On this day, Wang Jinggang had just returned to the camp after practicing swordsmanship and marksmanship, and Jiang Zhixiong came to see him.
"Team leader, the number of Liangshan spies outside has suddenly doubled in the past few days. Something seems wrong!"
After Jiang Zhixiong came to Donghu Fort, he was first promoted to corps commander.
Then he led a few capable and clever men to serve as secret sentries, always paying attention to the movements of Liang Shanshui thieves.
Because he had served in the Hunan Army and had water warfare skills.
Therefore, he knew very well how the water pawns landed and where to land. Through these past experiences, he quickly found the spies of the Liangshan water thieves.
And he was keenly aware of the other party's movements without alerting the other party.
When he discovered something was wrong with Liang Shanshui's spies, he immediately came back to report to Wang Jing.
Wang Jing looked gloomy and did not hesitate. He quickly sent someone to invite Shen Yi to the hall to discuss the matter.
"Mr. Shen, the number of spies of the Liang Shanshui bandits suddenly increased. I feel that the other party must be trying to make some changes, but I don't know whether they want to attack the other two camps or us! What do you think, sir?"
After asking Jiang Zhixiong to report the situation again.
Wang Jing's eyes fell on Shen Yi.
Now in Donghu Village, he could only discuss this kind of matter with Shen Yi.
As for Jiang Zhixiong and Tian Liangyun...the two of them can only follow orders and have no understanding of the situation.
Shen Yi thought for a moment and said: "The team leader's guess must be good. Our three camps will contain the East Lake waters from three sides. Liangshan Water Village will definitely respond!"
"Actually, it's already too late for them to launch the attack at this time!"
"If they were able to launch an attack when we first arrived, not even one of the three camps including ours could be saved. Of course, the main camp in Liangshan Water Village is dozens of miles away from here, so it is understandable that the reaction is slower!"
"Now it seems that they finally reacted!"
When Chen Yi said this, his expression became serious.
"In my opinion, they are probably coming for us! Since they can plant spies near us, there must be spies in the other two military villages who are keeping an eye on us!"
"Anyone who is sane will definitely understand that the strength of our East Lake Village is far superior to the other two camps, so the Liang Shanshui Bandits must focus most of their attention on us!"
"Besides... there is another important reason, that is, the rice in our fields is almost ready to be harvested!"
Grain harvest?
Jiang Zhixiong next to him was slightly stunned, and he didn't understand how this was related to the attack of the Liang Shanshui bandits.
Wang Jing, on the other hand, got it right and showed a look of surprise.
Yes, 200 acres of land in Donghu Village have been cultivated, and the rice planted is about to be harvested. It is foreseeable that this time, about 100 kilograms of grain can be harvested.
This means that Donghu Village already has food that can be harvested continuously and can continue to expand and recruit refugees.
It means that the military village has completely taken root in this land.
Just see the scene of the grain harvest.
The hundreds of refugees in the military camp will completely surrender. If they have fields and food, they will never become refugees again.
They are willing to risk their lives to protect their own fields and food.
The water thieves in Liangshan may not understand the reason, but as mountain bandits and water thieves who once robbed homes and houses, they have a unique keen perception.
They will never let Donghu Village harvest food safely.
"Sir, are you saying that those water thieves are likely to attack us before the food is harvested?"
Wang Jing frowned.
Shen Yi said: "Yes, and they are not just attacking us. If the Liang Shanshui bandits have enough manpower, they will even attack our three camps at the same time! Drive our men out of East Lake completely!"
"Even if the attack on the camp fails, they will take the opportunity to burn the food!"
Hearing this, Wang Jing's face suddenly twitched slightly.
The fields currently cultivated by Donghu Village are located on the flat land on the west and north sides of the camp. A ditch has also been dug to divert river water from the river for irrigation. It consumes a lot of manpower and material resources.
If the Liang Shanshui thieves were allowed to destroy the rice in the fields, then their twenty days of hard work would be in vain.
Wang Jing's ambition to develop and expand his own power will also suffer huge setbacks.
"In that case, if the Liang Shanshui bandits come to attack us, we can't defend ourselves. We have to fight the opponent outside the camp. Only in this way can we avoid the destruction of our farmland?"
Wang Jing asked.
Shen Yi nodded, this was obvious.
Wang Jing remained calm and thought quietly for a moment, then asked: "Chief Jiang, if the Liang Shanshui thieves come ashore, can you discover them as soon as they come ashore and pass the news back?"
Jiang Zhixiong was shocked when he heard this.
However, he did not just accept everything, but thought carefully for a moment before cautiously answering: "If the team leader can give me five more people, my subordinates can guarantee that they will definitely be able to find the water thieves when they come ashore." action!"
Without knowing the specific time of the water thieves' attack, Donghu Castle could only send spies to monitor the surroundings at all times. The area that one spies could observe was limited.
Only by sending a few more as rotations can effective monitoring be achieved.
However, there were only fifty soldiers in Donghu Fort at this time. If they were to be sent out, the ten men would consume their energy day and night. When the water thieves came ashore to attack, it would be difficult for these ten men to exert their original fighting power.
When the time came for hand-to-hand combat, Wang Jing could only rely on the remaining forty men.
"Okay, I'll give you five more people. As long as you repel the water thieves this time, I'll count on your success!"
Wang Jing waved his hand and agreed to Jiang Zhixiong's request.
"Mr. Shen, I will allocate ten more people to follow your command. You can temporarily recruit the men in the camp to form a stronghold for the people. You only need to stick to the camp!"
"I would like to see how many people the Liang Shanshui thieves will send to deal with us!"
After reaching the second level of life and practicing spear and sword skills to a certain extent, Wang Jing's confidence was different from the previous days.
As long as the number of water thieves who came to attack did not exceed three hundred, Wang Jing was sure to repel them.
Of course, if there are too many enemies, Wang Jing can gather his men and retreat to the wall, temporarily abandoning the food outside.
Night time.
The sky gradually became dark, and occasionally a few rays of moonlight penetrated through the night and fell on the earth.
People can vaguely see the scene not far away.
Ordinary people in Donghu Village began to go to the village to rest after a busy day. As the rice was about to be harvested, everyone had sufficient energy to work every day.
However, only the old, weak, women and children work, and the young and strong among them have been secretly transferred to the people's stronghold. The camp seemed to be no different from before, but the alert level quietly increased several times.
Three or four miles east of Donghu Village is the mighty-looking lake. The water of the lake appears black at night, like an abyss that swallows everything.
The lake water flapped gently in the night wind.
The East Lake has dozens of miles of water, and the water shore near the west is either a shallow shoal or a steep hill.
There are only a few places where larger boats can dock directly.
In one of the places where the water is deep enough for the boat to dock, there are two figures, one behind the other, hiding behind the big trees to observe the movement in the distance of the lake.
They were spies arranged by Jiang Zhixiong.
For Donghu Village, individual water thieves swimming ashore through other waters cannot pose a threat. Only a one-time, large-scale ashore raid can have an effect.
