The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 737
"call out------"

A sharp whistle sounded suddenly above the square.

The whistle sounded for a long time, resounding throughout the square, and the thunderous cheers slowly died down amidst the whistle.

The onlookers on the square stopped making noise, and everyone lowered their hands, suppressing their excitement.

The moment the whistle sounded, thirty-two huge Yellow Heaven war drums were sounded at the same time on the high platforms on both sides of the square.

At the same time as the drums sounded, the thick horns also sounded in the middle of the square.

Seventy-six huge horns were blown simultaneously by warriors wearing yellow scarves on the high platform. The sounds of the horns gathered together and made a thick and powerful sound.

The sound of drums and horns spread to all directions, echoing in everyone's chest and ears, making it difficult to suppress the boiling blood in their bodies.

Almost most of Chang'an Square is occupied by the people, divided into square formations one after another.

The crowd left a wide aisle in the square below the tower.

From the top of the city tower, you can clearly see everything that happened below the city.

Beside Xu An on the city tower were not only a group of senior officers and school officials standing on Taiping Road.

Envoys from countries in the Western Regions, countries in the North, and Xianbei in the middle were also arranged here, and these envoys were arranged relatively close to Xu'an.

As for the representatives of those powerful families, they were placed on both sides of the tower.

Taipingdao now implements military settlements in various places, and there are also many military areas and garrison troops in various places. The military strength is unprecedentedly strong, and it is difficult for these powerful families to stand up.

Even if such an arrangement makes these powerful families feel dissatisfied, but after this military parade, it may be difficult for these powerful families to arouse resistance in their hearts.

As for arranging the envoys of various countries to the near side, Xu An wanted to see the expressions of those envoys after watching the military parade with his own eyes, so as to understand the effect of the military parade, so as to better respond and arrange future strategies.

The sound of the trumpets gradually died down, but the sound of the drums did not stop.

The Huangtian War Drum of Taipingdao is taller than ordinary war drums, and the sound is thicker and more penetrating.

Even in the absence of electronic amplifiers, it can still spread far.

After the sound of the horn subsided, the sound of the war drums changed suddenly and gradually became more rhythmic.

Xu An put his hands on the brocade belt around his waist, and turned his head to the left.

In the city tower, a group of senior generals and officials of Taiping Road also looked to the left, and the envoys from the countries of the Western Regions and the countries of the North also involuntarily looked to the left when they saw Xu An turning his head too far.

Amidst the rhythmic drumbeat, a rush of horseshoes suddenly sounded in everyone's ears.

The sound of the horseshoes was surprisingly loud, and the envoys from the countries in the Western Regions and the Northlands did not know that the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army had begun to install horseshoes.

The sound of the horse's hooves hitting the ground was already shocking, but now that the horseshoes were on, it added a few points to its momentum.

For people in the Western Regions and the North who have never heard the sound of a war horse with a horseshoe, such a sound is undoubtedly a heavy hammer that hits his heart.

In this era, there are no torrents of steel, and there are no fighter planes that can fly in the sky.

If you want to catch everyone's attention at the beginning and frighten all directions, then the best way is to use a large-scale cavalry army.

Xu An mobilized [-] cavalry troops each from the six battalions of Xiaoqi, Wuxiang, Duliao, Shanggu, Bingzhou, and Xiliang to form a large-scale cavalry formation. Three hundred rides.

[-] elite cavalrymen of the Yellow Turban Army, holding high the battle flag of the Yellow Turban Army, galloped past Chang'an Square.

The sound of the horseshoes was as loud as the sound of a surging river, the horses were churning, and the metal horseshoes hit the ground, making a thunderous muffled sound.

While the horses were driving, the fluttering banners were also spread to all directions.

The cavalry of the six battalions and one guard of the Yellow Turban Army are all experienced soldiers.

Xiaoqi, Wuxiang, Shanggu, and Bingzhou Fourth Battalion were the first cavalry units of the Yellow Turban Army, and they followed Xu An's command all the way to fight in the north and south.

The cavalry in the Xiliang camp were all elites selected from the original cavalry in Liangzhou.

The cavalry of the Duliao camp was originally the county cavalry of Xihe County. In the dispute between the central Xianbei and the eastern Xianbei, it was Li De who led the Duliao camp to help.

