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Chapter 816: Deterrence (Part )
Jiang Shaohua admired the awkward looks of the generals for a moment, then slowly said: "This martial arts competition will also allow you generals to see the problems of your own armies. After returning, you must train more soldiers to target their weaknesses. After three or four months, when the weather warms up next spring, we will have another martial arts competition."

The generals were so intimidated that they could no longer be arrogant. They bowed their hands in response. When facing Liu Hengchang and the other two, they were much more polite and courteous.

The emperor left surrounded by his ministers.

General Zuo was furious in the military tent. He brought all his trusted generals over and scolded them over and over again.

The confidants were scolded so much that they dared not raise their heads. When General Zuo was tired of scolding and his anger subsided a little, he whispered: "General, please calm down. What is the foundation of the Yingwei Battalion? In just three short years, they have been able to suppress the Imperial Guards, the Shenwu Battalion, and the Yongwei Battalion. This is enough to show the ability of the general."

"That's right. How can these mediocre soldiers in the Yingwei Battalion be able to compete with the elite soldiers in the Nanyang Guard Battalion?"

"We lose if we lose. If we really win against the Nanyang Guard Battalion, where will the emperor save his face?"

General Zuo was so angry that he laughed: "According to what you said, it is right that the British Guard Camp has made a fool of itself these days."

"Pooh!"

"Don't make so many excuses. Losing is losing. If you are new, you need to practice more. Everyone, get out of here and think carefully about how to train the troops next."

"The Emperor has already said that there will be a martial arts competition next spring. In the next few months, you must train like hell for me!"

"If you lose like this again! Get out of the barracks! Don't come to see me again!"

Similar conversations took place in the Shenwu Camp and the Yongwei Camp of the Imperial Guard.

Although the Imperial Guards won, they still held a review meeting after returning. Liu Hengchang pointed out the problems of the Imperial Guards: "Arrogant soldiers will be defeated. Don't be proud and complacent because of a temporary advantage."

"We deserve to win. In our Nanyang Guard Battalion, each soldier rides two horses, and we have the latest and best weapons and armor. Our monthly salary is several times that of ordinary soldiers. The food in the army is also the best, and we have meat every day. If we still can't train elite soldiers, we will all be useless."

"We also have shortcomings in this military exercise. Compared with ordinary soldiers, we lack blood and wildness."

"We have to continue training in the next few months. We have to continue to win the military exercises next spring!"

"The Emperor summoned us to the capital specifically to use our elite troops to suppress all the arrogant soldiers and generals and make them submit to him. Therefore, we must not only win, but also win beautifully and convincingly, so that they will be speechless."

Liu Hengchang's eyes sparkled as he spoke excitedly: "Brother Qin, Brother Meng, let me put it more bluntly. The emperor has been training his troops to prepare for war, and there will be a national war with the Rouran in the future. We must show the emperor that the personal guards are also capable of fighting, and we are not inferior to General Zuo."

Wow! This is real ambition! They are all thinking about competing with General Zuo.

Qin Zhan and Meng Dashan were inspired by these words. They looked at each other and said in unison: "We will listen to you in terms of training the troops."

The five armies are actively training and the training is in full swing.

Jiang Shaohua was well-informed in the palace, and received news from various military camps continuously. He smiled at Prime Minister Chen and Shangshu Feng and said, "If I had known this, I should have transferred the personal guard camp to the capital earlier."

Prime Minister Chen laughed dumbly: "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that they will use real fire when they perform martial arts next year?"

Minister Feng took up the conversation: "Civil officials should not form cliques, and military generals should not form factions. If we fight to the bitter end, what's the point? The better."

This is the real trusted minister. Jiang Shaohua didn't need to beat around the bush when speaking, he nodded and smiled: "I think so too."

It is easier for her to control the generals when they fight each other. If the generals collude privately and become a united front, disaster is imminent. Therefore, being the emperor is really not an easy task. It is even more difficult to rectify the army than to rectify the civil officials. The civil officials cannot stir up big waves, but the generals have soldiers in their hands. Once they have different intentions, it will cause big chaos.

When the Royal Guard Battalion arrived, Jiang Shaohua felt particularly at ease.

She smiled and said to Prime Minister Chen, "After the New Year, I will stay at the Royal Guard Camp for a few days to watch them train their troops."

In the past, Prime Minister Chen was alone and could not handle the situation. Since Minister Feng came, with his right-hand man and left-hand man, Jiang Shaohua seemed to have returned to his youth and would go out of the palace for a few days from time to time.

What else can Prime Minister Chen and Minister Feng say?
Keep doing your best!
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In the sixth year of Zhaoping, it was March in spring.

The five military camps are still holding a grand military parade in the Yingwei Camp.

This time, there were more than just a few ministers who came with the Empress to watch the fun, almost half of the civil officials in the court came.

The events of the military performance were the same, but the number of soldiers participating had doubled. Each army sent 2,000 people. Accordingly, the top ten in each event were selected and rewarded.

This was proposed by Minister Ding of the Ministry of War. Minister Ding was a good man, and fearing that the armies would lose badly, he simply lengthened the list of commendations, at least to give the generals some face.

Her Majesty readily agreed and even promised to give out ten horses as a reward.

The soldiers, who were already eager to try, immediately became excited when they heard about such a huge reward. The atmosphere of the martial arts performance reached its peak almost from the beginning.

Jiang Shaohua couldn't sit still in the stands, so he went down directly to the center of the martial arts field, looking around with great interest.

Song Yuan and other guards kept watching closely, and fortunately, nothing unexpected happened in half a day. However, the fighting on the field was too intense, and several soldiers were injured to varying degrees.

Sun Zelan was well prepared. With a wave of his hand, someone came over and carried the wounded to the military tent for treatment. The lightly injured were easy to deal with, but Sun Zelan would only take action if the injuries were slightly more serious.

Qin Hu slipped over at some point and wiped the sweat off his newlywed wife with a handkerchief.

That's right, Qin Hu, who had waited for more than ten years, finally married his beloved girl at the end of last year. A few months after their marriage, they were in love.

Both husband and wife served in the imperial court, so they had the opportunity to meet each other from time to time.

Sun Zelan was not shy and let Qin Hu wipe the sweat off her face. She asked with a low smile, "Have the armies made any progress in the past half day?"

There is no need to discuss the winner or loser. The Nanyang Guard Battalion still takes the lead.

However, several armies in the capital also made great progress.

"Your Majesty, this is a very good idea." Qin Hu laughed softly, "On weekdays, the generals were all arrogant and looked down on each other. Now they have all been defeated by our personal guards. They have worked hard to train their troops and have made great progress."

"At this rate, within two years, our Daliang army will be completely transformed and we will be able to deploy elite troops."

Before he finished speaking, hurried footsteps were heard outside the military tent: "Qin Hu! It's bad! An urgent report has been sent from the border!"