Left and Right Guards, Left and Right Golden Guards, Left and Right Valiant Guards, Left and Right Wu Guards, Left and Right Wei Guards, Left and Right Leader Guards, Left and Right Thousand Bull Guards, Left and Right Prison Gate Guards! This was the Sixteen Guards of the Tang dynasty. This time, Meton was impartial. All the Sixteen Guards were represented in square groups, which could be considered as giving face to all the Sixteen Great Generals.
In the Right Guard, Qin Huaiyu and his two companions proudly walked at the front. Behind them, there were 1,600 officers and soldiers. Every one of them was fully armed and had an extraordinary aura.
"The Sixteen Guards have a total of 200,000 men. They are the most elite troops of the Tang dynasty! Meton proudly boasted to the emissaries.
All the envoys fell silent. Their countries and tribes did not even have 200,000 people. How could they fight against such a powerful army?
"In addition to the sixteen guards, there are also local garrisons on the borders of the Tang dynasty. The total military strength of the Tang dynasty is 600,000! Each and every one of them is a warrior clad in tough armor. The next troop is still the Jiannan troop! "Meton continued to demonstrate the strength of the Tang dynasty's troops to the emissaries.
"Six hundred thousand armored warriors!"
In that instant, all the envoys felt their hearts tremble violently. Even the Jiannan Circuit team that had walked closer didn't seem to be in the mood to continue watching.
However, Li Shimin watched with great interest. He was naturally able to firmly control the 16 guards, but the local garrisons were beyond his reach, so it was inevitable that his control over them would decrease. The military parade gave him the opportunity to firmly control these local garrisons.
"In future military parades, we can invite local garrisons as an example!" Li Shimin said solemnly.
Linghu Defen was immediately overjoyed. Li Shimin had already said that there would be a military parade in the future. Clearly, he was extremely satisfied with this military parade. He couldn't help but feel grateful to Meton, who had planned all of this. He immediately had a bright idea and said, "The next unit will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty!"
"Jade Gate Pass!" Li Shimin blurted out. Obviously, he had also seen the program list for the military parade.
Linghu Defen nodded heavily and said, "The Yellow River soars far above the white clouds, a lonely city with ten thousand feet of mountains. Why should the Qiang flute complain about the willows? The spring breeze does not cross the Jade Gate Pass. Merton's seven-character quatrain made the Jade Gate Pass known throughout the world, and it became a mighty pass in the world in one fell swoop!"
"This is the westernmost frontier of the Tang dynasty. Their living conditions are the toughest, but they shoulder the most arduous task of the Tang dynasty. The reason why the Tang dynasty can have such a peaceful life is because there are countless nameless heroes like the soldiers of Yumen Pass! On both sides of Vermilion Bird Avenue, the soldiers in charge of commentating sighed as they watched the weather-beaten squad! He told the people about the hardships of the Jade Gate Pass.
With Meton's poem spreading, the people were naturally familiar with the Jade Gate Pass. Countless people returned the warmest applause, giving it the highest respect.
Even Li Shimin couldn't help but be moved. He couldn't help but shout, "This is a real man of the Tang dynasty!"
The most elite troops of the Tang dynasty were the Sixteen Guards. But for the stability of the world, the contributions of these soldiers who guarded the furthest frontier couldn't go unnoticed. The Jade Gate Pass could be said to be the most typical example of this.
The Jade Gate Pass squads were from the South, North, and East of the Tang dynasty. Even Qixin Heli, an old friend of Meton's from the Western Expedition, also sent a squad of Turks to participate in the parade!
Li Shimin looked at Qixin Heli's squad of cavalry and couldn't help but smile. Since these Turks were participating in the parade, they naturally admitted that they were part of the Tang dynasty. In this way, the Tang dynasty's control over the northern grasslands had increased by a few percent.
As the squads passed one by one, everyone knew that the parade was gradually coming to an end.
When the last group strode past, the entire place fell silent. Everyone looked at the unique group in front of them in shock.
"What's going on?" Li Shimin frowned and asked.
Linghu Defen whispered, "The last squad is Merton's squad of firearms supervisors."
Li Shimin immediately looked at Meton who was not far away and sighed in his heart. As expected, Meton's catfish nature had reappeared. No matter where he went, he wouldn't forget to cause trouble!
