The Beginning of Special Training

  Special Training Begins: 100

  Princess...

  Qin Feng gazed at the smiling woman in front of him, only to feel his scalp tingling with numbness. Standing still, he didn't dare take a single step forward, not wanting to use his own body to test whether every inch of the surrounding area was filled with hidden mechanisms and traps. He looked again at the calm and peaceful lake surface that showed no signs of danger whatsoever.

  He swore that the arrowheads covering the lake surface were not just his imagination. If someone really dared to jump down from above, relying on their agility, they would probably turn into a giant porcupine.

  Ye Li smiled and said: Don't be nervous. It's just a joke, it's usually not like this here.

  Qin Feng remained silent, he believed that usually it would be even more dangerous than now.

  Ye Li turned around and pointed to the endless forest behind her, smiling and asking: Have you been here before? Qin Feng looked around hesitantly for a moment before shaking his head, saying: The area near the capital is not suitable for military training. Black Cloud Riders usually train in places hundreds of miles away from the capital. Besides, Black Cloud Riders are cavalry after all

  Even if it's training, it's often in places like wilderness and deserts. Cavalry can't even deploy in the forest. Yelü smiled: When will the person I want arrive? Qin Feng hesitated for a moment, should be able to arrive within an hour. When saying this, Qin Feng really didn't have much confidence. The princess only gave out a simple pile

  To a map that couldn't be simpler, and yet each one was slightly different. Although the Black Cloud Riders were skilled at tracking, it took them half a day to roughly determine the location of the map, which looked almost identical to the Heavenly Book. It's unknown whether those guys from the Black Cloud Riders could even find their way. As for Wang

  What the princess said was discovered by the nearby villagers, and Qin Feng never thought that he would be out of the game. The warriors riding on Hei Yun, even if they were new recruits who had just joined the army, would absolutely not be discovered by a group of ordinary villagers if they didn't want to be.

  How much is it?

  Near the capital, Hei Yun Qi and Mo Jia Jun each selected fifty elite soldiers. Even if not all of them can make it, at least seventy or eighty should be fine. Qin Feng pondered for a moment, then said, "Your Highness..." Qin Feng hesitated for a moment before deciding to ask about the questions that had been puzzling him for many days.

  He is the leader of the Black Cloud Riders, although not the highest leader under him there are only two thousand people, but he still feels that he should be responsible for those elite soldiers of the Black Cloud Riders. If the princess thinks the Dark Guards are not satisfactory, she should let the Dark Guard leader intensify their training and select better ones. Although fifty elite warriors were drawn out

  The soldiers' presence won't have any impact on the Black Cloud Riders' combat strength, but what are they here to do? If it's as a vanguard, 70-80 people is obviously too many and the Ding Wang Fu already has its own vanguard. If communication is poor, it could easily lead to conflict between the vanguard and the Black Cloud Riders. If they're used on the battlefield

  In that case, even if there were 70 or 80 crack troops, they would not have much effect. After all, it is basically the same as sending oneself to death to resist thousands of soldiers with one's own strength.

  You're thinking too much. Seeing Qin Feng's hesitant expression, Ye Li smiled helplessly: Don't worry about these things, I've also transferred thirty people from the Dark Guard, let's see who gets here first. Do you want to make a bet?

  Qin Feng thought of what An San had said about the queen's gambling skills when they were in Yonglin, and after some consideration, he firmly said: Hei Yun Qi. Without a doubt, among the three groups, Hei Yun Qi far surpassed others in both combat power and mobility. Perhaps their martial arts skills may not be as good as some people in the Dark Guard, but their courage was definitely better than An San's.

  Besides being specially trained as the personal bodyguards of the king and queen, not everyone else had exceptional martial arts skills. The Black Cloud Riders, however, were all rigorously trained and accustomed to fighting in unison. Ye Li raised an eyebrow, disagreeing, "I think the Imperial Guards should arrive first, followed by the Black Cloud Riders."

  Mozi's followers were the most numerous.

