Chapter 316 An unexpected visitor during the military parade
Although there was a well-organized team of 10,000 troops in front of them, to all the time-travelers, after being shocked and taking a closer look, it was really nothing.
Regardless of the weapons or military appearance, not to mention that they are completely incomparable to the army in another time and space, the height alone is too embarrassing. No one in the audience is over 1.7 meters, and can reach 1.6 meters
Eight of them are considered big men!
In the entire phalanx, the most conspicuous weapons are the twelve D30-122 howitzers. In addition, there are dozens of 2B14 82mm mortars. As for the rifles and machine guns, they are really nothing to see.
It's an old-fashioned thing; the most terrible thing is that it doesn't even have a tank or an armored vehicle. A group of puppet army fans who woke up said that Zhao Xin was too stingy, why didn't he even have an armored vehicle or a helicopter?
So the discussion among the time-travelers quickly changed from how to defeat the Western European countries in this time and space, to whether they could defeat Asan or Monkey in another time and space. In the end, everyone agreed that the Northern Navy could also compete with Africa.
Compared with those armies, it would only work if there were "five pairs of road wheels".
At this moment, Zhao Xin and the others heard that the Chuanchuang people and other representatives had arrived, so they walked from the rest area to the viewing platform to show their welcome.
When the old men at the education entrance saw Zhao Xin and the others dressed up, they all frowned; when Fan Tong and others saw Zhao Xin, Liu Sheng, Wang Yuanfang and Wu Siyu, they suddenly shouted "I
"Reliance" sound.
Zhao Xin and the four of them were all wearing the German field marshal uniforms from World War II (excuse me, I really dare not write anything else). They also had breeches and long boots, and they also wore big-brimmed hats. But the hat badges were changed.
The five stars in a golden circle became the ones on the military flag, and the decorations on the collar badges were no longer cornflowers, but replaced with general stars embroidered with gold thread; Zhao Xin's had two stars, and the other three's had one.
As for the Iron Cross, the 10,000-word eagle, etc., they were all replaced with various medals previously issued by Beihai Town.
When Cao Peng and others came up to Zhao Xin, he exclaimed: "Brother, don't you need to be so exaggerated!" After speaking, he reached out and touched the fabric, and found that it was still made of wool.
Of course, Zhao Xin would not say that he specially found someone to customize it, but smiled lightly and said: "No way, the American ones are too ugly, and the British ones are just stupid. Let's make do with some modifications to cope with it."
After the four of them said a few words and left, a group of young and middle-aged time-travel workers looked at each other in tacit understanding and cursed in their hearts: "Four pretenders!"
Compared with the dozens of time-travelers, the people who were most shocked were the people from this time and space. When representatives from all walks of life, including Shen Jingdan, Wang Zhong, Wang Xichen and others, walked onto the viewing platform, they all fell into a state of sluggishness, and each one
He opened his mouth wide and let his saliva fall on his clothes.
Shen Jingdan is quite well-informed among these people. After all, he was a person involved when Zhao Xin bombarded Nagasaki. But when tens of thousands of people from the Northern Navy gathered together, Shen Jingdan gasped, but he was very
He soon fell into ecstasy, and the look on his face became very proud.
I was right. Zhao Xin has such a powerful army, so why worry about being in trouble in the world!
And Wang Zhong was just a scholar. Let alone the Northern Navy with such appearance, he had never even seen the musket battalion of the Green Camp. At most, he had only seen a few soldiers guarding the Yangzhou City Gate. He pointed to the cannon in the distance. The D30 with a tall mouth asked Shen Jingdan: "Brother Zhengtong, what is that?"
Shen Jingdan smiled faintly and said to himself that Wang Zhong really got to the point of his question. If the other party pointed a machine gun and asked, he would not be able to answer it.
"cannon."
"How can a cannon be made so long?"
Shen Jingdan twirled his beard and said with a smile: "A cannon that can hit fifty miles!" By the way, his source of information is also a shortened version.
Wang Zhonghe and the few audience members next to him were dumbfounded on the spot, fifty miles? Let’s talk about the Book of Heaven! The cannon thicker than the waist was brought to the next door for twenty or thirty miles.
Representatives from civil affairs, schools and various residential communities are all smiling. For these former poor people, whether they understand or not, it is a great honor to come to watch the ceremony, and they can brag about it for a lifetime. .Furthermore, they have even seen a combine harvester a few days ago. No matter how big the D30 is, can it be as big as that harvester?
"Oh, these scholars are really making a fuss!" Zhu Dagui curled his lips and muttered to the leaders of the residents on the side. After hearing this, they all nodded in agreement.
For Zhu Dagui and others, the stronger the Northern Navy is, the more secure their current life is. If the Northern Navy can defeat the imperial court, the fifty acres of land they have received will not be taken away by the Manchu and Qing Dynasty officials. The better. As for whether they can beat "that broken wheel" and that profit, it has nothing to do with them.
Among the people watching the ceremony, except for Wang Zhenyi, who was dressed in men's clothing and followed her father silently, Shen Xuan, A Miao and Tang Xiao, who were wearing veils, all gathered together and muttered, attracting side glances from both the stage and the audience.
