The state competition was not held in the Qizhong Branch, but was held in the famous "Great Performance Wutai" in Zhennan City.

It's not that Shaodian is stingy, this is the old practice of the previous governors of Zhongwangzhou, and all those who enter the "Great Performance Wutai" to watch the game must pay money, whether they are nobles or commoners.

It is said that the governor's box has to be paid, even if the king's envoy comes to see the game, he also has to give money, but someone will rush to give this money.

The "Great Performing Martial Arts" had large and small boxes for the nobles to distinguish them from the commoners.

Civilians watching the game can pay directly at the gate of the "Great Performance Martial Arts", and then they can enter the ordinary grandstand area and find a vacant seat at will.

Most of the VIP boxes are booked in advance, and they may not be able to be booked without a certain status and money during the state competition.

Shi Heng booked three private rooms under the banner of the Protector's Mansion, otherwise he would not be able to book half of the private rooms with a silk merchant in Heitu City.

There are a lot of people who come to see Ding Kui's competition, his senior brothers and sisters, classmates when he was a knight, teachers and his own family, etc., it is not enough to sit in a box of ten people. The number and level of nobles in the state city are not comparable to those of Pingzhong County, and it is not easy to win three boxes.

Ding Kui chatted with Jiang Cao and Jiang Yu for a while and then returned to their respective teams.

Instead of living together, the riders in the state race were scattered across twenty districts, and each county was asked to guard its own area.

As soon as the contestants are stationed in the cavalry division, they enter the state of paramilitary exercises, and the cavalry division will issue some tasks from time to time and assign them to the athletes in each county to complete.

This year, each county has a flagpole with flags numbered from one to twenty, corresponding to the ranking of each county in the previous session.

The tasks of this cavalry division will include flag stealing and flag keeping, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, and all tasks must be completed in a state where they cannot fight.

That's why all 20 counties are squeezed into the deadline to sign up for the Riding Branch, and whoever arrives first will have to complete more tasks.

The last to settle in on October 1st, and the exercise status will be lifted before the start of the draw on October 5th, during this time, the cavalry branch can only issue a maximum of one round of tasks, and some county guilds will not receive the task if they are lucky.

The settlement in each area is at least 100 meters away from the flagpole, and the county that receives the flag protection task must capture someone when he leaves the area after discovering that he has stolen the flag, otherwise the mission will be considered a failure;

The flag-keeper cannot stay under the flagpole and cannot voluntarily enter within 50 meters of the flagpole unless there is a flag-stealing person inside, but it can drive away any non-self-owned personnel who enter the area where it is stationed.

The task of receiving a reconnaissance mission is to assist the flag stealing party, deliberately lingering in the area of the flag guarding side, confusing the flag guarding side, and covering the flag stealing party; the counter-reconnaissance side is to gain the trust of the flag guarding side, assist the flag guarding party in driving away the flag stealing party and the reconnaissance party's personnel, and ensure that the target flag is not stolen.

If the flag stealing is successful, the reconnaissance mission will be successful, and vice versa, and the counter-reconnaissance mission will be the opposite.

The reconnaissance side can pretend to be the anti-reconnaissance side, so the flag keeper must have the ability to distinguish the true from the fake, otherwise it will be difficult for them to guard the flag on their own.

Such exercises to exercise tactical strategy are part of the military training of knights, and are implemented in all states of the Shaodian Kingdom.

Players who can participate in the state competition will basically be regarded as future military generals, and strategy is a very important ability in addition to combat power.

Pingzhong County ranked twelfth in the last state competition and was assigned to the No. 12 area, and after Fuji Yan took Ding Kui and five people to settle in the area, he designated Ding Kui as the exercise commander and left the station.

"I wonder if we will receive a task this year?" Xu Yan looked a little excited.

"Didn't we get the task last time?" Ding Kui didn't inquire about previous competitions.

"Yes, we were lucky not to be tasked last time. "As a representative of the city that participates in the state competition all year round, Ji Xing has a good understanding of the history of the state competition.

"Actually, I think it's a lot of fun to get the assignment, and it's a great exercise for us. Xu Yan has his own opinions.

"Isn't it fun to get a team that doesn't think hard to complete the task and torture it until the morning of October 5th? Shanyou disagreed with Xu Yan's opinion.

Ba Xi didn't care about anything, he was gnawing on the jerky that Ding Kui gave him, and having meat to eat was the most important thing in his opinion.

"Whether we will receive the task or not is not something we can decide, so let's discuss which tasks are suitable for us and which are the most difficult. Ding Kui put forward the most realistic view.

"That's right, Ding Kui is right," Ji Xing was calmer, "Our area is in the middle of the cavalry branch, and there are stations from other counties on all sides, and the flag guarding task is the most difficult, and the other tasks are not much different. ”

The five players in Pingzhong County were discussing, wrong, it was four people discussing eating alone, and Long Shen walked into their room, "The commander of the twelfth regional exercise takes over the task. ”

Ding Kui bowed and saluted: "Ding Kui, the commander of the twelfth regional exercise, received the order. ”

"Your mission is to protect the flag of Region 12 and take it to the draw for the group stage of the state competition on October 5. Long Shen handed a scroll to Ding Kui.

