Chapter 162 Chapter 145 Bleeding Day (Part 1)

Looking at the thick dark cloud floating in the sky, Lao Yan squinted his eyes, raised his hand to cover his eyebrows, looked carefully for a while, and then sighed: "Oh, it seems that the sky is about to change." Then, he glanced at the men beside him.Just now the Commander came over to make an inspection, and left very satisfied. Right now... I guess the central square must be very lively.Lao Yan couldn't help standing on tiptoe, looking far away at the end of the long street, where the central square is located.There was a faint sound of wind, bursts of noise and exclamations, and shouts...

Lao Yan and his subordinates belong to the "Emperor Capital Guard Corps", which is known as the most elite in the entire empire.But Lao Yan and his men are not under the jurisdiction of the Guards Legion.Although he and his troops belonged to the Royal Guards, according to the historical practice of the empire, they only accepted orders from His Majesty the Emperor alone!Because they were carefully selected, people with clean net worth, and the information of three generations of ancestors has been investigated clearly. Compared with other members of the Royal Guards Legion, Lao Yan's salary was twice as high as that of officers of the same rank in the Guards Legion, and even the feed for the horses was first-class.At the same time, priority is given to changing equipment every year, and there are various royal rewards.Such generous conditions are to ensure the absolute loyalty of this army to the emperor himself!

Because, they are the so-called "Royal Forest Army", an army dedicated to guarding the palace. There are still a large number of Royal City Guards on the street behind. Today is really strange. A special order came down, and the Royal City Guards replaced the security team of the Public Security Department as the responsibility of maintaining order.But Lao Yan wouldn't bother with these things.Just wait until today's affairs are over, then the busy period of this period can come to an end.According to the management, after the celebration every year, His Majesty will give a lot of rewards in the Royal Forest Army. If you are lucky, you may even get a title of nobleman.

Lao Yan carefully considered his qualifications. He was born in a declining noble family, and because he was not the eldest son and did not have a noble title, he had served in the Imperial Forest Army for twelve years, but he was only a captain.If you are lucky this time, depending on how many years you have served in the Royal Forest Army, you might be awarded the title of "Jazz". "Your Excellency", what a nice title. Lao Yan rubbed his numb legs. Fortunately, the sun seems to be blocked by dark clouds... It's such a hot day today, but it has already stood here like a wooden stake all morning.

But this is already lucky... Lao Yan looked back and looked at a group of soldiers of the Real Guards behind him who were maintaining order.The soldiers were wearing full armor and were lined up nervously to maintain order, blocking the crowds of onlookers coming in waves on both sides of the long street.Wearing such a heavy armor in such a hot weather... It's really pitiful. However, none of those guys seemed to show dissatisfaction, and everyone had a determined face. Lao Yan couldn't help but wonder: When did those guys from the imperial guards become so powerful?These people are probably newcomers who have recently changed defenses from the Northwest or North Storm Legion, right?Only real soldiers who have experienced in dangerous places have such a flag.

"These poor guys." Lao Yan curled his lips in disdain.Although they also belonged to the Guards, the Imperial Forest Army never looked down on those city guards, because after all, they were guarding the palace!And from the point of view of equipment, they are much more beautiful than those city guards.Although it is also the armor of the Imperial Guards, today the Imperial Forest Army wears light armor with air. The shiny armor looks as if it is plated with silver, and it looks very chic. The clothes spun here are made in a hurry, with a straight neckline, and a specially dyed golden feather inserted on the helmet-you know, it is just to dye the helmets of all the guards with gold The Royal Dyeing Workshop started working at full speed for three days and three nights!

When the breeze blew, the golden feather swayed slightly, and the cloak behind him fluttered... Lao Yan had already clearly noticed that among the surrounding crowd, many girls with blushing faces looked at him many times from time to time. Although... such a specially made armor, in the eyes of a veteran like Lao Yan, is really a bit flashy.The thin silver armor is not really plated with silver, but a layer of dyeing made at the cost of thinning the armor. This kind of armor is not so much protective as it is purely for looks. With such a thin layer, Lao Yan suspects that a long sword standard equipped with the imperial army can easily pierce it!