  This is impossible! Qin Feng flatly rejected. He didn't mean to look down on the Mohist army, but he couldn't deny that in his heart, the Black Cloud Riders were indeed stronger than the Mohist army. At least in a 50-on-50 situation, the Mohist army would absolutely not be able to win against the Black Cloud Riders.

  Eagerly awaiting.

  Ye Li removed most of the mechanisms from the lake surface and under the cliff, and was amazed by the design of this mechanism trap. She no longer dared to underestimate the wisdom of the ancients. Originally, she had been considering whether to take some unconventional measures to defend against this valley in advance, but now it seemed that there was no need to waste her energy on this.

  If all the mechanisms in this valley were activated without prior knowledge, even she would not be confident that she could escape unscathed. The original temporary wooden buildings in the valley had been dismantled and replaced with a circle of neat and tidy wooden houses to prevent snakes, insects, rats and wild beasts from the forest

  The sneak attack also deliberately stationed a wall-planting of anti-snake insects on the periphery. All this almost took up nearly ten months, and it was only completed a month ago, and at the same time, all the silver that Han Mingyue had brought over and her own dowry were spent. However, going to Qingfeng Mingyuelou once again earned back quite a bit.

  So now seeing everything in front of her, Yeli only feels a sense of satisfaction and no heartache.

  An hour later, a black-clad figure jumped down from the cliff and landed awkwardly on the ground. Qin Feng took a look and saw that it was one of the Dark Guards. He snorted in disdain, thinking to himself that if the princess hadn't removed the trap beforehand, this guy would have been shot through by now. However, he also understood that if the princess hadn't warned him

  He won't be much better than that guy either.

  Belonging under the dark seventeen, have seen the young master.

  Ye Li nodded, indicating for him to go rest on the side. Before long, another figure appeared, also from the Dark Guard, followed by the Black Cloud Riders, and then the Mo Family Army. Qin Feng soon discovered a difference: most of the Dark Guards and Mo Family soldiers were acting alone and had arrived separately.

  They all traveled in groups. So every time they arrived, it was always four or five people together. Although they didn't have the agility of the Dark Guards and the Mo Family Army, they were indeed the largest group to arrive. Two hours later, Ye Li patted her hand to signal everyone to get up.

  Have met young master.

  Ye Li nodded, scanning the people in front of her, a total of sixty-three. The Mo family army had twenty-eight, the Black Cloud Riders had twenty, and the Dark Guards had fifteen. She disrupted their formation, wanting to see that the people standing on either side were not recognizable and not from the same team. Although these people did not understand Ye Li's intention, they still...

  It was done on orders, and soon they were back in their own positions. Yelü nodded in satisfaction, finally finding a bit of feeling, pointing to the wooden house behind him: From today onwards, for the next three months, you will be living here. Those who pass the final test can stay, while the rest will return to their original places.

  Let's get to know the one who will be guiding you... the instructor! Ye Li lightly clapped his hands, and eight men of varying heights, ages, and appearances walked up to him in unison, saying: Young Master.

  Qin Feng stood beside Ye Li, his eyes involuntarily raised an eyebrow. These people, although their origins couldn't be discerned, all exuded the aura of a strong person from the inside out. Without exception, they were all top-notch experts. Ye Li nodded in satisfaction and smiled: "Everyone, apart from completing my daily arrangements..."

  Apart from training, these few will also provide you with special guidance. Of course, if any of you can be directly placed among them, this level can be skipped, how about it, do you want to give it a try?

  The words were absolutely provocative, and soldiers of any era are always the most hot-blooded. Almost immediately, someone flew towards one of the eight who looked strong, while others also chose their targets. A burst of crashes and clashes sounded as they rushed forward.

  Everyone fell to the ground, unable to get up. The smallest of them, a young man, even clapped his hands and said disdainfully to Ye Li: "Young master, aren't these people you've chosen too weak?" Ye Li smiled calmly: "They were never top-notch martial artists to begin with, and I don't need a group of supreme experts."