As the women's eyes wandered, they soon saw Zhao Xin and the others walking towards them.
When Wang Zhenyi saw Zhao Xin, her heart skipped a beat. Suddenly she saw Zhao Xin waving hello to her, and her pretty face turned red. She thought to herself, why is this man like this? Just as she was about to glare at him, she saw that Zhao Xin had already turned around. leave.
When the four of them, Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng, descended to the field and arrived at the right wing of the troops being reviewed, military music came from the four loudspeakers on both sides of the parade platform.
The four people then mounted their horses, led by Zhao Xin, and began to review the troops one by one from the right wing to the left wing of the queue. The four horses they rode had all been trained and were not afraid of such a big scene. They slowly and leisurely followed the owner's instructions. Intention to move forward slowly.
At this time, Wang Zhong and several scholars on the stage saw that when Zhao Xin and others rode by, all the ministries below stood at attention with guns in full military appearance. Thousands of people moved as if they were one person, and shouted "Long live", "We will win" and so on in unison. slogan, he couldn't help but be surprised: "I look at the history books, and the only ones with such military power are the Qin and Han Dynasties!"
Shen Jingdan on the side stared at Zhao Xin intently and said proudly: "No. Brother Rong Fu, such a strong army has never been seen in ancient times. If the Northern Navy sends its troops south, the Tartars will be destroyed!"
Zhao Xin, who was riding a horse, looked at the phalanx of thousands of people in front of him, and was extremely excited in his heart. He and Liu Sheng had to overcome all obstacles in the past four years, working day and night, and finally reached this point.
A few like-minded friends started from that small camp on Bear Island and now occupy more than 100,000 square kilometers of land; from a team of more than 300 refugees to today's more than 100,000 well-fed and well-fed people, with tens of thousands of troops under their command.
Scenes from those years flashed through his mind, and he was a little scared when he recalled the dangers he had encountered.
Isn't this more valuable than lying on money and waiting to die, collecting rent from the 1st to the 31st?
He also thought that in the spring of next year, tens of thousands of troops would march westward, thousands of troops and horses crossing the Mongolian grasslands, and a desire to control power gradually arose in his heart, and this time it was more intense than before.
But another thought also arose in his heart, saying that he was lonely and had no friends...
After the military parade ended, Zhao and Xin returned to the military parade platform. Each of the troops being reviewed prepared to march in separate ranks according to their military types and accepted the review of everyone on the platform.
Following Wang Yuanfang's order, the troops under review passed through in battalion units by military branch. In order to avoid dust on the ground, there was no goose-stepping this time, and all units marched at normal speed. Even so, in the field,
There were also clouds of smoke and dust, which made Zhao Xin cough.
After passing the military parade and the viewing platform, each unit immediately returned to camp according to the pre-made plan. After dinner in the evening, they will return to their respective stations tomorrow. Except for the fifth regiment that needs to return to Beihai Town, the other three regiments will stay in Fur.
Dancheng, so that we can take action after the spring of next year.
Just as the spectators were leaving in cars, Chen Jishan led a person to Zhao Xin.
When the man saw Zhao Xin, he first bowed and gave a big salute, and then said excitedly: "Sir! I finally see you!"
When Zhao Xin saw it, his eyes widened in surprise and asked, "Pingtai? Why are you back?"
At this time, Zhao Xin was left with Liu Sheng, the three of them and their respective adjutants, and there were no outsiders, so Ping Tai hurriedly said: "I came back on Katsuyama Denzo's boat, Shibata Kakuzo also came with me
.He is currently waiting in the post house (guest house) to be summoned by the adults."
Zhao Xin was still in a state of excitement. He said casually without thinking, "What happened?"
"Sir, Date Shigemura is dead!"
Zhao Xin hadn't come back to his senses at this moment. He blinked and looked at Pingtai in a daze: "Who died?"
In the courtyard next to Fuldan Town Hall, Shibata Kakuzo was walking around anxiously; all he could think about at this time was how to ask Zhao Xin to send troops after seeing him.
Date Shigemura has been dead for more than a month. The seventh-generation lord of Sendai Domain in Mutsu Province and the 23rd-generation head of the Date clan died in an assassination at the age of forty-five. Compared with another time and space
He died ten years earlier in history. The real culprit who killed Date Shigemura was none other than the Tokugawa Shogunate; but it was the Satsuma clan who did it.
In fact, since Zhao Xin bombarded Edo Bay last year and forced the Tokugawa shogunate to sign the "Kanagawa Agreement", the Sendai Domain has been completely hated. However, at that time, the shogun and his biological father Tokugawa Harisada, on behalf of the shogunate, assured Hokkai Town that they would never
In pursuing the Sendai clan, Date Shigemura escaped a disaster; otherwise Zhao Xin would have been killed on the back foot.
However, although Date Shigemura escaped by chance, he will never be able to return to Aoba Castle in this life. Not only him, but also his wife Tonhime and his second son Shikisaburo (the eldest son has died in infancy) can only live in Edo.