Li Shimin was extremely satisfied with this parade. If this kid dared to leave a stain on his record, he definitely wouldn't forgive him. Li Shimin cursed in his heart.
However, when the squad of firearms supervisors came closer, the entire court was in an uproar. Even Li Shimin suddenly stood up and stared at the squad in front of him.
Although there were only fifty people in the squad of firearms supervisors, they were lined up neatly. Every single one of them had their heads held high and their chests puffed out. Their bodies were tall and straight. There was not the slightest bit of disorder between them as they walked.
As they walked, their arms swung out, and their steps were all orderly.
"Ta! Ta! Ta! "
The orderly steps caused everyone to look at the scene in front of them in shock. They never knew that teamwork could be so tacit. It was full of beauty.
Not bad! This was beauty.
The squads from before had some that were shocking, some that were majestic, and some that were daunting. However, this squad took into account the strengths of all squads. It also had a harmonious beauty that other squads could not compare to.
"Are these still the soldiers we often talk about?" Someone in the crowd muttered to himself. He spoke the thoughts in everyone's heart. In the hearts of everyone, soldiers were rude and unreasonable. In the hearts of the common people, they did not have a good impression of soldiers.
However, the squad in front of them had broken all their prejudices against soldiers. Seeing such a disciplined and upright squad, the first feeling that rose in everyone's heart was envy. Many scholars even had the impulse to throw away their pens and join the army.
"The recruit plan!" Li Shimin blurted out.
Li Jing nodded and said, "Yes, these are the recruits that Mo Jiu built based on the firearms supervisors!"
"How long did it take Meton to train this squad?" Fang Xuanling asked.
Li Jing solemnly said, "A whole month!"
Li Shimin's eyes suddenly burst with splendor. He stared at the squad in front of him that was beyond everyone's knowledge. If Meton could train this squad in a month, wouldn't that mean that all the soldiers in the world could train this squad? If the 600,000 soldiers of the Tang dynasty were like this squad, what a shocking scene it would be.
A group of civil officials also looked at the squad in shock. Everyone knew that once Meton's method of training soldiers was popularized, the image of soldiers would definitely change dramatically from then on. The idea of using literature to control military force would probably be difficult to realize.
With every step Xue Rengui took, he could almost hear his own heartbeat! When he led the firearms supervisors to the Vermilion Bird Gate, he suddenly shouted, "At ease! Attention! "
Following Xue Rengui's orders, the entire firearms supervisors were like an extension of their arms. They walked, turned, and were always in a neat formation. They were actually practicing under the Vermilion Bird Gate!
After a month of hard work, these movements had long been imprinted in the hearts of the firearms supervisors. All the steps were the same, and even the most nitpicky people couldn't help but admire them.
"These are real soldiers!" Countless people suddenly exclaimed.
"These are the soldiers I want!"
Almost all the generals said in their hearts. None of the generals blinked, afraid that they would miss these movements. Previously, they were only watching in the middle of the night. Who would have thought that the firearms supervisors' drills would be so magical under the watchful eyes of so many people?
"Brother-in-law is so amazing!" Princess Jinyang looked at the shocking drill in front of her and excitedly danced with joy.
The other princesses' eyes also lit up. Princess Changle's face was full of pride, and Princess Gao Yang lowered her head to hide the sadness on her face.
"When I grow up, I also want to be a soldier like this!" Li Zhi said in a firm tone with a face full of envy. He didn't know how much he had suffered because of this sentence today.
"Assemble!" As soon as Xue Rengui gave the order, all the firearms monitoring teams lined up neatly in an instant.
"Turn left, and run!" Xue Rengui shouted.
"One, two, one, two, one!" Following the orderly chant, the firearms supervisors ran out in an orderly manner.
One, two, one! This was probably the simplest chant in the entire parade, and also the one that left the deepest impression in everyone's mind!
It wasn't until the firearms supervisors' figures disappeared that the footsteps of the firearms supervisors disappeared. Only then did the crowd wake up from their daze and madly applaud this unique team.
However, the knowledgeable people understood that although there were only 50 people in the firearms supervisors' team, it was an epoch-making change for the military of the Tang dynasty.
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