"That being said, have you ever thought about it, let's just be such a few people, and after two big battles in a row, it has already caused a lot of damage. If you want to occupy this county town, and you have to prepare to deal with the enemy's counterattack, isn't it too difficult! Hearing the words of the three of them, Wu Heng immediately understood their thoughts, and after thinking for a while, he said again.

"That's a big problem! Although they don't know when the thieves will call again, they obviously won't give up easily. Although the official road is temporarily blocked by Tongguan, it is very easy to get through. At present, there are only about 700 people who can really pick up weapons and fight immediately. Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be silent for a while, this is the biggest practical problem, and the lack of strength limits many of everyone's ideas.

"It's really infuriating, if we have an army of 10,000 in hand, what can't we do? I dare to kill directly to Chang'an! Li Erhei said hatefully.

"What does Li Lang think? Is there a solution? Several people present were sad, and after Wu Heng looked at a few people, he turned his gaze back to Li Xin. After a few battles, he now trusts Li Xin more, or rather believes that he can think of ways that his own people can't think of.

"There are actually two ways to solve the manpower problem. The first is to let the villagers on the mountain come down, but doing so means that we have completely abandoned the back road on the mountain, which is obviously not advisable. Moreover, even if they all come down, we can't add too many people, and if we can add another five hundred, it will already be the top of the sky. Li Xin looked at the three people who were looking at him with expectant eyes, and said slowly.

"Yes, this one method really doesn't work, I'm afraid that the brothers below won't agree. What about the second option? Zhou Tong nodded and said.

"The second way, that is, to expand the army!" Li Xin stood up, walked to the door, looked outside, and said slowly.

"Expansion? Where do people come from? Li Erhei heard this and asked.

"Yes. Moreover, even if the expansion of the army is successful, if the recruits are recruited, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness will not be good! Don't drag us down when the time comes! Zhou Tong frowned.

None of them are rookie recruits who have just entered the battlefield, and they all know the dangers of the battlefield. Moreover, they also came from the recruits, so they naturally know how the recruits will behave in the face of a big war.

Now these people under his command can be regarded as having experienced several battles, and they are all veterans, so they are naturally handy to use. And if it is an expansion of the army, I am afraid that there will be many problems such as ineffective command and inability to carry out orders. At the critical moment, he will definitely harm so many of his brothers.

"Expansion is just a general term, but in reality, it is not just that simple. If we want to really gain a foothold at the foot of the mountain, we must first make ourselves more disciplined and more formal. As it is now, it is definitely not possible to distinguish between soldiers and generals, and once it is time for a war, especially a big battle, it will become a mess of scattered sand! Li Xin knew their worries, so he explained them in detail.

He thought about this question for a long time, but he never said it, mainly because when he was in the mountains before, he didn't feel the need for it. After all, with an organization like the villagers, it is enough to guard the mountain. But who would have thought that one day they would fight down the mountain, and in the previous battle to defend the city, he already felt great inconvenience.

Every order has to be carried out through Tu Qi, or directly named someone, and the number of people must be clarified. The most important thing is that without a hierarchy, no one will listen to anyone, Li Erhei and they can become the leader, it is because they have established their prestige with their own skills over the years, so that everyone can trust them. And such a situation, of course, is beneficial for some occasions, but in the long run, it is not a good thing.

"What should we do, then, in your opinion?" Wu Heng groaned for a moment and asked.

They had all experienced battles, and it was impossible to say that they didn't feel anything about the problem Li Xin said. It's just that because they are not professional soldiers, or they don't know as much as Li Xin, they know that there is a problem, but they don't understand what to do.

"Time is limited, and now these brothers under our command have a team of ten people, a team leader, and a team of fifty people, and each team has assigned a capable brother to be the team leader. For every 200 people, there is a brigade, and there is a team general, and each of us leads a brigade, and first sets up three veteran brigades, which are our main force. At the same time, in order to train new recruits, each of us leads a recruit brigade. Then, the remaining veterans were all sent to the newly expanded team, so that they could train the soldiers and count them as reserve troops, and if there was no way, they could only go to the battlefield. Every thousand people are a battalion, and there is a captain to lead it, and Uncle Zhou, Uncle Wu and Uncle Qin will serve as it! What do you guys think? Li Xin said what was in his heart.

