On May 3rd, at the right time, a large flag was fluttering in the open space in front of the university grounds in the south of Yongning City. More than 20,000 armored troops were marched here. The flags were flying in the wind from pole to pole in front of the military formation, which stretched for more than two miles in front.
In the middle are three battalions of infantry. In the front row are all holding shields and wearing iron armor. The upper horn of a pole is four feet wide and six feet long. The trumpet belt is seven feet long. The camp leader will stand in front of each battalion's military formation.
After that, there are three Qianzong recognition flags with upper corners three feet wide and five feet long, standing in order behind the Qianzong of each department; there are also four-foot square flags for each department in each department. The general flag is recognized by the general; the general flag of each sentry unit is three feet long; the general flag of each team is recognized by the two-foot long flag, all of which are square.
The flags recognized by the commander-in-chief of each battalion are distinguished by their different colors, and the flags recognized by the officers and generals in each camp are the same color as the commander-in-chief's flag. The internal Qianzong flags are distinguished by the colors of the flag edge and suspender, and the flags below the commander-in-chief Square-shaped flags are distinguished solely by the color of the flag edge.
In addition, each battalion also has two gate flags, two golden drum flags, five five-square flags, five five-square trumpet belts, four corner flags, eight inspection flags, as well as flag plates, trumpets, golden drums, etc. Arranged in front of the military formation.
Lined up on both sides of the camp were rows of brand-new baggage carts and chariots. At this moment, the baggage carts were fully loaded, and each cart was equipped with eight healthy mules. It looked very powerful, especially the rows of them. The list is even more amazing.
Although the chariot was only equipped with two healthy mules, the thick and solid body and baffles, especially the black muzzles exposed on the carriage, made the people around them gasp heavily.
Zhang Guangda's cavalry camp was arrayed on the far west side. Behind him were the formations of heavy and light cavalry. Although they were not as numerous as the infantry camp, they were not as spectacular as the chariots or chariots.
However, the iron-armored heavy cavalry is even more majestic against the cloth-armored light cavalry. Especially the equipment of the war horses makes each war horse look like a moving iron castle, attracting sighs from the people around them.
The one hundred rangers were loosely running back and forth on the outer flanks, jumping up and down on their horses from time to time, causing exclamations of surprise.
Lin Fangping's Tiger Guards were formed on the easternmost side. Although they were not all armored like Heavy Cavalry, their armors were uniform in style. All the officers and men were full of energy, tall and tall, mighty and majestic, and at a glance Go and you will be an elite teacher.
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The military formation stood facing the north. In front of them was a large high platform. In front of the platform were two Chinese military pole chariots, two general command chariots, four drum chariots, two general iron seat chariots, and the Chinese military command flag. There are four miscellaneous carts, a total of 14 chariots of various types, arranged in a very majestic manner.
Just next to the general's command vehicle stands a large banner of Zhang Cheng's Chinese army. The pole is eight feet long, with a golden gun cover on the top, lined with red lantern spikes, and an apricot-yellow streamer underneath.
The flag is square and placed next to the pole. The color of the flag is yellow. The center of the flag is a tiger descending from the mountain. The flag is embroidered with a unicorn pattern. On the side of the flag are embroidered seven large gold characters of "Deputy General Soldier of Xuanzhen, Ming Dynasty". Next to it are Dou big "Zhang" character.
"Dong dong dong... dong dong dong... dong dong dong..."
The sound of war drums sounded, and all the troops were arrayed in order, with swords and guns standing in great numbers, shining with dazzling golden light under the sunlight. With the sound of war drums, all the soldiers raised their swords, guns and shields in response.
"Tiger...Tiger...Tiger..."
The soldiers of all the armies shouted in unison, and the sound resounded through the sky, the sound was deafening. The two troops of Zhang Cheng's Chinese Army arrayed on the right side of the high platform, and the officers and soldiers of Wu Zhizhong's Yongning Battalion arrayed on the left side of the high platform also responded in unison.
