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The next day, Zhang Dayuan issued a military order to build a high platform on the earthen hill outside the rebel camp, preparing to set up an altar to seal the general.

The news that Chen Ru and Xu Fu recommended Zhang Dayuan as the commander-in-chief also spread throughout the rebel camp, and many people praised them for their noble character.

After all, in the face of the temptation of power, it was not easy for them to take the initiative to give up their talents and recommend Zhang Dayuan as the commander.

Xu Fu was a dumb person who could not speak bitterly, while Chen Ru was satisfied because he was the weakest and benefited the most this time.

Because he took the lead in recommending Zhang Dayuan as the commander, Zhang Dayuan also returned the favor and secretly promised to appoint him as the deputy commander.

Now the number of the rebel army is huge, which is no longer the same as before, and there are many craftsmen of all kinds.

With Zhang Dayuan's order, the craftsman camp quickly set out, and in just three days, the earthen platform several meters high was built.

At the same time, the other camps also began to make armor, staffs, military flags and other items according to the military order, and actively made preparations.

On May 5, 409 of the Wang Dynasty, all the rebel soldiers and their families gathered around the high platform early in the morning.

In just a few days, the number of the entire rebel army has exceeded 100,000. When they marched out of the camp and spread across the wilderness, the flags were flying and the crowds were so crowded that there was no end in sight.

Generals such as Chen Ziang also led their own soldiers to stand in formation. All ordinary soldiers, without exception, had their arms tied with uniform black strips.

Although the rebel army has won the battle, it is poor and has no way to unify the standard equipment and uniforms.

Therefore, when Chen Ziang suggested to the leader Chen Ru that all the soldiers should be tied with strips of cloth to distinguish them from the rest of the bandits, bandits and rebels, Chen Ru immediately adopted it.

And there are also particularities in tying these strips of cloth, that is, according to the different levels, different colors of strips of cloth should be tied, so that a level can be divided within the rebel army to prevent confusion in command.

There are only six levels of color, consisting of red, purple, blue, cyan, white and black.

Ordinary soldiers tied black cloth strips on their arms, while generals of a thousand men like Chen Ziang had two cyan cloth strips, and general Wang Hu had one cyan cloth strip.

Although this distinction is quite crude, it is the most convenient way to divide the levels for the impoverished rebel army.

Ordinary generals such as Chen Ziang stood in front of their respective military formations and became part of the huge team.

The senior generals with red, purple and blue cloth strips tied on their arms were closest to the platform.

With the sound of the majestic horn, the founding ceremony of the Qinghe Army officially began. Zhang Dayuan, who was covered in armor, slowly walked onto the platform surrounded by a group of generals.

Seeing Zhang Dayuan walking towards the platform surrounded by everyone, Chen Ziang was full of longing, because the platform symbolized the highest authority, which was what many people longed for, and he also longed for it.

However, although he has made a name for himself in the rebel army, he is still only a small general of 1,000 men, and there is still a long way to go before that position.

Now, with more and more heroes and rebels joining their ranks, there are more and more outstanding generals, which makes Chen Ziang feel a sense of pressure. If he wants to stand out in the rebel army, he will inevitably have to compete with many people, but he is full of confidence.

In the eyes of everyone's admiration and envy, Zhang Dayuan stood on the high platform. He looked around at the solemn military formations standing around him, and the endless flags, and his face flushed with excitement.

Before the uprising, Zhang Dayuan was just a rich family in a county under Guiyi Prefecture. Faced with the officials' extortion and extortion, he rose up.

Originally, he just wanted to learn from the rebels in other regions to find a way to survive. Who knew that in just a few months, he had gathered 100,000 soldiers and horses.

Seeing these 100,000 troops, Zhang Dayuan's blood was boiling, and his chest was full of pride.

He felt that he had infinite power. He believed that one day, he would be able to march into the capital, sit on the golden throne, and command the world.

Zhang Dayuan delivered a passionate speech in the spotlight, saying that the dynasty was unjust and they should rise up to resist.

However, due to the lack of effective amplification tools, Zhang Dayuan's words could only be heard clearly by people around the platform, and could not be heard a little further away, but this did not affect the ceremony.

After listing the crimes of the Far East Dynasty, Zhang Dayuan worshipped the ancestors of heaven and earth and announced the official establishment of their Qinghe Army.

Because their uprising army was organized from the Qinghe Province, Zhang Dayuan and his friends discussed and named it the Qinghe Army.

Chen Ziang felt that the name of this uprising army was too ugly, but he was in a low position and had no decision-making power.

After announcing the establishment of the Qinghe Army, Zhang Dayuan immediately became the Grand Marshal of the Qinghe Army.

At the same time, Zhang Dayuan appointed Chen Ru as the deputy marshal, in charge of the troops of eight battalions, and was considered the second-in-command.

Xu Fu was also appointed as the deputy marshal, and the five old camps in charge of logistics and military supplies became the third person.

In order to win over the hearts of the people, those small rebel forces, heroes, bandits and other prominent figures who had just joined the Qinghe Army were also named generals, deputy generals, lieutenant generals, and long historians one by one. However, they were all empty positions. The camp commanders of each camp were the real commanders.

Chen Ziang was originally just a general of a thousand men in the old camp. This time, with the establishment of the Qinghe Army, he also got a chance to jump from a general of a thousand men to one of the twenty camp commanders. A general of a thousand men can only command a thousand soldiers, but the camp commander has five generals of a thousand men under his command, commanding five thousand soldiers.

The power of the camp commander is also very large. The appointment of officers at all levels in the camp is almost decided by the camp commander alone. Of course, he needs to recruit soldiers himself in the future. It took more than an hour for the commander Zhang Dayuan to read the appointment letter. Almost all the generals who have made some contributions have been promoted. It can be said that everyone is happy.

These insurgents originally rebelled because they could not survive, but now they feel the tangible benefits.

Moreover, with the large number of officials appointed by the Marshal Zhang Dayuan, the Qinghe Army also established a hierarchical command system, unlike the chaotic mob before.

In addition to appointing officials and organizing various camps, Zhang Dayuan also announced some military laws and action programs, that is, their mission is to overthrow the Far East Dynasty and establish a peaceful and prosperous era.

When the entire founding ceremony was about to end, the Marshal Zhang Dayuan and the deputy marshals Chen Ru and Xu Fu swore an oath of blood and became brothers in front of 100,000 soldiers, vowing never to betray, never to attack each other, and to share happiness and hardships.

So far, the Qinghe Army has established a unified and effective command, and its cohesion has been further enhanced compared to its original loose state.