Not to mention Tengxiangwei, if the Yellow Angels are the strongest infantry in the Yellow Turban Army, then Tengxiangwei is the strongest cavalry in the Yellow Turban Army.

[-] cavalry troops galloped across the square, bringing unparalleled shock to everyone.

Many people have experienced wars, and they have all seen the army. The people around Chang'an City have seen military disasters, and they have also seen the Xiliang Army under Dong Zhuo's command. It made the whole audience silent.

Xu An looked to the left and right, and he noticed that the expressions on the faces of the envoys from the Northland and Western Regions had frozen.

It's not that they haven't seen cavalry of this size before, three thousand cavalry, it's actually not difficult for a small country in the Western Regions to get together.

On the grasslands of the Northland, a few small-scale tribes can have more than [-] riders together.

But that was more than three thousand riders, more than three thousand riders, not more than three thousand fully armed, wearing iron armour, iron armor, black iron helmets on their heads, lances in their hands, and armor on their waists. Bows and arrows, sabers are fully armed, elite cavalry armed almost to the teeth!

And not only is it well-armed, but the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army is definitely the elite of all battles, and everything else can be faked, but it is impossible to fake the murderous spirit that blows at the face.

There was a smile on Xu An's face, and he felt more confident about the Western Regions trade.

Although the envoys of Xianbei in the central region looked serious, there was no great fear in their eyes. After all, they were the overlords on the northern grasslands.

Although the envoys of the various tribes in the north looked not very good, they were limited to this. Their strength was not weak, and a family of tens of thousands of cavalry could still be produced. If it was a decisive battle, they could gather more cavalry. Although the army's cavalry is well-armed, its shock is limited.

However, those envoys from the Western Regions had pale faces, and their fear could not be concealed in their eyes.

If more than [-] such well-armed elite cavalry went to the Western Regions, it would be more than enough to fight a war of annihilating the country.

Moreover, the cavalry army on Taiping Road is said to have six battalions and one guard, and each battalion has a cavalry army of almost [-] people. This is an extremely terrifying number.

If this is the case, then if the master of the Taiping Road wants to attack the Western Regions, I am afraid that no country can resist them.

The countries in the Western Regions are different from the tribes in the North. Most of them have left nomadism, settled down, and established cities.

When the tribes in the north have a big enemy coming, they can put away their tents and flee to other places, and return when the enemy's food and grass are exhausted.

But the countries in the Western Regions are not so free and easy. Most of them have built cities and settled down, with fixed land.

Xu An was paying attention to them, and they all looked at Xu An secretly, and they were already worried.

More than [-] cavalry troops of the Yellow Turban Army galloped past the square. The deafening sound of horseshoes had gradually subsided, but a louder sound came from the square.

"Long live!!!"

On the square, tens of thousands of people watching the ceremony once again burst into shouts like a tsunami.

This time their shouts were even louder, resounding through the sky.

Most of them are loyal believers of Taiping Dao, and some even joined Taiping Dao.

They accepted the favor of the Taipingdao and were protected by the Taipingdao. It is precisely because of the existence of the Taipingdao that they have their own land, so they don't need to pay so many exorbitant taxes and can support their families and live a stable life.

Moreover, many people's families have people who are joining the army. In fact, they have already prospered with the Taiping Dao, and all of them have been harmed.

It has been a long time since the last military parade on Taiping Road, it was still in the fifth year of Zhongping (188) when the tripod and the state were established.

At that time, only more than [-] soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army participated in the military parade. At that time, the Yellow Turban Army had just defeated the Southern Huns, regained the entire territory of Bingzhou, and made a big splash in Monan, so there was a military parade.

After that, there was no military parade on Taiping Road. At that time, the square in Jinyang City was not big, and many people actually did not see the grand occasion of the military parade.

But according to word of mouth, everyone also wanted to see the grand occasion of the Taipingdao military parade. After all, there are too few entertainment activities in this era.

It's not that no one thought that the scale of the Taipingdao military parade would be relatively large, but no one thought that the scale of the Taipingdao military parade would be so huge, so huge that it exceeded everyone's imagination.

More than [-] heavily armed Yellow Turban cavalry galloped past.

The cavalry from the Sixth Battalion of Xiaoqi, Wuxiang, Bingzhou, Shanggu, Duliao, and Xiliang stepped onto the battlefield in turn.

