Under Xie Zhi's orders, Yutu quickly took it over.

Yutu took the teacup on the table and withdrew it directly, Zhang Mao put the picture on the table and stared at it.

Zhang Mao, Ma Wensheng, and Xie Zhi leaned their heads against the map and looked at it for a long time.

Finally, Zhang Mao said: "Xishan has a wide area, so let's put it here." ”

Zhang Mao, the person who had just said that he would let the Shenji Battalion go out of Beijing, had put the exercise place in Xishan, and obviously agreed with Ma Wensheng's opinion.

Even so, there is no way for those who have an ambiguous attitude towards this exercise realm.

After Zhang Mao confirmed, Ma Wensheng obviously also agreed, and asked Xie Zhi: "What about the opinion of the Marquis in the clouds?" ”

Xie Zhi really didn't have much idea about this exercise realm, and it was the same there.

Whether or not the exercise can be a complete success has little to do with this.

Xie Zhi nodded and replied: "I don't have an opinion, it is feasible to put the exercise site here, and the terrain here in Xishan is also relatively complicated, so it is suitable for this exercise." ”

Xie Zhi has no opinion, and Ma Wensheng, who has always been in favor of placing the exercise location in Beijing, has no other opinions.

In this case, after the three of them reached a common agreement, the location of the exercise was determined in Xishan.

Once the location of the exercise is decided, the rules of the exercise will begin.

In this matter, Xie Zhi felt that it was still necessary for him to make his suggestion.

Xie Zhi quickly spoke: "As for the rules of the exercise, it can't be a point, one side defends, the other side attacks, since the exercise site is placed in Xishan, it can be regarded as the territory of the Shenji Battalion, so it will be guarded by the Shenji Battalion, if the Shenji Battalion can hold it, then the Shenji Battalion will win, and the winner will naturally become Yunzhongwei, how?" ”

Whoever defends and who attacks, it all depends on the other party's ability, and Zhang Mao and Ma Wensheng have no other opinions on this matter.

After the two of them had no opinions, Xie Zhicai immediately pointed out another place on the map, and said: "This place is quite suitable, if it is inconvenient, this highland will be used as a place for the Shenji Battalion to hold." ”

After looking at the map for a long time, Zhang Mao said with a smile: "It's easy to defend and difficult to attack here, if Yun Zhongwei wants to attack it, it's probably not so easy!" ”

Whoever wins in this exercise is the same for Xie Zhi.

Xie Zhi was the commander of Yun Zhongwei at the beginning, but he was only responsible for some general sealing directions, and the specific training matters were also responsible for the wetness of the net.

And the reorganization of the Shenji Battalion, Zhu Houzhao is responsible for it at any time, but Zhu Houzhao consulted Xie Zhi for some specific training reward and punishment systems, which is exactly the same as Yun Zhongwei's.

No matter which side wins, it will be a credit to Xie Zhi.

But in front of Zhang Mao, Xie Zhi was more modest, and said with a smile: "After all, Yunzhongwei has gone through the experience of the Pingwei War, and although the Shenji Battalion is a Beijing division, it is an old guard established since the Yongle Year, but after all, it has just undergone a change of generals, and many soldiers are newly selected. ”

Xie Zhi's safety is the truth, the Shenji Battalion has undergone a major blood change, the training has only been three months, the army's morale is unstable, and the confrontation with Yun Zhongwei is really a bit of an egg hitting a stone.

Xie Zhi mentioned this problem, Zhang Mao was a little worried, and said: "This matter is actually very difficult to do, even if you want to fight the exercise, you shouldn't use the Shenji Battalion and Yun Zhongwei, the strength of Yun Zhongwei The old man has also seen it, if you want to win Yun Zhongwei, it may be quite difficult."

His Majesty sent His Highness to re-establish the Shenji Battalion, the purpose of which is probably to accumulate popularity for His Highness, and to accumulate a team for His Highness in the future.

If Yun Zhongwei confronts other guards, even if he can easily win, then there is nothing to say, it can only show that the problems of other guards are very big, and they will be improved slowly. ”

Zhang Mao's concern is not unreasonable, you can't release water to the Shenji Camp to win, right?

