The Sixteenth Guards Competition is not just about rankings.
The Sixteenth Guards have the responsibility of guarding the capital. However, the capital has always been peaceful and does not need guards at all. The promotion of the generals in the capital must have some outstanding achievements.
Lu Teng was envoy to the Chu State, and with meritorious service as a guard, he was promoted to Captain of Yulin, which was a matter of course.
Although he has just been promoted, as long as he can lead Zuo Yuwei to win the first place in this competition, he will be able to become a school captain soon. Although the time interval is shorter, as long as he makes achievements, others will not have any objections.
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This is his first battle to be promoted to Habayashi Captain. If he doesn't even make it out of the group stage, it will be embarrassing. He will have to wait at least another year before he is eligible for promotion.
In this case, wouldn't he still have to be suppressed by Xiao Jue?
Seeing Chen Chuan's thoughtful look, as if he was persuaded by Xiao Jue, Lu Teng's expression changed and he said, "You are violating the rules!"
Xiao Jue glanced at him and asked: "Does the Ministry of War have regulations not to admit defeat?"
"Bing..." Lu Teng opened his mouth and realized that the Ministry of War really didn't seem to have such a rule.
He thought for a moment, looked at Xiao Jue and said, "If the Knight Cavalry surrenders, you will have lost the bet just now."
"Are you stupid?" Xiao Jue looked at him and said, "We just bet on whether the Cavalry Guard can advance. Who do you care who I advance with?"
On the last day of the group stage, there is actually no suspense about the rankings of the remaining groups, but the situation in Group A is still confusing.
Whether the Yulin Guards can advance is closely related to the results of the competition between the Xiaoqi Guards and the Yinqi Guards.
If Qiaoqiwei wins, Qiaoqiwei and Zuoyuwei will both advance with scores of six points and five points.
If the Cavalry Guard loses, the three guards will have the same score and will be promoted according to their numbers. As long as they play a fair game, both sides will definitely suffer losses, and the Left Feather Guard will still qualify.
But if the Cavalry Guards give away the flag at the beginning of the game, then the number of their two guards will immediately exceed that of the Zuo Yuwei, and the Zuo Yuwei can return to the palace to guard...
Xiao Jue looked at Lu Teng and said, "How about, as long as you call me brother-in-law, we will have a good fight with Yinqi Wei, how about that?"
"You are cheating!" A trace of anger appeared on Lu Teng's face and he said, "I want to report it!"
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Tang Ning looked at the indignant Lu Teng, shook her head helplessly, and said, "Unfortunately, the Ministry of War does not stipulate that Dabi cannot surrender. If Xiaoqiwei really does that, Zuo Yuwei will have no choice but to be eliminated. This is the rule.
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In fact, even in later generations, such situations often occur.
In order to eliminate the strong teams that they may encounter in the finals, some teams will indeed adopt such methods within the rules. Others can only condemn them for violating the ethics of the game and despise them morally, but they cannot say that they violated the rules.
People who bet on Zuo Yuwei qualifying can scold Xiaoqiwei and Yinqi Wei as much as they want, but it can't change the fact that Zuo Yuwei was eliminated.
With Xiao Jue's yellow croaker brain, he naturally couldn't come up with this idea. This was what Tang Ning had just come up with for him. In this way, the Xiaoqi Guards could qualify while hiding their weakness, and the Yinqi Guards could also qualify. Killing two birds with one stone, everyone was happy.
"Let me tell you, this kid is full of bad ideas. In the Sixteenth Guard Competition, my left feather guard couldn't even make it into the top eight..."
A voice suddenly came from behind Tang Ning. Tang Ning turned around, looked at the figures sitting in the row behind them, and immediately said: "See your Majesty."
Everyone also reacted and bowed at the same time: "See your Majesty!"
Between Chen Huang and Wei, Lu Ding and others had been standing there for who knows how long. He looked at Tang Ning and said, "If the Knights surrender without a fight, what's the point of this competition? I won't allow you to use such tricks."
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Xiao Jue pursed his lips and said: "Your Majesty, soldiers are deceitful, and we have not violated the rules..."
"Shut up!" Lu Ding glanced at him, and Xiao Jue immediately retracted his head and stopped talking.
Chen Huang looked at Xiao Jue and Chen Chuan and said, "In this competition, you all have to show your true abilities."
"yes!"
"As you command!"
Xiao Jue and Chen Chuan could only bow and say yes.
When they met Chen Huang who was on a private tour to watch the competition in private, this fake match could no longer continue. Tang Ning and Xiao Jue looked at each other and Xiao Jue nodded slightly. They had already discussed how the match would be played and how it would be played.
