Zhang Chen is not tall. Standing in front of Yang Zhen, he is obviously lowered. However, this man has a straight waist and a strong aura. It can be seen that he has been on the battlefield for a long time and is very calm and confident.

"Zhang Guogan's nickname in the army is "Slap the Mouth". Apart from the fact that his mouth is a bit broken and a bit smelly, the rest of what he said is true! When it comes to firearms, especially shotguns or other firecrackers, he ranks first under your command, and I am impressed by his humble position.

!”

Yang Zhen admired Zhang Chen's neither humble nor arrogant attitude, and his words made Yang Zhen secretly happy in his heart.

It seems that these veterans under Yang Zhen’s command have not been able to survive for a long time in the battlefield for nothing!

Now Yang Zhen is afraid that the people under his command are all old stubborns who are mediocre in bowing, horse riding, and shooting. They also despise firearms and are unwilling to use them. If this is the case, it will be troublesome.

Since some of my subordinates are really good at using muskets, it will be easy to handle.

While Yang Zhen's own mind was spinning, he heard Zhang Chen continue to say: "But--when it comes to the number of Tatars killed, and whether it's about the ability to convince the crowd, I will do my best to humble myself!"

After saying this, without waiting for Yang Zhen to react, Zhang Chen continued: "This time, your Excellency led the men and others to go north to rescue Songshan. It was extremely dangerous! Although Your Excellency decided to take the sea route, it was beyond my expectations.

! But even so, outside Songshan City at this time, the Tatars must be heavily surrounded. If they want to break in, or break out in the future, relying only on their superb firearms, they may not be able to defeat four hands with two fists! The brave man will win when the Tatars face them.

!Once you hesitate, you will die without a burial place!

"The reason for my self-recommendation is not only for you, but also for my brothers, and even more for myself! Your Excellency, if you can change your past tactics and pay more attention to firearms, you should know that firearms are of great importance to us in this trip!

"Actually, I don't want to be this official! Zhang Guogan is a master of musketry personally, and I have no objection to my position. However, the musketry team equipped with Lumi gun is not as important as the artillery team. I am worried that Zhang Guogan will command on the spot. If the opportunity is lost, he will

Then there will be no recovery!"

Yang Zhenneng could tell that Zhang Chen's words were sincere and not a personal dispute, so he turned to Zhang Degui and Li Lu to ask for their opinions.

The most gratifying thing for Yang Zhen now is that he has the physical fitness of the original Yang Zhen, but the most regrettable thing is that he has lost the memory of the original Yang Zhen, so that now he has a complete lack of understanding of the people under his command.

Fortunately, his right-hand men, Zhang Degui and Li Lu, deserve his full trust.

Zhang Degui and Li Lu had already understood Yang Zhen's deep intention. This trip to the north was not an ordinary one, it was indeed a disaster. If we don't promote capable people at this time, I'm afraid there will really be no chance in the future.

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The two people looked at each other and nodded firmly towards Yang Zhen.

That means that what Zhang Guogan said is basically true, and what Zhang Chen said is not false.

Although Zhang Degui and Li Lu did not speak, Yang Zhen also understood what they meant. He hesitated for a moment and said loudly:

"In this case, I will divide the musketeers into the left and right wings! Appoint Zhang Chen as the adjutant of the left wing! Appoint Zhang Guogan as the adjutant of the right wing! Each will lead twenty Lumi musketeers! The flag of the musketeers will be controlled by Zhang Chen, the adjutant of the left wing!

"

After Yang Zhen said this, he turned around and took the musketeers flag from Yang Zhan'ao, who was standing next to him. He held it with both hands and looked at Zhang Chen and Zhang Guogan.

Neither Zhang Chen nor Zhang Guogan expected this result. They looked at each other, hurriedly stepped forward together, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "I humbly accept my order!"

Yang Zhen held the flag of the musketeers, walked up to Zhang Chen who was kneeling on the ground, and said to him: "Zhang Chen! I know that you have always been brave in killing enemies and have great prestige, but I didn't know that you are also proficient in firearms and good at using muskets. Today you and Zhang Guogan will lead the left and right wings of the Musketeers respectively, and I ask you to keep the flag of the Musketeers. You should know the importance of your responsibilities!"

After hearing this, Zhang Chen looked heavy, even more serious than before. It was obvious that he understood Yang Zhen's words and knew that the Musketeers were handed over to him. He said without hesitation, "I know, I know!"

Immediately afterwards, Yang Zhen solemnly handed the musketeers flag he was holding to Zhang Chen, and then helped him up.

