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Chapter 578

Today, there are nearly a hundred villages around Mang Mountain, all of whom have sent their principals. In this chaotic world, who can refuse the temptation of a powerful backer?

Among them, the Zhang family and Li family in Luoyang, the Wang family in Mengjin, the Feng family in Gongxian County, the Xu family in Yanshi, etc. are all local noble families. Now they are also hiding in the stockade hidden in Mang Mountain. They also sent people to Yangjialou to discuss the important matters of preventing thieves.

Zhang Cheng is naturally the No.1 that attracts the most attention, followed by Chen Zhong, the new guerrilla general stationed in Yuhe Town. After all, in the days to come, he will be the direct umbrella of these officials.

Except for the people from the big families who accompanied Zhang Cheng to discuss some specific matters, the rest of the prominent figures surrounded Chen Zhong, trying to make connections.

And those little rich families who couldn't please Zhang Cheng and Chen Zhong all gathered around Yang Shijie, talking about how to practice country courage and how to help each other.

According to Zhang Cheng's idea, it was finally agreed to divide the cottage in Mang Mountain into three western, central and eastern parts.

The 26 villages to the west are the west, with Li Shidong, the head of the Li family in Luoyang City, as the head of the village. General, responsible for commanding the Xiangyong in the west.

The 31 cottages in the middle are the central part, with Yang Shibin, the head of the Yangjialou, as the head of the village, Wang Guanqin, the head of the Mengjin Wang family, as the deputy head, and Yang Shijie as the head of the central training, responsible for the command and deployment of the central township.

The 35 cottages on the east side of Mangshan Mountain are located in the east, with Xu Yousi of Yanshi as the head of the village. The bravery of the east.

According to the size and the number of people in each village, [-] or [-] young and strong men will be sent out. After they are assembled and camped out, they will be stationed in some key mountain villages, which can not only prevent bandits from penetrating, but also timely Sent out to rescue the surrounding villages.

In this way, a segmented garrison is formed. Each department not only guards a section, but also provides cross-regional support when the war requires it. Based on this, a paramilitary force of more than [-] people may be formed in the land of Mangshan in the future. , This armed force will become one of the important supports for Zhang Cheng's future military empire.

The next few village chiefs and chief executives discussed with Zhang Cheng, Chen Zhong and others on how to unify the command and deployment of Xiangyong's orders and soldiers.

General Chen Zhong, as the supreme military commander of the joint defense of Mangshan Mountain, has the right to call the township braves of all ministries and villages in an emergency, and is also responsible for the camp operations of all township braves.

As for the support of Xiangyong, each village will share it uniformly according to the size and number of people. After all, these Xiangyong are used to protect themselves.

At the same time, it was also agreed that those villages that were too exposed to the periphery would move all the old, young, women and children into other villages, and that only Xiangyong and some auxiliary strong men would be stationed in the village to take charge of defense.

Several village chiefs and general managers also asked Zhang Cheng to support some armour, shields, knives and guns, preferably some firecrackers and cannons.

In this regard, Zhang Cheng said yes, and he did capture some in this battle, but because he had organized more than [-] prisoners, most of them were kept for himself.

Therefore, armor, shields, knives and guns are not superfluous for the time being, but he doesn't like the captured firecrackers and cannons, so most of them are left in Yangjialou, so that they can be distributed to the Xiangyong after the formation. They use.

That night, another grand banquet was held in the Yang Family Building, even more grand than Zhang Cheng's last wedding banquet, and because the weather was getting warmer, even the square next to the Yang Family Compound was brightly lit.

Tables and tables of banquets were neatly arranged, more than [-] officers and soldiers brought by Cui Shijie, attendants brought by the village owners, and the village warriors who accompanied the guests from Yangjialou all gathered here to eat and drink.

In the courtyard of the Yang family, from the courtyard to the lobby, there are tables of banquets lined up. There are more than ten tables in total. Zhang Cheng is sitting on the chief seat in the lobby, and only Yang Shibin, Li Shidong, Xu Yousi, and Zhang Guangda are present at the same table. Just a few people.

And Chen Zhong and Yang Shijie sat in the second seats, accompanied by Zhang Shikuang, Feng Gang, Lian Zong and several leaders of Xiangyong, and the rest of the seats were accompanied by many village owners and Yang Jialou.

Even in the backyard, there are five or six tables of banquets. Yang Liying and several sister-in-laws are drinking with many wives of the village owners who came with them. One knew that the center of the banquet in the inner house was still on Yang Liying.

The banquet lasted until after the second watch, and it ended with laughter.

On the second day, those villages that were far away left one after another and set off to leave. By the afternoon, most of the villages that came to participate in the rally had almost left.

Only the heads of some villages in the central part stayed because of the short distance, and they had more specific matters such as how to draw men, and which villages to focus on defending.

Yang Shibin and Yang Shijie brothers can discuss these details with them. Zhang Cheng only sent Cui Shijie to participate in the discussion, and he did not attend the discussion.

And Chen Zhong, together with Zhang Guangda's riding battalion, led the team back to Yanhe Town on the north bank of the river in the afternoon to prepare for Zhang Cheng's meeting tomorrow.

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That day, after dinner, Yang Shibin and Yang Shijie were drinking tea with Zhang Cheng in the left flower hall of the other courtyard on the side of the Yang family compound.

Zhang Cheng said: "The trespasser is now hiding in Funiu Mountain. Although it is not easy to eliminate, but at least for the next six months, he will not harass and loot the land of Henan. Even if Li Bandit returns in Funiu Mountain, his direction is also in the east of Henan. Or the south of Henan, the west of Henan has already been plundered, no matter how difficult it is to scrape out any oil and water, it will not come again for a while."

He went on to say: "The two uncles can take this opportunity to practice bravery for future use."

Yang Shibin drank his tea and said, "I heard from Liying that after Zhang Shuai returned to Xuan Town this time, he would lead troops to rescue Liaodong and fight against the Tartars. Be careful. After so many battles, the soldiers will be exhausted and their hearts will be frightened." Laxity, brother-in-law must guard against it."

Zhang Cheng smiled and said: "I will return to Junxuan Town in a few days, so that the soldiers can rest for more than a month and relieve the fatigue of this battle. Then I will regroup the army into Liao and fight against the Tartars. Brother Ziquan doesn't need to worry. .”

He took a sip of tea and said again: "Some time ago, I recommended Ji Youci, the magistrate of Wu'an County, to my soldier, Chen Ge, to serve as the Wei Huai military equipment. It also needs the support of the two uncles.

Although the land he is in charge of is on the north bank of the river, he can cross the river to support Mangshan at any time. As the saying goes, cooperation will benefit both sides, and separation will harm both sides. They need to support each other and not hinder each other. "

Yang Shibin hurriedly said with a smile: "Of course, when Mr. Ji takes office, I will go to Huaiqing to congratulate him in person. From now on, I will definitely follow Mr. Ji's example."

Zhang Cheng smiled, and then said to Yang Shijie: "Brother Ziyun, after the villages and villages in Mangshan are integrated, there will be nearly ten thousand troops, and the troops under your command are more than one general."

But Yang Shijie said with a wry smile: "Brother-in-law, don't laugh at me. I'm a bit big-headed now. I originally wanted to lead a thousand horses and thousands of troops, but now I think about it carefully, and I feel flustered."

(End of this chapter)