Three Stages of Military Exercises
Within the Imperial Capital, in the Imperial Palace.
The current Emperor of the Black Dragon Empire, Qin Qing, coughed repeatedly, causing a few old men to hurriedly walk over.
"How much time do I have left …" Qin Qing took a pill from the old man and swallowed it. Her face immediately regained some color.
The old man shook his head and sighed. He didn't say anything and only stretched out three fingers.
"Three more months? That's enough. Come with me to watch the military exercise today. I'll let you see the little guy who can break your Devouring Blood Formation … "Qin Qing said with a smile.
The old man nodded again, and the two of them walked out of the hall. A moment later, a golden carriage drove out from the Imperial Palace.
…
Outside the imperial capital, at the barracks.
At this moment, a group of 8,000 people was extremely eye-catching. This was because all 8,000 of them were heavy armored cavalry!
"Which major general's soldier is this? Isn't it courting death to participate in the military exercise with only armored cavalry … "A young man in the uniform of a major general was leading a group of men and horses. He saw this strange scene from afar.
Such a scene was not limited to only one place. Everyone who passed by this place and watched from afar were discussing spiritedly. There were even people who loudly ridiculed him.
The eight chiliarchs wore heavy armor, and their faces were as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Why isn't that brat here yet? All of the teams participating in the military exercise have already left, and we're the only ones left!" A Thousand-man Commander couldn't help but yell.
One of the older ones also shook his head and said, "It's fine if it's a little late, but the things he left behind are really strange. These days, not only did we re-engrave all the patterns on all the armors, we also specially practiced the battle formation he left behind, but it was completely useless. Once we participate in the military exercise, won't we become a joke …"
"The way I see it, this brat is completely ignorant, treating marching and fighting as a game!" Another chiliarch shouted.
At this moment, a voice was heard. "Talking about your general behind his back is not something a soldier should do …" Long Chen was already standing more than ten meters away from them.
The eight chiliarchs were speechless. It had to be said that these eight thousand soldiers could be considered well-trained. They did not show the slightest bit of sloppiness even under the scorching sun.
Seeing Long Chen arrive, the eight chiliarchs were not happy, but they did not dare say anything. If they angered Long Chen and got him killed, it would not be worth it.
"Have you all completed the tasks I've given you these past few days? If you haven't completed them, you've disobeyed orders and will be beheaded …" Long Chen stood in front of the crowd and said indifferently.
The slightly older chiliarch gave a military order and respectfully replied, "General's orders have all been completed. The 8,000 heavy cavalry soldiers have all been reorganized and the unknown formation and battle formation have been engraved according to your request. We are waiting."
Hearing this, Long Chen did not say anything more, as if he had a card up his sleeve.
Eight chiliarchs led eight thousand soldiers towards the location of the military exercise.
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To the north of the imperial capital, one would arrive at an area that was specially used for military exercises after traveling for less than ten miles on the official road.
This place was called the Hundred Mile Valley.
As the name suggested, this place was a sunken valley that spanned for hundreds of miles. The valley was surrounded by continuous mountain peaks, but the peaks of these peaks were very smooth. At this moment, there was a flow of people.
After Long Chen and the others arrived, they entered the valley from the left side.
"General, you don't have to enter the valley first. Go to the Third Peak, there will be specific tasks for this military exercise …"
Long Chen nodded and walked towards the Third Peak. The valley and the mountain peaks here were all built by the people of the Black Dragon Empire. There was also a specially built staircase to the Third Peak, so it was not strenuous to walk.
When Long Chen arrived at the Third Peak, he was slightly surprised. The first thing he saw was Qin Qing and the other princes. Even Ou Yezi was among them.
"Greetings to His Majesty, greetings to the princes." Long Chen said indifferently.
The First Prince sneered and said, "Third Brother, you're quite arrogant as a guest. Could it be that Master Ou Yezi can't see you?"
Before the Third Prince could explain, Long Chen stared at the First Prince and Ou Yezi, who was not far away, and said with a smile, "I really don't see this person …"
When Ou Yezi heard this, his face turned red. He was standing between the princes and Qin Qing. How could Long Chen not see him? These words were only to tell everyone that Ou Yezi was not in Long Chen's eyes.
"Brat, don't be so arrogant! If there's a chance, I'll spar with you. Do you think you can compete with this old man just because you broke the Devouring Blood Formation by chance? "Ou Yezi shouted in a deep voice.
Long Chen's expression did not change. He replied, "Of course I'll keep you company."
"Who is this brat? He actually dares to spout such arrogant words in front of Master Ou Yezi!"
"This person really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Master Ou Yezi is a genuine king-level formation master. How can this brat compare to him …"
"This guy is an idiot. Didn't you see the troops he just brought in? Those eight thousand heavy cavalry soldiers on the road are his!"
…
The surrounding princes and many generals who had come to participate in the military exercise all looked at Long Chen. Some people even said that he did not know the immensity of heaven and earth.
Ou Yezi's reputation in the Black Dragon Empire was extremely high. Most of the formations in the empire were handled by him.
But now, a young man who was not even twenty years old actually dared to spar with Master Ou Yezi in formations. This was simply courting death.
"That's enough. Even if you want to spar, let's wait until after the military exercise. Why did Xie Jiushan choose such a place this time? Baili Valley seems to be a designated place for the military exercise." Qin Qing stopped everyone's discussion.
A person in armor hurriedly bowed and replied, "That's because the number of people in this military exercise has exceeded the previous ones. There are a total of twenty major generals, and the total number of soldiers is close to thirty thousand."
Qin Qing did not mind. He just waved his hand and ordered, "Announce the tasks of this military exercise …"
The general in armor immediately raised his head and announced word by word.
It turned out that there were three stages in this military exercise.
The first stage was to attack the beast tide.
The second stage was to face off against the two armies.
The third stage was to defeat the enemy with fewer troops and cut off all means of retreat!
Everyone was in an uproar when they heard this. Even Qin Qing, who was sitting upright and still, could not help but frown. The difficulty of this military exercise was too high.
In the past, ordinary military exercises for major generals would end with just 'attacking the beast tide'. It was very rare for two armies to face off against each other. But this time, there was a third stage!
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