Then, Yang Zhen turned to Zhang Guogan, helped him up, and said to him: "Zhang Guogan—last time you were dismissed from office because you violated military law by discussing important court affairs. This time you came to Ningyuan with me to take up the post. This is to help you atone for your sins. I have heard that you are proficient in musket shooting. Today, I appoint you as the right wing adjutant of the musketeers. I am relying on you. I hope you will make use of your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, and make great contributions soon!"

Since Yang Zhen knew that Zhang Guogan was Zhang Degui's nephew, he immediately realized that Zhang Guogan and he had been friends since childhood and had grown up together.

Therefore, when he looked at Zhang Guogan's face that was disfigured by the "explosion" of a musket, he spoke these words with great care.

Zhang Guogan also heard the meaning of the words. He usually said nothing this time, but nodded heavily.

Apart from feeling unhappy for a while about Zhang Chen surpassing himself and becoming a left-wing adjutant, he had nothing to say.

In the winter of the 11th year of Chongzhen, after the Battle of Julu, Zhang Guogan followed Yang Zhen and fought desperately to break out, but was framed in the court by the dead eunuch Gao Qiqian, saying that they escaped from the battle. Those who finally broke out were imprisoned again. In prison.

During this process, Zhang Guogan couldn't control his mouth. He scolded Gao Qiqian in public for being unkind and unjust, and cutting off his descendants. As a result, he was exposed, and he was retaliated not long after. He was originally appointed as the post guard of Guangning to "test a hundred households". All of Yang Zhen's "Ying Qian Commander" and other worldly and military positions were dismissed.

Later, he followed Yang Zhen and was rescued from prison by Yang Zhen's uncle Yang Guozhu. As a top soldier, he went to Ningyuan's army to perform meritorious service and atone for his sins.

Although he has a free-spirited temper, he also knows that Yang Zhen will take certain risks when he re-appoints him at this time. After all, the dead eunuch Gao Qiqian is still the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Army.

And that Zhang Chen, he also knew that the gift was not free.

Although Zhang Chen was born in an ordinary military household and had no secular position, he was older and more senior than him. He had also served as a night guard in the Yizhou frontier army, and was also a garrison officer who was once reused by Yang Zhen's uncle Yang Guozhu. Just because he lost his flood land, he was dismissed from his official post and was reduced to Yang Zhen's subordinates in an attempt to regain his status.

If it was just about being proficient in firearms, Zhang Chen might not be as good as him, but in other aspects, he was probably better than him in every aspect. How could Zhang Guogan not know this when everyone was eating from the same pot for so long.

So he really couldn't say anything about this result.

Yang Zhen's method of selecting the left and right wing adjutants of the musketeers immediately made everyone in the small school understand it - the temporary military positions in the Ningyuan advance battalion, especially the musketeers, artillery and grenadiers.

For military positions, heroes are no longer judged by their birthplace, but by merit.

Whoever can convince the crowd belongs to him.

Therefore, after the adjutants for the left and right wings of the musketeers were determined, the adjutants for the artillery and grenadiers were quickly selected.

Just as the musketeers were temporarily divided into left and right wings, the artillery and grenadiers were also divided into left and right wings.

The adjutant on the left wing of the artillery team was none other than Pan Wenmao, a mature and prudent veteran who had been in charge of gunpowder affairs for the Guangning Houtun Guards. The adjutant on the right wing was Yang Shen, the current Qian Commander who was young but highly regarded by Zhang Degui.

This Yang Shen is a distant brother of the Yang family in Guangning's rear camp, and he and Yang Zhen can be said to be of the same clan.

It's just that the old Yang family settled in Liaodong in the early Ming Dynasty. It has been more than 200 years since then, and there are countless branches and leaves. Yang Zhen and Yang Shen have already entered the fifth world. They can be considered relatives if they say they are relatives. But no one can say they are not.

Can't say anything.

And this Yang Shen is quite courageous. He has never taken the initiative to attach himself to Yang Zhen, or to Yang Zhen's uncle, the chief military officer of the Xuanfu, Yang Guozhu. From the time he was recruited into the army at the age of fourteen or fifteen, he just relied on his military merit and achieved it step by step.

There are thousands of soldiers in the camp.

Nowadays, he is in charge of the only two crouching tiger cannons in Yang Zhenjun's army, which are highly regarded by Zhang Degui.

This time, Yang Zhen persuaded the governor Fang Yizao to set up a temporary Ningyuan advance battalion, and then set up an artillery team in the camp with great fanfare. Naturally, Zhang Degui immediately thought of asking Yang Shen, who knew everything about the situation, to help him lead the artillery team.

It's just that Zhang Degui didn't expect that Yang Zhen would arrange something like this in the end. Under the public election, the mature and steady Pan Wenmao won the support of the soldiers, and the words he said when suppressing the restlessness of the soldiers won Yang Zhen's support.

Recognition.
Chapter completed!