What Zhang Peng said was so emotional and contagious that even Xu Xianzhi, a general who was used to seeing life and death, couldn't help but be moved.
"General, please look!" Zhang Peng, who led Wuyun Tuxue to the hill in the south of the city, raised his hand and pointed in the distance.
Xu Xianzhi looked in the direction pointed by Zhang Peng, and what came into view was a massive project:
This unknown hill was completely surrounded by a simple fence. Eight hundred sergeants and thousands of people stood on the gentle slope of the hill and knelt down in the direction of Xu Xianzhi.
Standing at the bottom of the slope was Yuchi Changgong, the black man. Behind him stood a huge stone plaque with the words "Beiting Martyrs Cemetery Project" written on it. When he saw the general, he immediately shouted loudly.
Said: "The foundation laying ceremony of the Beiting Martyrs Cemetery Project begins now! Sing military songs!"
The next moment, all the sergeants and minzhuang present sang "Serve the Country with Loyalty" loudly again. The song that shook the world instantly hit Xu Xianzhi's highlight.
"When the smoke rises, the country looks north..."
The singing was so shocking that Princess Jinyun, who had not planned to show up, also walked out of the carriage and stood in front of the carriage, her eyes filled with shock. Xu Wanyi behind her had a calm look on her face. She had heard this song before.
Many times.
"The dignified China wants to send congratulations from all over the world..."
The echoes of the vigorous and majestic "Beiting Military Song" were still lingering, but Xu Xianzhi already had tears in his eyes.
At this time, Zhang Peng and Xu Wanyi had already walked to the cornerstone. In front of Yuchi Changgong, they faced Xu Xianzhi and Princess Jinyun, then knelt down on one knee together. Then the three of them shouted in unison: "Please, General, Princess Jinyun"
, laying the foundation stone for the Beiting Martyrs Cemetery project!"
After saying that, the soldiers and soldiers all over the mountain, Minzhuang, also shouted: "General, Princess, please lay the foundation stone for the Beiting Martyrs Cemetery project!"
Gundam and Jianping each came out from behind the carriage holding a shovel. They presented the shovel respectfully and whispered in the ears of the general and the eldest princess respectively what the "foundation laying ceremony" was.
The general and the eldest princess looked at each other, then nodded in unison.
So, Xu Xianzhi got off the horse, and the eldest princess also got off the carriage. The two of them appeared together and walked to the cornerstone.
On this occasion, Li Xiao was naturally present as a guest of the ceremony. When he saw the general and the eldest princess approaching, he also went to see the ceremony accompanied by the chamberlain.
"Li Xiao congratulates my uncle on his triumphant return!" Li Xiao bowed his hands in salute.
"Prince Yu, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have matured a lot, which is good." Xu Xianzhi looked at Li Xiao and praised him cheerfully.
Princess Jinyun pulled Li Xiao in front of her, looking left and right, her eyes full of pity: "My poor child, alas... your father is too partial, after so many years,
As soon as Lao Shisan was knighted, he entered Sanzhu and opened a palace, but you still only have the title of prince... I heard that you were assassinated two days ago, didn't it scare you?"
"Auntie, don't worry. My cousin and brother-in-law are here, so I have nothing to worry about. Let's go, I'll accompany you to lay the foundation and lay the soil!" Li Xiao was smiling happily now, no different from the silly son of a landlord.
The people watching the ceremony naturally include Prince Xerxes, the second elder Xue Yantuo and the Prime Minister of Khotan, as well as some envoys and nobles from small countries who came here in the past two days. However, their status is embarrassing and they are not qualified to participate in the foundation laying ceremony.
The officials of the Great Xia imperial court occupied an exclusive row of seats to watch the ceremony, and Lord Feng Yuxi, the minister of Zhongshu, was also present.
For such an important martyrs cemetery groundbreaking ceremony, Feng Yuxi was not invited to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony. This was some kind of signal deliberately released by Beiting.
"Your Excellency, the Duke of Liang Kingdom is clearly trying to show His Majesty's face by doing this!"
"Humph, a vulgar warrior! A vulgar warrior! This is the first time I have seen someone build a mausoleum and a monument for Clay Legs!"
