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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 556: Flag Presentation Ceremony

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    The war between Guangdong and Guangdong is in full swing. Although all the big cities in Guangdong have been liberated, the roots of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's regime must penetrate deep into the countryside. Therefore, the various township corps garrisoned in Guangdong are still carrying out the suppression of local armed forces.  The battles included stragglers from the Qing army, bandits who turned into bandits, so-called rebels who did harm to the people in the name of resisting the Qing Dynasty, as well as local powerful and clan forces.

    The battle of Guangxi has basically been finalized. Chen Yucheng's First Army began to sweep across Guangxi from east to west. The local cleanup battle in Guangdong was not easy. Some powerful bandits relied on their innate advantages such as local people and familiarity with the terrain, and once defeated the Taiping Army.  The township corps suffered several defeats.

    When the First Army of the Taiping Army was stationed in Fujian, it also spent nearly five months to suppress the local armed forces in Fujian. The Taiping Army collectively referred to all local armed forces that did not obey the king, did not respect the Western King, and opposed the Kingdom of Heaven.  It's a bandit.  It still took five months to solve local problems in Fujian with the strength and combat effectiveness of the First Army. You can imagine how heavy the tasks undertaken by the Guangdong Township Corps were.

    The four main armies of the Taiping Army: the First Army is fighting in Guangdong and Guangxi, the Second Army is fighting in Huaishang and the Qing army in Jiangbei, the Third Army is stationed in Tianjing, and the Fourth Army is stationed in Jiangxi under Li Xiucheng.  , are also engaged in the battle to suppress the local forces in Jiangxi, and at the same time, they have to guard against the Hunan Army.  The Ministry of War once suggested that one or two infantry divisions from the Third Army stationed in Tianjing and Wuhu be deployed in the anti-bandit campaign in Guangdong, but Xiao Yungui rejected it.  The Third Army has not only military significance in Tianjing, but also political significance.  He needs to have a troop of troops in Tianjing, firstly, as the general reserve force for the northern and southern fronts, and secondly, to ensure that the military power of Tianjing is in his own hands.  The third step is to prevent Wuchang's King Yi from having any other ideas.

    So the four fingers pressed tightly, and none of them could be moved. Fortunately, the newly formed Fifth Army and Sixth Army were already formed. They were just waiting to receive the equipment before entering the battlefield. Xiao Yungui rushed to Shanghai.  Conferring flags to the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army.

    Since the reorganization of the First Army, the Taiping Army has formed a habit of holding a ceremony to receive the regimental flag when each army forms an army.  The legionary flag was personally awarded by the King of the West and represented the highest honor in the army. The legionary flag represented the presence of this army.  If the regimental flag is lost, the army may be deorganized.  Starting from the First Army, the legion flag awarded by Xiao Yungui adopts four elephants as the pattern, green dragon, white tiger, red bird and Xuanwu.  The flag of the First Army is the Qinglong Banner.  The third division of the First Army is known as the Zhao Zilong Division.  The division flag is named and awarded based on the division's performance. The division flag is submitted by the military itself and awarded by the Ministry of War. Naturally, it is not as glorious as the regiment flag personally awarded by the King of the West.

    Most of the officers and soldiers of the fifth and sixth armies of the Taiping Army are composed of the old troops of Tianwang, Dongwang and Beiwang, and most of the officers are composed of officers transferred from other armies. It took nearly a year of reorganization and retraining to form them.  Starting from the Fifth Army, the legion flag is patterned with twenty-eight stars.

    The flag of the Fifth Army is the horned wood dragon.  The legion flag of the Sixth Army is Kang Jinlong. Jiao is a dragon that can produce water in ancient legends.  There are no horns on the dragon's head, or there is only one horn. The horn is straight and short, without branches.  Kang Jinlong is a unicorn dragon beast, so the flags of the two armies are slightly similar but slightly different.

    The flag-giving ceremony was held for a day. Outside the Jiangwu School and on a large plain north of Hongkou was the training camp of the Jiangwu School. Only here could an array of nearly 90,000 people from the two armies be arranged.  A military establishment of the Taiping Army includes three infantry divisions. Each infantry division contains three infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, and a cavalry regiment. Together with some troops directly under the division headquarters, the total number is nearly 13,000 people.  With the strength of three divisions, plus the troops directly under the Military Headquarters and the rescue personnel of the Field Rescue Department directly under the Military Headquarters, an army has almost 45,000 people.

    On the day of the flag presentation, the weather was unfavorable. There was a pattering of winter rain in the sky and it was really cold. However, the officers and soldiers of the Fifth and Sixth Army still conducted the military parade and parade as planned.

    The second day after Xi Wang Xiao Yungui arrived in Shanghai, the flag presentation ceremony began.  Early in the morning, most of the officers and soldiers of the Fifth and Sixth Armies lined up and waited in the training camp early in the morning. More than 10,000 officers and soldiers who participated in the military parade and formation served as the review square. Teams lined up and waited quietly for orders.  .

