sjar Chapter 798 Imperial City Parade
Chapter 798 Imperial City Parade
It has been more than a month since the news of Emperor Qing's death spread throughout the world.
During this month, the people of Feng State were filled with anger, like a suppressed volcano.
Military generals requested battles every day, soldiers were rubbing their hands in anticipation, and even the common people in the market gnashed their teeth and were eager to try when talking about the changes in the imperial capital.
I wish I could immediately follow His Highness back to the interior of the country, kill the traitors, and avenge my country.
However, Li Che, who was at the center of the storm, seemed unusually calm.
He simply sent tens of thousands of troops to the northern border to consolidate the defense line, and ordered the entire Feng State to enter a wartime state, stockpiling food and fodder, and preparing military equipment.
But the order to march was not issued yet.
It was as if the words "Fengtian Army enters the pass" he said in Fengtian Hall a month ago had been quietly forgotten by him.
Until this day, a royal decree was announced to the entire Fengtian City:
"Three days later, at noon, in the square outside Fengtian Palace, His Highness will personally review the troops!"
As soon as this order was issued, the whole city became excited. Everyone knew that His Highness was finally going to take action!
The people of Fengtian were not particularly sad and angry about the death of Emperor Qing. Many of them had been frontier soldiers or refugees, and in a sense, had been abandoned by the court.
Their excitement stems from a purer belief: only their own Highness is worthy of the supreme position and should be the common ruler of the world!
However, there is a group of people who have mixed feelings about this, and are even anxious.
A month ago, Li Che invited guests from neighboring countries.
The King of Baekje, the leaders of the Mohe tribes, the Khans of the northern Hu tribes, and the patriarchs of other small tribes in the north almost included all the surrendered forces around Feng State.
One of them has the most special identity - Khabarov, the Governor-General of the Russian Far East.
Not long ago, Yang Zhongsi's border conflict with the Russian Empire ended in a disastrous defeat for the Russian expeditionary force.
Although the Russian Empire was huge, the Russian expeditionary force was completely wiped out by the joint attack of famous generals such as Yang Zhongsi, Yue Yun, He Conglong, and Xue Zhen, and the combination of Fengtian Army mortars and hot air balloons.
Governor Khabarov was also taken prisoner.
Li Che knew very well that the contest between the two huge empires would not end so hastily.
Even if the Russian Empire temporarily suspends its eastward advance, the Feng Kingdom will definitely march westward in the future.
but not now.
Khabarov must be released, and Li Che needs to sign a treaty with the Empress of the Russian Empire through him.
However, before releasing him, necessary intimidation is still necessary.
. . . . . .
Three days later, at noon.
The sun was scorching, and the square outside Fengtian Palace was packed with people and the noise was deafening.
All the heads of state and envoys from various countries were invited to the viewing platform on the imperial city tower, which was more than ten meters high.
They leaned over the railing and looked down. Except for the main parade road, everywhere they looked was a sea of black people.
The people of Fengtian lined the streets, and the cheers were like a tsunami, deafening.
Have these people ever seen such a scene?
Anyone who can see tens of thousands of people is considered the ruler of a great country.
At this moment, facing these hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic people, I felt dry mouth, dizziness, and even a sense of insignificance.
Suddenly, a military bugle call ripped through the clamor,
The excited people instantly fell silent, and the square and even the entire Fengtian City fell into solemnity within a few breaths.
The envoys on the city wall were so frightened by the silence that they didn't even dare to breathe.
thump -- thump -- thump --
Khabarov stared at the end of the main road, where the sound of horse hooves could be heard.
At first he thought it was just a knight and wondered how a lone rider could make such heavy hoof sounds.
But when a figure appeared in his field of vision, Khabarov was horrified. That wasn't just one knight, it was a whole group of knights! The black armored cavalry surged towards him like an iron torrent.
Twenty riders formed a line, their horses' heads touching their tails, their spear tips touching, forming a unified whole.
Thousands of cavalrymen marched in unison, and the sound of their horses' hooves rising and falling was a single sound, so orderly that it was heart-wrenching.
Boom!Boom!Boom!
Khabarov's face was pale. As the governor of a country, he knew better than anyone what kind of terrifying discipline was needed for thousands of heavy cavalry to maintain uniform order while marching!
This is simply a group of war machines!
Wherever the iron torrent passed, the people on both sides were so excited that their faces turned red, but they dared not make a sound, for fear that any noise would disturb the moving horses.
It was not until the cavalry phalanx stopped right below the city wall that the sound of horse hooves became slightly more chaotic.
The leading general, wearing a white robe and armor, was the first to dismount.
Thousands of cavalrymen behind him dismounted as one.
Swah——
There was another loud and uniform sound, and all the knights stood still like iron nails, motionless, turning into a black steel forest.
"General Yue Yun!" the white-armored general's voice was like a bell, and he stood firm like a javelin. "I lead 3,600 armored cavalrymen to pay my respects to Your Highness!"
Li Che had a blank expression on his face and slowly stood up from his seat.
Under the horrified gazes of all the envoys and rulers, he walked to the battlements and slowly spoke:
"The Fengtian Army is mighty!"
Three thousand six hundred spears were raised simultaneously, their cold light gleaming brightly, their roars shaking the heavens:
"The Fengtian Army is mighty!"
Li Che said again, his voice rising: "The Fengtian Army is mighty!"
"Your Highness is mighty!"
Li Che took a deep breath and shouted for the third time: "The Fengtian Army is mighty!"
"Your Highness! Live a thousand years! Live a thousand years! Live a thousand thousand years!"
The roars of the soldiers gathered into a fanatical torrent, rushing straight into the sky!
Li Che's eyes slowly swept over the soldiers below, and his voice suddenly turned stern:
"There's a traitor in our land, a traitor who's murdered the king and usurped the throne! Do you dare to fight for me?!"
"Come when called! Fight when you come! Win when you fight!"
The soldiers' roars made the city walls tremble.
"war!"
"war!!"
"war!!!"
Three war cries, one louder than the other, filled the field with murderous aura.
The envoys on the city wall felt that the roar was as real as a substance coming towards them. Their faces turned pale and their legs trembled.
However, after three roars, the war cry not only did not stop, but instead became like a prairie fire, instantly igniting the entire Fengtian City!
It's no longer just the army, but everywhere.
In every corner, countless people used all their strength to roar like a tidal wave:
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
The sounds gathered into an endless ocean of sound waves, completely submerging the imperial city tower.
Amid the roar of war that covered the entire world, all the kings and envoys felt as small as ants, their hearts and livers trembled, and they could hardly stand.
At this moment, Li Che happened to turn his head slowly.
His eyes were cold as he slowly swept over the pale-faced kings and envoys on the viewing platform.
The envoys all took a step back, as if falling into an icy cave.
They finally understood why the King had summoned them to Fengtian for the military parade. This was a message to them: "This King is about to mobilize the entire nation to enter the Pass for a decisive battle!" "You barbarians, it's best to stay in the rear!"
"If anyone dares to make the slightest movement—"
"Fengguo only needs to move a little finger to easily crush you!"