The World of Yellow Sky

If this is the case, then if the master of the Taiping Road wants to attack the Western Regions, I am afraid that no country can resist them.

The countries in the Western Regions are different from the tribes in the North. Most of them have left nomadism, settled down, and established cities.

When the tribes in the north have a big enemy coming, they can put away their tents and flee to other places, and return when the enemy's food and grass are exhausted.

But the countries in the Western Regions are not so free and easy. Most of them have built cities and settled down, with fixed land.

Xu An was paying attention to them, and they all looked at Xu An secretly, and they were already worried.

More than [-] cavalry troops of the Yellow Turban Army galloped past the square. The deafening sound of horseshoes had gradually subsided, but a louder sound came from the square.

"Long live!!!"

On the square, tens of thousands of people watching the ceremony once again burst into shouts like a tsunami.

This time their shouts were even louder, resounding through the sky.

Most of them are loyal believers of Taiping Dao, and some even joined Taiping Dao.

They accepted the favor of the Taipingdao and were protected by the Taipingdao. It is precisely because of the existence of the Taipingdao that they have their own land, so they don't need to pay so many exorbitant taxes and can support their families and live a stable life.

Moreover, many people's families have people who are joining the army. In fact, they have already prospered with the Taiping Dao, and all of them have been harmed.

It has been a long time since the last military parade on Taiping Road, it was still in the fifth year of Zhongping (188) when the tripod and the state were established.

At that time, only more than 4000 soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army participated in the military parade. At that time, the Yellow Turban Army had just defeated the Southern Huns, regained the entire territory of Bingzhou, and made a big splash in Monan, so there was a military parade.

After that, there was no military parade on Taiping Road. At that time, the square in Jinyang City was not big, and many people actually did not see the grand occasion of the military parade.

But according to word of mouth, everyone also wanted to see the grand occasion of the Taipingdao military parade. After all, there are too few entertainment activities in this era.

It's not that no one thought that the scale of the Taipingdao military parade would be relatively large, but no one thought that the scale of the Taipingdao military parade would be so huge, so huge that it exceeded everyone's imagination.

More than [-] heavily armed Yellow Turban cavalry galloped past.

The cavalry from the Sixth Battalion of Xiaoqi, Wuxiang, Bingzhou, Shanggu, Duliao, and Xiliang stepped onto the battlefield in turn.

There are about [-] cavalry troops in each battalion, and these cavalry troops are all fully armed like the cavalry troops who galloped past before.

It's just that the cavalry of the Sixth Battalion did not gallop past like the cavalry before. Instead, they steered their horses and walked slowly through the square under the tower.

Although there is no Mercedes-Benz and no charge, the sense of oppression it brings is no less than that of the more than [-] riders speeding past before.

The cavalry of the Sixth Battalion gave people different impressions. The commentator above the tower lightly introduced the origin of the Sixth Battalion of the Cavalry, which made the faces of the people who were invited to watch the ceremony even more dignified.

Almost all the cavalry troops of the Sixth Battalion of the Yellow Turban Army had great military exploits.

The cavalry formation of the Yellow Turban Army passed quickly, followed by the infantry phalanx of the Yellow Turban Army.

This time, the infantry phalanx of the Yellow Turban Army is no longer just 4000 people, and the infantry phalanx of the Yellow Turban Army that is about to be inspected can hardly be seen at a glance.

All the foreign envoys standing on the tower were heavy-hearted, and the eyes of the envoys from Xianbei in the central area were no longer as calm as before.

With such a long distance, he could still feel the murderous aura rushing towards his face, that terrifying aura.

Accompanied by the sound of heavy drums, the phalanx of the Yellow Turban infantry slowly came into view.

The infantry of the Yellow Turban Army who first entered the arena was not the elite of the Yellow Turban Army, but the militiamen of the Yellow Turban Army. Most of them were farmers in Mintun, and the militia had more than [-] soldiers.

They lined up in a dense military formation, carrying spears on their shoulders, and slowly entered everyone's eyes with fairly neat steps.

Behind them was the army phalanx of the Yellow Turban Army, and there were more than [-] people. Their weapons were slightly more sophisticated, and simple leather armor appeared on their bodies, and their steps were much more orderly.

The foreign envoys on the tower, as well as the powerful families from Yizhou and Liangzhou, the tribal leaders in the southern border of Yizhou, and the chieftains of the Qiangdi clan in Liangzhou did not show any contemptuous expressions.

When the infantry of the Yellow Turban Army came out, there was already an introduction on the tower, saying that they were the civilian and military soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army.

There was no murderous intent on these field soldiers, and it could be seen at a glance that they should have never been on the battlefield, and their weapons were not well-equipped.

But their steps are neat, their morale is like a rainbow, and they are full of vigor.

The expressions on the faces of the people above the tower were still dignified. These field soldiers were indeed not strong, but the scale of the Taipingdao field had already exceeded one million!This means that Taipingdao has a large number of reserves that can be used to supplement the lost front-line troops.

