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Chapter 265
The first day of September is the day for Fang Shan to read.The officers and soldiers of the young army sweated and suffered so much, all for this day.

The day before, the Quartermaster Bureau of the Young Army issued brand new armor and weapons. The officers and soldiers wore summer clothes before. A good look, Wang Xian procrastinated until yesterday afternoon to give out the armor. At this time, it looks very bright and tidy.

After a hearty breakfast, the sky was bright, and the officers and soldiers lined up in front of the camp. Zhu Zhanji also put on a shining armor, rode a tall horse, and stood in front of the battle vigorously, silently looking at his soldiers.

The soldiers also looked at their Highness in silence.

Zhu Zhan basically planned to give a speech to boost morale, but when he looked at these quiet soldiers, he suddenly realized that bold words were unnecessary, because the soldiers had already paid too much for this moment, they were just like himself, There is no room for mistakes.In the end, thousands of words were merged into two words, and he said in a deep voice, "Let's go!"

The gate of the camp opened slowly, and the officers and soldiers came out in a file with arms raised and knives in hand. They walked neatly and solemnly, and marched towards Jinchuan gate in the morning light.

At this time, more than 100 large and small military camps inside and outside the capital had also opened their gates, and groups of elite troops from the Ming Dynasty walked out of the camps and exited the city from various gates, gathering towards Fangshan like mighty long dragons. and go.

On both sides of the imperial road leading to Fangshan, defense lines had been set up on three floors, with sentry towers set up every fifty feet. There were captains in Jinyi watching all around upstairs, and there were officers and soldiers standing downstairs. Each of them pressed their hands on the hilts of their swords and stood still, looking majestic and majestic.

Outside the line of defense, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the capital who came to see the excitement early, and there are countless incense candle tables to show their respect for the emperor.

At the exact moment of time, three cannons sounded from the Gongchen Tower in the city, followed by the sound of bells and drums on the Bell and Drum Tower, and the temples and Taoist temples in the capital also responded together, singing in harmony with each other from afar.Almost at the same time, the horns on both sides of the royal road rang together, and the people who were still noisy suddenly fell silent, and saw a thousand captains in brocade clothes, wearing flying fish suits, riding Qing Yishui's black war horses, lined up from the gate of the city out.Those war horses have been strictly trained, and they walk on drums, shaking the newly padded road with loess.

After the avant-garde, there is an emperor's guard of honor composed of [-] Han generals, flying the dragon flag, golden drum flag, Cuihua flag, pinning gold flag... There are also golden locks, standing melons, red stirrups... it is impressive. dazzled.After the guard of honor, the Emperor of Ming was surrounded by all generals and guards.Zhu Di didn't ride in Luanyu. He rode a huge horse that was a head taller than ordinary tall horses. He wore bright yellow armor and wore the Emperor Sword on his waist. He looked at his people with piercing eyes.At this very moment, thousands of riders surrounded him, followed him and protected him, and the people in the capital were looking up at him, fragrant flowers and wine, watching the dust and dancing.This scenery, this ostentation, this supreme glory, only he can enjoy in the whole world!
At this time, he would think back to the days when he was in Peking, pretending to be crazy, eating shit and drinking urine in order to avoid the murderous hands of his nephew; I think of the panic when I was cornered by the enemy again and again, and I almost swung my sword... Fortunately, I persevered, winning the king and defeating the enemy, with thousands of glory, and finally enjoying the supremacy of the world!

Zhu Di looked at the Zijin Mountain in the distance, where the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizu was located. Under the retinue of the personal guard army, this time his gaze was less fearful and more confident, father, father! , you take a good look at the spirit of heaven, how the son-in-law turned the country you created into the most prosperous age of martial arts and martial arts throughout the ages.At that time, you will definitely regret your original choice!

The emperor withdrew his gaze, and the bright yellow silk sash tied the scarlet cloak, hunting and dancing in the autumn wind. His thoughts also returned to the real world from demonstrating to his father. King Ning expressed his willingness to be a striker and attack Mahamu with the imperial court.Zhu Di had long regarded the Wara tribe entrenched in Hetao as a serious problem, so naturally he couldn't ask for it.

For this reason, he has ordered all local armies to intensify their training, and the household department to prepare military funds to prepare for the spring expedition.In this context, Fang Shan's martial arts performance this time is of great significance and cannot be done routinely.Thinking of this, Zhu Di's face darkened again, not knowing what he was planning.

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At noon, Shengjia arrived at Fangshan, thirty miles south of Zijin Mountain.Fangshan is not high, only a few tens of feet. The top of the mountain is flat, the four corners are square, and there is a flat river in front of the mountain. place.

And Xiaoling Mausoleum is at the southern foot of Zijin Mountain. If Emperor Taizu had eyes, he could see clearly the scene of his good son parading the three armies. Zhu Di chose to parade here, I am afraid there is also a reason for this .

At this time, Fangshan Mountain has turned into a mountain of soldiers. The 48 guards of the Ming Dynasty Jingjun, as well as 16 squadrons of troops from Zhongdu, Shandong, Henan, and Daning, took turns entering the Beijing Division. The scope of the mile is full of water.