    In the military formation, the muskets with bayonets were neatly glowing under the scorching sun. The new camouflage military uniforms, the mighty feathered steel helmets, and the armed ribbons on the waist and shoulders looked extremely heroic.  He carried a canvas field backpack on his back, which contained the necessary blankets, water bottles, first aid kits, dry food, shoes and socks for each individual soldier, all neatly bound, and a standard engineer shovel was tied to the back.

    In front of each square formation, the battle flag representing each company sounded fiercely in the sea breeze. There was no noise in the entire team. They were all quietly waiting for orders. The chilling atmosphere made people dare not look up.

    On a wooden platform not far away, TaipingThe Western King of Heaven and Shanghai's naval and political dignitaries were all present. At the same time, key members of the consulates of Britain, France, the United States and other countries were also seated on the high platform. In addition, many domestic and foreign reporters were present.

    Both sides of the high platform were guarded by officers and soldiers of the New Army. On the left side of the high platform, there was also a military band from the Lecture School, preparing to play music when the military parade passed by before the drill.  On the other side of the high platform were Shanghai's famous gentry and celebrities from all walks of life, who were also invited to watch the military parade and flag-presenting ceremony.  These squires and their families were on the left side of the high platform. They were joking, pointing at the foreigners on the platform to laugh, and cracking melon seeds. In short, they were making a lot of noise.

    Xiao Yungui frowned after looking at it, and said in a low voice to Lin Qirong beside him: "It's such a mess, it makes people laugh." Lin Qirong looked at the celebrities and squires, smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, we will practice later.  From now on, it will definitely calm down."

    Xiao Yungui suddenly realized, and said oh, then looked at the ministers of Britain, France and the United States. Sir Elgin was sitting upright, looking at the tens of thousands of Taiping troops lined up quietly in the distance with a stern expression. His expression changed from surprise at first to contemplation.  , I don¡¯t know what he is thinking.  Rear Admiral Pero next to him also had a serious look on his face, his hand always holding the sword on his waist, and his thick sea lion beard twitching from time to time.  Mai Huatuo, on the other hand, looked relaxed while drinking tea.  While enjoying the fruit in front of him.

    French Minister Bourblon and his fleet commander, French Rear Admiral Brod, were very funny.  Regardless of the cold weather, I wore a gorgeous military uniform for the ceremony, but it did not keep me warm. Although my face turned pale from the cold, I still maintained the elegance and romantic style of France.

    At this time, there was a lot of noise not far from the high platform and outside the guard queue.  After a while, a lieutenant company commander reported that many nearby people also wanted to join in the fun and watch the Taiping Army drills.

    Lin Qirong looked at Xiao Yungui with a questioning look.  Asked: "Your Highness, look" Xiao Yungui waved his hands and said with a smile: "We have let foreigners see it, what else do our people have to avoid? Let them come and see it, as long as they don't make trouble." Lin Qirong accepted the order.  .  Let his soldiers release the people.  But the high platform was still guarded and the people were not allowed to get close.

    A crowd of people came forward, some were sitting on the ground, some were putting their children on their shoulders, some were squatting on the ground, and some had brought their own small horses. Their laughter and curses became more intense, and some even shouted and bought coolers.  Come with a fan or an oil-paper umbrella to protect you from the scorching sun.  Or they sell fruits, melon seeds and other snacks.  The Taiping officers and soldiers shouted angrily, and the crowd retreated slightly.  But after a while, it became lively again. The scene was no longer like watching an army drill, but rather like going to a market or watching a big show.

    French Minister Bourblon touched the mustache on his lips, smiled and said to Elgin beside him: "Your Excellency, have you seen it? They are really interesting Chinese people. They don't seem to care about the majesty of their country's army.  .¡±

    Elgin was proficient in both English and French languages. He smiled faintly and said in French: "The majesty of an army is not given by others, but is obtained by its own bravery. Let's wait and see what this elite Taiping army will be.  That's right. This is the first time we are allowed to watch the Taiping Army's military parade, and I don't want to miss anything."

    Seeing that the time was up, Lin Qirong shouted loudly to the two commanders: "Let's start!" The two commanders immediately stood up and clasped their fists to accept the order.  One of them is Chen Bingwen, the commander of the Fifth Army, and the other is Pan Qiliang, the commander of the Sixth Army. Both of them are dressed in military uniforms. They stand across the steps on the high platform. They pull out their sabers together. In a flash of cold light, the two sabers are struck.  Pointing downwards at a forty-five degree angle, uniform and majestic.  Everyone secretly cheered when they saw these two generals. They were so majestic.

    The two men shouted to the soldiers beside them: "By order of the King of the West, the military parade begins!" The soldiers stood at attention and saluted the standard military salute of later generations. Then they took out a brass bugle, raised their heads and blew it towards the sky, and there was a loud blast.  The sound of military bugles immediately resounded throughout the countryside.