Of course the Cavalry Guard must win, but it must be done with a level of skill and skill, the kind that can win just enough, but also win very hard, and almost lead to a comeback...
After the gong sounded, the last game of Group A began.
According to the official rankings, the strength of Yinqiwei and Xiaoqiwei is more than one level apart. However, the competition has been going on for a long time, and Yinqiwei has not gained a clear advantage.
Lu Ding looked at the field and couldn't help but said: "The progress of the Knight Cavalry Guard has really been great. It seems that the game Zuo Yuwei lost was not just a loss to that strange army."
Chen Huang looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Isn't that your idea for that strange army?"
Tang Ning cupped her hands and said, "I just gave Captain Xiao a little inspiration."
There was no winner on the court for a moment, so Chen Huang turned his attention away from the court, looked at Tang Ning, and asked, "I heard that these 100 members of the Cavalry Guard were trained by your bodyguards?"
Tang Ning's expression changed and she said, "Your Majesty, this is a bet made between me and Captain Xiao."
Chen Huang asked: "What does this have to do with the bet between you two?"
Tang Ning said: "I also know some methods of training and using troops. I made a bet with Xiao Lieutenant that I will give these one hundred knights to train. If they can enter the top four in the Sixteen Guards Competition, Lieutenant Xiao will win."
I had to lose one thousand taels of silver, but as a doctor in the Ministry of War, I couldn’t get too close to the Cavalry Guards, and I would be criticized by others, so I borrowed the help of my family’s bodyguard to train the Cavalry Guards for a month..."
Emperor Chen looked at Xiao Jue and asked, "Is this possible?"
Xiao Jue nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case."
Chen Huang looked at Tang Ning again and said in surprise: "I'm not surprised that you know poetry and articles, but you also know how to train and use soldiers?"
Tang Ning said: "I have only read a few military books and only have a brief understanding..."
"It takes one month to train the Cavalry Guards to this level. Even my Sixteen Guards Generals can't do it. You don't even have the slightest idea..."
Chen Huang looked at him with an unexpected look, but thinking that this was not the first time for him to create such an accident, his eyes gradually turned into admiration, and said: "I didn't expect that you have such ability, so be it, if Xiaoqi Wei is this time
If you can get into the top four of the Sixteen Guards, I will grant you the position of the Knight Riding Guard. If the Knight Riding Guard can win the first place in the Sixteen Guards Competition, I will grant you the position of the Lieutenant Commander and hand over the Knight Riding Guard to you.
You train..."
Not far away, General Chen Zhonglang and the two generals on the left and right of Xiaoqi Wei looked at each other, and they both saw bitterness in each other's eyes.
Among the Sixteenth Guards, the left and right generals were all from the fifth rank, which is the same as Tang Ning's current rank. However, the middle rank generals were real fourth-rank officers. Moreover, among the Sixteenth Guards, the generals generally only had false titles, and most generals had no rank.
In Beijing, it can be said that the actual person in charge of each guard is General Zhonglang...
Although the imperial court often appointed civilian officials to military positions, most of them were smooth transfers with a certain purpose. This was the first time that a certain guard was handed over to civilian officials.
Tang Ning was also startled when she heard this. If Huang Chen hadn't promised him a blank check, he would have really prospered this time.
As the top three scholar in the imperial examination, Tang Ning never thought that one day he would turn the Tang family into a general...
Even Xiao Jue's eyes were full of envy when he looked at Tang Ning. Lu Ding glanced at Chen Huang and then lowered his head. He occasionally glanced at Tang Ning with a deep look in his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
Tang Ning came back to her senses, cupped her hands and said, "Thank you for your grace, I will do my best..."
"Speaking of koi..." Chen Huang suddenly thought of something, looked at him and asked: "Will everyone present have a chance to win the gift you are sending?"
Tangning nodded and said, "Your Majesty, the gift is drawn based on seat number, and everyone has a chance."
Emperor Chen glanced at him, "Including me?"
Tang Ning said: "Of course, this includes Your Majesty and all the great lords in the court."
Chen Huang looked back at the field and said: "One of thousands of people, I don't know who can have such good luck..."
Chen Huang murmured and began to focus on watching the game. Tangning looked at the field. Not long after, she suddenly turned her head, looked at Wei Jian who was slowly walking over, and asked, "Is there something wrong, Mr. Wei?"
Wei Jian folded his hands and shrank them in his sleeves. He looked at him with a meaningful look and asked with a smile: "We just want to ask Lord Tang, who is so lucky to become the chosen one among thousands of people?"
Stand out among the crowd…”
"How do I know this..." Tangning glanced at him and said, "We are drawing lots fairly, not using secret methods..."