  What can we do if we don't understand the raised eyebrows and don't need a high-handed martial artist? Ye Li asked with a smile, will you be able to teach us to become high-handed martial artists in three months? The young man was speechless, he knew that learning martial arts wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight. He himself had been praised for having excellent innate abilities since childhood

  Wu Qi Cai also spent more than a decade studying hard to achieve such success.

  Although I don't understand what the prince wants us to do, since the prince has ordered us to listen to you, young master, please go ahead and give your orders. The older man said.

  Ye Li nodded and smiled: I didn't expect that the king's subordinates would indeed be hiding dragons, and there are still such masters among you. However, don't worry, it won't delay you much, just need to point out some techniques to them in these two months. How about it? Is anyone else coming to try? The person in front

  They lost so badly that the people behind them naturally retreated. Ye Li was very satisfied and smiled: "So... let's run first." Did you see the venue outside the courtyard? For your safety, I even had someone plant snake-repelling grass. At this time of day, with so many of you, there won't be any wild beasts coming, surrounding the courtyard.

  Let's get moving. So you're saying there will be beasts at night? Everyone looked at each other, Qin Feng glanced at the people below and had to ask himself, Wang... young master, how far do we run? Ye Li smiled gently, until we can't run anymore.

  As a result, a group of elite troops were pulled out to run, although they didn't understand the significance at all. However, to some extent, they were all soldiers and understood orders. So eight masters led the way, dozens of people formed a team and went running in circles. Only Qin Feng remained

  The misty water looked at Yelü, who was apparently in a good mood. Yelü smiled and beckoned to him: "Take it and have a look, adapt to it for the next seven days first, and I'll make adjustments later."

  Qin Feng lowered his head to look at the scroll in his hand, the beautiful characters were familiar to him, but when they were put together, he didn't understand what it meant. Every day, shooting arrows, fighting, running and so on, even if he didn't know, he could still understand what it meant, but this "double stroke", "push-up" and so on, what kind of thing was it?

  What's the use of this? In Qin Feng's view, except for archery and martial arts, everything written on this paper is completely useless. Ye Li smiled: Don't worry if you don't understand, it doesn't matter if you can't do it either. When An Er and An San are free, I'll have them teach you. Originally, I planned to let An Er bring these people, but

  Think about it, you're the leader of the Black Cloud Riders, so you must have more experience leading people than An Two. So... when you have time, don't forget to make up for your own share.

  Looking at the handsome young man with a innocent and sincere smile in front of him, Qin Feng didn't know why he felt a chill. He had a premonition that the next few months would be very difficult to get through. The two jumped onto the rooftop, just in time to see the scene outside the courtyard. Ye Li patted his hand and sat down on the rooftop, looking at the people running around outside who were panting with exhaustion.

  Shaking head directly, is this the elite of your Black Cloud Riders? Won't be that you've ridden too many horses and can't even outrun an assassin?

  Qin Feng gritted his teeth, so at least fifteen of those twenty dark guards were skilled in martial arts?

  Who dares to use qinggong, just give me a mouthful of air and fly to the top of the cliff and jump back down, back and forth twenty times! Staring at the few sneaky dark guards outside, Ye Lian smiled slyly. The dark guards who were secretly gloating over their companions' embarrassing appearance couldn't help but go weak in the knees, almost falling to the ground.

  No matter how reasonable or unreasonable, when Qin Feng followed Ye Li away in the evening, he couldn't help but look back at the elite of Dingguo Wangfu who were crawling on the outside of the wall and couldn't get up. Listening to the wolf howls and unknown beast roars coming from the distant forest, Qin Feng couldn't help but think that letting the princess find such a place so close to the capital was perhaps the heavens not favoring them after all.

  Princess, I'm under you... do you want to stay and take a look? Those few masters are indeed masters, but none of them seem capable of controlling those arrogant elite soldiers. If something happens at that time, it will be troublesome. Ye Lian smiled: Don't worry, they can't run out, without permission, they will be treated as deserters!

  Am I worried about them running away?

  I'm also busy and can't watch them every day, it's fine to let them play and fight at first. As long as no one gets killed, that's all that matters. Seven days later, I'll have An Er and An San take turns teaching them.

