Gu Zhilin nodded: "I saw him, and... he became an apprentice today."
Lu Jin'an was somewhat surprised. Although Gu Zhilin had mentioned before that he wanted to take Wen Yili as his apprentice, he did not expect it to happen so soon.
He raised an eyebrow slightly: "So eager?"
Gu Zhilin shook his head: "I mentioned the matter of taking on a disciple to him, but I didn't expect him to just think about it for a moment and then immediately become his disciple. I also feel that it was a bit hasty and I feel that it was unfair to him."
Lu Jin'an understood that Wen Yili had simply learned of Gu Zhilin's attitude, so he wisely took the initiative to become his disciple.
Her opinion of Wen Yili improved somewhat: "The little brat at least has some self-awareness."
"So from now on you two are master and apprentice?" he said with amusement.
Seeing the man's happy expression, Gu Zhilin couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so happy that I'm taking on a disciple?"
“I’m thinking about when I can become his teacher’s wife.” Lu Jin’an really thought so, so she said it out loud.
Only after the words were spoken did I realize what I had said.
She looked at Gu Zhilin with some nervousness.
However, Gu Zhilin was not angry. He just rolled his eyes, drank the nutrient solution, and did not answer.
Lu Jin'an raised an eyebrow, feeling...maybe there was a chance? She couldn't help but eagerly ask, "When do you think I can become his teacher's wife?"
Gu Zhilin didn't expect this person to be so arrogant, and sneered, "Who knows? Maybe he'll just find another master?"
Lu Jin'an pouted: "I won't acknowledge any of his other masters."
The message was clear enough. Gu Zhilin couldn't help but put down the nutrient solution in his hand: "You don't want to lose the partner you finally found, do you?"
Lu Jin'an promptly shut up. She dared not be so sarcastic anymore.
"The interrogation is being handled by General Zhu and Jiang Jiyang. The live-fire exercise is the day after tomorrow, so you should come with me then," he said, touching his nose to change the subject.
Gu Zhilin had no objection to this: "How will those combat academy students participate in the exercise?"
"They will travel with the team."
"To participate with the team?" Gu Zhilin asked, puzzled.
"They can't operate the warships directly yet, since they haven't experienced warship training. They'll observe exercises with other teams," Lu Jin'an said.
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhilin's eyes lit up: "Then, Mr. Lu, as a general, could you open a back door for my apprentice to follow us?"
Knowing that Gu Zhilin would most likely make this request, Lu Jin'an did not refuse: "Since you've already asked, how could I refuse?"
"Moreover, Wen Yili is indeed an excellent fire control engineer, and I can learn a lot from him."
Gu Zhilin agreed wholeheartedly: "Is the whole week just for warship exercises?" he asked curiously.
Lu Jin'an shook his head: "Of course not, there are also some land combat exercises and space combat exercises."
"Space combat exercise?" Gu Zhilin asked doubtfully, "Isn't that just a warship?"
Lu Jin'an looked deeply at Gu Zhilin and said, "I haven't taught you this part yet, mainly because I thought it shouldn't be difficult for you. More importantly, I hope you'll never need to use it."
Gu Zhilin's heart skipped a beat; he had a feeling that this space combat exercise was not simple.
"There are generally few opportunities to use it in space combat exercises, because in battleship combat, if the warship is damaged, the pilot's chances of survival are also low. However... if the warship is damaged and unable to fight, but the pilot is still able to move, the pilot's spacesuit can be used directly in space."
"You mean hand-to-hand combat in space?" Gu Zhilin took a deep breath, genuinely surprised that it could be like this.
Lu Jin'an nodded: "With your understanding of how to use cosmic energy, I think you should have no problem."
Gu Zhilin agreed, but hand-to-hand combat in space was still a terrifying thing.
Although modern humans can withstand cosmic radiation.
But this is on Earth. In space, let alone the situation of losing gravity.
One can imagine the suffering that would result from damage to a spacesuit and exposure to cosmic radiation during combat.
He recalled Lu Jin'an's words: "I hope you never have to use them."
Gu Zhilin said softly, "I can do it. I'll join the space combat exercise then too."
Seeing Gu Zhilin's determined expression, Lu Jin'an did not try to dissuade him.
He simply nodded: "I believe you can do it."
Gu Zhilin had not yet learned about the Martian interrogation.
However, the exercise began immediately.
He hadn't expected the modern military to be so efficient.
The exercise began the following day.
The first day was a ground combat exercise, which Gu Zhilin did not participate in.
He went to see Wen Yili's exercise. The ground combat exercise was similar to that of the 21st century, with infantry, armored vehicles, and air force coordination.
This part wasn't actually given much attention, because if it really came to this point, it would mean that the Martians had already reached Earth, and given the strength of the ground forces, they would most likely not be able to defeat the Martians.
However, even exercises that are not taken very seriously are still very grand.
Gu Zhilin witnessed firsthand the tactics, strategies, and advanced weaponry of modern humans.
He had to admire the wisdom of modern humans.
The exercise was divided into a battle between two teams, red and blue.
He witnessed firsthand how the Red Team lured the enemy deep into their territory and then launched a surprise attack from behind to capture the Blue Team's base.
When the red team won, Gu Zhilin subconsciously clapped.
Seeing his expression, Lu Jin'an asked with a smile, "You have some understanding of strategic deployment?"
Gu Zhilin did not hide anything: "We Taoists study a wide variety of things, including medicine and military affairs."
Lu Jin'an was somewhat surprised. So how many other abilities did Gu Zhilin have that she didn't know about?
"So what do you think of this matchup in the exercise?" he couldn't help but ask.
Gu Zhilin nodded and said, "Very exciting."
"No comments to make?" Lu Jin'an raised an eyebrow.
"Opinion?" Gu Zhilin thought for a moment: "It's not really an opinion, but... I feel that the Red Team has a significant advantage in terms of terrain, which means that the area where the exercise is being conducted is relatively small. If the area were larger, the Red Team wouldn't have had time to carry out their flanking maneuvers."
Lu Jin'an wasn't surprised that Gu Zhilin had studied military-related knowledge and could see through the problem: "What would you do in this situation?"
Gu Zhilin glanced at him and laughed, "If I were the Blue Team, I wouldn't have given the enemy a chance to attack. They lost because they panicked after discovering they were being attacked and tried to turn back to fight back."
"If it were me, I would play along."
"Using a plan against a plan? What does that mean?" Lu Jin'an asked, puzzled.
"This is a military strategy of the ancients, which is to act in accordance with the enemy's strategy. If they have lured me deep into their territory, then I will go deep into their territory. So what if we are attacked from both sides? The two sides are evenly matched. If we fight it out, we don't know who will win or lose."
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