In addition to some of the seven villages that have blocked roads and robbed and done some banditry, there are also several villages that just gather refugees and unite to protect themselves.
He didn't do anything evil.
But unfortunately, the current world is in chaos, and it is an unprecedented chaotic time. Mu Hong has been ordered to search for all scattered refugees and small-scale forces in the south.
Gather them all and bring them back to East Lake.
Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimps!
If a force wants to grow stronger, it is destined to devour other forces, plunder the populations of other forces, and do everything possible to become stronger.
Among the people Mu Hong killed, there must be innocent people.
But even if Wang Jing knew, he wouldn't do anything to him. The most I can say is to remind him to kill as little as possible so that he can kill as little as possible.
In the history of the origin world, the seemingly benevolent Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu was also very tolerant of the general Wu Han who frequently plundered the countryside, burned cities and killed people under his command!
Because Liu Xiu knew that in troubled times, only kindness could never conquer the world. Sometimes, even if innocent people are hurt, in order to achieve great things, they have to ignore some of the extraordinary behaviors of their generals.
What's more, Mu Hong was not a murderous person. Those he killed were all the leaders of the village, which helped Wang Jing clear up future troubles.
After receiving the news from Mu Hong, Wang Jing and Shen Yi were a little surprised. There were more than 5,000 young men, but they were only a quarter of the people under the rule of the East Lake Army.
According to the ratio of drawing one out of ten, five hundred soldiers and horses can be trained!
Nowadays, the old, weak, sick and disabled in the Chinese world have experienced such a long period of cruel selection, and most of the people who can survive are men and women with good physical fitness.
If Wang Jing were more cold-hearted, he could even learn from the practices of the refugee army and recruit more than 5,000 men and women as soldiers, so that he could claim to have 10,000 soldiers.
But Wang Jing wouldn’t do that.
Mai Tiezhang personally came with hundreds of infantry. The well-trained elite infantry of the East Lake Army once again shocked the remaining ambitious people in the seven villages.
"Mu Baihu, I didn't expect you to do things so efficiently!"
Mai Tiezhang laughed. He was impressed by Mu Hong this time. There were more than 5,000 young men and women, which instantly increased the potential of the East Lake Army by a few percent.
He knew this very well.
Mu Hong smiled and said calmly: "Qianhu is overly praised...Does the lord have any other orders?"
"No... My lord asked you to keep up your efforts and sent me to support you!"
Mai Tiezhang said.
"By the way, let my brothers see blood and practice their troops. If there is a stronghold that the cavalry cannot capture, leave it to us!"
Mu Hong nodded, his expression calm.
Although Mai Tiezhang was suspected of stealing credit from him when he went south this time, he also knew that the forces in the south were distributed differently, and some places were not suitable for cavalry fighting.
At this time, infantry must be sent out to fight.
Two people, an infantryman and a cavalryman, together are enough to sweep away all the nearby forces.
Every time they conquer a stronghold and seize its population, they are adding to the strength of the East Lake Army.
Mai Tiezhang is a famous warrior in history, and Mu Hong is the Eight Horsemen of Liangshan who have been strengthened by the illusory world. They join forces to deal with those forces that are not very powerful. It can be said that the autumn wind sweeps away the fallen leaves.
After capturing seven villages and harvesting more than 5,000 young men, Mai Tiezhang and Mu Hong, led by Sun Hong and some local snakes who were willing to defect to the East Lake Army, successively defeated three medium forces.
The soldiers, horses and soldiers of each force are comparable to the beggar army when they first arrived.
The Beggar Army was a famous and powerful force in history. The opponents of Mai Tiezhang and Mu Hong were just forces formed by powerful landlords from various dynasties coercing the refugees.
These landlords had different abilities. Some were proficient in agricultural and government affairs, while others were good at military strategy.
However, their ingenuity and military strategy had no effect under the attack of two third-level generals, Mai Tiezhang and Mu Hong.
The stockades and forts they built were very strong, but the soldiers responsible for defending the forts were all young and strong refugees. These refugees did not receive any benefits, so naturally they would not be willing to work for the powerful.
Mai Tiezhang personally charged into the battle and successfully captured the opponent.
The three medium forces captured nearly two thousand young soldiers and more than six thousand refugees.
On the road leading to East Lake from the south.
One by one, the common people slowly walked towards Nanzhai Township with various luggage. Mai Tiezhang personally led the infantry to escort them.
Mu Hongze led the cavalry to continue wandering south.
He did not attack rashly, but first explored the distribution of various forces in the south.
This time he and Mai Tiezhang captured more than ten villages and forts in a row. News had spread in the nearby areas, and all the forces were shocked and trying their best to shrink.
Many forces even secretly sent envoys to each other, preparing to form an alliance against the dragon crossing the river in the north.
Fortunately, the dragon crossing the river from the north didn't seem to have any intention of taking root nearby. After successively breaking through more than a dozen villages and forts and plundering the population, they stopped sending troops.
Just like the Hu cavalry in the Wuhe area, they retreated after plundering. There is no intention to completely occupy the territory.
Island in the middle of the lake.
Wang Jing, Shen Yi, Zhu Wu and others were looking at the continuous flow of population materials sent back with smiles on their faces.
"Not bad, really good!"
"Mu Hong has made a great contribution this time! With these more than 10,000 young people, the population of East Lake will be 30,000, and there are many craftsmen and blacksmiths among them. The speed of city construction can be greatly improved!"
Shen Yi said with a smile.
Wang Jing also smiled and said: "Mu Hong did a good job indeed. Mr. Zhu, do you think we should send more troops to support and continue to attack the various forces in the south?"
After seeing Mu Hong easily sweeping through more than a dozen forts in the south and plundering more than 10,000 Dingkou, Wang Jing couldn't help but feel a little moved.
"In the opinion of my subordinates, we'd better just give it up! Didn't Mu Hong bring the latest news, saying that the big and small forces in the south have colluded and formed an alliance?"
"If we send troops south again, these forces will definitely share the same hatred and join forces to become enemies of our army!"
"We have just captured more than 10,000 people, and the population has increased by 50%. If we don't settle these people properly, and we rush to send troops, it will easily lead to internal chaos!"
Zhu Wu said cautiously.
According to information from the Mu Hong Police Station, more than thirty forces of various sizes have begun to form alliances in the south of East Lake, and each force may only have a few hundred soldiers.
But the total number of more than 30 forces definitely exceeds 10,000 troops.
Fortunately, these forces are relatively loose, and there are all kinds of nastiness and conflicts within them.
They have enough defense but not enough offense.
When Wang Jing thought of this, his somewhat excited mood returned to calm. Not bad! The number of young people in East Lake suddenly increased by more than 10,000. If these people are not settled properly, they will become a hidden danger in East Lake.
It is really unwise to send troops to attack the many forces that have shown signs of alliance when the internal troubles are not resolved!
"Let Mu Hong and his people stay in the south for a few more days! Come back after the situation of these forces is almost complete!"
Wang Jing said.
After returning, Mu Hong, a cavalry member of 100 households, can be promoted to deputy 1000 households. Unfortunately, this trip south did not capture many horses, and only brought back some cattle and sheep.
There are still only about two hundred cavalry under his command.
