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Chapter 137 His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is mobilizing troops! [Subscribe please]

Jiangling Wharf.

The large ship carrying Zhang Ping, Pei Xuan and Su Dingfang had just docked.

A minor official who was in charge of meeting them ran up with a smile and bowed, saying, "Your humble servant greets the three lords. May I ask whether you would like to rest at the posthouse or return directly to the Jiangling government office?"

"Ah!"

Pei Xuan laughed and said, "I know you. When the Crown Prince came to Jiangling, you were the one who took him to the inn, right?"

"Prefect Pei still remembers this incident, but I don't remember it very much."

"Why, are you afraid that we will retaliate against you?"

"I dare not, I dare not, I just, just."

Seeing the official speechless after being frightened by Pei Xuan, Zhang Ping waved his hand with amusement, "Alright, we won't make things difficult for you. Go get us three horses, and we'll go straight back to the Jiangling government office!"

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away, right away!"

Upon hearing this, the official nodded repeatedly as if he had been pardoned. Just as he was about to leave, Pei Xuan curiously asked, "Do you know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been busy with recently?"

"Well, I don't dare to ask about His Royal Highness's affairs. However, I heard recently that His Royal Highness is mobilizing troops."

"what?!"

Before the official could finish his words, Pei Xuan and the other two were startled. They didn't even bother to wait for him to lead the horse, and rushed directly to where the horse was.

"Hey, sir! sir!"

There were constant calls from behind them, but they turned a deaf ear to them.

Everyone was wondering, what was going on? Why did His Royal Highness take action so quickly?!

The new year has just begun!

Rebellion at the beginning of the year, exciting! !
On the other side, in the training ground outside the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion.

Li Chengqian, Li Yuan, officials from Jiangling Prefecture, and military generals from Jingzhou Military Governor's Office were all sitting on the high platform, staring intently at the parade ground below.

At this time, there were two cavalry units, red and black, in the parade ground.

The cavalry wearing red armor was the most common light armored cavalry in the Tang Dynasty and also the regular combat army.

The cavalrymen in black armor are the heavy armored cavalrymen built by Li Chengqian, and they are also one of the six commanders of the Eastern Palace, the Iron Pagoda.

Leading the Red Armor Cavalry was the veteran Tang Dynasty general, Du Caigan.

Leading the black-armored cavalry was the commander of the Eastern Palace, Xue Rengui.

"Boy, if we fight alone, I admit I am no match for you, but if we fight as a group, I am your great-grandfather!"

Du Caigan pulled the bruise at the corner of his mouth and bared his teeth in a cruel smile.

After returning from the outing that night, Xue Rengui lived up to Mrs. Du's request and beat Old Du severely. Old Du was so angry that he wanted to get back at Xue Rengui and deal with him.

Xue Rengui, upon hearing this, replied indifferently, "Sir, why don't you rise like the wind and soar to the sky!"

"puff--"

When Li Chengqian heard this, he spat out a mouthful of tea.

He never expected that Xue Rengui would use the words he used to encourage him to scold Du Caigan.

And this adaptation is so brilliant!
Unfortunately, Du Caigan didn't understand. He looked at Xue Rengui blankly, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just then, a drumbeat suddenly sounded.

The commanders of both sides, who were still engaged in verbal battles, suddenly became serious, put on their helmets, and gave orders: "Everyone, take your positions! Get ready!"

"Crash!"

All the cavalrymen lined up in an instant and made uniform movements. The scene was extremely spectacular.

"What kind of suit is this? Why have I never seen it before?"

A Jingzhou general asked curiously.

The other generals also started discussing.

"These black-armored cavalrymen are Commander Zhang's personal guards. They are probably the new equipment of the Tang Dynasty. We need to verify the new equipment today, and we will also be equipped with it in the future!"

"Oh, how envious! The good stuff gets equipped to them first, so we have to hold back a batch!"

"How can you be sure this is good stuff? Didn't you see those armors? They're all heavy armor! This kind of heavily armored cavalry won't be able to deal with the Turkic light cavalry!"

"Yeah! Why didn't I think of that? We're going to fight the Turks, and heavy cavalry is useless!"

Gradually, the topic began to deviate.

"Hey, what do you think? Will Commander Zhang pass the assessment in Chang'an this time?"

"I think it's uncertain! Your Majesty and the Emperor Emeritus use people differently!"

"Shh! Keep your voice down, the emperor is still sitting up there!"

"What are you afraid of? We are His Majesty's subjects. As long as we don't break the law, the Emperor can't do anything to us!"

