"Very good! Very good! No one is a deserter! I, Yang Zhen, have always treated you as family and brothers sincerely, and you can definitely deserve it!"

Fortunately, in the end, no one gave up their job, which made Yang Zhen very excited. He only had such a small team under his command. If another group came up at this time, he would not have to mess around.

"The time and route to the north have been determined! We will set off by boat on the fourth day of March! I also asked the governor for a warrant, and the imperial governor paid us a sum of arrears and money per head!

"I, Yang Zhen, will not take any of this money! At the same time, everyone below me, Yang Zhen, regardless of their position, superior or inferior, will be distributed equally according to their heads! In the past two days, in this Ningyuan city, who has any long-cherished wish?

If you need to arrange any personal matters, you can ask for leave from the superior of each team, and the superior will always give you leave!"

They were about to set off, and many of them would probably never return and die at the foot of Songshan City. Yang Zhen didn't want these people to have any worries or unfulfilled long-cherished wishes after they went to sea.

The current Yang Zhen has already learned from Zhang Degui and others that in this troubled world, he also has a younger brother named Yang Jie.

However, this Yang Jie had been adopted by Yang Zhen's uncle Yang Guozhu a few years ago, and is currently in Yang Guozhu's army, staying close to Yang Guozhu's side.

In addition, Yang Zhen has been alone for a long time. His father died in a battle with the Tatars. When Guangning fell early, his mother chose to hang herself from a rafter in order to avoid being insulted by the Tatars.

It turned out that Yang Zhen's wife and daughter had also been displaced long ago and died in the frequent wars in Liaodong.

Although Yang Zhen himself does not have any family members in Ningyuan, he cannot be prepared for the fact that his subordinates may have some relatives and friends in Ningyuan City.

Yang Zhen's actions moved many of his subordinates in front of him, and they knew that Yang Zhen, the superior officer, really had their own interests in mind.

"The second thing is the establishment of the advance camp! Everyone knows that Governor Fang personally inscribed the banner of Ningyuan Advance Battalion for us! From now on, we will be called Ningyuan Advance Battalion!

"This advance battalion is still a temporary establishment, including the commander's one hundred Chinese cavalry, and three hundred Mongolian light cavalry! They may have to return to their respective headquarters in the future, but the banner of the advance battalion will always belong to us!

"In order to facilitate the command, I, under the order of the Governor, have reorganized our brothers, who are less than 200, into three teams! The first is the Musket Team! The second is the Artillery Team! The third is the Grenadier Team!

"Now, everyone has returned to their respective places! Today, we are gathering everyone together. In addition to formally clarifying their respective assignments, we also need to clarify the chief officers and adjutants of each team!

"The chief officer of the artillery team is concurrently served by me, Yang Zhen! The chief officer of the artillery team is served by the guerrilla Zhang Degui of the advance battalion! The chief officer of the grenadiers is served by Li Lu, the commander of the advance battalion!"

Yang Zhen did not hesitate to appoint his right-hand man as the chief officer of the advance battalion artillery team and the chief officer of the grenadiers. These words were loud and decisive, and the more than 180 people in the three phalanxes standing below fell silent.

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Zhang Degui and Li Lu already knew about Yang Zhen's appointment, so as soon as Yang Zhen finished speaking, they both knelt down on one knee and accepted the order with clasped fists.

Yang Zhen stepped forward to help the two people up, and then said to the people who were standing in silence: "The commanders of each team have been determined! But I haven't decided on the adjutants of each team yet! I've called everyone together today and want to hear your opinions!

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Yang Zhen's approach shocked everyone present, especially Zhang Degui and Li Lu.

These two people had just heard Yang Zhen mention the term adjutant. They were not sure what was going on, because Yang Zhen had not told them beforehand, and their opinions had not been sought in advance on the candidates for each team's adjutant.

The two wanted to stop Yang Zhen from talking, but it was difficult to do so in public, so they both looked at Yang Zhen nervously, fearing that he would cause some unexpected trouble.

While Zhang Degui and Li Lu were nervous, there was another commotion among the three small square formations standing there - when had their opinions been consulted on military appointments in the camp!

"You don't have to doubt! Of course you know your own lord best! If you think that one of your side is brave, resourceful, or has killed the most Tatars on the battlefield, you admire him the most and are willing to listen to his orders.