In the house at the foot of the castle. Fortunately, it's not too far from Aoba Castle to Edo. You can get there in a day or two at a quick pace, so there isn't much of a problem in handling government affairs.
Unexpectedly, after the New Year this year, it was leaked that Ishikawa Murafumi and others had provided six hundred samurai warriors to Beihai Town, and it didn't take long for the news to reach Tokugawa Harisada, which shocked the Tokugawa shogunate.
What do these people in Sendai Clan want to do? What conspiracy is Date Shigemura planning? Last year they gave away 600, are they planning to give out another 1,000 this year? Everyone in the shogunate knows how powerful Hokkai Town is. If Sendai Clan completely colludes with Hokkai Town
, if you become a "Japanese traitor", the Tokugawa family's foundation will be in danger!
Ever since the one-eyed dragon Masamune, the Tokugawa family had been guarding the Sendai Domain against thieves for two hundred years. They gave away their sons and tried every means to drain the Sendai Domain's finances. They finally managed to keep humans and animals harmless, but unexpectedly something happened.
Beihai Town.
The throne of his own son was threatened, so Shogun's biological father and father-in-law came together to discuss countermeasures. Tokugawa Harusada said that he would just do nothing and kill Date Shigemura. His son Shikisaburo was just twelve years old this year.
, can't make any big waves.
Shimazu Shigehao said that I came to assassinate him and ensure that no one would know who did it.
And Shirakawa Hou Songhei, who had already taken office as the leader of Laozhong, said that it was not good to send people to assassinate him, so he might as well poison Date Shigemura to death. Then he would say that he died of wind and cold. Once the imperial doctor sent by the shogunate said that he would die of wind and cold.
, no one dares to say it’s diarrhea!
Then what kind of poison was used to prevent the Sendai clan's men from discovering it? Shimazu Shigehao said that you two should leave it alone, I will find someone to handle this matter, and keep it safe so that Date Shigemura will not live until August 15th.
Historically speaking, Shigehao Shimazu, the biological father-in-law of the Sea Dog Lord, was the 25th generation head of the Shimazu family and the eighth generation lord of the Satsuma clan. He was also known as the "Takanawa dismounted shogun" and had great influence on many internal affairs of the shogunate.
They are deeply involved in affairs and hold high positions of authority.
When he said this, Tokugawa Harisada and Matsudaira Sadanobu first looked at each other, and then said nothing, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. Shimazu Shigehao thought about it carefully and understood what the two meant.
You are obviously afraid of me!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! So Shogun's father-in-law swore to bear witness that after I killed Date Shigemura, I would abdicate and pass the family governorship to my son.
When Tokugawa Haritsada and Matsudaira Sadanobu heard this, they immediately expressed that they were really grateful to Lord Satsuma, and the Tokugawa family would not forget this great kindness. In the future, if anyone whom Lord Satsuma dislikes, we will help you deal with him.
Tsugego immediately got off the slope and said that I really liked orchidology and wanted to build a Meitoki Museum in Satsuma Domain to study Western astronomy.
Matsudaira Sadanobu was a firm believer in Zhu Xi's school. He had long been dissatisfied with the rise of orchid studies in various places. Since he became a junior high school student, he planned to free up his hands to deal with these orchid scholars in two years. However, he was not satisfied with Shimazu Shigehao's request.
Still he agreed immediately.
Sure enough, not long after the three people met to decide on the strategy, Date Shigemura began to suffer from minor illnesses. After half a year, he really couldn't eat the dumplings on August 15th. He fell ill just after July 15th.
He died. Afterwards, the imperial doctor sent by the shogunate announced after an examination that the Sendai Marquis had contracted a cold at the beginning of the year, which could not be cured after a long period of treatment, and finally passed away with regret.
The problem is that assassinations are just a matter of fooling the common people, but trying to trick the Sendai clan's retainers is really nonsense. Especially Shibata Kakuzo, who has been the Sendai clan's head payer for several years - that is, the head of secret spies.
A master who is good at using poison is really not that simple. I disguised myself and went to Edo Yashiki, carefully asked Date Shigemura about the details before and after his illness, and then looked at the achievements of the generational daimyo and clan daimyo over the past year.
The actions are almost all clear.
When the news came back to Sendai Domain, all the retainers were immediately in danger, especially the minor daimyo who sent samurai to Beihai Town. They were in panic all day long, fearing that they would be the next to be punished by the shogunate.
However, to compete with the shogunate with the current strength of the Date family is tantamount to a bunch of shit shouting at Mount Fuji; without strong foreign aid, no one in the Date family wants to be a fly circling around the shit...
In such a tense and life-or-death atmosphere, Fumi Ishikawa gritted his teeth and secretly contacted other sects, and finally decided to let Kakuzo Shibata go to Beihai Town on behalf of the Date family to borrow money from Zhao Wangdian.
Soldier, to avenge Date Shigemura.
Of course, the Sendai clan still did not dare to attack Edo and defeat the Tokugawa shogunate. After all, the next head of the clan was still a hostage in Edo Castle! Therefore, the Sendai clan's revenge target was aimed at the Satsuma clan.