"That's true, but it's quite a hassle for the Crown Prince to come to Jiangling!"

"If His Majesty doesn't care, how can you care?"

"Too!"

Hearing these discussions, Zhang Tie couldn't help but frown, and then looked at Li Chengqian and Li Yuan not far away.

They looked as usual, as if they had heard nothing and seen nothing.

Although he is Zhang Ping's elder brother, his position in the army is not high.

Some of these generals were Li Shimin's men. Although their official positions were not high, they had certain real power in each position.

Even Zhang Ping had to give them some face.

No wonder they are so arrogant.

"Your Highness, both armies are ready. Shall we begin the exercise?"

Just as the generals in the Jingzhou Military Governor's Office were discussing the matter, Ma Zhou ran over from the training ground.

Li Chengqian nodded calmly and said, "We can begin now!"

"promise!"

Ma Zhou agreed and immediately took out the command flag and gave orders to the soldiers below who were responsible for beating drums and passing on messages.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

As a rhythmic drumbeat sounded, the red-armored cavalry led by Du Caigan drew out their wooden swords, urged their horses on, and rushed out with thunderous hooves in the most classic formation of cavalry charge.

At the same time, the black-armored cavalry led by Xue Rengui began to urge their horses to the sound of low drums, and slowly advanced in a strict formation.

"Ok?"

The generals from the Jingzhou Military Governor's Office on the stage were all puzzled when they saw this.

"What kind of fighting method is this?!"

"Yeah! Why don't they follow the charge!"

"Could it be that the armor is too heavy and you can't run?"

"Hahaha!"

Hearing this, all the generals couldn't help but laugh.

Li Yuan frowned slightly upon seeing this, and looked at Li Chengqian with some confusion: "Is this the new cavalry tactics you taught Rengui?"

"Correct!"

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded, but didn't say much.

But Li Yuan could see from his smile that he was very confident in his new tactics.

So, he couldn't help but chuckle and cast a disdainful glance at the noisy group of Jingzhou Governor's Office generals. "A leaf obscures the view of Mount Tai! What kind of people does Erlang employ?"

With the rise of Li Chengqian, Li Yuan's vision became higher and higher. Even his son, the once invincible General Tiance, began to look down on him.

He even felt that once the Fire Spear Guards were formed, even if Emperor Li II led his Black Armor Army in person, they would have to kneel down.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just as Li Yuan was imagining the "beautiful battle between father and son" in his mind, the drumbeats outside the field were as dense as raindrops, stirring up all the atmosphere inside and outside the field.

The distance between the Red Armor Legion and the Black Armor Legion was rapidly shortened.

The experienced Red Armor Legion has formed an arrow formation, and Du Caigan, who is famous for his bravery, is at the arrow head. The deputies on his left and right are also warriors who are known to be able to fight against ten thousand enemies.

On the other hand, Xue Rengui still maintained his previous constant speed and did not accelerate his charge.

Soon, the Red Armor Legion's charge speed reached its maximum. Under the leadership of Du Caigan, they were like a real sharp arrow, rushing straight into the center of the parade ground with great momentum.

"What's going on? Why aren't you speeding up?"

Cai Sima, who was on the viewing platform, also began to get nervous at this time.

But then Liu Li, who was standing beside him, said, "Could it be that the armor is really too heavy and he can't run anymore?"

"Impossible! This is armor designed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! How could His Royal Highness be wrong?! Absolutely impossible!"

"What? This is actually armor designed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. No wonder!"

"Hahaha! Taking an unconventional approach, huh?"

When the generals heard what Cai Sima said, they laughed even more happily.

Cai Sima's face turned pale, but he ignored them.

Liu Li, who was standing aside, frowned and fell into deep thought.

At this moment, the Red Armor Legion led by Du Caigan had crossed the center line and rushed towards Xue Rengui like a tidal wave.

"Hahaha! Boy! Prepare to die!"

Du Caigan laughed wildly, holding the wooden sword tightly in his hand, and vowed to give Xue Rengui a good beating to vent his recent depressed mood.

On the other hand, Xue Rengui's side continued to advance at a leisurely pace. When the two sides were about 200 meters apart, he suddenly gave the order: "All troops charge!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the black-armored cavalry, which had been advancing at a constant speed, instantly accelerated.

"what!"

Zhang Tie uttered a soft "hmm" and his eyes widened immediately.

He had his men forge these armors, so he naturally knew that they could not be overweight. However, he never expected that these armors would make such a harsh metallic sound when the cavalry accelerated.

