Similar things also happened in various places. After some caring people revealed, many people began to rush to Juxian Village. Among them were heroes who were determined to gain a good reputation, as well as young people who had ambitions and planned to serve the country.
In just one month, the number of people gathered in Juxian Village increased from 2,000 to 7,000 to 8,000. Even with the wealth that the two heroes of the You family have accumulated over the years, it is almost not enough.
Fortunately, when Juxian Village was about to run out of food, Murong returned to Thirty-sixth Cave, and people from Seventy-two Islands sent a batch of supplies there, which solved the urgent need.
But it wouldn't be a problem if things continued like this. Murong Fu asked You Ju and Quan Guanqing to go back to Juxian Manor and bring the people from Juxian Manor over in batches.
Even if Murong Fu had a rich family, he wouldn't be able to live long just on a casual meal.
But the strange thing is that just when You Ju and Quan Guanqing planned to take 4,000 people to Kaizhou first, suddenly more than 3,000 people came to join the rebel army in just two days.
In desperation, You Ju and Quan Guanqing had to increase their number to 6,000 and sent them all to Kaizhou.
The news that the rebel army was recruiting troops here could be described as huge, but due to the deliberate protection of local officials and powerful officials in the court, it did not reach the ears of Emperor Huizong, so it was temporarily concealed.
As for the extra three thousand people, it was naturally Murong Fu who brought in his elite soldiers. ✱✦
Nowadays, their battle with the Liao army is almost a head-on conflict. The casualties of the Jianghu people who accompanied the army have already exceeded 70%, and most of the rest are ordinary people who joined later. Their combat capabilities are naturally not as good as the fierce Liao army.
In order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices or defeat, Murong Fu could only use some elite soldiers on the island.
The rebel army is gaining momentum now. If they lose a battle, their morale will be greatly reduced. This is what Murong Fu does not want to see now.
The troops gathered again, and the rebel army now expanded to 13,000 people. As for the issue of military supplies, Murong Fu imitated the Khitan people in threshing grass and grain, and directly plundered local food.
But one thing is that the rebels are limited to grabbing food and are not allowed to kill innocent people.
Although Murong Fu formed a rebel army, he did not flaunt himself with benevolence and righteousness. War is inherently cruel, so how can there be any benevolence and righteousness?
It's okay to grab food, but I don't want to kill people just because I don't want to upset the morale of the army and turn his men into a group of greedy and bloodthirsty demons. As for whether the Khitan people will starve to death without food, Murong Fu has not thought about it, and at the same time he will not To think.
There are refugees fleeing famine in the Song Dynasty every year. They have been robbed of food and can flee to places where there is food. This will consume the Liao army's food reserves from the side, unless Yelu Hongji can be ruthless. He will provide food relief to the victims, but if he does this, he will definitely lose the support of the people, and the so-called "all the people are soldiers" will become a joke.
This is a conspiracy. If Yelu Hongji cannot make up his mind and send thousands of troops to destroy them, he will have to suffer this crime.
Now in the Liao-Song war, there were countless casualties. Even if Yelu Hongji wanted to get rid of their rebels, with the Liaodong Commandery Prince there, even if Murong Fu and the others couldn't defeat them, it would not be difficult to escape. A piece of dog skin plaster.
After the elite soldiers of the Murong family joined, the rebel army experienced several major victories in succession.
Under the encouragement of Han Baizhan, Murong Fu did not get carried away. Instead, he worked all day and all night to plan the battle situation.
On this day, Murong Bo found Murong Fu and said: "Fu'er, now our troops are about to exceed 20,000 people, and our weapons and equipment are all fully equipped. My father thinks that we might as well take this opportunity to capture Longcheng, the capital of the old Yan Kingdom!"
Looking at the excited Murong Bo, Murong Fu frowned, shook his head and said, "Now is not the time!"
Longcheng was the old capital of Sanyan, which was of great significance to the Murong family. Murong Fu could understand Murong Bo's desire to capture Longcheng, but now Longcheng was too close to Dading Mansion in Zhongjing of the Liao Kingdom, even if it was an attack After entering Dragon City, they would not be able to defend it with their small number of troops. Instead, they would give the Liao army a chance to catch them all in one fell swoop.
Now they are demarcating the territory to open a state, they can attack when they advance, and they can defend when they retreat. If they move to Longcheng, they will probably face a devastating blow.
Murong Bo's move was really too hasty!
Seeing that he was also dissatisfied, Murong Fu was worried about the bloody plot of privately leading troops and father and son turning against each other, so he revealed his plan.
"What? Are you going to accept a reward from the Song Dynasty?"
Murong Bo originally thought that Murong Fu's plan was to rely on the war between the two countries to continuously recruit forces when the world was in chaos, and then become bigger and stronger. Who knew that he would actually bow to the court to ask for a reward!
"It's just stupid!"
Murong Fu looked at Murong Bo's expression and guessed what he was thinking, and immediately scolded him to express his dissatisfaction with him.
"How come now, do you still think that we, the Xianbei people, can restore our country by our own will? Our Xianbei people are not as numerous as the Han people, and now most of them have defected to Xixia. Just you and me, and thousands of people from Yanziwu Zhuang Ding, do you really think you can conquer this world?"
"Even if we have nearly 20,000 troops and horses in our hands now, there may be more in the future, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000, but so what?"
"Those who are not of my race must have different minds. This applies to you and me, and it can also apply to them! After all, today you and I are supported by thousands of people, and that is only for fighting against the Liao Kingdom. Whenever we are exposed If there is a hint of ambition to restore the country, they will immediately turn their swords and stab you and me!"
"If you want to restore the country, you either have the strength to sweep the world, or you need an opportunity that is enough to silence everyone in the world. How did Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin win the throne, and why can't I, Murong Fu, follow suit?"
Compared with the tens of thousands of Han people, the Xianbei people are really not even a drop in the bucket. Even if they reluctantly separate themselves and claim emperor, they are no different from the grassland bandits. No one will recognize them, and they have to face the world. He was criticized verbally and writtenly, and the imperial court sent troops to exterminate him at any time.
In Murong Fu's view, this was undoubtedly a clown act that deceived himself and others.
If you want to win the world, you just have to pay attention to a "just right and what the people want". If Murong Bo is so reckless, if he can restore the country, Murong Fu can eat the table in front of him on the spot.
The best way for him now is to cooperate with the powerful ministers of the Song Dynasty. When the situation of the Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty war gradually becomes anxious, he can accept the order in the face of danger and canonize him as king.
As long as the imperial court recognized it, Murong Fu could recruit troops openly and openly, no longer under the banner of a rebel army, like a group of errant generals.
Without a clear identity, no matter what Murong Fu wanted to do, countless people would stand up to stop him. Therefore, without even a serious name, Murong Bo began to think about occupying Dragon City. This was not to give his own money to the other party. see?
