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Chapter 417

On the execution ground in the east of Yongning City, two hundred bloody heads of thieves were raised high, and the head of the thief "Tianbawang" Chen Yuzhu stood in the middle with only a skeleton left.

Among the crowd of onlookers, a burly man with a fierce face shook his slightly ugly big head, sighed and said, "Hey, I didn't last until one thousand."

He turned around and strode away, shaking his head and saying, "That's it, it's still 'Tianbawang', if you don't get [-] knives, you will burp."

It was Hou Mingli, the executioner who was in charge of killing the thief Chen Yuzhu alive. Although it cost nearly [-] more than Xue Liangqing's time to kill the thief, he was still not satisfied with his sword skills.

The crowd watched only a few dozen steps away, and none of them dared to lean too far forward, as if the blood-red heads over there were like ghosts.

Afterwards, Zhang Cheng was even rumored as the "Heavenly Killing Star" in Yongning, East Road, and He Biao, the governor who personally supervised the killing, was rumored to be a "Black Devil", cold-faced and ruthless, who only wanted people's lives!
It is said that for many years since then, the land outside the Yinghui Gate of Yongning City has been dark red, and there will be bursts of bloody smell every time there is a heavy rain.

Some people even saw a sledgehammer hitting the land with the power of thunder and lightning during a thunderstorm. It was glowing red and screaming again and again, as if the gods were also punishing these damn bandits.

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On the sixth day of August, Zhang Cheng led Wu Zhizhong, Wei Zhice and other generals to the North Campus to inspect the former deputy commander Zhang Guowei's troops.

The situation here is not much different from the original time on Beilu. There are 230 names of soldiers registered in the books, but there are only 970 soldiers.

One of the chief executives stepped forward and explained: "Admiral Zhang please let me know. Since the death of Deputy Commander Zhang, some brothers in the camp have gone to other places. It is inconvenient for his subordinate Lei Kejun to stop him. Please punish him, Admiral."

Zhang Cheng remained motionless, and said, "You are Lei Kejun, where is the other Chief Qian Mushi?"

Hearing the sound, a strong man stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Qian Mushi, the right-wing right-wing chief Qian Mushi of the Xieying, sees the commander-in-chief!"

Zhang Cheng looked at Qian Mushi who was kneeling below, and felt a little satisfied in his heart. Just now, General Manager Lei Kejun came up and called him Admiral, but he still called Zhang Guowei Deputy Commander. Sincerely upset.

But this Qian Mushi directly called him the commander-in-chief, and he seemed quite upright, but Zhang Cheng knew that since Lei Kejun was the first to answer, he must be the most respected in the alliance.

With this in mind, Zhang Cheng nodded and said, "With all my heart and soul, it's really rare for the two of you to be able to guard the camp during the days when Deputy Commander Zhang has been there."

At this point, he looked at Lei Kejun and Qian Mushi affectionately again, and comforted him: "I have heard that the sons of the association have been in arrears for three months. I really can't bear it. The supplies that Shuai brought from the North Road were distributed to all the soldiers to make up for the salary owed, to stabilize the morale of the army, and to revive the morale."

Lei Kejun and Qian Mushi were shocked when they heard the words, this association battalion has been established as a soldier, the infantry pays two liang of silver per person per month, and the cavalry pays more, up to more than four liang per person. It takes nearly fifteen thousand taels of silver.

The two of them looked at each other, bowed to the ground together, and said loudly: "Commander Gaode, if this is the case, if it is the grace of our assisted battalion soldiers to survive, I will follow the commander and fight on the battlefield for the commander-in-chief Drive, no regrets in a hundred deaths!"

Sure enough, she still complied with that sentence - if you have milk, you are a mother!

"You two get up first, I still have something to say."

After Lei Kejun and Qian Mushi got up and stood up, Zhang Cheng said again: "This commander can make up for the salary owed by Zhuerlang in Xieying for three months, but there are three things that I still want to tell you two to know!"

The two of them looked at each other with puzzled expressions on their faces, and only heard Zhang Cheng continue: "First, the salary set by the commander is one liang of monthly silver for infantry, and two liang of monthly silver for cavalry soldiers. If there is a fault, you must be punished, and the salary must also be paid according to this standard."

Lei Kejun didn't wait to discuss with Qian Mushi, so he said eagerly: "Commander Governor, if it weren't for your kindness, I'm afraid the three months' salary under my command would be hopeless, not to mention one tael a month, or half a tael. The brothers also recognized it."

"What?"

Zhang Cheng's face was deep, slightly angry, and he continued: "It's only natural for soldiers to eat food. Will all the soldiers under my commander not have enough food for a day?"

He went on to say: "Secondly, after making up the salary, all the sergeants will be inspected again to get rid of the old, weak and military ruffians. Only those who are qualified can be retained. The infantry and cavalry should also be paid according to the commander's rules."

Zhang Cheng glanced at all the sergeants in the audience, and raised his voice, saying: "Thirdly, from now on, you and I will be part of the commander's trilogy. You should strictly abide by the military rules and orders of the commander. You will be rewarded for your meritorious deeds, and you will be punished for your mistakes, as light as a military stick." , military whip, piercing the ears and traveling in the camp, and in severe cases, beheaded for public display, and the family members will be punished as a whole."

"Three points like this, you must remember well, and you must tell Zhu Erlang, don't let the generals think that the commander-in-chief is unpredictable!"

"The last general has an order, please rest assured that the commander-in-chief will convey it to the army so that all the officers and men will know."

Zhang Cheng nodded to express his satisfaction. He was still standing there without moving at all. Although there was a handsome chair behind him, he didn't want to sit down. Immediately inspect all the troops, reissue their salaries and rations, weed out old and weak soldiers, and re-approve the military roster."

"Here!"

The two shouted in unison, then led a group of armored soldiers to go, shouted loudly according to the roster, checked them one by one, re-approved the roster of the soldiers of the association battalion, and paid back the salary.

At this point, Zhang Cheng turned around and sat on the handsome chair, scanning the sergeants standing on the school field. Although there were nearly [-] soldiers, Zhang Cheng raised his eyes and estimated in his heart that there were still about [-] soldiers who would meet. was eliminated.

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On August 270th, the examination and approval of the association battalion code was completed. After eliminating the old and weak soldiers, there were only [-] staff left. Zhang Cheng temporarily organized them into a thousand headquarters, and Lei Kejun was still the chief of the battalion. , with Qian Mushi as the deputy chief, temporarily leading the troops and horses, and stationed in the barracks and school grounds in the north of the city to practice.

The Yongning garrison led by Tong Shouxin was re-inspected according to the order, and finally the number of 620 soldiers was approved, and they were still led by Tong Shouxin, but they also went to the north of the city to practice in the barracks and school grounds, and no longer assumed the responsibility of Yongning. defense of the city.

Zhang Cheng had appointed Wu Zhizhong to take full charge of the operations of the barracks and school grounds in the north of the city, while Zhang Guangda took over the defense of Yongning City, with Cui Shijie and Chen Dakuan taking charge of the infantry in rotation.

In this way, through a series of operations, Zhang Cheng has completely controlled all kinds of military affairs in Yongning City.

At the same time, a letter of memorials was also sent to the capital immediately. Zhang Cheng's plan to seek the East Road had been more than half successful, and a bigger plan was unfolding in his heart.

(End of this chapter)