Chen Qing walked up to the 1,500 people and raised a blue flag high. The blue flag meant running and cheering, and the 1,500 soldiers began to quickly adjust their ranks.
A new participating battalion was formed, with five hundred soldiers lined up neatly. Their specialty is running.
Soon, there were only seven teams with 3,500 people left on the school field. Each participating soldier received a wooden number plate with a rope on it that could be wrapped around his wrist.
"Ready, let's run!"
The officer in charge gave an order, the drums beat loudly, and the fifty leading cavalry rushed out first, and 3,500 soldiers followed the fifty leading cavalry and rushed outside the school grounds.
Running is not like military formations and archery. It is basic training. Almost every army must conduct running training, even those trained by martial arts students.
Military formations and archery require experience, so running is beneficial to teams of martial arts students who lack experience. But then again, each army is a selected elite, and they naturally have the best physical strength, so running is also beneficial to the army.
Each of the seven teams has its own pros and cons, so which two teams will win is a matter of suspense.
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A fifty-mile round trip is equivalent to a half marathon and can be completed in more than half an hour under normal circumstances.
What's more important is that soldiers don't have to carry heavy weapons and supplies as usual, so they can run more easily.
But it was also true that the competition became more intense. Five hundred soldiers of the Western Army followed Liu Qiong in running. Liu Qiong was also famous for being a good runner in the Western Army. His father had cultivated his running endurance since he was a child. After joining the army, he often led soldiers to train long distances. His experience
Very rich.
"Everyone, come out to the rhythm!" Liu Qiong shouted.
Gradually, all the soldiers followed him and ran in a consistent rhythm, and the neat running sound of "ka ka ka ka" echoed on the official road.
The soldiers ran very fast. The biggest advantage of running like this is that there is a collective strength to support the individual will, which greatly reduces the fatigue of each soldier.
Similar to the Western Army, Cao De's army also gathered hundreds of people and ran together, closely following the Western Army.
The two legions followed closely to guide the cavalry on the official road, which was very eye-catching. However, the other teams were scattered, and a group of more than a dozen people ran on the official road without forming a large scale.
The turning point came. Dozens of officials were changing the signs and registering the soldiers beside the official road. At this time, the tactics changed. Liu Qiong suddenly accelerated his speed. Two hundred soldiers followed him closely. They ran faster and faster, even surpassing
To guide the cavalry.
The Western Army's team quickly split into three parts. At this time, Cao De's army also began to speed up. The previous team slowly lengthened and dissipated, and the outstanding ones stood out.
Dozens of soldiers ran faster and faster, even surpassing the leading Western Army team.
Dozens more scattered soldiers surpassed them.
"Don't be anxious, keep your pace!"
Liu Qiong did not try his best to catch up with the nearly 100 opponents who had surpassed him. Instead, he continued to maintain a steady rhythm and maintain the physical strength of the soldiers, but did not stay too far away from the leader, always holding on to the opponent.
At this time Zheng Ping appeared beside the official road and shouted: "There are still five miles!"
This is also Chen Qing's strategy. Someone must remind Liu Qiong to keep distance.
There are still five miles left, which means we have reached the sprint stage.
Liu Qiong turned around and shouted, "Brothers, fight with me."
Liu Qiong started sprinting with two hundred soldiers. The soldiers began to run with all their strength, and soon surpassed Cao De and dozens of soldiers.
The other party was also anxious and ran as fast as he could.
The two teams chased each other. After running two miles, Liu Qiong's collective strategy began to show its power. With more physical strength, they opened the distance between them and Cao De's army, and soon overtook the scattered soldiers one by one.
Less than a mile away from Wuxue, the group army led by Liu Qiong surpassed the number one who had been leading.
Liu Qiong ran faster and faster, two hundred soldiers followed him closely, and everyone rushed into the martial arts gate like lightning.
Hu Yantong shouted: "There are still two hundred steps left, let's fight!"
At this time, all the soldiers began to fight desperately, but the Western Army could no longer surpass them.
Liu Qiong led two hundred soldiers to collectively cross the finish line with unstoppable momentum.
Chen Qing, who was waiting here, excitedly stepped forward and hugged Liu Qiong and the soldiers.
Zhao Xiaoyi and the logistics soldiers walked forward quickly with sugar water.
Liu Guangshi, the commander-in-chief, and the officers in charge looked on dumbfounded. Two hundred people from the Western Army arrived together, and they divided most of the first three hundred. Did this give others a way to survive?
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The drums of celebration were loud in the camp, and the victorious army was jubilant and joyful. They killed pigs and sheep to reward the soldiers.
But the failed military camp was silent, the soldiers were dejected, and the generals complained to each other, but there was no way, and most of the soldiers were destined to be foils.
Most of the teams were eliminated on the first day of the competition, and only ten of the thirty-five armies entered the semi-finals.
Cao De's army also entered the semi-finals, running out of the remaining 100 targets, they grabbed 60, ranked second in the fire group, and successfully advanced.
The lottery for the semi-finals was held in the martial arts performance hall, and Gao Yong, a doctor in the Ministry of War, was in charge of the draw. In the lobby, Gao Yong was chatting with several generals. At this time, an official stepped forward and winked at him. Gao Yong smiled apologetically.
He smiled and walked aside with the official.
"What's up!"