There are about [-] cavalry troops in each battalion, and these cavalry troops are all fully armed like the cavalry troops who galloped past before.

It's just that the cavalry of the Sixth Battalion did not gallop past like the cavalry before. Instead, they steered their horses and walked slowly through the square under the tower.

Although there is no Mercedes-Benz and no charge, the sense of oppression it brings is no less than that of the more than [-] riders speeding past before.

The cavalry of the Sixth Battalion gave people different impressions. The commentator above the tower lightly introduced the origin of the Sixth Battalion of the Cavalry, which made the faces of the people who were invited to watch the ceremony even more dignified.

Almost all the cavalry troops of the Sixth Battalion of the Yellow Turban Army had great military exploits.

The cavalry formation of the Yellow Turban Army passed quickly, followed by the infantry phalanx of the Yellow Turban Army.

This time, the infantry phalanx of the Yellow Turban Army is no longer just [-] people, and the infantry phalanx of the Yellow Turban Army that is about to be inspected can hardly be seen at a glance.

All the foreign envoys standing on the tower were heavy-hearted, and the eyes of the envoys from Xianbei in the central area were no longer as calm as before.

With such a long distance, he could still feel the murderous aura rushing towards his face, that terrifying aura.

Accompanied by the sound of heavy drums, the phalanx of the Yellow Turban infantry slowly came into view.

The infantry of the Yellow Turban Army who first entered the arena was not the elite of the Yellow Turban Army, but the militiamen of the Yellow Turban Army. Most of them were farmers in Mintun, and the militia had more than [-] soldiers.

They lined up in a dense military formation, carrying spears on their shoulders, and slowly entered everyone's eyes with fairly neat steps.

Behind them was the army phalanx of the Yellow Turban Army, and there were more than [-] people. Their weapons were slightly more sophisticated, and simple leather armor appeared on their bodies, and their steps were much more orderly.

The foreign envoys on the tower, as well as the powerful families from Yizhou and Liangzhou, the tribal leaders in the southern border of Yizhou, and the chieftains of the Qiangdi clan in Liangzhou did not show any contemptuous expressions.

When the infantry of the Yellow Turban Army came out, there was already an introduction on the tower, saying that they were the civilian and military soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, and a simple explanation of what a field soldier was.

There was no murderous intent on these field soldiers, and it could be seen at a glance that they should have never been on the battlefield, and their weapons were not well-equipped.

But their steps are neat, their morale is like a rainbow, and they are full of vigor.

The expressions on the faces of the people above the tower were still dignified. These field soldiers were indeed not strong, but the scale of the Taipingdao field had already exceeded one million!This means that Taipingdao has a large number of reserves that can be used to supplement the lost front-line troops.

After Taipingdao occupied the land of four states and had millions of people, they were no longer afraid of a war of attrition in any sense...

The phalanxes of civilian soldiers and army soldiers passed by, and the momentum of the military formation behind them was obviously different.

If the phalanxes of Mintun and Juntun are full of vigor, then the military formation behind them is like a forest.

These military formations are precisely the military parade troops composed of elite troops defended by the three major military regions and the four states.

For this military parade, Xu An mobilized the elite troops from the three major military regions and the four prefectures.

Each prefecture recruited [-] people, and each district also recruited [-] people, for a total of [-] people.

The armoring rate of ordinary garrison troops is not high, mostly to maintain law and order in the state, and they do not need to fight large-scale enemy forces, so their armaments are relatively poor.

However, for the needs of the military parade, Xu An temporarily mobilized a batch of armor for the garrison of the four states.

Although the garrison troops of the four states belonged to the third-level troops, they had practiced formations and queues for a long time. This time, Xu An selected the elite from them and trained them for a long period of time.

The Yizhou garrison phalanx at the forefront, these garrison troops did not come from Yizhou, but soldiers who will go to Yizhou in the near future, but they can be regarded as the garrison army of Yizhou.

The next ones are Liangzhou, Zhongzhou, and Bingzhou, sorted according to the time when they were liberated.

The main armies of the three major military regions each have [-] soldiers, totaling more than [-] soldiers.

These regular troops, their equipment is more sophisticated, and because of the long-term battle, they also have a fierce murderous look on their bodies.

