Chapter 1568: Inspecting the Troops

After staying in Xuangui for two days, Yun Zheng followed the main force to Xiongjin.

Before leaving, Yun Zheng asked Shen Kuan to send someone to deliver the fur coat he bought to Pingji, and instructed him how to deliver the fur coat to Jia Yao and the child.

When they arrived in Xiongjin, Xiongjin was already crowded with people.

As the expedition was about to begin, all kinds of supplies were being transported to Xiongjin.

There are large fields around Ungjin where vegetables are grown.

All of this was arranged in advance by Yun Zheng and Shen Kuan.

These vegetables are not ripe yet, but they are better than nothing.

These vegetables would be pulled out of the ground and loaded onto the warships the day before the army set out.

"Have the troops left behind been arranged?"

Yun Zheng took a look at the vegetables in the field and asked Shen Kuan who was following him.

"It's all arranged!"

Shen Kuan replied: "I have arranged 3,000 men from the navy to stay in Xiongjin, and another 3,000 men to assist in the defense."

"That's good!"

Yun Zheng nodded slightly: "Let's go, it's time to see what the navy you trained is like! I'll make it clear in advance, if the navy can't satisfy me, I'll kick you to the ground!"

"Yes!"

Shen Kuan straightened up.

Soon, they arrived at the navy camp.

The Xiongjin Navy has always been a very large force in the Andong Protectorate.

The navy's combat officers and soldiers are only a part of it.

There are also a large number of auxiliary arms here, including the Ship Division that repairs and builds warships.

"Welcome Your Majesty!"

As Yun Zheng entered the navy camp, thunderous welcome suddenly rang out in the camp.

All officers and soldiers knelt on one knee to welcome the world's number one general.

"Let everyone get up!"

Yun Zheng instructed Shen Kuan and went straight to a soldier with a black cloth tied on his head.

After looking the soldier up and down, Yun Zheng patted the soldier's chest and said, "Not bad, pretty strong!"

Hearing Yun Zheng's praise, the soldier immediately straightened his body and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Are you from Daqian?"

Yun Zheng was slightly surprised.

Those who called him "Your Highness" should be the soldiers who followed them to the expedition against the Kingdom of Li.

"Yes!"

The soldier replied: "My name is Hu Gui, and my home is in Tianhu Lake in the north of Shuo."

"What position do you hold in the army?" Yun Zheng asked with a smile.

The soldiers left here by Daqian should have fought all the way here.

Most of them should have become low-ranking officers in the army.

"This one……"

Hu Gui seemed to not know how to answer this question and cast a questioning look at Shen Kuan.

Shen Kuan glared at Hu Gui and said, "Just answer the question truthfully, His Highness!"

"Yes!"

Hu Gui took the order and answered honestly: "I received the food and wages from General Qu, but on the warship I was the oarsman and the messenger..."

"understood."

Yun Zheng smiled as if he had suddenly realized something, and then joked, "You are an officer after all, so why are you guarding the camp gate? Did Shen Kuan ask you to put on a show for me?"

"no no……"

Hu Gui shook his head repeatedly: "It's because the brothers on my warship and I are useless. We didn't get a good ranking in the warship competition last month, so we were punished to guard the camp gate for a month..."

"Competition?"

Yun Zheng became interested and asked Shen Kuan: "What's going on with this competition?"

Only after Yun Zheng asked this question did Shen Kuan begin to explain.

The navy holds competitions every month.

However, due to the large size of the navy, it is impossible to compete with all of them.

Each time, thirty warships are randomly selected for competition.

The content of their competition was also very simple. They set a point and some obstacles on the sea, and then started counting time.

Ranking is based on the time it takes to bypass obstacles and reach the punctuation point.

The top ten will be rewarded, the middle ten will not be rewarded or punished, and the bottom ten will be punished.

The lower the ranking, the heavier the penalty.

However, the punishment they gave was not food or wages, but rather things that embarrassed people.

For example, the last person in line will have to pick up manure for a month.

Hu Gui and his colleagues were not ranked too low, so they were punished to guard the camp gate.

The black cloth strips on their heads indicate they are losers.

Letting them guard the camp gate is a sign of their appearance.

"Not bad!"

Yun Zheng nodded approvingly, "This is a good method, knowing shame will lead to courage!"

This method is worth promoting in the military.

Shen Kuan grinned: "That's what I think."

"Well, it's good to consider these things!"

Yun Zheng looked at Shen Kuan approvingly, and then asked Hu Gui: "Do you miss home?"

"In no mood!"

Hu Gui shook his head in response.

Yun Zheng smiled and asked again: "You don't have parents? No brothers or sisters?"

"Have!"

Hu Gui replied: "I have an old mother, a younger brother, and an older sister at home."

"Then why don't you miss home?"

Yun Zheng asked the soldiers with a smile.

Hu Gui said loudly: "General Shen said that a good man has ambitions! Now is the time to make achievements..."

"Bullshit!"

Yun Zheng interrupted him, "What's the conflict between making achievements and missing home? Just miss home! After this battle, I will give you three months of home leave!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Hu Gui tried hard to suppress the excitement in his heart.

It can be seen that he misses home.

After this battle, many soldiers should take turns to rest.

After a brief chat with Hu Gui, Yun Zheng entered the camp.

Currently, there are only a few soldiers in the camp.

There were also some soldiers transporting various supplies.

Looking at these spirited soldiers, Yun Zheng couldn't help but nod secretly.

Just by looking at their mental state, one can tell that Shen Kuan has put a lot of effort into training them.

"In addition to drills on warships, do you also conduct land combat training?"

Yun Zheng asked Shen Kuan again.

"Have!"

Shen Kuan nodded heavily: "All the soldiers of the navy can fight on the ground!"

They usually take turns training at sea and on land.

Shen Kuan also knew that they would definitely land in Yu Country to fight.

He had only one requirement for the navy - to be able to fight at sea and on land!

"very good!"

Yun Zheng smiled with satisfaction, "How about this, I randomly select 3,000 people to perform martial arts on the spot?"

"Your Highness, please call for the troops!"

Shen Kuan said confidently.

"it is good!"

Yun Zheng nodded and immediately began to randomly select soldiers.

Soon, three thousand people lined up in the training ground.

Yun Zheng also brought Qin Qihu, Qin Pu and others to the stage to select generals.

As Shen Kuan ordered his men to wave the command flags, the martial arts performance officially began.

Yun Zheng watched quietly.

As the command flag was waved, the soldiers quickly dispersed.

Then, the command flag waved again, and the scattered soldiers formed into battle formations.

However, because Yun Zheng was a randomly selected soldier, there was no big problem with the coordination between the soldiers. But there was still some confusion when forming a large battle formation, but it was still acceptable!

After all, they were put together at random, so it is impossible for them to cooperate so skillfully with the soldiers in the same unit.

Overall, Yun Zheng was quite satisfied.

It can be seen that Shen Kuan has put a lot of effort into the navy.

As the naval commander of the Andong Protectorate, he is still very responsible!