Chapter 245

In the days that followed, Ren Qimin enforced strict military discipline. After executing 103 men, he successfully broke the new recruits into submission. Song Shiyan began training, while Deputy Regimental Commander Yang took up the duties befitting his rank; he was back to setting up tracks, hanging training hoops, and overseeing the soldiers' drills. Deputy Regimental Commander Yang never imagined that, ten years later, he would return to his old profession. He no longer spent his days worrying about how to preserve himself, how to protect his soldiers, or how to keep his actions hidden from Regimental Commander Wen. He finally realized that serving his country was such a simple and honorable thing to do. Deputy Regimental Commander Yang was now filled with vigor. Even the former Battalion Commander Yi actively joined the training ranks.