In the following month, the scandal of Zhangsun Chong going crazy in public spread throughout Chang 'an.
As a result, after Zhangsun Wuji sent his son off that night, he directly went to apply for sick leave and refused to go to court.
The name of the Zhangsun Clan had become a rat on the street, hated by everyone.
Although the commoners of Chang 'an did not dare to target Zhangsun Wuji, the servants of the Zhangsun Clan would be viewed with hostility by the entire Chang' an.
Knowing that they couldn't afford to offend the public, the servants of the Zhangsun Clan decided not to come out.
The entire Zhangsun Clan's residence was completely closed.
The officials, especially the civil officials, were all burning with gossip. However, they were not interested in asking about this matter.
Especially when the royal family was still silent.
As a result, while the lower levels of Chang 'an were discussing animatedly, the upper levels maintained a unified silence.
……
One morning a month later, at the start of the morning court session.
Because of the training mission, Lu Bei, who did not have to go to court, wore a military uniform and rode his horse to the military camp in the west of the city.
On the drill ground, 3,000 palace guards who had just finished running and were supposed to start spear piercing training mounted their horses and gathered in front of Lu Bei.
In front of them were 30 Western Liang cavalrymen who had been sent to guide the training. They were wearing short robes and lined up at the front on their horses.
Even without the black armor, they still exuded an invincible aura.
"How's the training for the wall formation?”
Lu Bei glanced at the soldiers and asked the training officer standing at the side.
"Replying to Lord Marquis, Lord Marquis arranged this…wall formation. It is relatively simple. The soldiers themselves are skilled in horsemanship and have already mastered it.”
The officer cupped his hands.
"Hmm…"
Lu Bei nodded in satisfaction.
The so-called wall-style battle line was all the soldiers lined up in three thick long snake formations.
Then, no matter how many times they changed directions, they were not allowed to fall into disarray.
Dense and advancing slowly like a wall was the core of the wall formation that Lu Bei wanted to practice.
In the Tang Dynasty, the cavalry's tactics were still limited to small formations and duels. Both sides would subconsciously leave a distance between the two horses.
As for the wall-style battle line, they would directly play dumb. If they didn't duel with you, they would either come up and collide with you to die together, or you would dodge.
Back then, Lu Bei's 3,000 Western Liang cavalrymen relied on this kind of plaything to charge through 300,000 people. They were unstoppable.
It wasn't that the Turks didn't want to stop them, but that their warhorses had cowered and slowed down in an attempt to avoid the collision. That was why Lu Bei and the others were able to survive in such a battle.
"Start the drill. Let me see the abilities of these elites!”
Lu Bei did not waste any time and directly announced the start of the inspection.
"Hiss ~"
As the neighs of the warhorses rang out, the first group of 1,000 soldiers urged their warhorses to charge.
These warhorses were lined up in a single row, and the formation was aligned to the left and right as if it had been measured by an ink fountain.
If one looked closely, one could see that their knees were tightly pressed against the knees of their comrades beside them, and there was a piece of sheepskin between them.
If the sheepskin fell, it was equivalent to the formation failing.
However, no matter how the thousand men charged left and right, not a single piece of sheepskin was left on the ground.
"Turn right on the spot!"
The leader of the Western Liang cavalrymen shouted at the top of his lungs.
Crash...
The troop stopped moving forward. The entire troop rotated clockwise like a second hand with the leftmost cavalry as the pivot point, drawing circles of hoof prints on the ground.
Despite the difficult turn of the formation, not a single piece of sheepskin was left on the ground.
The entire team was still spinning in a straight line.
The one thousand palace guards displayed extremely powerful and precise horse control techniques as well as battlefield discipline.
No one would doubt that such an army would attack without hesitation, even if it meant a mountain of blades or a sea of flames!
"Wow! Too powerful, as expected of the Chang An Marquis's army!”
The rest of the soldiers from the outer camp exclaimed loudly when they saw this wonderful and superb cavalry tactical drill.
"Second team, advance!"
The second 1,000-man team, led by the Western Liang cavalry, charged out with the parchment under their arm.
"Team three!"
The third thousand man team was not willing to be left behind and rode their horses into battle.
Soon, two more rows of warhorses appeared on the ground.
No matter how the soldiers changed directions or how much trouble they went through, the soldiers remained in an orderly formation.
"Congratulations to Lord Marquis and the Palace Guards for successfully mastering it!”
The military officer cupped his hands at Lu Bei with a look of ecstasy.
"Yes, inform the entire army that we are resting today. I will personally pay for food and wine during dinner time.”
Lu Bei looked proudly at the three thousand palace guards under him and nodded in satisfaction.
Such a soldier was already qualified to be like the Western Liang cavalrymen back then, to accompany him to charge into the enemy lines and be invincible!
……
An hour later, in the Royal Palace of Chang 'an.
Li Shi Min had just retired from court and was still wearing his dragon robe when he received the secret guards from the west of the city.
"Thousands of troops can be scattered, but this army cannot be scattered!”
After listening to the report of the secret guard on the training of the palace guards, he sighed.
Her eyes were filled with admiration for Lu Bei!
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