Ji Xing looked at Long Yuanyuan's figure, and said: "I'm really afraid of anything, you can sneak in from all directions, and the difficulty of defense is not ordinary." ”

"It's really fun this time, Xu Yan, you can play slowly. Shanyou said angrily.

"Well, now we are a team, the most important thing is to be united, and the task is difficult. "As the commander of the exercise, Ding Kui had to take on the responsibility of uniting the team," Xu Yan went around to see where there was any change in the surrounding area.

Ba Xi, you went to the roof of the house, and when you saw someone approaching the flagpole, you rushed over and grabbed it.

Ji Xing and Shan You are now going to rest, and they are going to take turns to keep vigil at night.

I'm going to see who's coming in for reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. ”

No one objected to Ding Kui's task arrangement, and they dispersed to perform their duties.

The task was announced at noon, and there was no movement at all in the afternoon of the first day, only the players from the five counties of Weiguo County, Wu'an County, Pingzhong County, Pingxiang County and Changle County were active in their own areas, and it was obvious that they all received the task of guarding the flag.

At dinner, Ding Kui and the other five gathered on the roof of a house more than 50 meters away from the flagpole to discuss while eating.

"In the five districts around us are Changyi County, Shiqiao County, Jixi County, Zhenjiang County and Nanguo County, and there was no movement all afternoon today. Xu Yan observed the surrounding situation very responsibly.

"It's really a narrow road, and the four families who don't want me to use the 'Moon Death' are all around us. Ding Kui scratched his sideburns a few times.

"Hehe, it's not strange, several of their counties were ranked about the same as us last time, and they are the ones who have the greatest impact on your use of the famous sword, and the counties in front and behind won't care too much. "Ji Xing slept and was very energetic.

"Brother Ji, I heard that you learned a unique trick from Ding Kui, and your eyesight has increased greatly, and the task of watching the flagpole at night will be handed over to you, and I will be responsible for driving people away. Shanyou said.

"We are not in a hurry first, we must distinguish the flag-stealing side, the reconnaissance side and the counter-reconnaissance side as soon as possible. Ding Kui pinched his chin and said, "The three of them should send someone to contact us soon, as long as we can judge which one is telling the truth, we are halfway there." ”

"Someone is coming. Ba Xi suddenly stood up.

Sure enough, people from the three directions of Zhenjiang County, Jixi County, and Shiqiao County entered the No. 12 area of Pingzhong County.

"It seems that I guessed correctly, the flag stealing side and the reconnaissance side will keep an eye on us, and if someone wants to contact us, both sides will take the opportunity to come over together, so that we can't tell who the anti-reconnaissance side is.

This anti-reconnaissance party is quite experienced, and he chose to come over at dinner time to quietly contact us first when the attention of the flag stealing party and the reconnaissance party is at its lowest, but unfortunately those two are not rookies. Ding Kui shook his head slightly.

It was Jiang Ang from Zhenjiang County, Ma Hun, the second son of the county marquis, and Gan Zong, the eldest son of the county marquis from Shiqiao County, and Xu Yan brought the three of them to Ding Kui.

"Hehe, have you eaten all three?" Ding Kui said to the three with a smile.

Ma Hun took the lead and said: "No, I'm hungry, Commander Ding won't let my allies go hungry, if there is anything delicious, let me rub some food." ”

Jiang Ang next to him was anxious, and hurriedly said: "I am the ally of Commander Ding, you are exposed, come to Commander Ding at this time, you must have prepared in advance, how could you not even eat." ”

"Don't pretend to either of you, whether you eat or not, the real ally of Commander Ding is me, I was the first to enter Area Twelve, right?" Gan Zong said to Ding Kui.

Ding Kui immediately looked at Ba Xi.

Ba Xi shook his head and said, "I didn't see clearly who came in first, I only saw it when they got closer." ”

Stupid, this is what people have tried.

Ding Kui's intestines were all remorseful, so he had to say: "Since you are here, it would be strange not to say that it was my ally, and things will always be figured out." From this point of view, the task of the Twelfth-Banner was assigned to the four of us, and two of our four commanders must have succeeded and two failed.

Of course, my allies don't want the Twelfth Flag to be stolen, so I want to ask five of my allies to accompany us tonight for the vigil, and everyone will come to prove their sincerity. ”

"Okay, I'll go back and call someone. Jiang Ang, Ma Hun and Gan Zong said together.

Ji Xing, Xu Yan and Shan You were stunned by the side.

"Oh, it seems that I am very lucky, there are so many sincere allies, so please go back and call someone. Ding Kui stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please.

"Hmph!" Jiang Ang, Ma Hun and Gan Zong glanced at each other and walked towards their respective areas.