427: Surprise inspection of the "Tiger Army"

"Sir, we can't go any further," Xiang Zi reminded him.

Lin Yue pulled back the curtain of his carriage and found that the area in front of the training ground had been blocked.

Countless Soldiers, wearing helmets and armor, were gathered around the training ground.

Seeing this formation, Lin Yue immediately felt a bad premonition.

He then hurried out of the carriage, showed his waist token to the Soldiers outside, and then jogged all the way to the training ground.

When he passed through countless guards, he indeed saw The First Emperor inside the training ground!

"Your subject, Lin Yue, greets Your Majesty!" Lin Yue stepped forward to salute.

The First Emperor nodded faintly, but his gaze remained on the two hundred Cavalrymen in front of him.

"Troop Type: Tiger Brave Army. Scale: Two hundred men. Training Level: 68. Morale: 100!"

Lin Yue breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the data.

Fortunately, during this time, Zhao Yun had been training these Cavalrymen tirelessly, and coupled with their already high Martial Power, their training level had reached 68.

Moreover, because The First Emperor was here, their morale had reached its full value.

Otherwise, facing The First Emperor's sudden inspection today, it would have been embarrassing.

"These Cavalrymen are well-trained." The First Emperor's gaze remained on these Cavalrymen, and he then spoke faintly, "Lu Bu, select two hundred halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household, form a battle array and fight, to test their quality."

"Yes!" Lu Bu bowed in response, then selected two hundred halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household to step forward.

Lin Yue glanced over and found that although they were chosen by Lu Bu from five hundred halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household, their average Martial Power value was still slightly lower than that of these two hundred Cavalrymen, which put his mind at ease.

Then, the Cavalrymen and the halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household received the order, and they all placed their weapons outside the field.

The four hundred people silently divided into two sides, their eyes burning with fierce fire, forming an array and watching each other's every move.

Because the competition was a spur-of-the-moment decision and there was no time to prepare substitute weapons, both sides had to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Lin Yue was initially a little worried, because relying solely on hand-to-hand combat would not bring out the true strength of the Tiger Brave Army.

But on second thought, the Tiger Brave Army was similar to modern special forces, and individual combat was also their strong suit.

Moreover, facing the undertrained halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household, it was enough to deal with them, so he relaxed and calmly followed behind The First Emperor to watch the competition.

At this time, Zhao Yun, Li Mu, and Wang Yi also left the field and silently came behind Lin Yue.

The main purpose of this competition was to see the true strength of the Cavalrymen, so the Cavalry Commandant from both sides did not participate.

Now all parties were in position, just waiting for the competition to begin.

"Start!"

Lu Bu shouted loudly after receiving The First Emperor's instruction, and the entire field immediately fell silent.

The surrounding Soldiers also held their breath and watched the duel!

But what was strange was that after Lu Bu shouted, neither the halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household nor the Cavalrymen immediately moved, but remained standing in place.

Time passed minute by minute, and both sides were looking for each other's weaknesses, constantly changing their formations.

"Brothers, charge with me!"

The halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household could not hold back and attacked first!

Then, the two hundred Cavalrymen opposite, led by Yang Dengshan, moved in response!

A great battle was about to break out!

When the halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household's gaze was all on Yang Dengshan, a brawny man suddenly rushed out from among the Cavalrymen!

By his appearance, he seemed to be a Xiongnu people?

Aruhan, who was at the forefront of the Cavalrymen, plunged into the formation of the halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey!

In an instant, three halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household were knocked unconscious and fell to the ground.

Then, Yang Dengshan, Yang Xi, and the few other Third-rate Military Generals among the Cavalrymen all rushed towards the leaders of the opposite side!

Although there were not many people on both sides, they were all elites among elites, especially since both sides charged with astonishing momentum, so the training ground appeared to be a dark mass, giving people an inexplicable sense of oppression!

The next moment, the training ground became a chaotic battle, with dust flying!

Although the halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household had astonishing momentum, the Cavalrymen opposite were organized amidst the chaos.

