A hundred members of the Blades are all training in the back mountains, and a single flare can call them all back.

As the most elite of the Zuo Xiao Guard, but also the most rigorously trained, the hardest team, the strength of the blades is beyond doubt, their individual combat ability, against ordinary Praetorian Guards, can be one enemy ten.

But what they are most powerful about is their special operations capabilities, Tang Ning tried to make them adapt to various extreme environments, and after discussing with Lao Zheng, they conducted various targeted training to comprehensively improve their comprehensive strength.

Of course, Emperor Chen's shadow guards should not be underestimated, they are also the elite of the guards, and they have also undergone special training by Gongsun Ying, so they cannot be regarded as ordinary opponents.

Chen Huang seemed to be very confident in the strength of the shadow guards, and specially told Tang Ning that this competition between the two teams should not be limited to the martial arts arena like the Sixteen Guards competition, which is similar to a performance competition.

What he wanted to see was the actual battle, which was the real strength of the two teams, and chose the test venue on the back mountain.

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 waist cards are eliminated by the winner, and finally the winner is determined according to the total number of waist cards captured by the two teams.

Tang Ning looked at Emperor Chen with a confident look, and he really couldn't bear to remind him that they had been living in the mountains for half a month without carrying water and food, and Tang Ning's purpose this time was to train their ability to survive in the wild.

When they came back last night, they had eaten and drunk enough, and were ready for today's competition.

Before the start of the game, both teams are taken to a specific location in the mountains and wait for the camp to send a signal flare.

One of the generals 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 down and clenched his fists and said, "Yes!" ”

As soon as his words fell, another figure ran in front of Tang Ning, and after standing still, he straightened up and said in a loud voice: "Report to the general, the sharp blade should reach a hundred, but it is actually a hundred, please instruct the general!" ”

This sudden loud voice startled Emperor Chen.

His eyes looked at the blade captain, and he only felt that the momentum on this person's body seemed to be stronger than that of the shadow guard, but he was relieved when he thought of the special ability of the shadow guard.

With Emperor Chen here, Tang Ning didn't have anything to say to them, looked at the captain of the blade, and said: "This competition is just a test of your strength, you don't have to work too hard, just play normally." ”

The captain clenched his fists and said, "Take the order!" ”

Tang Ning didn't know if he understood his words, anyway, he felt that he had spoken very bluntly.

The two teams had already set off, and Chen Huang sat firmly in the central barracks, looking full of confidence.

Tang Ning is the opposite of him, he has no confidence, not in the blade, but in the shadow guard.

With Emperor Chen's cautious eyes, if the blade really wins, will he praise him or blame him, Tang Ning really has no bottom in his heart.

Emperor Chen looked at him and said, "You don't have to worry, even if the blade loses, I won't blame you, you can make Zuo Xiaowei at the end of the sixteen guards jump to the top of the sixteen guards, you have made great contributions." ”

Tang Ning arched his hand and said politely: "Thank you, Your Majesty, this is all the credit of all the soldiers......

Emperor Chen stood up and said: "This competition, there are not a few days of effort, I'm afraid I won't be able to tell the winner, I will go back to the palace first, and when the time comes, you can just send the results." ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty."

After sending Emperor Chen out of the Xiaoqi camp and watching the tent go away, Tang Ning's eyes looked at the back mountain and asked, "Is the time up?" ”

Xiao Jue nodded and said, "It's almost." ”

Tang Ning looked behind him, Chen Zhou took out a bamboo tube from his sleeve, lit the fuse, and a dazzling white light shot straight into the sky, exploding in the sky, making a huge sound.

After a while, the same loud noise came from the mountain, as a response to the start of the competition.

According to Emperor Chen's meaning, this competition is a real battle rather than a performance, and the time is not limited, and it is not easy to eliminate everyone in the shadow guard in the deep mountains.

Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning and asked, "What are we going to do now, wait?" ”

"You wait here." Tang Ning looked at him and said, "There is still something to do in the ministry, I'm going back to the yamen, if there is anything, just let someone come to the ministry to inform me." ”

He walked a few steps, thought of something again, looked at Xiao Jue, and asked, "Among the members of the imperial court, who are above the fourth rank from Jiangnan?" ”

"That's too much." Xiao Jue didn't think about it, and said: "There are many talented people in Jiangnan, and even the students of Gyeonggi have been pressed by them for the imperial examinations over the years, and after so many years, many important members of the DPRK and China are from Jiangnan, such as Feng Chengxiang, Zhang Zhongshuling, Ministry of Industry Shangshu, etc., etc., etc., etc......."

Jiangnan is a heavy place for tax payment and education, and the status of Jiangnan officials in the court is unbreakable, Tang Ning already has some bottom in his heart, 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's influence in Jiangnan is the greatest. ”

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "Isn't the Tang family the Gyeonggi Gaomen?" ”

Xiao Jue shook his head and said: "You don't know, although the roots of the Tang family are in Beijing, most of the children of the Tang family are married to women from wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Tang family has a very close relationship with them, otherwise, who do you think is behind the Tang family and Duanwang to provide such huge financial support?" ”

In fact, Tang Ning has always been puzzled by this matter, the many powerful people that King Kang relied on, each of them had a huge business, but the Tang family, which King Duan relied on, rarely got involved in business, even if Tang Ning wanted to crack down, he couldn't find a target, and after a long time, it turned out that the Tang family's economic source was in Jiangnan......

It seems that the water in the ministry is much deeper than he imagined.

When he returned to the official headquarters, the mountain behind the cavalry camp, the two teams of Blade and Shadow Guard did not act in a hurry, but discussed the tactics of battle in the same place.

The camps of the two teams were separated by several miles, and they were only temporary camps, and they had to be abandoned after the start of the operation, otherwise they would wait for the other side to come and encircle and suppress them.

On a certain clearing in the mountains and forests, the general of the shadow guard divided a hundred people into ten groups, ten people in each group, and then called the ten captains over and admonished: "The leader said, this battle can only be won and not defeated, and we must not lose in the hands of Zuo Xiaowei and these people!" ”

"Command!"

"Command!"

"Commanding ......"

Everyone spoke one after another, and the general waited for everyone to calm down, and said: "We are shadow guards, we don't have to fight with them, whether it is with poison or Gu, just make sure that we can win......"

A forest miles away.

A young man squatted on a tree, looked at the people below, and said: "The general said, those guys will make some side doors, and they will cheer me up, if anyone drags the back of the blade, I will take him out and practice alone for a month......

One of them looked up at him and asked, "Boss, what did General Tang tell you just now?" ”

"The general said, let's play normally, don't work too ......hard," the young man looked at them and said, "Although the general said so, this is just comfort, you all cheer me up, use all your skills, remember, this is not a drill!" ”