The use of electricity does affect the lives of a large number of people, but there are also a large number of people who have not been able to enjoy the attraction of electricity.

However, whether it has been affected or not, Italy has entered the age of electricity, and although it is weak, it is indestructible and growing rapidly.

But for Cosentz, he didn't know anything about it, because he was bothering his team and didn't have the heart to pay attention to anything else.

Standing on the beach, he looked at his own battalion in front of him with some sadness, because half of the people in his battalion couldn't swim.

It's a bit too much to be a member of the Navy and not know how to swim.

However, considering that these recruits are basically from inland areas, it can be reasonably explained.

Of course, whether this involves the dispute between the navy and the army, and the army's deliberate trapping, this is not something that he, a small major and battalion commander, can care about, he needs to care more about training his own soldiers. No matter how you say it, you can't be worse than your old army, that's not to be laughed at.

Well, one more thing, Kosenz was promoted, he was promoted from the rank of captain to major. After the end of the Abyssinian War, he was promoted to major for merit and also became deputy battalion commander. Later, along with a large group of colleagues, he was transferred out of the Janissaries to become a member of the Navy in dark blue uniforms and became a battalion commander in the Marine Corps.

And he, the battalion commander, took office with nothing, except for subordinate officers who were also drawn from the Praetorian Guard. However, he didn't make them wait long, and later hundreds of recruits were sent from above, which finally freed him from the embarrassment of having only officers and no soldiers.

However, since he is a recruit, he needs to be trained, so Cosenz led his officers to teach these recruits a lesson and let them know what barracks life is, which also won him the fear of the soldiers.

That's right, it's fear.

Because in this era, no one said that officers and soldiers were equal, the armies of all countries were much the same, and it was normal for officers to be treated better than soldiers. No one dares to object to this, everyone has come this way. If there is dissatisfaction, it is to shut up and let yourself work hard to become an officer, and at that time, you will have the qualifications to speak.

"You rookies, listen to me, now I want you to go swimming in the sea, I have taught them how to swim before, if not, drown in the sea. Our Navy does not need soldiers who do not know how to swim, because this will be ridiculed. And I'm not a patient person, you should know that. Now I command, get out into the sea at once. ”

With Kosenz's order, hundreds of soldiers were rushed to the sea by the officers joining forces. Of course, all sorts of ironic things happened in the midst of this, and some soldiers tried to stand waist-deep in the sea and no longer move forward, but were kicked by the officer. There was also an attempt to find a floating object so that he could be safe when he learned to swim, and was directly taken away by the officer.

Of course, as officers, they can't just watch their soldiers in danger. More than a dozen small boats that had been prepared on the seashore had rowed out, ready to tow the soldiers who had drunk the sea water to the boat at any time.

As for Kosenz, who grew up by the sea in Palermo, how could he not be able to swim. After driving the soldiers into the sea, he also sat on a wooden boat and watched the soldiers soaking in the seawater.

"You, don't lie on top of your teammates."

"And you, don't stand on the rocks at the bottom of the sea. You don't move and only use your hands to disguise the paddling, I can see it. ”

As the soldiers trying to get past the level were knocked out by Kosenz one by one, the entire sea was filled with recruits paddling indiscriminately.

"Remember what I said, don't mess around, don't panic, sink down and feel the buoyancy, use your limbs to master this balance, it's nothing at all."

Although Cosentz was by his side and kept explaining, there were still soldiers who couldn't control their fears and kept drinking salty seawater. Of course, these soldiers who drank enough to drink the sea water were also constantly picked up by wooden boats.

In just five minutes, nearly 100 people were picked up by wooden boats. There are nearly 100 people, and it seems that it will not last long. And the wooden boats shuttled through the crowd, constantly bringing these well-drunk soldiers ashore.

Of course, these soldiers who came ashore without exception were lying on the beach, trying to spit out the sea water they drank and alleviate their own suffering, but it was not so easy.

Such a miserable image made the deputy battalion commander next to him, Major Del, a little unbearable, and he couldn't help but speak. "Is this too much for them, I think we should start with the simplest, not just drive them into the sea."

Major Del was also from the Janissaries, but not from the third regiment, which consisted mainly of the remnants of the Red Shirts, but from the first regiment. The regiment was left in the country this time and did not participate in the Abyssinian War, so this Major Del had an unbearable expression.

"This difficulty is unbearable, and this is not worthy of being a soldier of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of my 1st Marine Brigade. I demand that my battalion, it must be elite, if not, then train it to be elite. If you can't distance yourself from the training of other battalions, how can you be called elite? ”

Well, Kosenz now has ambitions to make his first battalion a benchmark. Of course, becoming a benchmark is not something that can be achieved verbally, and he also needs to arrange his training plan reasonably and increase the amount of training every day, because soldiers can only ensure familiarity with more training. Of course, the physical consumption and mental dissatisfaction caused by Zhao also need him to find a way.

Fortunately, Kosenz also came from the soldier's level, and although he was in the Red Shirts at the time, he still understood the thoughts of ordinary soldiers, and he could adopt reasonable methods according to local conditions to reduce the dissatisfaction of soldiers. Of course, it is also necessary to rest, so that the soldier's tense nerves can be rested, which is beneficial for the next stage of training.

The swimming session was over after an hour, and the beach was full of exhausted soldiers, and of course there were many soldiers with swollen stomachs, all of whom had drunk too much.

Looking at the exhausted soldiers who were being drilled, Kosenz intended to spare them today.

"Okay, today is the end of training, tomorrow we will continue training."

Cosentz's words caused the soldiers to burst into cheers, although they seemed weak, but they could also see the soldiers' desire to rest more.

Of course, tomorrow's training can't be a swimming, because this time has already had a deep impact on many people, and they need to slow down.

But tomorrow's training will not be easy for the soldiers, because Cosenz has prepared a surprise for them, and hopefully it will not frighten them by then.

I'm in a good mood