Chapter 517
An Incredibly Awe-Inspiring Military Parade!
After the Royal Guard Legion slowly flew overhead, Tang Duo, the Minister of War, stood on the reviewing stand and introduced the troops to the crowd through the microphone: "The next army to be reviewed is the War Cavalry Battalion!"
"The commander of the cavalry battalion is General Lan Yu!"
As Tang Duo finished speaking, the guests in the audience area who participated in the military parade immediately applauded.
Simultaneously.
In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard.
A moment later.
Lan Yu, clad in armor and riding a warhorse, appeared before the crowd, leading a force of five thousand elite cavalrymen!
To know.
Currently, the total strength of the Ming Dynasty's cavalry battalion has reached over 100,000 men. However, it is impossible for all the cavalry battalion soldiers to participate in the military parade.
Therefore, Lan Yu personally selected the best of the best from among the five thousand elites.
The five thousand cavalrymen rode their warhorses with impressive imposing presence!
"Greetings, Your Highness the Imperial Grandson!"
"May His Highness the Imperial Grandson live a long and prosperous life!!"
Long live the Great Ming Empire!
After arriving in front of Zhu Ying, Lan Yu and the five thousand cavalrymen dismounted and bowed to him.
"Rise, all of you!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Lan Yu immediately accepted the order.
At this moment, on the reviewing stand, Zhu Yuanzhang, upon seeing Lan Yu and his cavalry battalion, couldn't help but quip, "Lan Yu's army is indeed exuding an aura of dominance!"
"Look at these cavalry soldiers, each one of them stands tall and straight, they look incredibly brave!"
Clearly, Old Zhu was quite satisfied with the momentum of the cavalry battalion led by Lan Yu.
Crown Prince Zhu Biao said to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Father is right. The soldiers of the War Cavalry Battalion are indeed magnificent!"
"It seems that Lan Yu's training of troops is quite good."
Meanwhile, in the guest area, the people were also discussing the war cavalry soldiers after seeing them up close.
"This soldier has really well-developed muscles! This army must be quite powerful."
"Of course! This army is the War Cavalry Battalion. Looking at the entire Ming Empire, if we're talking about seniority alone, this War Cavalry Battalion is second to none!"
"Yes, this cavalry battalion has fought in many battles, and its achievements are quite brilliant. As for Lan Yu, he is a favorite of His Highness the Crown Prince."
"But to be fair, it's been a long time since I've seen so many warhorses on the roads of the capital since cars became widespread!"
At this moment, on the reviewing stand.
Minister of War Tang Duo continued speaking into the microphone: "Next, the troops to be reviewed will be the infantry fighting battalion and the Shenji battalion!"
At this time.
In the distance.
The first to arrive was the Shenji Battalion led by Chang Mao. Ten years ago, most of the Shenji Battalion's cannons were the Red Coat Cannons, but now, the Shenji Battalion's weapons have undergone tremendous innovation.
Although the cannon was still called the Red-Clad Cannon, it was actually a completely different thing from the previous Red-Clad Cannon.
Nowadays, the red-coated cannons of the Shenji Battalion are all modern artillery, and their power and range have been greatly improved!
Moreover, there are many types of cannons, and they are not limited to just one type!
In short, as the Shenji Battalion arrived on the road, all the guests' eyes lit up immediately. After all, these modern weapons are actually very rare for ordinary people.
"The Divine Machine Battalion pays respects to His Highness the Imperial Grandson! May His Highness live ten thousand years!!"
Long live the Great Ming Empire!
When Chang Mao, the general of the Shenji Battalion, arrived in front of Zhu Ying, he naturally did not hesitate and immediately bowed.
Simultaneously.
As soon as Chang Mao finished speaking, the five thousand soldiers of the Shenji Battalion he led immediately bowed in salute.
And on this parade platform.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the cannons equipped by the Shenji Battalion, he couldn't help but stand up from his chair!
"Be good!"
"How many cannons are there in total?"