Just stand up and recommend him! No matter how humble he was before, as long as no one objects! Or the majority approves! I will appoint him immediately!"

After Yang Zhen said this, he could clearly feel that the crowd in front of him was a little helpless, and this was exactly what he wanted to see.

Since the Ningyuan Advance Battalion was a temporary establishment, it gave him an opportunity to build an army according to his own ideas. It was a temporary establishment anyway, and even if it was a bit sensational, no one could say anything.

Regarding the commotion among the three teams in front of him, Yang Zhen ignored it and just looked at them with a smile and whispered.

Yang Zhen looked at the faces of the people standing in the first row one by one. When his eyes fell on Zhang Guogan's face, he saw that Zhang Guogan suddenly took a step forward and walked out of the queue.

At this time, Yang Zhen was overjoyed. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Zhang Degui yell: "Zhang Guogan, what are you doing! Get back and get back in line!"

After hearing this, Zhang Guogan's face turned red. He stood there not knowing whether he should go back or not, but just looked at Yang Zhen without saying anything.

Yang Zhen saw Zhang Guogan standing still, and Zhang Degui was about to scold his nephew again, so he immediately grabbed Zhang Degui's hand, stopped him from talking, and then said to Zhang Guogan:

"Are you recommending others, or are you recommending yourself?"

Zhang Guogan's actions had attracted the attention of everyone in the audience, and the more than 180 people became quiet again.

"Sir! I am from the Musketeers Team! Since we are the Musketeers Team, then proficiency in firearms and accurate marksmanship must be more important than proficiency in archery and horse riding!"

After Zhang Guogan said this, he did not retreat, but quietly waited for Yang Zhen's answer.

"You are right! The adjutant of the musketry team should have outstanding marksmanship and be proficient in firearms and musketry warfare! Even if you are average in archery and horse riding, as long as you are proficient in firearms, you can do anything!"

Yang Zhen said this and continued to say to Zhang Guogan: "Zhang Guogan! As far as musket warfare is concerned, is there anyone around you who you admire? Are you recommending yourself or recommending others?"

"Recommend others?! Grandma!"

Zhang Guogan muttered secretly in his heart, but said loudly: "Since your Excellency said so, when it comes to the exquisiteness of musketry and the proficiency of firearms in the army, I, Zhang Guogan, can tell you that I am doing my best!"

From the large scar on Zhang Guogan's right face, Yang Zhenguang could infer intuitively that this boy must have had experience with muskets and blunderbuss.

So after listening to Zhang Guogan's words, Yang Zhen looked at the other soldiers of the musketeers standing together and asked loudly: "How does Zhang Guogan behave in normal times? Is what he said the truth?"

Yang Zhen saw that many soldiers in the musketeers were nodding their heads, but no one stood up and answered clearly, so he asked again: "Is there anyone who recommends others, or recommends himself?"

At this time, at the end of the third row of the musketeers, a man suddenly walked out. This man was not very tall, but he was tall and thick, with a dark face, a Chinese-shaped face, a garlic nose, and a short beard as short as a needle on the chin. He looked very strong.

I saw this man Shi Shiran walking to the front, standing side by side with Zhang Guogan, and then said: "Sir! I am a humble minister! I am willing to recommend myself!"

"Zhang Chen! What trouble are you making for me?! If you don't know your background overnight, you might kill a few more Tatars than I do? But when it comes to shooting shotguns, who has a greater chance of winning, me or you? You

Don’t you have any idea in your mind? Now that I have recommended myself, why are you still coming to argue with me? Your Excellency——”

Zhang Guogan saw Zhang Chen, his "old enemy" in the team who was dissatisfied with him, standing up to fight with him. He became a little anxious and said something very fast. At the end, when he was about to talk to Yang Zhen again, he saw that

Yang Zhen looked unhappy. He just said "Sir" and immediately stopped talking.

Yang Zhen is a few years older than Zhang Guogan, but they can be considered as growing up together.

Needless to say, Yang Zhen's background was much higher than that of Zhang Guogan. In addition, Yang Zhen's original bow, horse, riding and shooting, his invincibility and invincibility were far superior to Zhang Guogan's.

Therefore, although Zhang Guogan was proud of his proficiency in musketry, deep down in his heart, he admired and feared Yang Zhen. When he saw that Yang Zhen was unhappy, he immediately became frightened and did not dare to say anything.
Chapter completed!