Although there was a well-organized team of 10,000 troops in front of them, to all the time-travelers, upon closer inspection after being shocked, it was really nothing.
Regardless of the weapons or military appearance, not to mention that it is completely incomparable to the army in another time and space, the height alone is too unsightly. There is no one in the audience who is over 1.7 meters tall. Anyone who is 1.68 meters tall is considered a big man!
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 As for the rifles and machine guns, there is really nothing to see, they are all outdated items; the most terrible thing is that there are not even tanks or armored vehicles. A group of puppet army fans who had woken up said that Zhao Xin was too stingy. How could he not even be worthy of 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 Ah San or Monkey in another time and space. In the end, everyone agreed that the Northern Navy could compete with those in Africa, and that would only be possible if it had "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 the attire of Zhao Xin and others, they all frowned; when Fan Tong and others saw Zhao Xin, Liu Sheng, Wang Yuanfang and Wu Siyu, they suddenly shouted "I Rely on" sound.
Zhao Xin and the four of them were all wearing German field marshal uniforms from the Second World War (excuse me, I really don’t dare to write about anything else). They also had breeches and boots, and they also wore big-brimmed hats. However, the cap badge was replaced by the golden circle five stars on the military flag, and the decorations on the collar badges were no longer cornflowers, but replaced by general stars embroidered with gold thread; Zhao Xin's had two stars, and the other three's were all It's 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 Zhao Xin and the others came forward, he exclaimed: "Brother, don't you need to be so exaggerated!" After he finished 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 make it, but he smiled lightly and said: "No way, the American one is too ugly, the British one is too ugly, let's just change it and deal 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 unison and cursed in their hearts: "Four pretenders!"
Compared with the dozens of people who traveled through time, 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 up to the viewing platform, they all fell into a sluggish state, with their mouths wide open and letting their saliva fall on their clothes.
Shen Jingdan is fairly well-informed among these people. After all, he was a party involved when Zhao Xin bombarded Nagasaki. But when tens of thousands of people from the Northern Navy gathered together, Shen Jingdan gasped, but 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 the world being unable to do so!
And Wang Zhong was just a scholar. Let alone the Beihai Navy who looked like this, he had never even seen the Musket Battalion of the Green Camp. At most, he had only seen a few soldiers guarding the gates of Yangzhou City. He pointed to the D30 with a towering muzzle in the distance and 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.
"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 Zhong and several audience members next to him were stunned on the spot, fifty miles? Let’s talk about the Book of Heaven! It would only take twenty or thirty miles to bring the cannon thicker than the waist next door.
Representatives from civil affairs, schools and residential communities were all smiling. For these former mud-legged people, whether they understand it or not, it is a great honor to come to watch the ceremony, and they can brag about it for a lifetime. Besides, they even saw a combine harvester a few days ago. No matter how big the d30 is, can it be as big as that harvester?
"Tsk~~These scholars are really making a fuss!" Zhu Dagui pouted and muttered to the leaders of several resident groups on the side. After hearing this, those people all nodded in agreement.
For Zhu Dagui and others, the stronger the North Navy is, the more secure their lives are now. If the Beihai Navy can defeat the imperial court, the fifty acres of land that he received will not be taken away by the Manchu and Qing government, and the future will be better. As for whether they can defeat "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.
The women's eyes were wandering, and they soon saw Zhao Xin and 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 wondered why this man was like this. Just as he was about to glare at the other party, he saw that Zhao Xin had already turned around and left.
When Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng walked down the field and arrived at the right wing of the troops being reviewed, military music came from the four tweeters on both sides of the parade platform.
The four of them 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. The four horses they rode had all been trained and were not afraid of such a big scene. They walked slowly and leisurely according to the owner's intention.
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" and "We must win" 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 tens of thousands of people in front of him, and was extremely excited in his heart. He and Liu Sheng had 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 the past few years flashed through his mind, and he felt 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, and thousands of troops and horses would march across the Mongolian grasslands. 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. The troops under review prepared to march in separate ranks according to their military types and were inspected by everyone on the platform.
