Chapter 689 Hiroshima's Great Ming Iron Boots (First update, please subscribe)
"Here they come, the Ming people are coming!"
Accompanied by the stirring military music, the people of Hiroshima saw it. They saw a blue square, the color of which was as deep as the ocean.
A scream rang out from the crowd that was crowded on both sides of the street watching. The atmosphere in the street, which was originally as noisy as a vegetable market, suddenly choked. The citizens of Hiroshima all stood on tiptoe and looked towards the intersection.
The street suddenly became quiet, and only then did people hear the faint sound of military music coming from a distance.
The "Naval March" of the Ming Empire echoed over the streets. Due to the distance, the citizens crowded on both sides of the streets could not hear it clearly. In order to hear it more clearly, the citizens of Hiroshima could not help holding their breath.
Amid the stirring military music, they heard a rhythmic roar, as if it were the sound of the earth being struck, and there seemed to be some other sounds mixed in, but these sounds sounded as deep and soul-stirring as thunder.
Finally, they saw the marines from a foreign country lined up in neat rows and stepped onto the stone ground of Hiroshima's streets.
This is a marine corps of more than a hundred people. Although it is not large in size, they all look straight ahead with firm gazes. No one turns his eyes to the sides. The ranks are neat and uniform. This solemn atmosphere brings a strong sense of oppression to everyone.
“Boom, boom, boom…”
The sound of the sailors' hard-soled leather boots stepping on the paving stones was like thunder, one after another, pouring into people's ears like a wave.
At this moment, the iron boots of the Ming Dynasty stepped on this land. Of course, they did not force their way in, but stepped on this land at the invitation of the Japanese themselves.
The neat sound of iron boots spread across the street and echoed in the sky above the street. Thousands of pairs of hard-soled leather boots stepped on the ground with only a thunderous sound. The leading officer marched in front of the troops with a command knife in hand, and behind him was the flag bearer holding the military flag high. The blue-edged Suzaku military flag of the Ming Navy fluttered in the wind.
Although the size of this marine corps is not large, such a scene can't help but remind people of the Ming army that killed famous Warring States generals on the battlefield in Korea.
In the past, this Ming army only existed in history books and in the exaggerated words of storytellers. In their descriptions, the elite Toyotomi Army of the Warring States Period was vulnerable to the Ming army, and those brave Warring States generals were defeated like children.
What does the Ming Army look like?
No one knows, but they did defeat Toyotomi's elite troops who had experienced many battles.
But now, the Ming army before their eyes was as solemn and majestic as in the legend, which made the citizens of Hiroshima admire it.
"What a group of tall and mighty warriors!"
"No wonder the Western devils were defeated by them!"
"Oh, this is the real Chinese army!"
The Japanese people crowded on the roadside, talking to each other, their eyes were complicated, and their expressions were also complicated.
Although after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese developed a psychological sense of superiority in the face of the foreign rule of China, the Japanese of this era were still full of awe for China. After all, for thousands of years, Chinese civilization has been deeply influencing this land.
Perhaps after the Qing Dynasty occupied China, the "Hua-Yi perversion" of "Tang" becoming a barbarian made the Japanese feel superior to the Qing Dynasty, but when facing the Ming Dynasty... they did not have even the slightest sense of superiority in their hearts, only awe!
After all, this Ming Dynasty... is very good at fighting!
It is the nature of the Japanese to worship the strong.
However, not everyone looked at the marines from the Ming Dynasty with awe.
The samurai and ronin on the roadside, listening to the "clacking" sound of iron boots and watching the marines armed with live ammunition marching through the streets of Hiroshima, their eyes were not filled with envy, but anger, dissatisfaction, and even hostility.
Why did the Ming Dynasty support the Reform Government!
Don't they know that the Restoration Government is a bunch of Western-loving dogs? Why do they support them?
Sato Shinji folded his hands in his arms, his eyes full of anger. This anger was not only because of the Ming Dynasty's support for the reform government. It was more due to the dissatisfaction and hostility he felt when he saw the iron boots of the Ming Dynasty trampling on the land of Japan.
How can a foreign army walk on Japanese soil? The Meiji government is really a group of traitors. Only traitors would make the decision to allow foreign troops to enter Japanese cities!
The "clacking" sound of the iron boots hit his heart again and again, shocking the self-esteem of him and many other nobles like him.
"Is this the reinforcement the Restoration Government has invited?"
Not only Shinji Sato thought so, but most other people thought so as well. Their self-esteem was hurt, their eyes were angry and their hearts were heavy.
The anger is because the reformist government is selling out the country for personal gain, and why is the mood so heavy?
Of course it’s because of the strength of the “Ming Army”!
And what is the most ironic thing?
It was the Japanese Navy band following behind the Marines. The band following behind the Ming Marines looked as ridiculous as monkeys. They were holding huge trumpets and drums, and they were wearing uniforms that were not well-fitting, let alone majestic. They were short in stature and wore southern barbarian-style uniforms, which made them look as ridiculous as children wearing adult clothes.
One side is tall and majestic, and the other side is ridiculous.
Such a sharp contrast deeply hurt the insignificant self-esteem of Sato and others, while more Japanese developed a sense of awe from the bottom of their hearts.
It’s not just because of these tall and mighty Marines, but also because of the Ming warships anchored in Hiroshima Port.
The twelve-inch gun of the "Nanhua" battleship and its black muzzle are enough to make anyone awed and surrender.
In fact, the Japanese have always been upright. They are always full of awe for the strong, and when facing the strong, they will always take the initiative to become humble.
If the "Nanhua Battleship" of the Ming Navy brought a mechanical force shock to the Japanese, then this small-scale marine corps at this time brought a more direct spiritual shock to the Japanese.
Such a spiritual shock gave the Japanese an unprecedented spiritual shock more than 20 years ago when Perry's fleet "visited" and the U.S. Marines appeared on the streets of Edo. It was that shock that changed the whole of Japan.
And now, on both sides of the streets in Hiroshima, the Japanese people crowded there looked at this familiar yet unfamiliar army with complicated eyes.
This is the Ming Dynasty’s army!
People are desperately adjusting their ideas and mindsets to adapt to the shock and stimulation brought to their hearts by these Ming soldiers.
On this day, in Hiroshima, the sound of Ming Dynasty's iron boots echoed in the sky above Hiroshima, spread, and beat in the hearts of the people of Hiroshima.
The sound of iron boots clicking, accompanied by exciting military music, was showing off in Hiroshima, showing off the power of the dragon...
(End of this chapter)
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