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Zhang Zhengdao sat on the main seat, looked around, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wen, I haven't seen him for many days, but his style remains the same."

Wen Huanzhang, who was sitting on a chair on the left, quickly stood up and saluted: "I have met the leader of the village."

Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Song Wan, Wang Lun, Ling Guang, Zhu Fu and other leaders in the village sitting on the right also stood up one after another, raised their hands and shouted: "I have met the village master."

Zhang Zhengdao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brothers, there is no need to be polite."

After all the leaders of Liangshan sat down, Zhang Zhengdao took the lead in looking at the three strong men standing in the Juyi Hall and asked: "What are the names of these heroes?"

The first person raised his hands and said, "Wen Zhongrong, the 'Mountain Shaker', has met the leader of the village."

Another person next to him cupped his fists and said: "'Mountain-moving Warrior' Cui Ye has met the leader of the village."

The third person greeted him politely and said: "'Mountain-Splitting Warrior', I have met the leader of the village."

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "I have heard about the reputation of the Three Strongmen of Baodu Mountain in Hebei Province for a long time, and I don't want to meet them today."

Wen Zhongrong shook his head and said: "It is not worthy of the praise of the leader of the village. My three brothers set up a small village on Baodu Mountain, gathered a group of men of fifty or seventy, and lived haphazardly. How can they have any reputation in the world? ."

Looking around at the people in the Juyi Hall, Wen Zhongrong continued: "Now that I have seen the atmosphere of Liangshan Dazhai, I know that there are people outside the people and mountains outside the mountains."

"Yes, I didn't expect that the leader of the village was so farsighted that he occupied these eight hundred miles of water and gathered so many loyal and heroic men to do justice for heaven." Cui Ye also sighed.

Zhang Zhengdao knew that since the three people could come to Liangshan, they wanted to take refuge, so he did not hesitate and ordered the minions waiting on the side: "Go and get the three top chairs and bring them over to sit with the three new leaders."

When Wen Zhongrong saw that Zhang Zhengdao was doing things so freely, just as Du Qian said, he directly accepted the three of him into the team. He breathed a sigh of relief, then clasped his fists and shouted: "Thank you, brother."

Cui Ye and Ni Gong also said with great joy: "Thank you, brother."

After the three of them sat down at Zhu Fu's desk, Zhang Zhengdao continued to ask: "Brother Zhong Rong, do you know where Du Qian and Shi Qian are now?"

Wen Zhongrong replied: "A few days ago, Du Qian and his three brothers visited Baodu Mountain and said that they were traveling in the rivers and lakes to recruit talents on the orders of the village master."

"To tell you the truth, brother, I feel ashamed to say that the three of my brothers are nesting in the remote mountains and fields, like frogs at the bottom of a well. They have never heard of the reputation of Liangshan, so they are very negligent." Wen Zhongrong smiled bitterly and continued: "Until we met with Only after brother Sui Sheng fought against each other did he know the skills of Liangshan heroes."

This man said bluntly: "Three of us brothers, if we can't survive in the hands of brother Sui Sheng, we have all been defeated."

Cui Ye said: "Yes, Brother Sui Sheng's big ax is so powerful. If he hadn't been merciful, I'm afraid we would have perished long ago."

Min Gong also sighed: "My little brother is convinced."

Wen Zhongrong continued: "Therefore, the three of us, after a brief discussion, decided to abandon Baodu Mountain and defect to Liangshan Dazhai."

"At the suggestion of brother Du Qian, if the fifty or seventy sons under his command were unwilling to come, they would be given some money to send them down the mountain to live elsewhere. Those who were willing to come would only bring some gold, silver and other valuables and divide them into two They left Baodu Mountain and went to Liangshan." Wen Zhongrong said.

Although Zhang Zhengdao was happy in his heart, he did not ask about Sui Sheng in detail. Du Qian and Shi Qian must have found this good man with strong martial arts skills on the way, and took them with them to Baodu Mountain.

With the fierce general Sui Sheng following them, Du Qian and Shi Qian, who were mediocre in martial arts, had enough confidence to go all the way west and visit the rough heroes everywhere.

Nowadays, Na Tian Hu has just started to gain momentum in Qinyuan County. He has gathered some desperadoes under his command, robbing homes, looting property, and invading prefectures and counties. He is quite famous in Weisheng prefecture.

As for Wang Qing, he is still hanging around in Bianliang City, Tokyo. It will not be until the sixth year of Zhenghe that he will be assigned to Shaanzhou and establish his power in Fangshan.

Taking advantage of the fact that Hebei and Huaixi are still peaceful places, I sent Du Qian and Shi Qian to go out first and recruit some heroes to strengthen the Liangshan Dazhai.

