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Xu Xian quickly stepped forward to help Yue Fei up and said, "The people are displaced, starving and dying everywhere, and their lives are miserable. The Jin people are rampant, which is one reason. The more important reason is that the Zhao Song court is incompetent and employs treacherous people. The people can't live a normal life, so the officials force the people to rebel, and there are banditry everywhere. That's why we have to organize ourselves, work together, and fight against the brutal and vicious Jin people!"

Xu Xian continued, "I plan to appoint you as the commander of the cavalry camp first. We will train them first and focus on destroying the Jin army's manpower. We won't fight for the gains and losses of a city or a place. Later, when the team grows stronger, you will be given another important position!"

Yue Fei kowtowed again to express his gratitude and said: "Yue Fei will definitely fulfill his mission! I will go all out to wipe out the Jin army's remaining strength!"

Xu Xian gave Yue Fei the token of the commander of the cavalry camp and arranged for him to take office immediately. He was required to organize and recruit personnel suitable for the cavalry and start training without delay!

Xu Xian also recruited blacksmiths and other craftsmen and began to try to produce various types of cold weapons.

Although Xu Xian possesses a variety of modern thermal weapons in the storage space of the space-time router system, he does not have the ability to reproduce them. If the bullets and shells are used up, those guns and artillery will become a pile of scrap metal.

Xu Xian wanted to set up an arsenal for thermal weapons, but he didn't have the right personnel. So he looked through the list of all the craftsmen and suddenly a name caught Xu Xian's attention!

The name registered on the list was clearly visible: Ling Zhen, 51 years old, nicknamed "Hongtianlei", his ancestral home was Yanling, Shandong, he was known as "the best gunner in the Song Dynasty" and was good at making cannons.

Xu Xian couldn't help but sigh, isn't this the Liangshan hero Hong Tianlei Ling Zhen? This is the talent he desperately desires but cannot get!

Xu Xian quickly ordered Niu Tong to send someone to invite Ling Zhen over. He suddenly thought, "Why don't we go and visit this rare talent in person?"

Xu Xian brought a small mortar and, along with Niu Tong and two squads of cavalry, rode quickly to the earthen cave where Ling Zhen lived.

There stood in the yard a burly, dark-skinned old man in his fifties. He had slender limbs, bright eyes, and a weather-beaten look.

Xu Xian said loudly: "Are you Master Ling, the master of the Gunpowder Bureau's Imperial Camp, who is known as the Thunderbolt?"

The old man in his 50s said, "I am Ling Zhen. Who are you?"

Xu Xian said: "I am Xu Xian, the commander of this spontaneous anti-Jin movement! Master Ling, please take a look at this small cannon! See if it is possible to copy it? If it can be copied, it will be better for us to fight against the Jin people and protect our own people!"

Ling Zhen had been dealing with artillery all his life. When he heard about the new artillery, he could no longer wait and came forward eagerly, took the mortar and examined it carefully.

You should know that Ling Zhen not only understood the art of making cannons with gunpowder, but was also well versed in martial arts and skilled in archery and horse riding. Whether he served in the Northern Song Dynasty official army or as the leader of the artillery camp in Liangshan, he did not receive the respect he deserved. In essence, he was a hero who had no place to use his talents and was not valued as he should have been.

In Water Margin, Ling Zhen was originally the deputy envoy of Tokyo Armory and a part-time gunner, mainly responsible for developing salute guns.

When Hu Yanzhuo went to attack Liangshan as the commander-in-chief, he specially invited Hong Tianlei Ling Zhen to assist.

When Ling Zhen bombarded Liangshan, he was set up by Wu Yong and captured alive by Ruan Xiaoer in the water. Therefore, he surrendered to Liangshan. When Liangshan gathered together, Ling Zhen nominally became one of the 108 generals, ranked 52nd in Liangshan, and corresponded to the Earth Axis Star God, but he was actually hidden by Song Jiang and was not really reused.

After being recruited by Song Jiang, he followed the Liangshan army to fight everywhere, survived the expedition against Fang La, and was appointed by the Imperial Camp of the Gunpowder Bureau. Dissatisfied with the darkness and corruption in the Northern Song court, Ling Zhen resigned in anger and returned to his hometown in Shandong to retire. However, his hometown was destroyed by the invasion of the Jin people. He traveled to many places and was carried away by refugees along the way. By chance, he came to Panlong Town.