In this case, what is the significance of this confrontation exercise organized by the imperial court with so much effort?

If you just want to gather prestige for Zhu Houzhao, then there are many ways, why bother only seeking this one with the least effect.

After Zhang Mao's worry, Ma Wensheng's face was a little worried, and he continued: "This is really a good time to gather prestige for His Highness. ”

Zhang Mao and Ma Wensheng's concerns Xie Zhi had already taken them into account, and he was now considered to be Zhu Houzhao's team, and the first thing to consider was to cultivate prestige for Zhu Houzhao.

The better Zhu Houzhao does as an emperor, the better it will be for him.

After the two were worried, Xie Zhi smiled and said: "Don't worry about the two, the two should believe in His Highness, His Highness has a lot of shortcomings, and he is also a little conceited, but he is still very measured in the face of major rights and wrongs, since he dares to take the initiative to ask Ying to confront Yun Zhongwei, he is naturally sure."

After all, Yun Zhongwei is now one of the best elite soldiers in the entire Ming Dynasty, and the Shenji Battalion does not need to win against Yun Zhongwei, as long as he is not defeated too completely in the confrontation, His Royal Highness's prestige will not be lost. ”

Although Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao were worried, Emperor Hongzhi's will had already been issued, and even if they wanted to disagree, it was impossible.

Zhang Mao replied: "I hope so! ”

After negotiating these things, Xie Zhi went to Yin Bing's workshop to guide the preparation of all the firearms for the exercises.

The ammunition used in the exercise was not injurious in itself, so it was quite easy to make.

Xie Zhizai taught the ratio of gunpowder, loaded it himself, and directly hit the craftsmen present.

There was only a moment of panic on the craftsman's face, and then he was hit by the firearm that Xie Zhi fired.

The craftsman thought he was going to die, and after shouting for a long time, nothing changed, but it caused a burst of laughter from those present.

Xie Zhi walked over to him and asked, "How do you feel?" ”

The craftsman also cried out a trace of guilt as if he had not killed a pig himself, and opened his mouth a little embarrassedly, and replied, "It hurts a little." ”

Xie Zhi smiled and said, "It's not some, it should be very painful, right?" ”

The man nodded embarrassedly and replied, "Yes, it hurts, and the villain thought he was going to die soon." ”

Xie Zhi replied with a smile on his face: "It is only because of the pain that the person who was hit can have a long memory and know how he was killed, and it is not painful, otherwise the so-called confrontation drill will not only become a child's fun." ”

After saying this, Xie Zhi changed his tone and arched his hand: "This is the first confrontation exercise, and there are no firearms of this kind stored in the weapons station, so everyone has to hurry up, two guard stations, no one has to match at least ten rounds." ”

Emperor Hongzhi set the time for the confrontation exercise between the two guards to be five days later.

Therefore, in five days, the armory must complete at least 100,000 rounds of ammunition and ammunition for the artillery.

Xie Zhi's voice fell, and Yin Bing spoke at the right time: "Yunzhong Hou can rest assured that the villain sends people to rest day and night in two shifts, and it should not be difficult to complete." ”

Yin Bing assured that Xie Zhi was still very relieved.

In fact, there is no need for so many at all, don't look at the Shenji Battalion and Yun Zhongwei, both of which are mainly firearms, but in real combat, swords and bows and crossbows will still be used.

So in this confrontation, swords, bows and crossbows will also be equipped.

After being instructed by the weapon, Xie Zhi went to the high ground in Xishan with Zhang Mao and Ma Wensheng to prepare for the exercise.

Since they are responsible for organizing this exercise, they naturally have to familiarize themselves with the venue first, so that they can have a basis on the final judgment.

As the first exercise, Zhu Houzhao was involved, and the degree of attention was very high, and their final judgment was also quite eye-catching, and any flaw would be infinitely magnified.

"The terrain here is almost the same as the one on the map, and it is really easy to defend and difficult to attack." Xie Zhi sighed: "It's really not easy for Yun Zhongwei to go up from here. ”

Immediately afterwards, several people went around the back mountain.

The terrain here is even steeper, and it is completely impossible to see the bottom at all, "It's also difficult to get up here." ”