Chapter 238 Glory to the Countries

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 238 Glory to the Countries

There are many stalls on Fangshi Street. According to Wang Zhuo's introduction, cities in the Western Regions do not charge taxes on this kind of small business. Many newcomers also make a living through this. Du Ling nodded slightly.

At this time, the things burning in the snack stall caught Fu Jiezi's attention.

"This is……"

Wang Zhuo said: "Oh, this thing is called honeycomb briquette. I heard it was developed by General Pang of the Yingzuo Ying."

Fu Jiezi heard this and praised: "This is something that benefits the people's livelihood and is a great good."

He had already paid attention to this briquette, and now he was observing it carefully. Compared with firewood, this object indeed had smaller fireworks and more flames.

The most important thing is that this product is easy to make, has high quality and low price, and is exactly what the common people urgently need.

Fu Jiezi was already thinking about whether this thing could be introduced into Guanzhong.

In the next few days, Fu Jiezi, Du Ling and others went to visit Luntai's iron smelting, water power, farming, and weapons manufacturing.

Luntai's wealth and power shocked several people.

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In the blink of an eye, it is already August 28th of the first year of the lunar calendar.

Early that morning, 20,000 Han troops gathered on the Luntai campus, waiting for review.

At this time, a huge viewing platform has been set up on the north side of the school ground.

The envoys from various countries who were invited to attend the ceremony have also taken their seats in the viewing area.

This time, Zhang Yue invited a total of sixty-three countries to participate in the Luntai Parade.

He even sent invitations to the Huns.

Sixty-one countries actually participated, and only Kangju and Jibin did not send envoys to participate.

The fact that these two countries did not participate was actually expected by Zhang Yue.

Both Kang Ju and Ji Bin killed Han envoys and Han caravans many times.

These two countries have already been on Zhang Yue's blacklist.

"Mr. Zhang, please!"

With a smile on his face, Zhang Yue invited Zhang Anshi and his entourage to the reviewing stand.

After Zhang Anshi was polite, he was the first to climb onto the high platform built in advance.

Zhang Yue followed closely behind and was the second to ascend the high platform.

"The Han army is mighty..."

As Zhang Yue and others took the stage, the shouts of the soldiers rang out in the school grounds.

"How magnificent!"

This scene of a thousand battalions shouting in unison made everyone extremely excited.

Even the well-informed Zhang Anshi couldn't help but feel his heart shaking.

In fact, Zhang Anshi is not only no stranger to military parades, but also participates in them every year.

But it is rare to see such a scene of thousands of camps shouting in one voice.

The Han army in this era actually often held military exercises of various sizes to review and assess the army.

Whether it is the Northern and Southern armies or the prefectural and national armies, it is generally held once every autumn. It is called "Autumn Shooting", "Review" or "All Examinations".

The Han Dynasty also had a capital examiner in the central government, who was responsible for reviewing and testing military equipment.

Due to the effective implementation of the training and review system.

The soldiers of the Han Dynasty were all equipped with "light chariots and sudden cavalry";

The five major skills are "people who share the same path", "dismounting from their horses and fighting on the ground, fighting with swords and swords, and fighting each other when they are at odds".

It was unusual among the Han army for Luntai to hold only two military parades for more than ten years.

However, although Luntai holds fewer military parades, it is more stringent.

According to the plan, the military parade will first be conducted by Zhang Yue to test the various armies, followed by line-up performances, and finally each unit will hold actual combat drills.

Zhang Yue first rode on horseback to review the square array composed of various songs.

Everywhere they went, the soldiers shouted the bugle call "The Han army is mighty".

The eyes of the soldiers always followed Zhang Yue's figure.

Many of the envoys watching felt the emotion "This is what a man should do".

At this time, one of the Huns envoys showed a bitter look on his face.

Although the man disguised himself as an ordinary guard, Qianniu Guards recognized his true identity when he entered the city.

This man is none other than Li Ling, the former Han Dynasty cavalry captain and now the right commander of the Huns, Wang Jiankun and King Li Ling.

Zhang Yue received intelligence from Qian Niuwei and had murderous intentions many times.

However, after weighing it several times, I still gave up and just pretended not to know.

After Zhang Yue reviewed the three armies, he returned to the reviewing stand again.

At this time, the horns and war drums sounded in unison, and then the band played the Han military song.

"I wear iron armor and carry a long sword. I fight with you, and the road is long. We share the same enemy, and we live and die together. I fight with you, and my heart is not slack. I step on the swallows, and chase the beards. I fight with you, and my songs are fearless...

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Accompanied by the exciting military music, the parade also officially began.

The first to appear were Zhang Yue's personal guards.

Although they abandoned their war horses, their neat and powerful steps still showed their strong combat effectiveness.

Especially the fish scale armor made of fine iron made the envoys from various countries salivate.

"The Han army is mighty!"

With the sound of a military trumpet, the soldiers neatly pulled out the long swords at their waists.

Those neat movements and the cold light of the sword caused the entire viewing platform to fall into deathly silence.

For a moment, the entire school grounds was filled with the sound of neat footsteps.

The rows of soldiers strode forward with neat steps, and the majestic momentum made people breathless.

At this moment, even the Huns who called themselves "strong Hus" had the terrible thought that they could not fight with them.

After Zhang Yue's personal guards, there are eight official formations.

The murderous aura was so overwhelming that people couldn't even breathe.

Many of the envoys watching had involuntarily stood up with their hands clasped.

Behind the official formation were eighteen cavalry phalanxes.

Nine thousand cavalrymen wearing new cotton armor instantly made the envoys from various countries take a breath of cold air.

During this period, these envoys were not idle, and they all had a full understanding of the defensive power of the Han army's cotton armor.

They originally thought that these armors should be only a small amount of equipment in the Han army, but they never thought that all members of the Han army could wear armor.

Li Ling in the crowd couldn't help but murmur to himself, "The big man is already so strong..."

The cavalry phalanx was followed by twelve chariot phalanxes.

The four-wheeled carriage newly manufactured by the general camp also appeared in the chariot phalanx.

Although the chariot phalanx is not as impressive as the infantry and cavalry phalanx, it also fully demonstrates the logistical supply capabilities of the Han army.

It took half an hour to complete the delineation.

Only then did the envoys from various countries realize that their backs were completely soaked.

At this time, the envoy from Daxia couldn't help shouting, "Of all the countries in the world, there is no one more powerful than a strong man..."

After the breakdown, there is the actual combat drill of each department.

The Han army in Luntai successively performed events such as cavalry outflanking, infantry assault, and combined infantry and cavalry attacks.

The barrier soldiers mobilized from various places practiced "military subjects" such as infantry crossbow volleys and spear infantry assassination training.

Zhang Anshi, Du Ling, Fu Jiezi, Bingji and others all felt that the trip was worthwhile.

Zhang Anshi wrote in his memorial to the emperor that the soldiers of Luntai were the best among all armies.

Its "military appearance is in order", "the steps are uniform", "the soldiers and armor are bright", and "envoys from all countries are shocked".

This massive military parade undoubtedly achieved good results.

The great military power of the Han army aroused great repercussions in various countries.

After that, the countries in the Western Regions no longer wanted to betray the Han Dynasty, and even the Xiongnu Youxian King temporarily gave up Kou Bian's plan under the persuasion of Li Ling and others.

Zhang Yue unexpectedly achieved the effect of defeating others without fighting through this military parade.
Chapter completed!