Beside the Fengyun Leiyu Shanchuan Altar, about one mile south of the Dading Gate of Chi Castle, Zhang Chengce looked southward on his black horse. Lin Fangping personally led two hundred fine horsemen in the middle of the Tiger Guard to escort a two-horse cart. The Baihe River flows slowly southward.
Zhang Cheng specially appointed Lin Fangping to be responsible for escorting Liu Yongzhao, the governor of the Xuanfu, to inspect the security and Yanqing prefectures in order to get rid of the suspicion of his involvement in the town's affairs and to control possible changes in the town within the indignation of his colleagues. within the lifting range.
Watching Liu Yongzhao and his entourage gradually go away, Zhang Cheng turned to Li Changsheng and asked, "Have the spies and sentries been sent out?"
Li Changshengce replied on the horse: "We have sent them all out. Our troops have been sent to every checkpoint from Chicheng to Longmen Guards and Diaohao Fort."
Zhang Cheng turned the horse's head and ordered him in a deep voice: "You are responsible for this matter. Send the sentry cavalry all the way to the town to deliver information at any time, respond to Zhang Guangda, and order Zhao Shihu and Sun Dashan to strengthen their guard at any time. Standby."
"Here!" Li Changsheng promised softly, then led the two cavalry guards to urge the horse to leave.
Zhang Cheng then led Zhang Chengfang, Zhang Jintai and other guards from the Boy Camp back to the Red Castle. As soon as they entered the South Pass, they slowed down their horses and marched slowly towards Dading Gate.
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Zhang Cheng returned to the back hall of the General's Office first. His second wife, Yang Liying, sat on a chair next to Zhang Cheng. Behind her were personal maids Yang Chunni, Yang Chunxue and others standing in awe with their swords drawn.
Sitting on the left side of the lower head are Wu Zhizhong and Jin Yong, as well as Yang Liying's personal army officers Yang Fu and Yang Xing, while on the right side of the lower head are the commander of the Jianfu Battalion Su Zhenxiang, the deputy commander and left commander Jia Honggu, Yousi Sizheng, Yang Juanxiu and other three female generals, plus Ji Xuuzhu's personal maid Ji Xiuyue.
Zhang Cheng glanced at Yang Liying first, and then said to everyone in the hall: "Since the establishment of the Jianfu Battalion, it has been responsible for guarding the inner house and guarding the female family members when they travel. It has never had the opportunity to go out to fight.
The world is in chaos today. There are bandits raging inside, slaves and bandits watching outside, and the army is fighting frequently. It cannot always stay on the north road. There are also guards and garrison troops stationed on the east road everywhere in the castles.
But in order to prevent chaos, I want to form a new army, officially named the 'Women's Army', with my second wife Yang Liying as the commander-in-chief, and two battalions of healthy women and internal guards."
Zhang Cheng scanned the people in the hall with bright eyes, and then said: "The Jianfu Battalion has a tentative strength of 1,500 troops, including a cavalry of 500 people as the central army. Yang Chunni will be appointed as the Qian Commander, and Yang Chunxue will be appointed as Commander-in-Chief Qian. Vice President;
In addition, there are two infantry divisions on the left and right, each with a quota of 500 people. Su Zhenxiang will serve as the commander-in-chief of the left division, and Yang Juanxiu will serve as the deputy commander-in-chief; Jia Honggu will serve as the commander-in-chief of the right division, and Ji Xiuyue will serve as the deputy commander-in-chief of the right division. "
As soon as Zhang Cheng finished speaking, Yang Chunni and Yang Chunxue strode to the middle of the official hall. The two of them knelt down in the hall and shouted in unison: "I sincerely obey the commander-in-chief's military order. In gratitude for the commander-in-chief's promotion and promotion, I pay my respects to General Yang!"
Su Zhenxiang, Jia Honggu, Yang Juanxiu, Ji Xiuyue and other four people also immediately stood up from their seats, came to the hall and knelt down to worship: "I respectfully obey the commander-in-chief's military order, and to express my gratitude for the commander-in-chief's promotion and important use, I pay my respects to General Yang. "
Yang Liying's face remained motionless, she was still sitting as firmly as a mountain, but she had the demeanor of a general. She opened her mouth softly and said loudly: "Yang Liying has gained the trust of the commander-in-chief and ordered me to lead the 'Women's Army'. I hope that all the female generals can work hard in the future." Hold on, help me recruit soldiers and train the camp, and train the strong women camp as soon as possible, so as to live up to the commander's trust."
