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Chapter 602 The Detachment of Women

Outside the Dading Gate of Red Castle, go south for about a mile, beside the altar of mountains and rivers in the wind, cloud, thunder and rain. Zhang Chengce looked south on the black horse. Baihe walked slowly all the way south.

Zhang Cheng specially appointed Lin Fangping to be in charge of guarding Xuanfu Governor Liu Yongzha to go to Baoan and Yanqing to inspect the two prefectures, in order to get rid of the suspicion of his involvement in the town town and to control the possible changes in the town town before his comrades were filled with righteous indignation. within the lifting range.

Watching Liu Yongzuo and his party gradually go away, Zhang Cheng turned to Li Changsheng and asked, "Have the spies and sentinels been sent out?"

Li Changshengce replied immediately: "All of them have been dispatched. From Chicheng to Longmenwei and Diaohaobao, we have sent our troops to all the checkpoints."

Zhang Cheng turned his horse's head, and told him in a deep voice: "You are in charge of this matter, send the sentry cavalry all the way to the town, pass on information at any time to meet Zhang Guangda, and order Zhao Shihu and Sun Dashan to strengthen their guard at any time. Standby."

"Here!" Li Changsheng agreed softly, and led two guards to urge the horses to leave.

Only then did Zhang Cheng lead Zhang Chengfang, Zhang Jintai and other guards from the boy battalion back to Chi Castle, and as soon as they entered the South Gate, they slowed down and marched slowly towards Dading Gate.

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Zhang Cheng first went back to the back hall of the Admiral's Office. The second wife, Yang Liying, was sitting on the chair next to Zhang Cheng. Behind her were the maids Yang Chunni, Yang Chunxue and the other two standing with their swords.

On the left side of the lower head are Wu Zhizhong and Jin Yong, and Yang Liying's personal army officers Yang Fu and Yang Xing, while on the right side are Su Zhenxiang, the commander of the Healthy Women Battalion, and Jia Honggu, the deputy commander and Zuo Sizheng. Three female generals, including Si Zheng, Yang Juanxiu, and Ji Xuanzhu's personal maid, Ji Xiuyue.

Zhang Cheng first took a look at Yang Liying, and then said to everyone in the hall: "Since the establishment of the Healthy Women Camp, it has been responsible for guarding the inner house and guarding the women's families when they travel, and has never had the opportunity to go out to fight.

Today the world is chaotic, there are bandits raging inside, slaves watching outside, and the army is fighting frequently, so they can't stay in the north and east roads all the time, although there are guards stationed in the castles everywhere.

However, in order to prevent chaos, the commander wants to form a new army, officially named the "Women's Army", with Yang Liying, the second wife of the commander's mansion, as the chief general, and two battalions of healthy women and inner guards. "

Zhang Cheng glanced at the people in the hall with piercing eyes, and then said: "The tentative strength of the Healthy Women's Battalion is 500 soldiers, including a cavalry force of 500 soldiers. total;
In addition, there are two left and right infantry divisions, each with a quota of 500 soldiers. Su Zhenxiang will serve as the commander of the left division, Yang Juanxiu will serve as the deputy commander of the division, Jia Honggu will serve as the division commander of the right division, and Ji Xiuyue will serve as the deputy division commander of the right division. "

As soon as Zhang Cheng finished speaking, Yang Chunni and Yang Chunxue strode into the middle of the official hall. The two of them knelt in the hall and shouted coquettishly in unison: "I would like to follow the commander's order, thank you for his promotion and reuse, and pay my respects to General Yang!"

Su Zhenxiang, Jia Honggu, Yang Juanxiu, Ji Xiuyue and other four also immediately got up from their seats, went to the hall, knelt down and worshiped: "I would like to follow the commander's order, thank you for his promotion and reuse, and pay respects to General Yang. "

Yang Liying's expression remained unchanged, she was still sitting as firmly as Mount Tai, but she had the demeanor of a general, and she said in a light voice: "Marshal Yang Liying has a lot of trust, and ordered me to lead the 'Women's Army'. Hold on, help me recruit the barracks, drill the healthy women's camp as soon as possible, and live up to the commander's entrustment."

Yang Chunni and the other six people agreed in unison again, and then returned to their original places.

After they retreated, Zhang Cheng said again: "After the recruitment of the healthy women battalion is completed, the camp will start immediately. The mules, horses, armor, and ordnance required will be paid by the Kaiping Guards as needed. After the operation is completed, they will not only be responsible for the security of the house guards and family members traveling, but also be able to undertake the guarding of the castle, and even the ability to fight alone."

He took a sip of tea and said again: "The number of soldiers in the inner guard battalion is tentatively set at 2000, and there are two divisions on the left and right. Each division has a cavalry of a hundred men, and the rest are temporarily infantry. Yang Fu is the left guard of the inner guard battalion. The head of the Ministry of Qian, Yang Xing is the head of the right department of the inner guard camp.

After the Inner Guard Battalion completes its operations, it should take over the defense of the place where the commander and his family members live. In times of war, they should be able to fight bandits, not just take on the responsibility of city defense. "

Yang Fu and Yang Xing, like the other female generals, got up and went to the hall to kneel down in unison and said: "I would like to follow the commander's order, thank you for his promotion and reuse, and pay my respects to General Yang!"

Yang Liying also comforted her again, and stopped talking. At this time, Zhang Cheng 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 a few days. You two Not only do you take good care of the family for me, but also assist the second wife in recruiting new troops, as well as in other things."

Wu Zhizhong hurriedly said: "Commander, don't worry, it's not difficult to recruit soldiers. I only took in more than a hundred thousand hungry people on the east side, and I can recruit three to five thousand young men and women from them. There should be no problem."

But Zhang Cheng said: "The Women's Army is one of the commander-in-chief's army. It has heavy responsibilities. It is necessary to select loyal and reliable talents. Those who are not clean enough and do not have more than five joint guarantees are not allowed to be selected into the Women's Army. You You two must remember!"

Both Wu Zhizhong and Jin Yong stood up and bowed solemnly: "Here. Please rest assured, Commander."

Only then did Zhang Cheng turn his head around, and said to Yang Liying with a pleasant face, "Limei, I'm going to have a banquet with Vice Marshal Lin and some generals, and leave the rest to Madam."

Yang Liying smiled, and said a little coquettishly: "Go. If you are drunk tonight, you are not allowed to come to my room. You should go and find your Yingying Yanyan to be happy."

Zhang Cheng didn't feel any embarrassment when he heard the words, instead he said with a coquettish smile, "No, I'm going to compete with General Yang in martial arts tonight!"

"No. I have already promised Sister Ji that I will stay in her room tonight, so I don't want to talk to you." Yang Liying stared at Zhang Cheng with her phoenix eyes as she spoke, as if blaming him for talking nonsense in front of her subordinates.

Zhang Cheng didn't care about anything, he stood up and said, "I'll tell Commander Jin later that you can ask him for all the military resources you need in the camp."

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After Zhang Cheng led Wu Zhizhong and Jin Yong out of the official hall, he said softly to Wu Zhizhong: "Old Wu, there may be some accidents on the North Road recently, you should return to Yongning as soon as possible, and order all the departments under your command to be on strict alert and be on standby at any time, and we must step up efforts to recruit brave men. For one thing, although the newly recruited courage is not enough to use, it is still better than nothing."

After Wu Zhizhong listened to Zhang Cheng's words, he seemed hesitant to speak, but he didn't ask any questions after all. He just clasped his fists and said, "The last general takes orders."

(End of this chapter)