"That's right! If you can't stop the Liang Shanshui thief, everything will be in vain!"
Zhang Hun nodded in agreement.
He said: "Actually, the reason why I came here this time is to ask you what support you need! A few days ago, the spy sent by the captain to Liangshan Water Village came back with news and learned about the general situation of the water village!"
"Liangshan Water Village has a total of five leaders. The big leader is named Mu Hong. He has three water villages under his command and has about a thousand subordinates..."
Wang Jing looked solemn as he listened to the information the other party said.
The opponent is indeed the leader of Liangshan, and he is also the Eighth Cavalry of the Horse Army, one of the thirty-six leaders of Tiangang. Mu Hong, who claims to be unobstructed!
The other four people who can be ranked as leaders alongside Mu Hong must also be among the 108 generals of Liangshan.
Fortunately, the water village where Mu Hong was located was located in the water between the three lakes, dozens of miles away from the East Lake Fort.
"It is said that there are three to four hundred people stationed in the water village near East Lake! They have built boats and can go freely on the water. It is difficult to guard against them!"
After finishing the information about Liangshan Water Village.
Zhang Hun's expression became serious and he asked: "Wang Jing, if these three to four hundred water thieves come ashore, are you sure you can repel them?"
When Wang Jing heard this, he spread his hands helplessly.
"Brother Zhang, you also know that I only have fifty people under my command now, and most of them are new recruits. If three to four hundred people come out in full force, there is nothing I can do!"
"If it's just a small-scale harassment, then there's no problem!"
Wang Jing seemed to have thought of something suddenly.
"Actually, what I lack most here is people! Whether it's training soldiers or farming, the more people there are, the faster we can get things done!"
"After Brother Zhang goes back, you might as well report to the captain for me. If you can mobilize a few hundred more people and give me a month or two, the East Lake Fort will be impregnable. No matter how many water thieves there are, they won't be able to break it!"
people!
Population is the foundation of all power!
When Tianwang Jing was practicing his skills these days, he didn't forget to patrol the surrounding area. As a result, he didn't find a single refugee in the surrounding area for more than ten miles. The nearby refugees and civilians were basically absorbed by the Beggar Army and Liangshan Water Village.
Wang Jing only has more than 300 people. No matter how well he coordinates and plans, there is only a limit to what he can do.
With more than 300 people, it can only be considered a small village.
If the population is larger and there are 1,000 people, the small village can be upgraded to a town.
When the search for refugees failed.
Wang Jing could only focus on the begging army.
Nowadays, there are more than 10,000 beggars and soldiers. Except for the thousands who stay in the camp by the river, the other people have to be spread out in all directions to cultivate the land. When will the city wall by the river be built and turned into a city. In order to accommodate more people.
Anyway, they are only sent to other places to farm, so they might as well be sent to Wang Jing.
Zhang Hun looked at the trenches, sheep and horse walls of the camp, as well as the cultivated fields outside, and nodded.
"Okay! I'll report it to you when you get back! Whether it succeeds or not depends on the captain's decision!"
Zhang Hun didn't stay here for long.
He also wanted to go to the two farming stations in the north and south of East Lake to check the situation.
…
Wang Jing sent people to contact the farming stations in the north and south directions of East Lake the day before yesterday, and also checked the activities of these two farming stations.
It’s different from Wang Jing here.
The other two farming stations also know how to build camps, but the speed is several times slower. Both soldiers and refugees are still hunting and fishing to make ends meet, and the situation of land reclamation is not optimistic.
If there is no other support, the Liang Shanshui bandits only need to send dozens of people to defeat the two farming stations.
"It's a pity that there are hundreds of people in these two military camps!"
Wang Jing secretly sighed. The combined population of the two military villages was six to seven hundred people. It would be great if they were included.
Um!
It wasn't like there was no chance, something suddenly moved in his heart.
In the past two days, Jiang Zhixiong, who is in charge of patrol, has seen several water thieves wandering in the distance. News about Donghu Fort and the other two military villages has reached Liangshan Water Village.
As long as Liangshan Water Village sends troops to attack, there is a great chance that the two military villages will be defeated. When the time comes... Wang Jing can handle the endgame and collect the people from those two military villages.
Wang Jing thought about it for a moment and sent someone to call Chen Yi. Simply state what you just thought, and then ask the other person for their opinion.
Shen Yi has been working hard these days and has gained his trust.
Correspondingly, Chen Yi's status suddenly surpassed Tian Liangyun and Jiang Zhixiong, and was second only to Wang Jing himself.
"While the Liang Shanshui bandits were attacking the two military villages in the north and south, they recruited the people from the two military villages..."
Chen Yi frowned and took a deep look at Wang Jing.
In today's environment where refugees are scattered and there is no order, Shen Yi knows how to ensure his own safety.
In a short period of time, if he wanted to survive safely, he could only rely on Wang Jing.
In troubled times, the king chooses his ministers, and the ministers choose their king!
Wang Jing's ability shown these days is not very strong, but he dares to promote talents, knows his mistakes and can correct them, and as long as what he says makes sense, he will follow his advice.
This kind of performance is much better than that of the beggar army!
As a scholar from the Ming Dynasty, Shen Yi naturally knew the origin of the Beggar Army.
In his opinion, the beggar army is just an armed force gathered by the refugees.
Although the strength is not weak, Ran Wei was also established in the original history.
However, the begging army neglected to manage the people. After gathering the refugees, they did not include them in the register. They immediately mobilized young men to expand the army and scattered the remaining people to farm in all directions.
He doesn't even care how many blacksmiths, carpenters and scholars there are among the many people, he only cares about the number of troops...
And Wang Jing not only promoted him out of the refugees, but also had such trust in him. Shen Yi felt grateful, coupled with Wang Jing's attitude.
Chen Yi already vaguely regarded Wang Jing as his assistant master.
"The team leader wants to wait until the two military strongholds are breached and then clean up the mess. There is nothing wrong with it! Not only will the captain not blame him, but he may also reward you heavily!"
"but……"
Chen Yi's expression became serious and he asked in a deep voice: "Does the team leader do this because he wants to be independent from the beggar army in the future?"
Wang Jing's expression changed when he heard this.
Shen Yi was right. As a beggar soldier, the task of the field captain was to lead the refugees to farm and build military turrets to guard against attacks by water thieves.
As long as you do these things well, you will get credit.
And recruiting refugees and expanding the number of people under his command has gone beyond the proper responsibilities of the garrison team.
There was silence for a moment.
Wang Jing suddenly became anxious. He suddenly stood up, walked back and forth a few steps, and suddenly stood still.
He originally just followed the crowd in the begging army. He just wanted to take shelter in the begging army and improve his strength as much as possible.
Whether he was attacking Bailian Village or coming to East Lake to farm, he was here under orders, not his own intention.
While serving as a soldier in the beggar army, Wang Jing always felt a little uncomfortable deep down in his heart. After arriving at Donghu Fort, where he had the highest status, he immediately felt much more at ease.
He also instinctively wanted to strengthen the power of East Lake Fort.
Now that Chen Yi had revealed it, Wang Jing felt that his heart suddenly became clear and the fog dissipated. Really realize what you really want! Know your own heart.
"Yes, how can a man live in depression for a long time? I do have the heart to be independent!"
Wang Jing said in a deep voice.