  Qin Feng fell silent for a moment before asking: "I don't understand, Your Highness. What exactly do you plan to use them for?"

  They can do a lot, assassination, intelligence gathering, escort, search, infiltration, ambush, rescue, interrogation. Whether it's land warfare, naval warfare, field warfare or street fighting, there's nothing they can't learn. Qin Feng felt his head spinning, even the Black Cloud Riders' generals couldn't possibly know so much, assassination... and isn't intelligence and escorting what the Dark Guards do? Why train another team? Is the princess dissatisfied with the Dark Guards? Ye Lian turned around to look at his puzzled face and smiled: Having each department do its own job is indeed good, but I prefer to have a team that can do anything. Qin Feng thought for a moment and said: If we really can reach the level the princess mentioned, our combat strength will indeed undergo a dramatic change.

  Ye Li shook her head and said: "The so-called elite are just a minority, and like the Black Cloud Riders, they learn skills that not many soldiers can master. Besides, it's not necessary to have too many, having more would be a waste of resources. You should remember that I chose people who were educated and could read and write. This alone is something that most soldiers cannot achieve." Qin Feng nodded, even among the elite Black Cloud Riders, those who could read and write made up only a small proportion. Qin Feng somewhat understood Ye Li's meaning now - was the princess trying to cultivate a group of people with both literary and martial skills? But what use would cultivating so many talented individuals be, he couldn't quite grasp for the moment.

  Right, Qin Feng. As they approached the city gate, Ye Li reined in her horse and looked at Qin Feng: You were originally the leader of the Black Cloud Riders, shouldn't you know a rule?

  What?

  Confidentiality. What I saw today and what I will experience in the next three months, without my permission, is not allowed to be disclosed to anyone.

  Qin Feng couldn't help but swallow his saliva, including the prince?

  Including Wang Ye.

  Your subordinate obeys orders.

  When they returned to the Wang Fu, night had already fallen. Qin Feng had been stimulated a bit today and as soon as he arrived at the mansion, he went to find An Er and An San to ask for guidance. Ye Li returned to her room, where Mo Xiu Yao was holding a book under the lamp, looking at it. He only looked up when he heard footsteps. "Did you go out of the city?" Ye Li nodded, turned around, and went in to wash and bathe. After coming out, she saw that the originally empty table had been set with steaming hot dishes. She casually combed her hair and waved away Qing Xia and Qing Shuang, who were attending to her. Looking at Mo Xiu Yao, who was staring at her, she smiled: "Are you very free today? You're not busy in the study." The Emperor wasn't it true that he summoned you to the palace this morning? Since returning from Nanjiang, both of them had been busy, and the Emperor seemed to have gone crazy, although Mo Xiu Yao hadn't officially attended court yet. Every day without fail, he was summoned to discuss matters with the Emperor.

  There was nothing to begin with, it's just that Your Majesty has been fond of discussing matters with his ministers recently. Mo Xiuyao smiled lightly and gestured for Ye Li to take a seat at the table first. Seeing all her favorite dishes on the table, Ye Li smiled gratefully at him. Although she wasn't hungry yet, having someone prepare food for her as soon as she got home was always a nice feeling. The Emperor is going to hand over everything related to the alliance with Beijiang to me to handle. Mo Xiuyao said after Ye Li had eaten most of her meal.

  Hand it over to you? Ye Li furrowed her brow, finished the last mouthful of soup and had someone take the things away, looking at him inexplicably: What do you mean by hand it over to you?

  Mo Xiuyao smiled and said: That means I will be fully responsible, including receiving the envoys of Bei Rong's welcoming relatives, determining the object of marriage, preparing the dowry for marriage, and sending off the relatives.

