Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 326 The Parade Begins

Just after dawn, Sun Xiangfu was woken up by the noisy voices in the barracks. Although the military parade was only held at around ten o'clock in the morning, it was necessary to prepare in advance. Early in the morning, the soldiers were called out by their respective generals, Wash, eat breakfast, go to the toilet, feed the horses, etc., and line up in armor before departure.

Seeing that everyone was arranging their own affairs in an orderly manner, Sun Xiangfu felt relieved, and hurried back to the mansion. Here, Li Shimin was also having breakfast. After eating casually with everyone, Hongmei and Chuntao helped him dress up.

This set of clothes is a little different from the second-grade court clothes he wore in Chang'an. In fact, that kind of court clothes can't be worn out in the summer, even if it's made of silk, with a round neck and narrow sleeves Wearing three layers can also cover all the heat on the body and make you sweat all day long.

Therefore, according to the definition of this period, Sun Xiangfu's ceremonial attire is more Hu Feng.

Green breeches, long riding boots, and a crisp white shirt ironed by a hot water kettle. The highlight is the large collar flower, and then put on a corseted waistcoat and a black hat with a little brim and buttons that prevent it from falling off. A set of riding clothes for later generations.

Before that, it was because he often went out on horseback in Shanyang, so he asked the garment workshop to design it. After seeing it, everyone found that it was very energetic to wear, especially when riding a horse. Therefore, today, a lot of people are going to ride horses. Sun Xiangfu decided to wear it.

After his appearance in this attire, he immediately attracted the attention of Li Chengqian and others. This kind of capable and neat attire looked much more comfortable than their complicated and cumbersome attire. After looking back and forth, Li Chengqian wanted to give I also come to a set, but I can't do it well for a while, so I can only do it later.

This suit was not well received by Li Shimin, he thought it was not majestic enough at all.So, under the service of several servants, he put on his dragon robe with round neck, narrow sleeves and stuffing inside.

This kind of clothes with round neck and narrow sleeves must have broad shoulders and thick back, so that it can feel majestic when worn.Therefore, whenever Li Shimin goes out, he will put a layer of gold silk armor inside which can protect arrows, and then, in order to increase his sense of dignity, he will also wear a wide waistcoat. Calculate the weight of these clothes, it is estimated that there are several Sun Xiangfu was afraid that if he drank too much water in the morning, he would sweat like crazy when he arrived at the scene.

An hour later, everyone got ready and started driving. At this time, hundreds of thousands of people had already gathered outside the city gate. Because today was a day of rest for bathing, Sun Xiangfu also specially asked someone to inform the people of the surrounding villages in Shanyang. The common people can come to watch the ceremony under the city, therefore, the pre-built stands of hundreds of meters are already full of people, and even the common people who have not grabbed the seats of the stands naturally line up far away on both sides.

"Tell Guo Po that His Majesty is about to climb the tower, let's play the drums."

Several messengers will follow Sun Xiangfu all the time today, but whenever he gives instructions, they will immediately wave the flag in place, and the messenger who locked them in the binoculars will immediately tell the command in the flag to the general Guo Po who is in charge of the scene to execute.

When Li Shimin and many princes, concubines, and princesses got off the carriage, outside the city gate, the sound of drums and music rang out.

"Your Majesty, you accept the worship of all the officials in the city, and then lead them up to the tower. The drums outside the city will almost stop, and you can announce the start of the military parade."

"Well, this design is ingenious."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he stood still on the concrete avenue in the city according to Sun Xiangfu's arrangement. After accepting the worship of all officials, he walked up the stairs of the city wall and climbed the tower. As for Concubine Wei, Concubine Yang, and everyone except Li Chengqian The princes and daughters of the royal family can only find a place on the city wall to watch the fun after all the officials. In front of the army, among the members of the royal family, only the emperor and the prince have status, and they are the objects of their allegiance.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom..."

The momentum of hundreds of big drums can only be fully felt when standing on the top of the city, and when Li Shimin walked on the top of the city, the emotions of the guests and the people who were shocked by the sound of the drums have been pushed to the highest point .

However, as Li Shimin stood still, the entire row of flag bearers on the city wall issued an order, and all the drum music stopped together. The hearts of the people who were still immersed in the music seemed to stop suddenly. When the stars are holding the moon-like figure, there is a feeling of incomparable excitement.

Under the performance of hundreds of big drums and thousands of musicians, the tune of "A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" is so loud that everyone's blood boils. Some people even shed tears with excitement. This is the charm of music. up.

"Order, the Great Tang Emperor's personal army, the Great Tang Sixteenth Guards Army, the Great Tang Anbei Army, and the Great Tang Minister's Xue Yantuo Khanate Guard Army, lined up in front of the city for inspection."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

After Li Shimin's order, the slow drum began to beat heavily. They would beat a total of [-] times. The cavalry team coming.

