Ma Chao didn't expect the historical enemy Yang Song to fall into his hands so quickly, and after seeing Yang Song, he couldn't help but think about it; So Ma Chao immediately ordered the sergeant to escort these two people out, with Yang Song and Yang Bai as the two to make trouble, it is strange that they can successfully surrender these prisoners.

Ma Chao asked the sergeant to separate Yang Song and Yang Bai, and began to interrogate Yang Song alone, saying, "You are Yang Song!"

Yang Song was taken aback, thinking that his soldiers were pretending to be quite similar, how could he be discovered by Ma Chao at a glance, and called out his name, and hurriedly responded: "It's the villain, the young general knows the villain?" ”

"I have heard of Yang Song's name for a long time, many things you have done, maybe I know better than yourself!" Jansus became famous mainly in 215 AD; At that time, Cao Cao was attacking Hanzhong, and Yang Song played an important role at that time, framing Pang De and selling Zhang Lu was not less, and those things did not happen in 195 AD, so naturally even Yang Song himself did not know.

"Why did the young general say this, the villain didn't do anything!" Thinking that his instigation and control of the captives had been revealed, Yang Song hurriedly quibbled: "Don't listen to Yan Pu's words, the villain has always kept to himself, and the general can't wrongfully be loyal and good!" ”

"Open-mouthed villain, closed-mouthed villain, General Ben sees that you are indeed a real 'villain', this is what General Ben himself can see, and it has nothing to do with Yan Pu at all! General Ben not only knows you, but also knows that next to you is your younger brother Yang Bai, you two grew up dependent on each other, Yang Bai regards you as a brother and father, and has always looked at you as the horse's head! Am I right? ”

Yang Song was shocked, and said in his heart that these were secrets that even Yan Pu didn't know, how did Ma Chao know, so he replied: "That's true, the young general is really powerful!" ”

"Now there are two paths in front of you, you can choose, one is that I will behead your two brothers and show them to the public, kill chickens and monkeys, and then slowly recruit the remaining captives; There is no shortage of food in Hanzhong City, and General Ben can afford it! The second way is that there are 100 taels of gold here, which can be rewarded to you, but the condition is that you must let these more than 4,000 captives sincerely submit to my Xiliang army within three days, and then go out with me in a month to help me capture the Sword Pavilion and eliminate Zhang Wei! ”

"The villain chooses the second one!" , Yang Song in history is most famous for selling for glory, greedy for money and lustful, Ma Chao is simply what he likes, so he naturally chose the second way without hesitation.

"Okay, here's a deposit of twenty taels of gold, and after the matter is completed, I'll give you the rest!"

"Thank you, General!" Yang Song was overjoyed when he got the golden gold, and he couldn't stop smiling.

After taking the money, you have to do a good job, and with the help of Yang Song and Yang Bai brothers, the captives quickly surrendered. Ma Chao was also very happy, after all, these are the cavalry of Hanzhong, as long as they are trained a little, they can have good combat effectiveness.

Ma Chao scattered the surrendered cavalry, regrouped and formed the team, recruited some recruits who could ride horses and had a certain foundation, and selected some excellent soldiers from the surrender of Hanzhong City, and finally gathered 5,000 people; As soon as Chengyi's 5,000 Xiliang cavalry arrives, the new army will take shape.

Three days passed, and Cheng Yi came to Hanzhong City with 5,000 Xiliang cavalry. Ma Chao transferred a large number of soldiers who had made meritorious contributions from the original Eastern Army to the Pingdong Army as grassroots officers. The Pingdong Army was finally formed, and Ma Chao appointed Pang De as the commander of the Ten Thousand Cavalry to lead the Pingdong Army, and appointed Cheng Yi as the deputy commander to assist Pang De in managing the Pingdong Army.

After the establishment of the new army, Ma Chao convened the 10,000-square-meter Eastern Army in the school field and began to lecture:

"From today on, you are a member of the "Pingdong Army" in Xiliang, and the Pingdong Army is the second main battle army in our Xiliang. What is the main battle army? Before our Xiliang, only the "Eastern Army" was the main battle army. How awesome the main battle army is, I believe that the comrades-in-arms who have participated in the "Battle of Hanzhong" next to you can tell you: the main battle army means invincible, the main battle army means meritorious service, and the main battle army means promotion and wealth! ”

"Do you see the chief in front of you? More than a year ago, they were ordinary soldiers of the Eastern Expeditionary Army just like you, but today, some of them have become Shi Cavalry Commanders, some have become Hundred Cavalry Commanders, and some have become Thousand Cavalry Commanders! As long as you work hard, as long as you make meritorious achievements, in a year, you can also become a hundred cavalry commanders, a thousand cavalry commanders or even ten thousand cavalry commanders! ”

"In our main battle army, we don't look at the background, we don't look at the qualifications, we only look at the ability, we only look at the military merits! As long as you have the ability, perform well, and make achievements, you will soon be able to lead your comrades to become officers! ”

"Our main battle army has a military salary, and every month you can get a corresponding amount of military salary according to your merits!"

"Since the main battle army has so many benefits, it naturally has strict requirements, and now I issue a military order for the Pingdong Army:

First, the order is forbidden, strictly obey the orders of the commander, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!

Second, in the military merit system, officers are selected without looking at their qualifications or background, and everything is based on military merit as the standard, and they are rewarded according to their merits and appointed as captains, even chiefs, 100 cavalry commanders, 1000 cavalry commanders, and 10,000 cavalry commanders.

Third, if a deserter is found during war and training, the deserter will be beheaded directly for public display, and the remaining four people in the team, including the commander, will be held accountable for 30!

Fourth, the reward and punishment system is trained every day, and the 100 soldiers with the best performance will have their meals doubled, of which the top 50 will have increased their meat, and the 100 soldiers with the worst performance will have their meals halved, and those who perform poorly for seven consecutive days will be eliminated from the Pingdong Army! ”

"Do you understand?"

"Got it!"

"Our military song is 'We are different', we are a different army! It won't be long before you will be glad that you have become the main battle army and a member of the Pingdong Army! Just like the Eastern Army more than a year ago! Now you learn military songs, go training, and in a month, I will test the results of your training! ”

Leaving the Pingdong Army to Pang De and Cheng Yi, Ma Chao called Yan Pu and Yang Song over to discuss the details of the attack on Sword Pavilion. The Sword Pavilion must be defeated, firstly, it can train new soldiers, accelerate the growth of the army through war, and improve the effect of training; second, to get rid of Zhang Wei, a big confidant, and completely eliminate the Heavenly Master Sect; Sanlai Sword Pavilion is the gateway to the west of Hanzhong City, and with the Sword Pavilion in hand, you don't have to worry about Liu Zhang in the southwest.

Preparations for the attack on the Sword Pavilion are proceeding in an orderly manner. Yan Pu was in charge of logistics, Pang De led the team in charge of the main attack, and Yang Song's main role was to deceive the city gates.

A month has passed, and after continuous training and running-in, the Pingdong Army has initially possessed combat effectiveness, and the time is ripe for attacking Sword Pavilion!