drums, turned left in the 16th column and marched behind the cavalry, with half a mile between them.
Zhu Yijun and other ministers looked west from the viewing platform and saw the three thousand horse infantry of Ji Town in neat order and with distinctive armor. Although the horses and soldiers did not march in unison, the cavalry and horses above were all of the same height, and they were arranged in rows when viewed horizontally and vertically.
They formed a line, and all the ministers nodded in admiration. There was a flatterer who had already begun to ponder a poem in praise of the saint, and planned to present it as soon as the military parade was over.
When the cavalrymen came to the west side of the viewing platform with flags in hand, the Chinese army drummed twice, and the Jizhen cavalrymen on their horses all pulled out their sabers and pointed upwards.
At the same time, from left to right, the eight columns marched forward, reined in the horses, and joined together. In just a moment, everyone's eyes were blurred, and the eight columns turned into four neat columns.
!
As the saying goes, an expert will know if there is anything as soon as he takes action. This shocked everyone from the emperor to the ministers on the viewing platform. The 30,000 people in the capital camp on the east side made a roar, like a swarm of bees dancing and buzzing. Yang Bing and others were like
He fell into the ice cave and felt cold all over.
Before Qi Jiguang finished his performance, there were two more drums, and the horses lined up horizontally. The rear rows came out in front, and with a flick, they returned to the eighth row. Two more drums sounded, and it became sixteen rows again!
When they reached the front of the emperor, the whole army shouted together: "Long live! Long live! Long live!"
Zhu Yijun couldn't hide his joy. He looked at Zhang Juzheng beside him, nodded slowly, then turned to the Jizhen cavalry and waved his right hand.
The Jizhen cavalry raised their swords in greeting and heard two drums. After returning to the eighth column, they passed the viewing platform.
At this time, Zhu Yijun figured out why the Jizhen infantry had to be half a mile away from the cavalry. It turned out to be to facilitate the cavalry's change of formation.
Qi Jiguang's cavalry drill is not only beautiful to look at, but more importantly, it is also valuable militarily. First, when the cavalry changes quickly on the battlefield, it faces roads of varying widths. The faster it changes, the faster it passes. In addition, face-to-face
When charging, the damage output of a cavalry team that changes quickly and a cavalry team that charges together are completely different.