Meanwhile, at the snow-covered Luokou Ferry, the soldiers awaiting the emperor's orders, though without a mission to dispatch, still performed their daily exercises, not neglecting any patrols or defenses.
A few young soldiers couldn't help but complain, "The battles are over, why are we still training? We're freezing for nothing."
Several older soldiers curtly replied, "What do you know?"
"Without these days of diligent practice, do you think we could have returned alive from Wanggang Village so easily this time? Have you forgotten what a perilous place that was?"
"General Yu Wen is strict in his discipline for our own good, you should be grateful."
"Indeed, which general leads by example like him? This time he got injured, nearly lost the use of his arm, yet he rappelled down a cliff single-handedly. Who else in the court would have such courage!?"
...
Hearing this, the young soldiers recalled their recent experiences and were appeased, ceasing their complaints.
