At night, Liu Ruyan finished her day's training and returned to the camp to rest.
Liu Xin squeezed his sore and numb arm, he didn't even have the strength to fan himself, so he just undressed and lay down on the mat.
He turned his face sideways and looked at Liu Ruyan, who was preparing to go to bed in the corner.
"Da Zhuang, what good can Iron Three Whip do to you?"
Liu Ruyan turned her back, washed herself briefly with water, and said without looking back: "There is something going on at the navy, let me go over and take a look."
"When something happens to the navy, Iron Three Whip asks you for help? You're doing well." Liu Xin teased her.
Liu Ruyan said frankly: "I met Dr. Gou. Actually, he asked me to come over and see if there was anything missing nearby."
"If you can establish a relationship with a military doctor, you won't have to worry about being injured in the future." Liu Xin looked envious.
"What exactly is going on?" Dong Qingxian took over and returned to the topic.
"About nine o'clock, a sailor secretly went into the water to catch fish and accidentally drowned in the water." She took off her military uniform and wore a plain white cross-collar underwear, lying on her back among the banquets.
Others became interested and asked hurriedly: "Navy masters grew up in the south of the Yangtze River. Everyone is good at swimming in water. How can they be drowned by water?"
She guessed: "There is no undercurrent at the bottom of the river bed, nor is it caught by aquatic plants. I guess my legs and feet are cramped."
Dong Qingxian nodded: "It's possible."
Liu Xin yawned and turned away: "Everyone, let's go to sleep. It's a blessing to be able to sleep now. I don't know whether I will live or die in the future."
Others quickly said "bah bah".
"Liu Xin, you crow's mouth!"
In the next few days, the recruits continued to practice.
By mid-July, twenty elite soldiers were selected from each team and reorganized into a hundred-man regiment.
Liu Ruyan, Dong Qingxian, Liu Xin and others were selected, led by Tie Sanbian, and each received a horizontal sword.
Liu Xin held the military-style horizontal sword made of steel and felt that his ancestors had appeared!
He lowered his voice and said with a smile: "I heard that the Tang Dynasty used to give horizontal knives to envoys from various countries. The Japanese even learned the knife-making craftsmanship of our ancestors."
He held up a steel sword in his hand. Under the scorching sun, the blade of the sword was as cold as the snow on a thousand mountains.
"Anyone who is qualified to use the horizontal sword will definitely be the main force in the infantry!" Liu Xin was so happy that the corners of his mouth almost reached behind his ears. "If we work harder, we might be able to enter the strong crossbow formation.
Hold a crossbow!"
So, under the strong spurs of the Iron Three Whips, these soldiers worked hard and practiced their sword skills day and night.
After just one month of training, the recruits have undergone a qualitative transformation.
In early August, the entire army took on a new look.
Early that morning, an archery target was set up on the school grounds, and the recruits came to stand in front of the crossbows.
Everyone looked at each other and started talking among themselves.
"Aren't we infantry? Why do we need to learn crossbows?"
Iron Three Whips walked up and spoke in an open voice: "The upper management decided to select a group of crossbowmen from the recruits to deal with the enemy's cavalry and attack the city."
Tie Sanbian said, showing five fingers: "Whoever is selected will receive an additional fifty cents in military salary, steamed buns, meat sauce, and fresh vegetables for each meal. Those who perform well in battle will be promoted to generals in the future!"
As soon as these words came out, the morale of the recruits was greatly boosted, and they wished they could be selected immediately and become the fierce generals who would open up new territories.
Iron Sanbian nodded with satisfaction, picked up a crossbow, and explained step by step to everyone.
Then, he divided the hundred soldiers into ten groups, and each ten people shared a crossbow and practiced archery separately.
After three days of training, my abilities are already evident.
Iron Sanbian selected those with accurate vision and quick actions from the team he led, and reorganized them with the recruits from other battalions, and the Thousand-man Crossbow Formation was officially formed!
