"The City Guard Division! Does my Imperial Guard Division still need a warrant from the City Guard Division to go where we want?"
The tall, thin man grew somewhat impatient. He reached to his waist, took out a bronze token, and held it up before the Banner Officer.
"Even when Our family enters the Imperial City, we don't need a warrant. Does a mere Chongshan Pass require one?"
The Banner Officer looked at the bronze token and could not help nervously taking a step back. It was the first time he had ever seen such a token. Although over These Years, quite a few people had come to Chongshan Pass from the Capital, almost all of them had first sent someone ahead to announce their arrival, after which the Regional Commander's Mansion or the Governor's Office would order them allowed through, or else Yang Zhengshan and Pang Tang would personally leave the city to welcome them.
The Banner Officer hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head and said, "I hope my lord will forgive me. Without a warrant, outside troops and generals may not enter the city!"
This was a death order. Let alone outside troops and generals, even the Zhenbiao Five Battalions, apart from the soldiers on duty, were not permitted to enter the city in armor.
If the soldiers wanted to enter the city to buy things, or go home, and the like, that was allowed, but they were not permitted to wear armor.
In the army, armor was the most important equipment, even more important than weapons.
When there was no mission, the soldiers were not permitted to leave camp in armor, let alone enter the city wearing it.
The moment the Banner Officer's words fell, a flash of anger crossed the tall, thin man's