After Taipingdao occupied the land of four states and had millions of people, they were no longer afraid of a war of attrition in any sense...

The phalanxes of civilian soldiers and army soldiers passed by, and the momentum of the military formation behind them was obviously different.

If the phalanxes of Mintun and Juntun are full of vigor, then the military formation behind them is like a forest.

These military formations are precisely the military parade troops composed of elite troops defended by the three major military regions and the four states.

For this military parade, Xu An mobilized the elite troops from the three major military regions and the four prefectures.

Each state recruits 1000 people, and each district also recruits 1000 people, for a total of 7000 people.

The armoring rate of ordinary garrison troops is not high, mostly to maintain law and order in the state, and they do not need to fight large-scale enemy forces, so their armaments are relatively poor.

However, for the needs of the military parade, Xu An temporarily mobilized a batch of armor for the garrison of the four states.

Although the garrison troops of the four states belonged to the third-level troops, they had practiced formations and queues for a long time. This time, Xu An selected the elite from them and trained them for a long period of time.

The Yizhou garrison phalanx at the forefront, these garrison troops did not come from Yizhou, but soldiers who will go to Yizhou in the near future, but they can be regarded as the garrison army of Yizhou.

The next ones are Liangzhou, Zhongzhou, and Bingzhou, sorted according to the time when they were liberated.

The main armies of the three major military regions each have 1000 people, and there are more than [-] people in total.

These regular troops, their equipment is more sophisticated, and because of the long-term battle, they also have a fierce murderous look on their bodies.

Accompanied by the sound of passionate drums, the main armies of the three major military regions and the garrison troops of the four prefectures stepped into the square one by one.

On one side, one flag representing their respective states, counties, and military districts was raised high, and generals and schools in uniforms of officers walked in front of the queue with swords.

These soldiers took the same leg every time, and the distance traveled by each step was not even the slightest difference.

Compared with the previous field soldiers, the formation of the main army and the garrison army was tight and orderly, and there was no mess at all. It didn't look like a thousand people, but like one person.

Just when the frontmost army formation was about to approach the white line on the left side of the tower, the sound of war drums on both sides suddenly changed.

"call out------"

A sharp whistle sounded suddenly,

The infantry of the Yellow Turban Army who were undergoing inspection on the square stopped suddenly.

After crossing the white line, the soldiers in the army formation, except for the soldiers at the head, all turned their heads to look up the tower.

Then the upper body is straightened, the legs are straightened, one arm is swung high to the chest, the other hand holds the weapon and puts it obliquely on the shoulder, and steps forward with a special step, uniform.

And the changing drumbeat is precisely to match this pace.

Loud footsteps came from under the city tower, even the sound of drums could not overwhelm the powerful footsteps.

This kind of pace and marching method is well known in later generations, because this is the "goose step", a kind of pace used in military parades in later generations.

Compared with the ordinary march, the forward march is as powerful as cloud and mud.

Above the city tower, a group of envoys, commanders, and powerful families all changed their colors at this moment.

Not only because of the oppressive feeling of going forward, but also the murderous eyes of those soldiers when they turned their heads to look at them.

Thick drums and loud footsteps intertwine into a breathtaking movement.

More than [-] soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army walked through Chang'an Square in a goose step, and they were greeted with shouts that almost pierced the clouds and cracked the rocks.

The cheers were like a wave, and the waves seemed to never subside.

On the entire Chang'an Square, countless flags were waved. Since the establishment of Chang'an City, there has never been such a lively moment.

And that's not the pinnacle of the parade.

The phalanx of white soldiers, eagle wolf guards, sharp soldiers, military pawns, trapped camps, and yellow angels came one after another. They stepped forward with powerful steps.

And at this moment, the entire military parade really reached its peak.

Once these elite units of the Yellow Turban Army came out, they received a warm welcome.

Except for the white soldiers, the five armies of Eagle Wolf Guards, Sharp Soldiers, Soldiers, Siege Camps, and Yellow Angels all have their own patterns of banners, and their equipment is also very recognizable.

Although the Eagle Wolf Guards were not considered regular combat troops, they did not receive any opposition to their participation in the military parade. Their status in Taipingdao was much higher than other troops. Although their prestige was lower than that of the Yellow Angels, it was higher than that of the soldiers.

The eagle wolf guards who participated in the military parade were all wearing armor, eagle wolf uniforms, and wild goose feather swords at their waists.

The sense of oppression brought by the elite units of the Yellow Turban Army is far from being comparable to that of other units before.

The atmosphere on the square was extremely warm, but on the city tower, except for the officials and generals on Taiping Road, they still kept smiling.

The envoys from the Northern and Western Regions, the envoys from Xianbei, and the leaders of the powerful families, the Qiang and Di tribes in Liangzhou all showed their shock.

The Yellow Turban Army shocked Monan, overwhelmed all tribes, and occupied the land of the four states. The Xianbei emissary had actually raised his psychological expectations very high, but now he found that the strength of the Yellow Turban Army was stronger than he imagined several times.

