Chapter 31: Enter the Village _1

He tied his horse and arrived at the city gate, where everyone had already gathered.

Shang Lang stood prominently at the forefront, a sparkling, icy spear hanging by his side, the troop of cavalry behind him, stern and disciplined.

The contemporary imperial army is divided into the Six Armies of the Northern Government and the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Government, the former garrisoned in the palace city as the Emperor's personal guards, and the latter stationed in the metropolitan city under the chancellor's jurisdiction. Comparatively, the Six Armies of the Northern Government are elite troops, composed primarily of sons of nobles, outstanding members of the Sixteen Guards, and disciples from renowned sects. Among them, the Zuo Long Army is one of the Six Armies of the Northern Government, a mounted unit known as the leading vanguard of the Tang Dynasty.