The emperor's inspection tour was truly earth-shattering. The team returning to the capital was dragged out for five miles. The team spread like a long snake on the official road, and the end could not be seen at a glance.
In the front, Yixin and others were waiting on the emperor, but they could not hear the commotion caused by the new Yulin army behind the team. Yixuan, who was patrolling back and forth, had just received the report from his subordinates and took the time to ride a horse to take a look.
As a result, after reading it, I took a deep breath, turned around, and went to find my sixth brother.
At this time, Guiziliu was introducing his Xishan camp to Emperor Tongzhi, and Yixuan could not come forward to disturb him. He only found Kong when the emperor got into the warm sedan chair to rest.
Yixin was a little doubtful after hearing his brother's words, but without wasting any time, he took a fast horse and ran against the flow of people. After running for four or five miles, he heard the sound of neat footsteps in the distance, and the people around him. Thunderous applause.
"New Yulin Army?" Yi Xin stepped aside from the main road and waited quietly. Sure enough, after the last batch of banners and umbrellas passed by, the phalanx of the first company led by Xie Ting had already started to walk over.
"It's so neat!" Yi Xin exclaimed. He could see the marching queue more clearly from the high horseback. It was already more than ten miles away from Tongzhou, and the queue was still not disordered at all despite such a long distance.
The long line of four people stretched for such a long distance, and all the soldiers walked in exactly the same steps, as measured by a ruler, and even the swinging postures of their arms were exactly the same.
Horizontal, vertical and even diagonal lines are the same as those drawn with an ink ruler! I thought that my Xishan Battalion was already elite enough, but when I saw the new Yulin Army Guiziliu today, I could feel that these southern soldiers were even better in terms of momentum.
If compared with the quality of individual soldiers, Yi Xin knew that regardless of height, weight, strength, etc., the northern men like himself were far superior to these southern soldiers.
But gathered together, these soldiers showed stronger collective discipline!
It can be imagined that with the collective efforts, these soldiers must be more elite!
"Xiao Letian really has a good way of training soldiers! The French and British instructors in my military camp seem to be no match. How can he train people like machines?"
The phalanx rolled forward, and the soldiers of the Xishan Battalion standing guard along the way clearly felt the pressure. They subconsciously straightened their backs and mustered up their momentum to confront these new Yulin troops.
In particular, there were most Manchu soldiers in the Xishan Camp. These people were inspired by the ruthlessness of their ancestors, and looked at their "comrades" with unkind eyes.
The two troops had begun to compete secretly. Xie Ting and other Imperial Guard officers and soldiers looked sideways at these 'comrades' and remembered the secrets mentioned in many meetings.
Why did Long Live Lord train their new Yu Lin Army? In the final analysis, it was because some people in the court did not want the emperor to govern personally and did not want to hand over the power to Long Live Lord!
The new Yulin Army is the sword that kills demons and demons by the emperor's side!
Sure enough, as soon as they set foot on the land near the capital, someone came to show off their power. Along the official road from Tongzhou to the capital, there were three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and the Xishan camp was all out.
The neat military appearance had already impressed the Japanese Sixth Army. When the heavy machine gun phalanx and artillery phalanx came from behind, Prime Minister Wang's eyes narrowed.
They are all real good guys! Gatling heavy machine gun!
The Xishan Camp currently has a few Gatlings, but they were the earliest six-barreled models at that time, and what Emperor Tongzhi purchased for the Royal Guards was the latest ten-barreled heavy machine gun!
There is so much cooperation between the Chinese and American industries, and the latest models have been obtained through various relationships!
Not only are they heavy machine guns, but there are also 88-caliber breech-loading guns imitated by the Chinese, and the breech structure is completely imitated from the Prussian Krupp Arsenal.
Jianma pulled cannons and followed closely in the middle of the team. The people were extremely excited to see this majestic and evil spirit. They were as lively as the Chinese New Year and kept applauding.
"Mighty! More powerful than the soldiers of the foreign devils!"
"Long live the Emperor!"
Yixin took a few deep breaths to suppress the annoyance in his heart, turned his horse's head and continued to move forward!
The common people just watched the fun, but those old foxes in the court saw the secret. The new Yulin Army and the Xishan Camp were so at war with each other. It seems that the later struggle for power will definitely be extremely cruel!
Yi Xin returned to the group of courtiers with a livid face. At this moment, the emperor had already boarded the warm sedan, and the ministers of various ministries could also temporarily sit in sedans or ride horses. They couldn't all walk to Deshengmen.
At this moment, outside Desheng Gate, Zeng Guofan was staying here with a group of older ministers. They were covered in thick furs and could not block the biting northwest wind. Many of them were coughing from the cold.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs certainly did not dare to let these veterans have an accident, so they quickly had people pull up cowhide to make a windproof fence, and then set up a fire plate in the middle and burned silver charcoal.
Everyone gathered around the brazier to warm themselves up, but Zeng Guofan was the only one sitting on the roadside, quietly watching the horse rolling over to deliver the single envelope!
"Report...Long Live has disembarked and is being worshiped by the people of Tongzhou..."
"Report...Long Live the Royal Chariot has set off..."
"Report...the royal chariot has passed the Bali Bridge..."
"Report... Long Live has passed Huangzhuang..."
"Report...the royal chariot has arrived at the Temple of Earth..."
Getting closer and closer, Zeng Guofan stood up and said, "My lords, Long live the Lord is here. He has been studying for five years! The Qing Dynasty has finally brought the Emperor back!"
The bright yellow flags and umbrellas gradually appeared in the sight of the courtiers. Emperor Tongzhi changed to the open-air royal chariot before he reached the Temple of Earth. Looking at the majestic and tall Beijing city wall, the little emperor had mixed feelings.
"I'm back! I'm finally back... This is my stage in this life!"
"Long live my emperor!" Zeng Guofan and other veteran ministers knelt outside Desheng Gate. Emperor Tongzhi's chariot slowly entered the tall and deep city gate amidst the praises of all the people.
"Commander, please get up and come into the city with me!"
"Thank you long live, this is my honor!" Zeng Guofan walked a few steps quickly to the little emperor's side. He stretched out his hand to support the sedan chair and looked up to see Zai Chun's grateful eyes.
"When I...was away, thanks to the commander-in-chief for maintaining the situation in the court, I will never forget this kindness!"
"Your Majesty, stop talking. Don't say anything. Just come back. Everything will be fine when you come back!"
The deep city gate seems to be endless, and the wind blows in from here, whining like a ghost, and ahead is the most prosperous city of mankind in the Middle Ages!
The imperial capitals of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties were once again laid out in front of Emperor Tongzhi!
In the imperial capital with a population of 700,000, the whole city was mobilized today. All the people poured into the streets and crowded on both sides of the emperor's route into the city. When they saw the emperor who had returned from his study tour, a large number of people knelt down.
"Long live my emperor...long live...long live my emperor!"
The praises of 700,000 people made Emperor Tongzhi's head pound with a muffled sound. At that moment, he seemed to be floating. The majesty of the emperor was truly reflected at this moment!