The envoys from the Northern Lands, the Western Regions and other countries have different ideas, and they have no confidence in defeating the Yellow Turban Army at all.

However, the powerful family above the city tower had no intention of resisting in their hearts anymore. The people of Taiping Dao wanted to, and the military strength was far beyond their imagination. They weighed it in their hearts and found that they had no chance of winning at all.

The leaders of the Qiang and Di tribes in Liangzhou all looked solemn. They had already seen the strength of the Yellow Turban Army in the Battle of Liangzhou, but now the Yellow Turban Army has once again refreshed their cognition.

Chapter 733 The storm is coming, the famine is approaching

The founding ceremony came to an end in the sound of long live the mountains and tsunami.

However, the shock brought by the military parade still remained in everyone's hearts. Xu An knew very well that there must be spies from the Han and Wei courts hiding in the crowd to watch this military parade.

This time the military parade is not only to beat down the restless forces in Taipingdao today, but also to beat down the forces around Taipingdao, to show the military power, and to let surrounding countries know the strength of Taipingdao, and the surrounding countries , naturally including the Han and Wei courts.

After the courts of the Han and Wei Dynasties received the news from Chang'an, they would probably recruit more soldiers to increase their defenses against the Taiping Road and raise its warning value to the highest.

And the intensity of the war may rise to the strongest. They were confused by the bait Jia Xu dropped in the Luoyang area, thinking that the Taiping Dao was really powerless, and after getting a certain amount of safety, they began to fight with peace of mind.

Among the two courts of the Han and Wei Dynasties, no one thought that Xu An would enter Yizhou in an incredible way, defeat the main force of the Yizhou army in one fell swoop, and surrender all the Dongzhou soldiers.

Different from the Han and Wei courts, the Han and Wei courts governed the local area mainly by the powerful local families, and most of their officials were from the powerful families.

However, Taiping Dao now has a set of systematic means of cultivating officials, and now most of the officials in Taiping Dao are from Taoism.

This year marks the fifth year of Chuping, and the students of the first phase of the county college are about to complete their three years of study, and the first county entrance examination in Taipingdao will also be held.

But now perhaps it should be said that it was the first county student examination in Taipingdao, and it should be said that it was the first national examination in Ming Dynasty.

Ten years of trees, a hundred years of trees.

Education is a long-term investment, which cannot be manifested immediately, but no matter how long it takes to get the benefits, it must be invested.

The National Academy is now set to last for four years. Those who graduate from the National Academy can be appointed officials after passing the internship.

As for those county students who graduated early, Xu An also planned to arrange them to go to farms in various places to manage the farms, or train them in the Nine Ministries. After they are capable enough, they will be sent to various places as officials.

The students in the Taoist hall alone are actually not enough to manage the huge four states.

The Taoist hall recruits adults, and it is a crash course. The original one-year school system has now become a three-year school system, and the students are all learning the way of being an official and how to become a talisman.

In fact, they are only a transitional group, a group of people who are ordered in danger when the students of the National Academy have not yet grown up.

Of course, they were also given the opportunity to enter the National Academy for further study after meeting the requirements, but this is all for a later story.

Taipingdao's official selection method, and the power of local powerful families after being wiped out are unprecedentedly weak, and their control over the local area is much higher than that of the Han and Wei courts.

The officials of Taipingdao governed the place, relying on the influence of Taipingdao, relying on the swords and guns in the hands of the Yellow Turban Army, not relying on powerful families.

After all, the two courts of the Han and Wei Dynasties knew too little about Taiping Dao, so they finally bit the bait and played a real fire.

Now they are already the prey that got into the trap, and the only hope is to take advantage of Yizhou's incomplete digestion by Taipingdao, take the lead in deciding the winner, and then use the power of the whole country to fight against Taipingdao.

However, the Han and Wei courts seemed to be unable to decide the outcome in a short period of time. Tian Feng was released from prison and was ordered to guard Qingzhou when he was in danger.

Although Qingzhou only changed a person as the guard, the effect is quite different.

Xu An glanced towards the east. That was the direction of the two courts of Han and Wei. I am afraid that the entire Yellow River has now become a battlefield for the confrontation between the two armies of Han and Wei.

Xu An also remembered one thing now. Although he didn't remember it very clearly, he knew that during the period from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms, there were many famines in the Central Plains.

Plagues of locusts, droughts, and diseases spring up like bamboo shoots after the rain.

The bones of the dead are exposed in the wild, there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, and there is only one living person, and the thought of it breaks people's hearts.

It depicts the tragedy that happened in the Central Plains in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Now the Han and Wei courts are fighting more fiercely, and when the famine comes, their national strength will also decline a lot.

Xu An frowned slightly. Many memories had faded. He only remembered the famine, but he couldn't remember the specific time.

Moreover, he also remembered one thing.

It seems that Chang'an City experienced several earthquakes at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In the fourth year of Chuping, there was a solar eclipse in the first month, strong winds, rain and hail in June.