1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3193
The government office area located on the north side of West Lake is one of the first large-scale infrastructure projects started by Haihan after taking over Hangzhou, and the Victory Square is part of the area that was completed first.

Before that, Hangzhou did not have a large square like this, which was a novelty for many people.The military parade for the [-]th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China became the first major event undertaken by Victory Square.

It is worth mentioning that the originally selected location for the military parade was not here, but in the port area at the mouth of the Tokyo-Hangzhou Canal in the city, where the Executive Committee disembarked when it arrived in Hangzhou.

The terrain there is also flat and open, and it is close to the Qiantang River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. It is not only convenient to gather troops, but also to inspect the armed fleet of the Haihan Army.

However, Shi Diwen changed his mind later. The hardware environment in the port area is far inferior to the newly completed Victory Square, and it is farther away from Hangzhou City. For the audience, the traffic is definitely not as convenient as the West Lake outside the city.

The most important thing is that such a solemn and large-scale event as the military parade is not serious enough to be placed in the port area. In comparison, Victory Square is more suitable.

Yue Shizong's carriage was blocked at Yongjinmen for a long time, stopped every step, and finally left the city.

However, the traffic situation outside the city was not much better, and the official road extending north along the city wall was still relatively congested.A large number of horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws, which have only emerged in Hangzhou in the past two years, are crowded on the official road that is only one foot wide, and it is impossible to go fast even if you want to.

It was not until entering the newly built government office area that the congestion situation was relieved.The roads in this area have been newly built in the past two years. The road surface is flat and wide, and there are special personnel to direct the traffic. The traffic conditions in this area are much better than those in the urban area.

Yue Shizong heard the cheers coming from outside the car, so he lifted the curtain to watch again, and saw that there were a large number of Haihan Army troops gathering on the side of the road, presumably they were waiting to participate in the military parade.

In addition to individual weapons, the equipment carried by these troops also included many heavy weapons that are difficult to see at ordinary times, such as firearms of various calibers and styles, which attracted many people to stop by the roadside to watch.

Yue Shizong actually wanted to get out of the car and take a closer look at the equipment. Although he was a civil servant and had limited knowledge of weapons, he had also heard that the Haihan artillery was extremely ferocious, and its range, accuracy and power were far superior to those of the Daming artillery.

If it can be imitated, it will undoubtedly increase the military strength of Ming Dynasty by a large margin.

But he thought about it again, since Haihan dared to take out these weapons and equipment and display them publicly in front of the envoys of various countries, he was obviously confident, and he was not worried that countries would imitate their own weapons.

Thinking about how his own imitation Haihan rifles are still far from reaching the level of mass production, and even the group of assassins who were captured by mistake the day before yesterday, it is said that the firearms they used were bought from the black market and made by Haihan, Yue Shizong couldn't help but feel a little frustrated .

About two miles away from Victory Square, an armed checkpoint appeared on the official road.From here, ordinary people and invited guests began to diverge.

After showing the government's invitation letter, Yue Shizong's carriage passed the checkpoint and continued along the official road, heading directly to Victory Square.

Ordinary people need to follow the route instructions at the checkpoint, detour to the designated area around Victory Square and wait to watch the military parade.

After Yue Shizong arrived at the Victory Square, someone specially assigned him to take his seat on the viewing platform built next to the square.

The guests in this area are basically diplomatic envoys from various countries.However, the appearance of Yue Shizong still caused a small commotion at the scene.

The assassination case was reported in the newspapers yesterday, and Haihan officials publicly identified Daming as the mastermind behind the scenes.And the news that the Ming embassy has been banned by the Haihan army since yesterday has already spread in Hangzhou.

It is a common view that Haihan will turn against Daming because of the assassination case.Some people think Hai Han will be next
Under such circumstances, Yue Shizong unexpectedly appeared here as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, which was beyond the expectations of most people.

Yue Shizong also knew that many people were waiting to see his jokes. If he showed timidity at this time, he would not only lose face, so he tried his best to calm down and greeted the guests he knew one by one.

He looked left and right, and found that the Haihan senior official was not seated at this viewing platform, but at a higher viewing platform next to him. There was no passage to that platform at all from his position. There is no way to talk to the executive committee here.

Seeing that there was nothing he could do, Yue Shizong calmed down and stopped thinking about how to talk to the executive committee.Since the other party invited me to watch the ceremony, there must be some arrangements, so just wait patiently.

It was the first time for Yue Shizong to participate in the military parade held by Haihan, so he couldn't help but find it a bit novel.He had done some homework beforehand and knew that this kind of event was similar to Daming's school ground military parade, but the Haihan Army was known as the best in the world, always victorious and undefeated, so this military parade would have some unique features different from Daming's.

Among the many guests on the viewing platform, some people are very familiar with military parades, such as the father and son of the Su family who represented the Netherlands to attend the event.

Su Keyi has stayed in Sanya on and off for more than 20 years, and has participated in the military parade for at least a dozen times. He already knows the entire process of this event by heart, and immediately started popularizing science for the guests around him.

Yue Shizong was not far away from him, so he also pricked up his ears to listen to his introduction.

Then I heard Su Keyi say loudly: "... Haihan's military parade is mainly aimed at demonstrating strength, so the troops participating in the military parade are almost all elites dispatched from various places. Everyone will see later that they are well-equipped and have high morale. There is no need to be shocked, after all, it is a top-notch unit selected, and the Haihan Army may not have such a standard."

Everyone smiled knowingly, but they had their own ideas in their hearts.

Some people think about the strength of the Haihan army. With decades of solid achievements, how can you, the Dutch, be able to comment.

Some people also think that what Su Keyi said has some truth. The purpose of the Haihan people's concentration of elite troops to display here is nothing more than to deter other countries with force, but not all troops may be so capable of fighting.

Su Keyi continued: "The various weapons and equipment will be displayed later. You can take a good look at them. According to the past practice, the new weapons made by Haihan are often shown in the military parade."

"It's a pity that this military parade was not held by the river, otherwise we might have the opportunity to get a closer look at the new ship of the Haihan Navy that just entered service."

The new ship that Su Keyi mentioned naturally refers to the first ship of the Glory-class warship built by the East China Sea region, Zhoushan.Such a huge battleship that breaks through traditional cognition, who can not be envious after seeing it?
(End of this chapter)