Accompanied by the sound of passionate drums, the main armies of the three major military regions and the garrison troops of the four prefectures stepped into the square one by one.

On one side, one flag representing their respective states, counties, and military districts was raised high, and generals and schools in uniforms of officers walked in front of the queue with swords.

These soldiers took the same leg every time, and the distance traveled by each step was not even the slightest difference.

Compared with the previous field soldiers, the formation of the main army and the garrison army was tight and orderly, and there was no mess at all. It didn't look like a thousand people, but like one person.

Just when the frontmost army formation was about to approach the white line on the left side of the tower, the sound of war drums on both sides suddenly changed.

"call out------"

A sharp whistle sounded suddenly,

The infantry of the Yellow Turban Army who were undergoing inspection on the square stopped suddenly.

After crossing the white line, the soldiers in the army formation, except for the soldiers at the head, all turned their heads to look up the tower.

Then the upper body is straightened, the legs are straightened, one arm is swung high to the chest, the other hand holds the weapon and puts it obliquely on the shoulder, and steps forward with a special step, uniform.

And the changing drumbeat is precisely to match this pace.

Loud footsteps came from under the city tower, even the sound of drums could not overwhelm the powerful footsteps.

This kind of pace and marching method is well known in later generations, because this is the "goose step", a kind of pace used in military parades in later generations.

Compared with the ordinary march, the forward march is as powerful as cloud and mud.

Above the city tower, a group of envoys, commanders, and powerful families all changed their colors at this moment.

Not only because of the oppressive feeling of going forward, but also the murderous eyes of those soldiers when they turned their heads to look at them.

Thick drums and loud footsteps intertwine into a breathtaking movement.

More than [-] soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army walked through Chang'an Square in a goose step, and they were greeted with shouts that almost pierced the clouds and cracked the rocks.

The cheers were like a wave, and the waves seemed to never subside.

On the entire Chang'an Square, countless flags were waved. Since the establishment of Chang'an City, there has never been such a lively moment.

And that's not the pinnacle of the parade.

The phalanx of white soldiers, eagle wolf guards, sharp soldiers, military pawns, trapped camps, and yellow angels came one after another. They stepped forward with powerful steps.

And at this moment, the entire military parade really reached its peak.

Once these elite units of the Yellow Turban Army came out, they received a warm welcome.

Except for the white soldiers, the five armies of Eagle Wolf Guards, Sharp Soldiers, Soldiers, Siege Camps, and Yellow Angels all have their own patterns of banners, and their equipment is also very recognizable.

Although the Eagle Wolf Guards were not considered regular combat troops, they did not receive any opposition to their participation in the military parade. Their status in Taipingdao was much higher than other troops. Although their prestige was lower than that of the Yellow Angels, it was higher than that of the soldiers.

The eagle wolf guards who participated in the military parade were all wearing armor, eagle wolf uniforms, and wild goose feather swords on their waists.

The sense of oppression brought by the elite units of the Yellow Turban Army is far from being comparable to that of other units before.

The atmosphere on the square was extremely warm, but on the city tower, except for the officials and generals on Taiping Road, they still kept smiling.

The envoys from the Northern and Western Regions, the envoys from Xianbei, and the leaders of the powerful families, the Qiang and Di tribes in Liangzhou all showed their shock.

The Yellow Turban Army shocked Monan, overwhelmed all tribes, and occupied the land of the four states. The Xianbei emissary had actually raised his psychological expectations very high, but now he found that the strength of the Yellow Turban Army was stronger than he imagined several times.

The envoys from the Northern Lands, the Western Regions and other countries have different ideas, and they have no confidence in defeating the Yellow Turban Army at all.

However, the powerful family above the city tower no longer had any intention of resisting in their hearts. Dao Taiping's people wanted to, and the military strength was far beyond his imagination. There was no need to compare them. They had no chance of winning at all.

The leaders of the Qiang and Di tribes in Liangzhou all looked solemn. They had already seen the strength of the Yellow Turban Army in the Battle of Liangzhou, but now the Yellow Turban Army has once again refreshed their cognition.

Only then did they realize how weak they were in front of the Yellow Turban Army.

Show off your might and show off your troops.

Announce the world and show the four barbarians.

Don't overdo your aspirations and show punishment. Everyone abides by justice and enjoys peace.

(End of this chapter)