It has been three days since Yang Hong made trouble in Xi'an, and Zhang Hongbin has been paying attention to Yang Hong's movements these days.

Seriously, according to his calculations, the possibility of Yang Hong being forced to rebel will be very high, but it is difficult to say whether he will come to himself or establish himself as the king after being forced to rebel. Especially according to the latest information, Yang Hong did not come to take refuge in him for the first time, which made him really worried.

Yang Hong is a truly talented officer, and if he establishes himself as king, he will obviously be a more difficult opponent. As a friend, Zhang Hongbin is very welcome, but as an enemy, especially an enemy created by himself, this makes people cry and laugh.

For three days, Zhang Hongbin has been worried about this possibility, and the whole person has become a little careless.

The people around him saw that Zhang Hongbin had something on his mind, but their status and their knowledge determined that they had no choice but to be in a hurry.

"Report, there is a force of 3,000 people moving towards the territory of Baishui County, and the dress should be the guard army of the imperial court!" At this time, there was a sentinel to report.

"Do you know who is in charge?" Zhang Hongbin immediately recovered.

"It's not clear, but it's certain that this unit is different from the previous Weisu Army, and it should have a certain combat effectiveness, and the general headed by it seems to be surnamed Yang!" The sentry had no way to answer, and could only report based on the results of on-site observations.

"Is that him?" Zhang Hongbin thought of Yang Hong for the first time, and then he didn't dare to rely on affirmation.

"Come on, follow me!" Zhang Hongbin immediately gave the order.

"Young Master, how many people are going to be dispatched this time?" Wang Er stepped forward excitedly.

"Just you and me, as well as Li Dingguo. But let Liu Ruoqi lead 1,500 strong crossbowmen, ambush in the distance, and enter the battle at any time! Zhang Hongbin thought about it and made a decision.

"Just the three of us against 3,000 people?" Wang Er was stunned.

"If we're lucky, maybe we won't even need to fight!" Zhang Hongbin laughed, then turned around and walked towards the stable.

Wang Er couldn't understand it yet, but Li Dingguo followed as soon as possible.

"Brother Dingguo, what does this mean, young master?" Wang Er simply asked shamelessly.

"If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid that the leader of this army should be Yang Hong!" Li Dingguo didn't say it explicitly, but he still mentioned it.

Wang Er was not entirely stupid, he quickly understood that this might be Yang Hong who brought troops to join them.

In this way, Zhang Hongbin personally went out to greet him, which was already very grand.

As the three of them rode to the front line, they saw the figure of this army in a short time.

"It's General Yang in front?" Zhang Hongbin shouted.

At this time, the opposite side was stunned at first, and when he saw the person who came, the general led by him stepped forward, but it was Yang Hong.

"There is no more General Yang in this world, only the anti-thief ruthless. A desperate and lonely person, he thinks that it is difficult to mix well in this world, so he comes to seek the protection of the Salvation Army, and I wonder if the Redeemer King can take him in? Yang Hong was not excited, nor was he happy, or that his feelings had nothing to do with him.

The whole person is cold, as if he is not a living person, and people can't help but feel that they dare not approach.

"If you really want to vote, I am naturally very welcome!" Zhang Hongbin laughed.

"The last general is ruthless, and he is willing to serve the Lord!" Yang Hong dismounted and came to Zhang Hongbin, knelt down on one knee and shouted.

"I am willing to serve the Lord!" The more than 3,000 soldiers behind also knelt down on one knee and shouted.

"Haha, everyone get up! By the way, ruthless, these brothers are ......" Zhang Hongbin asked casually.

"These are the old troops who were in the army before the despair, they are dissatisfied with the life of the guard, and they also trust the last general, so they are instigated by the last general and are willing to come to join the Salvation Army!" Yang Hong said very frankly.

"Well, you are all military elites, and it is also a great honor to come to vote for redemption this time. But the ugly words are ahead, since you have joined the Salvation Army, I hope you must abide by the laws and rules of the Salvation Army! Zhang Hongbin said with a smile.

"I hope the king can rest assured, since he has come to vote, he will naturally abide by the law of the Salvation Army!" Yang Hong replied.

"Now that you have joined the Salvation Army, you must abide by the laws of the Salvation Army!" Everyone replied at the same time.

