The ceremony was an extraordinary success, and when the regiment commanders and battalion commanders walked out of the Zhonghua Hall, they held their chests high one by one, and the small silver sign was particularly conspicuous. They felt a great glory from this small sign, but also felt a heavy responsibility, the words of the petty official has clearly expressed that the mission of the escort will enter a new stage, it will no longer only protect the safety of Liangshan Manor, but will run to the place where the bow and arrow can shoot, and the iron hoof can reach the land. All these new regiment and battalion commanders were shocked by the majestic and domineering declaration of the petty officials, and everyone felt that their hearts were surging and their blood was full of enthusiasm, so they all realized the extraordinary significance of this small sign on their chests.

In fact, this brand is Gu Haotian according to the military rank system of later generations, and he thought of it temporarily, his purpose is to reflect different ranks, stimulate everyone's sense of responsibility, self-motivation and sense of honor, as for the complex military rank system in later generations, he thinks it is not suitable at the moment. When he put forward this point of view at that time, Xiao Jiasui and others immediately strongly agreed, and then the ordnance workshop temporarily rushed out a batch.

For now, at least, this temporary idea should work well. After the meeting ended, these guys did not shout and drink as usual, but fell into thought, and seemed to understand the connotation of the brand on their chests.

"The idea of a little official is so good, you see that these guys have different walking postures and expressions and temperaments, which shows that the weight of this little brand is extraordinary."

In the hall, Xu Guanzhong looked at the generals who were completely different from usual, and couldn't help but admire.

"In my opinion, it's not just this, most of these people are infected by the ambition of petty officials, and I'm afraid they are all thinking about how to fight and make meritorious contributions at this time?"

Wu Yong's mind is the same as these people, they are all thinking about how to make contributions, so they think they have pushed people, but they are also quite accurate.

"Both!"

Wen Huanzhang listened to the conversation between the two and sighed with emotion. But his eyes have been watching the flow of people flowing out, when he first arrived at the manor, there will be no more than a few people, less than two thousand, just two or three years, now these eight hundred miles of water can no longer hold their ambitions, as a person who participated from the beginning, he couldn't help but feel hot in an instant.

At noon that day, the manor management office held a grand celebration banquet in Liangshan Restaurant as usual, and the newly appointed regimental commanders all attended in uniform, and the banquet hall was full of stars for a while.

Xiao Jiasui looked at these guys who usually fought like a war when they arrived at the wine field, and suddenly became reserved, and couldn't help but quip:

"The idea of a petty official is really amazing, you see that these people have an extra sign on their chests, and they have a lot of rules, I think this matter still has to be pushed away in the whole army."

Gu Haotian had no idea of implementing the rank system in the whole army, but when he saw Xiao Jiasui put it forward, he thought that it would be better to implement it among the officers, or it could play a role in encouraging everyone to be proactive, and if it was also implemented among all soldiers, it would be too time-consuming and laborious, so he said:

"Then start with the captain level, and then don't use iron sheets, let the logistics department embroider directly on the military uniform, the captain and company commander use yellow at the first level, the battalion commander and regiment commander use silver at the first level, and then use gold at the top of the group, all according to one to four stars to distinguish."

A few people also thought that this method was good, so they arranged to do it according to Zhu Wu's arrangement.

As he was talking, he saw Li Ming and Wu Bingyi coming over, and saw that the two of them were wearing brand-new escort uniforms and a sign with two stars on their chests, but they were full of energy.

"The two of us have something to ask for, please allow us?"

When the two arrived, Li Ming spoke first.

"What's the matter with the two battalion commanders, just say it." Gu Haotian replied kindly.

"But it's for the sake of completion

General Sheng's matter, since Lei Ze was captured and went up the mountain, we have often met with him in the past two days, and now we are also willing to return to obedience, General Bi's skills are also good, and I hope that the junior officials will give him a chance to make meritorious contributions. ”

It turned out to be for Bi Sheng, Gu Haotian suddenly thought that after Bi Sheng brought him to the manor, he had been busy with the matter at hand, but he had not paid attention to him, and he didn't expect Li Ming and Wu Bingyi to persuade him, so he said happily at that time:

"Since General Bi is willing to join Liangshan, we are naturally happy, but now everyone is lively, but I went to invite a gathering."