The Chinese army's signal flag was raised high and pressed forward. Immediately, the shouting stopped. Tens of thousands of people were silent. The troops had been trained for a long time and didn't feel anything. The gentry and common people watching behind the high platform found it difficult to adapt. Everyone felt that Unusual feeling of tightness and depression in the chest.
Zhang Cheng reported to Liu Yongzhao, the governor of Xuanzhen, who was standing among the generals on the high platform: "All the armies have gathered together, please give me a lecture from Mr. Futai."
Although Liu Yongzhao held a high position as governor and had inspected various military camps many times, it seemed that this was the first time he had seen such a scene today. He could only feel a surge of pride in his chest. Looking at the tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the audience, his heart was filled with excitement. With such a strong army, there is no need to worry that the Tartars will not retreat and the bandits will not be destroyed.
He walked to the front of the high platform, stood still, bowed deeply to the soldiers, and then said loudly: "... The country has been raising soldiers for two hundred years, and now you must fight bravely against the Tartars. You, the mighty army, should know how to report to you. Well, I fought hard to defeat the enemy in front of the battle, but if I have military merit, the court will not hesitate to reward me..."
Liu Yongzhao, the governor of Xuanfu, gave a lecture with the intention of boosting the morale of the army. However, after the lecture, the entire military formation was completely silent. All the sergeants stood solemnly with stern expressions and showed no response.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Cheng hurriedly stepped forward. He stood about half a step behind Liu Yongzhao. He pressed the sword with his left hand and raised his right hand high. The flags of the generals in the audience were also raised high at this time. Lift accordingly.
"Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!" Three loud shouts resounded through the sky again.
Liu Yongzhao looked at the troops in the audience with a smile on his face, and heard Zhang Cheng's words in his ears: "Zhang Cheng has something to report to Liu Futai. There is a gangster in the town who has colluded with officials to insult the remains of our fallen soldiers." concern.
The brothers in the army thought of the benefits of their comrades and felt the same way. They went to the town and robbed the official prison. The general originally wanted to punish him. However, the army was about to leave, which might lead to a military rebellion. They could not help relieve the siege of Jinzhou. They were ashamed of the letter of the Holy Lord. Emphasis and grace.
Only then was he good at making opinions, and he was temporarily exempted from the crime, and ordered to follow the army and listen, hoping to use his orders in front of the formation to offset his merits. I also ask Mr. Futai to be considerate in order to stabilize the Xuanzang area and stabilize the morale of the troops to prevent chaos. "
Liu Yongzhao was very dissatisfied with the performance of the soldiers just now. He had already vaguely felt that the soldiers under the high platform seemed to only have Zhang Cheng in their eyes and were indifferent to his lectures, while Zhang Cheng just raised his arms and shouted like this. tired.
His brows were deeply furrowed and he was full of doubts. After listening to Zhang Cheng's account of the prison robbery in Zhencheng, he was even more shocked and became angry. However, as Zhang Cheng said, when the army was about to set off, he Unable to attack.
"snort!"
He just snorted angrily in his nose before turning around and retreating. The moment he turned around, his expression was dark, dissatisfaction with Zhang Cheng appeared on his face, and he said angrily in his heart: "How can we stop such a bold and reckless behavior in the future?" !”
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Zhang Cheng had already anticipated Liu Yongzhao's reaction. The reason why he suddenly told the town about the town at this critical moment was because he expected that even if Liu Yongzhao was angry, he would not do anything to him for the time being.
And he led the army to Liaodong, and the family members and generals who stayed on the North and East Roads did not participate in the town and prison robbery, and they had no way of pursuing them.
What's more, there are nearly ten thousand soldiers such as Wu Zhizhong, Liu Quan, Jin Yong, Sha Zhongwang, Liu Shizun, Xu Jinyong, Zhao Shihu, etc. stationed in forts and passes on the North Road and East Road. Even if Liu Yongzhao is extremely If they are dissatisfied, or if Wen Hui is furious and dares to send troops to fight, he will be refused entry to the North Road.
