Winning the competition held among the troops stationed in Luoyang with a set of saber skills?
One had to know that the Southern Encampment did not consist of troops stationed at the border. Even though they underwent much training, their prowess in battle was still somewhat behind the border troops. During the previous competitions of such small groups of a thousand soldiers each, the four encampments were not favorites to win.
Ye Que had just allowed 1000 soldiers from the Southern Encampment to win the competition after teaching them a set of saber techniques consisting of only about a dozen moves over three days!
It was no wonder that Zhang Yue would find it necessary to report the matter to Li Jianqi.
"Is the saber technique related to the Southern Encampment winning the competition?" Li Jianqi asked somewhat suspiciously.
There were battle techniques in the army as well. Each encampment had its own recognized set of sword, saber skills or group formations that