Gu Haotian said, and he was going to pick up people in person.

Xiao Jiasui saw it on the side, and immediately came out and said: "Little official, there are hundreds of people waiting for the banquet here, how can I leave you, I will go with the two battalion commanders." ”

Gu Haotian thought about it, so he no longer insisted, but let them go.

After a while, Bi Sheng followed the three of them to Liangshan Restaurant, he looked at a hall full of Liangshan dignitaries, and couldn't help but hesitate for a while.

"General Bi doesn't have to see outside, the people of Liangshan are the most righteous, especially for their own brothers, otherwise you can ask Li Ming and Wu Bingyi, the two battalion commanders, when they first joined the escort team, there were people who were very close to him."

Xiao Jiasui saw his hesitation and explained on the side.

"That's it! It is! The brothers in this manor are completely different from when we were in the official camp, and when I first joined the guard, I was cautious and was laughed at by my brothers. ”

Wu Bingyi immediately responded. Li Ming also followed, and Bi Sheng saw that he relaxed slightly.

When the four of them were about to move, they saw Gu Haotian walking over quickly with a few people, and said enthusiastically:

"General Bi sincerely helped me Liangshan, I really shouldn't have been able to greet him in person, and I hope I will forgive me."

"Sin Will ......"

"The brothers of Liangshan Manor come from all over the world, and they all have their own pasts, so what is not guilty, hurry up and enter the table, Hugh let everyone wait in a hurry."

Before Bi Sheng could continue, he was interrupted by Gu Haotian. He couldn't help but raise his eyes to look around, and sure enough, the wine tables in the hall had not yet opened, thinking that hundreds of people were waiting for him to surrender to a general, and he couldn't help but be grateful.

The banquet lasted only a while, and the atmosphere on the scene became warm, and the regiment and battalion commanders who were still a little reserved just now were all exposed in their true forms, and the regiment commanders and battalion commanders became brothers and rivals in front of the immortals. Bi Sheng was a newcomer because he had no position, so he was pulled by Gu Haotian to sit in the chief, he was also very cramped at first, but gradually let go under everyone's infection. At this time, he looked at Gu Haotian, who was fighting with everyone, and deeply felt that what Li Ming and Wu Bingyi said was true. The owner of this manor is still so open-minded, and the others should not be difficult to get along with, but it may indeed be a place of ease and happiness.

"Brother Bi Sheng has been to the manor for many days, but I am too busy with miscellaneous matters to be able to visit it, it is a shame, now I give you a cup, and I should make amends."

When Bi Sheng was thinking about his thoughts, he suddenly heard someone calling him, and when he saw that it was Lin Chong, the old knowledge leader in the former forbidden army, he quickly got up and said:

"The head of the sect must be relieved to speak, otherwise there will be no place for self-esteem."

Bi Sheng hurriedly responded, and the two drank a full cup at the moment. He looked at the refreshed old colleague in front of him, thinking that when he was in the forbidden army, his status was much higher than Lin Chong, and now he has fallen into such a situation, and he couldn't help but say with emotion:

"I heard that the sect leader is in Liangshan, and I can see it today, and the sect head has a long-term vision and left the forbidden army early, otherwise even if there is no dirty things about Captain Gao, how can the forbidden army compare to today's glorious days."

"This is still thanks to my junior brother, if he hadn't dialed me again and again, I was afraid that I would still be worried about the days in the capital and would be reluctant to leave? It's a pity that it didn't work that day

In addition to Gao Yu's house, he is calculating my life every day, and the imperial court has attacked Liangshan several times, most of which are his provocations, and he will not let go of me every day. ”

Bi Sheng saw Lin Chong mention Gao Yu hated it, and suddenly remembered what Gao Yu said when he left Beijing, and thought that now that he had descended to Liangshan, he should think about it, so he turned around and said to Gu Haotian and the others:

