Under the guidance of instructor Shui Laoguan, the Northern Xinjiang Expeditionary Force became more and more proficient in maneuvering warships, and even conducted several small exercises.
New supplies arrived from northern Xinjiang, as did the reinforcements for the expeditionary force.
The expeditionary force once again regained its full strength of 30,000.
The additional soldiers also joined the training at sea after two days of rest, but this time they were taught by the Northern Xinjiang soldiers who had completed the training.
After the training results of the expeditionary force reached a certain level, most of the instructors from Shuilaoguan had been sent back, leaving only a few of the most skilled veterans to make adjustments for mistakes that occurred in subsequent exercises.
There is a saying that goes well, as the wind and water change, only by enduring hardship can one become a superior person.
This is how comradeship is born out of mutual abuse.
If the instructors at Shuilaoguan still have some scruples about these killing gods from northern Xinjiang, then the eyes of the veterans who also came from northern Xinjiang almost glowed green when they saw the new recruits.
On the first day alone, one-third of the new recruits from Northern Xinjiang who had just joined the training were vomited out.
By the end of the day's training, except for some people who were lifted off, most of the remaining legs were weak. When they got ashore, they felt like they were on a boat, swaying left and right with every step they took.
Of course, few of the new recruits could afford to eat that night.
The Huotou Army had already experienced this, so they did not waste too much food.
The recruits who were pushed to the next round or the next round turned pale with fright when they saw this scene.
However, deserters are not allowed in the army.
Neither can you avoid training.
On the second day, some astute recruits tried to pretend to be sick, but they were all carried to the ship by the veterans.
Just call it a sea breeze and everything will be fine.
As a result, for many days, the wailing in the military camp did not stop.
Neither Di Xin nor Ouyang Xuan stopped this.
Although it was a bit nonsense, these veterans kept a certain distance when training the new recruits and did not cause any substantial harm to the new recruits.
These new recruits were also divided into three groups and mixed in with the veterans for training. Since they had just joined the training on the warship, the original daily training was temporarily stopped.
In other words, these recruits have one day of training and two days of rest.
The discomfort caused on the day of training can basically be relieved after two days of rest.
Although a new round of "cruel and inhumane" training will then begin, the effect is surprisingly good.
Just like Ouyang Xuan overcame seasickness in one day with the "help" of Zeng Hongshen and Di Xin, under the high-intensity training, the time it took for these newly added soldiers to become familiar with the warship was correspondingly accelerated.
Even the skills of some outstanding people surpass those of veterans.
During this period, Marquis Wu Cheng also visited the camp several times. Most of them were for passing by while patrolling the sea area.
With that deliberately over-the-top enthusiasm.
Every time, he would reply and ask this question unintentionally: "Your Highness, when are you going to go on an expedition?"
And Di Xin's answer was the same every time.
"The soldiers are not yet skilled in the control of warships. I cannot lead the soldiers to die."
In the end, he said "No hurry, no hurry" twice, and then he was put off.
Even after the soldiers successfully completed the scheduled drill in a relatively large storm and demonstrated their not-so-skilled but passable ability to control warships, Di Xin still answered like this.
As for whether Marquis Wu Cheng believed it or not, Emperor Xin didn't care.
Anyway, he couldn't question it in front of him, no matter what he thought in his heart, he could only hold it in.
Of course, Di Xin's attitude was still very good. He even prepared a table of extremely sumptuous meals when Marquis Wu Cheng arrived one time to make up for the banquet he had promised him.
He looked like he wasn't just talking politely.
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The gentle sea breeze blew by, and the building ship, escorted by three fighting ships, slowly left the simple port.
Wu Chenghou walked out of the cabin, feeling a faint sense of fullness, and the lingering fragrance of the meal seemed to still linger between his lips and teeth.
Strictly speaking, no matter how sumptuously prepared the food in the military is, the taste is actually somewhat inferior.
It's not that the chefs in the army are not good at their crafts, but those who came from the Huotou Army are used to cooking big pots of rice, and now they are not so comfortable with making exquisite meals.
Emperor Xin did not take the cook from his mansion with him when he went on an expedition.
However, Marquis Wu Cheng was used to eating seafood from southern Xinjiang. After suddenly tasting the taste of northern Xinjiang, this freshness also made up for his lack of cooking skills.
Because of this feast, he was still satisfied from the senses.
But he didn't indulge in the delicious food before. Instead, he stood on the deck and looked at the warships training in the distance, frowning slightly.
This is not the first time he has come here.
Passing by, greetings, communicating... He would come almost every three or five days, and every time he would ask King Yu when he was going to go on an expedition.
No matter when they come, you can see how hard the soldiers from Northern Xinjiang work in training. Even the training that looks like abuse to the new recruits is essentially to speed up the time for them to become familiar with the warships.
And from the mouths of the Shuilaoguan instructors who were responsible for training these soldiers, he could also hear that this expeditionary force, known as the Immortal Army, seemed to be ready to go out at any time.
However, as the commander-in-chief, King Yu refused every time she asked this question on the grounds that the training time was too short.
Of course he could see King Yu's prevarication and perfunctory behavior.
Unlike the soldiers below, King Yu seemed to have no intention of going to Ryukyu at all.
At least not in the short term.
However, just like that, he fell into confusion.
If King Yu really doesn't plan to go to Ryukyu, how about letting his soldiers train so hard?
Do you want to be one of those barbarians?
There is no need at all. With the current power of the Immortal Army, just showing a hint of preparation for departure is enough for the barbarians to tense up.
Do it for him?
That's even more impossible.
If this were the case, King Yu would not have had that attitude when facing his questions, and his answers would have been completely different.
Could it be that King Yu is telling lies with his eyes open?
The intensity of the expeditionary force's training cannot be concealed from others. It is impossible and meaningless to convince him with just a few words.
It couldn't be that King Yu didn't want to go on an expedition, but he deliberately didn't tell his soldiers, right?
Suddenly, this thought flashed through Wu Chenghou's mind.