From the small to the big, Junan County and Lingyang Town are a microcosm. The Red Coat Army swarmed in the Central Plains with a huge momentum, but was eventually defeated and destroyed by the Jin army one by one. Its biggest weakness is its complex composition and different people's hearts. Its intact cannot be united and fought in joint operations; instead, it is not convinced by each other, conflicts and fires occur from time to time.

At this time, Mu Yi and others had already dealt with the other scoundrels, and captured two living people. They all came to the back house, standing beside Meng Jiucheng, behind him.

Although Ma Si was shot and died for a while, his blood was flowing. He nestled on the cold ground, and it was cold weather. He had just forced himself to beg for mercy. At this time, he had already curled up in a ball, fighting with his teeth, and he couldn't say anything.

Seeing Ma Si's sudden dying look, Meng Jiucheng felt a conflict and could not take action for a moment.

Mu Yi frowned, turned his eyes, approached Da Chou, and whispered to Ma Si, "Ninety percent will keep you in the village and kill this guy to establish his authority. Who dares not listen to you?"

He hated Ma Si deeply, traveled around the world and saw countless people, and knew that Ma Si seemed pitiful, but was not a lamb like a commoner, but a wounded jackal. If he did not eliminate it at this time, it would be a disaster.

Da Chou blinked and felt it was reasonable. Although he had an ideal and wanted to be a general, he had always felt inferior. First, he was not as strong as Qiao E, and second, he did not know much martial arts and had limited ability. He was afraid that he would not be valued by Meng Jiucheng, so he was striving to be the first to show his performance everywhere.

Hey, just as Meng Jiucheng was hesitating and everyone was waiting for him to speak, Da Chou made a spear without warning and stabbed Ma Si's neck suddenly.

Blood splattered, Ma Si didn't even snorted, his head tilted, and his already godless eyes quickly dimmed.

Meng Jiucheng was also stunned for a moment, but he just looked up at Da Chou. He pursed his lips slightly, nodded slightly, waved his hand, signaled to carry the body away, and turned around and asked others to search for it to make it safe. He also asked Mu Yi to go to the entrance of the village to meet the five people, guarded Zhao Si's house, and blocked the escape of the fish that had escaped.

The information obtained from Ma Si's mouth was extremely useful to Meng Jiucheng. It turned out that his concern for Liu Wenzheng in Lingyang Town had also decreased a lot. But Meng Jiucheng knew that his movements should be accelerated. While Liu Wenzheng did not notice it, while Ma Si made the people in several villages panic and gathered a team as quickly as possible.

As for the Dahu Wang, Zhao Si, Wei Hao, and other village landlords and rich people, Meng Jiucheng did not intend to save them, but he did not intend to kill them. Based on the interests of most people, Meng Jiucheng must also use their property to win people's hearts.

To use a more popular theory in later generations, Meng Jiucheng wanted to defeat the local tyrants, divide the land, rob the rich and help the poor, seek benefits for the poor and ordinary people, and even dominate the world for himself...

The bright lights and candles in the house, gold, silver, treasures, land deeds, and large stockpiles of grain have now become Meng Jiucheng's capital to make a fortune. As for the Wang Dahu, he had lost half his life, and Meng Jiucheng did not kill him. He also appointed a small house for him and his family, and left ten acres of land and some grain.

Meng Jiucheng has already chosen a class to fight for, rely on and serve him. This is a kindness and righteousness for the Wang Dahou. Everyone takes care of them so that they have no complaints, and he can't do it.

Mu Yi has been replaced by Da Chou, and the guards at the entrance of the village have increased their staff, so Meng Jiuzheng can basically feel at ease. Therefore, he wants to discuss with this trustworthy person.

"Although Liu Wenzheng is busy recruiting troops, he will not give up even if he gets rid of Ma Si. Otherwise, his prestige will be damaged, so how can he become the boss?"

Meng Jiucheng did not fully agree with Mu Yi's analysis and concerns. After experiencing this attack, he had a deeper understanding of the mob. If the strength of the army was measured by the large number of people, how could the Red Coat Rebel Army, which now has a total of hundreds of thousands, be defeated by the Jin army's counterattack?

...but knowing how to attack, not good at management, and being like bandits; not being able to fill the food and pay, not knowing the military strategy at the time of battle; plundering people's wives and women's property, only knowing how to take it from others, but not raising the people; those who are generals lack strategy, those who are soldiers lack training, and those who are fighting are like fighting; gathering when they win, and birds and beasts scatter when they lose; between this rebel army and the rebel army, suspicion, and attacking each other...

In history, Meng Jiucheng knew the shortcomings and deficiencies of the vast majority of peasant soldiers. Therefore, he did not think that Liu Wenzheng would have such professional military knowledge or any other aides or generals with outstanding abilities.

In other words, no matter how many people Meng Jiuzheng struggled, he would not surpass Liu Wenzheng. But with the newly recruited soldiers around Lingyang Town, Liu Wenzheng would not exceed 2,000 troops at most, and he had intrigues and guarded against each other. How could he work together during the battle?

Of course, it is best to avoid this early conflict. But Meng Jiucheng cannot take it for granted. He must consider the worst and try his best to be prepared to deal with it.

"First show weakness and see if you can replace Ma Si and temporarily surrender to Liu Wenzheng's army." Meng Jiucheng had actually thought of a solution, although it was not complete and was not very sure. "Even if it fails, it is unlikely that the entire army will come to attack. If there are fewer people coming, we may not have no chance to win."

"So what to do if you win? Can Liu Wenzheng give up?" Mu Yi turned the teacup and shook his head gently.

"It is best to give up. If we still have to fight, we have already gained a lot of time. Wouldn't we grow stronger?" Meng Jiucheng grinned and said, "After dawn, we will settle the village first, then go to Cheyu in front, Cheyu in back, and Ma Si have already gathered wealth. Let's help him get it all."

"Three villages—" Mu Yi thought for a while and said, "The total population is more than 1,000 people together? How many soldiers are you going to recruit?"

Meng Jiucheng smiled and said, "Winning a war does not depend entirely on the number of soldiers. There are also organization and training, weapons and equipment, as well as the level of command, and the rise and fall of morale."

Mu Yi looked at Meng Jiucheng thoughtfully and smiled slightly for a while, "Since you have thought it through carefully, then I will help you with all your strength."

"Brother Mu's mission is the most important thing, to train soldiers." Meng Jiucheng brought the pot and poured tea for Mu Yi, and said, "Brother Mu's hard work a few days ago has achieved results today. Compared with the militia, the horses and four groups are like local chickens and tiles, and are vulnerable."
Chapter completed!