Li Zicheng (Zao'er) suffered several major defeats in Shaanxi, and Liu Guoneng and others also submitted to the imperial court in Henan, which brought great difficulties and pressure to Zhang Bingzhong's team.

In the battle of returning to Nanyang, Jiangxi, Zhang Bingzhong was defeated by the troops of eastern and southern Sichuan, and he was also wounded. Fortunately, Sun Kewang, a new subordinate, was rescued from danger, so he led his troops to retreat to Gucheng (now Hubei). Under the powerful offensive of the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers, in order to preserve his strength, Chen Shifang proposed: Zhang Bingzhong and Luo Youcai accepted the appeasement of Xiong Wencan, the secretary of the Ming Dynasty's military department, in the land of Yunyang.

One day, Xiong Wencan summoned Zhang Bingzhong in Gucheng Mansion to talk about the adoption and appeasement. Before Bingzhong came to the official mansion, he talked to the soldiers about the case of King Gao Yingxiang. Everyone said that they would rather die than disperse, and they were willing to go to the soup with the sixth brother. As the saying goes: heroes can't cut their own wings, and their rights can't be foolish and loyal. With the common support of everyone of the same caliber, Bingzhong is extraordinarily confident.

When Zhang Bingzhong came to Gucheng Mansion, Xiong Wencan straightforwardly wanted to disband Bingzhong's military power and his subordinates on the spot. How do you know that Zhang Bingzhong sternly refused to accept the reorganization and transfer, did not accept any official title, and must ask to maintain his independence. It is better to die standing than to lie down and live. This decisive decision of Bingzhong can beat Xiong Wencan's head, and he quickly detained Zhang Bingzhong, and he hurriedly went to the court. When he was holding Zhang Bingzhong, Xu Bingzhong struggled too much and broke free from the Pisces jade pendant around his neck. This thing made Xiong Wencan's eyes shine, and he wrote a big book on the espionage, Zhang Bingzhong's word Jingxuan, and Jinyiwei is also.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the court, held a document in one hand and a spy report in the other, thinking about it left and right for a long time, and he couldn't be sure. In the end, according to his conceited and introverted and weak character, he approved four words on the paper: Let him go!

Xiong Wencan, who had his own edict, no longer embarrassed Zhang Bingzhong, and invited Zhang Bingzhong out of the cell with a kind face. At the banquet, Zhang Bingzhong's team and official rank were talked about, and after the previous conflict, both of them calmed down. Xiong Wencan is good at choosing the right time to tell Zhang Bingzhong the content of the edict, mainly to let him understand what the court thinks of him.

Although Zhang Bingzhong has not intersected with the emperor Lao'er, he still knows something from the general rumors. So Xiong Wencan, the secretary of the military department, said extremely seriously: At this moment, since we agree to recruit An, then learn from Yang Erlang's edict and not listen to the announcement; at the same time, any soldier and horse in the headquarters can not be subject to any official rank. The team we are waiting for cannot be reorganized at will, it must be led by myself. In order to show my sincerity, from now on, I will be called Zhang Xianzhong. Be loyal, be loyal, uphold loyalty, be loyal, be loyal, and be loyal. So, sir, okay?

That Xiong Wencan was overjoyed when he heard Zhang Bingzhong change his name like this, but he still said quietly on the surface, very good!

Zhang Bingzhong, who returned to his own camp, first called Ouyang Yunfang to his side. and told him to protect Qin Liangyu secretly, wear women's clothes, and call Zhang Yuniang when he meets people. Secondly, the leaders of each battalion will be recruited in the military tent, and the matter of appeasement will be reconsidered. In addition, the 18 villages of Lijiapo and the offices on Laoshan Island were notified to hide down, dig deep holes, and accumulate grain to prepare for the famine in the disaster year.

"Since we have agreed to recruit An, in view of the case of King Gao Chuang, we can listen to the edict and not listen to the announcement, and we can not be subject to any official rank. But the team we are waiting for cannot be reorganized at will, it must be led by ourselves. Therefore, at present, it is necessary to distribute the original team of more than 40,000 people in the suburbs of the ancient city, namely the eastern, southern, western, and northern four battalions, each led by a general, and all the captains are the same as usual, but the titles are different. Under each battalion, two red and blue flags are set up, and each flag leads 2,000 soldiers. On weekdays, you must not be careless, although there is no war, you must maintain the conditions and conditions that you can go out at any time!" Zhang Bingzhong said to the generals very seriously.

Bingzhong only then told the generals about the appeasement in the Gucheng Mansion one by one, and the meaning of it was self-evident, which meant that the imperial court did not take us people seriously, and only with the gun in his own hands could he have the possibility of surviving.

I think this valley city originally belonged to Xiangyang, Hubei, located in the west of Xiangyang, the west bank of the middle reaches of the Han River, and the southeast foot of the Wudang Mountains. It is surrounded by Jingshan Mountain in the south, Wudang in the west, Hanshui in the east, two rivers in the north and south and the county in the east flow into the Hanjiang River, surrounded by mountains on three sides in the northwest and southwest, and the terrain is high in the west and low in the east. The water of the South River originates from Shennongjia, and is said to be the water of the fat powder of Mrs. Xiao He, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, so it is also called "powder water". "Powder water clarification" is the first of the eight views of the valley city. After the past, it has the name of "Little Three Gorges" (Ma Boiling Gorge, Shennu Gorge, Wulong Gorge), this valley city is the treasure land of grain storage and soldiers, the southwest can hide soldiers in the mountains, and the two waterways in the northeast are developed and can transport grain by water. Since this place is such a good strategic point, Zhang Bingzhong attaches more importance to it.