  After hearing Mo Xiu Yao's words, Ye Li couldn't help but roll her eyes. "So you're saying that I have to welcome the Northern Yan envoy and also decide on a marriage partner?" Mo Xiu Yao smiled at her, "Actually, it's up to you to decide on the marriage partner." So for the next few days, you'll probably be very busy and won't be able to leave the city. Ye Li weakly waved her hand, almost without thinking, she knew what kind of situation would arise once this news spread. Which of the nobles in the capital would be willing to marry their daughter off to that barbaric land of Northern Yan? Tomorrow, it's likely that people will come knocking on the door of Ding Wang Fu, trampling the threshold. The worst part is that she can't just choose none of them, but no matter who she chooses, it will definitely be a situation where someone gets offended. So, does the Emperor want to create more enemies for the Ding Guo Wang Fu?

  There are people watching me over there, but I don't have to run out of town every day. But what's your opinion?

  Mo Xiu Yao thought for a moment and said: The emperor's mind is clear, the hint is that the eldest daughter of the Hua family is the most suitable. The empress dowager actually prefers Ronghua County Master, but now she can't say anything about it. There are also Liu San Niangzi, Shun Cheng Hou Jun Zhu and a few other candidates. However, they are not very prominent, and I'm afraid the Northern Barbarians will not agree. Ye Li frowned and said: So it's likely that the final candidate will still be chosen between Tian Xiang and Ronghua County Master? Since the emperor favors Tian Xiang, why doesn't he issue an edict himself? Mo Xiu Yao smiled and said: He is now having a headache, naturally hoping we can do things that offend people. I know you are good friends with Miss Hua, it's nothing to eliminate her. Just choose one from the county masters in the palace later.

  Everyone has their own mind, Ye Li and Hua Tianxiang have a good relationship, so naturally she doesn't want Hua Tianxiang to be chosen for the arranged marriage. As for choosing someone for the arranged marriage, this kind of thing being assigned to her is still unbearable for Ye Li, handling this kind of thing is always a loss, she would rather die on the battlefield than deal with these things cleanly and efficiently. Seeing Ye Li frowning, Mo Xiu Yao just slightly shook his head, calmly saying: Being in the imperial family, receiving the support of the people, whether it's an arranged marriage or dying on the battlefield, it's all their fate. Ah Li doesn't need to feel guilty about it.

  Ye Li shook her head and said helplessly: These royal princesses, all of whom were raised in the inner chambers and pampered since childhood, would suffer greatly if they were married off to the Northern Rong. If it was truly a deliberate attempt at an alliance between the two countries, then so be it. But this... It's clear that it's just a temporary measure to placate each other, with both countries being fully aware of the situation. The princess used as a bargaining chip is essentially a useless sacrifice. Even if they didn't form an alliance, the two countries wouldn't go to war immediately, and even if they did form one, they still wouldn't be able to avoid fighting. It's just that neither side has made sufficient preparations yet. Ye Li wasn't someone who couldn't make decisions, but she detested this senseless sacrifice from the bottom of her heart.

  Knowing that she was in a bad mood, Mo Xiuyao also stopped discussing the topic and smiled: What did you go out of the city to do today? You borrowed eight masters from me, and then transferred people from the Black Cloud Riders and Dark Guards of the Mo family. What do you want to do? Are you really not going to tell me, Ah Lian?

  Ye Li raised her eyes and smiled: I'm still in the experimental stage, let's see what results we can get in a few months. If there are any results, I'll tell you, if not, I'll return the person to you. Mo Xiu Yao thought for a moment: Ah Li, do you want to train a group of people to do something? The dark guards by your side are well-trained, and the leader of the dark guards asked me yesterday if he could ask you to train his men too. I heard that in Yonglin, those two by your side defeated my dark guards?

  It's just a sneak attack. Ye Li smiled and said.

  It's not easy to launch a sneak attack either. As a dark guard, they are already accustomed to being in the dark and always on guard, and people who can still be ambushed by two people prove that they are indeed stronger. Ye Li smiled sideways: When this batch of people comes out, I can assign a few to you as guards. Mo Xiu Yao nodded: I'm looking forward to it, if Ah Li really trains a group of masters, these people will be your bodyguards.

  That's also a waste. Ye Li shook her head and smiled: Wait until the time comes, you'll know what use they have, just don't fight with me over people. I hope they can exist openly in the military. Mo Xiuyao raised an eyebrow in surprise, thinking that Ah Li hoped they would become a secret force.

  Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "Of course, secrets must still be kept secret, but what needs to be hidden is their numbers, garrison locations, true strength, and detailed identities, not their achievements or existence. If it really goes as I imagine, their existence will eventually be known to people, and it's impossible to hide them completely. I hope they can be rewarded for their merits and promoted based on their abilities, just like ordinary soldiers. The Black Cloud Riders are still a regular army, but the profession of Dark Guards is a bit... pitiful. Except for the extremely few who can stand out, almost all Dark Guards can only be Dark Guards for their entire lives. They don't have an honorable identity, no promotions, no honors, no friends, and not even a family or children. Most people, when they get older and are no longer suitable for being Dark Guards, although the palace provides for them, are basically old by then, and half of their life is considered ruined. The fact that there has never been a traitor among the Dark Guards of the Dingguo Palace can only be said to be because ancient people valued loyalty and righteousness extremely heavily."

  Mo Xiu Yao bowed his head in contemplation for a moment before saying: "A Lian never considered the few people by your side as Dark Guards from the start. An Yi went to the military, and with his exceptional abilities among the Dark Guards, it was only a matter of time before he stood out. An Si went to Xiling to handle some matters, and you also taught An Er and An San how to deal with some surface-level tasks while they remained by your side."

  Ye Li smiled and said: "They are actually much stronger than most people in terms of ability and talent. But for half their lives, they can only hide in the shadows. I think it's a waste of talent. And... human hearts are hard to fathom, maybe one day they'll suddenly not want to hide in the dark anymore? If that day comes, the consequences will be more severe than if there were no Dark Guards at all. So, if they have the ability and are willing to serve me, I naturally won't mistreat them. Of course... if someone wants to betray me, I won't show mercy either!"

  Mo Xiuyao seemed to be deep in thought, and said: "What Ah Li said is indeed reasonable, but... Ah Li may not know that many large families have their own hidden forces. Especially those like personal bodyguards, who know too many secrets of their masters, so they are all strictly controlled. Some families, the bodyguards who know too much will eventually be silenced."

  Ye Li said: "Then it's not possible... to give the Dark Guards the same military rank or other ranks, with clear rewards and punishments. After a certain number of years, transfer them to the Black Cloud Cavalry or the Mo Family Army?" Mo Xiu Yao was somewhat curious, and smiled: "How did Ah Li think of this?"

  Ye Li said: If the training results are satisfactory this time, these people should be enlisted before the age of 35. After the age of 35, they will not be allowed to leave and will be promoted to the same rank in the Mohist army. Of course, if there are other abilities and interests, it is also possible to consider civil officials or others. This is just an idea, anyway, now even people have not been trained yet, there is still time to consider this issue.

  Mo Xiuyao raised an eyebrow and said: I understand, Ah Lian wants to pave the way for their future, right?

  Ye Li nodded, looking at Mo Xiu Yao with a serious expression: I once heard a saying. Soldiers have already shed blood for the country, they shouldn't be made to shed tears again. And those retired and wounded veterans, their lives are not easy either. But now I can only take care of so much, so at least I want to settle the people under my hands properly. Because she was once a soldier herself, but the treatment in her past life was naturally much better than it is now. In ancient times, being a soldier was not an honorable profession, good men don't become soldiers and good iron isn't used to make nails, many people join the army only because they have no other choice.

  Although I don't know how Ari came up with these ideas, I will think carefully about them. Muxi Yao said softly as he looked at the woman in thought.

  Digression

  Actually, Feng Zhenxin thinks that special forces in ancient warfare are a bit exaggerated, after all, without high-tech weapons, it doesn't feel as sharp. But it feels pretty cool ~ Previously, there was a substitute for the White Feather, and I had some feelings. And about emotions, don't worry, there's still one or two months before separation, and emotions can definitely be resolved. Some stories only last from beginning to end in one or two months ~ Hehe, but how can we smoothly write over these two people's emotions?