The surrender of more than 600 Liangshan soldiers interrupted Zhulong's plan to withdraw his troops.

It was a bonus.

The only shortcoming of Zhujiazhuang now is that there is no water army.

With the water army, you can go directly to Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo along the Guangji River; You can also go down the water, reach the Bohai Sea, and cross to Liaodong, the old nest of the Jurchens; You can also enter the river through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

In Zhulong's strategic concept, the role of the navy is crucial and indispensable!

And at the moment, in order to deal with Liangshan, the establishment of a naval army is also a top priority.

At this time, someone came with seven large ships to land, which was simply a relief in the snow.

Zhu Long rewarded the few people who were the head, and rewarded all the soldiers on the ship.

Seeing the appearance of these soldiers eating, similar to the reincarnation of starving ghosts, Zhu Long immediately understood why they surrendered.

In the dead of night, insects chirp and frogs chirp.

Zhu Long sat alone in the big tent, frowning and thinking.

After the formation of the navy, who will lead it?

The first thing he thought of was Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu.

The two brothers were also fishermen from Shijie Village near Liangshanbo, and they knew many of the soldiers who had surrendered to them, and had led them when they were in Liangshan.

is both a fellow villager and an old leader, and he should be able to manage them well.

But they can only serve as adjutant generals, without him, their ability is not enough!

The three brothers of the Ruan family are all from Yeluzi and do not have the ability and qualifications to lead an army alone.

What should be the manager?

Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu are now Sun Li's lieutenants, and he happens to be in charge of the Shuizi Battalion, so it stands to reason that Sun Li should be the commander of the Navy.

But Zhu Long didn't plan to arrange it like this.

Among the five generals, Sun Li's qualifications and abilities are ranked last. The moral character is not enough, the other four generals, Zhu Long are all fully trusted, but Sun Li is the only one who must always guard against it.

Qin Ming was the first to take refuge in Zhulong, killing Wang Ying with his own hands and completely breaking with Liangshan.

In those difficult years, he was Zhu Long's left arm and right arm, and he made many contributions, and won Zhu Long's trust.

But he is not suitable for the commander of the first army, when he was in Qingzhou, he was played by Hua Rong, a dignified regular army, defeated by a group of bandits, defeated and captured.

Zhu Long really didn't feel at ease and handed over the water army to him.

After excluding the two, among the remaining Luan Tingyu, Lin Chong, and Zhu Biao, Zhu Long chose Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao's commanding ability is the strongest, and he has this talent.

In the past, I was worried about his proud and self-contained character, but now that he has suffered repeated setbacks, he has become calm and cautious.

What's more, they are brothers, of course, there is no question of trust or distrust.

Luan Tingyu and Lin Chong are both good at training and charging into battle, and their ability to command troops has not yet been demonstrated.

and Lin Chong, as a veteran of Liangshan, has too much to do with Liangshan, and he may not be reliable at a critical time......

This is also a headache for Zhu Long.

Most of his current subordinates are generals from Liangshan, and they are tied up.

He doesn't doubt their loyalty, but it is normal for him to be merciful to his old club's subordinates, especially those who value love and righteousness, and he really can't blame them.

For example, Ou Peng!

The trip to Qingzhou must be put on the agenda!

This time, we have to start first and charge a few more younger brothers!

With only Erruan's assistance, Zhu Long felt that it was not enough, and his strength was a little thin.

He pondered for a while and decided to mediate the two brothers to come over.

These two young men are more honest and obedient, obey the leader's arrangement, and Xie Bao has killed Mu Hong, and has an inextricable blood feud with Liang Shan.

They have never been to Liangshan, they have no friends and acquaintances, and they have no scruples when they move.

As for the vacancy left by the deputy lieutenant of the Jinzi Battalion after they left, it was filled by Yang Xiong and Deng Fei, the heads of the pro-guard battalion.

The candidates for the chief general and deputy general have been decided, and the next step is the issue of the number of troops.

Zhu Long planned to break up the original Shuizi camp and form a new Shuizi camp.

The 600 Liangshan soldiers who surrendered with boats, those who were willing to join the army were assigned to the Shuizi battalion, and those who did not want to fight could go to Zhujiazhuang to farm or work.

