Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"Your Highness, why do you want me to cooperate with you to scare this man?"

After leaving the woodshed, Guan Yun asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Chu Ning walked towards his own courtyard, smiling and saying, "Ni Heng has a special identity, and it is more beneficial for me to keep him than to kill him.

Moreover, Zhao Feiyan abandoned this person today, so we can use this person to deal with Zhao Feiyan and handle the subsequent peace talks at the same time."

Guan Yun suddenly realized: "So your highness wants them to fight each other!"

Chu Ning laughed and said nothing more about the matter. He asked, "How are the weapons being made at the blacksmith shop?"

Guan Yun's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, all the long swords and spears have been forged, and one hundred crossbows have been made. We are currently testing their practicality to see if there is anything that needs to be improved."

This progress made Chu Ning very satisfied.

After all, with the help of 3,000 craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, the production of the repeating crossbow was very smooth.

Now that one hundred swords have been made, all that’s left to do is forge them step by step.

He had no worries in this regard, but he was still a little unsure about the power of the long sword.

"Have you ever personally tested the power of the long sword?"

Guan Yun was shocked and replied, "Your Highness, I personally found a sick horse to test it. With one cut, the horse was split in half!"

"Oh? Is it really so powerful?" Chu Ning's eyes lit up and a hint of anticipation flashed across their faces.

Although he had his subordinates make this long sword, he was not sure whether its power was as great as rumored.

Guan Yun said confidently: "This knife is extremely sharp. With its own weight and the strength of the person using it, one strike of the knife will shatter both the man and the horse!"

This result made Chu Ning very satisfied: "Very good, next you will lead half of the brothers to adapt to this weapon, and as for the cavalry, you will be in charge, Zhao Yu."

Zhao Yu frowned: "I am responsible for the safety of His Highness!"

Chu Ning chuckled and said, "For the next three days, I will be in the palace to train my body. As long as I don't leave the palace, I will be safe.

The cavalry is a special force of my king. If they are not trained well, how can they exert their power on the battlefield in the future?

What's more, cavalrymen not only need to have good riding skills, but also need to practice archery, which are your strengths, and only you can train them.

By the way, the palace has obtained a lot of tonics this time. You two should take some to the military camp tomorrow. Each of you can take some. It will increase your strength and help you to contribute more on the battlefield in the future!"

"This……"

Zhao Yu hesitated for a moment, but finally bowed and said, "Okay, I will go to the military camp for the next three days."

Chu Ning made all the arrangements and returned to the room with a smile on his face.

But what Chu Ning didn't know was that half an hour later, the emperor in the palace learned that he had not killed Ni Heng.

In the bright Yingwu Hall, the emperor stood in front of the desk with his hands behind his back, and the kneeling shadow guards below were telling him what had happened in the palace that night.

When the emperor heard that Chu Ning did not take the opportunity to attack Shen Wanying, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, a little surprised.

This kid didn't know how to cherish such a good opportunity, and he wasted the chance I created for him!

However, Chu Ning transferred Guan Yun and Zhao Yu out for training. Did he really think that the few personal guards in the palace could play a role on the battlefield?

After a moment's silence, the emperor slowly asked, "Have you figured out what Guan Yun and Zhao Yu are training for?"

The shadow guard nodded and replied: "Guan Yun is training a group of heavy infantry. The training program is very simple, just hacking and slashing!"

The emperor was stunned, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Just chopping?"

Seeing the shadow guard nod heavily, the emperor sighed and said, "I had too high expectations of Chu Ning. I thought he had some tricks up his sleeve."

Seeing that the emperor was somewhat disappointed, the shadow guard continued, "Your Majesty, the cavalry that Zhao Yu trained is a bit strange. One person has two horses, and they also practice shooting.

However, because Zhao Yu has been with Chu Ning for a while, no one has been watching the cavalry training. Now there is news from the palace that Zhao Yu will go to the military camp to train the cavalry starting tomorrow."

One person and two horses?

This kid Chu Ning is willing to do it!

Even the most elite cavalry of the Chu State could not achieve the level of one person riding two horses.

However, this kid Chu Ning recently received more than a thousand war horses from the prince, and I rewarded him with another thousand war horses, which is enough for Chu Ning to squander.

But, Chu Ning only has so many people under his command, so what can they do even if he has only two riders?

How could the outcome of a battlefield involving 400,000 people be determined by just a few hundred people?

Shaking his head, the emperor immediately lost interest and asked casually, "I remember Chu Ning asked the Ministry of Works for 3,000 craftsmen. What are these people doing?"

Some time has passed, and I believe these craftsmen should have made what Chu Ning wanted.

The shadow guard quickly replied: "According to my investigation, these people are making a special crossbow, but your highness is very smart. Each craftsman is responsible for a different process, and the final assembly is done by the royal guards, so the power of the crossbow is still unclear.

but……"

Having said this, the shadow guard hesitated for a moment, and seemed hesitant to tell the next piece of news.

The emperor narrowed his eyes: "Why, is there anything else?"

The shadow guard said in a deep voice: "The Prince of Penglai has secretly recruited a lot of people. According to my estimation, there should be about a thousand people in the palace!

Judging from His Highness's current actions, he should be planning to divide these 1,000 men into three arms: heavy infantry, cavalry, and archers!"

When the emperor heard Chu Ning recruiting people, his eyes narrowed and a strange look flashed across them.

The prince is not allowed to recruit people easily, but I have promised him before, and the number of recruits is not large, so it doesn’t matter.

However, as a prince, why did you only recruit so few people?

The emperor was a little surprised: "Only one thousand people in total? Didn't Chu Ning get more than two hundred people from the Ministry of War? Plus the more than two hundred retired veterans he asked Guan Yun and Zhao Yu to gather, there should be more than five hundred people here!

He has been recruiting secretly for so long, how come he has only managed to recruit 500 people?"

The corner of the shadow guard's mouth twitched: "Your Majesty doesn't know that the recruitment conditions of the Penglai County King are very harsh. To join the heavy infantry requires natural supernatural power. In the past half month, only one person agreed to the conditions.

To join the cavalry, a certain level of strength and speed is required. According to information from his subordinates, only one hundred people agreed with this.

As for the archers, there are also strength requirements. If they don't meet the requirements, the palace will not recruit them. During this period, they have only recruited more than 300 people."

This guy Chu Ning was picked!

The emperor shook his head and said, "I thought he would recruit more people to protect his safety, but now it seems that he has no such intention.

Forget it, there is no need for you Shadow Guards to send people to those three teams."

With such a small number of people, going to the front line would be a suicide mission. If the Shadow Guards send people there, they would have to go to the front line to die.

Not worth the candle!

The shadow guard nodded slightly: "I understand. Besides, Zhao Feiyan is meeting with the prince in secret at this moment!"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and a cold look flashed across his face: "Humph, I want to see what tricks they are playing. Don't bother with them. The peace talks in three days will tell the outcome!"