1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3195
In addition to the dejected Spanish prisoners of war shackled and chained to the prison van, there was another person in this army that came all the way from across the ocean that caught Zheng Agui's attention.

The commander standing in front of the phalanx looks very young, and his appearance even gives people a childish feeling.Usually this age in the army is often just a recruit who has just enlisted in the army, but the epaulets of this officer indicate that his rank is a major.

Such a young major is rare in the army, and Zheng Agui couldn't help asking Feng Xingbang for his identity curiously.

Feng Xingbang has actually never met this person before, so he can only roughly guess the identity of the other party: "I think his appearance is vaguely similar to Mr. Tom Wang, he should be Wang Anbang, the second son of the Wang family... I will go over to say hello later. knew."

Feng Xingbang had actually never met Wang Tom a few times, but when he was studying in Sanya in his early years, he knew Wang Anguo, the boss of the Wang family.The young major's appearance looked like Wang Anguo's, so he made such a guess.

Zheng Agui let out a sigh, thinking that this person turned out to be a general who came from an extraordinary background, no wonder he was able to become a major at such a young age.

He immediately thought, isn't this exactly the same as Feng Xingbang's situation?

Feng Xingbang became a major staff officer in the Fourth Division of the Army at a young age. This is somewhat due to his background. After all, his father, Feng Annan, is the highest commander of Haihan's garrison in Annan, and his status is also inferior to that of Wang Tom. Not too much.

Moreover, the names of these two people are "Xingbang" and "Anbang".Zheng Agui thought about going to Sanya after waiting, so he had to find a way to find a fortune teller and change his name to a decent one.

Wang Anbang didn't know that he was becoming the object of attention of others at this time, and his attention was all on the upcoming military parade, which was also one of the main tasks of his return to China this time.

Originally, his elder brother Wang Anguo should be responsible for the errand of returning to China this time. After all, the voyage across the Pacific Ocean back and forth is too long, and it is too difficult and dangerous for the young Wang Anbang.

But Wang Anbang wanted to carry out the mission of returning to China, and after many active fights, Tom Wang was finally relieved.

Wang Anbang was born in North Korea. When he was young, he traveled around with his father. He didn't spend much time in Haihan.After going to North America a few years ago, I never came back.So he doesn't have many acquaintances in China. After arriving in Hangzhou, he almost always stays in the station with his own people, and rarely attends social events such as banquets.

Two days ago, after the Executive Committee arrived in Hangzhou, Wang Anbang went to the reception banquet, but there were too many important people from all walks of life at the banquet, and no one noticed him.

Most of the troops brought back to China by Wang Anbang to participate in the military parade are composed of elite veterans brought by Wang Tom from China to North America. In addition, dozens of indigenous soldiers were specially selected to highlight the achievements of the indigenous naturalization in North America. .

Wang Anbang thought this was a special feature, but after meeting troops from other regions in Hangzhou, he realized that he was thinking too much.

The practice of recruiting indigenous soldiers is one of the traditions of the Haihan Army.In the early years when the territory of Haihan was limited to Hainan Island, there were many soldiers of Li and Miao ethnicity in the army.

After Haihan expanded its territory to various parts of the South China Sea, it became a common practice for the overseas garrison to recruit young and strong natives to recruit troops, and it was not unique to the North American region.

The Li Miao Mountain Company under the First Lu Division from Hainan is composed entirely of soldiers of Li and Miao ethnicity.The two clans were originally feuds, but in the past 20 years or so under the rule of Haihan, the relationship has been greatly reconciled, and they can also be mixed in the army.

Among the troops from Luzon, in addition to the Han Chinese, there were also soldiers from various indigenous ethnic groups such as the Visayas, Tagalog, and Ilok.

Half of the cavalry companies from the northern region are local Manchu, Mongolian and other northern ethnic groups.

Among the reviewing troops sent from the Sasebo Bay base in Japan, there is even a "Waman platoon". It is said that among its members are the children of nobles sent to study at the Sasebo base by various vassal states in the Kyushu region of Japan.

The most exaggerated is the Lu Ninth Division from Xingdao. Its predecessor was the South China Sea Independence Regiment founded by Roger. Due to the low proportion of local Han people, the recruited soldiers are even more diverse. People and Africans who are dark and can't see their facial features clearly.

In comparison, Wang Anbang's army, which absorbed North American natives, was indeed not special. At least the appearance of the soldiers under him was not very different from that of the Han people.

A hasty whistle came from the front of the queue, which was a signal that the military parade was about to start.Wang Anbang quickly calmed down and ordered his officers to prepare for departure.

On the viewing platform of Victory Square one mile away, after listening to the adjutant's report, Shi Diwen raised his wrist to look at his watch, and said to Tao Donglai next to him: "Old Tao, all the guests attending the ceremony have arrived. It's also ready, I think it's almost time, can we start?"

Tao Donglai nodded and said, "Then let's start!"

Shi Diwen made a gesture, and the drum team composed of more than 100 people on one side of the square immediately began to play.The rapid and low-pitched drumbeat symbolizes the beginning of today's military parade.

This also ignited the enthusiasm of tens of thousands of people around the square, and there was a burst of cheers.The people who came early have been waiting here for two or three hours, and they are already impatient.

After a prelude ended, the drum rhythm became slightly slower, in line with the rhythm of normal walking steps.

Outside the square, the reviewing troops assembled into phalanxes began to march slowly to the rhythm of drums.

At the front of the queue were three strange mechanical devices that the onlookers had never seen before.It looks like a four-wheeled vehicle, but there is no livestock in front of it, so it can move forward on the road by itself.

On these three vehicles, there were red and blue flags, army flags, and navy flags, leading the army phalanx behind.

Not to mention the local people who were watching, even most of the guests on the viewing platform were seeing this strange car for the first time, and they immediately talked about it.

Of course, there are still some well-informed people among them, and this is the right time to show off.

Su Keyi said: "Everyone, this car is unique to Haihan. It can move forward automatically without human or animal power. Although it is slow, its top speed is comparable to that of a galloping horse. However, this car is usually only used in Sanya, presumably for this time. For the military parade, it was specially shipped all the way to Hangzhou.”

A local gentry asked: "My lord, what is the name of this car?"

Su Keyi said: "Haihan called it a car."

The person who asked the question obviously didn't understand what it meant, so he asked: "What is the meaning of this word Qi?"

Su Keyi explained: "Because this car needs to use a fuel called gasoline to get forward power, it is named a car."

"Gasoline? Fuel? What's the difference between that and the lamp oil and vegetable oil we usually use?"

"Excuse me, my lord, how is this gasoline refined?"

"You can walk away after pouring oil? I'm afraid it's not a miracle!"

Su Keyi saw that his knowledge was about to be exposed if he continued talking, so he quickly changed the subject: "Look, look, the army phalanx is coming!"

(End of this chapter)