In Ancient Chinese Mythos – The Longma was said to be a Hybrid Beast resembling a Horse, with the scales of a Dragon. Some Scholars cite that Longma may have actually been a described Sea Horse – and thought to be a Demon. The Tang Dynasty of the 6th Century AD ''modeled'' various Military Formations (Tactics) called The Longma (envelopment by driving an Enemy into a fortified Shield Center and being destroyed piecemeal. The Longma would also be ''borrowed'' into Japanese Culture as the ''Dragon Horse'', which was a mythical transport for Warriors of ''high regard''.