"Could it be that this is His Royal Highness's tactic? To disrupt the enemy's peace and take them by surprise?"

Thinking of this, he looked at Li Chengqian again and found that Li Chengqian still had a calm expression and did not look away.

At this moment, the Red Armor Legion and the Black Armor Legion were less than fifty meters apart.

A distance of fifty meters is really insignificant for a cavalry charge, and it only takes two or three breaths.

"Bring up your gun!"

Following Xue Rengui's order, all the wooden spears that were raised high were put down.

The entire Black Armored Legion's cavalry, starting from the front row, immediately raised their guns.

At this moment, Xue Rengui's formation remained unchanged. Not only did the expressions of the generals on the viewing platform freeze, but even the civil officials on the viewing platform couldn't help but gasp.

Everyone knew that the weapon used by Xue Rengui was a wooden spear, but no one had expected that the wooden spear could be used in this way.

The black-armored legion held their wooden spears horizontally, and the entire legion was like a hedgehog. Although their speed seemed slow, the red-armored legion, which had pushed its speed to the limit, was already as fast as it could be.

"No! We fell into a trap!"

Du Caigan reacted instantly and his pupils shrank suddenly, but at this time they were less than twenty meters away from Xue Rengui's army.

It was too late to retreat.

"Hahaha!"

Li Yuan's laughter was like a thunderclap out of nowhere, making the stands, which had been silent due to shock, suddenly louder.

"Pah, pah, pah, pah -"

The two armies came into contact in an instant, making a series of crisp sounds.

Although there was no scene of armor and flesh being pierced as imagined, the huge impact force and inertia caused countless people to fly backwards, and then they all fell to the ground, including their armor.

Especially Du Caigan, who was rushing in the front, was knocked unconscious by Xue Rengui. He fell nearly ten feet before hitting a red-armored cavalryman behind him.

The two men fell off their horses at the same time, but were immediately overwhelmed by the red-armored cavalry that rushed up.

Just like that, the commander of the Hong family cavalry was knocked off his horse and his life or death was unknown.

At the same time, the other cavalrymen of the Red Armor Legion also officially collided with the Black Armor Legion.

The result was the same: people were knocked to the ground.

Fortunately, the parade ground had been renovated, and the cavalrymen who fell to the ground only had broken bones at most, and not many were in danger of life.

However, such a thrilling cavalry battle still opened the eyes of everyone on the stage.

Just one strike! One strike wiped out an entire legion.

What a fighting power!

When did the Tang Dynasty have such powerful cavalry?!
Although they are heavy cavalry, if we use this tactic, we can easily push them past!

Although the light cavalry has strong mobility, these heavy cavalry do not need to compete in mobility at all.

Your attacks are useless to me, what can you do to stop me?

No impact can break me apart!
Thinking of this, the whole audience fell silent again.

And at the same time.

Zhang Ping, Pei Xuan, and Su Dingfang, who had just galloped over, happened to see this scene, and their hearts began to beat unconsciously with the sound of galloping horses' hooves.

Soon, the head-on collision between the two sides ended.

The Black Armored Legion plowed the Red Armored Legion like a plow, leaving the Red Armored Legion in a mess behind.

The chaotic and tragic scene was simply unbearable to look at.

"Hahaha! I told you so! There's no way His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will lose!"

Cai Sima laughed out loud.

This laughter was so harsh to the ears of the generals of the Jingzhou Military Governor's Office.

Li Chengqian, on the other hand, smiled faintly and instructed Ma Zhou, "Go and see if General Du is dead. If not, reward him with a bag of gold. For all the cavalrymen who participated in the battle drill, the medical expenses of those injured will be fully covered, and they will also be rewarded with a gold bean!"

"Yes!" Ma Zhou responded excitedly, and then quickly rushed to the training ground.

At this time, Cen Wenben came over again: "Your Highness, Commander Zhang, Inspector Pei and others are back!"

"Oh?" Li Chengqian's eyes lit up: "Where are they?"

"Right next to the training ground!"

As he spoke, he turned around and pointed downwards.

Li Chengqian immediately looked in the direction his finger pointed, and indeed saw Pei Xuan and Zhang Ping.

However, the third person was a bit unfamiliar. Judging from his age and build, Li Chengqian had already guessed his identity. His face immediately lit up with joy, and he shouted to everyone in the room, "Today's Linjiang Tower dinner! This prince will pay!"

"Boom!"

The whole place was shocked.

Linjiang Tower is the number one entertainment venue in Jiangling!
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so generous!!!
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