Because the Shenji Battalion had a very long formation and a large number of cannons, Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally very excited when he saw such a dense array of cannons.
At this moment, Tang Duo, the Minister of War, immediately explained to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, there are a total of three thousand soldiers from the Shenji Battalion participating in this military parade."
"As for cannons, there are a full thousand!"
After Tang Duo finished explaining the general situation of the Shenji Battalion to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but exclaim, "A thousand cannons?"
"How can there be so many!"
"Moreover, at first glance, this cannon seems to be different from the previous red-coated cannon."
Zhu Yuanzhang then pressed Tang Duo for answers.
The latter dared not hesitate and immediately explained to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Your Majesty, these cannons have already undergone several rounds of innovation."
"The artillery of the Shenji Battalion has now become essentially modern artillery!"
"These thousand artillery pieces include not only short-range artillery, but also long-range artillery, and even anti-aircraft artillery!"
Undoubtedly, after listening to the introduction by Tang Duo, the Minister of War, Zhu Yuanzhang showed a satisfied expression on his face.
"very good!"
"I never imagined that the artillery of our Great Ming Empire would develop so rapidly. I am quite pleased!"
"In the time to come, artillery will play a decisive role in the war."
"As for the number of cannons, the more the better."
This was naturally what Zhu Yuanzhang truly felt.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang had not led troops into battle for a long time, he understood long ago that only by strengthening artillery could the military power of the Ming Empire be improved.
at the same time.
In the homes of ordinary people during the Five Barbarian Invasions period, the late Ming Dynasty, and even today, people have basically put aside their important matters and almost the entire family sits on the sofa to watch the military parade live on the television screen.
Of course, some people also watched the parade online. These people from three different worlds watched the magnificent military parade while chatting with netizens online.
"As expected of the Great Ming Empire, the Shenji Battalion has so many types of cannons, I can't possibly take them all in!"
"Yes, the military power of the Ming Empire is terrifying. No country, or even the world, can rival it!"
"Look at this! The caliber of these cannons is really big, and there are quite a lot of them. It's said that this isn't even all the cannons the Ming Empire has!"
"This military parade was truly enlightening! I never imagined that the Ming Empire would develop so rapidly!"
……
After the Shenji Battalion finished its inspection, Xu Huizu, the commander of the infantry battalion, led 5,000 troops to the scene. Behind the infantry battalion was the mountain battalion!
The general leading the mountain battalion was Feng Sheng!
Look around.
The infantry battalion and the mountain battalion had similar equipment.
However, there are still some subtle differences compared to each other.
The infantry battalion soldiers wore bulletproof vests and were well-equipped; almost every soldier carried a submachine gun and numerous grenades on their waists. Their helmets were also exquisitely crafted, giving them a formidable appearance. In contrast, the mountain battalion soldiers were armed with automatic rifles and carried a wider variety of equipment. After all, the mountain battalion primarily focused on climbing steep mountain walls, making them, in a sense, more like special forces.
"This humble general pays his respects to Your Highness, the Imperial Grandson! May Your Highness live ten thousand years!"
Xu Huizu, the commander of the infantry battalion, and Mu Ying, the commander of the mountain battalion, both responded in unison to Zhu Shili.
And this time.
Tang Duo, as the Minister of War, raised his voice and excitedly addressed the crowd: "Next comes the moment everyone has been waiting for!"
"Please welcome the dinosaur army!"
At this time.
A series of loud hissing sounds came from not far away.
then.
Hundreds of velociraptors, led by soldiers, swiftly arrived at the parade route, followed by an even more powerful Tyrannosaurus Rex army!
It's clear that the Tyrannosaurus Rex was much larger and more intimidating than the Velociraptor army.
Inside the audience area.
The people who came to participate in the military parade were naturally very excited after witnessing the Velociraptor and Tyrannosaurus Rex legions.
Especially some of the relatively young guests.
"Is this real? This dinosaur army is so numerous!"
"I must say, these dinosaurs were carefully selected! They look incredibly strong!"
