One hundred Blade members are training in the back mountain, and a signal flare can call them all back.
As the most elite of the Zuo Xiao Guards, and also the most rigorously trained and hardest-working team, there is no doubt about the strength of the Sharp Blades. Their individual combat capabilities can defeat ordinary guards, one against ten.
But their most powerful thing is their special operations capabilities. Tang Ning tried to adapt them to various extreme environments. After discussing with Lao Zheng, she conducted various targeted training for them to comprehensively improve their overall strength.
Of course, Chen Huang's shadow guards should not be underestimated. They are also elite guards and have received special training from Gongsun Ying. They cannot be treated as ordinary opponents.
Chen Huang seemed to be very confident in the strength of the Shadow Guards, and specifically told Tangning that this time the competition between the two teams should not be limited to the martial arts field like the Sixteenth Guards Competition, which was similar to a performance competition.
What he wanted to see was actual combat, the real strength of the two teams, and he chose the venue for the competition on the back hill.
The rules of the competition are also very simple. The two teams are divided into two groups, red and blue, competing for each other's waist cards. The player who loses the waist card will be eliminated. The winner will be determined based on the total number of waist cards captured by the two teams.
Seeing Huang Chen's confident look, Tang Ning couldn't bear to remind him that they had been living in the mountains for half a month without bringing any water or food. Tang Ning's purpose this time was to train them to survive in the wild.
ability.
After they came back last night, they had eaten and drank enough to prepare for today's competition.
Before the game begins, the two teams must be taken to a specific location in the mountain and wait for a signal flare from the camp.
A general of the Shadow Guard walked up to Gongsun Ying and said, "Report to the leader, our people have been assembled."
Gongsun Ying glanced at him and said: "In this competition, you can only win, not lose!"
The general bowed and clasped his fists, saying: "As you command!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another figure ran up to Tang Ning. After standing still, he straightened his body and said loudly: "Report to the general, the sword should reach a hundred people. In fact, it has reached a hundred people. Please give the general's instructions!"
This unexpected loud voice startled Chen Huang.
He looked at the sharp blade captain and felt that the aura of this man seemed to be stronger than that of the Shadow Guard, but he was relieved when he thought of the Shadow Guard's special ability.
With Huang Chen here, Tangning couldn't tell them what to say to the shadow guards. She looked at the sharp blade captain and said, "This competition is just a test of your strength by His Majesty. You don't have to work too hard. You can perform normally."
That’s fine.”
The captain cupped his fists and said, "Take the order!"
Tangning didn't know if he understood what he said. Anyway, he felt that he had said it very straightforwardly.
The two teams have already set off, and Chen Huang is sitting firmly in the central barracks, looking confident.
Tangning was exactly the opposite of him. He had very little confidence, not in the sharp blade, but in the Shadow Guard.
With Chen Huang's cautious attitude, Tang Ning was really unsure whether he would praise him or blame him if Sharp Blade really won.
Emperor Chen looked at him and said: "You don't need to be upset. Even if Sharp Blade loses, I won't blame you. You can make Zuo Xiaowei, who is at the bottom of the Sixteenth Guards, jump to the top of the Sixteenth Guards. You deserve the most credit."
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Tang Ning cupped her hands and said politely: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. This is all the credit of all the soldiers..."
Chen Huang stood up and said: "This competition only lasts a few days. I'm afraid we won't be able to determine the winner. I'm going back to the palace first. When the time comes, just send me the results."
"Farewell to Your Majesty."
After sending Huang Chen out of the Xiaoqi camp and watching the ceremony go away, Tang Ning looked towards the back mountain and asked, "Is it time?"
Xiao Jue nodded and said, "That's almost it."
Tang Ning looked behind her, and Chen Zhou took out a bamboo tube from his sleeve and lit the fuse. A dazzling white light shot straight into the sky and exploded high in the sky, making a huge noise.
After a while, the same loud noise came from the mountain as a response to the start of the competition.
According to Chen Huang, this competition is an actual battle rather than a performance, and the time is not limited. It is not an easy task to eliminate everyone in the shadow guard in the mountains.
Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning and asked, "What should we do now? Wait?"
"Just wait here." Tang Ning looked at him and said, "There is still something to do with the staff department. I have to go back to the Yamen. If anything happens, just ask someone to come to the staff department and notify me."
He walked a few steps and thought of something again. He looked at Xiao Jue and asked, "Among the officials of the fourth rank and above in the imperial court, which of them are from Jiangnan?"
"That's too much." Xiao Jue said without even thinking: "There are many talented people in Jiangnan. Over the years, even the students from the capital have been suppressed by them in the imperial examination. Over the years, many important officials in the court are from Jiangnan.
For example, Prime Minister Feng, Zhang Zhongshu Ling, Minister of Industry and so on..."
Jiangnan is an important place for taxation and education. The status of Jiangnan officials in the court is unbreakable. Tang Ning has some confidence in this, but obviously, the real situation is more serious than he imagined.
Xiao Jue thought for a while and then said: "By the way, when it comes to Jiangnan, the Tang family has the greatest influence in Jiangnan."
Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "Isn't the Tang family a high-ranking family in Gyeonggi Province?"
Xiao Jue shook his head and said: "You don't know that although the Tang family is rooted in the capital, most of the Tang family's children marry women from Jiangnan wealthy families. The Tang family has a very close relationship with them. Otherwise, you would think that
Who is behind the scenes to provide such huge financial support to the Tang family and Prince Duan?"
This matter was actually something Tang Ning had always wondered about. Many of the powerful families that King Kang relied on had huge businesses, but the Tang family, which King Duan relied on, rarely got involved in business. Even if Tang Ning wanted to attack, she couldn't find a target.
After working on it for a long time, it turns out that the Tang family’s source of income lies in Jiangnan...
It seemed that the pool of officialdom was much deeper than he thought.
When he returned to the official headquarters, the two teams of Xiaoqi camp, Sharp Blade and Shadow Guard were not in a hurry to take action. Instead, they were discussing tactics on the spot.
The camps of the two teams are several miles apart, and they are only temporary camps. After starting the operation, they must be abandoned, otherwise they will be waiting for the other party to come and encircle them.
In a certain clearing in the forest, the Shadow Guard general divided a hundred people into ten groups of ten people each. Then he called the ten captains over and warned: "The leader said, this battle can only be won, not defeated.
We must not lose to people like Zuo Xiaowei!"
"Take your orders!"
"Take your orders!"
"Take orders..."
Everyone spoke one after another, and the general waited for everyone to calm down and said: "We are the Shadow Guards. We don't have to confront them head-on. Whether we use poison or poison, we just need to make sure we win..."
A forest several miles away.
A young man squatted on the tree, looked at the people below, and said: "The general said, those guys will make some heresy, so I must be very energetic. If anyone hinders the sharp blade, I will kill him."
Who will be taken out and trained alone for a month..."
One person looked up at him and asked: "Boss, what did General Tang just say to you?"
"The general said, let us perform normally without working too hard..." The young man looked at them and said, "Although the general said this, it is just a comfort. You all cheer up and use all your abilities.
