Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Expand the army? No problem, how much?"

Ren Yuan also felt that expanding the army was necessary, since the leaders only had one battalion of troops, which was indeed a bit too few.

"Brother, please look. This is the result of our discussions over this period of time."

Several strategists handed over a document. Ren Yuan opened it, looked at it carefully, and found no problems.

"I trust you to handle things properly. There really aren't any problems. Let's proceed according to this plan."

"We'll gather all the leaders in the Hall of Righteousness in a bit, and then we'll make the announcement."

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"Dong dong dong dong..."

The gathering drum in the Liangshan Hall of Righteousness has sounded once again!

This time, the three drumbeats are to gather everyone together!

Something big is about to happen!

After everyone arrived, Ren Yuan immediately got straight to the point.

"Brothers, I'm here today to announce three important things."

"First, let me introduce the brothers who have come up the mountain this time. Brother Wu Song, some of you are already familiar with him. He will become the commander of the Ninth Infantry Battalion. Brothers Zhang Qing, Gong Wang, and Ding Desun are also righteous and chivalrous heroes. The three of them will be responsible for forming the Seventh Cavalry Battalion!"

After hearing Ren Yuan's introduction, Wu Song and the others stood up, clasped their hands in greeting to the heroes present, and won rounds of cheers!

"Teacher Luan".

Ren Yuan suddenly called out names.

Luan Tingyu was somewhat bewildered when he was summoned to the Hall of Righteousness today.

Although he went up the mountain, he had been listening to grievance meetings at the labor camp or following Wen Huanzhang to observe the people's conditions in Liangshan. He did not hold any official position.

Now that Ren Yuan has singled him out, he is somewhat at a loss.

"Teachers, what do you think of Liangshan after all this time?"

Ren Yuan asked with a smile.

"It truly is a paradise on earth."

Luan Tingyu admired him greatly, thinking that Ren Yuan was truly remarkable for accomplishing such a feat.

Compared to Ren Yuan, my previous activities in Zhujiazhuang were really small-scale.

"Teachers, would you like to join?"

Ren Yuan also extended an invitation to Luan Tingyu.

"Can I?"

Luan Tingyu was somewhat surprised and incredulous.

"Luan Tingyu has been appointed as the commander of the Imperial Guard Infantry."

Ren Yuan gave the order directly and personally handed him his waist token.

"I will never forget the chieftain's great kindness!"

Luan Tingyu accepted the waist token with great care. For him, this moment was truly somewhat dazed.

However, applause and cheers also rang out in the Hall of Righteousness, after all, Luan Tingyu was indeed a hero.

"Congratulations, Teacher Luan! Let's have another match next time we have time!"

Qin Ming was the first to stand up, and said to Luan Tingyu with a smile.

"If Commander Qin is interested, I'll be waiting anytime."

After everyone finished laughing and joking, Ren Yuan gestured for everyone to be quiet.

"The second matter, brothers, after discussing with the strategist and considering the current situation of Liangshan, all the major battle camps of Liangshan will expand their troops starting today!"

boom--

Upon hearing the word "expansion of the army," the entire assembly hall erupted in chaos, with all the battle camp leaders jumping up and down.

"Brother! Are we really going to expand the army?"

"Yeah, brother, how much expansion are you going to make?"

"Brother, are we expanding our army to attack Tokyo?"

For a moment, the entire gathering hall was noisy and somewhat chaotic.

"quiet!!!"

Just when everyone was feeling the noise, Guanghui suddenly let out a lion's roar, instantly silencing the entire Juyi Hall.

"Quiet down! Listen to your brother! Anyone who makes a disturbance will be punished for disrupting government affairs and will receive ten strokes of the cane."

Pei Xuan spoke coldly. Since he took over the Liangshan Military Law Division, with Ren Yuan's strong support, he had a firm grip on the military law aspect of Liangshan.

So much so that everyone dared to joke with Ren Yuan, but never dared to be cheeky with Pei Xuan.