At that moment, Zhang Yuniang and Ouyang Yunfang were the two of them, and the traffic, land, and water transportation in this place were clear, so as to prepare for the future. As the old saying goes: if the family has food in stock, there will be no panic in the year of hunger. If a person has foresight, he will have no immediate worries.

Immediately in the army, three chapters of the covenant law were announced, which were also three killing orders: 1. Kill those who drink alcohol in the army; 2. Kill those who disturb the people outside the camp; 3. Kill those who make friends with local officials without permission by their subordinates, etc., Zhang Bingzhong first self-disciplined the ranks, and then strictly enforced military discipline. Bingzhong believes that the success of a team lies first in military discipline. Yue Fei once said: "Those who use soldiers do not have it, and the five things of benevolence, faith, wisdom, courage, and strictness are indispensable." Those who have merit are rewarded heavily, those who have no merit are severely punished, and those who are strict in their orders are necessary. "The Yue family army has clear rewards and punishments, and strict discipline, so it can be invincible. In the early years, when the Yuejia Army first established the garrison in Yixing, the officials and people from all over Zhejiang helped the old and the young to move to Yixing, and regarded the Yuejia Army garrison as a temporary place of refuge.

You will wait for the battalions in the suburbs of our valley city to do this, like General Yue Pengju, meritorious service will be rewarded, and mistakes will be punished. Under the discipline of Zhang Bingzhong's grace and authority, all the soldiers and horses formed a military style of military orders like mountains and vigorous and resolute.

Once, Bingzhong sent a knight with a letter to Laoshan Island, passing through the Yangtze River, just in the middle of the wind and waves, the ferry at this time was forbidden to cross the river, but the knight said that he would rather drown than disobey the military order of the major general, and then drove a flat boat across the river, and the witnesses were all shocked. Military discipline with clear rewards and punishments is as strict as actual combat in terms of daily drills. The soldiers were rushing the hillside and jumping over the trench, and they all wore heavy armor to practice. The second is the establishment of a fighting ideology. All units with combat effectiveness have faith, or in other words, they all have an internal, unified, and ideological support. Without the support of faith and conviction, it is difficult to have the spirit of sacrifice. People are afraid of death, and soldiers are even more afraid, but if they die well, there are people who are willing to die generously, and for a while, the six words "not afraid of death, not afraid of death" spread throughout the barracks. In addition, Zhang Bingzhong also ordered his troops to participate in helping with farm work when the farm was busy, so as to fund the livelihood of the peasants. Bingzhong believed that his own team was originally from poor peasants, and it was not for the sake of making ends meet, who would join the army to fight. The common people often rushed to express their gratitude, and all the soldiers returned them one by one, not daring to accept the gifts. This made the army have a huge reputation among the local people, and also made the soldiers have an incomparable sense of honor as soldiers, and being able to serve as a soldier under the account of a major general also became the right way recognized by the society at that time.

With the strengthening and improvement of ability, Zhang Bingzhong once said to all the soldiers in private: "A certain soldier is really useful!" With the constraints of using the most stringent training system and combat discipline of the ancient army, the fourth battalion of Gucheng has gradually become a veritable strong brigade.

This series of actions made Liu Neng and Liu Zhai of Huo Shanzhai often admire it in their eyes. From time to time, he still boasted about the ability of the major general in his own tent, and always taught his children and grandchildren to be called a major general. He believes that Zhang Bingzhong is not a short-sighted person with no big ambitions, but a person who really seeks benefits for the life and death of his brothers, and can even throw his head and spill his blood. This kind of talent is worth following him, so he decided to lead Liu Wenxiu, Liu Jinzhong and other two sons to worship Zhang Bingzhong as their father-in-law.

Lord Liu Zhai did it with good intentions this time, but who would have thought that it would make Bingzhong blush, after all, Zhang Bingzhong was too young and unmarried to marry. But this Liu Neng Liu Zhai is a straight-hearted man, once he thinks about something, he must do it. With the help of the commanders, Zhang Bingzhong reluctantly agreed.

The next day, in order to celebrate the young general's righteous son, the suburbs rarely had this happy event, and they took a leave to celebrate for three days. In fact, Zhang Yuniang and Zhang Bingzhong both saw that the string of the team's training was too tight, so they agreed to accept Yizi.

Because Bingzhong's affairs are too busy, Ouyang Yunfang manages the teaching on weekdays. This person's talent is naturally much higher than that of Feng Chi, and of course his strategy is also very smart. Education plays the role of two children, and it seems to be more comfortable, coupled with Zhang Yuniang's help next to him, Zhang Bingzhong and Liu Neng and Liu Zhai are even more relieved. One day, Bingzhong unintentionally broke into Ouyang Yunfang's study, and he heard him telling the children the story of Wang Zuo's broken arm and fake gold reduction.

Wang Zuo said: "Why did the eldest brother say this? Wang Zuo's arm has been cut off, so he will stay in the camp, and he is also a wasted person, what is the use? If my brother does not allow me to go, I am willing to kill myself in front of my brother, with the heart of my cousin." When Marshal Yue heard this, he unconsciously cried out loud: "Since the virtuous brother is determined to do so, you can go with confidence! When it comes to family affairs, the foolish brother can take care of himself." Wang Zuo resigned as marshal, left the Song camp, and came to the Jin camp overnight. There is evidence that the mountains and rivers are broken and sorrowful, and they are crippled by the rest of their lives. Fame and wealth are waiting to be idle! The long rainbow runs through the day, and the autumn wind is easy to be cold.