    Inside the high platform, the military attaches from Britain, France and other countries understood that this army issued combat orders through the sound of bugles.  Pei Luo couldn't help but stood up and looked at the Taiping soldiers lined up not far away. He saw that after hearing the sound of the bugle, the military formation, which had been as silent as a forest just now, began to raise their hands together under the command of the two military attach¨¦s in front of the formation.  Holding the gun, holding the gun, leaning on the gun, and leaning the musket with the bayonet on the shoulder together, each phalanx soldier neatly raised the musket on the shoulder, followed the neat steps of the team, and began  Walking slowly towards the high platform, each team is as neat as one person, very majestic.  Whether it was Chinese civil officials or envoys from Britain, France and other countries on the high platform, they were all stunned when they saw such a majestic and mighty momentum and couldn't help but stand up.

    The military band on the left side of the high platform also began to play. The tune was so majestic and majestic that it made people's blood boil after listening to it.  This tune is a Taiping Army military song composed by Xiao Yungui based on the march of the People's Liberation Army. This tune is sonorous and powerful, inspiring and inspiring.People can't forget it for a long time, so when Xiao Yungui thought of writing a military song, he wrote it without even thinking about it.

    The cluttered gentry, celebrities and common people in the audience began to fall silent when they heard this tune. They all craned their necks to look, and saw groups of Taiping soldiers in the distance marching neatly to the majestic music.  Fa began to walk over and shouted loudly together, and the expressions on everyone's faces began to become solemn and reverent.

    Among the Taiping Army drill troops, the one at the forefront was the honor guard of the three services from the Jiangwu School. This honor guard was selected from the Taiping Army elites when the Jiangwu School was established, according to the description in the infantry drill code written by Xiao Yungui.  It was composed of 500 people who came out, but today there were only 159 people in the phalanx. Except for one flag bearer and two flag guards in the front, the array behind was arranged in thirteen columns and twelve rows.  Honor guard formation.

    The soldiers in the entire phalanx were all of the same height, and the steps they took were all of the same length, as if they had been measured with a ruler.  All the soldiers held their muskets on their shoulders. The rows of cold-gleaming bayonets on the muskets were all the same height. They added long leather riding boots that seemed to be nailed with iron-shod horseshoes. They made a loud sound when they walked, and the sound was very rhythmic.  Strong, from a distance, the entire honor guard seems so majestic and majestic that it soars into the sky.

    The six flag bearers at the front of the honor guard led the team forward in two rows. The flag bearer in the middle held a yellow flag and carried it on his shoulders. Because it was not unfolded, he did not know what was on the flag.  The clothes of the six people were different from the soldiers behind them. The six people were all wearing officer uniforms, and the two flag guards were equipped with slender Chaksi sabers at their waists.

    Kankan walked into the range of the Gaotai military band. Two of the six flag bearers waved the flags in their hands forward. The two flags suddenly unfolded and moved forward at an angle of 45 degrees. Only then did they see  It is clear that the top is made of yellow fabric, with a flying golden dragon and a dragon embroidered on it. The two people's movements are clean and natural, which is shocking.  Then the two flag-guards beside him shouted loudly: "Forward¡ª¡ªforward!"

    The soldiers in the phalanx behind them roared loudly together: "Drive out the Tartars and restore China!" Then the muskets with bayonets in their hands moved forward in a chopping motion. Only one sound was heard in the entire phalanx, but the bayonets of the entire phalanx were seen.  It was jerking forward at a forty-five degree angle, almost stabbing the comrade in front. As the pace of the entire square changed, it all turned into the famous goose step of later generations.  The two Taiping Army commanders, Chen Bingwen and Pan Qiliang, who were standing on the steps of the high platform, immediately stood at attention, pointed their sabers diagonally and raised them to their chests with a snap.

    At this time, the pace is more orderly, and the height of each soldier raising his legs is the same. It is really a line when viewed horizontally, sideways, and diagonally.  The riding boots stepped on the ground, making a loud sound, accompanied by the majestic music, which made everyone present excited. The surging pride and ambition in the hearts of every countryman was aroused. The gentry and common people in Shanghai were all excited.  They cheered loudly and excitedly. Different from the cheers they used to join in the fun while listening to operas and music, this time they were completely shocked by the majestic military appearance of the Taiping Army, and they expressed sincere admiration from the bottom of their hearts.

    Even people in later generations, whether they are men or women, young or old, as long as they are yellow-skinned Chinese, will have a proud and passionate emotion after watching the military parade. This is the soul of the nation and patriotism.  The same was true for the gentry and common people watching the drill at this time. The national soul and patriotism buried in their hearts were completely ignited.  People always feel a surge of energy in their hearts and throats, which seems to make people cry, but also seems to inspire people to forge ahead. At this time, people seem to understand what the military soul is - to build national self-confidence and deter our enemies!  (To be continued)
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