The official whispered, "Wang Bo changed his previous plan and asked to confront Liu Guangshi's army."
Gao Yong frowned and said with real dissatisfaction: "What tricks are they doing? One moment they want me to take special care, the next moment they have to change their plans. Does he think Liu Guangshi's army is a weak force?"
"The specific reason is not clear to Beizhi, but they must have given up on the previous plan. Beizhi thinks this is actually a good thing, at least the confrontation with Liu Guangshi's army will not arouse everyone's suspicion."
Qin Hui greeted Gao Yong and asked him to take care of Wang Bo as appropriate. Previously, Wang Bo's team was drawn into the military formation, but he had relaxed his score. Wang Bo's team entered the semi-finals as the first in the group.
Wang Bo asked for a rematch against the Western Army. Gao Yong fully understood this request. The Western Army's foundation was very weak. It was the Ximen Xiang Army in Lin'an, which was notoriously decadent. Although they wiped out Zhang Kui, they still had problems with other powerful forces.
gap.
Wang Bo obviously wanted to pick up soft peaches and squeeze them.
Of course, the premise is that the Western Army must advance to the semi-finals.
But Wang Bo actually wants to fight against the powerful Cao De army. I really don’t know what medicine he is selling in his gourd?
A sneer appeared at the corner of Gao Yong's mouth. Since he wants to seek death, let him do it!
"Dang!" The lottery bell rang.
Gao Yong is responsible for drawing lots. There are ten lots in total, and two lots are drawn at a time.
They were divided into five pairs and fought one by one. Under the watchful eyes of the leaders of the ten teams, Gao Yong drew the first pair.
"The Third Army of Martial Arts vs. the Right Army of Shenwu"
The third martial arts army is Wang Bo's army, and the Shenwu right army is Cao De's army.
Wang Bo glanced at Chen Qing from a distance and was secretly annoyed. He had always wanted to take advantage of Chen Qing. The Xiang army was very weak. Although Chen Qing's army won the first place in the fire group, it was just running and could not change the weak nature of the Xiang army.
.
But at a critical moment, his uncle actually asked him to choose Cao De's army instead, which was Liu Guangshi's army!
Wang Bo felt unwilling but had no choice.
Gao Yong drew the fourth pair and announced loudly: "The fourth pair, the Western Army versus Shenwu's left deputy army."
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"Why not draw lots as originally planned?"
Zhang Zongyan was really dissatisfied that Wang Bo decided on such an important matter without discussing it with him.
"In Wang Yameni, Cao De is Liu Guangshi's most powerful general and has rich combat experience. His army is also selected from tens of thousands of recruits. It can be called the elite of the elite. We may not be his opponent.
But Chen Qing's army is different. His army has a weak foundation. It is the former Xiang army. Two months of hard training will not be enough. It will take at least two or three years to be reborn, and it will have to go through hundreds of battles. Don't watch them escape.
They must be fast, but they are really a weak team.”
At this point, Zhang Zongyan couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, "Ya Nei, this is our opportunity. You should discuss it with me first instead of giving up the original plan directly!"
Of course Wang Bo would not tell Zhang Zongyan. This was his uncle's intention. He argued: "You don't know Chen Qing. This man is very cunning. In addition, I had conflicts with him before. Once we defeat him, he will definitely be dissatisfied and will
By secretly investigating us, I'm afraid that he will discover the secrets of the army, and the gain will outweigh the losses."
Wang Bo's explanation still made some sense. Zhang Zongyan said gloomily: "I'm really not sure I can defeat Cao De. If I lose, I hope Qin Xianggong won't blame me!"
Wang Bo narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Don't worry! I have a way. Even if Cao De's army has 100% strength, it won't be able to do anything."
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What Chen Qing drew was Li Heng's army. Chen Qing didn't understand this army, and it could even be said that he knew nothing about it.
Although Li Heng held a high official position, he did not leave any traces in history.
"This Li Heng was once a confidant of the emperor, but he has not been doing well in the past two years." Hu Yantong once again played the role of know-it-all.
"Why are you not doing well?" Chen Qing asked puzzledly.
Hu Yantong smiled slightly and said: "Actually, everyone in the army knows this kind of thing. You may be far away and don't know much about it. Li Heng performed poorly during the Liu Miao Rebellion and was defeated by Miao Fu's army. Although he later
The emperor did not hold him accountable, but he became more indifferent to him from then on, and Ju Shigu became his new favorite."
"How strong is Li Heng's army?" Chen Qing asked again.
"The strength is definitely not weak, but it is not the strongest either. Li Heng has recruited 8,000 new soldiers this year. It should not be a big problem to select 2,000 elite soldiers from the 8,000 soldiers, but it will still be inferior to the armies of Liu Guangshi and Zhang Jun.
It’s probably similar to Wang Bo’s army.”
At this moment, Zheng Ping hurriedly walked in and said to Chen Qing solemnly: "I just received news that Cao De's army suffered from severe diarrhea, vomiting and diarrhea, and dozens of soldiers have died."
Chen Qing and Hu Yantong looked at each other, and both of them thought of Wang Bo at the same time. Only Wang Bo could do such a despicable plot."
"Do you want to tell Cao De?"
Hu Yantong gritted his teeth, and the hatred in his heart spurted out from his eyes.
Chen Qing shook his head, with a sneer on his lips, "Just let the storm come more violently!"