"That's right! But Sihong is only a temporary foundation. If the general can go north and defeat Sun Ru, Zhang Guiba, Yuan Shu and others, he can move to Huai'an again!"
"This place is a battleground for the military strategists in Huaibei. Go north to conquer Qingxu, and go south to conquer Yangzhou."
Bu Zhao briefly talked about the strategy that the East Lake Army can adopt in the future.
Wang Jing's thoughts were the same as what Bu Zhi was saying now.
"Sir, you have great insights. I think so too. However, there are more than 100,000 people in Sihong and nearly 20,000 soldiers from the former Qin Dynasty. I have a small number of soldiers and a shallow moral character. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to gain a foothold in Sihong!"
Wang Jing said.
Bu Zhi immediately smiled and said: "Why should you be so modest, general? Yesterday, with the wings of a tiger and an eagle flying, the general traveled hundreds of miles to capture Sihong and kill Liang Cheng in one fell swoop! His fame will surely spread in all directions, and the former Qin army has been destroyed!"
"The remaining former Qin soldiers are not something to be afraid of. What's more, apart from the former Qin soldiers, most of the people in Sihong City are ordinary people who have been kidnapped! They are not Liang Cheng's die-hard loyalists!"
Wang Jing's heart suddenly moved. He leaned forward slightly and said, "Please sir, please give me some advice. How can I gain a firm foothold and lay down a foundation in Sihong?"
His tone was sincere and his attitude was sincere.
Bu Zhi smiled.
At this time, he and Wang Jing were the only ones nearby.
Other civil servants were assigned to the city. Lead people to count the number of people in the city and prepare to register again.
Seeing that there were no other people waiting around, he said: "It's very simple to lay down a stable foundation for Sihong! As long as the general starts recruiting troops, all problems will be solved!"
"Recruiting troops?"
Wang Jing was stunned for a moment. He thought Bu Zhi was going to come up with some clever plan.
"Yes, the general sent people to put up a recruitment flag and only recruited young men from ordinary people in the city. At least five thousand people were recruited! With a little training, they can replace the prisoners who maintain order in the city!"
"With new recruits, the general has more troops. It can not only intimidate the captured soldiers, but also use the new recruits as a bridge from top to bottom to make the people in the city think that the general is one of their own..."
There are hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and many men and women have gotten married and formed new families in more than half a year.
"My Healing Game"
Wang Jing recruited young men from these common people, so that he could contact more common people through recruits. The number of recruits recruited in Sihong was larger than that of the original Donghu Army.
This will give the people in the city the illusion that the soldiers and horses under Wang Jinghe's command are Sihong City's "own people".
Of course, more than 100,000 people arrived near Sihong. They came from all dynasties and generations, and their cohesion with each other was not high.
The so-called own people are just Wang Jing's slogan to win over the people.
People are easily incited, and such slogans can often have effects beyond imagination.
Through step-by-step explanation.
Wang Jing suddenly realized what effect the simple method mentioned by the other party could have.
Before Bu Zhao broke this point, he only had the idea of recruiting more than 10,000 former Qin soldiers. After all, these captured soldiers had undergone certain training and could go into battle as long as they were reorganized.
But when Bu Zhi said this, he suddenly understood.
It is possible to recruit captured soldiers, but it requires a large enough base. Wang Jing brought all the troops that the East Lake Army could mobilize, which was only two to three thousand people.
The two or three thousand soldiers and horses were blended into the 20,000 soldiers, and they were easily influenced by the former Qin soldiers.
However, Wang Jing had 7,000 soldiers and horses, so he could divide and recruit captured soldiers at will, because his base had become larger and he could bear the risk of annexing the former Qin soldiers.
"Recruiting troops from hundreds of thousands of people to strengthen the base is indeed a way to consolidate roots and cultivate talents!"
Wang Jingshen thought so.
Bu Zhi continued: "If we handle this well, it will not be difficult for the general to gain a foothold in Sihong. In addition, there are two things that the general needs to pay attention to. One is the former Qin Navy!"
"The former Qin navy has a total of 3,000 men. They are currently stationed at the entrance of Anhe and Hongze Lake. The news should not have been received at this time. If the general wants to compete with other princes, he must capture the water stronghold!"
"Secondly, General Li of the Taiping Army still has three thousand elites. This elite general must also find a way to recruit them! I think General Li is a fierce general. If he is willing to assist the general, the general will be even more powerful!"
When Bu Zhi was talking.
Wang Jing listened carefully. The three things the other party said were all things that the East Lake Army was eager to do. As Bu Zhi said, as long as these three things are done well, his power can expand several times.
"The three things you said are all good advice, I will teach you!"
Wang Jing said.
In troubled times, efficiency is very important. After listening to Bu Zhi's three suggestions, Wang Jing immediately took action.
After Fan Yin sent someone to deliver a message to Shen Yi, Zhu Wu and others.
Wang Jing also asked him to lead people to set up a recruitment flag in the city. All qualified recruits could receive two stones of grain to make a home. One stone of grain could feed a person for two months.
Two stones of grain is enough to feed several people for a long time.
In Sihong City, money such as gold and silver is not valued by the people. Now they don't have enough to eat, and gold, silver and jewelry are of no use.
Food is the real hard currency.
To recruit 5,000 people, the food needed to make a home would cost 10,000 dan. Fortunately, there was enough food in the granary.
Outside Sihong City, there are still 10,000 acres of farmland cultivated by the people. After a few days of harvesting, another 20,000 to 30,000 shi of grain can be harvested. The 10,000 shi of grain lost now will be made up for soon.
The people in the city had limited daily rations, and had to do hard labor farming for the former Qin army in order to get a bite to eat.
They are often hungry and full.
After hearing that Wang Jing was recruiting new soldiers and that each recruit was given two stones of grain to settle down, many young men gathered to apply. In just one day, Wang Jing and Fan Yin selected two thousand recruits who were honest, honest and qualified.
These new soldiers were arranged several miles outside the city, isolated from the original military camps and former Qin soldiers and horses.
Two thousand recruits were organized into two thousand households, of which the thousand and hundred households were temporarily vacant.
One hundred veterans were temporarily selected to serve as training officers, specifically responsible for training troops.
These two thousand households are just the beginning.
There are still three thousand people waiting to be recruited.
When the city of Sihong became lively due to the recruitment of new soldiers, Shen Yi first took a boat down the river, and then quickly arrived at Sihong.
According to Wang Jing's order, he brought 500 soldiers from the East Lake Army and a guard station with 1,000 households.
With these fifteen hundred people, Wang Jing's urgent need was immediately relieved.
What he is most anxious about is that he has soldiers but no generals, and the number of trusted soldiers is too few.
"I don't know what happened to Mu Chun and Chen Da! If they can come back at this time, I will have two generals who can work together!"
Wang Jing thought to himself.
There are now named generals under his command. Except for Mu Hong who is in charge of the cavalry and Li Jun who is in charge of the navy, there are only three Mai Tiezhang in the infantry.
But now Wang Jing only has Mai Tiezhang left by his side.
The Mai Tiezhang also had the important task of guarding the captured soldiers in the military camp, and other military chores fell on the lord Wang Jing.
What about recruiting new soldiers, training soldiers, and gathering military morale?
He also had to pay attention to the big and small things in the city, the attitude of Li Kaifang of the Taiping Army at this time, etc. Wang Jing even suspended the daily practice exercises and devoted himself to various government and military affairs.
