While Li Yi was leading the people of Zhuangzi to catch crabs, the Winged Knights had already arrived at Fang Lin Garden.
North of Chang 'an Imperial Palace was the Forbidden Garden, Fang Lin Garden, and Pear Garden.
Fang Lin Garden was Fang Lin Gate, and Guang Hua Gate was Pear Garden.
Li Longji and a large group of officials were waiting in Pear Garden. A troop of three thousand people would walk west from Fang Lin Garden into Pear Garden.
Li Longji wanted to review the troops. Around this time last year, he reviewed the troops at Mount Li, and there were more than two hundred thousand people.
The result was a mess, and it was a disgrace.
This time, there were fewer people, and after listening to the reports of the eunuchs and palace maids, he felt that there should be no problem.
The officials had long known that there was a small army newly formed. There were two thousand main forces and one thousand Baggage.
They were selected from the various Subjugation Mansions and then thrown to the Imperial Manor in the west of the city.
They had been training for some time. Even if they were not good, they would flatter them to make the Emperor happy.
The fifty beautiful women were ready for the military band. They changed their clothes, knee-length skirts and tight tops.
Gao Lishi looked at Li Longji. Li Longji had not seen anyone yet, so he nodded slightly.
Gao Lishi shouted, "The review begins."
"The review begins." "The review begins." The other people who reported the troops shouted one by one.
The music started, and the military band directly played a marching song.
The three thousand people did not ride horses. The horses were led by the Qianniu Guards, and they would be used later.
They were now in a phalanx on foot, twenty-five people in a horizontal row, a total of twelve rows. A phalanx had exactly three hundred people, and there were two teams.
They were all wearing white clothes and holding weapons.
Accompanied by a very rhythmic marching song, the band appeared first.
There was a group of beautiful women, but the song was not soft at all.
Li Longji and the officials looked at the beautiful women.
The band marched until they reached the side of the high platform in the north. They adjusted their pace and faced the south.
Then, a stretch of white entered everyone's vision. Those people lined up neatly, with their chests puffed out and their heads raised, looking straight ahead.
There was no other expression on their faces except for resoluteness.
Their movements were uniform, and they moved forward with a swishing sound.
Li Longji's eyes lit up. Perfect, too perfect. Last year's military parade couldn't be compared to this.
The officials were also shocked, especially the three prime ministers and Wei Zhigu.
They knew who trained this army. Military forces of the Tang Dynasty were actually very orderly when they were in formation, but compared to the army in front of them, they were much worse.
That Li Yi really knew how to train his troops. At the very least, he had managed to train the discipline of his troops.
Just as they were waiting for this section to pass, someone on the right shouted, "Salute!"
The rustling footsteps from before suddenly changed.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! The entire troop changed from marching to marching. Everyone turned their heads and shouted, "Winged Knights, we are invincible! Winged Knights, we are invincible!"
The entire grandstand was silent. Some people were holding their chests and gasping for breath, some had their mouths wide open, and even more were staring.
Before they could react, the second team was already in front of them.
They held short crossbows in their hands.
After a "salute," boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Three hundred people raised their crossbows and shouted, "Winged Knights, we are invincible!"
Li Longji clenched his fists, and his body trembled slightly.
The officials were dumbfounded. Their eyes were wide open.
How could it be so shocking? She was dressed in white, and when she kicked, she looked so beautiful.
Then came the third team. Their swords flashed, and they still kicked forward.
Teams came and went, and they formed an even bigger team in the open space in front of them.
After the ten square formations were completed, the grandstand was still as silent as the grave.
Some people cried, "Are these the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty? Winged Knights? "
Yao Chong looked up and sighed.
Zhang Shuo slowly said, "Strong. Look at their eyes. It's hard to breathe."
The other officials' voices sounded one after another.
"How did they train? It's scary. "
"Their clothes are different from ordinary clothes. White means feathers? Yulin. "
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. The Tang Dynasty has such good soldiers again."
"Why is the momentum so different when the footsteps change?"
"It's pleasing to the eye. It's really pleasing to the eye."
Everyone praised sincerely. Just now, they thought that even if it was not very good, they would still praise it.
At this moment, they found that they did not need to praise it. The soldiers were strong enough.
"Hahahaha …" Li Longji laughed. It was so satisfying.
It's my soldiers. They're all mine.
At this time, someone in the team shouted, "Turn right!"
Boom! Boom! Two sounds.
"Run! Go!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The team ran back.
A moment later, the sound of horse hooves came. The soldiers in white were riding on horses this time.
The distance between each horse was as neat as when they walked. The cavalry's style was different.
Each of them was riding on a horse, valiant and formidable.
They carried crossbows and held sabers. The horses began to speed up, and the sound of horse hooves gradually became denser.
In the rumbling sound, they rushed to the front of the grandstand and shouted at the same time, "Kill! Kill! Kill … "
This time, it was even more frightening. Many officials' palms were sweating, and their legs were trembling.
Yao Chong's mood was complicated, "I never thought that the young man could be so good at training soldiers. I can't suppress it."
He said what was in his heart.
He wanted to put Li Yi under his command, but seeing His Majesty, it was obvious that His Majesty wanted to use him personally.
The key was that His Majesty did not bring him to the imperial court, and only let Li Yi stay in Zhuangzi.
Then His Majesty went over with another identity to ask for advice.
If that was not an external minister, then what was?
A young man, how could he know soldiers? That was too unreasonable.
Wasn't this just like how literature could bring peace to the world, and martial arts could get on a horse to settle the universe!
While Yao Chong was thinking, Li Longji walked down the stage and strode over.
"Dismount." With a command, three thousand soldiers flipped over at the same time and landed neatly.
The soldiers were excited. His Majesty had personally come. They were His Majesty's private soldiers.
Li Longji approached and patted the soldier's shoulder, "Good, good, good."
He patted them one by one and said "good" one by one, tirelessly.
The soldier's eyes were red, and he tried his best to tell himself not to tremble.
The officials followed. When they got closer, they found that the soldier's hands, neck, and face were all covered with shallow scars.
Yao Chong randomly found a soldier and ordered, "Stretch out your hand."
The soldier did not move.
"I told you to stretch out your hand," Yao Chong repeated.
The soldier still did not move, as if he did not hear.
Yao Chong was angry. You don't listen to me, the prime minister? Are you deaf?
Li Longji came over and said to the same soldier, "Stretch out your hand."
Whoosh. The soldier stretched out his hand.
"Palm up," Li Longji said again.
The soldier showed his palm, and the calluses on it were clearly visible.
"Is it bitter?" Li Longji personally grabbed the soldier's hand and put it down.
"Reporting, it's not bitter." The soldier held back his tears and shouted.
"Good, I will hold a banquet for all of you today," Li Longji also said loudly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," the soldier responded.
Li Longji looked at the officials, "What do you think of my winged cavalry?"
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