When Wu Song heard this, his heart was shocked, obviously he heard the deep meaning of favoritism in Cao Cao's words.

Before Wang Meng's game, Cao Cao's worries were overflowing, but now that Yan Ning's game is imminent, he said that he would go with the flow.

Of course, Wu Song also understood that Cao Cao and Wang Meng went to Tokyo together, and they had an emotional foundation, and he had privately promised to let Wang Meng be the deputy capital, so he would naturally be anxious for him.

Cao Cao and Yan Ning only met in Pingshui, and it is reasonable that they are not so interested in Wang Meng.

But this Yan Ning has a lot to do with Wu Song, and Wu Song hopes that he can win the first place in the competition.

Seeing that it was not early, Cao Cao and Wu Song came to the place where the cavalry and civilian officials were, Cao Cao took a general look and found that more than 130 people were going to participate in the cavalry selection, and less than 30 people were going to participate in the civilian selection.

Of the more than 130 cavalry, there were only thirty-seven horses, and several horses that Cao Cao brought back when he entered Tokyo were among them.

There are very few of these horses that can enter Cao Cao's eyes, and when they see this scene, they can't help but have a big head.

Is a cavalry still called a cavalry if there is no horse?

Although he was mentally prepared, Cao Cao was also at a loss in the face of this situation, and he now understood why Wu Song would oppose the establishment of a cavalry capital, and why the Song Dynasty would choose to be beaten passively instead of forming cavalry to compete with the Liao State and Western Xia.

Despite this, Cao Cao understood very well that if he wanted to compete in the world, cavalry was indispensable, and even if it was difficult, cavalry had to be formed.

Even if it is a little shabby now, it is necessary to gradually enrich the cavalry capital, otherwise it is impossible to defeat the Liao State and the Western Xia State on the battlefield, let alone the Jin State with the army of tigers and wolves.

Cao Cao has an advanced strategic vision, and naturally sees the general trend of the world more thoroughly and long-term than ordinary people, so he will firmly form a cavalry capital.

Cao Cao roughly swept the list of civil officials, but did not find Yan Ning, Cao Cao asked, "Where is Yan Ning?" Why not among the civil servants? ”

"Lord Metropolitan Prison, Yan is here." While speaking, Yan Ning rode a horse to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked at Yan Ning's thin appearance and asked in surprise, "Oh? Can you ride a horse? ”

Wu Song took over the conversation and explained: "Brother, Yan Ning is the son of the county lieutenant, he has been exposed to it since he was a child, and he has also learned the art of riding and shooting. ”

Cao Cao glanced at Yan Ning meaningfully and instructed, "Oh? Behave well, and don't let me down. ”

Yan Ning changed his tone and said confidently: "We must do our best to live up to our mission." ”

Cao Cao thought of a question and asked instead: "Since you have already participated in the cavalry competition, can you still participate in the competition of civil officials at that moment?" ”

Yan Ning looked surprised and replied, "Why don't you participate?" The cavalry and the civilian officers were selected in one group and did not conflict. ”

Cao Cao smiled slightly, and then asked Xiang Wu Song: "How are the cavalry selected?" ”

Wu Song glanced at Cao Cao and said respectfully: "Every thirty people are in a group, ride the horses around the school field and gallop around the school field, and each group will eliminate the last few, brother, do you think it's okay?" ”

"Okay, just execute your plan."

In the first round of the competition, Yan Ning was already on the list.

With the sound of a gong, thirty horses leaped out.

Yan Ning took the lead and was very fast, although the horse he rode was not the best, but his size was the most advantageous.

Due to his small stature and light weight, the burden on the horse under his crotch is naturally small, so Yan Ning has an advantage in the speed competition.

When Cao Cao saw this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Cao Cao knew that Wu Song had indeed thought hard for Yan Ning, and this speed competition was like tailor-made for Yan Ning.

And in case Yan Ning fails in the cavalry selection, there is another layer of insurance, that is, the selection of civilian officials.

In all dynasties, civilian officials were indispensable in the army, and military generals went into battle to kill the enemy, and civilian officials were responsible for registering soldiers, horses, money, food, military salaries, document delivery and other affairs, which was an indispensable and important post.

Regarding Wu Song's selfishness, Cao Cao did not break it, but laughed it off.

In fact, this is not a big deal at all, no matter who you are, as long as you have real talent and real learning, you can take on this great responsibility.

If Yan Ning can really stand out, even if there are some biases in the process, it is understandable.

And the most important thing is that during Yue Fei's absence, someone needs to train in the group training, and in the early investigation and contact, Yan Ning is competent.

Cao Cao now wants someone who can help him solve the problem, and it doesn't really matter who this person is.

Yan Ning's advantage was further highlighted by the poor quality of the horses, and he was far ahead of the other competitors in a short time, and finally crossed the finish line with a large lead.

As if he didn't find it enjoyable, Yan Ning stretched out his bow and arrows on his horse, and shot an arrow at the flagpole thirty meters away.

Everyone only felt a flash of cold light, and then looked at it, and there was an arrow firmly inserted on the flagpole.

Yan Ning dismounted easily and casually and came to the ranks of civil officials.

Cao Cao knew that Yan Ning's hand was better than most people with bows and arrows, after all, it was more difficult to hit the target with an arrow in a fast movement.

Yan Ning's seemingly inadvertent archery skills did add a lot of points to him.

The people around cheered and applauded.

"It's worthy of being the son of a county lieutenant, and he really has two brushes."

"Yes, with his peerless riding skills and the stunt of piercing through Yang in a hundred steps, I am afraid that the position of the deputy head of this cavalry is already his."

"Family history, this son should not be underestimated, but it's a pity that ......"

Cao Cao looked at Yan Ning knowingly, and praised: "The riding and archery are first-class, and the skills are amazing, not bad." ”

At this time, on the field, there were still several people who had not finished the game, and they were obviously among the eliminations, and even more, knowing that there was no hope of promotion, they directly chose to give up the game.

After all the cavalry were selected, under Wu Song's screening and arrangement, a total of ninety cavalry were left, of which Yan Ning ranked first.

Cao Cao decided to personally preside over the civil official assessment, and everyone knew in their hearts that this civil official team of less than thirty people would leave eleven people at most, and the rest would be eliminated.

In terms of difficulty, the selection of civil officials is actually the most competitive and lowest pass rate in Yanggu's group training.

Cao Cao said loudly: "Since ancient times, there is no first, there is no second in martial arts, the selection of civil officials, the first emphasis is on learning, focusing on the assessment of arithmetic, literacy and hyphenation, I will ask the question, and you can answer it on paper." In addition, poems and articles can also be attached to increase capital and color. ”

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he began to come up with questions, which were all common words at first, and then a few rare words, and then a few questions about the calculation of military salaries.

Cao Cao's purpose is very simple, that is, to look at their writing skills, as for calligraphy, it is secondary.

After a while, everyone handed in their answers.

Cao Cao browsed the answer sheet, only to see that in addition to the answer question, a poem was attached to the paper.

The Prancing Horse Sandbar self-proclaimed spear, and the general desert roared.

Zhongsheng put pen to the Western Regions, and Dingyuan was famous for a hundred years.

It is Yan Ning's answer.