"If the enemy saw these dinosaurs on the battlefield, they would probably be scared to death!"
"How did these dinosaurs manage to walk in such perfect unison?"
Just as everyone was talking, suddenly, dark clouds covered the sky, and in an instant, a pterosaur was flying over the reviewing stand!
Look around.
There must have been at least several thousand of these pterosaurs!
It basically blocked out the sky.
And on the internet.
The people watching the live broadcast were also very excited after seeing the pterosaur appear!
Wow! So many pterosaurs! Almost countless!
"This is the first time I've seen so much horror on TV! It's so shocking!"
"Long live the Great Ming Empire! Long live the Dinosaur Legion!"
"You can't find dinosaurs at all in our post-Ming world! I really want to go to the Ming world and see them with my own eyes!"
"It seems the people of this Ming Dynasty world have long been accustomed to dinosaurs!"
……
After the dinosaur legion finished its inspection, Tang Duo cleared his throat and deliberately drew out his words before speaking into the microphone: "The next army to be inspected is the modern legion!"
"First and foremost is the tank army!"
The words fell.
Approximately one hundred tanks slowly appeared in front of the crowd from the road.
In an instant, all the guests in the audience area were completely in an uproar!
If these guests were already used to the dinosaur army, then when these tanks appeared in front of them, everyone was quite excited and thrilled!
"This...this is the tank army! Wow, these tanks are so cool!"
"This tank feels like a combination of a car and an artillery!"
"That's right! But the materials used in this tank need to be even stronger!"
"I feel that if we just fire a single shot, the enemy will definitely suffer huge casualties!"
"Of course, this tank army is the most outstanding legion of the Ming Empire!"
Just as the guests at the scene were focusing their attention on the tank, a large army of helicopters and fighter jets had already arrived high in the sky!
"Buzzing buzzing..."
As a tremendous roar resounded through the sky, everyone, from royalty to spectators, instinctively looked up into the air!
As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite pleased to see these so-called modern weapons.
The joy was almost visible to the naked eye!
"We never imagined that the modern military power of the Ming Empire would be so formidable!"
"We are extremely happy!"
"U.A. is truly remarkable!"
Zhu Yuanzhang began to praise Zhu Ying lavishly. In his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that the appearance of tank corps, helicopter corps and so on in this military parade was all thanks to Zhu Ying.
"We've seen these tanks and planes with our own eyes!"
"Biao'er, after the ceremony, you'll come with me to ride in the helicopter and tank!" Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Biao beside him.
The latter, naturally, dared not hesitate and immediately replied, "Yes, sir!"
"Please rest assured, Father, I will certainly have Xiong Ying take you to inspect tanks, airplanes, and other equipment in person!"
At this moment, Zhu Wenxi, Zhu Ying's eldest son, became interested after hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to ride in tanks and airplanes.
Zhu Wenxi quickly moved closer to Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Great-Grandfather, I want to go too!"
"My great-grandson has never driven a tank or airplane before! He wants to try it out himself this time!"
From a young age, Zhu Yuanzhang doted on Zhu Wenxi. Basically, whatever Zhu Wenxi wanted, Zhu Yuanzhang would try his best to satisfy him.
Although Zhu Wenxi has now grown up, Zhu Yuanzhang still loves him very much.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang granted Zhu Wenxi's request almost without hesitation.
"of course can!"
"We approve!"
"After the military parade is over, you'll stay by my side, and I'll take you there!"
……
In the following days, other armies of the Ming Empire also made their appearances, much to the delight of the people.
In the blink of an eye.
The military parade was already drawing to a close.
"Next up for inspection is... the Imperial Guard!"
As soon as Minister of War Tang Duo finished speaking, Guo Zhen, the commander of the Imperial Guards, led a full ten thousand Imperial Guards to appear in front of the reviewing stand!
Today, the Imperial Guard's equipment has also undergone a major transformation.
The previous shields have long been replaced with riot shields, and the weapons have also been replaced with submachine guns, machine guns, flamethrowers, and so on.
...(End of this chapter)