The soldiers of the original water word battalion, who are good at water, continue to stay in the water word camp, and the landlubbers are classified into the pro-guard camp.

As for Sun Li, he switched with Zhu Biao and took over the Tuzi camp.

The next day, Zhu Long did not announce it immediately, but sent someone to hurry back to Zhujiazhuang and let Zhu Biao, Xie Zhen, and Xie Bao rush over.

Then I had a heart-to-heart conversation with Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu.

The location was in the big tent of the Chinese army, and there were only three people inside: Zhu Long, Ruan Xiaoer, and Ruan Xiaowu, and Yang Xiong and Deng Fei were on duty outside.

Zhu Long first asked a question: "Little Second Brother, Little Fifth Brother, do you think you can believe these Liangshan deserters?" Why didn't they want to go back to Liangshan? ”

Both brothers nodded their heads in disbelief.

Ruan Xiaowu said: "The big officials don't know, on Liangshan, we leaders can be said to be happy and happy, eating meat in large pieces every day, drinking wine in big bowls, and dividing gold in big scales......"

"But the minions are like slaves, and they are not considered brothers. The leaders drank wine and ate meat, and the minions barely filled their stomachs. ”

"It's okay on weekdays, after all, it's good to have a bowl of full food this year. But now that there is a war, and Liangshan always loses battles and bleeds to death, the minions naturally don't want to continue in Liangshan! ”

After Ruan Xiaowu finished speaking in one breath, Ruan Xiaoer continued: "This is just one of them. I met a few old acquaintances just now, and I heard them say that since the defeat in Zhujiazhuang, after the two leaders Lin Chong and Hua Rong were arrested, the remaining other leaders have no ability, they can't train the army, they can only whimsically toss, everyone complains, and people's hearts are scattered. ”

"I can't imagine that Liangshan is already like this!" The dragon said thoughtfully.

His face straightened, turned to the topic, and said, "Two brothers, please come here to discuss something!" ”

Ruan Xiaoer said briskly: "If there is something to do, the official will directly order it!" ”

"Didn't Liangshan break up the army with the ship and surrender yesterday, I plan to break up the original Shuizi Battalion and set up a new Shuizi Battalion, with the two continuing to serve as deputy battalion captains!"

Ruan Xiaowu smiled: "This is very good!" We are willing to obey the arrangement! ”

"After the army returns to Zhujiazhuang, this Shuizi battalion will continue to stay in Liangshan Bo and fight with Liangshan. I know that the two of them are people who value love and righteousness, and they have an old relationship with the people of Liangshan, if the two of you feel embarrassed, you might as well say it bluntly, I will not blame you! ”

Zhu Long said frankly and sincerely, and the Ruan brothers could feel his sincerity, and they all knew that he had a bold personality and was a true person.

Ruan Xiaoer said solemnly: "Don't worry, big officials, I let Chao Tianwang go back the day before yesterday, and it can be regarded as repaying his kindness, and when we meet on the battlefield in the future, I will never dare to abolish the public for personal reasons." ”

"Even if we miss the old, we will only plead with the big officials, and we will never secretly favoritism and indulge in the enemy!" Ruan Xiaowu's words are also very straightforward.

"I know that the three of you brothers are straightforward men, so naturally I believe in you, since the two of you say so, so be it! There's just one more thing, I can't rest assured! ”

Er Ruan was curious: "I don't know what's going on?" ”

"It's your old friend 'Zhiduoxing' Wu Yong, this person is quite strategic and the best at using tricks. Now that Liang Shan has been defeated repeatedly, he will definitely resort to divisive tactics, such as forging letters, pretending to leak information, and clever tricks, etc., so that we will be suspicious of each other and mess with ourselves. Therefore, I hope that the two of them will not be suspicious in case of trouble, and they will fall for Wu's tricks. ”

"Haha, don't worry. I've known Wu Xuexue for a long time, and he can deceive others, but he can't bias me. ”

Zhu Long's heart moved, "Now on Liangshan, I am afraid of only Wu Yong, if the two of you can persuade Wu Yong to surrender, it will be a great achievement." If you have the chance, please tell him that I have admired him for a long time. Zhujiazhuang's position as a military advisor is waiting for a vacancy! ”