Even if not many heroes come to invest in this trip, the two of them will not lose money on this trip. At least they can spread the reputation of Liangshan in Hebei, Hedong, Western Beijing and other places.

Now, with brave men like Si Sheng following Du Qian and Shi Qian, the chance of recruiting heroes is greater.

Zhang Zhengdao suppressed his thoughts and couldn't help but glance at Du Qian and Shi Qiangao. He didn't expect that these two men were not stupid people. They knew their own weaknesses and first found themselves a helper with superior martial arts skills.

Wen Zhongrong continued: "After we burned down the stronghold, we rushed to Liangshan. As for the three brothers Du Qian, they followed the instructions of the stronghold owner and continued to the west of Hexi."

Zhang Zhengdao nodded and said: "Yes, Du Qian and others are following my order to recruit heroes for the village."

Wen Huanzhang said at this time: "Master of the village, there are sixty-three people in Baodu Mountain who have surrendered to the mountain. Just now I heard that a certain person made the decision without permission and ordered leader Ruan Xiaowu to go and accept these heroes up the mountain."

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "Mr. Wen said something serious. I just heard from the fifth brother that he has been in the mountain for more than a month. Since I am not in the village, there are many things that I have to sort out. I would like to thank you."

After saying this, Zhang Zhengdao stood up and bowed deeply to Wen Huanzhang.

"This is what Wen should do, and it is not a courtesy from the leader of the village." Wen Huanzhang quickly stood up and returned the gift.

Zhang Zhengdao laughed and said: "With your help, my Liangshan will be prosperous, just around the corner."

"Today, we have gained three new leaders in Liangshan, so we have established an additional infantry army, named 'Hanshan'. We have appointed Wen Zhongrong as the commander-in-chief of the Hanshan Army, and Cui Ye and Ni Gong as deputy commanders, organizing and training Five hundred infantry." Zhang Zhengdao said loudly.

Wen Zhongrong stood up and clasped his fists and said: "I will obey my brother's orders."

Cui Ye and Ni Gong also stood up and clasped their fists: "I will obey my brother's orders."

As for Liangshan's army and horse setup, they also heard Du Qian briefly mention that an army of five hundred would be equipped with a chief commander and deputy commanders.

There are two navy armies in Liangshan, namely "Pinghai" and "Talang", with a total of one thousand sailors.

In addition, the "Mountain Attack Army" led by Ling Guang and Suo Xian is already full, with a total of 500 strong men, training day and night.

Zhang Zhengdao added: "Mr. Wen Huanzhang is a reclusive master. He is knowledgeable, proficient in strategy and military tactics. He has always been a great talent. He is willing to live in a small village. It is really a blessing for Liangshan."

"Today, I invite Mr. Wen Huanzhang to serve as our Liangshan military advisor, to take charge of the military power, and to make suggestions for our Liangshan." Zhang Zhengdao saluted Wen Huanzhang again.

Wen Huanzhang stood up and returned the salute, smiling and saying: "Wen accepts the order."

Zhang Zhengdao looked around. In addition to Du Qian, Shi Qian, who were out recruiting heroes, and Sui Sheng, who had never met before, as well as Ruan Xiaoqi and Suo Xian who went to Cangzhou to fetch horses, and Zhu who had not yet returned from Yishui County. Gui and others, all the village leaders, big and small, are sitting in this gathering hall.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Zhengdao asked again: "Brother Wang Lun, how many brothers do we have in our village now?"

Wang Lun glanced at Wen Huanzhang, stood up and replied: "Master, there are currently 3,173 brothers in our village, and more than a thousand dependents."

In more than a month, Liangshan actually recruited more than a thousand people. Zhang Zhengdao nodded with satisfaction.

Wen Huanzhang suggested: "Master, our village is surrounded by water, so why not first expand the two naval forces to a thousand men each."

Zhang Zhengdao nodded and said: "According to the advice of the military advisor, Pinghai and Talang expanded their troops to a thousand sailors."

Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu were overjoyed, stood up and bowed to each other: "Thank you, Brother Village Master."

Zhang Zhengdao said with a smile: "My Liangshan Mountain is like the sun. I hope all brothers can work together to strengthen my reputation."

At this time, a young man entered the Juyi Hall and reported: "Leader Zhu Gui, with a black-faced man, has arrived outside the third gate. Please see the leader of the village."

Zhang Zhengdao laughed and said: "Today is a good day. Brother Zhu Fu, go and greet your brother."

Zhu Fu quickly stood up and said: "Little brother, go right away."

"Come, let's have a banquet to celebrate!" Zhang Zhengdao waved his hand, preparing to entertain all the heroes.