Most of them formed groups of three, with clear divisions of labor, and together they knocked down one halberd-wielding Gentleman of the Household after another.

The situation quickly became one-sided.

These two hundred halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household retreated steadily, but they did not give up!

"Brothers, hold on, His Majesty is watching, don't embarrass me!" A halberd-wielding Gentleman of the Household roared with a ferocious expression, and then once again launched a counterattack against the Cavalrymen!

The phrase "Your Majesty" indeed boosted their morale.

They were also mostly descendants of meritorious officials and never lacked ruthlessness.

They all charged again with red eyes, and soon pushed the front forward by more than ten meters.

But the situation quickly reversed again.

Although their individual Martial Power was not low, having been on guard duty all day, how could they be a match for the well-trained and well-coordinated Cavalrymen?

The Cavalrymen, led by Aruhan, Yang Dengshan, and others, once again repelled the halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household!

During this time, The First Emperor and his entourage stood silently watching, not speaking.

Others also watched intently; this fight among the second generation was a rare sight.

It wasn't until the dust settled and the last halberd-wielding Gentleman of the Household slowly fell to the ground on the training ground that the competition ended.

Lin Yue glanced around; there were about a hundred Cavalrymen left on the field.

Although the Cavalrymen's own Martial Power value was higher than that of the halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household, this battle situation was still beyond Lin Yue's expectations.

Because they had only trained for about a month at most, Lin Yue was already very satisfied with this result.

Moreover, this was bare-handed on the training ground.

If they had met in the wild and fought with real swords and spears, Lin Yue estimated that the casualties of the Cavalrymen would have been even smaller!

"What are those two people's names?" The First Emperor asked.

"One is named Aruhan, a Xiongnu people, and the other is named Yang Dengshan.

Both were transferred to Xianyang from the Great Wall Legion with your subject.

Both of them now serve as Gentlemen of the Household," Lin Yue explained.

"Good.

For the Cavalrymen's victory this time, these two have made indispensable contributions.

Grant each of them a qin sword."

Upon hearing this, Yang Dengshan and Aruhan quickly expressed their gratitude.

However, the former bowed in salute, while the latter knelt in salute.

Han Cheng, who was beside The First Emperor, quickly helped him up.

Because the Qin Dynasty simply did not have this etiquette!

The kneeling etiquette of the Qin Dynasty was, in essence, kneeling and sitting, facing each other to show mutual respect.

The first recorded instance of true kneeling and bowing was when King Zhaoxiang of Qin, in his humility, knelt before Fan Ju to ask Fan Ju to teach him.

At other times, there was no such concept of kneeling and bowing.

So this scene also made everyone smile, and they had a good impression of this simple Xiongnu people man.

Aruhan, faced with this scene, scratched his head, somewhat at a loss.

The First Emperor also smiled at this, and then said to Lin Yue, "These Cavalrymen are well-trained, Lin Yue, you have not failed my expectations."

"Your subject is unworthy of such praise!" Lin Yue bowed and smiled.

"Han Cheng!"

"Servant is here," Han Cheng responded.

"Reward Zhao Yun with a qin sword and a hundred taels of gold!"

Lin Yue was about to bow in thanks, then paused, no reward for himself?

Although these Cavalrymen were trained by Zi Long, the training method of the Tiger Brave Army was his own.

Why did he not receive a reward?

But Lin Yue looked up and saw that The First Emperor had already walked away, so he could only sigh helplessly.

It seemed The First Emperor had assumed he was just a hanger-on.

He was also unlucky; he just happened not to be there today and was discovered by The First Emperor.

At this moment, Han Cheng returned, and hope rekindled in Lin Yue's eyes.

Did he remember him?

But who knew that Han Cheng said to him, "Cavalry Commandant, why are you standing there stunned? Aren't you going to follow and guard?"

Lin Yue's eyes quickly dimmed upon hearing this.

He was about to say that it wasn't his turn to be on duty today, but then he looked at the two hundred halberd-wielding Gentlemen of the Household lying on the ground, sighed again, and followed.