Good things and bad things have been said, and Zhang Hongbin, as the coach of the Salvation Army, once again welcomed this group of newcomers to join. The army returned all the way back to the Huanglongshan base, and under the auspices of Zhang Hongbin, the Salvation Army held a warm welcome banquet for these new comrades.

At the banquet, for the first time, these guards, who were no better than the peasants, could eat meat and drink wine in large bowls. What is rare is that the wine provided by Zhang Hongbin was once considered to be the heavenly immortal wine. It doesn't take much, a bowl of wine will make them have an endless aftertaste, and they will never forget it in this life.

The next day, Yang Hong became the chief instructor of the Salvation Army, and the Salvation Army also carried out a new round of adjustments.

The 3,000 soldiers brought by Yang Hong eliminated the 300 people who did not want to continue to serve as soldiers, and the rest were scattered and reorganized with other troops. The remnants of the Yuejian Tiger Li Tong removed the 500 people who did not want to be soldiers, and the remaining 300 people also joined the main army.

The unit adopts the battalion mechanism, namely: commander, captain, sentry officer, general officer, garrison, capital division, guerrilla, staff general, deputy general soldier, and general soldier.

The Salvation Army now has 10,000 men, including Li Dingguo as a guerrilla general, commanding 3,000 pikemen; Yang Hong was a guerrilla general, commanding 2,000 wolf-tooth breaking soldiers; Liu Ruoqi was a guerrilla general, commanding 25,000 crossbowmen; The iron bull is the garrison, and the 1,500 sword and shield soldiers are unified; Wang Er led a battalion of 500 guards and the rank of guerrilla general; Zhao Min (Zhao San'er) led the garrison and commanded the 500 scout battalion.

Reserve armies are set up in local areas, with 300 reserves in county towns and 50 reserves in subordinate towns, which are allocated by the same central government and are not subordinate to local governments.

The reserve is formed by the local people, and a group is rotated every three years, and those with excellent training performance can be recommended to join the regular army, of course, according to their own wishes.

The original training mechanism will be improved according to the actual situation. Regarding the training manual set up by Zhang Hongbin, Yang Hong said that he was very in favor of and admired some of the contents in it, but he did not agree with the overall training items and methods. According to his thoughts, these training methods may have a certain effect, but Zhang Hongbin is too tolerant of the soldiers below, which is not a good thing for the soldiers.

The army is originally the most unsympathetic place, and it has been a saying since ancient times that mercy is not in charge of soldiers, and being too merciful to soldiers is the greatest irresponsibility to them.

In the next training, the soldiers finally knew that what they had thought was the most painful training was actually so easy in the eyes of Instructor Yang. For a long time, they slept almost with their pillows on. I simply have three full meals, and there is meat to eat. Rarely, every morning, there is also a glass of milk and an egg.

Sufficient nutrition has strengthened the muscles and physique of the soldiers every day, and the initial training of just one month has made these soldiers who were originally quite strong and more powerful and powerful. But according to Yang Hong, this is far from enough, not only is his personal ethics and skills not proficient, but he also lacks the will and determination to fight a tough and bloody battle, which also needs to be sublimated in the gradual suppression of bandits and battles in the later stage.

Zhang Hongbin agreed and vigorously supported Yang Hong's training, and Yang Hong was not polite, training these guys to death. In the end, even if Wang Er saw Yang Hong, he knew that his strength was higher than him, but he had to take a detour.

Time passed day by day, and in August 1628, Baishui County and Chengcheng County ushered in the first round of harvest season. This year's rainfall is still not enough, but the corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes that have been planted have been harvested well.

Looking at these new grains, which are several times higher than the yield of barley and rice, the people of Baishui County and Chengcheng County laughed. They knew that they would not starve to death this year, and that they would be able to exchange their surplus food for change. As for the taste of these three new crops...... Last year, the government organized people to let everyone taste the finished products for free in the countryside, and at that time, everyone had already agreed with these three new grains.

The training of the Salvation Army is also in the middle stage, and according to Yang Hong, it is hoped that a difficult battle can be fought to sharpen these new troops.

Zhang Hongbin simply pointed to Pucheng County and asked Yang Hong if he had any confidence that he could take it.

At this moment, the return cannon has been upgraded, and two have been manufactured, Yang Hong has seen the power of this thing, so he is very confident that he can take down Pucheng County at this moment.

As a result, the attack plan against Pucheng County was implemented in this way.