The emperor boarded Fangshan and looked around, only to see dozens of troops lined up with banners and flags, like a forest of swords and guns, and the army was majestic and overwhelming.At this time, the band played magnificent military music.Amidst the sound of military music, the crown prince in military uniform led the officials to kneel three times and kowtow nine times and shout long live.The soldiers of the three armies also followed the dust and danced to worship. Tens of thousands of people knelt down, and the mountains roared and the tsunami rose:
"Long live my emperor, long live!"

Amid the deafening shouts, Zhu Di solemnly raised his hand to salute the three armies, and immediately, Fangshan was completely silent again.

"Soldiers!" Zhu Di shouted loudly with his dantian depressed.

"Long live!" The echo was like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.

As soon as Zhu Di raised his hand, the court gradually became quiet, only to hear the emperor's full energy in his dantian, and his majestic voice resounded in the air:
"Concentrating hundreds of thousands of troops for joint training today is really a rare move in the ages. I don't want this review to be just a fictional story, so I have to act as if I was going to battle, and do things from the ground. Soldiers, let's line up!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" The officers and soldiers responded loudly.

Standing on Fangshan Mountain, Zhu Di and his ministers looked down at Pingchuan in front of the mountain. They could only see fierce banners and rumbling drum horns. Hundreds of thousands of troops were divided into 36 camps divided into three battalions of carts, steps and cavalry, led by generals from all walks of life. Fangshan is arrayed for tens of miles.After the array was completed, the top generals and officers left the array and lined up on both sides of the reading platform, waiting for inspection.

Amidst the sound of drawing horns, five hundred skinned drums rumbled.Accompanied by important generals such as the King of Han and Marquis Yangwu, Zhu Di went down the mountain and mounted his horse to inspect the lineup amidst the passionate drum music.

Zhu Di rode a huge horse and came to the front of the generals. He saw a young general wearing a bright yellow armor and riding a snow-white Zhaoye jade lion on his crotch. He was standing at the front vigorously, just like himself 36 years ago It was his grandson Zhu Zhanji!
Zhu Di took a deep look at Zhu Zhanji and ranked him first in today's military parade. It was Zhu Di's intention to see if the heir he had chosen could stand up under such great pressure.

"The last general invites the emperor to review the army!" Zhu Zhanji led all the generals to get off their horses, Zhu Di nodded and said: "You will review the army with me!"

"Obey!" All the generals got up on their horses together, followed Zhu Di in a mighty manner, and looked all the way around the camp.

The first to bear the brunt is the young army in the first place. In fact, Zhu Di noticed this army as early as when he was on the mountain, not because it was Zhu Zhanji's army, but because this army was surprisingly silent.Hundreds of thousands of troops gathered at the foot of the mountain, and people neighed and horses screamed, but the 1 people stood there silently without making a sound.

The emperor was very curious about this army, so when he got close, Zhu Di stared and saw rows of soldiers standing tall and straight like javelins.Rows and columns are neat and uniform, as if they were cut with a ruler.Zhu Di had never seen an army standing so neatly. He deliberately stopped his horse and stared at them for a while, but he saw that no one was moving.

If these people hadn't shouted long live together amidst the sound of orders, Zhu Di would have even wondered if they were real people.

Although there were a lot of questions to ask the grandson, Zhu Di couldn't stay for too long with hundreds of thousands of troops under review, so he rode his horse to the next army.The next one to be reviewed is the Jinwu Guard. As the name suggests, this army is in charge of the Jinwu, guarding the palace, and has extremely strict requirements on the appearance and appearance of the army.Its soldiers are all carefully selected, and the same tall men are tall, and their mission is to stand guard for the emperor year after year.Naturally, they looked more mighty and majestic than the young army, but Zhu Di paid attention for a moment, and found that these Jinwu guards who were dedicated to standing guard could not keep still, and it seemed that their determination was not as strong as that of the young army that had only been formed for a few months.

Continue to read, it is Banner Guard, Habayashi Guard, Yanshan Guard, Fu Jun Guard, Huben Guard, Jin Yi Guard, Teng Xiang Guard, Wu Xiang Guard, Wu Gong Guard, Yong Qing Guard...they are all personal guards in charge of the emperor himself. The elite of the elite, but in terms of standing posture, they can't compare with the Jinwu Guards, and naturally they can't compare with the Young Army.

After reading those places that came to the capital for training in rotation, in Zhu Di's eyes, they became more loose and unsightly. After an hour, the emperor finished viewing the army, and when he returned to Fangshan, his face seemed sinking like water, as if his heart Somewhat unhappy.

Of course, the emperor didn't say anything, and no one dared to ask. When the emperor stood still on the imperial platform, Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu shouted loudly: "Let's march!"

The trumpets in the arena were blown, and hundreds of war drums were sounded at the same time, and the sound of the drums went straight to the heavens.

Under the guidance of a thousand military flags, soldiers and horses from all walks of life began to march through Fangshan, with the young army that had only been established for a few months in the lead!A burly knight in full armor, holding the military flag high in front, behind him is a flag guard team of 500 people, with swords, guns, arrows, halberds, spears and stars in their hands, a vermilion pole, and a pure gold head. , showing the identity of this army.

(End of this chapter)