Without more men to supplement, Wang Jing can only maintain the current strength.
At most, rigorous training has made his more than two hundred soldiers become more elite.
Without more common people as the foundation, maintaining more than two hundred soldiers is already the limit, and the military strength cannot be expanded.
Wang Jing's idea changed and he wanted to get another handful of wool from the begging army.
According to the news reported by the spies, Murong's troops are about to go south and besiege Tucheng by the river.
Captain Ran Liang will definitely prepare for the war with all his strength. When surrounded, people in the city will not be able to go out to cut wood and mine.
The resources in Tucheng are limited, and the blacksmiths and craftsmen cannot make more weapons and arrows.
It would be a waste for these people to stay in Tucheng. If they can be brought to Nanzhai, Wang Jing will have the ability to produce weapons, arrows and various agricultural tools in the future.
This can effectively enhance the potential of the force.
"this……"
Chen Yi was speechless at his idea and hesitated to speak.
He could only say: "My lord wants Nanzhai to continuously transport food, grass and weapons for the beggar army. The idea is good, but the captain will definitely not agree!"
"Blacksmiths and craftsmen are very important to the beggar army. All kinds of siege tools, tools for building camps, and weapons in the hands of soldiers are all made by these craftsmen!"
"Even if the captain agrees to move the craftsman and blacksmith to Nanzhai, he will definitely send his confidants to take care of him! If the captain sends people over, it will be inconvenient for the lord to do whatever he wants..."
Wang Jing thought for a while and felt that what the other party said made sense.
Now he has Fan Yin, the captain, and two old soldiers, Zhang Che and Liu Song.
Although they are all old men from the beggar army, they are obviously not the core.
They only know how to lead troops to fight and pay little attention to other things. They also behaved very honestly in Nanzhai.
Wang Jing didn't have much fear towards them. Instead, he valued their abilities and relied heavily on the three of them.
If he and the beggar army part ways in the future, Wang Jing will be sure to win them over.
But Ran Liang's confidants are different from these three people.
The lieutenant's confidants must put the interests of Ran Liang and the beggar army first.
When he arrived at Nanzhai, he had to compete with Wang Jing for the right to speak. When the riverside city was in danger, he had to force Wang Jing to go to support him.
Wang Jing felt a headache when he thought about the possible intrigue.
For the sake of some craftsmen, Nanzhai had to directly participate in the fighting in Tucheng by the river, which was not worth the gain.
"never mind!"
Wang Jing gave up this idea.
While the two were discussing countermeasures for the current situation of the Beggar Army, the spy sent by Wang Jing to Bailian Village finally returned.
When Wang Jing sent more than a dozen spies northward, only three spies came back.
Wang Jing quickly asked three people to come and report the situation.
The situation was similar to what the spies sent to Riverside City said, and the information obtained was more detailed.
For example, Murong's elite cavalry numbered about five hundred.
Relying on these five hundred cavalry, Murong's family led more than ten thousand refugees along the way, half of whom were young and strong.
Women and children who were old, frail and in poor health all died on the march.
The leader of Murong's men was quite capable. After enslaving more than 10,000 refugees, he selected more than 1,000 foot soldiers among them to control more than 10,000 people.
During the last attack on Bailian Village, nearly two thousand people under Murong's command died.
It can be said that the Murong family relied solely on the strength of the selected infantry and the coerced people to defeat the Bailian Village. If it weren't for Ran Liang's sudden charge into the battle, several cavalrymen were lost.
They fought hard and suffered almost no core damage.
"Now there are more than 10,000 people under Murong's command, and a large proportion of them are young and strong..."
When Wang Jing heard this, his eyes couldn't help but shine.
If he was given more than 10,000 civilians, it would not take long for him to break out 2,000 troops. He could even find a way to forcefully land on the island in the middle of the East Lake and bulldoze Liangshan Water Village!
It's a pity that so many people can see it but can't get it.
After hearing this information, Chen Yi's expression changed slightly, and he grabbed the three spies and asked a lot of questions.
After asking the question, a thoughtful look appeared on his face.
"What did you find, sir?"
Wang Jing asked when he saw this.
Chen Yi waved his hand and told the three spies to step aside.
"Murong's cavalry is powerful, but not invulnerable!"
"They held more than 10,000 people hostage and selected 2,000 infantrymen. This was good, but their attitude towards these infantrymen and refugees was very poor. They treated them like cannon fodder."
"More than 10,000 people lost 2,000 at Bailianzhai, and they will soon forcefully attack the Tucheng by the river. Once the siege begins, human lives will be used to make up for it. It is not impossible to lose another three or four thousand... This kind of The situation, I wonder which one you are not afraid of?"
More than 10,000 people lost half of their lives. Such a horrific death ratio would scare everyone!
Wang Jing understood what he meant.
"That's true, but the Murong clan has five hundred cavalry, which is enough to suppress any dissent. No matter how resentful the infantry and refugees are, they can't stop the cavalry assault!"
He couldn't help but said.
Chen Yi smiled and said: "My lord, how many days have we been here? Murong's family can't have come earlier than us. Now the begging army has not accumulated much food in the fields. How much food can Murong's family have?"
"Not to mention the more than 10,000 refugees, Murong's 500 cavalry are eating what horses chew, and they consume a lot of food and grass every day!"
"When they besiege the Tucheng by the river, they must allocate their manpower to hunt and fish, and find ways to collect food to supplement military supplies! As long as they divide their forces, our opportunity will come!"
Wang Jing said: "Sir, what you are saying is that after they divide their forces, we will take the initiative to attack and find a way to bring back those refugees who are not convinced by the Murong clan?"
"good!"
Chen Yi said: "There are too many refugees, more than 10,000. They will divide at least half of them. Otherwise, they will all starve to death before Tucheng is captured!"
"The Murong clan still wants to attack Tucheng. There will definitely not be many troops allocated to guard the refugees. This is a good opportunity for the lord to grow stronger! I had previously suggested the lord to wait and see what happens, but now the situation has changed!"
Wang Jing thought for a moment and felt that Shen Yi's speculation was likely to come true.
As Chen Yi said, this is really a good opportunity for him to grow!
As long as he can swallow two thousand more people and train two to three hundred people from them, Wang Jing will change his energy and trigger a qualitative change, and his power will cross to another level.
After discussing with Shen Yi.
Wang Jing couldn't help it, so he personally led two sailors in the boat and ran upstream. He wanted to see with his own eyes how strong Murong's troops were!
This way, I will feel confident when fighting with them in the future.
Half an hour later.
Accompanied by the sound of rushing river water, Wang Jing stood on the bow of the boat and looked far ahead. In the mist of water, an earthen city built with rammed earth emerged.
The wall of Tucheng is about two people high and three or four steps wide. The defense of the city wall can only be said to be barely adequate.
If there are specialized siege equipment such as columbians and knockers, they can quickly attack the city wall... The beggar army did not count on the city wall. They only used the city wall to resist the cavalry.
If Murong's elite abandoned their horses and attacked the city, the begging army would be in vain!