These thousand men usually serve as infantry. When faced with a strong attack, they can change their formation into crossbowmen. When faced with a siege, they can also use heavy crossbows.
Compared to Liu Ruyan's calmness, Liu Xin was overjoyed. He had never felt that he was so promising before. He was so proud of his ancestors!
Correspondingly, the dinner that day was sumptuous.
Liu Ruyan, Dong Qingxian and Bai Zhi were squatting under the tree to eat as usual.
She took a few bites and ate a little absent-mindedly.
According to the plot prompts, the Chaofeng Jade Seal is in the hands of a certain general of the Southern Han Navy, but as an infantryman now, there is no chance that she will get close to the Southern Han Navy.
When the water and land fight, how will she get the Xuan Kun Seal?
She finished eating in silence, and Bai Zhi also put down her bowls and chopsticks and talked about the strange things that had happened recently.
"In the past month, soldiers in the Navy have drowned one after another. The commander has ordered that all soldiers are strictly prohibited from entering the water after training. Several additional patrol teams have been deployed along the waterfront to prevent drownings from happening again."
"How many people have died so far?" Liu Ruyan raised her chin and asked casually.
"Seven people."
She straightened up and frowned: "Is it all drowning?"
Bai Zhi nodded.
"It's indeed strange. Navy masters are good at water. There is no doubt about it. Besides, this area is calm and not a dangerous place. Let's wait and see."
Bai Zhi had no countermeasures, "This is the only way."
In mid-August, while the Song Army was diligently training its troops, the navy was also stepping up its time to practice water warfare.
Tonight, the navy simulated a night attack.
More than ten fighting ships sailed into the water. Half an hour later, a "red horse" in the water quietly sailed across from the opposite side. The ship was light and fast, driving straight in like a cavalry.
A group of soldiers jumped from the "Red Horse" ship, swam near the fighting ship, then used hooks and ropes to climb onto the deck, and quickly knocked down the soldiers responsible for the defense...
As the drill became more intense, many sailors fell from the boat into the water, and the river splashed frequently. At this time, a sailor glanced over his head and saw a figure floating not far away.
Dutou thought that one of the soldiers was trying to be lazy, so he subconsciously swam over and grabbed the man lying in the water to see which turtle grandson it was.
As he picked up the soldier, the soldier's face buried in the water was completely exposed to the moonlight.
His eyes were closed tightly and his face was blue.
The navy was shocked, this man was already dead...
One night, three more drowned people were found in the navy.
This incident has been spread like wildfire, and no one can explain why. Why do you think this is a perfectly good military exercise, but people are killed?
For a time, the morale of the navy was low.
To be honest, their "lord of the Jiangnan Kingdom" surrendered to the Song Dynasty, so sending troops south this time was a helpless move. In addition, soldiers drowned one after another, and the navy became increasingly unconvinced.
Why did the Song army attack the city and let their navy come to die?
For this reason, the navy was complaining endlessly. On the one hand, it had to appease morale, and on the other hand, it had to spend more time training troops.
However, in the next few days, thunderstorms and violent storms occurred day and night, forcing the navy to suspend training.
Finally, after the rain, the sky cleared, and the navy launched into the water again to practice night attacks.
It was night, with the bright moon in the sky, and the newly built scout boat slowly sailed across the water, responsible for surveying the water conditions in this area.
After confirming that there was nothing abnormal, the soldiers jumped into the water one after another and swam towards the "enemy ship".
As usual, a soldier quickly approached the enemy ship with his super-high water shooting skills.
Suddenly, he felt his body tremble, and something cold seemed to climb up around his ankle, which made people's hair stand on end.
He lowered his head, and the moonlight was fragmented, reflecting a bunch of hair under the water, and among the hair was a pale white face, with his eyes closed, and a hand holding him tightly!
The soldier was so frightened that his face turned green. He kicked his legs as hard as he could, and as soon as he broke free, he swam towards the shore with all his strength.
"Water... water charm..." He ran onto the river beach and ran wildly, shouting at the top of his lungs, "There is a water charm at the bottom of the river!"