When Tong Shumi sent troops to Liangshan, Gao Taiwei said when he said goodbye that Liangshan was surrounded by water, and it was necessary to cut off the grain and grass on its four sides first, and then strengthen the fence to lure the enemy down the mountain to annihilate it. If Tong Shumi escapes back to the capital this time, he will definitely tell the truth, and the court will definitely refuse to stop there, and when the troops are sent again, this plan must be carried out, and the petty officials must make plans in advance. ”

Lin Chong stood on the side, listened to what Bi Sheng said, couldn't help sneering, and then replied:

"Humph! Although General Bi can rest assured about this matter, Liangshanbo has a radius of 800 miles, and there are countless rivers and rivers, so why did he intercept the grain and grass on my four sides, and then rely on the forbidden army and the box army of the imperial court, and see how he could intercept the guards of my manor. ”

When Gu Haotian saw it, he remembered that in "Water Margin", after Tong Guan's defeat, it was Gao Yu who personally led the team. Although he didn't pay attention to this straw bale, his idea of "cutting off the grain and grass on all four sides" had some insight. Although the topography of Liangshan is excellent, if it is really truncated on all sides, it will be a dead place. Later generations once commented that one of the reasons why Song Jiang surrendered was that there was no grain and grass on the mountain. Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, he can't help but take precautions early. You can't learn from Li Zicheng, you have fought a lifetime of war, and in the end there is no place to stay. He must develop and consolidate his base, he thought to himself, so he said to Xiao Jiasui:

"Director Xiao also asked him to go back to Dengzhou afterwards, one is to implement the restructuring of the escort team, and the other is to control the entire Dengzhou as soon as possible, and if possible within the year, it is best to take Laizhou. Although Gao Yu is incompetent, his idea of cutting off the grain and grass on the four sides is somewhat insightful, although we are not afraid, but we are always prepared. I expect that the next wave of conquest by the imperial court will come soon, and I will go to Dengzhou to join you after I have dealt with this wave of invaders. The fifth cavalry regiment will stay in Dengzhou, and you can bring the two battalions of Suo Chao and Wu Bingyi here, so that there are three regiments of Xu Ning, Li Bao, and Luan Tingyu in Dengzhou, and the manpower should be enough. ”

As soon as the words fell, Gu Haotian thought of something again, but commanded again:

"Sun Xin and his wife are still staying in Dengzhou, the two of them are familiar with the local situation, and they can use it with confidence, and I asked Lehe to come with you, he is clever, and he has been in the Dengzhou Mansion for many years, but now he is in the intelligence department, and he happened to go there to be in charge of intelligence matters."

"Petty officials, rest assured, the matter of the escort is over, I will leave tomorrow, and I will definitely take Deng and Lai Prefectures within the year."

Xiao Jiasui saw that Gu Haotian entrusted him with such an important matter, and he was excited at the moment, and immediately patted his chest and responded.

At noon on the same day, there was a celebration in the manor, and Gu Haotian didn't have time to rest in the afternoon, so he immediately summoned Wen Huanzhang and several division chiefs to discuss the deployment of soldiers and horses in each regiment and the affairs of Dengzhou. The next day, all the soldiers and horses of each regiment were allocated in place, and because more than 20,000 officers and soldiers had joined in, the General Staff Office immediately issued another order for large-scale training. The regiments also knew that there would be a large army of the imperial court coming to attack in the future, and of course these new regiment commanders and battalion commanders did not want to be left behind, so they all trained their hands one by one.

While the regiments were intensively engaged in training, Gu Haotian and others sent Xiao Jiasui, Suo Chao, Wen Zhongrong, Cui Ye, Wu Bingyi, Le He, and thousands of soldiers and horses who had been enriched to the two regiments in Dengzhou to the wharf of Jinsha.

"The retreat of Liangshan Manor is very important, and Director Xiao has a great responsibility and must be cautious."

Gu Haotian held Xiao Jiasui's hand and said solemnly.

"Petty officials can rest assured that Dengzhou will be won by the end of the year."

Xiao Jiasui replied confidently, turned around and jumped on the bow of the boat in a dashing manner.