C3672 (2/2)
The citizens of Tongzhou were celebrating the good governance of the His Majesty. Just at that moment, dozens of government ships following the dragon boat docked.
The pedals were placed on the wharf, and the servants quickly cleared up the open space. What happened next caused the citizens to be flabbergasted.
Squads of soldiers wearing light blue military uniforms and big leather boots suddenly appeared on the pedals. These soldiers were generally a bit shorter, but their muscles and bones were very sturdy and their bodies were brimming with vitality.
Groups after teams of soldiers walked out of the ship. They were carrying neatly tied up backpacks and rifles. Their military uniforms were completely unorganized, and their leather boots were shining brightly.
”Could it be that His Majesty personally trained him?”
”That's right, it's the New Imperial Army. The His Majesty really brought him back to the capital, and the rumors are all true!”
”No mistake, I met many merchants from Fujian when I was in Tianjin before. Their accents and looks are all similar, they are all very similar …”
The crowd subconsciously started to move back, leaving the New Imperial Army with enough space to gather.
Company Commander Xie Ting jumped off the pedal and landed on the ground of the capital. His nose was filled with the smell of the soil of the capital city, which he was not used to.
Besides, there won't be this much soil. Besides, the plains here are really big!
The young lads of the New Imperial Army were all from the deep mountains of Fujian Province, they had never seen such a vast plain.
After boarding the boat from Tanggu, the young lad was stunned all the way here!
The entire north of China was a flat plain, not even a hill could be seen. There were countless farmland and villages everywhere!
”Brothers!” Don't embarrass our family! Fight with your spirit! ” Xie Ting shouted from his hometown's native language, followed by the strange accent of the capital's official language.
”All... Numbers... Turn right! ”
A group of more than one hundred people led by Xie Ting, organized and reinforced, walked in an orderly manner on the main street of Tongzhou. Soon enough, they caught up to the group of the Tongzhi Emperor imperial carriage.
These welcoming civilians and soldiers were finally enlightened, as they crowded forward and sized up Tongzhi's new army one by one.
”Ouch …” It was neat and tidy, so neat and tidy! This team is horizontal and straight, even if they are slanted, it's still a straight line! ”
”Look at their backpacks, they are even stronger than tofu!”
”The boots are beautiful, too beautiful. The quality of these boots is even better than that of the Western Mountain soldiers!” It's exactly the same as the ones the foreigners wear … ”
”Aiyo, this rifle is so tall, plus that bayonet, how tall is it for a person?”
The commoners of the capital immediately compared the of the Emperor Tongzhi with the soldiers of the Western Mountain. Both of them looked extremely valiant from the outside.
Ma Ming and Bai Min, the two instructors, had the right to ride horses. On their horses, they ordered ”Select the three thousand elite soldiers to enter the Beijing, and the rest of your troops will go north from here!”
”All troops, go straight to the army camp. You are not allowed to disturb the civilians, and those who disobey will be executed!”
”Tell Xie Ting, that brat, he is someone that the His Majesty has patted on his shoulder before. His company follows closely behind the imperial carriage, and he must bring out our essence energy!”
”Let the citizens of the Beijing see what they have done to the capital even after five years!”
”Where is our Gatling! Bring it out... Transfer four stations and send it to Xie Ting's company. If you don't open the door right now, how long do you want to wait? ”
”What about the war horses that were prepared by the military?” Bring it here... Take our field gun and broaden our horizons! ””