Following Wang Yuanfang's order, the troops under review passed through in battalion units according to military services. In order to prevent the ground from being filled with dust, we did not do any forward kicking this time, and all the units just moved at the normal speed. Even so, pieces of smoke and dust were rising in the venue, choking Zhao Xin to cough.
After each unit passed the military parade stand and the viewing platform, they immediately returned to camp according to the pre-planned plan. After dinner in the evening, they would return to their respective stations tomorrow. Except for the five regiments that need to return to Beihai Town, the remaining three regiments will stay in Fuldan City for operations after the beginning of the next spring.
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 saluted, 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 Heita hurriedly said: "I came back on Katsuyama Denzo's boat, and Shibata Kakuzo came with me. . He is currently waiting for your summons in the post house (guest house)."
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 in the house; 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; he died ten years earlier than in the history of another time and space. 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, on behalf of the shogunate, the shogun and his own father, Tokugawa Harisada, promised to Beihai Town that they would never pursue the Sendai clan, and Date Shigemura escaped. Otherwise, Zhao Xin would be killed on the back foot.
However, although Date Shigemura escaped by chance, he will never return to Aoba Castle in this life. Not only him, but also his wife Tonhime and his second son Shikisaburo (the eldest son died in infancy) could only live in a house under Edo Castle. Fortunately, it's not that 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 the 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 Domain want to do? What conspiracy is Date Shigemura planning? Last year I gave away 600. Do you plan to give away another 1,000 this year? Everyone in the shogunate knew how powerful Beihai Town was. If the Sendai clan completely colludes with Beihai Town and becomes a "Japanese traitor", the foundation of the Tokugawa family will be in danger!
Ever since the one-eyed dragon Masamune, the Tokugawa family has been guarding the Sendai Domain against thieves for two hundred years. They have given 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.
When his son's throne was threatened, Shogun's father and father-in-law came together to discuss countermeasures. Tokugawa Harisada said that he would just do nothing and kill Date Shigemura. His son Shikisaburo was just twelve years old this year and could not make any big troubles.
Shimazu Shigehao said that I came to assassinate the dead, and I guarantee that no one will know who did it.
Baihe Hou Songping, 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 Ida Shigemura to death, and then he would be told that he would die suddenly. Once the imperial doctor sent by the shogunate said it was wind-cold, no one dared to say it was diarrhea!
So what kind of poison was used to prevent the Sendai clan’s men from discovering it? Shimazu Shigehao said you two should leave it alone, I will find someone to handle this matter, and I will keep it safe so that Date Shigemura will not live until August 15th.
Historically, Shigehao Shimazu, the father-in-law of the Sea Dog Lord, was the 25th head of the Shimazu family and the eighth lord of the Satsuma Domain. He was also known as the "Takanawa dismounted shogun" and had great control over 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. When Shimazu Shigehao thought about it carefully, he understood what the two people meant. They were clearly afraid of me!
So Shogun's father-in-law swore an oath as evidence 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 never forget this great kindness. From now on, if someone doesn't like someone in Satsumahou's eyes, we'll help you deal with him. Shimazu Shigehao immediately stepped down 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 senior middle school student, he planned to free up his hands to deal with these orchid scholars in two years. However, he immediately agreed to Shimazu Shigehao's request.
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. Died. Afterwards, the imperial doctor sent by the shogunate announced after an examination that Sendaihou had contracted a cold at the beginning of the year and could not be cured after a long period of treatment, and finally passed away with regret.
The problem is that assassination is just a matter of fooling the common people, but it is really nonsense to think about these retainers of Sendai Domain. Especially Shibata Kakuzo, this person has been the Sendai clan's head payer for several years - that is, the spy leader; it is not too easy to find a master who is good at using poison. I disguised myself and went to Edo Yashiki, and carefully asked Date Shigemura about the details before and after his illness, and then looked at the actions of the generational daimyo and clan daimyo over the past year, and almost everything became 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.
In such a tense and life-or-death atmosphere, the retainers of the Date family secretly contacted each other and decided to let Shibata Kakuzo go to Beihai Town on behalf of the Date family to borrow troops from the Zhao Palace to avenge Date Shigemura. This will shock the Tokugawa family.
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.
