Chapter 1079 Presenting the Flag
A few days later, Shang Ji held a grand celebration ceremony for the expedition team in Tajin, giving double rewards in terms of honor and material, and also paid compensation to the members of the expedition team who died.
After finishing the celebration ceremony, Zhang Yue began to prepare for the next expedition non-stop.
The expedition team brought back basic hydrological and astronomical data, but these data are still very incomplete and not enough to support the long-distance voyage of the Pingzhou Navy. And Zhang Yue himself is obviously not satisfied with this level of attempt, he can't wait to start the second voyage.
Of course, there is also a secret mission - to find the sea people and establish a stable communication mechanism with them.
It will take some time for Zhang Yue's second expedition fleet to set off. The re-recruitment of personnel, the rush to manufacture new expedition ships, and the preparation of supplies will all take time.
Especially in terms of personnel, there is absolutely no rush.
There were nearly 3,000 people who set out with Zhang Yue at the earliest, but only 600 people returned after returning, and the death rate exceeded 80%!
Not everyone is eager for the thrill and excitement of fighting the wind and waves. The members of the expedition team who have successfully returned have basically received generous material rewards. In this case, only a small number of members of the original expedition team are willing to travel with Zhang Yue again.
There is a huge shortage of personnel, and the newly recruited personnel must also undergo strict training, otherwise it will be difficult to ensure that they can adapt to the difficult conditions of the long-distance voyage.
Fortunately, the members of the expedition team who successfully returned played the role of buying horse bones with a lot of money. Countless people eager for fame and fortune signed up enthusiastically, making Zhang Yue eligible to choose slowly.
Shang Ji also knows that this kind of thing cannot be rushed, so he can only follow the steps and let Zhang Yue take it step by step. The only thing Shang Ji can do is to provide strong financial and technical support.
He didn't expect much, and within three years, it was enough to find a stable route for a large-scale fleet to travel safely.
Entrusting the full authority to explore the waterway to Zhang Yue, Shang Ji led his people away from Dajin.
Now that the original January period has passed, except for the 19th to 24th six legions that have not yet moved, the other 18 combat legions have all been adjusted and ready, waiting for Shang Ji to inspect and present the flag.
On the third day after Shang Ji returned to Xiangping, after intensive preparations, the grand review and flag presentation ceremony officially began.
The place where the flag is presented is the large square in front of the Yanhuang Temple. After emergency construction and renovation, this square has been upgraded from an ordinary square to a special building with special attributes.
The effect of the building is to improve people's hearts, taxation, and security, and can slowly increase the city's centripetal force and cohesion. When encountering foreign invasion, there is a higher probability of mobilizing rebels to help in the battle. Being in the square, there is a slight amount of soothing spirit, relieving fatigue, and improving cultivation efficiency. effect.
Although the increase in each function is not much, the win is in a wide range. The area of the square is huge, the length and width are more than 1000 feet, the area is extremely vast, and it can easily accommodate millions of people to gather at the same time.
At 6 o'clock in the morning (nine o'clock in the morning), the grand flag-giving review ceremony officially began.
At this time, apart from the central passage for inspection, both sides are full of Xiangping people. Such a good opportunity, Shang Ji will not be wasted. He issued an order early on to organize Xiangping people and representatives from other regions to come to watch the ceremony , especially the tribal leaders of the Grassland Protectorate and the "social sages" of Chenzhou were invited by tens of thousands of people!
The flag-giving units were not limited to the 18 combat legions, but the six unadjusted legions were also awarded the flag. In addition, the Imperial Guard Corps, Navy Marine Corps, Mechanical Corps Corps, and Strategic Spellcaster Corps also awarded military flags. In addition, today there is a need to award inspection flags to the patrolling generals in the eight counties' military inspection areas. There are more than 30 military flags that need to be awarded.
Due to space constraints,
Except for the Strategic Spellcaster Legion and the Eight Supervision Districts, the number of other troops attending the flag ceremony was only one-tenth of the size of the Legion, that is, between 20,000 and 30,000.
More than 20,000 people formed representatives and marched in battle formation until they stopped in front of the viewing platform. Shang Ji presented the flag in person, and the head of the legion took over the flag on behalf of the legion, and then swore allegiance. After a set of procedures, he left the field , leaving the stage for the next legion that needs to present the flag.
Because Liu Yi also served as the head of the First Battle Corps and needed to accept the military flag on behalf of the Corps, he was unable to preside over the ceremony. Xi Zhicai finally fell on Xi Zhicai to preside over the flag-giving ceremony.
There is no nonsense, after a short opening remarks, the flag presentation ceremony officially began!
The first to receive the flag was undoubtedly the Praetorian Guard.
As soon as the Praetorian Guards appeared on the stage, the atmosphere of the flag presentation ceremony was pushed to the peak.
Due to the limited number of participants, only 30,000 soldiers from the Janissary Corps participated, and for the Imperial Guard Corps, a super group with 49,000 ranks of soldiers, about 10,000 ranks of soldiers missed the flag presentation ceremony.
This is simply unimaginable for other forces. Most of the forces in the world today can't make up a 19,000-level organic army!
Affected by the appearance of the Imperial Guards, the noisy and bustling square fell into silence at an extremely fast speed. Everyone held their breaths and concentrated, as if they would be overwhelmed by the overwhelming murderous aura if they were not careful.
During the few minutes when the imperial guards marched, everyone was silent, until the imperial guards arrived directly in front of the reviewing platform and could restrain their murderous aura, the crowd reacted from the shock!
Two seconds later, a wave of cheers exploded, and the main square became a sea of cheers.
"This is our Pingzhou army!"
At this moment, the minds of millions of people in Pingzhou are occupied by this idea. Pride, pride, excitement, joy... many complex emotions fill their hearts, and finally turn into shouts to vent.
Standing on the reviewing platform, looking at the mighty warriors below the stage, Shang Ji felt a sense of pride—this is his army, it belongs to him completely, and it is a powerful army built by him bit by bit. !
Xi Zhicai was also infected by the fanatical atmosphere around him, and his voice involuntarily became three points louder, and he said loudly: "Next, the representatives of the Imperial Guard Corps, General Huwei and General Dian Weidian came to the stage to accept the flag from the lord!"
In fact, Shang Ji also served as the head of the Imperial Guard Corps, and it was impossible for him to present the flag to himself, so Dian Wei, as the representative of the Imperial Guard Corps, accepted the flag presentation instead of the regiment commander.
At this time, Dian Wei, dressed in bright and mighty armor, strode up to the reviewing stand, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "The last general Dian Wei, on behalf of all the soldiers of the Imperial Guard, begs the lord to present the flag!"
"The Imperial Guard Legion has made great achievements in battle. It has gone through great battles and made great contributions to the country. Today, the Imperial Guard Corps is specially established and given the Dragon King Banner to honor its achievements. You should protect the people, protect the family and the country, and be a model for the army. "