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After the uproar caused by Liu Bei's speech gradually subsided, Li Ji then took over from Liu Bei and began to introduce the process of the "Grand Military Exercise."

Military exercises were a traditional practice in the Han Dynasty.

However, they were usually limited to training and inspections of soldiers in the drill grounds of military camps. A public review like this was undoubtedly a novelty.

Therefore, Li Ji needed to give a general introduction to the "Grand Military Exercise" process.

The overall process was based on later generations' military parades, starting with a review of the soldiers under Liu Bei's command, followed by a martial arts competition between the military generals, including both mounted archery and mounted combat.

After Li Ji publicly introduced the "Grand Military Exercise" process, Sun Qian was then put in charge of presiding over it.

Sun Qian might not be well-known in later generations, but in reality, besides being an eloquent speaker, he was also a knowledgeable person with a wide range of understanding. He had some knowledge of everything.

Of course, Sun Qian's 'some knowledge' was still slightly different from Li Ji's 'some knowledge,' but this might not be enough for Sun Qian to become a versatile person in practical matters. However, it was enough for Sun Qian to use in his eloquence to… brag.

As Sun Qian began to preside over the process, starting with the review of each unit of five hundred men to demonstrate the elite military force under Liu Bei's command, the attention of the crowd, who had been immersed in the oath made by Liu Bei, was quickly drawn to it.

After all, with Liu Bei's possession of Yang Province, he had already become a force to be reckoned with.

Especially with Liu Bei publicly declaring such lofty ambitions, countless people were curious about the elite troops that Liu Bei relied on.

"Everyone, the first to be reviewed is the elite force trained by the Marquis of Hanshou, known as the 'Axe-Wielding Yi Army.' They were formed by the Marquis of Hanshou by selecting those skilled in climbing and agility from the Han, Shan Yue, and Yi people."

"It is said that the 'Axe-Wielding Yi Army' is not only particularly skilled in mountain warfare but also invincible in siege warfare, street fighting, and melee combat…"

After the five hundred Axe-Wielding Yi soldiers walked to the bottom of the city tower, they immediately stopped and quickly performed several formations, demonstrating a high degree of coordination.

Following closely behind was the White Horse Cavalry…

The representatives of the various feudal lords and aristocratic families watched almost intently throughout the entire process, but after watching several elite units pass by, they felt somewhat regretful.

These soldiers being reviewed were naturally worthy of being called elite and strong troops.

However, after watching for a while, everyone discovered that the strong troops displayed were almost all those that Liu Bei had led and participated in during the campaign against Dong Zhuo.

Most of the feudal lords already had some understanding of the information about these soldiers.

Apart from those strong troops, the rest were mostly elite troops from other generals. They could also be considered elite, but not to the extent that would make people fearful.

Soon, as the review of the scheduled eighteen elite troops was about to come to an end.

"Rumble!"

A heavy footstep sound completely different from the past rang out.

This sound…

Everyone's gaze quickly turned to it, and then everyone's pupils almost shrank.

Heavy infantry!

After the glorious battle record of the Camp Destroyers in resisting tens of thousands of cavalry, it undoubtedly aroused the attention of countless feudal lords to "heavy infantry."

Perhaps "heavy infantry" was not flexible enough, but as long as it was placed in suitable terrain, heavy infantry like the "Camp Destroyers" could truly resist thousands of troops and horses from advancing an inch.

However, "heavy infantry" was not something that could be trained just by saying so.

Not only did the training general need to have this ability, but more importantly, the value of a set of heavy armor was even greater than ten sets of light armor.

The cost of training eight hundred heavy infantrymen even exceeded the level of five thousand infantrymen, which was really not something ordinary feudal lords could afford.

Appearing in front of everyone at this moment was undoubtedly a group of soldiers whose entire bodies were covered in heavy armor. The layers upon layers of armor plates seemed to make each of their steps exceptionally heavy.

From a distance, they were all dressed in black, each holding a large shield in their hands, with a white yak tail ornament inserted on both sides of their heads, making them highly recognizable.

Sun Qian was also seeing this kind of heavy infantry for the first time. His voice even paused for a moment before he quickly reacted and began to introduce them in an impassioned tone according to the manuscript provided by Li Ji.

"Now advancing forward are the 'White Feather Troops.' Their soldiers are selected from the strongest men in the entire army. They have two white yak tail ornaments as identification, and their bodies are covered in heavy armor that cannot be easily harmed by ordinary swords and spears…"

After a pause, Sun Qian looked at the manuscript in his hand, thinking he had misread it. Only after confirming it again and again did he continue to say.

"And have you all noticed that the White Feather Troops only have giant shields in their hands and no weapons?"

"This does not mean that the White Feather Troops are only good at defense and have no offensive capabilities. On the contrary, the White Feather Troops are good at offense and not good at defense."

"The reason is that the weapons used by the White Feather Troops are too advanced and sharp to be displayed, so they are replaced by equally heavy large shields for the White Feather Troops to hold during the review."

As soon as this was said, everyone who knew something about weapons and shields showed surprised expressions.

Such a large shield probably weighed no less than fifty pounds.

If it were a weapon, a fifty-pound weapon would be a considerable weight, and it was simply not something that ordinary soldiers could use.

Sun Qian then continued to read the manuscript, saying.

"In order to make up for the regret of not displaying the White Feather Troops' weapons, I can tell you the evaluation of this weapon by Marquis Guoshi, which is: Wherever the blade passes, men and horses are shattered!"

Men and horses are shattered?!

As soon as this was said, it undoubtedly caused a burst of exclamations among the common people.

Perhaps not every commoner in Yang Province had seen warhorses, but they still knew about plowing cattle.

Just imagine, wherever the blade passes, everything is shattered…

Even the representatives of the various feudal lords and aristocratic families were somewhat frightened by this evaluation.

When the White Feather Troops passed directly under the city tower, they did not stop and practice like the other soldiers. They just advanced forward like towering mountains and then disappeared from everyone's sight.

At this, Li Ji and Liu Bei looked at each other and simultaneously revealed a helpless look.

In fact, Chen Dao's ability was indeed quite good, but the time left for Chen Dao was too short, and the White Feather Troops had not yet been truly trained.

Therefore, it was not that the White Feather Troops did not want to display formation changes, but that they had not yet fully mastered them.

Under the circumstances of wearing heavy armor, the flexibility and vision of the White Feather Troops were much worse than those of ordinary soldiers. Even their ears were surrounded by heavy armor, so their hearing was much worse.

How to make the White Feather Troops obey orders and prohibitions was a big problem.

And the seemingly decorative white yak tail ornaments were actually of great use. They were to quickly allow each White Feather soldier to clearly distinguish the positions of their colleagues on the left and right in dense formations.

In general, the White Feather Troops were promising for the future, but they were far from reaching the level that Liu Bei and Li Ji were both satisfied with.

In particular, the arm strength of the White Feather Troops still needed to be strengthened before they could truly wield the "Heavy Mo Dao" designed and guided by Li Ji on the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)