We'll have you impersonate the Crown Prince and create a prosperous era for the Great Qian Dyna

What is preliminary training, and what is specialized training?

Zhou Tiancheng provided an explanation.

"This is what I think: initial training is to get a new recruit into the military as quickly as possible; it's the most basic training."

"Specialized training involves categorizing new recruits and identifying their strengths, with reconnaissance soldiers being the most crucial group!"

"In battle between two armies, information is the key to victory or defeat, and reconnaissance soldiers are the most direct and fastest type of soldier to obtain information..."

Zhou Tiancheng began to explain to the two of them.

He had previously undergone rigorous training in the military.

Especially his training methods, because he plays the role of a special forces soldier, so his training methods are the same as those of special forces soldiers.

Now that he's teaching Xinhua and Xiao Shi, he's certainly got the knowledge.

As he began to speak, Xinhua and Xiao Shi were completely captivated!

Perhaps neither of them ever imagined that war could be fought in this way.

There's not much to say about the main battlefield; it's just a matter of piling up troops. But in small-scale warfare, how to find a breakthrough, how to quickly transmit orders, and how to use special troops to establish an advantage are things they haven't thought about carefully.

This is a question that Jung Yong-jae should consider.

But with Zhou Tiancheng, everything was standardized, even systematized.

How could the two not be captivated by this training method, which they were experiencing for the first time?

Zhou Tiancheng was also hoarse from talking, and finally directly assigned tasks to the two of them.

"New general, you come from a proper military background, so I intend to entrust you with frontal combat."

"This one, uh, let's call you General Ten for now. Your Fengcheng Ten Ghosts specialize in special missions and unique combat methods, so I'm planning to have you lead the reconnaissance troops. What do you think?"

Xinhua did not refuse; on the contrary, he looked forward to the battle even more.

Xiao Shi was even more impressed; he felt that the so-called reconnaissance soldiers were tailor-made for him!

The two nodded and went down to categorize the five hundred people and then begin targeted training.

Zhou Tiancheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He can finally rest for a while. From now on, he can just do some morning and evening exercises. Now the imperial physician can't accuse him of not taking his health seriously, right?

He turned around, preparing to return to camp, when he saw Steward Liu rushing over.

"Your Highness, something is wrong."

"I heard that someone sent a batch of horses to the Third Prince's camp, probably to train cavalry."

Zhou Tiancheng was completely stunned.

"What?"

"Training cavalry? What is that if not against the rules?"

On flat terrain, cavalry have almost no natural enemies, but the key issue is that casualties are also difficult to control.

This training exercise was supposed to be peaceful, and the troops were all made up of ordinary people from the capital. Isn't it going too far to bring out cavalry?

"Didn't Father say anything?"

Zhou Tiancheng's expression turned somewhat grim.

Steward Liu looked around and then moved closer.

"This is what Huang Chen told this old servant. He said that His Majesty tacitly approved it, since the money doesn't come from the national treasury and His Majesty didn't object."

Zhou Tiancheng's expression turned even uglier.

Liu had already told Huang Chen about his relationship with Huang Chen and even told him to take advantage of Huang Chen. Otherwise, he wouldn't have called Huang Chen "Uncle Huang" back then.

Since Huang Chen said that, it means that Huang Chen had tried, but Zhou Rui did not deny Zhou Tianze's plan.

If Zhou Tianze really forms a cavalry, how will he play?

Manager Liu took a deep breath.

"Your Highness, if all else fails, how about we sell the ferocious beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas?"

"Let's organize a cavalry force too. This old servant refuses to believe that we can't defeat the Third Prince!"

Zhou Tiancheng hesitated for a moment, then asked a question.

"How much silver would it cost to build a cavalry unit?"

Manager Liu provided a figure.

"We need to buy at least seven hundred warhorses. A decent warhorse costs around fifty taels of silver on the market, so we'll have to spend thirty-five thousand taels of silver."

Zhou Tiancheng's vision went black.

In his previous life, the purchasing power of 10,000 taels of silver was roughly equivalent to 5 million yuan.

Thirty-five thousand taels of silver, that's eleven million five hundred thousand!

Steward Liu could tell from his expression that the fake prince was worried about the money again.

He quickly spoke up.

"Your Highness, don't forget, you made a bet with Xinhua. If you lose, you'll have to give him the Qingfeng Sword, which is worth far more than 35,000 taels of silver!"

Zhou Tiancheng glanced at Steward Liu with a calm expression.

"Whether I win or lose, I intend to give the Qingfeng Sword to Xinhua."

"But I still don't think it's worth spending 35,000 taels of silver for a single exercise."

Zhou Tiancheng was unaware that Xinhua and Xiao Shi were standing not far behind him when he said this.

Both of them were stunned when they heard this.

Even Steward Liu was stunned.

He knew how stingy Zhou Tiancheng was.

But he never imagined that Zhou Tiancheng's stinginess was only directed at himself!

Zhou Tiancheng was surprisingly generous to his subordinates!

Xiao Shi glanced at Xinhua with some surprise, then smiled and spoke.

"Looks like I should congratulate the new general in advance."

Xinhua looked at Xiao Shi with a complicated expression, then turned around and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"Your Highness is so magnanimous, I have no reason to hesitate any longer. I hope that General Shi will take good care of me in the future."

The implication is clear: Xinhua intends to stay by Zhou Tiancheng's side regardless of whether Zhou Tiancheng wins the championship.

He gave away the Qingfeng Sword, worth 300,000 taels of silver, without the slightest hesitation.

They couldn't even come up with 35,000 taels of silver, and even felt it wasn't worth it.

With such a crown prince, what reason could Xinhua possibly have to refuse him?

He tugged at Xiao Shi and strode towards Zhou Tiancheng.

"Your Highness, rest assured, even without warhorses, we will still win this training!"

Zhou Tiancheng was somewhat embarrassed.

As the crown prince, it's a bit embarrassing that I can't even come up with 35,000 taels of silver.

He quickly spoke up.

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was, if it really comes down to warhorses, I can buy them."

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I... never mind, you guys figure it out. Just tell me how many warhorses you need, and I'll go raise the money."

Seeing Zhou Tiancheng's embarrassment, Xinhua and Xiao Shi couldn't help but laugh.

Perhaps, this kind of crown prince gives them a more down-to-earth, real, and trustworthy feeling.

Xinhua waved his hand first.

"Infantry is not without options when facing cavalry, Your Highness. Rest assured, I have my own methods."

"But I think that if the scouts don't have warhorses, they'll be a step behind."

Xiao Shi did not deny this point and spoke directly about it.

"The enemy has warhorses, so our scouts still need warhorses, but we don't need too many, ten will be enough."

"The key is the sign language and code words His Highness taught us; we are confident that we can transmit messages faster than the other side."

Compared to Zhou Tiancheng's deep concern, Xinhua and Xiao Shi were not worried at all; on the contrary, they were both eager to try.

cavalry?

So what if they're cavalry?

We're targeting your cavalry!