But...don't care!Anyway, wearing this thing today is not for fighting, but for looking good. Yes, that's right!For good looks! Lao Yan got up his spirits, behind him was a phalanx formed by four brigades of Imperial Forest Army, waiting for orders.The thousand "disguised" Imperial Forest Army where Lao Yan is located is the final highlight of the military parade in today's ceremony. This is a small square located two kilometers to the left of the central square under the Royal Palace.To say it is small is only relative to the huge central square. This square is called Victory Square, and it is also one of the three major squares in the imperial capital.According to the arrangement, for today's parade ceremony, all the teams preparing for the parade will gather in this Victory Square, and then wait for orders, and then go up wave after wave.

In front of the Royal Forest Army where Lao Yan was, there was also a phalanx of thousands of infantry, but it belonged to the imperial guards.As the garrison army of the imperial capital, the Imperial City Guards' military parade ranks in front of the Royal Forest Army, which is the penultimate of all the troops.This ranking is already very important. Lao Yan looked at the murderous equipment of the guards, and couldn't help sighing: "Oh, why are they wearing standard combat equipment... Well, they even brought bows and arrows... Yi? They are also equipped with short crossbows ? My God, these odds and ends, plus such a heavy armor, aren't you tired? It's not like going to war..."

And behind the imperial forest army where Lao Yan was, there was a folk parade square lined up closely. According to tradition, in order to celebrate the summer festival day, the 18 largest chambers of commerce in the imperial capital will jointly organize a parade. This is also the best stage for the chambers of commerce to show their strength. The Funniest, Fancy Parade Floats Come… Well, last year's Solomon family float won the first guess!I remember that last year, Solomon’s family came up with a genius idea. They made a series of floats the size of an opera stage, with a platform on them, and then let the actors wear costumes, and the floats paraded all the way. The actors performed a short impromptu repertoire along the way.Some praised the great achievements of His Majesty the founding emperor Aragon, and some praised the legendary story of the rise of the Augustinian family.

However, the most outstanding float last year was the last performance of the story of the victory in the Northwest War twenty years ago. His Majesty was very happy to see that float. It is said that each actor was rewarded with a hundred gold coins. I don't know what new tricks the Solomon family will come up with this year?The Marquis of Solomon is a good friend of His Majesty when he was young, and he also manages the royal family's property, the chamber of commerce in the imperial capital, he is the number one... Yi? ? ? ? Lao Yan was looking back for Solomon's parade float this year, and he found it without any difficulty! This is already very strange, because according to the status of the Solomon Family Chamber of Commerce, it should be second to none in the imperial capital, and it should be the last finale.But the strange thing is that this year's arrangement is different, the floats of the Solomon family are still closely lined up behind the Imperial Forest Army—they are actually the first folk floats to appear?This is too disrespectful!Lao Yan sighed inwardly. What made him even more strange was that this year's Solomon family's float team was a bit too strange! Good guy! What a float!In terms of size, each one is actually bigger than last year's mobile stages!It's just that the top is bare, without any decorations, not even the most basic flowers and ribbons!Just such a huge, bare piece of wood... Well, it seems like a large coffin that has been magnified dozens of times! Bare, dull colors, nothing fancy! This is the float of the Solomon family this year? Lao Yan's eyes widened.These huge coffin-like wooden boxes have a few wheels added underneath... Is the Solomon family planning to push these things to the front for His Majesty to see?hell... Just as he was thinking wildly, suddenly, in the distance ahead, at the central square under the palace, there was an earth-shattering exclamation!The screams of countless people gathered together and came from a distance, just like the buzzing sound of a swarm of bees flying by! There was no festive joy and celebration in that voice, but it was full of surprise... even fear! what happened?Lao Yan subconsciously stood up straight, and the surrounding subordinates also looked at each other in blank dismay.What happened to the central square? But at this moment, a loud horn sounded from the square! When Lao Yan heard the sound of the horn, his face suddenly changed slightly... What kind of horn is this blowing? Two long and one short voices... hell!This is the charge!What are you doing playing the charge on the celebration day! ! Just as Lao Yan was in a daze, suddenly, there was a burst of exclamation and angry roars from the front of the Royal Forest Army column!The scene suddenly became chaotic! "Killed! Killed!!" "The guards rebelled!!" "These people are crazy!!"