This idea is actually very crude, but it is very good for the villagers who have no concept of organization at all. The important thing is that the enemy doesn't know when it will come over, so Li Xin can't implement the idea of being too delicate now, in short, everything is said to be an army first.

After you have completely gained a firm foothold in Huayin County, you will come back to deal with this problem at that time. After all, if you don't get through the current difficulties, no matter how good you are now, everything will be in vain.

"Well, that's a good idea, if that's the case, it's much easier to do things in the future! Uncle Wu, what do you think? Zhou Tong agreed first, but the highest person in charge here is still Wu Heng, so I still have to listen to his opinion.

"You can agree to this matter, I don't know much about these things. It's just that let me serve as the captain, I'm afraid I don't have the ability, I think, it's better for the three of you to serve as the captain! Wu Heng listened, as if he was a little embarrassed.

"Uncle Wu, you don't have to think about it so much, this is just a temporary measure, wait until we completely defeat the enemy, and then make good arrangements. In the final analysis, the position of captain is not a good job, he is actually just the person who catches the general. After all, if there is a real war, we all have to go to the battlefield, that is, with you in the rear, we can fight in the front with peace of mind! Li Xin understood that he was afraid that the burden would be too heavy for him to pick up, so he deliberately enlightened him.

At this time, the villagers were still very simple, and they didn't have too many ideas to fight for power and profit, after all, what could they grab when there was nothing. What's more, in the process of attacking the mountain for so many years, it is impossible for those who are not determined to stay in the mountain at all. Zhou Fang may not have much talent, but they can persist under the coercion and temptation of the enemy for so many years, which is enough to see their backbone.

"Well, since you said so, then I won't shirk it. However, how should we expand the army? Hearing this, Wu Heng groaned for a while, nodded and agreed, but there were still some questions.

"First of all, let's start with the people in Huayin City, although there are not too many people who can recruit soldiers, but how many count. If you come again, it will be the people in those villages outside Huayin City, and Zhou Tong and Uncle Wu will personally take people to this point. As for the statement that we recruit people, there can also be a difference, for the people in the city, we must reveal that we are on the same line with them, so that they know that after the city is broken, they will not be much better. As for the people outside the city, you just need to highlight a little bit and tell them that as long as they come to serve as soldiers, we will cover all the food! Asked this question, Li Xin thought for a while before he said.

"In this way, you can recruit people to be soldiers?" Hearing this suggestion, Li Erhei was a little unconvinced.

"It's just a big principle, and it's up to you how to do it. However, one thing you should remember is that although we are short of people, we don't want everyone, and we have to choose them. With our current strength, it is impossible to afford too many soldiers and horses, and we can only build an elite soldier. Li Xin smiled and said.

It is not without basis for him to make such a suggestion, and judging from the history he knows, this year, the uprising that broke out in the entire Guanzhong area was quite vigorous. If the people of Guanzhong were living very well under Fu Qin's rule, how could they follow those places to rebel? Especially when Fu Qin seems to be more powerful.

"Okay, time is pressing, let's do it!" Zhou Tong nodded, and after speaking, he was ready to act.

"By the way, if you go outside the city, you still have to be careful of Fu Qin's people appearing, after all, the place to the west is still under their control." They were just about to go out, Li Xin suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly instructed.

"Don't worry!" Wu Heng replied, and the two hurriedly went out.

"The city will be handed over to you, remember, don't disturb the people, we are guarding this Huayin City now, and these people will be our people in the future!" By the way, you can take Tu Qi with you! Li Erhei was still left, and Li Xin specially explained.

"You and I can't think of that. Just wait for my good news! After Li Erhei finished speaking, he left without looking back.

"Now, we have to think about the specific situation of the army expansion!" Li Xin was left alone in the side hall, and after finding a place to sit down, he found a brush and began to paint.