As the emperor's pro-army, the Xuanjia cavalry is the most well-trained professional army in the Tang Dynasty. Its military appearance and equipment, just a show, shocked the hearts of all the guests watching the ceremony.

At this moment, Yi Nan, who had already surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, felt very lucky in his heart. Li Shimin had such an army in his hands, so it was no wonder that Xieli and Tuli were not his opponents.

And Shi Wei, Mohe, Qi, Khitan, and other ministries, and even Prince Qu Zhisheng of Gaochang, at this time also had an intuitive understanding of the military power of the Tang Dynasty. No wonder the Tang Dynasty was so powerful that it could destroy the Turks. There are really two brushes.

The characteristic of Xuanjia cavalry is that both men and horses are equipped with iron armor. When fully armed, they look like a steel monster, which makes people feel fearful. The summer sun is very bright, and the light shines on these iron armors and is reflected. The eyes of the people could not be opened. This effect made the people feel awe of this army. Their appearance immediately made all the Han people present feel a sense of pride. Unconsciously, their chests, spines They all stood up.

The [-] armored horses walked without making any noise. Those who knew the soldiers could tell the strength of the army's training at a glance. When their team came to the city gate, the dark The mace was lifted up neatly by them.

"salute!"

The leading general, Dugu Mou, shouted loudly, and all the soldiers swung their maces sideways and turned to look at Li Shimin at the head of the city, while the horses under their crotches were still marching forward rhythmically.

"Today I saw the Heavenly Army of the Tang Dynasty, so I know why the Tang Dynasty is so powerful. Xiao Wang really regrets persuading his father to become a vassal to the Western Turks." Qu Zhisheng couldn't help sighing.

I don't know who he said this to, anyway, Shiwei next to him, Mohe and other leaders are opening their eyes and mouths at this time, unable to say a word, in a half-savage state When have they seen such a well-equipped army.

When Li Shimin's eyes glanced at their expressions, he couldn't help but feel a little proud. Then, he found that many people in the stands under the city had visions. Many Han people were actually wiping their tears with tears in their eyes.

This was tears of excitement, not sadness. At this moment, their sense of identity with the country was greatly enhanced.And those Hu people and herdsmen looked at this army with awe, admiration, and even envy.

Thinking about it, at this moment, they wish they were also a member of this army!

After the Xuanjia army, the sixteen guards led by the generals of the guards appeared on the stage one after another. Although they were not all armored like the Xuanjia cavalry, their respective equipment had bright spots, such as continuous crossbowmen, chain hammer soldiers, These arms that you have never seen before are all mixed in. These arms have huge lethality when fighting against cavalry. If all the guards of the Tang Dynasty are equipped with such arms, it can be seen that their overall combat power strong.

Then, the second highlight of the military parade came. The Anbei Army was about to enter the field. Unlike the front row of horsemen, the Anbei Army came up first with infantry pikemen, and they dressed up, okay!Everyone has never seen it.

Yishui's green military uniform, trousers, armed belt, and light armor on the upper body only protect the key parts. The hat is a large round iron helmet with a rope buckle underneath, which is very energetic.

The characteristics of these soldiers are obvious. They are all young and about the same height. Whether they are Hu people or Han people, their faces are clean-shaven and have no beards. Looking at the overall face shape, the difference is not very big. If you let the spectators Knowing that more than half of these infantry are Hu people, they will be very surprised.

"salute!"

When the infantry in the first row walked to the gate of the city tower with their heads held high, the leading general and school also shouted the word "salute" like the previous team, and then an astonishing scene appeared.

All the soldiers held their spears sideways and turned their faces to the city wall.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The soldiers' legs were stretched straight, and the sound of hard leather boots stepping on the ground sounded neatly, just like the sound of the drum beating before. The phalanx of 3000 people shocked a group of tens of thousands of people with the sound of footsteps. on site.

In the formation of Zuo Wuwei who had already lined up under the city wall, Feng Zhidai sighed, no wonder Sun Zhengming dared to say last night that today he will show the limelight again!This scene is indeed too exciting.

On the city wall, Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he saw this army, and many ministers who were watching the ceremony on the city couldn't help but express their admiration.

Afterwards, the show didn't end, but climaxes followed. The next one to appear was the infantry, the sword and shield phalanx, and another 3000 people. They also marched neatly through the city gate and saluted Li Shimin.

If it weren't for the fact that the people dare not make noise, they would probably cheer loudly now, because with the shields covering some of the differences in stature, the entire army looks like it was cut by a knife, not that they are really The ones are as neat as those specially trained by Chinese soldiers in later generations, but in this era, they are already neat and can't be more neat.

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