Dedicate One’s Mind

Three days later, the military parade was officially held. The Daji Dynasty held a military parade every year, but this year it fell on October 1. In comparison, the scale was larger. And because the war with the Northern Lu was launched a few days ago, the scale was not small. Public opinion The military parade is fierce now, and it has a little more meaning.

But in the eyes of ordinary people in the Daji Dynasty, this is a carnival!

Although Zhongdu is large and densely populated, it is difficult to arrange troops and formations. The main venue is the suburbs. In the early morning, Wu Yi was lucky enough to travel with the officials because of the official orders.

The preparations in the early stage are the same as those for the court meeting. The weather is very good today. The auspicious clouds surround the Phoenix Pavilion and the auspicious air shrouds the Dragon Tower, which seems to be congratulating the military parade.

The smoke-containing willows blow the flags, and the dew palace flowers welcome the swords and halberds. In the shadow of the fragrant sky, jade hairpins and beaded shoes gather on the ridge; in the sound of fairy music, embroidered coats and brocade clothes support the royal chariot.

As soon as the imperial chariot came out, Wu Yi also accompanied him, but he was on foot. In this military parade, Wu Yi was just a spectator and had no role to perform.

A group of imperial soldiers surrounded the emperor and left the imperial city to the inner city, and then to the outer city. After leaving the outer city, the armies began to form formations, with flags waving and drums beating loudly.

The troops were divided into nine teams and the flags were arranged in five directions. It's a pretty standard array method.

Green sinking spears, point steel spears, and crow horn spears are all over the place; green dragon knives, Yan Yue knives, and wild goose feather knives fill the sky with murderous intent. Sparrow-painted bows, iron-laid bows, and treasure-carved bows were placed opposite each other in the flying fish bag; tiger-shooting arrows, wolf-tooth arrows, and willow-leaf arrows were placed in the lion pot.

Birch-cart crossbows, painted crossbows, and foot-mounted crossbows lined up the front army; mountain axes, Yanyue axes, and Xuanhua axes followed the squadron.

The bamboo whip, tiger's eye whip, and water mill whip are all hanging on the elbow; the meteor hammer, the chicken heart hammer, and the flying hammer are all carried by the side.

Under the green oil building, the privy council in the east hall is in charge of the central army; beside the Baohu flag, the escorting troops are their wings. The sky-shaking drums shook the mountains, the sun reflected the flags to ward off ghosts and gods, and the sharpness of the soldiers' fronts soared straight into the sky. The sound was so majestic that it is difficult to describe.

In the vast sea of ​​​​people, the distance between Wu Yi and the official family is getting farther and farther. Except for the big flag hanging high to represent his position, it is difficult for Wu Yi to even hear the drumbeats. It is too chaotic. On the city wall There were countless people shouting and shouting, which was even more chaotic.

In a chaotic battle, if such a situation occurs, the importance of the flag will be reflected. This is why on the battlefield, the ability to kill the general and capture the flag is highly valued. You can destroy an army without killing the opponent's coach or cutting off the opponent's flag.

Being crowded by the crowd, Wu Yi didn't even know where he was now, so he simply found a tree and climbed up to have a panoramic view of the whole situation.

Wu Yi was not alone. There were dense crowds of people on the trees along the road. Many of them were officials wearing official uniforms.

But at this moment, the people and officials alike were huddled on a tree and cheering loudly. Only the truly top officials are qualified to stand beside the emperor. For example, Wu Yi can only climb a tree.

There are many big bosses in the capital, so even if the other party is a citizen, they may not be able to offend them.

Not long after Wu Yi climbed up the tree, the sound of the drums changed again, and it was the sound of a drum attack. A group of people and horses came out from the west city gate, rolling up huge smoke and dust, covering the sky and the sun.

The person on the saddle is wearing iron armor, and the horse is sitting down with a copper bell. The flags are red and the sky is full of clouds, and the swords are white covering thousands of miles of snow. The bow is curved and the magpie is painted, the flying fish bag half exposes the dragon's tip; the arrow is inserted into the carved feather, and the lion's pot is tightly tied to the leopard's tail.

Almost at the same time, another group of people and horses came out from the east city gate. The people wore deep helmets hanging down to protect their necks, and their eyes were slightly exposed. The horses were wearing heavy armor and red tassels, and had four legs hanging on their own. The soldiers who opened the way were all armed with axes; the generals who were behind were all armed with spears, and they were all tigers and wolves.

The two groups of men and horses, both numbering five hundred, passed each other in this way, and the cold murderous auras merged and sublimated. People from all directions were so excited that they did not dare to breathe.

In such a large military parade, some problems will occur, such as horses stumbling and chariot wheels falling off. These are common occurrences and do not affect the enjoyment.

I thought it would always be like this, ending with a performance-style military parade, but I didn't expect that there would be actual combat. Although it was impossible to use real swords and guns in actual combat, the arrow heads were all gone, but even so, I was hit with a stick. If hit, injuries to muscles and bones are inevitable.

The shouts of killing are endless, taking formations, changing formations, and retreating. Under the command of drums and flags, everything is like clouds and flowing water. It is very beautiful. The people also watch it with gusto, shouting and shouting, and their palms are almost broken. I wish I could Participate in person.

It's just that Wu Yi climbed out of a pile of dead people after all. How could he not know that this military parade is still a performance. In actual combat, there are such frequent changes. The enemy will kill you with one sword one at a time. What ordinary soldiers usually do Training is also aimed at being fast, accurate and ruthless.

It can be said that military parades have two purposes. One is to deter enemies and enhance national prestige, and the other is to inspire the people's martial spirit.

An expert knows the rules. After watching too much, Wu Yi also felt a little uninterested. However, he heard from people around him that there would be a scene of His Majesty personally participating in the battle later. He couldn't help but be very curious. He endured his impatience and continued to watch.

At about noon, with the sound of the nine-shot thunder cannon, the Chinese army flag began to move, and then moved faster and faster. The entire army began to rush into action quickly, and hundreds of thousands of horse hooves fell on the ground. It was as if the earth was shaking and the mountains were shaking, and the depressing feeling it brought to people was indescribable.

And this huge tremor was like a signal. The troops who had been waiting all morning began to move out. This was also a steel behemoth with full armor. The equipment was not inferior to the men and horses commanded by the officials. In terms of number, not only Quite a few, and even beyond.

The official army was the main attack, and this late-comer unit was the main defender. When they got close to a certain distance, the crossbowmen in the front row fired their powerful crossbows, and the archers opened their bows and nocked arrows. For a moment, arrows rained down, and a black sky seemed to rise up. cloud.

The first wave of arrows had arrows, but they were out of range. The second wave of arrows had no arrows, but they were within distance. The arrows landed on the armor and made a clanking sound.

Do you think there is no danger at all if the arrow is removed? Some unlucky soldiers were shot in the throat or eyes. Under the strong impact, they passed directly through and immediately fell on the way forward.

Some of the arrows were less than ten meters away from the emperor's carriage. This charge was really no joke.

Arrows rained down, and then there was the throwing of spears. This also controlled the distance. Countless trainings, but accidents always happened. There were only three or two examples, which were not taken seriously by the fanatical crowd.

After several obstacles passed, the army mobilized by the officials "overwhelmed" the troops in front and successfully won the victory.

Well, it was actually the opponent who took the initiative to avoid it. Who still uses a tank these days? If it encounters some obstacles, problems will occur. It needs to be disassembled and repaired. The so-called charging into battle is also for the effect of the show.

But today's courage to charge into battle is already much better than other emperors. There is no need to doubt his martial spirit.