What is array-style advancing?

Not only were the onlookers in the stands dumbfounded, but even Li Shimin, who was secretly watching from a corner, was completely bewildered.

However, they quickly realized that the so-called "arrayed advance" simply meant marching in formation with weapons and equipment.

What's so interesting about this? I'd rather watch a Hu woman dance!

Although they were disdainful, they were still quite impressed to see the rows of soldiers marching in perfect formation. Especially when they passed the reviewing stand and all the soldiers simultaneously swung their weapons, they thought it was incredibly cool!

"This...this..."

"Commander Sanglin is quite something!"

Li Shimin was also filled with excitement, wishing he could hold a military exercise the next day so that all the subjects of the Tang Dynasty could see his grandson's military training ability!

While the onlookers were stunned by the orderly procession of the Sanglin Manor, Li Jing and Li Jue were extremely busy.

At this moment, they wished they had ten pairs of eyes to find out every mistake and error of each team, and then deduct points and punish them one by one!

These idiots have been practicing for a month, and some of them still walk with the same steps!

What angered the two most was that the squad leader and deputy squad leader were standing in front of the group of idiots, shielding them from the mess.

Do they think they can block it like this and prevent others from seeing it?

"Squad leader of Class Jia Yin, get out of the way!"

"Show everyone that guy in your class who walks with an out-of-step leg!"

"And those two idiots from the Yimao class, instead of looking at the reviewing stand during the parade, what were they looking at with their heads down!"

"You two, class monitor and deputy class monitor of Class Bingyin, you might as well find a rope and hang yourselves!"

"Look at the way your class is walking around, coming here for a stroll!"

Li Jue was giving scores and comments at the same time, but his comments were a bit harsh.

Li Jing was relatively mild-mannered; he simply marked off all the points on the paper with crosses without saying a word.

An hour later, the sixty squads marched past the reviewing stand in turn, marking the imperfect end of this formation marching competition.

Next up are traditional practical competitions such as archery, weightlifting, horse lance, and javelin.

This was a self-registration process, and those who achieved excellent results could have their scores counted towards their individual points. It was essentially a backdoor that Li Jue opened for the top students among these soldiers.

After all, these troublemakers need a chance to prove themselves and know their own limitations.

However, the later competitions were much slower. Even though Li Jue had set up ten training grounds, it still took until sunset to finish.

Next comes a three-day holiday, giving young men in the military who have married a chance to go home and spend quality time with their wives.

Of course, those who do not wish to leave can stay; the military camp provides meals every day.

Everyone had been locked up for a month, and even those without wives didn't want to stay in the military camp. They planned to go out and have drinks with some of their good buddies.

Dan Daozhen was the first to rush out of the military camp. When he saw Cheng Yaojin's carriage, he jumped on and skillfully opened the drawer under the seat, took out dried meat and fine wine, and drank them with relish.

Seeing this, Cheng Yaojin dared not be angry or speak out, for fear of provoking this little monkey and causing him some more trouble.

All he could do was stand by with a forced smile, fanning Shan Daozhen, and then ask in a low voice.

"Nephew, how's your month here?"

"It's alright!"

"How about that Commandant of the Vanguard?"

"That kid looks a bit young to me..."

"Uncle Cheng, our Commandant is not just young, he's practically a child!"

"Let me tell you, we saw it when we were taking a bath, and the child is still a little bald head, not a single hair has grown yet!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaojin angrily punched him.

"Never mind whether he has hair or not, just tell me what kind of captain he is!"

"It's alright!"

"Although this young captain is young, he seems to have some real skills. Especially his archery skills, they are absolutely superb. There is not a single one of more than a thousand people in the entire army who can compare to him!"

"And his horse spear technique is also quite good, somewhat like the family tradition of Uncle Yuchi. I wonder if he learned it from Uncle Yuchi."

Cheng Yaojin snorted upon hearing this.

"It must have been that old bear who taught them!"

"But who taught him archery..."

"We don't know about that, we only know that our captain is an excellent archer..."

"Moreover, at such a young age, he eats and sleeps with us and gets up early every day for training. Everyone in the camp admires him!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaojin smiled and looked at Shan Daozhen.

"You're convinced too?"

"Of course I'm convinced!"

"Uncle Cheng knows that when I was his age, I was playing cricket fighting all the time. If you hadn't forced me to practice martial arts and study, I don't know what I would be like now!"

Cheng Yaojin smiled with satisfaction when he heard Shan Daozhen say this.

"You've finally grown up and realize how good we are to you, hehehe!"

Upon hearing this, Shan Daozhen awkwardly scratched his head.

"Uncle Cheng, I've known for a long time that you've been good to me. Sometimes I just act like a jerk to annoy you, hehehe..."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaojin's eyes widened in anger, and he proceeded to give Shan Daozhen, that little monkey, a good beating.

"I'll beat you to death, you bastard!"

While Cheng Yaojin was playing with his nephew, Yuchi Jingde was also asking Xue Shisan for his opinion.

"Xue Shisan, how have you been these past month? Are you getting used to life in Zhechong Prefecture?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Shisan gave a bitter smile.

"General, where in our Great Tang Dynasty is there such a military command post?"

"You've found me a lucky nest, hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde burst into laughter. Not to mention Xue Shisan had never seen anything like it, even he, the former Right Martial Guard General, had never seen such a bizarre Zhechong Prefecture.

Once you enter Zhechongfu, almost everything you need, from food and drink to sanitation, will be taken care of!

If he hadn't known Li Jue's background, he would have suspected that the boy was trying to win people over and then plotting a rebellion!

"What do you think of your Commandant General?"

"Reporting to the General, our Commandant is undoubtedly one of the best military commanders in the Tang Dynasty in the future!"

"Putting everything else aside, just the fact that he ate and slept with us for a month and still insisted on getting up early every day to train shows that his future achievements will be remarkable!"

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde nodded and then patted Xue Shisan on the shoulder.

"Um!"

"Since you admire this child so much, then you should assist him well in the future and help him achieve great things!"

"Assist?"

"General, aren't the Zhechong Duwei of our Great Tang only responsible for training troops, and then assigned other duties when fighting battles?"

"Moreover, even if the imperial court summons our Zhechong Prefecture, our Commandant might not necessarily be our commanding general, would he?"

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde smiled mysteriously.

"You don't need to worry about that!"

"The Tang Dynasty's military garrison has its own rules, and the Sanglin Garrison Command has its own rules."

"Generally speaking, the rules of the Tang Dynasty do not apply to the Sanglin Garrison Commander's Office!"

"Hahaha!"