After Ye Li read the letter, he couldn't help but sigh, and said to Ding Si and Qian San: "It's really troublesome, the two groups of bandits under our command now are only about 900 people, plus the 3,000 elite soldiers who will come soon, there are only about 3,900 people."

If I want to form a brigade of 10,000 people, there are at least 6,000 people, where can I find so many people.

Even if I recruit soldiers in Dongfang County, with the total population here, even if the city is built and can attract some outsiders to come, I can recruit a maximum of 2,000 soldiers, how can I make up for the gap of 4,000!?"

Ding Si glanced at Ye Li when he heard this, and said, "Young Master, even if the city is built, it is basically impossible for you to recruit two thousand people, after all, this is a new city, and there will not be too many people willing to come here to serve as soldiers."

I think we need to consider other aspects of the issue of soldiers.

For example...... There are still a lot of indigenous people living in the vicinity, and some of them live in the form of tribes, and if we can start with these indigenous tribes, maybe we can gather a lot of people. ”

Ye Li was stunned when he heard Ding Si's words, and said, "We can go to the gate to recruit people?"

Ding Si nodded and said: "Actually, this place used to be regarded as outside the Guan, and the inhabitants here were also regarded as the natives outside the Guan, but now this place has become the territory of the Tang Kingdom, and these people are counted as Tang people."

It's not that we can't afford to move our territory further beyond the border, but because the current strength of the imperial court is not enough to hold the larger territory, and once the sphere of influence exceeds the limit of military control, civil strife may occur.

There is still a large area of borderless land outside our Eastern County, which has not been occupied, and this is also because the surrounding countries do not have the strength to enter for the time being.

So now it's not a big deal for us to recruit soldiers from outside the Guan, and when our military strength is enough, we will move the sphere of influence of Dongfang County further outward, and annex all the indigenous forces that we have shown soldiers in, and then they will all become Tang people, and our recruitment will be reasonable. ”

Hearing Ding Si's words, Ye Li realized that he could still do this.

After thinking about it, Ye Li said: "Then now our first goal is to build the military camp, and when it is completed, Qian San will be responsible for taking people to investigate the situation outside the surrounding customs." ”

Ye Li casually arranged it.

For the next three days, Ye Li stayed in the manor to practice, until suddenly Ding Si came to report that a powerful demon beast had appeared in Dongfang County and slaughtered a village.

Ye Li was taken aback and said, "How can there still be demon beasts in Dongfang County!?"

Ding Sidao: "There is a place called Black Mountain Ridge in Dongfang County, which has always been an area where demon beasts live, but the number of demon beasts is not large, and the strength is not strong, I have inquired, for so many years, there have not been too many demon beasts attacking human settlements."

This is the first time that a village has been slaughtered by demon beasts!"

Hearing Ding Si's words, Ye Li frowned and said, "What kind of demon beast did it, have you investigated?"

Ye Li asked.

Ding Si shook his head and said, "Young Master, I also just received the news, and I haven't investigated it yet, but it is said that this demon beast has a cultivation above the god phase stage, and it is a giant mountain black-scaled tiger.

I heard Bashan say that this giant mountain black-scaled tiger has also appeared in the history of Dongfang County, but it has always stayed in the depths of the Black Mountain Ridge, and it rarely comes out, so there is almost no record of hurting people. ”

Ye Li raised his eyebrows when he heard this, if this demon beast was really a cultivator above the god phase, then only he would have to investigate it himself.

After all, even Ding Si and they couldn't deal with this demon beast at all, and if they encountered an attack by a demon beast, it would be almost a certain death.

After thinking about it, he said to Ding Si: "You tell me the specific location of the Black Mountain Ridge, and I will personally investigate it, as well as the location of the village that was slaughtered, and you can also mark it on the map for me." ”

Hearing Ye Li's words, Ding Si hurriedly took out the map, and then began to point out the information about the Black Mountain Ridge and the slaughtered villages to Ye Li.

However, before he could finish speaking, another manor guard came outside to report that news had come that a second slaughtered village had appeared near the Black Mountain Ridge.

Such news suddenly stunned the two of them, and in a short period of time, two villages were slaughtered, so the situation was obviously very urgent.

After asking the location of the village, Ye Li asked Ding Si to mark them together, and then without waiting for Ding Si to lead the horse over, he strode out directly.

Ye Li, who has mastered the pulse of the earth, is incredibly fast when running long distances, faster than a galloping horse, and the physical strength consumed is not too large.

The earth seems to have a special power that can help Ye Li, making him as fast as thunder with every step he takes.

According to the guidance on Ding Si's map, Ye Li was moving towards the direction of the Black Mountain Ridge at the fastest speed.

He didn't know why this Demon Beast of the Divine Realm would suddenly rush out of the Black Mountain Ridge to slaughter humans, but he knew that if he continued to let the Demon Beast slaughter, he would become panicked in Dongfang County.

In a county full of crises, the people will soon move out, and there will be no people to live in at all.

It took Ye Li nearly two hours to finally come to the vicinity of the Black Mountain Ridge, he first rushed to the second village that was slaughtered, almost all the people here were killed, and only a few people avoided death in time.

Seeing a young man covered in blood and crying, Ye Li walked up to him and said, "This little brother, I am the new lord Ye Li, and I am here specifically for the matter of demon beasts, I don't know if you can tell me about the situation here!?"

Hearing Ye Li's words, the young man wiped the tears from his face, then looked at Ye Li, and said, "Lead...... Your lord, you ...... You can count it, the people in our village were almost killed by that brute.

I happened to be stocking up on vegetables in the cellar and was spared, but my family ...... All...... They were all killed by the brute!!"

As he spoke, the young man began to cry again.

Ye Li frowned, glanced at the bloodstains all over the village, the dilapidated houses, and the broken corpses all over the ground, and a trace of murderous aura flashed in his eyes.

"Don't cry yet, do you know how that beast came into being, and where it has gone!?

Don't worry, I'll find it and kill it to avenge you!"

Ye Li spoke again.

When the young man heard Ye Li say that he wanted to avenge them, he forcibly endured his sadness, stopped crying, and said, "Lord...... My lord, the brute came in from the west of the village, and we don't know why it attacked us.

After slaughtering around the village, it went straight to the east, not knowing if it went to another village.

I...... I felt that the huge monster seemed to be very angry, and I don't know why......"