Yue Heng had a bitter face and was very reluctant, but the military order was difficult to disobey, so he could only agree, praying in his heart that Cao Tongpu would wake up quickly.

"It's still half an hour before dawn, Aiqing, are you ready?" asked King Chu You at the door of his bedroom.

The four kings and four generals replied in unison: "Back to the king, the ministers are ready!"

King Chu You waved his hand, and the eunuchs beside him shouted loudly: "When the star official returns to the throne, the fourteenth year of King Chu You's hunting ground will start on time!"

Thousands of sergeants cheered in unison, and the momentum was quite huge, startling some seabirds hidden among the cliffs to rise into the air, hovering in the sky and screaming.

King Chu You asked with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, this year, Wen Zhenggu wants to continue to use the rules of previous years, does anyone raise any objections?"

Everyone looked at the eldest Chu Yaotian, as the leader of the Qin Wang Army, he occupied the quota of the four generals, although he was also Prince Kang, but he was the uncle of King Chu You, and he was separated by Prince Luo and King Lanhui, of course, he would not surrender his identity to fight with the juniors.

Among the four generals, in addition to Chu Yaotian and Meng Zhan, there are also two leaders of the independent army.

One is Shan Gaoze, the leader of the internal guard army who reports directly to the king of Chu You, is responsible for intelligence spying, and can secretly detain the royal family and nobles without reporting, this person is only a seventh-level unified army strength, there is never a smile on his face, he keeps a tight face all year round, and specializes in special tasks of secret detention and trial, although the number of internal guards is the smallest, but the power is great.

The other person is Zheng Yuande, the pan-naval leader who commands the Chu State Naval Army, Zheng Yuande is an eighth-level commander, but there are less than 20,000 naval troops under his command, and there are more than 500 large and small warships and warships, which is the smallest naval force in the Zhongyuan world, of course, this is also related to the topography of Chu State, and there are six islands in the East China Sea Division. The state of Chu, which was in the inland sea, did not need a very strong navy.

The Internal Guard Army and the Pan-Navy participate every year, but in the eyes of Chu Yaotian and Meng Zhan, they are both weak opponents, in general. No one would ask for the opinions of these two generals.

Chu Yaotian looked at Meng Zhan and said with a smile: "The old minister has no objections, I wonder if General Meng has any ideas?"

This was meant to be a kind word. Generally speaking, the rules will not be changed for many years.

But Meng Zhan really made a request this time: "The old minister has something to say, the Zhenyuan army is the last few in the Wenzheng every year, play with everyone, just go through the motions, this year the old minister wants to appear in the last one, the old minister's subordinate Su Staff Officer is very old, the old minister wants him to finish the last cultural battle without pressure, and please ask the king to be gracious!"

King Chu You chuckled: "Su Tong and this guy are still working hard under General Meng? It's time for Xian to give way, yes!"

The other princes and generals had no objections when they heard it, they knew very well the strength of this Su staff officer, in the past ten years, the Zhenyuan Army had almost completely given up the Wenzheng, let them be the last to appear, it didn't matter, anyway, it was just a matter of making up the numbers!

The remaining seven people drew lots according to the old rules, and the first one in the lottery was Prince Luo, who could see it and laughed: "The minister will definitely win the first battle!"

King Chu You smiled: "That's." Bian Gaoyang, the staff general under his younger brother, is a fierce general who has won the championship three times in ten years!"

The rest of the people also drew their own order, thanked Queen Chu You and returned to the camp.

The literary battle is about to begin!

After returning from the battle, the core of his strategists surrounded him. In the temporary camp, Meng Zhan arranged tactics: "Staff Officer Su, General Ben is cheeky and asks for the last chance to play, you have to cherish it!"

Su Tonghe bent down and said: "The subordinates obey the order! The subordinates have already inquired, and the people who participated in the cultural contest this year are still those people from last year, and the armies do not seek merit but no fault." ”

Meng Zhan nodded and said, "That's the best, there's no need to guess, you can arrange it when you see it!"

Su Tonghe understood and should deal with this matter.

"Is General Cao awake?" Meng Zhan asked again. The one he was most worried about was Cao Tongpu.

"Back to the general, General Cao is still asleep. However, the activity in the body is stronger than last night, and it should be faster. ”

"How fast is it? Can you wake up in an hour? Bring that kid Yue Heng in. Except for the Su staff officer, everyone else retreated. ”

Meng Zhan ordered, and a cadre of soldiers promised to go down, and Yue Heng was soon brought into the camp tent.

"Yue Heng, what are the poems and songs you have prepared? Listen to it, let Staff Officer Su comment on it for you!" Meng Zhan ordered expressionlessly.

Yue Heng was puzzled: "This ...... Some things are better if they are performed on the spot. ”

Su Tonghe said: "Then you also have to tell me how to prepare? If you are worse than the old man's performance, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing to let you play?"

Yue Heng clasped the back of his head, too embarrassed: "Master Su, it's really hard to say......

He doesn't even decide what he's going to talk about, how can he prepare in advance? He's a live player, and many of the articles have to be immersive to feel the resonance.

Meng Zhan was also helpless, and it was not good to be held accountable when the matter came to the door, the time was almost up, he wanted to go to King Chu You to sit with him, so he handed over the command of the scene to Su Tonghe.

Su Tonghe was a little disappointed with Yue Heng, so he didn't ask any more questions, and directly took him to the Wenzheng Platform in Wanghai Cliff to watch the battle.

The Wenzheng Platform is set on the edge of the mountain cliff, which is the first place to see the sun every day, and many literati like to write blessings related to the day, most of which are to increase the courage, strength, and endurance of the army, so sometimes it is necessary to take advantage of the right time and place.

There is no shortage of powerful array mages in the royal family, and there is a silent magic circle set up around the Wenzheng Tower, which can limit the sound to a radius of thirty zhang, and only the stands where the Wenzheng Platform and the King of Chu You are located can be heard, which can prevent these powerful war poems and war songs from spreading easily.

The first to come on the field was Prince Luo's side staff, and eighteen Chu army soldiers stood behind the Wenzheng platform, fully armed, waiting for the blessing of Bian Gaoyang's hymns.

Literati can have runes to improve their own strength, but to improve the strength of other people, the number is very small, the side staff prepared this time a poem called "Rapid March", this is a new poem created this year, can be blessed by the group.

The work of the sixth-level auxiliary hall, easy resonance, the eighteen Chu army soldiers exuded a ghostly light, and there seemed to be a halo under their feet, everyone was pleasantly surprised to find that their ability to move became faster, and immediately the jury of the Chu You King came forward to test.

"Rapid March" can increase the sergeant's movement speed by 30%, which lasts for half an hour, and if it is increased to 50% acceleration, it can only last for one stick of incense. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Literature of Chu Law, this article is set as Shangyi!" The jury gave a conclusion very fairly, and King Chu You nodded and approved the result. (To be continued)