The process of training the troops was smoother than Ning Xiu had imagined.

Compared with the training of officers, soldiers emphasize a sense of battle.

And the sense of battle is something that only veterans have.

Fortunately, the more than 1,000 soldiers who were originally recruited now have experience in suppressing bandits, and it is most suitable for them to bring in new soldiers.

Ning Xiu had emphasized to Qi Wen and others before that the most important thing in military training was morale. This is very important.

With a little review, the morale of the army can be directly reflected.

Therefore, according to Ning Xiu's requirements, Qi Wen and others added weight-bearing running and other training items in addition to the general queue and array training.

At first glance, this is a physical exercise, but in fact it is a morale training.

After all, these soldiers were all newly recruited and lacked understanding of each other.

Let them quickly understand that the best way to twist into a rope is to train.

Most of the recruits find it difficult to adapt at first, as they have never exercised so much before.

But after more than ten days, most of the soldiers survived. Those who were still feeling unwell proved to be too weak and were assigned to the fire barracks.

Ning Xiu even ordered the soldiers of each battalion to make up a slogan and shout it out during the training.

This also proved to be effective, and the soldiers deepened their feelings with each other in the process of shouting slogans, and even those who rarely spoke on a daily basis opened their hearts and joined the group by shouting slogans.

After this, Ning Xiu also ordered the soldiers of each battalion to join the strength training.

This turned out to be very necessary.

Ning Xiu has long felt that the strength of these recruits is insufficient, which is reflected in the training that there are always people left behind, not one or two, but many.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is not a later generation, and the nutrition of ordinary people is very problematic.

After entering the barracks, the food has naturally improved greatly, although it is not said that there is meat for a meal, but there is no problem in eating well.

Strength training in such a situation allows the nutrients to be fully absorbed and does not cause the soldier to be offended.

Ning Xiu stipulated that the recruits must do 100 push-ups and lift 30 stone locks every day.

These are assessment indicators that must be completed for no particular reason.

Originally, Ning Xiu was worried that the soldiers would complain. But it turned out that there was basically no objection.

After all, the barracks have been an unreasonable place since ancient times.

Not to mention far away, let's just say that in the military camp of the Ming Dynasty, there are countless phenomena of officers bullying soldiers.

It's rare to see a good atmosphere in the new military camp on Wuzhushan Island.

The punishment in the old barracks was severe, with ordinary soldiers being beheaded at every turn, and there were even humiliating punishments such as the Piercing Camp.

Ning Xiu stipulated that all torture would be abolished in the new army, and only the beating of military sticks would be retained.

Before it was too late for the soldiers to rejoice, how could they be resentful.

Of course, if you can't complete the task of physical training, you will still be beaten with a military stick, usually a ten-army stick. This is to not affect the training tasks of the soldiers the next day, after all, punishment is not an end, but only a means, if the soldiers are beaten and can't get out of bed, and the training is delayed, it will be worth the loss.

It is also important to note that the punishment is carried out by the unified Ministry of Judge Justice. In this way, it can be ensured that the punishment scale is consistent, and there will be no heavy and light punishment.

After all, people's hearts are unpredictable, and if someone takes the opportunity to take revenge on the communiqué for personal vendetta, it will be contrary to Ning Xiu's original intention.

On top of that, every few days the recruits are brought on board for acclimatization. After all, these recruits were ultimately going to face off against the Spaniards, and that was at sea, not on land.

Fortunately, most of these recruits are native to Guangdong, and they are all familiar with the sea, and some are even fishermen themselves.

They have no fear of the sea or the ship, and are able to perform all the actions required of the officers on board.

Ning Xiu couldn't help but sigh, if it goes on like this, it is not impossible to train a strong army in three months.

Of course, it was impossible for Ning Xiu to focus all his energy on the training of the new army. Because there is good news coming, Ling'er is happy.

Ning Xiu was directly stunned when he heard the news just now, and it wasn't until Ling'er lowered her head and whispered about Langzhong's diagnosis that Ning Xiu believed that his wife was really pregnant.

If you do the math, it should be when my wife just moved to Wuzhushan Island.

At that time, Ning Xiu was tired of being with his wife all day long, and at night he was even more glue-like, often turning red waves until dawn.

I guess I was pregnant at that time.

Ning Xiu was a little at a loss.

He has been a man for two lives, but this is the first time he has become a father. This feeling was so wonderful that Ning Xiu only felt like a dream.

Ling'er is not as happy as before, but a lot more stable, with the responsibility and responsibility of a first-time mother.

In any case, this is a big deal for Ning Xiu. He decided to spend more time with Ling'er during this time.

Although his wife was only two or three months pregnant, Ning Xiu had even begun to name her child.

This is a technical job, Ning Xiu went through the classics, and finally settled on two names.

The boy is called Ning Yi, and the girl is called Ning Zhi.

Regarding the name set by Ning Xiu, Qi Ling'er didn't have any opinions. In his opinion, this is a man's business.

Good news is never hidden. It didn't take long for the whole army to know the news.

Ning Xiu didn't care, at most he would receive some more congratulatory gifts.

As for Old Taishan, there is naturally good news.

To say that Qi Jiguang is really auspicious. In the letter he wrote to Ling'er, it was not long after urging Ling'er, and Ling'er was happy.

Ning Xiu believed that this news would definitely make Qi Jiguang happy for a while.

Although the feudal dynasty attached great importance to male heirs, daughters have always been the object of their father's affection.

What's more, Qi Jiguang already has many sons, but his daughter is the only one who has Qi Ling'er. It is not difficult to understand that he loves Ling'er very much.

"Ling'er, how many children do you think we should have?"

On the bed, Ning Xiu said softly while holding his wife's hair.

"Huh? How many are you thinking about? ”

Ling'er glared at Ning Xiu fiercely and said, "I'm still tired, it's not that you're pregnant, right?" ”

Ning Xiu shrugged his shoulders and said, "What do you want me to say?" Lady, I'm also very concerned about your pregnancy. ”

"Don't worry, this kind of thing can't be rushed."

Qi Ling'er leaned on Ning Xiu's arms, closed her eyes and said, "If the birth is a daughter, the concubine should always have another boy to come out and renew the incense for her husband." If it was a boy, the husband wouldn't ask the concubine to be reborn, right? ”

"Huh?"

Ning Xiu really hadn't thought about this question. He came from the afterlife, and it seemed to him that both boys and girls were the same.

I never thought that Ling'er would take this matter so seriously.

Ning Xiu could see that Ling'er really wanted to give birth to a girl. But then she will have to give birth again until she gives birth to a boy.

Ning Xiu smiled and quipped: "If you don't marry a few concubines for your husband, you can only give birth to one lady." ”

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