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Yang Chunni and the other six people agreed again in unison, and then returned to their original places.
Zhang Cheng waited for them to retreat before he spoke again: "After the healthy women battalion has completed the recruitment, it will begin training. The required mules, horses, armor, and ordnance will be provided by the Kaiping Guards as needed. The military pay will be the same as that of the commander-in-chief." The battalion is equivalent, and after it is completed, it will not only be responsible for guarding the inner house and guarding the family members when traveling, but also be able to take on the role of guarding the castle and even the ability to go into battle alone."
He took a sip of tea and said: "The number of troops in the inner guard camp is tentatively set at 2,000, divided into two divisions on the left and right. Each division has a cavalry of 100 people. The rest are temporarily infantry, with Yang Fu as the inner guard camp. Yang Xing is the commander-in-chief of the left department Qian, and Yang Xing is the commander-in-chief of the right department Qian of the inner guard camp.
After the internal guard battalion completes the camp operations, it should take over the defense of the place where the commander and his family members live. In wartime, it should be able to fight against bandits and bandits, and it should not only assume the responsibility of city defense."
Yang Fu and Yang Xing, like other female generals, stood up and came to the hall to kneel down in unison and said: "I obey the commander's military orders, and to express my gratitude for the commander's promotion and important use, I pay my respects to General Yang!"
Yang Liying also expressed her condolences again and stopped talking. Zhang Cheng then said to Wu Zhizhong and Jin Yong: "Old Wu, Jin Yong, I will lead the army to Liaodong to relieve the siege of Jinzhou in the near future. You two will Not only will I look after my family well, but I will also assist the Second Madam in recruiting new troops and running the camp."
Wu Zhizhong said hurriedly: "Please rest assured, Commander, recruiting troops is not difficult. I have only taken in more than 100,000 hungry people on the east side of the road, and I have recruited 3 to 5,000 to 5,000 young men and women. There should be no problem."
Zhang Cheng said: "The Women's Army is one of the commander's personal troops. It has important responsibilities. It is necessary to select loyal and reliable talents. Anyone whose wealth is not clean enough and who does not have more than five households jointly guaranteed will not be selected into the Women's Army. You You two must remember this!"
Wu Zhizhong and Jin Yong both stood up and worshiped with serious expressions: "Here. Commander, please rest assured."
Only then did Zhang Cheng turn his head and said to Yang Liying in a friendly manner: "Limei, I'm going to have a banquet with Vice Admiral Lin and several generals. I'll leave the rest to Madam."
Yang Liying smiled and said a little bit coquettishly: "Go ahead. If you are drunk tonight, you are not allowed to come to my room. You should go find your Yingying Yanyan and be happy."
Zhang Cheng didn't feel any embarrassment when he heard this. Instead, he smiled charmingly and said, "No, I'm going to compete with General Yang tonight in martial arts!"
"I don't want to. I have promised Sister Ji that I will stay in her room tonight and ignore you." Yang Liying glared at Zhang Cheng with a pair of phoenix eyes as she spoke, seeming to blame him for talking nonsense in front of his subordinates.
Zhang Cheng, however, paid no attention to everything. He stood up and said, "I will tell Commander Jin later that you can call him for all the military resources you need in your camp."
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After Zhang Cheng led Wu Zhizhong and Jin Yong out of the official hall, he whispered to Wu Zhizhong: "Old Wu, there may be something unexpected happening on the North Road recently. You should return to Yongning as soon as possible and order all the ministries under your command to be on strict alert and be on standby at any time. We must also step up the recruitment process." For one thing, even if the newly recruited courage is not enough, it is still better than nothing."
After Wu Zhizhong listened to Zhang Cheng's words, he looked like he was hesitating to speak, but in the end he did not ask any questions. He only clasped his fists and said: "The last general takes orders."