"Alright, quiet down and listen carefully to what the strategist has to say, or I can't do anything if Pei Xuan punishes you."

Ren Yuan also gestured for everyone to be quiet, otherwise their voices would be as loud as cannons, which would give him a headache.

Gongsun Sheng and Qiao Daoqing came out, holding documents in their hands, and began to read them aloud.

"According to the Liangshan military system, the Liangshan Imperial Guard, cavalry, infantry, and naval forces will be upgraded from battalions to regiments starting today. The original commanders and deputy commanders will be promoted to commanders and deputy commanders. The names of the squad leaders, captains, and commanders under each regiment should be compiled by the respective units and submitted to the Military Law Department for verification."

"However, due to the current situation of the counterfeit groups, it is not enough for everyone to expand to full strength, so the number of people in each group needs to be adjusted."

"Due to the current shortage of warhorses in the mountain strongholds, the various cavalry battalions have been temporarily upgraded to mixed cavalry and infantry regiments, and for the time being, they have been upgraded to three battalions with a total of 1500 men, leaving one battalion vacant for future expansion."

"As for how the three battalions of each cavalry regiment are mixed, one battalion is a pure cavalry force of 500 men, and the other two battalions are mixed battalions of 100 cavalry and 400 infantry."

"Like the cavalry, the infantry will also have one battalion vacated to await the next expansion, becoming an infantry regiment with three battalions."

"Because there are not many soldiers in the navy who can swim, the navy regiment will be expanded to two battalions for the time being, with two battalions of staff vacant in each regiment."

"But the naval brothers have a special privilege: they can expand their forces at any time! They don't have to wait for the next collective expansion of the entire mountain stronghold with the cavalry and infantry. As long as there are people who can swim and are willing to join the naval forces, they can expand at any time!"

This expansion of the online army has resulted in the smallest number of personnel. There's no way around it, because there aren't enough people who know how to swim, and they need to be trained.

We can't expect a bunch of landlubbers to be our online army.

However, since Liangshan is surrounded by water, the navy, as the first line of defense, must have a sufficient number of personnel, and since they are about to cross the sea to fight, the number of naval troops cannot be too small.

Therefore, Ren Yuan directly granted the navy special privileges, allowing them to expand into four battalions at any time as long as someone who knew how to swim joined.

This can be considered, to some extent, compensation for the online trolls.

Sure enough, the naval commanders were all beaming with joy.

For now, two battalions is fine. As long as there are people to train us, our naval regiment can easily have four battalions!

"The Imperial Guard cavalry and infantry will be expanded according to the standards of cavalry and infantry."

"As for the personal guards, Lü Fang and Guo Sheng, each of you select two hundred of the most elite troops to serve as the chief's personal guards. They will only obey the chief's orders. Wherever the chief goes, you will go."

Originally, Lü Fang and Guo Sheng were under Lin Chong's command, but before this expansion of the army, Lin Chong approached the strategists and proposed that the two of them directly follow Ren Yuan.

From now on, whenever Ren Yuan goes into battle, the two of them must accompany him. It can't be like this time when they went to Yanggu County, where the chieftain ran away without bringing any personal guards.

According to Pei Xuan, Ren Yuan should have a month's salary deducted as punishment for running away this time.

"Finally, there is a third matter. We are preparing to join forces with General Huyan Bao to attack Jeju Island. In this operation, Ou Peng's Kunpeng Regiment, Zhang Shun's Fourth Regiment, and Ruan Xiaowu's Fifth Regiment will be responsible for reconnaissance by waterway. We must open up the waterway from Jeju Island to Liangshan!"

"As for Ma Jun and Yang Zhi's Sixth Regiment, they will go to the island with the navy this time. After they have thoroughly investigated the situation on the island, if they encounter the enemy, you are authorized to directly send troops to kill them!"

"bump!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Yang Zhi suddenly slammed his hand on the chair and stood up, breaking the armrest!

"Brother, rest assured! Even if it costs me my life, I, Yang Zhi, will take Jeju Island for you!"

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