After Wang Wei's legion slowly passed through the air, Tang Duo, the Minister of War, stepped onto the reviewing stand again. Taking the microphone, he introduced them to the crowd: "The next troops to be reviewed are the Cavalry Battalion!"
"The commander of the Cavalry Battalion is Great General Lan Yu!"
As Tang Duo's words fell, the guests attending the military parade in the spectator area immediately broke into applause.
At the same time.
The sound of hoofbeats rose in the distance.
A moment later.
Clad in armor and mounted on a warhorse, Lan Yu led a full five thousand elite soldiers of the Cavalry Battalion into view!
It had to be said.
The Grand Ming Empire's Cavalry Battalion currently numbered more than a hundred thousand troops, but it was naturally impossible for every cavalryman to attend the grand military parade.
So Lan Yu had personally selected five thousand of the finest among the elite.
The five thousand Cavalry Battalion soldiers sat astride their warhorses, looking utterly imposing!
"Greetings, His Highness the Imperial Grandson!"
"May His Highness the Imperial Grandson enjoy boundless longevity!!"
"May the Grand Ming Empire enjoy boundless longevity!"
Upon arriving before Zhu Ying, Lan Yu and the five thousand Cavalry Battalion soldiers all dismounted and bowed to him.
"Rise, all of you!"
"Thank you, His Highness the Imperial Grandson!" Lan Yu immediately acknowledged the order.
At that moment, on the reviewing stand, Zhu Yuanzhang could not help teasing when he saw Lan Yu and the Cavalry Battalion under his command, "Lan Yu's troops really have an overwhelming aura!"
"Look at the officers and soldiers of this Cavalry Battalion—every one of them stands tall and straight. One look tells you they're remarkably valiant!"
Clearly, Old Zhu was quite satisfied with the bearing of the Cavalry Battalion led by