"Be careful! This is the boundary of Beiting!"
"Beiting is also my territory in Daxia. Why are you afraid of what Old Butcher Xu will do?"
Feng Yuxi stood in the audience seat, looking seriously at Xu Xianzhi and the other five people waving shovels and burying the "Founderstone of the Beiting Martyrs Cemetery" into the soil. He was thinking about a serious question.
Why is Beiting City carrying out so much construction work to specially build gardens for those soldiers who have been dead for many years?
Stabilizing military morale? Political show? It seems to be, but it seems to be neither, but I just can't tell.
This incomprehensible thing makes people feel irritated like constipation, and Feng Yuxi is like this at this moment.
As the foundation stone was buried in the thick soil, Zhang Peng made a gesture with Yuchi Changgong, who was already a hundred steps away.
Behind Yuchi Changgong stood hundreds of men, all of whom were veterans of the Beiting Army. They stood in a row, and their iron-blooded aura was almost solidified.
Although some of them are physically disabled and some are gray-haired, their spines are exactly the same!
Xu Xianzhi looked at them, as if he were seeing a city wall that could never be overcome. Their faces were so familiar.
"Zhu Ya?" Xu Xianzhi actually saw Zhu Ya among the row of veterans.
At this moment, the veteran Zhu Ya stood with his brothers, with a solemn expression, full of energy and murderous intent.
Behind the veterans lay a huge thing covered with linen tightly. On both sides of the giant thing stood two towering Hanques. The only difference was that the heads of the two Hanques were equipped with rotatable iron hub mechanisms. There are two huge iron arms on the top.
"The former Qinglong Army's former soldier, Zhou Tie!"
"The original Qinglong camp rear army horse archers, Qi San!"
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"The former White Tiger Army Halberd Master, Hu Dazhu!"
"Former cavalryman of the White Tiger Army's Iron Cavalry Battalion, Wang Man!"
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"Zhu Ya, the seventh team of the Mo Dao Camp of the original Soaring Snake Army!"
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"The original black dragon army..."
"The original Suzaku Army..."
Each of the veterans was full of energy and courage. As they reported their families one by one, memories emerged in Xu Xianzhi's mind.
Yes, it's them. Some of them are not even in the army anymore. They are veterans who have escaped from the hands of the King of Hell. The Beiting Army was forged in their blood and tears!
"If there is a war, you will be summoned back and you will win the battle!"
Finally, the veterans all let out a roar that shook the sky. This roar shook the earth and made the mountains shake. The roar made everyone in the audience tremble and even Zhang Peng's scalp went numb.
Damn it, I just wanted to have a special welcome ceremony, but now I feel a little out of touch... But I have to say, it's so contagious, I really like it.
Yuchi Changgong received the signal and hurriedly shouted at the top of his voice: "The foundation laying ceremony is completed, the Beiting Martyrs Cemetery project has started! Erect the monument!"
As the words fell, hundreds of masons wearing brand-new short robes shouted in unison and pulled the linen together. The north wind blew the linen away with the help of the north wind, and the true appearance of the huge thing came into everyone's eyes.
That is a huge stone monument!
Immediately afterwards, the sergeants and civilians pulled the hemp ropes hand in hand, while the veterans formed a team in twos and lassoed the hemp ropes on the stone monument.
Hanque transformed into a tower crane, and the hemp ropes passed through the pulleys fixed on the two iron arms. Under the slogans of "One, two, three!" from the soldiers and civilians in the audience, all the hemp ropes were stretched straight. The huge
The stone tablet was erected little by little in the astonished eyes of the spectators!
Xu Xianzhi took a deep breath, and then couldn't help but read out the powerful characters on the giant stone tablet: "The heroes of Beiting will live forever!"
Immediately afterwards, before the sonorous and powerful voice of the general fell, everyone on the hill broke out and shouted:
"The heroes of Beiting will live forever!"
"The heroes of Beiting will live forever!"
Zhang Peng didn't know when he became solemn. He looked around at everyone on the hill, and finally his eyes fell on the heroic monument that had just been erected.